Brad Blaney

Technology Leader..Father and Husband..Football, Basketball, Soccer UX/UI..Software Dev..Product Dev, LCHF, Fasting

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸

[Nathan Marzion @nathanmarzion]

RETWEET IF YOU LOVE JRUE HOLIDAY

[Zach Heilprin @ZachHeilprin]

Can’t imagine why Gard thought he might be able to talk with Howard after the game. 🤔

Their previous interactions:

[Steve Hanke @steve_hanke]

Native New Zealand Maori people are performing the sacred Haka dance in front of the Parliament House in Wellington to protest vaccine mandates. Take a look.

[Lee Ritz, MD (Ob/Vee/Us) @lee_ritz]

I’ve got to get something off my chest, so buckle up for an overdue rant.

I can’t begin to describe the disdain and contempt I have for highly-credentialed MD’s with large platforms who are suddenly jumping on Team Reality about COVID. /1

[Milwaukee Business Journal @MKEBizJournal]

Harbor Homes president Scott Thistle has grown the company into one of the area's largest — and most affordable — home builders in just a few short years. https://t.co/fNdmMrY1Sx

[Eric Weinstein @ericweinstein]

This is not about @spotify or @joerogan anymore. Or COVID. Or vaccines.

This is about the President of the United States USING vaccines to lean on communications/news companies to label his critics as misinformation.

This is an open war on American Values from the Oval Office.

[Casper the Friendly Ghost @XJCasper]

#WashougalHSWalkout

Washougal High School
Washougal, WA

East or Vancouver, WA
NE of Portland, WA.

[Stars and Stripes Honor Flight @SSHonorFlight]

As a kid in the 1930s, #WWII #Navy pilot #DancingChuck would help retrieve footballs when the #Packers practiced near State Fair Park. Fast fwd 90 years…now 99-year-old Chuck & his bride Bev are ready for playoff football tonight! #GoPackGo  #honorflight #Everydayisabonus

[Mark Dolan @mrmarkdolan]

I beg you. I IMPLORE you. Retweet this clip far and wide. This needs to go viral. The damage to children and young people, for a disease that poses them virtually zero threat, has been nothing less than criminal. And obviously it’s abuse. RT #NeverAgain

[Milwaukee Women’s Soccer @MKE_WSoccer]

From the department of "perfect timing" ... an announcement!

Enjoy, from the new issue of @SInow that hit the newsstands today.

Our very own @severjsoccer ... part of the spotlight in "FACES IN THE CROWD"!

[Eric Bandholz @bandholz]

What Impossible Foods is doing is messed up.

They're trying to bully a small business who legally owns the trademark to IMPOSSIBLE.

Please share this tweet thread to help him defend his business against these unscrupulous tactics.

[Chip Roy @chiproytx]

THREAD - “Open letter” to @SouthwestAir CEO Gary Kelly - written, I am told, by an SWA employee & posted to Facebook. It was sent by a friend (who didn’t have link). God bless this employee. #DoNotComply #StandUpForAmerica - “The Big Choice” - READ… (1/15)

[Justin Hart @justin_hart]

How powerful is natural infection? Let’s ask Dr Fauci:

[Bill Huber @BillHuberNFL]

Hey, @MikePereira
Intentional grounding at the end of the half?

[Zach Heilprin @ZachHeilprin]

Called a forward pass, no receiver remotely close. It was grounding.

[Zach Heilprin @ZachHeilprin]

How is that not intentional grounding?

[Lucas Tomlinson @LucasFoxNews]

So Navy fires offensive coordinator after losing to Air Force and starting season 0-2, meanwhile nobody has been fired over losing Afghanistan

[Brian Lenzkes, MD @BrianLenzkes]

This will be a very interesting and critical case. Natural immunity has to be a part of the discussion.

[Mani Malagón @ManiMalagon]

https://t.co/YBLsgtXL93