John Quackenbush

Thankful. Go Nats. Beat Navy!

[John Quackenbush @JEQwp85]

Thanks @ChickfilA for the sandwich on Veterans Day! 🙏🏻👏🇺🇸

[Elder of Ziyon 🇮🇱 @elderofziyon]

"We tried so hard!"

[Sean Berube @SeanBerube4]

C.S. Lewis was an atheist for 30 years

Finally, one conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien changed his mind

So what did Tolkien say?

Here’s what they discussed, and how it led to the conversion of the 20th century’s greatest theologian… 🧵

[Santa Claus 🎅🏻🎄🦌🛷 @Old_Santa_Claus]

A message to America from Germany

[Gillette Stadium @GilletteStadium]

RT if you’re #GoArmy!

#ArmyNavy | @ArmyNavyGame

[John Quackenbush @JEQwp85]

@vox_populi_nl @simonateba @DougAMacgregor @TuckerCarlson Well said Col Macgregor. Worth a listen.

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@sarahpooler @GilesPooler Great picture! Great win!

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@davehill77 Well, not that I am a betting man, but that would have been a pretty good bet in my eyes too.

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Hear goes my first hashtag… social media companies: please #changeyouralgorithms that promote fear and anger in search of “likes.” They only foment unnecessary division and are tearing our country apart….

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

Michael Smith wrote this moving account of the fate that befell many of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence:

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers or both, looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: ‘For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.’”

[John Quackenbush @JEQwp85]

Great duck day for golfing!

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@TedMartin1775 @USArmy @brian_irishfan @soyks12 @ToriEvansPhotos @steviehelton72 @ChiefofArmor @MeganJantos @PaulFunk2 @TradocDCG @SeeTheWorld_40k Nice! 👍

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The Harvard Study of Adult Development began tracking the lives of 268 Harvard sophomores in 1938.

It is considered the longest running study on adult life, health, and happiness.

Here are 3 powerful findings everyone should know:

[John Delaney 🇺🇸 @JohnDelaney]

Democracy is under threat, and there are many causes, but one is Washington pursuing domestic and foreign policies - even well intentioned ones - that are not supported by a majority of Americans. As Lincoln said, "public sentiment is everything."

[John Quackenbush @JEQwp85]

Giving a shout-out for an initiative going at our church called The Clarksburg Yard. This will be a safe place for young people to gather and build positive relationships. Donna and I are supporting this effort. Please consider a donation too: https://t.co/VkGHKHRqeG

[Duke Women’s Basketball @DukeWBB]

Be someone who handles hard better.

[Principles First @Principles_1st]

🚨🚨#PrinciplesFirst Alert

On a GOP primary debate stage in SC, @TomRiceSC7 delivers the hard truth. This took courage.

“He was proud these people were sacking the US Capitol & he did nothing for four hours ... Our Constitution is too precious to risk.”

[Chelsea Janes @chelsea_janes]

Albert Pujols just tried to steal third base. He did not make it safely.

[D. C. Washington @Dcwash1]

@nathaliejacoby1 To be the starting pitcher for the Nats.....NO. But other wise Yes.

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@Redleg335 Never met Jack Swigert. Rode a C-17 for 2 days back from Afghanistan with Robin Williams finishing a USO tour. Got Unitas autograph when I was 12 at a swim meet.