Brian Chandler

Father, Husband, USAF EOD Veteran. Proud Texan and unabashed Texas sports fanatic.

[History With Jacob @HistoryWJacob]

The vote that would create the United States was deadlocked, and the man who could break the tie was eighty miles away, dying of cancer, on the wrong side of a thunderstorm.

His name was Caesar Rodney. On the first of July 1776, while Congress argued itself toward independence in Philadelphia, he was stuck back in Delaware. He was tamping down Loyalist trouble, in constant pain from the cancer eating at his face and fighting for breath due to his asthma.

Then the letter came. Delaware's two delegates in Congress were split. One for independence, one against. Without a tiebreaker, the colonies would not stand united. And a divided front was exactly what the Crown was counting on.

He did not hesitate. He climbed onto his horse near midnight and rode straight into the storm. Lightning split the sky. The roads turned to sludge. A journey that normally took two days but he made it in eighteen hours. He stopped only to change horses, soaked with every mile.

He reached Independence Hall on the morning of July 2 just as the vote was called, still in his boots and spurs. Caked in mud. Thomas McKean never forgot the sight of him standing in the doorway.

Rodney walked in and cast his vote for independence. It broke Delaware's tie, and with that, not a single colony stood against the break from Britain.

On this day, 250 years ago, a dying man rode all night through a storm so America could be born.

America 250 🇺🇸

[Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr]

WHAT THE HECK IS WRONG WITH @Starbucks?!

This guy and his coworker are actual heroes—they fought off armed robbers, risked getting shot to protect the store and everyone in it, held the scumbags until the cops showed up... and Starbucks FIRED THEM for it?!

No, for real.

This went down in St. Louis. Two masked dudes burst in, guns out, screaming for cash.

Everybody drops to the floor like they're supposed to. One robber shoves a female employee down.

Michael Harris tries to just hand over the money to end the nightmare... and they pistol-whip him in the back of the head like a damn animal.

Then his coworker Devin Jones-Ransom snaps. He tackles the gunman straight into the drive-thru window, the gun breaks, and boom—they realize it's fake. These two legends subdue both robbers and hold them there until police haul them off.

Both criminals? Convicted. Sitting in prison right now thanks to these young men.

A few weeks later, after the cameras stopped rolling? Starbucks axes BOTH of them.

The official reason? They "violated company policy" by not just rolling over and complying.

Let that sink in.

A guy gets smashed in the skull with a gun, thinks he's about to lose his life, fights back, helps lock up two thugs... and Starbucks fires him for NOT letting them get robbed?!

Are you KIDDING ME?!

What kind of spineless, corporate clown world are we living in where standing up for yourself and others gets you punished?! This isn't policy—this is straight-up betrayal. Those employees did what any normal person with a backbone would do, and corporate suits stabbed them in the back the second they could.

Absolutely infuriating. Heads should roll at Starbucks for this garbage.

#lawenforcement

[U.S. Air Force @usairforce]

What’s better than a rare Super Delta formation featuring the Thunderbirds and the @USNavy Blue Angels over Washington, D.C.?

Watching it from four different views for #UFCWhiteHouse as part of #Freedom250. 🇺🇸

[Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson]

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
~ Isaiah 6:8

Tonight, we Americans remember the brave men and women who answered that same call. I wore this scripture on a chain around my neck for 20 years.

They heard the voice of duty — of God and country — and said, “Send me.” They left homes, families, and futures behind to defend liberty on distant battlefields.

Some never returned. Their sacrifice was total. Their “Here am I” became eternal.

Today we honor their courage, their faith, and the freedom they secured for us. We owe them a debt we can never fully repay — only remember and live worthy of.

To every Gold Star family, every veteran who carried the weight: Thank you.

May we never forget those who said “Send me”… and meant it with their lives.🙏✝️

Goodnight, ya’ll.

[Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84]

It was never supposed to be a career.

[Mosab Hassan Yousef @MosabHasanYOSEF]

Palestine has no legitimacy of its own.
It only exists by denying Israel’s right to exist.

Name one thing Palestine stands for, not against?

[Mat Best @MatBest11x]

Mat Best - Folded Flag (Official Music Video)

This song was written for the men and women who stepped into the fire for this country and never made it home, and for the families, friends, and brothers left carrying their memory forward.

Memorial Day isn’t just a long weekend. Behind every folded flag is a name, a story, and a sacrifice that built the freedom we live in every day.

This song proudly supports the Major Brent Taylor Foundation and the Gold Star families it supports.

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Just gonna leave this here.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Final boss of Texas BBQ just dropped

[Rothmus 🏴 @Rothmus]

True.

