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Husband, Father, Former Soldier and Gun Pilot. Beat Navy

[CW @BeatNavy1992]

“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.”
- MOH recipient, Admiral James Stockdale

#courage #leadership #crisis

[CW @BeatNavy1992]

@graeters @FreddyLA7 Best ice cream on the planet. And I’ve eaten a lot of ice cream.

[Frank Luntz @FrankLuntz]

Of the dozen generals I met in Normandy over the past few days, none inspired more respect, loyalty, and admiration from their soldiers than four-star General Chris “CD” Donahue.

Wherever he walked, soldiers gravitated toward him to seek his wisdom, leadership, and example.

I have rarely seen a senior leader held in such high regard by the people he serves alongside. His reputation is extraordinary. @CDonahue1792 🫡

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas

[Special Ops Magazine @specialopsmag]

160th SOAR AH-6 Little Bird firing line.

The AH-6 is the attack variant of the Little Bird, famously nicknamed the "Killer Egg."

Fire weapons, land, reload, do it over again. This is how the best helicopter pilots in the world also become the most dangerous.

[Special Ops Magazine @specialopsmag]

Today we remember those who gave everything, honor those who served, and never forget the sacrifices made in the defense of others.

Freedom has a cost, and we remember 🇺🇸

[The Joint Staff 🇺🇸 @thejointstaff]

A message for #MemorialDay from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and SEAC

[U.S. Military Academy at West Point @WestPoint_USMA]

On this Memorial Day, we remember the men and women who gave their lives in service to our Nation.

We honor their courage, selflessness and unwavering commitment to something greater than themselves.

Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

#MemorialDay #DutyHonorCountry #WestPoint

[U.S. Army Special Operations Command @USASOCNews]

No doctrine. No manual.

Just a directive and an unwillingness to quit.

Volunteers again stepped forward, and since its inception, the 160th has been flying America’s best across the globe.

[CW @BeatNavy1992]

@NancyMace Property

[CW @BeatNavy1992]

@specialopsmag As it should be.

[Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis]

The careless decision to reduce our force posture in Europe, along with moves by Pete Hegseth and his political henchmen to force out some of our finest general officers is amateur hour at best and deadly at worst.

Hegseth continues to surprise and disrespect our greatest allies and some of our best military professionals with impulsive decisions not grounded in reality or good judgment. If the rumors are true that Hegseth is trying to sideline General Chris Donahue, one of our nation’s finest warfighters, by downgrading U.S. Army Europe-Africa to a 3-star command, he is taking another step down a dangerous path. A step that is not in the best interests of our nation or our servicemembers.

General Donahue has dedicated his entire career to upholding the high standards and warrior ethos that Hegseth claims he is restoring to our ranks. Gen. Donahue has led Soldiers at all levels in Airborne (including Ft. Bragg’s 82nd) and Mechanized units, the 75th Ranger Regiment, and our most prestigious special operation units. He deployed over 20 times in support of Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, Atlantic Resolve, Freedom’s Sentinel, European Assure, Deter and Reinforce, and in support of the Sudan crisis.

Hegseth would do well to surround himself with more patriots like General Donahue and to get his henchmen, who are not qualified to carry Donahue's bag, out of the Pentagon. Keep your word, Mr. Secretary: choose meritocracy over your mediocre yes-men.

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[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

TOP GUN was released 40 years ago today. One of the definitive 1980s action films, and among the most popular of its star, Tom Cruise, the story behind the scenes will take your breath away…

1/45

[Seth Bodnar for Montana @SethBodnarForMT]

In Montana college football, we may not agree on much during the Brawl of the Wild. But when the Griz or the Cats take the field on a national stage, we're all rooting for them. No question.

That's the Montana I believe in. It doesn't matter if you bleed maroon & silver or blue & gold, we show up for each other when it counts. Because Montana is bigger than any rivalry, it's sure as hell bigger than any party.

That's exactly why I'm running as an Independent, because I refuse to bow down to either party. Our state deserves a Senator who fights for what's best for us, not what scores points for a party headquartered two thousand miles away.

A special shoutout to the graduating classes of UM and MSU. Whether you're a Griz or a Cat, you worked hard, you earned it, and Montana is proud of you.

