Robert K Drinan

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Jesse Owens of USA winning gold for the long jump in the summer Olympics in Germany, 1936.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The man saluting behind Owens is Lutz Long, a German who shared training tips with Owens and was the first to openly congratulate him after his final jump in full view of Hitler.

After the Olympics, the two kept in touch via mail. Below is Long's last letter to Owens while he was stationed with the German Army in North Africa during World War 2. Long was later killed in action during the allied invasion of Sicily in 1943.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

"I am here, Jesse, where it seems there is only the dry sand and the wet blood. I do not fear so much for myself, my friend Jesse, I fear for my woman who is home, and my young son Karl, who has never really known his father.⁣⁣

My heart tells me, if I be honest with you, that this is the last letter I shall ever write. If it is so, I ask you something. It is a something so very important to me.

It is you go to Germany when this war done, someday find my Karl, and tell him about his father. Tell him, Jesse, what times were like when we not separated by war. I am saying—tell him how things can be between men on this earth.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

If you do this something for me, this thing that I need the most to know will be done, I do something for you, now. I tell you something I know you want to hear. And it is true.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

That hour in Berlin when I first spoke to you, when you had your knee upon the ground, I knew that you were in prayer.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Then I not know how I know. Now I do. I know it is never by chance that we come together. I come to you that hour in 1936 for purpose more than der Berliner Olympiade.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

And you, I believe, will read this letter, while it should not be possible to reach you ever, for purpose more even than our friendship.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I believe this shall come about because I think now that God will make it come about. This is what I have to tell you, Jesse.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

I think I might believe in God.⁣⁣ And I pray to him that, even while it should not be possible for this to reach you ever, these words I write will still be read by you.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣

Your brother,⁣⁣ Luz"⁣⁣

More chilling historical photos: https://t.co/POrqRRccxc

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

He's unfit.

[PoliticsGirl @IAmPoliticsGirl]

The women of America don't have time for this...

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

This is also an illustration of how Trump has been normalized by the media’s failure to discuss his manifest Cluster B personality disorders.

He is a narcissistic sociopath. He will never be “humbled,” because he’s not capable of humility. Or compassion, or empathy, or remorse, or guilt.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

If you’re a “senior Democrat” that feels this way, you should absolutely retire and make space for true leadership that refuses to resign themselves to fascism.

This kind of leadership is functionally useless to the American people. Retire.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

When they tell you who they are:
-abortion, to be banned
-social security & Medicare to be defunded

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

“He thinks I planned my own assassination? He’s sicker than I thought.” — Nancy Pelosi on Donald Trump.

[UAW @UAW]

The billionaires are coming after @JamaalBowmanNY because he stands up for the working class. They're spending $17,000 an hour to beat him because they think they can buy off Congress.

They've got another thing coming. Stand Up for a Congress that works for the working class!

Organize and vote for Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday, June 25th: https://t.co/hDJCKNJWSH

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

“If you don't want to be found guilty of falsifying business records as a felony, don't sleep with the porn star, don't lie about it, don't pay her off, don't cover up the payoff, don't cover up the payoff in the middle of a presidential campaign ….

“If you don’t want to be held liable
for rape, as Donald Trump has, don’t grab the woman’s genitalia. If you don’t want to be held liable for defaming the woman you raped, don’t keep lying about what you did and calling her a nut job.

“If you don't want to be indicted for overthrowing the Constitution, don't start a self-coup. If you don't want to be indicted for stealing classified documents and obstructing justice, don't take the classified documents. When the government asks for them back, give them back. If the FBI serves you with a search warrant, don't hide the documents and don't lie about it and don't have your lawyers lie about it.

“This isn't that hard. Donald Trump is not the victim here.”

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

Never forget how much Trump respects the troops

[Katie Phang @KatiePhang]

Siri: show me someone who doesn’t know the first thing about a judge, a jury, or the law.

[New Glory @NewGloryComith]

"For what can war but endless war still breed? Till truth and right from violence be freed, and public faith cleared from the shameful brand of public fraud. In vain doth valor bleed."

- John Milton

[Victoria Brownworth @VABVOX]

@ruthbenghiat You are so astute on this and we are fortunate to have your commentary. Keep talking. Don't let people get complacent.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

This!

[Elie Mystal @ElieNYC]

Woot. Shout out to you and everybody on this list. :)

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

University of Wisconsin right now. What a sight. People have underestimated these students for too long.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

Truly a wild way to describe cops firing pepper balls at people.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

When politicians say “Israel has a right to defend itself” this is what they really mean.

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

Pamona college called riot cops to mass arrest their own students for supporting Palestine. Funny how campus free speech was the most important issue on earth to conservatives until colleges everywhere started attacking their own student for opposing genocide.

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

Eminem on Trump 😎