Rob

[Steve Gelbs @SteveGelbs]

June 14, 1994: #11 breaks a 54 year drought

June 13, 2026: #11 breaks a 53 year drought

[j wall ✡ @jwhaifa]

My daughter got detention for defending her late Marine father — but when FOUR MEN IN UNIFORM walked into the school the next day, the entire building went silent.
"Mrs. Harrison, you have to understand: Grace’s behavior was completely UNACCEPTABLE. We respect your husband’s service to this country, but..." her teacher said.
My 14-year-old daughter sat beside me, her eyes glassy.
The day before, one of her classmates had made a joke about Grace not having a father.
He was a Marine. Grace was only three when we lost him.
So when that girl laughed and said, "Maybe your dad just didn’t want to come back," something inside Grace snapped.
She shot to her feet so fast that her chair slammed to the floor.
Through tears, she shouted,
"My dad was a HERO. Don’t you ever talk about him like that again!"
She was the one who got detention.
She barely said a word the whole way home. That night, I found her sitting on the floor in my husband’s old sweatshirt.
"I’m sorry I got in trouble," she whispered. "I just couldn’t let her say that about him."
My heart cracked wide open.
The next morning, the school called an emergency assembly.
I assumed it had something to do with Spirit Week. A few minutes after the first bell, Grace texted me from the auditorium.
Then my phone rang.
"Mom..." she whispered, her voice shaky. "You need to come."
I stood up so fast I knocked over my coffee.
"What happened? Grace, are you okay?"
There was a long silence on the other end.
"Mom... four men in uniform just walked into the school."
"Hide right now. What’s happening? I’m calling the police!"
But Grace laughed.
"No, Mom, they’re not doing anything bad. You have no idea WHAT JUST HAPPENED! Just get here, please!" she said, before the line went dead.
I didn't bother grabbing my purse. I threw my keys into the ignition, my heart hammering against my ribs, and sped to the high school. When I burst through the double doors of the auditorium, I stopped dead in my tracks.
The room, packed with over eight hundred teenagers, was completely, eerily silent.
Down the center aisle stood four imposing figures in impeccable Marine Corps Dress Blues. The brass buttons caught the overhead lights, and their crisp white covers were tucked sharply under their arms. I recognized the man at the front immediately. It was Staff Sergeant Miller—my late husband’s closest friend and squad leader. I had called him in tears the night before, just needing someone who understood the weight of the disrespect Grace had faced. I hadn't expected him to do *this*.
The principal, Mr. Davis, stood awkwardly at the podium, looking completely out of his depth.
Staff Sergeant Miller didn't wait for permission to speak. He stepped up to the front, taking the microphone from the stand, and his booming, authoritative voice echoed through the massive room.
"We apologize for the interruption, Principal Davis," Miller said, though his tone suggested he wasn't sorry at all. "But we received word that a young lady in this school was being disciplined for defending the honor of a fallen United States Marine."
A collective gasp rippled through the student body. The teacher who had given Grace detention slunk back into her seat in the front row, her face turning crimson.
Miller’s heavy gaze swept across the bleachers. "Where is Grace Harrison?"
Grace stood up slowly from the middle row, still wearing her dad’s oversized sweatshirt.
"Come down here, Grace," Miller commanded gently.
As she walked down the bleacher steps, the three other Marines broke formation and fell perfectly into step behind her, creating an impromptu honor guard. They escorted her to the center of the floor.
Miller turned to face the silent crowd. "Captain Mark Harrison didn't just 'not want to come back.' He gave his life pulling three wounded men out of a burning transport vehicle in the middle of a firefight. I know, because I was one of those men. None of us standing here today would be breathing if it weren't for Grace's father."
The silence in the room was absolute. You could have heard a pin drop. A few rows up, the girl who had made the cruel joke the day before was staring at her shoes, visibly crying.
Miller turned back to Grace and dropped to one knee, bringing himself to eye level with her. He pulled a small, velvet box from his pocket and opened it, revealing a gleaming Challenge Coin from their old unit.
"Grace," he said, his voice thick with emotion but loud enough for the microphone to carry. "Your father was the bravest man I ever knew. You stood your ground yesterday, just like he would have. You protected his honor, and now, his squad is here to protect yours. We have your back. Always."
He pressed the heavy metal coin into her palm, stood up, and then all four Marines snapped a crisp, perfectly unified salute to my fourteen-year-old daughter.
Tears streamed down Grace's face, but they weren't tears of anger or shame anymore. She stood tall, squared her shoulders, and returned a clumsy but beautiful salute of her own.
Suddenly, from the back row of the bleachers, a single student stood up and started clapping. Then another. Within seconds, the entire auditorium erupted into a deafening standing ovation. Even Mr. Davis and the teachers were on their feet.
I hurried down the aisle, wiping away my own tears, and wrapped Grace in a massive hug. Staff Sergeant Miller tipped his head to me, a fierce, protective glint in his eye.
Before we could leave the building, Principal Davis rushed over to us in the hallway. He looked thoroughly chastised.
"Mrs. Harrison, Grace," he stammered, wringing his hands. "I... I want to formally apologize. The detention has been completely wiped from her record. We will be handling the bullying incident with the other student appropriately, and frankly, I think our staff needs a heavy refresher on empathy."
Grace squeezed the coin in her hand, looking up at the four men in uniform who had dropped everything to stand by her side. She didn't need to say a word. The message had been delivered loud and clear.
Captain Mark Harrison had left a legacy of courage behind, and that day, an entire school learned exactly what it meant to be a hero's daughter.

