John W. Poole

Emmy-award winning filmmaker, photographer and @npr multimedia producer. Global health, environment, Cherokees, adoption, botany and cats.

[Susan Glasser @sbg1]

The pictures from the ACB event at the White House on Saturday are going to become covid classics, I'm afraid, as more positive test results from the unmasked guests come in.

[John W. Poole @thejohnpoole]

@BLMlehighvalley Hello! I have a question - could you follow back so I can DM?

[John W. Poole @thejohnpoole]

@awmccall It’s the Black Hills of the Lakota. It’s a beautiful and historic and sacred place. Not that insulting sculpture.

[John W. Poole @thejohnpoole]

@MalakaGharib Is that what that sound was?! Holy moly

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

As human beings we are all the same. We have this marvellous intelligence, which sometimes creates problems for us, but when influenced by warm-heartedness it can be really creative and helpful. This is the context in which having moral principles is of such great value.

[John Harwood @JohnJHarwood]

Sept 22, about Trump’s call with Ukrainian leader:

ABC: What do you know about those conversations?

POMPEO: So, you just gave me a report about a I.C. whistle-blower complaint, none of which I've seen.

today:

WSJ reports that Pompeo himself was on the call

[David Folkenflik @davidfolkenflik]

Martha Raddatz asks Sec Pompeo once & asks again: What did you know of the Ukraine call?

Pompeo: "You've given me a report... none of which I've seen." Apparently he *heard*, though: multiple news outlets report Pompeo was on Ukraine call.

(Pro tip: Best not mislead Martha)

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

It’s useful to reflect not only on how anger, fear and suspicion destroy our peace of mind, but also on how peace of mind gives us the confidence to act honestly and truthfully. We are social animals and we need friends. We make friends on the basis of trust.

[NPR @NPR]

Three years ago this week, NPR journalists David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed while on assignment in Afghanistan.

A longtime colleague remembers and pays tribute to his friend's life, work and passion. https://t.co/773FmnQyTU

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

Elizabeth Warren to @MSNBC tonight on impeachment: "I get that this is politically tough. I get it. But some things are bigger than politics, and this matters for our democracy, not just now, but under the next president and the next ... We have a constitutional responsibility."

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

Robert De Niro writes, “Robert Mueller, you said that your investigation’s work ‘speaks for itself.’ It doesn’t. It may speak for itself to lawyers and lawmakers who have to read your report, but not to most Americans.” https://t.co/4kcdlMA0qV

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

!!!! “Charging the president with a crime is not an option we could consider” - Mueller makes clear it was not the evidence but the DOJ policy that precluded an indictment. This is huge.

[Andrew S. Weiss @andrewsweiss]

Doesn’t get more pointed than this. #Mueller: “There were multiple systemaric efforts [by Russia] to interfere with our election and that deserves the attention of every American.”

[Kate Brannen @K8brannen]

The subtext: The president committed a crime. I couldn't charge him.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of the flood of death threats they inspire.

I‘ve had mornings where I wake up & the 1st thing I do w/ my coffee is review photos of the men (it’s always men) who want to kill me.

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

How we view human nature can mean the difference between living in a world filled with people who are perceived as hostile, violent and dangerous, or as essentially kind, helpful and gentle. A deep awareness of the essential goodness of human beings can give us courage and hope.

[southpaw @nycsouthpaw]

*shudder*

[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Our life depends on others so much that at the root of our existence is a fundamental need for love. That is why it is good to cultivate an authentic sense of responsibility and concern for the welfare of others.

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

“I don’t do cover-ups.”

[Laurence Tribe 🇺🇦 ⚖️ @tribelaw]

For any president to refuse to perform his Art II responsibilities unless Congress abandons its Art I duties is a gross dereliction of duty, itself an impeachable course of conduct that seeks to hold the American people hostage.