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BREAKING: Tonight I can report yet another successful operation from our brave field agents and regional partners in our ongoing mission to break the drug Cartels.
Earlier today, our teams executed a takedown and arrested 22 members of a narcotics trafficking ring in Lubbock, Texas — one who we believe to be working with the Mexican Cartels.
Our @FBIDallas team did incredible work, partnering with Texas LEO, @DEAHQ, and others.
These are the operations that mean safer streets for American families.
And we are just getting started.
It was great to see so many people participate in the @March_for_Life today in Washington DC. Every life is precious to God!
"He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." - Philippians 1:6
I cannot get enough of this picture.
Just cling. That’s all.
No matter how it bears down on you. Just cling.
No matter what mess crashes in on you. Cling.
Through the grief. Cling.
Through the anxiety. Cling.
Through the horror of a story you can’t believe is yours. Cling.
He does not move. He doesn’t.
And we can trust Him. Even when nothing else makes sense.
Just cling on to Lord Jesus Christ for 2024
Truth for 2024:
Life begins at fertilization
An unborn human is a human
Men can’t be women
Women can’t be men
Marriage is between a man and a woman
Sex belongs in marriage
Children deserve a mother and a father
Happy New Year, everyone! ✨
As a son or daughter of the living God, you should be known for your love, kindness, and compassion, rather than your anger.
You should be known as an encourager.
You should be known for your kind, helpful words.
You should be known by your family and friends for building people up, rather than tearing them down.
You should be known for your self-control, even under stress and pressure.
You should be known for your hopeful, positive outlook on life.
In a room full of depressed, cynical people, you should stand out like a light in the dark place. That’s what Jesus meant when He said, “You are the light of the world—like a city on a mountain, glowing in the night for all to see” (Matthew 5:14, nlt).
It’s not a matter of trying to do and be all these things, it’s simply a matter of letting Jesus shine through your life.
For all the fans of “It’s A Wonderful Life” and Jimmy Stewart . . .
Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best actor in “The Philadelphia Story,” Jimmy Stewart, one of the best-known actors of the day, left Hollywood and joined the US Army. He was the first big-name movie star to enlist in World War II.
An accomplished private pilot, the 33-year-old Hollywood icon became a US Army Air Force aviator, earning his 2nd Lieutenant commission in early 1942. With his celebrity status and huge popularity with the American public, he was assigned to starring in recruiting films, attending rallies, and training younger pilots.
Stewart, however, wasn’t satisfied. He wanted to fly combat missions in Europe, not spend time in a stateside training command. By 1944, frustrated and feeling the war was passing him by, he asked his commanding officer to transfer him to a unit deploying to Europe. His request was reluctantly granted.
Stewart, now a Captain, was sent to England, where he spent the next 18 months flying B-24 Liberator bombers over Germany. Throughout his time overseas, the US Army Air Corps' top brass had tried to keep the popular movie star from flying over enemy territory. But Stewart would hear nothing of it.
Determined to lead by example, he bucked the system, assigning himself to every combat mission he could. By the end of the war he was one of the most respected and decorated pilots in his unit.
But his wartime service came at a high personal price.
In the final months of WWII he was grounded for being “flak happy,” today called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
When he returned to the US in August 1945, Stewart was a changed man. He had lost so much weight that he looked sickly. He rarely slept, and when he did he had nightmares of planes exploding and men falling through the air screaming (in one mission alone his unit had lost 13 planes and 130 men, most of whom he knew personally).
He was depressed, couldn’t focus, and refused to talk to anyone about his war experiences. His acting career was all but over.
As one of Stewart's biographers put it, "Every decision he made [during the war] was going to preserve life or cost lives. He took back to Hollywood all the stress that he had built up.”
In 1946 he got his break. He took the role of George Bailey, the suicidal father in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The rest is history.
Actors and crew of the set realized that in many of the disturbing scenes of George Bailey unraveling in front of his family, Stewart wasn’t acting. His PTSD was being captured on film for potentially millions to see.
But despite Stewart's inner turmoil, making the movie was therapeutic for the combat veteran. He would go on to become one of the most accomplished and loved actors in American history.
When asked in 1941 why he wanted to leave his acting career to fly combat missions over Nazi Germany, he said, "This country's conscience is bigger than all the studios in Hollywood put together, and the time will come when we'll have to fight.”
This weekend, as many of us watch the classic Christmas film, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” it’s also a fitting time to remember the sacrifices of Jimmy Stewart and all the men who gave up so much to serve their country during wartime. We will always remember you!
Postscript:
While fighting in Europe, Stewart's Oscar statue was proudly displayed in his father’s Pennsylvania hardware store. Throughout his life, the beloved actor always said his father, a World War I veteran, was the person who had made the biggest impact on him.
Jimmy Stewart was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and died in 1997 at the age of 89.
H/T @mustangmarine
![Judianna's tweet photo. For all the fans of “It’s A Wonderful Life” and Jimmy Stewart . . .
Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best actor in “The Philadelphia Story,” Jimmy Stewart, one of the best-known actors of the day, left Hollywood and joined the US Army. He was the first big-name movie star to enlist in World War II.
