Larry Morell

Don’t shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see him. Auburn Tiger. Made in Alabama. 🇺🇸 ✞

[Larry Morell @larrymorell]

@montblanc_world I had an unfortunate incident with a Mont Blanc writing device. Could you please contact me on how to get this repaired or replaced?

[Peter Burns @PeterBurnsESPN]

The Greatest Generation

[Jocko Willink @jockowillink]

"I shall never forget that beach...one dead soldier in particular who caught my eye. I wonder about him. What were his plans never to be fulfilled, what fate brought him to that spot at that moment? Who was waiting for him at home?"
— Corporal William Preston
D-Day

[Larry Morell @larrymorell]

@uclamensgolf Congrats on a great season @uclamensgolf. You displayed tremendous class and grit. Bright days are ahead for you.

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

TWO TIMES IN THREE YEARS 🏆🏆

2026 NCAA MEN'S GOLF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
🐅 @AuburnMGolf

#SECGolf x #ItJustMeansMore

[Paris Buchanan @paris_buchanan]

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS‼️

Congrats to @AUCoachClinard and the Auburn Tigers!

#WDE

[Ceaser Wrestling @CeaserWrestles]

Jericho: “You're the best friend ever Kevin!”
Ambrose: Breaks Character

Jericho: “AJ Styles you stupid idiot!”
Ambrose: Breaks Character

Jericho: “your stupid soccer mom haircut!”
Ambrose & Reigns: Burst out laughing! 😂

Chris Jericho's "LIST" gimmick was so PEAK. 🔥😭

[4th&1 with Cam Newton @4thand1show]

“That kind of love is what every athlete wants from a fan base.”

Cam Newton reflects on returning to Charlotte, and why that moment meant EVERYTHING 🥺

[Tommy Tuberville @CoachForGov]

As we gather with friends and family today, let’s make sure we remember the reason for the season.

“‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel’ (which means, God with us).” Matthew 1:23

[Michele Tafoya @Michele_Tafoya]

This is one of the most incredible posts I’ve ever read. Take the time to read it. You will be better for it.

God be with @BenSasse and his circle of loved ones.

[The British Patriot @TheBritLad]

Social media hates this.

Reason: it offends the one religion you're not allowed to offend.

It would be a shame if you accidentally shared it.

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

So it DID happen. The 2020 election WAS stolen. and the “conspiracy theorists” were RIGHT. It was a conspiracy - to steal an election. That’s called treason & sedition. https://t.co/KoTxDxKjDi

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

And the Republicans still won’t do a damn thing.

[Bee 🐝🌿 @BeeAwake1]

♥️ This Is What It Should Always Be About ✨

[Johnny Cadillac @lippyent]

Wednesday Wisdom 💡

[Larry Morell @larrymorell]

@elonmusk Thank you!

[Jillian Michaels @JillianMichaels]

Appreciate the wait Stephen...

There isn’t one cause. America’s division is the result of several forces hitting at the same time, each pouring gasoline on the others. Here are the big ones:

1. Social media rewired the country

Platforms didn’t just connect people — they radicalized them.
Algorithms reward outrage, conflict, and extremism because that content keeps people glued to the screen.
So the loudest, angriest voices get the most visibility, while moderate voices disappear completely.

Result:
People now live in different information worlds. Not different opinions — different realities.

2. Political parties realized division is profitable

Both parties figured out that fear and anger raise more money, get more clicks, and turn out more voters than unity ever will.

So political messaging shifted from:
“Here’s what we stand for,”
to
“Your neighbor wants to destroy the country — donate now.”

When politics becomes a war instead of a debate, your fellow citizen starts looking like the enemy.

3. Collapse of trust in every major institution

Government, media, public health, corporations, banks, higher education — trust in all of them cratered over the last 20 years.

Why?
Scandals, corruption, hypocrisy, manipulation, and blatant incompetence — across the board.

When no one trusts the referee, the game becomes a brawl.

4. The media abandoned neutrality for tribal loyalty

Outlets don’t even pretend to be neutral anymore.
They’re audience-targeting businesses.
So news isn’t designed to inform you — it’s designed to affirm your worldview and keep you locked in.

This creates two Americas:
•One that believes one storyline
•One that believes the total opposite

And each thinks the other is insane.

5. Economic stress made people angrier and more reactive

Stagnant wages, insane housing prices, medical debt, cost-of-living spikes, corporate consolidation, and the destruction of the middle class created a pressure cooker.

People under financial strain are more irritable, less patient, and more prone to blaming “the other side.”

6. Cultural shifts happened faster than people could process

Everything — gender norms, family structures, technology, entertainment, values — changed at warp speed.

Some people embraced it.
Some people panicked.
Some people felt erased.
Some felt liberated.

Rapid cultural change always produces backlash. Always.

7. Foreign adversaries exploited every crack

Russia, China, Iran, and others pumped disinformation into American social platforms to widen racial, political, religious, and economic divides.

They don’t need to defeat the U.S. militarily if the U.S. tears itself apart internally.

8. People stopped talking to each other in real life

COVID isolation, remote work, online communities, political bubbles — all of it reduced face-to-face humanizing interaction.

It’s easy to hate a caricature online.
It’s harder when someone is sitting across from you.

9. Loss of a unifying narrative

From WWII to the Cold War to the space race, America used to have shared goals and shared enemies.

Now?
No common project. No shared mission.
Just a lot of grievance and competing identities.

When a nation stops having a “we,” everything becomes “us vs. them.”

Bottom line

America’s division isn’t random and it’s not accidental.
It’s the predictable result of:

technology + political incentives + financial pressure + collapsing institutions + cultural upheaval + foreign interference.

You fix the division by addressing those root causes — not by attacking each other.

[Larry Morell @larrymorell]

@dogwoodblooms Love the Randy Travis tribute there. Well done!