Michael Ballard

On the periphery of natsec twitter. Repping @UMaryWash and @UK_Patterson. Golf nut. RTs not endorsements and views are my own.

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

Urging anyone interested in international affairs and foreign policy to apply. @UK_Patterson https://t.co/PTp8BxRJrV

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

@daveweigel Dave you remain my quote tweeter

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

@daveweigel Lmao

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

Who knew Big Sauerkraut had such influence

[Natalie Andrews @natalieandrews]

Vance has stayed committed to his new diet, often eating eggs, sauerkraut, pickles, blackberries and raspberries for lunch, & beef/lamb with sauerkraut for dinner.
On Air Force Two, he eats a hamburger with cheese, no bun, and fermented vegetables

https://t.co/aB9s0zwfKb

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

Sneak some into the opera

[Nancy Mace @NancyMace]

Some people expect me to be eating a pint of ice cream after my loss.

I have other plans.

[Kyle Brandt @KyleBrandt]

This is pure. As they’re messing around, not brushing their teeth, I find myself constantly saying “C’mon. I’ve got stuff to do.”

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, we remember a legend.

On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.

He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.

Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸

May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

@AndyTFE Stunting on BP right now

[Eitan Fischberger @EFischberger]

My biggest investigation ever:

Clash Report — the conspiracy-peddling account that half of X treats as gospel — is a Turkish influence operation, disguised as breaking news and tied to Erdoğan's family.

The operators didn't put their names on the door.
So I did it for them.

[PJ Clark @TheRealPJClark]

🤔🤔🤔

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

Let’s goooo

[Pati Jinich @PatiJinich]

After years of traveling the US-Mexico borderlands — sitting at kitchen tables, cooking with families, listening to stories — I can finally show you the cookbook I've been working on: FOODS OF LA FRONTERA📖 Out Sept. 15, pre-order now: https://t.co/XTEcskl2fR
@harvestbooks

[NASA Earth @NASAEarth]

The ground beneath Mexico City is slowly sinking, and now, the NISAR satellite can track it from space.

New data shows parts of the city (in blue) that sank more than half an inch (more than 2 cm) per month from Oct. 2025 to Jan. 2026.

[All Source News @All_Source_News]

It’s interesting because the Municipal Police was accused of supporting Los Chapitos. The Mexican Army, credibly accused of supporting MZ/MF, obviously didn’t get disarmed.

We continue to see evidence that the Mexican government has picked a side in the Sinaloa Cartel Civil War.

[InSight Crime @InSightCrime]

🇲🇽 | A former Mexican navy officer named Fernando Farías Laguna was arrested in Argentina for charges related to a vast fuel theft conspiracy. Learn more about this multibillion-dollar criminal industry enriching organized crime groups: https://t.co/UWpE6upqUm

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

@SmylieKaufman10 @dewsweepergolf Incredible gif selection

[Nayib Bukele @nayibbukele]

What must be done leaves no room for hesitation.

[Robbie Gramer @RobbieGramer]

there's only one right answer: age of empires 2

[Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart]

Everyone who thinks AI can help them in some way with their writing needs to read this from @keysmashbandit

[Samer Al-Atrush @SameralAtrush]

Needless to say, the Saudi foreign minister did not say this, and the person who posted this clip is counting on people not understanding Arabic or bothering to click on the clip, in which the minister does not say this. Disinformation based on language barriers or laziness.

[Michael Ballard @Ballard_ME]

Is that what I think it is

[Trey Ferguson @PastorTrey05]

This one is gonna be hilarious to me until the day they call my time of death