[Sidelock Holmes @SidelockHolmes]

Anyone know how long it takes for the shlissel challah deposit to show up in your account?

[Elliot Steinmetz @elliotsteinmetz]

This team was perfect.

This is not about basketball. This is about greatness.

Far from perfect in practice and far from perfect in games - but this team was perfect in all the ways that actually mattered. The fact that they were pretty damn good on the court too? Awesome, but secondary. Yes, in their minds too.

This core group spent almost three of their four years with what many would consider a burden, but what they considered a privilege. This group played more than basketball. They represented a people and a nation under attack. And they did that perfectly. They also set the stage for this program as it moves into the future – on and off the court. They raised our level in ways that we wish nobody ever has to do again.

I always love to talk about how much I learn each year from the teams I have the privilege to coach and work with. These last few years have changed many of our lives – for sure mine. To watch the resiliency, confidence and courage these student-athletes exemplified was awe-inspiring. Different backgrounds, different observance levels, different beliefs – one brotherhood.

In all my years, I don’t know that I have had a group of guys this invested in each other and their people. The shift of our focus as a program from sport to humanity somehow made us better at basketball too. These guys defined playing for a purpose. The difference is the purpose was bigger than just the sport itself.

You want to win? Everyone does.
You work hard? Everyone works hard.

What separates you on and off the court is your “why”. We found our program “why” thanks to this special group, and we will never forget it.

Thanks @maxzakheim, Zevi, Roy, Dothan, Hillel, Tom, @arishklyar12, Or - for teaching me how to lead with confidence and perspective. Our future success will be yours as well.

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@DovieNeuburger D3 championships are set for Chol Hamoed Pesach. Please keep this fan bit in mind when the Macs @YUathletics make the championship.

https://t.co/g7AohhwOMc

[The Craig Carton Show @CraigCartonShow]

NBA SHOULD BAN SPIKE LEE FOR DISRESPECTFUL PRO-PALESTINE OUTFIT!

“Spike Lee should be banned from every basketball game for the rest of his life! There’s no place for this! He shouldn’t be allowed at Madison Square Garden!” - Craig Carton

@craigcartonlive @TyJohnsonNews

#NBA #SpikeLee #NBAAllStar2026

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@endimem_music While you were typing this tweet I learned 5 blatt of gemarah!

[Imam of Peace @Imamofpeace]

My full statement on the Bondi Beach terrorist attack:

[The Mossad: Satirical and Awesome @TheMossadIL]

Guess which one was banned from entering Australia.

[MichaelRapaport @MichaelRapaport]

Everyone who’s spoken & chanted Globalize The Intifada,
Are you happy today?
Are you satisfied?
You got what you wanted live & direct in Australia.

[Mosab Hassan Yousef @MosabHasanYOSEF]

On the 38th anniversary of Hamas’s establishment, terror strikes in the heart of Sydney. This is what “Globalize the Intifada” looks like.

[Ben Shapiro @benshapiro]

No to the groypers.
No to cowards like Tucker Carlson, who normalize their trash.
No to those who champion them. 
No to demoralization.
No to bigotry and anti-meritocratic horseshit.
No to anti-Americanism.
No.

[Sarah Adams @sarahadams]

This is beyond horrific!

[Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig]

Israelis in Spain report frozen bank accounts amid new royal decree “against the genocide in Gaza.”

Spain’s Banco Sabadell is facing accusations of discriminatory treatment after demanding that all its Israeli clients sign declarations confirming they have no business ties to Israeli settlements.

The forms require transaction details, addresses, an end-user information, and a written confirmation that products “do not originate from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.”

A Sabadell representative said that activity has been restricted and that every payment now requires approval from the bank’s compliance department.

Several companies have received warnings that funds from Israel will not be released unless the declarations are submitted, effectively freezing accounts and leaving clients unable to access their own money.

Critics argue that the bank is applying the royal decree too aggressively, noting that it officially obliges only Spanish companies, not their clients, to confirm compliance.

Do you think Spain applies the same rules to Lebanese businesses with ties to Hezbollah or Iranian companies linked to Tehran, or is this once again the privilege of the Jews?

At this point, “Spain, antisemitic since 1492” should be the country’s new slogan.

[Lynne Sczruba @AZLady1916]

@MOSSADil Only the sickest kind of people would take dead bodies as hostages. Praise God and the IDF for returning them to their families.

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@AyoubKhanMP Setting aside political differences by banning one side of the political divide? Are you insane? Do you hear yourself? Why don't you simply call on the potentially violent side to behave?

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

The #NYCMayoralDebate is the absolute bottom of the barrel politics. You got a guy who got kicked out of office for being a pervert and who already lost the primary vs a communist nepo baby, who has never had a job in his life, hates America, hates the police and is pro terrorist and a 3rd guy who actually loves NYC but has no shot at winning. I feel bad for every person who cares about NYC.

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@MASharieff @medialens https://t.co/Wcx17vumaW

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@MarkSeddon1962 The true comparison is what the allies did to the German and Japanese cities. Destruction is unfortunately necessary for the forces of good to rout out the forces of evil. And make no mistake, Hamas is evil and must be destroyed.

[Rob @BooRadleee]

@IlhanMN Agreed. Hamas' occupation of Gaza must end!