LouAronson

Interested in helping folks reshape their view of their stakeholders, eating good food, skiing & turning things upside down. Founder of Discourse Analytics

[Rahm Emanuel @RahmEmanuel]

The cost of doing business with the Trump Admin 2.0 really adds up…

$70,000: the cost of the fireworks at Don Jr.’s wedding, courtesy of a Russian oligarch.

$100,000: the amount that Kimberly Guilfoyle asked a man seeking federal favors to wire to her AmEx.

$35,000 a month: the payments that Republika Srpska makes to the lobbying firm where the White House chief of staff’s daughter is a partner.

$4,000,000+: the total that Republika Srpska has paid Trump allies, including the two men running his $415 million super PAC.

At this point, the Kremlin should really consider asking the Trump Admin if they have a loyalty program.

https://t.co/cgmTA6aMe4

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Wow! Josh Shapiro totally wrecked his election denying conspiracy theorist opponent on live TV right to his face on stage.

Damn. Watch this.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

Been thinking a lot about the Guilfoyle piece and how upset Eric must be this morning reading this part of it

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

President Zelenskyy’s comment on US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks that the war in Ukraine is at a "strategic stalemate" and that there are now "no prospects for a negotiated settlement":

"You cannot negotiate future economic projects with Russians on the one hand and, on the other, claim that we are in some kind of diplomatic stalemate. We are not in a diplomatic stalemate.

Shut down Russia’s entire economy. Shut Russia's mouth. Stop feeding them through your sales. Impose sanctions on their weapons.

Open Starlink for Ukraine. You opened it when responding to Iran, after all. Everything worked there. Israel completely controlled the skies over Iran. So when you need it to work, it works.

It costs them nothing to help Ukraine. And I said quite frankly: help us protect our skies and gain dominance there.

Then Putin will sit down at the negotiating table. Why? Because he will lose everything. In two or three months, he will lose everything.

And instead, we are waiting for the Chinese to develop an equivalent and hand it over to Russians.

This is not a stalemate - this is called a lack of will."

[Noa Tishby @noatishby]

THE ONLY GENOCIDE ON OCTOBER 7TH WAS THE ONE HAMAS SET OUT TO COMMIT AGAINST ISRAEL AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE

[Joe Borelli @JoeBorelliNYC]

For me, this is the worst video from Oct 7.
How the first little girl seemingly disappears in a cloud of her own tissue; how the second little girl cowers. What was she thinking in those final moments.
It’s why I don’t forget the savagery.

[Rogue POTUS Staff @RoguePOTUSStaff]

Have to hand it to Raskin. This is a very smart ploy. This forces the GOP to either admit this is authoritarian style propaganda, or admit they are unbecoming of the federal government.

[Avi Mayer אבי מאיר @AviMayer]

Mamdani’s October 7 statement is repulsive, morally twisted, and clearly calculated to cause pain to the Jewish community on a day of collective mourning.

What a vile, vile individual.

[Dan Senor @dansenor]

“makes Jewish New Yorkers less safe” — read Rabbi Rick Jacobs

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahaahahahahahahaha

[James Kirchick @jkirchick]

Just when you think this creep can’t sink lower, he goes and All Lives Matters October 7

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

49 words in tribute to the Jews murdered on October 7. 141 words on how Israel is responsible for everything and the only answer is to hand more power, money, and authority to those who wish to destroy Israel.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

Putting terrorists and aggressors on the same moral plane as their victims and targets is repugnant. At best it whitewashes horrible crimes, at worst it feeds the culture of murder and martyrdom that Hamas espouses.

[David Draiman 🟦🇺🇸🇮🇱✡️☮️ @davidmdraiman]

Never forget

Never forgive

Never again

Am Yisrael Chai 🇮🇱

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

That time Larry Bird decided to play left-handed against the Blazers because, and this is an actual quote, “I’m saving my right hand for the Lakers.”

He put up 47 points, 14 boards, 11 assists. Two nights later, the Celtics beat the Lakers at the Forum.

[Yael Bar tur @yaelbt]

Every once in a while I like to reread this statement by the DSA and specifically one Zohran Mamdani, on October 7, 2023. Never forget.

[Eye On Antisemitism @AntisemitismEye]

Never forget

[Aviva Klompas @AvivaKlompas]

Not a single rocket has been fired from Gaza into Israel in a year. The last was fired on October 7, 2025.

It is worth dwelling on how remarkable that is.

For decades, Israelis were expected to accept rocket fire as a fact of life. Sirens. Children pulled from their beds. Families running to shelters. An intolerable threat gradually came to be treated as normal.

It wasn’t normal.

Israel’s military presence in Gaza has made it far harder for Hamas to reconstitute its forces and restored a measure of quiet that Israelis living near Gaza had almost forgotten was possible.

[Dr. M.F. Khan @Dr_TheHistories]

Actor John C. McGinley proudly raised his son Max, who was born with Down syndrome in 1997, firing his agent who advised him to hide the diagnosis and instead making Max a visible, cherished part of his life and a catalyst for disability advocacy...

A reporter once asked him if he ever wished his son were “normal.” His answer was simple: Max was normal. The problem wasn't his son's condition—it was society's narrow definition of what "normal" is supposed to look like.

In 1997, actor John C. McGinley welcomed his son Max into the world. Shortly after Max was born with Down syndrome, John sat down with his talent agent to discuss his career. The agent offered a piece of advice meant to protect John’s Hollywood career. He suggested keeping the situation completely private, warning that studios might hesitate to hire him if he spoke out.

John looked at him and said, "You're fired."

Instead of hiding his family away, John chose complete openness. He took Max everywhere with him. They walked red carpets together, appeared on talk shows, visited movie sets, and attended public events side by side.

At a time when individuals with developmental disabilities were often kept out of public view, John made sure his son was visible. He introduced Max to the world with total pride, deep love, and no apologies.

What started as a father loving his child turned into decades of passionate advocacy. John became a leading voice for Down syndrome awareness.

He used his public platform to advocate for inclusion, fighting for equal opportunities so people with disabilities could work, contribute, and live meaningful independent lives.

During one public interview, a reporter asked John if he ever wished his son were normal. John did not hesitate. He replied that Max was normal, and that the question itself was what was flawed.

His response challenged the idea that human value depends on fitting into standard social expectations.

Years have passed since then, and Max has grown into an adult who works, participates in his community, and demonstrates what is possible when given a fair chance.

John often reflects on how his son shaped his perspective, stating that Max never held him back for a single moment. Through Max, he learned valuable lessons about patience, love, acceptance, and commitment.

When Max was born, the world suggested he should be tucked away out of sight. John spent decades making sure people saw him, heard him, and recognized his worth as a person.

Some parents protect their children by shielding them from the world. Others protect them by teaching the world to make room for them.

True inclusion begins when we stop seeing differences as limitations. Max didn’t need to change to belong. The world needed to change to include Max.

Looking back on every red carpet, film set, and quiet moment at home, John knows one thing for certain: Max was never a challenge to be overcome, but a gift to be cherished.

True love doesn't ask a child to fit the mold of the world; it reshapes the world so the child can shine exactly as they are.

#drthehistories

[Brad Pitt @BradPitt4ever]

Be patient with yourself. You are allowed to have difficult days. You are allowed to rest. You are allowed to admit that something hurts. None of those things make you weak.