[thedaywarrior @thedaywarrior]

7 steps that separate the people who stagnate
from the people who evolve:

1.    Own your mistakes — no excuses, no qualifiers
2.    Reflect and analyze — find the root, not just the
symptom
3.    Seek honest feedback — blind spots need outside eyes
4.    Set clear principles — values over emotions under
pressure
5.    Take corrective action — insight without action is
wasted
6.    Build better habits — systems outlast single
corrections
7.    Move forward with strength — carry the wisdom, release
the burden

None of these work once.
They work when you return to them after every hard season, every mistake, every moment you didn't handle the way you wanted.

継続は力なり.
Continuance is power.

Full breakdown this Tuesday at 9AM.
https://t.co/YV2sGlKSXR

[Joey Jones @Johnny_Joey]

So many friends and heroes in such a short time. We Remember! USMC EOD.

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

They say an EOD tech dies twice— the first when their heart stops, the second when their name is no longer spoken.

Today, at the EOD Memorial Wall at Eglin Air Force Base, we spoke every name.

We honor warriors who walked the long, lonely path toward danger so others could live. They didn’t do it for glory, fame, or medals. They did it because the mission demanded it—and because lives depended on it.

We remember how they lived. We carry them forward. They will never be forgotten.

Hooyah EOD.

[Happy Captain @EODHappyCaptain]

Today is National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day!

In 2010, Congress formally recognized this day through H.Res. 1294, honoring those who serve and have served in the noble and self-sacrificing profession of Explosive Ordnance Disposal in the United States Armed Forces.

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 JUST NOW — SECWAR PETE HEGSETH DROPS TRUTH:

"The mantra you would hear dripping from the lips of generals, with a serious look on their face was, 'our diversity is our strength.'"

"Which is the single DUMBEST phrase in military history!"

"Of course, our diversity is not our strength. Our UNITY is our strength. Our shared purpose. The flag we wear, and the Constitution we serve to defend!" @RapidResponse47

Perfect man for the job!

[thedaywarrior @thedaywarrior]

The greatest gift a father can give is showing his children what strength, love, and discipline look like in action.

Show them how you start each day with early mornings.
Show them the wisdom to learn from tough lessons.
Show them leading by example when it’s hard.

Be prepared for each new chapter, as it's about the legacy you're building for your kids.

[thedaywarrior @thedaywarrior]

Teach your kids about money so they don’t repeat your mistakes.

If you grew up without financial guidance, you know the cost:
Credit card debt. Living paycheck to paycheck. No savings. Stress.

Teach your kids the power of saving, the difference between needs and wants, and how to make smart choices with money.

Let them see your budget. Involve them in simple financial decisions. Explain how delayed gratification builds freedom.

They won’t learn this in school.
They’ll learn it from you—or not at all.

[thedaywarrior @thedaywarrior]

This is why we need to pay attention—not just to our income, but to where our money leaks away.

Discipline isn’t just in the gym—it’s in your wallet.
Audit your expenses. Negotiate. Cut the fat.

Stop accepting overpriced plans because it’s “easier.”Every dollar you waste is a dollar you could invest in your future, your family, or your freedom.

Take control of your time, your habits, and your money.

[thedaywarrior @thedaywarrior]

Full effort doesn’t happen by accident.
It's built through systems that keep you consistent—especially on the days when motivation disappears.

A true Day Warrior doesn’t just give effort once; he designs his life so that effort becomes automatic.

Every morning routine, every discipline, every habit in your system is a small lever that guarantees full effort without thinking about it.

Over time, those systems sharpen your skill stack—each skill reinforcing the next until your competence compounds.

That’s when “full victory” stops being luck and starts being the natural result of how you live.

Systems create consistency.
Consistency builds skills.
Skills deliver victory.

[Blue Lives Matter @bluelivesmtr]

FINALLY some brains and common sense in New Jersey! WATCH as Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia LOSES IT on the left for passing illegal immigration laws:

“For the love of God and all that is good. Can you differentiate between the fact that we don't make laws that control the federal government?

My God, what are we doing here? I'm not a lawyer. I was an English teacher and I comprehend that my fifth grade middle school English students would understand it.

I am coming to you not from a point of ideology because I know in the minority party, we already lost that argument. You guys are way, way out in the ether with that. I'm not even hoping to win the ideology.

I'm hoping to win the logical argument to say, why do we keep passing laws that are gonna end up in court? We lose and the taxpayer gets shafted over and over and over. You cannot vote yes for a law that controls local, county, state, and federal.

No, Federal has gotta come off for this to count, but the only reason why you're passing it is to affect federal agents — Don't a room full of lawyers understand.

Ludicrous. Oh my goodness.”

REPOST and amplify her voice!

#thinblueline #lawenforcement