An accomplished private pilot, the 33-year-old Hollywood icon became a US Army Air Force aviator, earning his 2nd Lieutenant commission in early 1942. With his celebrity status and huge popularity with the American public, he was assigned to starring in recruiting films, attending rallies, and training younger pilots.
Stewart, however, wasn’t satisfied. He wanted to fly combat missions in Europe, not spend time in a stateside training command. By 1944, frustrated and feeling the war was passing him by, he asked his commanding officer to transfer him to a unit deploying to Europe. His request was reluctantly granted.
Stewart, now a Captain, was sent to England, where he spent the next 18 months flying B-24 Liberator bombers over Germany. Throughout his time overseas, the US Army Air Corps' top brass had tried to keep the popular movie star from flying over enemy territory. But Stewart would hear nothing of it.
Determined to lead by example, he bucked the system, assigning himself to every combat mission he could. By the end of the war he was one of the most respected and decorated pilots in his unit.
But his wartime service came at a high personal price.
In the final months of WWII he was grounded for being “flak happy,” today called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
When he returned to the US in August 1945, Stewart was a changed man. He had lost so much weight that he looked sickly. He rarely slept, and when he did he had nightmares of planes exploding and men falling through the air screaming (in one mission alone his unit had lost 13 planes and 130 men, most of whom he knew personally).
He was depressed, couldn’t focus, and refused to talk to anyone about his war experiences. His acting career was all but over.
As one of Stewart's biographers put it, "Every decision he made [during the war] was going to preserve life or cost lives. He took back to Hollywood all the stress that he had built up.”
In 1946 he got his break. He took the role of George Bailey, the suicidal father in “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The rest is history.
Actors and crew of the set realized that in many of the disturbing scenes of George Bailey unraveling in front of his family, Stewart wasn’t acting. His PTSD was being captured on film for potentially millions to see.
But despite Stewart's inner turmoil, making the movie was therapeutic for the combat veteran. He would go on to become one of the most accomplished and loved actors in American history.
When asked in 1941 why he wanted to leave his acting career to fly combat missions over Nazi Germany, he said, "This country's conscience is bigger than all the studios in Hollywood put together, and the time will come when we'll have to fight.”
This weekend, as many of us watch the classic Christmas film, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” it’s also a fitting time to remember the sacrifices of Jimmy Stewart and all the men who gave up so much to serve their country during wartime. We will always remember you!
Postscript:
While fighting in Europe, Stewart's Oscar statue was proudly displayed in his father’s Pennsylvania hardware store. Throughout his life, the beloved actor always said his father, a World War I veteran, was the person who had made the biggest impact on him.
Jimmy Stewart was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985 and died in 1997 at the age of 89.
H/T @mustangmarine](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F_zo2o4WQAA8r8r.jpg)
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The Texas Senate’s RECORD $18 Billion Property Tax Relief Plan just got a whole lot better with $3.2 billion dollars added towards supplemental Teacher Pay! Under my SB 1 & SJR 1, 5.72 Million Texas homestead owners will receive 👀 EYE-POPPING property tax relief savings of $1270/yr to $1487/yr savings, businesses get massive tax rate reductions and doubled franchise tax exemptions, ISDs $642 Million in debt tax relief, & teachers a supplemental pay increase of $2k to $6k! It's a true Win-Win-Win-Win for everyone!
An amendment signed by the entire Senate came from Sen. @RolandForTexas, with help from Sen. Finance Chair @joanhuffman, using nearly the same mechanism added supplemental teacher pay through 2025 into SJR 1 for the public to vote on in addition to the $100k Homestead Exemption increase in Nov.
That was based upon a regular session bill by Education Chair, Sen. @CreightonForTX, so 320K Texas teachers will get a 2-for-1 with the $100k homestead exemption and supplemental pay. All Texas teachers will get $2,000 and all rural Texas teachers in counties less than 20k in population will get $6,000 through 2025.
Texas Taxpayers want tax relief and a KEY POINT is SJR 1 must pass the Texas House by August 9th to be on the ballot for the November general election to get both these benefits to nearly 6 Million Texans this Fall. “What we’ve just seen here is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to not only pass a record property tax relief bill but add a tremendous benefit for teachers.” #txlege #txed
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@GregAbbott_TX Pay your teachers and staff, @GregAbbott_TX
It’s a shame to have been passed over in the last legislative session. Our students deserve the best! Districts all over Texas are scrambling to fill positions.
Children is where we all MUST draw the line. Target lost $10+ billion. Next up: Kohl’s.
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The pandemic of laziness is the real concern! I’ll discuss with @Varneyco at 11:15amET on @FoxBusiness
Former FBI lawyer TERMINATED from Twitter for vetting 'Twitter Files' also played key role in 'Russiagate' https://t.co/t2QfICxPKQ
The #TwitterFiles is just the tip of the iceberg, but I refuse to concede that the United States will share the Titanic's fate.
May God bless @ElonMusk and grant others the courage to do the right thing. Our country is at stake.
@MattWalshBlog One of my favorite shows for awhile. Then came the PC that plagues just about everything on TV anymore.
Comedy is now legal on Twitter
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