Jonah Paul

Life must be understood backwards; but... it must be lived forward.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

This might be the coolest NFL Draft story yet. The NFL hired Ike Wynter to build logos for all 32 teams out of wood. He’s a Wisconsin native who only uses wood he finds on the street or in dumpsters. The project took him 900 hours to complete.

[Pittsburgh Scanner @pgh_scanner]

Squirrel Hill. Wilkins Ave. Caller said that a motorist has collided with a bicyclist.

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Hate speech is not free speech

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Putting aside whatever you think of @POTUS, it is time for him to step aside and allow other candidates to emerge.

We are in an extremely unstable, high-risk world. The job of the president is a high-stress, contact sport that requires extraordinary judgment, leadership, and indefatigable energy. You need to be at your mental and physical prime to succeed. Unfortunately, Biden is falling fast and often.

The argument before was: “He is the only one who can beat @realDonaldTrump.” Recent polling makes it increasingly clear that he will lose to Trump. The polls will only get worse as he deteriorates and the risk in the world increases.

A growing number of liberal Democrats that I know who would never vote for Trump ‘over their dead body’ have recently told me that if the election were held today and the choice was Biden or Trump, they would vote for Trump.

There is a growing sentiment that the global disarray that we are witnessing is due to the perception of weakness in the White House. As such, voters will vote for strength and Biden is only getting weaker. People no longer want to rely on: ״Don’t worry, he will surround himself with good people.”

I know of a couple of extraordinary potential candidates who would likely run if Biden announced that he was not going to, but they won’t otherwise.

Biden’s approval ratings would go up, and the American people would cheer if he gave a speech tomorrow announcing his accomplishments, his goals for the next year, and his acknowledgment that one of the most important qualities of a great leader is knowing when the time has come to step aside for the next generation of leadership.

A year is enough time for a new candidate to build his/her constituency to win the presidency. The country needs a more centered choice to bring us together.

And Trump is highly vulnerable to the right alternative candidate. There are many Republicans who would gladly vote Democrat if a centrist, pro-business Democrat ran for office.

Our divisiveness makes us highly vulnerable to our enemies.

Imagine what life would be like if the substantial majority of Americans could wake up each morning excited about our country’s leader. It has been much too long since this was last true.

There comes a time in life when we must rely on our closest family and friends to put their arms around us, sit us down, and tell us the truth.

If you are one of the President’s closest family members or friends, please tell him that the time has come.

Madame First Lady, please, please do so. It is your most important civic responsibility.

All of us would be incredibly grateful and the world could be a much happier, safer place.

[Manuel Veth @ManuelVeth]

#AllForCincy at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati 🍻

[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

You never know how far learning foreign languages will take you.

Got to practice the original language of diplomacy with a future diplomat in Seoul. Our future is in good hands.

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Rest in Power Coach

[Barstool IU @IUBarstool]

“When my time on earth is gone, and my activities here are passed, I want them to bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass!” - Bobby Knight #IUBB

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Excited to see the @GOP using a form of rank choice voting! We need more of this throughout all elections.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Republicans pick Tom Emmer as their nominee for speaker as they try for a third time to fill the House's top position. https://t.co/ctVrwqqf3R

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

😮

[Anina @Anina7435181227]

Amazing beauty!

[Gadi Shamia @gadishamia]

If you don't live in Israel or consume Israeli media, you don't know who Yair Golan is. He is a 61-year-old retired Major General in the Israel army and a former parliament MP. Spend a minute to read this story.

Yesterday, when IDF and the police were in complete chaos, Golan put on his old uniform, took his weapon, and drove into the war zone multiple times to rescue civilians under fire. He rescued two young adults hiding under a bush after 260 of their friends were murdered at an outdoor party. He answered a call from a journalist that his son was hiding under fire and simply said, "Give me his location, and I will bring him back home." An hour later, the son called his father from Golan's car.

Golan collected a small crew and went in and out of the war zone, rescuing dozens of people while exchanging fire with Hamas terrorists. He is 61, he could have stayed home, but he chose to risk his life for people he does not know.

Golan is one of the strongest voices from the Israeli left and was constantly attacked by the right wing in Israel. But when the time came, he was first fighting the barbaric attack. The same brain wiring that supports peace, is often the same wiring that drives people to do the right thing.

A true hero.

[Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 @chefjoseandres]

I respected you when you showed up to help feeding fellow citizens in the middle of the pandemic. I respected your politics even when I didn’t agree with you. But is shameful that you blame @POTUS for an attack on Israel! Did you blamed Bush for 9/11? Be a statesman! Be a good politician!

[KDKA @KDKA]

Amtrak will be able to send two roundtrips a day from Pittsburgh to New York after PennDOT and Norfolk Southern finalized an agreement to expand passenger rail service. https://t.co/5sxk8RyIdV

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Why can’t center Rs and center Ds work together to get a deal done? What’s so wrong with working across the aisle?

[U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell @SenMcConnell]

Government shutdowns don’t produce meaningful policy outcomes. Instead, they leave millions of Americans on edge and put progress on the nation’s business on ice.

Congress should work to avoid a shutdown this week.

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

❤️ random acts of kindness

[Men in Blazers @MenInBlazers]

YOUNG FAN OF TURKISH CLUB SAMSUNSPOR waves to team bus as it passes each week, before it eventually makes surprise stop to say hello. Love to see clubs being mindful of these connections. Also love to see Goalkeepers Union looking out for their own 🧤🇹🇷🚌

[🅱️urt Cignetti @hoosiercommish]

Fine I’ll do it myself.

BREAKING:

Indiana University has named Antwaan Randle El their new Head Football Coach following the firing of Tom Allen. Randle El, a former IU QB and NFL receiver, comes over as the Lions WR’s coach.

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Thank you to whoever invented the USB-C port.

[Agility @agilityrobotics]

📢 We are opening the world's first humanoid robot factory!

🔗https://t.co/P8aJ1rC68M

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

“I’m talking to America here excuse me”

All time line from this ref

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Can we just have a truce where Biden and Trump agree to step aside and not run again?

[Jonah Paul @JonahCPaul]

Great article by the incomparable Liz Hoffman! https://t.co/J1DKcW4WCc