When I heard about Senator Grahamβs death last night, the first thing I thought about was not all the things he said and did in service of Donald Trump. I thought of the time before Donald Trump when he was a brother to Senator John McCain.
A time when senators from different parties could fight about politics and still be friends. A time when a conservative Republican from South Carolina could say of my father: βIf you canβt admire Joe Biden as a person, youβve got a problem. Heβs the nicest person Iβve ever met in politics. As good a man as God ever created.β
That is the Senator Graham I will remember today. Not because I have forgotten what came after. Because in that memory there is hope. Hope for a country where brothers can fight like hell over policy and still share a meal, and a laugh, and the loss of the people they love.
I will choose to remember the time before Trump. Because I believe in an America after Trump.
New research indicates that state voter registration lists β a common administration target β are actually accurate and up to date. And both blue and red states are largely doing a good job maintaining their lists. https://t.co/D3JsF2II7d
Trump: Would you go to Moscow?
Zelensky: It's difficult. There are a lot of Ukrainian drones there. It's dangerous
Absolute banger, it's legendary to be speaking with former BEST Ukrainian commedian π€£π€£π€£
The day AFTER Trump's latest incoherent idiocy is as good a day as any to once again note that there are real world leaders. Of them, there are none under attack that speak, act, fight - and lead - like Zelenskyy.
He doesn't need to reclaim a 250th birthday for himself, because he never self-aggrandizes. He prioritizes his people. He is clear-eyed as to who his allies are. And while he's needed help with weaponry, he has also - quite amazingly - perfected his own.
Remember - this is THE ONE leader who has BOTH nobly defied Trump's extortive quid pro quo blackmail bullshit AND fought bravely to thwart Putin's murderous aggression - and he turned the tide on the now-gaunt sociopath in front of all. Trump AND Putin. And guess what - it's HE that has the cards.
Nobody can say for sure how things will transpire - but it CAN be said for sure that Zelenskyy ... is a very rare and very real hero.
Happy #IndependenceDay! Tonight, #NiagaraFalls will be illuminated in red, white and blue at the top of every hour for 15 minutes. β€οΈ π€ π
πΈ: Instagrammer lsphotography716
Happy 250th birthday, America! We got you a present. πΊπΈ
The red, white, and blue stars of this globular cluster shine like a sparkler waved on a dark night in this image from @NASAHubble, released in celebration of the United States' 250th anniversary.