Sean Morrison

[U2 @U2]

Sometimes I would wonder if Glen Hansard really existed….

Seriously, he was such an angelic presence… not otherworldly…in fact, very present this presence…
A smiling rascal if you needed him to be… this most musical and mischievous archangel of Ballymun… no airs, plenty of graces...

Of course, Glen was the shining star of the Christmas Eve busk… sometimes the only one reminding the rest of us that Christmas began with a refugee born in a manger, which is hardly a step from living on the street.

To be utterly yourself by being more interested in others - a clue for any of us trying out different personas. He really was who you thought he was. He could never walk by a person living rough without checking they were OK… and more than that, he worked very hard so that less people had to live on the streets in the first place.

When the crowds got bigger and for safety’s sake Glen had to agree to move the busk to a stage kindly provided outside The Gaiety Theatre, he would say 'we’ll give it our best but it’s not a busk if we’re not on the street!’ …because that’s who he was - a performer at eye level in any situation. The stage was a separation he wouldn’t recognize. Of all the grand and gigantic venues he and The Frames played, you sensed the street was his most favoured place to perform. And street people, his favourite audience.

Voice of the streets. A choir of angels in one man. The rest of us blessed to stand there beside our very own and very earthed Angel Gabriel… All of us welcome in his choir, whatever shape or form.

….and I’m telling myself this morning that if he never existed, then he can never cease to exist. For me, he will always be everywhere I see a coin spinning into an open guitar case.

May you rest in the peace you gave to so many.

Bono

[Drew Holden @DrewHolden360]

🧵THREAD🧵

The Fauci diary is damning on so many scores, but the indictment of legacy media for acting as Fauci’s PR team strikes me as one of the worst.

Every time Fauci was caught on COVID’s origins, he ran to his loyal lapdogs in legacy media to defend him.

Follow along ⤵️

[Bernard Arnault @BernardArnault]

J’ai été très sensible aux nombreux messages que vous m’avez adressés à la suite de ma lettre ouverte au Monde.

Je tenais à vous en remercier toutes et tous, directement et personnellement, ici, sur X.

Merci!
Bernard Arnault

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

An important, must read, side-by-side comparison of Mao’s communism and the Democratic Socialist platform.

To summarize, the DSA is a grave threat to our democracy.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“The greatest motivator in the world is your ass on the bench. Ass meets bench, bench retains ass, ass transmits signals to the brain, brain transmits signals to the body, body gets ass off bench and plays better. It's a hell of a sequence.”

- Bobby Knight

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

So long, America🫡🇺🇸

49 days ago we landed in the USA to follow our country at the World Cup. We had no idea it would turn into the trip of a lifetime.

Thank you to everyone who followed along, and to all the people we met who made this journey even more special. We honestly don’t have the words to express how grateful we are for everything you did for us.

This trip exceeded every expectation we had. We came here with an open mind, wanting to experience as much of the country as possible. I still remember telling my friends on the flight to Atlanta that I hoped we’d get to meet a few locals on this trip. Now we’re flying home with friends all across the USA.

Before we came, we heard so many stereotypes and warnings about America. People told us about safety concerns, that they might check our social media at the border, and all kinds of other things. None of it matched our experience. This was probably the most welcoming country we’ve ever visited.

So if you have the chance to travel, do it. The world isn’t nearly as bad as the media often makes it seem. 99% of people are awesome!

I heard this quote somewhere during the World Cup, and I think it sums up our experience perfectly:

“If you want to hate the world, watch the news. If you want to love it, travel it.”

Thank you, America ❤️🇺🇸

[Drew Holden @DrewHolden360]

Step 1: “Voter fraud doesn’t happen,” CNN

Step 2: “Fine, voter fraud happened,” CNN

Step 3: “Voter fraud happening doesn’t mean what you think it means,” CNN

[Today in History @TodayinHistory]

William Wallace and the Scots were defeated by King Edward I and his longbowmen today in 1298 at the Battle of Falkirk.

[Chris Martz @ChrisMartzWX]

I have a lot of new followers today.

Welcome all! Last year, I went viral thanks to this [positive] piece written about me by @Chadwick_Moore in the New York Post.

🔗 https://t.co/Bebs3Va9Nd

[Detroit Red Wings @DetroitRedWings]

An update from the Detroit Red Wings.

Read more » https://t.co/sBjMqnwnJh

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Today in 1979, Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park goes off the rails when fans storm the field as local DJ Steve Dahl detonates records in the outfield. Chicago police arrest 39 and the White Sox forfeit the nightcap of a doubleheader with the Tigers.

[Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼 @DrewPavlou]

This has to go down as one of the worst decisions in World Cup history

[Justin Spiro @DarkoStateNews]

https://t.co/jRfAxL61y3

[_Chase😈 @Ankara_inc]

Billy Bob Thornton says his Landman windmill monologue went viral, with oil workers thanking him for “showing people” how the industry really works.

“That scene became huge. I mean it was all over the internet.”

“When I run into an oil guy… they always bring that scene up and thank me… ‘Thanks for showing people what this is.’”

“People try to politicize everything, and the fact of the matter is that Taylor… is not taking a side. He’s just saying, ‘Here’s a look behind the curtain at how this works.’”

“This is how it works and this is how it affects the people who work in it. This is how dangerous it is, here’s how much of a gamble it is.”

“When something makes sense to you dialogue wise, it’s easy to do a long monologue.”

[Jared Dillian @dailydirtnap]

Please read my latest @reason about Social Security.

https://t.co/MUaqGpJm41

[Sean Morrison @Seanmo9]

@johnnywharton 8

[JamesFennell MBE @FennellJW]

The last match up this big between England and Norway was at Stamford Bridge... in 1066...

We won that one, but lost to France in the final. 960 years of hurt..

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

20th Century artists like Norman Rockwell and J.C. Leyendecker captured the spirit of the 4th of July like few others.

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, let’s take a look at some of their inspirational work…🧵

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

💯💯💯

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

MALIK TILLMAN FREE KICK GOLAZO AND THE @USMNT IS UP 2-0 🇺🇸

Advantage doubled even down to 10 men.