TJ M

[Roy Curtis @RoyCurtis68]

Words on 50 years of U2.

Yeah, maybe Bono occasionally maddens.

But what an epic tale. Creative longevity as a dazzling miracle.

At their best, a rare capacity to carry an audience beyond all known emotional longitude and latitudes.

To a palace of higher feeling.

[John Ondrasik @johnondrasik]

25 Years ago I was honored to play Superman at the Concert for NYC.
Sharing the stage again with our incredible first responders under two light beams soaring to the heavens was sublime.
Our Promise to "Never Forget" is Eternal. God Bless America.🇺🇸❤️👊

[Sam Kille @SamKille]

At a loss for words on the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Then I watched nearly 200 @FordhamNYC students, many born years later, climb 2,200 stadium steps in honor of the ascent FDNY firefighters undertook that day. They showed up. They remembered. I have hope for this generation.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

At the end of the first quarter at Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium, the entire crowd turns toward the children’s hospital overlooking the field and waves to the kids watching from the windows

[International Space Station @Space_Station]

.@NASA astronaut Jonny Kim retires from the agency after nearly 10 years and one mission aboard the International Space Station. He will serve as lieutenant commander in the @USNavy. More... https://t.co/YSES3amIN5

[Dakota Meyer @Dakota_Meyer]

WHY’D YOU COME BACK?

Today at Airborne I met the Woolley brothers—30-year-old twins, both PFCs, both firefighters for over a decade, and both joined the military less than a year ago.

I asked why they joined at 30.

No long explanation. Just two words:

“No regrets.”

They had already spent most of their adult lives serving others and decided they still had more to give.

So they gave more.

That’s the answer to a question I get asked all the time: Why’d you come back?

People like them.

People who don’t need recognition, applause, or credit. They show up, do the work, serve, sacrifice, and give more than they take.

Freedom is more than a belief. It’s an action.

Want to find hope? Spend half a day on a military base.

You’ll find people like the Woolley brothers.

Hope dealers.

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

Shaq caught wind of this 7-foot-3 kid in Kemah, Texas who powered through the police academy only to fall one point short on the state exam. His whole dream of becoming an officer looked like it was slipping away right there.

Then Shaq jumped in and covered the guy’s living expenses for the next five months so he wouldn’t have to juggle a second job and could zero in on passing that test. Because of that extra push, Jordan Wilmore got back in, nailed it, and just got sworn in as a Kemah police officer.

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

WHOLESOME: When #Patriots star Brenden Schooler reunited with Marcus a young fan he first met during his rookie season while Marcus was undergoing cancer treatment.

They stayed in touch & Schooler was overjoyed to see Pats logos on his new prosthetic leg.

[AstroRayne @AstroRayne47873]

@FreddyLA7 1. There is no such thing as "too positive". That's why us, Americans love your posts. 2. Have fun and post what YOU want to post. It's your trip, we see America through your eyes.

[Jocko Willink @jockowillink]

"I shall never forget that beach...one dead soldier in particular who caught my eye. I wonder about him. What were his plans never to be fulfilled, what fate brought him to that spot at that moment? Who was waiting for him at home?"
— Corporal William Preston
D-Day

[Jocko Willink @jockowillink]

There are rumors in war.
And there are lies.
My brother @LeifBabin exposes some recent lies in this article in @TheFP …
https://t.co/tIT77uGs9K

[G-PA @IndianaGPA]

The U.S. Coast Guard is nothing short of incredible. Watching them in action left me in complete awe-the precision, courage, and commitment they show is something you don't forget. Had to share this moment as a reminder of the everyday heroes out there doing the hard jobs, often without recognition. True professionals in every sense. 🇺🇸

[Jocko Willink @jockowillink]

Remember Me.
https://t.co/FAyfXNbWWV

[Robert Sterling @RobertMSterling]

I just had the craziest experience at the airport.

We are about to board a flight to Atlanta when the pilot from the incoming plane walks out of the jetway. Guy is probably late 50s, salt and pepper hair, military look. The kind of pilot you instantly feel good about seeing on your flight.

Pilot walks over to the counter, gets on the PA system, and starts addressing everyone. “Folks, I’ve been doing this a long time. Flying one of these jets is easy. The hard part is looking at 130 people and telling them their flight is going to be delayed.”

Audible groans throughout the boarding gate. Most people here are flying to Atlanta as a layover before another flight. 130 people just had their day become a complete mess.

The pilot goes on. “I get it, trust me. But here’s the deal: During our landing, we had a small mechanical issue. I’m not your pilot for the next leg, but I don’t feel confident the jet’s safe to fly until we have a mechanical team look it over, and I don’t feel comfortable asking the next pilots to fly you guys until we get confirmation.”

He points at the agents next to him behind the counter: “Now, none of this is the agents’ fault. Please be kind to them. I’m the one who made this decision, not them, so any inconvenience you experience is my fault. Just please know that I don’t do this lightly, and I’m only doing it because I believe it’s in the best interests of everyone’s safety.”

Now this is where the story gets crazy. The pilot puts the microphone down, grabs his suitcase, and all the people in the gate…

Start clapping.

I’m not joking, everyone starts clapping for the guy. 130 people who just had their travel plans ruined give an ovation to the guy who made the decision and delivered the message.

All because he addressed them with decency and transparency, took ownership of the decision, made it clear that it was necessary, and explained why it was in everyone’s best interest.

It’s honestly one of the best examples of strong communication—of strong leadership, for that matter—that I’ve seen in a long time.

@Delta, whoever your Atlanta to Wichita pilot was this morning, he’s one of the good ones. Please tell him the delayed passengers of flight 1637 appreciate what he did.

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch raced a fan at the airport while he waited for his flight.

That fan will be talking about this for the rest of his life 😂

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Most Americans have never heard of Patriots Day, and almost no one outside the U.S. knows it exists.

Yet it’s one of the most action-packed holidays in the country, and it holds a lot of significance.

Celebrated only in Massachusetts and Maine, it marks the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the opening shots of the American Revolution.

Every year, on the third Monday of April (today), Boston holds its marathon at dawn, the Red Sox play a morning home game at America’s oldest ballpark, and reenactors fire muskets at each other in the suburbs.

In 2013, two bombs were detonated near the finish line, killing 3 people and injuring hundreds more.

The following year, Boston came back with record crowds lining the route, the city's defiance becoming as much a part of the day's identity as the race itself.

The world's oldest annual marathon, a sold-out ballpark, a 250-year-old battle, and the stubborn refusal to be broken, all on the same morning, all in the same city.

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

Today the Revolutionary War began in 1775.

“The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army.”

George Washington

[Vintage Maps @vintagemapstore]

The Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775 (Charlestown, MA) animation by sharkdicktattoo

[NFL Rumors @nflrums]

🚨During Julian Edelman’s rookie year with the New England Patriots, Randy Moss would secretly give him money to help with the cost of buying lunch for the WR group:
“As the rookie receiver of the room, I’d have to go in and buy the lunches, and he knew I didn’t have much money, and he’d always slide me a couple hundred bucks."

#NFL #Patriots #JulianEldeman #RandyMoss

[Fastbreak Hoops @FastbreakHoops5]

You youngins didn’t know Larry Bird moved this nice 😮‍💨