Ben Montgomery

Ben Montgomery

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Brendan Carr’s authoritarian warning — that networks risk their broadcasting licenses for Iran war reporting that the government doesn’t like — is outrageous. When the government demands the press become a state mouthpiece under the threat of punishment, something has gone very wrong.

In 2019, Carr said: “Should the government censor speech it doesn’t like? Of course not. The FCC does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the ‘public interest.’” But today, Carr cites the “public interest” to blatantly threaten news outlets because the president doesn’t like their reporting.

Again and again, Carr’s tenure as FCC chairman has been marked by his shameless willingness to bully and threaten our free press. But even by Carr’s standards, today’s hypocrisy is shocking — and dangerous.

The American people demand uncensored news about the men and women serving in our armed forces. Our right to a free press is one of the core American freedoms those in uniform have sworn to support and defend. It is long past time for our government officials to remember their own oaths to uphold the Constitution — starting with the First Amendment.

[Ryan Nobles @ryanobles]

The Olympics are funny because two days ago I had no idea why they call it curling and now all
my hopes and dreams are connected to a guy who sells split levels in Duluth using the hammer to knock out the red stones in the 8th end for a three point swing. #olympics

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

I'm for law and order.
However, if in the pursuit of it, we lose our humanity, civility, and peaceful society - the very thing law and order is meant to protect - what's the point?

[ClarkQuill97 @CQuill97]

Superman is a distant god who thinks humanity is a burden, Robin Hood was actually a piece of shit, Batman just wants to beat people up, etc..a sign of a sick society is when we can't even imagine our heroes being heroic.

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

@Joeinblack Yes!

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

@Joeinblack I'm in!

[Out of Context Pokémon @OoCPokemon]

good morning, it is spooky month

[CineCalendar @CineCalendar]

Aug 29th 1997 - Skynet become self aware.

📽️📅 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

[Steak 'n Shake @SteaknShake]

The CEO of CB has managed to do something seemingly impossible: She got Americans on both sides of the political spectrum to agree on something — the new rebrand sucks.  

When the Board does not know the brand, like the brand, or respect the brand, they hire the wrong CEO who focuses on all the wrong things. 

America does not need another bland, soulless, mediocre restaurant chain.   

Founded in 1969 amid radical social and technological change — Woodstock, the moon landing — Cracker Barrel was that one place designed to stand still, evoking Americana, authenticity, and wholesomeness.  

CB's foolish moves demand the resignation of the CEO and the board leaders who hired her.

Save Cracker Barrel!

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

Quick, make sure @modernwest sees this

[Sacho @ksm6971]

USPS M1A1

[Sacho @ksm6971]

USPS M1A1

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

People are reading AI-generated synopses of books and then claiming they read 100 books in a book. This is how the abolition of books began in Fahrenheit 451: classics were condensed into five-minute summaries for those too busy to do the reading. Later came the burnings.

[Louis vil LeGun @LouisvilleGun]

Today is the 41st Anniversary of the Soviet invasion of the US. Today we honor the brave partisans who gave up their lives defending our country from the godless communist scum who tried to take away our freedom.

The inscription on Partisan Rock says it best:
In the early days of World War III, guerillas, mostly children, placed the names of their lost upon this rock.

They fought here alone and gave up their lives “so that this nation shall not perish from the earth"

WOLVERINES!

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

Accident or not, the lesson is owning physical media is ever important. Books, DVDs, CDs, vinyl - anything that can't be changed by a keystroke.

Fahrenheit 451 predicted intellectual freedom destroyed by fire. Truth is, destruction is silent - quiet removals.

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

The national library has apparently, by accident, modified its online copy of the U.S. Constitution to remove the president’s least favorite part: The provision that guarantees people’s right to challenge their detention and demands the government justify their confinement.
https://t.co/h8OKKh4t7r

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

One of my favorite traditions is watching Yankee Doodle Dandy with my grandfather. We’ve done it for years and it has become one of my favorite traditions. It’s an older movie that took several viewings for me to come to appreciate it. Now I can’t imagine a 4th without it.

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Steaks on me today!

@DarrenShavers

[Dividend Hero @HeroDividend]

More people just watched Nvidia report earnings than the NBA playoffs

Let that sink in

[One Perfect Shot @OnePerfectShot]

MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939) Director of Photography: Joseph Walker | Director: Frank Capra

[Ben Montgomery @bcmanateefan12]

@mit4G1stepatax @JDMC2024 @DarrenShavers Yes you do, Meme! Thank you for all you do.