Alper SarikayaFeb 24, 2023
Parker Molloy
Right on, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar https://kareem.substack.com/p/hannity-and-carlson-admit-lying-to?sd=pf
Hannity and Carlson Admit Lying to Audience (Then Try to Fire Fact-Checker), DeSantis Hires Sexist Educator, NYT Writers Protest, Roald Dahl Gets Sanitized, Roberto Clemente Bio Banned, and More

My thoughts on the top--and top-ish--stories in this week's political, sports, and pop culture news.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Feb 24, 2023 at 4:56pmWeb
Show threadGiant Meteor CultistFeb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy Thank you for sharing!
Show threadDan PhifferFeb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy this is great and reminds me of another letter from a NYT staffer that references changes they instituted following that awful Tom Cotton op-ed in 2020. Change is possible!
https://twitter.com/nzle/status/1626294791972573184
Nozlee Samadzadeh on Twitter

“I wrote a letter to the publisher from my work email (again) and it feels awful to work here (again).”

Twitter
Show threadRob BosFeb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy Wow. That was a hell of a read. Abdul-Jabbar is such a thoughtful and insightful writer.
Show threadEtudiantFeb 24, 2023
@rbos
@parkermolloy he's a good pilot too! A true Renaissance man.
Show threadPatrickleeFeb 24, 2023
@etudiant @rbos @parkermolloy learned how to fight from Bruce Lee as well. True story.
Show threadEtudiantFeb 25, 2023

@patricklee

@rbos @parkermolloy

Game of death! I forgot about that one. Great fight scene.

Show threadPatrickleeFeb 25, 2023
@etudiant @rbos @parkermolloy that as well, but in actual real life they were very good friends as well.
Show threadScoutFeb 24, 2023
@etudiant @rbos @parkermolloy That’s an older meme, but it checks out. 😂
Show threadSamFeb 25, 2023
@etudiant @rbos @parkermolloy
he was a great sport in Dave, too
Show threadShannonFeb 25, 2023

@rbos @parkermolloy Have you read his Malcolm Holmes book? It was good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1783291540?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_0&storeType=ebooks&qid=1677285396&sr=8-1-fkmr3

I mean, I don't know how much the screenwriter helped. But it was a fun book. I will have to read the other two now.

Amazon.com

Show threadRobert GuillamFeb 25, 2023
@rbos @parkermolloy I heard he is pretty good at basketball too
Show threadSterlingFeb 24, 2023

@parkermolloy
First they came for the Communists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me
And there was no one left
To speak out for me

BY PASTOR MARTIN NIEMÖLLER

Show threadFunk_FunkyFeb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy Kareem seems like he might be a better intellectual than he was basketball player and he was one of the best basketball players ever. He is just a good dude and we should follow his example.
Show threadPossibly AI-generated RybotCalbearo 🇪🇸🎾Feb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy
Show threadOtownKimFeb 24, 2023
@parkermolloy ❤️
Show threadPeter ButlerFeb 24, 2023

@parkermolloy I’m sure most of y’all know this, but Kareem is a journalist and activist and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama in 2016.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gch0SmjEOuI

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Receives The Presidential Medal of Freedom

YouTube
Show threadParker MolloyFeb 24, 2023
@peterbutler Oh yeah, he's fantastic
Show threadShannonFeb 25, 2023
@parkermolloy Kareem is great. I really like him.
Show threadStatmonkey 🙊Feb 25, 2023
@parkermolloy Thanks for pointing that out. Great read. Well worth the time.
Show threadBilly Bragg's Liquid AminosFeb 25, 2023
@parkermolloy He is SO good. Role model legend.
Show threadouinneFeb 25, 2023
@parkermolloy it always astonishes me how people ignore the truth of what he says here - “What we need to always be aware of is that how we treat any one marginalized group is how we will treat all of them - given the chance.”
Show threadBearded_PipFeb 25, 2023
@parkermolloy If you thought his athleticism was amazing, his brain is even better, and his heart is even bigger than that.
Show threadAlena ✓Feb 28, 2023
@parkermolloy this is great. I’m glad this was said. But I’m disappointed he recently came to Don Lemon’s defense which was so strange.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteApr 21, 2023
@parkermolloy Well said Kareem indeed. #Trans #LGBTQ #USPol