Lenny Marlow

Liberal. "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Ruth Bader Ginsburg--Rest in Power.

[Lenny Marlow @LennyLLM]

Blessed are the peacemakers:for they shall be called the children of God.
Matthew 5:9

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On June 6, 1944, a 56-year-old general with a secret walked onto Utah Beach under fire, armed with a cane and a pistol.

The secret: his heart was failing. He had hidden it from the army doctors so they wouldn't pull him from the mission.

His name was Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Son of the President. He had begged three separate times to lead the first wave ashore at Normandy before his commanders finally said yes.

When his landing craft drifted 2,000 yards off course, every instinct said redirect the following waves to the correct zone. Instead, Roosevelt walked the beach himself, alone, under artillery fire, cane in hand, reading the terrain.

His verdict: "We'll start the war from right here."

He then stood on that beach and personally greeted every regiment that landed after him, pointing them inland, cracking jokes under shellfire, steadying 18-year-olds who had never seen combat. He did this for hours.

Years later, Omar Bradley was asked to name the single most heroic act he had ever witnessed in combat.

His answer, without hesitation: "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach."

Roosevelt's son, Captain Quentin Roosevelt II, also landed at Normandy that same morning. He was named after his uncle, Quentin Roosevelt, who had been shot down as a fighter pilot over France in World War I.

Three generations. Three wars. One family.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in his sleep 36 days later. Heart attack. The thing he had been hiding finally won. He never learned he had been awarded the Medal of Honor.

He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

In 1955, his family had his brother Quentin, killed in WWI, exhumed from where he fell in France and reinterred right beside him. Quentin is the only World War I soldier buried there.

Two brothers. Two world wars. The same French soil.

Their father had once said: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Both of his sons did exactly that.

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Also, making an analogy where the West is the defender of the beaches - you know, where the Nazis were - is not the smartest speechifying, even for the man some inside the Pentagon refer to as "Dumb McNamara"

[Elisa Mosini 🇪🇺🇮🇹 @MosiniElisa]

Pope Leo XIV in Madrid: “I encourage you to nurture the process of European Union, which is not merely a counterweight to other powers, but a gift to humanity.”

Wonderful.
A powerful reminder of how beautiful and hopeful the European project truly is.

🇪🇺🇪🇸

[Sissy SpaceX ⚫️⚪️ @thesissyspacex]

Nah, I made Hunter Biden a Red Cross doctor. 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣

Keep whining about it

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

@thesissyspacex Clearly a doctor. Everyone knows that’s a Doctor. The President of the United States himself told us that’s what a doctor looks like.

[NWS GSP @NWSGSP]

A more active pattern may develop later next week and continue through mid-June, resulting in potentially above-normal precipitation across the region.

#ncwx #scwx #gawx

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

82 years ago, 14,000 Canadians landed on Juno Beach, many of whom would never come home.

On the anniversary of D-Day, we pause to honour those who served and sacrificed. We remember that our rights, our freedoms, and our way of life were fought for and were won by those who answered the call.

[The Green Dragon Tavern @greendragonhq]

The resurgence of Hunter Biden really puts into perspective just how unlikable the Trump children are.

They’re just a bunch of insufferable pricks.

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

Hey Tim- go fuck yourself you sick and sad little vile man. Who harmed you so deeply that you feel it necessary to spew such hateful garbage. When does it stop. This irrational hatred- for people you’ve never met, simply because you don’t like the politics of their parents. Say whatever you want about me I can handle it. I’ve been dealing with douche bags like you for years. But leave President Obama’s children out of it. They are truly extraordinary people. That have more grace and intelligence than you could possibly imagine. Aim at me and leave innocent people out of your hateful mouth.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

To the stranger today in the gym who stopped me to acknowledge me as a patriot and thank me for my work, please know how much I appreciated your kind words. They meant a lot to me.

[Basho Society @BashoSociety]

birdsong
what remains unseen
remains beautiful

Aoi Tsukikage

[Senator Jeff Merkley @SenJeffMerkley]

Ocean currents have a huge impact on our planet. That's why it is beyond stupid for Trump to dismantle America's huge network of ocean sensors. https://t.co/LS0gM3YrqH

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

Let’s see …

Karen Bass - first Black woman Speaker of the CA House of Representatives; Chair of the CBC; Chair of the Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee; short list for Joe Biden’s VP; Mayor of Los Angeles

Xavier Becerra - member of the CA legislature; Chair of the CHC; Vice Chair of the US House Democratic Caucus; member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee; CA Attorney General; US Secty of Health and Human Services

These are ACCOMPLISHED leaders, glass ceiling breakers in their respective communities and not folks … “just hanging around.”

@KarenBassLA @XavierBecerra

[Paroles d'auteurs @Paroles_auteurs]

"La leçon la plus difficile que j'ai eu à apprendre en tant qu'adulte est le besoin incessant de continuer, peu importe à quel point je me sens brisé à l'intérieur.
Cette vérité est brute, sans filtre et douloureusement universelle.
La vie ne s'arrête pas quand nous sommes épuisés, quand nos cœurs sont brisés ou quand nos esprits se sentent usés.
Elle continue de bouger, inébranlable, indifférente, exigeant que nous suivions le rythme.
Il n'y a pas de bouton pause pour le chagrin, pas de pause pour la guérison, aucun moment où le monde se retire gentiment et nous permet de nous réparer."
Ernest Hemingway

[Dan the “Shadow Tanker Bonker” @realLangerDan]

🚨According to the Irish Times, the Irish Government refused FOI requests to release 2023 briefing documents on Aughinish Alumina export destinations because of the potential damage to Ireland’s international relations.

Makes you wonder what is in these documents…

#Alumina21

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

In 35 years of practicing law, I'd never seen it

2 of my cases as the top stories in the NYT & WaPo —

Trump was hate-tweeting all weekend

That's what winning looks like — & we're just getting started

I lay it out in this week's publisher's note 👇 -TN https://t.co/JVKHO8brPn

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“Walmart Liberace” is a sick burn @RadioFreeTom

[Acyn @Acyn]

Dr. Vin Gupta: We need to understand why Trump is so sleepy for multiple periods throughout the daytime hours. That’s not normal.

He is falling asleep in front of the camera repeatedly.

And I worry: Does he have a sleep disorder? Does he have sleep apnea? He’s clearly overweight….

[Lindsay Berra 〽️ @lindsayberra]

Before Grampa Yogi wore #Yankees pinstripes, he wore #USNavy blue. Arguably the most important team he was ever on was the 6-man crew of his 36-foot rocket boat, dropped into the waters off of Omaha Beach to provide cover fire for our troops going ashore #DDay #DDay81 #ItAintOver