Matthew O'Brien

Observer of History and Life 🏃🏻‍♂️📚🏊🏼‍♂️🏋🏻‍♂️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

The WSJ should be proud! Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and Alsu Kurmasheva are home.

Wall Street Journal proud it kept Evan Gershkovich in the spotlight https://t.co/U4EVlMGeLd via @politico

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

@saminayzqe Happy Birthday, Ma'am! 🎂🎉🎁

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

In case you forgot what it looks like when a real president gets the love at a game.

You know, when the crowd actually wants the president there.

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

"They [who] seek to establish systems of government based on the regimentation of all human beings by a handful of individual rulers...call this a new order. It is not new and it is not order." FDR, March 15, 1941

"I call all the shots." DJT, June 7, 2026

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

I honestly wonder who thought it was a good idea, on the anniversary of D-Day, to have a speech in which the Secretary's own ideology is set in metaphorical parallel to the Nazis opposing the beaches being stormed on D-Day.

[Phil Klay @PhilKlay]

“The president inhabits a position of moral leadership. When the president and his officials sell their policies, they’re selling a version of what it means to be an American”

I wrote about the Trump administration, the boat strikes, and St. Augustine.

[Jennifer A. Frey @jennfrey]

I'm grateful to @DouthatNYT for inviting me on his podcast to discuss the fate of the liberal arts and humanities in the age of AI. I hope that all those who follow higher ed and care about the liberal arts will listen.

https://t.co/xy4l8LTxs8 https://t.co/xy4l8LTxs8

["Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @BretDevereaux]

I can't help but notice these lists of 'great men' are all men who were great at killing. In the case of Alexander or (fictional!) Achilles, great at killing and *nothing else.*

No scientists, artists, writers, humanitarians.

Just killers. Not quite my definition of greatness.

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

@real_bechambers Happy Birthday, Danny!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

People who have found themselves in museums

[60 Minutes @60Minutes]

“To splice together movie cuts with actual bombing and targeting of people for the purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are,” says Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, criticizing what he calls the White House’s “gamification” of the war on social media. https://t.co/ri8jJSkB5O

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

This week, @CardinalJWTobin went into an ICE facility on Ash Wednesday to conduct religious services. “It was a moment of very somber and palpable suffering,” he tells me. “But I saw incredible solidarity.”

[America Magazine @americamag]

The New York bishops called on Catholics and all New Yorkers to “reject physician-assisted suicide for themselves, their loved ones, and those in their care.”

https://t.co/ZluH25dw3c

[George W. Bush Presidential Center @TheBushCenter]

The actions of a man charged with a heinous crime have derailed the lawful U.S. immigration applications of people from 18 countries so far, including Afghanistan. Afghans are facing uncertainty at home and in the U.S.

Read why we can't turn our back on Afghans and other immigrants due to one man's crime: https://t.co/ZWs15CvdC2

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

@deric_tv Have a Merry Christmas!

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

@deric_tv Some nice cake in Cork!

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

I love rugby! 🏉🇦🇷😉
See this Instagram post by @scrumespn https://t.co/wDRQu7IZLp

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

Hey @netflix Just finished Boots. Brilliant series with compelling stories. Went to the heart of individual stories and an esprit des corps of the USMC. Can't wait for season 2. Oorah! 🇺🇸
#BootsNetflix #USMC

[Matthew O'Brien @HistoryDude1963]

@landondonovan You're a good looking guy with or without hair. Stick with what you chose. You look cute. Don't worry about what others say. If it makes you happy, wear it proudly!

[Rich Raho @RichRaho]

In strongest statement yet amid ongoing ICE raids, and on heels of Pope Leo’s remarks about welcoming migrants, Card Cupich tells Chicago’s undocumented immigrants: “You have contributed to this nation. You have earned our respect… We stand with you.”

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

There's always been a fight over the true story of America. I believe deeply in the story that says we’re all created equal, and that if we can treat each other with decency and respect, all of us will be better off.