Follow @SethBodnar for more.

#declareyourindependence #mtsen #montana #brawlofthewild #catgrad #grizgrad

[CW @BeatNavy1992]

@mtgreenee #openprimaries and #finalfive

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇸 Rep. Thomas Massie just exposed the Pam Bondi redaction scandal in the Epstein files...

He pressed Bondi directly about Leslie Wexner, the Ohio billionaire and former Victoria's Secret CEO who was Epstein's longest-running financial patron.

Wexner's name appears thousands of times in the released Epstein files.

But there is one specific document where his name was redacted: an FBI document listing him as a co-conspirator in a child sex trafficking ring.

Federal redactions don't happen by accident.

There are no interns with sharpies marking up loose paper.

Every redaction is a deliberate digital action, logged to a specific person with credentials.

So Massie asked Bondi the obvious question.

Who redacted Wexner's name in the one place it actually mattered? She refused to answer.

That's the part that should make every American pause.

@TuckerCarlson @RepThomasMassie

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

🇺🇸BREAKING: Someone placed a $920 million crude oil short at 3:40 AM.

70 minutes later Axios reported the US and Iran were close to a deal.

Oil dropped 12%.

The trade made $125 million in profit.

Minutes after that Iran launched the “Persian Gulf Strait Authority” and oil surged 8%.

$760 million placed before Trump’s last announcement.

$920 million placed before this one.

Every major announcement in this war has been front-run by someone who knew it was coming.

What kind of war is this?

This is more like a trading desk with an army.

Never stop connecting the dots.

[SGM Mike Vining @ Blasting Through Official @BlastingThrough]

Integrity and Leadership
During the Delta Force stress phase of the selection process, our rucksack required weight increased from 45 to 50 pounds and finally to 55 pounds. We ran solo through unforgiving terrain with our rucksack, a weapon, a map, and a compass. We were not allowed to use roads or trails. A few people would attempt to cheat the system and take a road or trail, thinking that they would get by with it. They did not know that cadres were watching.
They were allowed to finish the course, but at the Commanders Board, they would be asked if they had used a road or trail. If they lied, they were immediately removed from the selection process. It was much better to own up to cheating the system than lying about it.
Our moral compass is as important as our real compass. Before anything we attempt in life, it always turns out better to keep our moral compass, in other words, our integrity, as close to the vest as our directional one.
Integrity, our personal character, is one of the foundational cornerstones of leadership.

[Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 @FmrRepMTG]

This FAKE AI campaign ad LYING about Thomas Massie is a violation of The TAKE IT DOWN Act that First Lady Melania Trump championed, we voted for and President Trump signed into law nearly a year ago!!!

Thomas Massie NEVER dined, held hands with, or intimately engaged with AOC and Ilhan Omar.

The law makes it illegal to knowingly publish or threaten to publish intimate images of minors or non-consenting adults, including AI-generated imagery. It mandates that websites and social media platforms remove this content within 48 hours of being notified by a victim.

Thomas Massie should sue the 3 Israel FIRST billionaires funding woke Eddies campaign and everyone involved in making this fake video and everyone who puts it out.

Thomas Massie has voted with Trump 91% of the time EXCEPT when he’s pushing war, protecting Epstein pedophiles, violating your freedoms with warrantless spying FISA 702, or overspending your money into further ruinous debt!!!

The only record Ed Gallrein has is being too timid, too weak, and too afraid, to debate Thomas Massie and refused to show up at campaign debates in the district he’s trying to get elected in!!!

TAKE IT DOWN.

[Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 @mtgreenee]

MAGA should never be told that a convicted pedophile and his circle of elite friends raping girls when they are 14 or 16 years old is a Democrat hoax.

And I still can’t believe I had to fight President Trump to release the Epstein files, and to this day no one has been arrested or held accountable.

This was what killed MAGA.

I don’t have Trump Derangement Syndrome, I have Trump Disappointment Syndrome.

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

Release the unredacted files. Prosecute the predators. Make the arrests.

The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell have waited too long for justice. We made a personal promise to them and to ourselves to never stop until we deliver the accountability they deserve.

We won't stop until they get the justice they deserve.