Rob Fardon 

“You do not know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump. You just don't.” --Fran Lebowitz

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

@karmacamilleon1 @paulg I always expected that comparisons to North Korea would be stretching things way too far, but they're really not

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

@kenndogg_1 Democracy

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

Utterly despicable remarks by Hegseth on D-Day. Beyond despicable. Far-right beliefs that, during WWII, would have supported Hitler. If the dead he is supposed to be honoring could hear him, they'd know whose side he's on

[Lindsay Berra 〽️ @lindsayberra]

Before Grampa Yogi wore #Yankees pinstripes, he wore #USNavy blue. Arguably the most important team he was ever on was the 6-man crew of his 36-foot rocket boat, dropped into the waters off of Omaha Beach to provide cover fire for our troops going ashore #DDay #DDay81 #ItAintOver

[Jeff J @JeffJoe049]

He is despicable

[Jish Fish @jish_fish]

@robfardon The dead of those days would hang their heads in shame knowing that fascism has taken root and assumed power in the USA.

[Larkin Warren @LarkinWarren]

A lot of us are relieved that our WW2 parents or grandparents didn’t live to see Hegseth. He’d have enraged and embarrassed them.

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

@HBardugoni @BillKristol Right here

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Phyllis "Pippa" Latour, born in 1921, was an SOE agent in WW2, who parachuted into Normandy in 1944.

She operated as a radio operator, sending 135 coded messages, crucial for D-Day operations.

"Pippa" passed away in 2023 aged 102.

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

With two WWII veterans just now. Less than 50,000 of the 16 million are still with us.

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

Not under Trump or Vance, but I hope this is true of the next Dem president

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJFreeEx via @WSJOpinion: D-Day is a reminder that you can’t count the U.S. out when the cause is just. America might still do it again for our friends, writes @katebachwsj.
https://t.co/FZc97GwQhv

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

Michael Daly, who dropped out of West Point to become a private, now approaching Omaha Beach, will earn 2 Silver Stars in Normandy, a Medal of Honor in April 1945 in Nuremberg as a company commander, aged just 20. See more at: https://t.co/y6G2nmqJbu

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

@gregbagwell @mirminx https://t.co/GrpIjJ00Gf

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

Utterly despicable remarks by Hegseth on D-Day. Beyond despicable. Far-right beliefs that, during WWII, would have supported Hitler. If the dead he is supposed to be honoring could hear him, they'd know whose side he's on

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

@clashreport https://t.co/GrpIjJ00Gf

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

Utterly despicable remarks by Hegseth on D-Day. Beyond despicable. Far-right beliefs that, during WWII, would have supported Hitler. If the dead he is supposed to be honoring could hear him, they'd know whose side he's on

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

An appropriate post from Zelensky on the anniversary of D-Day. Nothing from Trump. Which is appropriate, since Zelensky is a fighter against tyranny, unlike Trump.

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

A Canadian once told me how his family took his grandfather back to Juno Beach, I think in the 90s. A French family sang O Canada for him, in English, with their daughter in front because she had the best voice

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

The seaside town of Bernières-sur-Mer is home to the ancestral summer residence of Normandy's Hoffer family.

After evicting the owners in 1942, the Germans transformed the three-story brick and timber beach house into a fortified observation post, complete with sandbags and machine gun nests. It became a key objective for the first wave of Canadian troops landing on Juno Beach on D-Day.

In the opening minutes of the June 6, 1944 invasion, soldiers of the Canadian Queen’s Own Rifles stormed the house under heavy fire. In fact, the Hoffer home would end up being the first building in France liberated by the Allies on D-Day.

Since then, the family has turned the property into a living shrine to the people of Canada. Each year, the outside is draped with Maple Leaf flags.

If you happen to be visiting Bernières-sur-Mer on June 6, and if you’re Canadian, the Hoffers may just invite you in to take a look around. #dday82

[Rob Fardon  @robfardon]

O Canada

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

The seaside town of Bernières-sur-Mer is home to the ancestral summer residence of Normandy's Hoffer family.

After evicting the owners in 1942, the Germans transformed the three-story brick and timber beach house into a fortified observation post, complete with sandbags and machine gun nests. It became a key objective for the first wave of Canadian troops landing on Juno Beach on D-Day.

In the opening minutes of the June 6, 1944 invasion, soldiers of the Canadian Queen’s Own Rifles stormed the house under heavy fire. In fact, the Hoffer home would end up being the first building in France liberated by the Allies on D-Day.

Since then, the family has turned the property into a living shrine to the people of Canada. Each year, the outside is draped with Maple Leaf flags.

If you happen to be visiting Bernières-sur-Mer on June 6, and if you’re Canadian, the Hoffers may just invite you in to take a look around. #dday82

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

The first breakout. Lt. John Spalding leads his platoon up this path and off Omaha Beach, "an angel on each shoulder", through mines, without losing a single man. The first Americans have escaped the hell of the golden sands. A huge moment. Courage counts. See more: https://t.co/kdNsJD04vx

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

The 101st Airborne and 4th Division have linked up behind Utah Beach. Airborne and seaborne have connected. A big moment on D Day. There is widespread confusion and disorganization in all the drop zones. But groups of men are adapting, getting the job done. The plan at Utah has worked brilliantly with less than 200 casualties on Utah - the great success story of D Day for the US. Exits from Omaha have been secured thanks to naval close support. Juno has been deadly for the Canadians now in fierce street fighting. Gold and Sword beaches have also been secured. The push inland has begun with seaborne and airborne about to link up at Pegasus Bridge. There has yet to be a concerted German counterattack but it is on its way. Over 100000 Allied soldiers are in Normandy spread over 50 miles of coastline. There have been hundreds of French civilian fatalities. Only now is Hitler informed.

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Did you know that the first women to land on the Normandy beachhead in June 1944 were nurses of Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Nursing Service?

Their task was to establish a field hospital for 600 wounded soldiers.

They succeeded.

Please remember these heroines who saved lives: