Laura

[The Story @TheStoryFNC]

“I don't think there was a dry eye on either of those F-16 cockpits…”

WATCH: Air Force Pilot Maj @Femahiester says pilots were overcome with pride to fly over National Mall in kickoff to America 250 celebrations

[Trooper Kameron Watts @wspd1pio]

Next up on our Afternoons series: What to expect on a traffic stop.

[Laura @litlbit64]

@myhumehealth led to believe I was ordering the Hume band 2.0. Received and its the 1.0. Why would anyone order the 1.0 when the 2.0 is available? Now to return the purchase.

[Laura @litlbit64]

@elonmusk

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

During Episode 49, at about 2:07 p.m. on June 14, a whirlwind hit the V3 live streaming camera.

These whirlwinds are a variety of dust devil that form in the presence of heat, which causes upward air flow, and strong windshear.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory maintains three live streams of the eruption, which can be accessed at:

V1: https://t.co/uIIZgKE20o

V2: https://t.co/EnFdGKvTqS

V3: https://t.co/YjdvF1fUVu

#Kilauea #Eruption #Lava

[Laura @litlbit64]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary first post I signed up to share my experience. I was at a @ufc fight @danawhite and had a perfect view of a big black pole.

[Laura @litlbit64]

@JDVance @SecWar @DeptVetAffairs what kind of hokey process is it for a 20 year @USArmy retiree to have to get a VFW or DVA rep to get a medical review that your military docs sent you to apply for! 3 years still no diagnosis, close and its not good so far. Time we dont have.

[Freedom 250 @Freedom250]

The Great American State Fair is a World’s Fair celebrating the people, traditions, innovations, and spirit that make America the greatest nation on Earth.

The Great American State Fair will bring together all states and territories to showcase the very best of America through state exhibits, industry displays, family friendly attractions and movie screenings, musical performances, military ensembles, incredible flyovers, and an iconic Ferris wheel on the National Mall.

As the visionary behind the Great American State Fair, we are excited to announce that President Trump will personally kick off this historic celebration on Wednesday, June 24 in an opening ceremony celebrating America’s 250th birthday.

–@Freedom250 Spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez

[Laura @litlbit64]

I so agree with this. The whole thing is exhausting. Really if you hate the US that much move to another country. Biden started the celebration planning. Smh.

[Glenn Beck @glennbeck]

Here's what bothers me about all the artists pulling out of The Great American State Fair. Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Milli Vanilli (who knew they were still around) and others claim that they can't play this event because it's too divisive and has caused security concerns.

PLEASE, HELP ME UNDERSTAND. I can't see the people who want to attend a Freedom 250 event causing security threats. Are these threats instead coming from the people who are AGAINST this celebration?

And what part of Freedom 250 is divisive? Please, be specific. I love Martina McBride. What changed that made this event no longer "non-partisan?" I'd like to know because NONE of this should be about politics.

I remember the Bicentennial. Everyone got together, Republicans and Democrats, to celebrate the 200th birthday of our nation. I remember people HATED President Ford and Nixon at the time. But they still showed up to celebrate. They didn’t boycott due to the person in the Oval Office. The celebration was bigger than the president.

Freedom 250 should be exactly the same. No politics. No partisanship. If that's really what it's turning into, I'd like to know exactly how. Until then, it just looks like partisanship and fear of retaliation from their own side when performers drop out.

[Laura @litlbit64]

@RepDelBene you dont have to look far in our statr to realize this day is not about BBQs even if they cost a little more. For some the price was priceless.

[Rep. Suzan DelBene @RepDelBene]

Trump’s tariffs & failed economic policies mean your Memorial Day BBQ is more expensive this year.

[Laura @litlbit64]

$500M from 13000 properties! Your math isn't mathing!

[12 Raps For Life @NCbarca]

@ajwillis1010 @Acyn @grok that’s an average tax of $400/house

$400 tax on $5m property.

[Laura @litlbit64]

"Tyrian" purple.

[AcmeAcres.us @idahobeef]

Friday's calf needs a name and we're giving away 10 lbs of pasture-raised ground beef from https://t.co/K9A3PMAwf6 to whoever comes up with the best one.

He's a boy. Grey, almost purple. Built like his Charolais dad, colored like neither of his parents. Stops you in your tracks.

Drop your name suggestion in the comments. To be entered in the giveaway, head to https://t.co/K9A3PMAwf6 and sign up through the popup — then come back and leave your suggestion.

Tomorrow we'll put the top picks to a vote. Winner gets the beef.

Give me a call or text if you have any questions.

Your rancher,
Jason Hanley | 208-714-0478

@beefinitiative

[Laura @litlbit64]

Three, two who were mentors, and one a best friend of a mentor who has since passed. All three very strong women, still have wonderful conversations even though two do not align politically with me. Met over my so far 37 year state career. ❤️

[eve @eveforamerica]

This is a general question. Not trying to correlate this to anything in the news today.

For those of you that are 50ish or older…how many acquaintances/colleagues/associates etc., that you met in your younger years, do you know intimately TODAY?

I am using “intimate” in the broadest sense. For example…what they do privately, what are their morals, their ethics…an so on.

Me…ZERO.

[Laura @litlbit64]

@garyplayer so enjoyed watching the Honorary Starters start the Masters. The event is watched by all regardless if you generally watch golf or not the Masters is a must watch. Looking forward watching golf this weekend. My 89 year old Dad still gets out there.

[GARY PLAYER @garyplayer]

68 years coming to Augusta for the Masters and 15 as an Honorary Starter. To Augusta National, the patrons, the staff, the press, the volunteers, my fellow starters Jack and Tom, and fans around the world, words cannot describe how much love you give each and every year and the gratitude that fills my heart. GP

[Nick shirley @nickshirleyy]

You tried to paint me as a pervert for exposing fraud, and as a result radical leftists started trying to dox me and send death threats, wanting to kill me.

Now you are taking credit for “leading the charge” on the fraud. Are you serious?

You are the fraud.

[Laura @litlbit64]

As my grandmother (a friend of your grandmother) used to say. "Don't cut your nose off to spite your face". Voting no isn't hurting ICE but is hurting TSA.

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

Good morning. Today, Senate Republicans will have the chance to FINALLY join Democrats and pass our bill to pay TSA workers. 

Every Senator will be on the record. Will Republicans seriously block TSA pay, again?

[M.A. Rothman @MichaelARothman]

𝗩𝗗𝗛: 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡.

Victor Davis Hanson has spent fifty years studying how wars end. When he says the tide is turning, it's worth listening to why.

His argument isn't based on what the Pentagon is saying. It's based on how everyone else is behaving.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀. VDH's rule: Europeans never agree to go anywhere near a conflict unless they think the winning side has already been determined. They didn't help in the early days. Now they're starting to move. That movement is not idealism. It's a calculation. They've looked at the battlefield and decided which way this ends.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗹𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. The Saudis, the Emiratis, the Qataris — these governments have survived for generations by reading the regional climate with precision. When they expel Iranian military attachés, when they intercept Iranian missiles over their own capitals and say nothing about American strikes, when the UAE reaffirms its $1.4 trillion investment commitment to the United States mid-war — they are not making ideological statements. They are placing bets. And they are betting on the United States.

𝗔𝗹 𝗝𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗮. This is the one that should stop you cold. Al Jazeera — the Qatari state media network, historically critical of American military action, the network Tucker Carlson and the anti-war right love to cite against Israel — is now calling the U.S. bombing campaign brilliant and effective, and saying it has been underestimated. When the media outlet of a nation that hosts both the largest American air base in the Middle East and a Hamas political office starts praising American military effectiveness, the message is unmistakable: 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹. A-10 Warthogs and Apache helicopter gunships are now flying strike missions in Iranian airspace at will. VDH's point: you only deploy those aircraft when there is effectively no air defense left to threaten them. They are slow, low-flying, close-support platforms. Their presence confirms what the Pentagon has been claiming — Iran has no meaningful air defense remaining.

Iran's strategy now is rope-a-dope. Run out the clock. Wait for American public opinion to shift. Hope the midterms create political pressure on Trump to stop. It is the only play they have left.

VDH's conclusion: if Trump sees it through — and he believes he will — the regime falls. Not in years. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘆. 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.

[Laura @litlbit64]

I actually miss the days of going in showing ID, signing my name and voting. Just an excuse to vote No on a law that just makes sense. Really this excuse takes the cake. By the way in WA its easy for a vote to be changed.

[Senator Patty Murray @PattyMurray]

The average person is more likely to be struck by lightning than they are to commit voter fraud.

Seriously. That's a real stat.

I'm voting NO on the SAVE America Act.

[GRANDPA’s FREE ADVICE @GOP_is_Gutless]

For seven long years, he served without ever asking for anything in return.

His name is Sergeant Diesel, a 7-year-old Pit Bull veteran dog who walked beside soldiers through dust, danger, and the tense silence that follows every mission.

On February 20, 2026, Diesel stepped off the plane from his final military deployment, his strong paws tired but his loyal spirit still unbreakable, just as it had been on every mission he bravely faced. Diesel wasn’t just a service dog. He was the courage of his unit.

During his years of service, he helped save more than 500 civilians — children, elders, and families — along with 50 officers who owe their lives to the strength, determination, and fearless loyalty of a Pit Bull who never once hesitated when danger appeared.

While others stepped back from risk, Diesel moved forward without fear, muscles steady, eyes focused, trusting his team and protecting them with every step he took.

At the airport, he sits quietly beside his duffel bag, proudly wearing his vest marked “VETERAN,” unaware that the strong, gentle Pit Bull resting there is a hero to everyone who knows his story.

Passengers rush by with suitcases and tired eyes, never realizing that this calm Pit Bull has faced more danger, shown more courage, and saved more lives than most humans ever will.

And now, his service is coming to an end.

On February 26, 2026, Diesel will stand one final time before his unit for his retirement ceremony. There will be medals, applause, and proud tears. But the only thing Diesel will care about is the familiar hands that scratch behind his ears, the voices calling him “good boy,” and the comfort of finally going home.

A hero’s home.

May his retirement be filled with soft beds, long peaceful naps, warm meals, and the quiet life he earned a thousand times over.

Thank you for your service, Sergeant Diesel.

You protected a nation. Now let the nation honor you.

Happy retirement, brave boy. 🐾🇺🇸

[Laura @litlbit64]

Leah you got this, look forward to seeing you raceing and winning again!

[Leah Pruett @LeahPruett_TF]

#Gainesville has always stood for new beginnings for me. From the first time I drove a Pro Mod, to launching @TSRNitro, to my return to the seat. I’ve never won this race, but it sure would be a huge milestone in and of itself.

Nitro qualifying kicks off Friday at 2:30pm!

[𝕃𝕚𝕖𝕦𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕥 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕝 ℙ 🪖 @TheLtColUSMC]

In honor of National Anthem Day, it’s time to bring back this classic from Master Gunnery Sergeant Peter Wilson.

You haven’t truly felt the Star Spangled Banner until you’ve heard it played by him on his violin. 🎻🇺🇸

Goosebumps guaranteed. 🫡