Nick Bachus

Today is a great day to make a difference in the world

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

250 years ago today, on June 29, 1776, New Yorkers looked out at the water and saw a nightmare on the horizon. The British fleet had arrived, and so many ships filled the bay that witnesses said the masts looked like "a forest of pine trees" growing out of the sea. The timing could not have been more brutal.

This was the empire's answer to the rebellion, and it was overwhelming. The first wave of around 45 warships and transports dropped anchor off Sandy Hook and Staten Island carrying General William Howe and roughly 10,000 troops. Within days it kept growing. Then his brother Admiral Richard Howe arrived with more. It would eventually swell into one of the largest seaborne invasion forces of the entire 18th century, hundreds of ships and tens of thousands of professional soldiers and German mercenaries, aimed at one city.

Now sit with the timing. While that forest of masts was filling the harbor, delegates down in Philadelphia were in the final days of debating whether to declare independence. They voted for it on July 2 and signed off on the wording on July 4. So at the exact moment America was being born on paper, the most powerful military on earth was already anchored off its coast, getting ready to strangle it in the cradle.

The people of New York understood exactly what they were seeing. Alarm bells rang, panic spread through the streets, and soldiers sprinted to their posts to stare at a force they had almost no hope of matching. Washington's army was outnumbered, outgunned, and about to get badly beaten in the battles for New York that followed.

That's the part that gets lost in the fireworks every Fourth of July. Independence wasn't declared from a position of strength. It was declared with an enemy armada already sitting on the doorstep, knowing full well what was coming. They signed their names anyway.

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

Thanks for a fun week coach! Ben had a blast all week. Appreciate all you do.

[David DeJulius @DavidDejulius]

Proud coach. Couldn’t have asked for a better group. These guys embodied the mantra all four days “Have fun, play hard, play together”. My crew during @CoachWesMiller camp!

[Cincinnati Baseball @GoBearcatsBASE]

Looks like we're taking the party to Arlington 🎉

We have officially clinched a berth in the @Big12Conference Tournament‼️

#Bearcats

[Field Yates @FieldYates]

Spend a few minutes watching Ernie Johnson (@TurnerSportsEJ) address the Alabama football team. I promise you it will be worth your time.

(🎥: @AlabamaFTBL)

[Abigail Ogle📝 @KOCOAbigail]

📝T. BOONE FAREWELL LETTER:

“In my final months, I came to the sad reality that my life really did have a fourth quarter and the clock really would run out on me. I took the time to convey some thoughts that reflect back on my rich and full life....

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

That feeling when you realize there is no Wednesday night #MACtion @BarstoolBigCat @marty_mush

[Larry Kim @larrykim]

#WednesdayWisdom:

👟These expandable shoes are made for children in poor countries and last for up to five years. © Adam Danyal

[Ben Hofstetter @BenHof]

This 33-year-old @uofcincy dropout co-founded GitHub, which just sold to Microsoft for $7.5 billion https://t.co/BtamkwocZg

[CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil @CBSEveningNews]

There’s a tiny superhero with a special gift for capturing the hearts of the homeless in Alabama

Steve Hartman caught up with the caped crusader @OnTheRoadCBS https://t.co/Wjjs1fbN9B

[Isaiah Pead @iPead]

First steps in a running leg! 🙌🏾🙏🏾 y’all see what all that trash talkin got me 👀👀 lol

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

@KurtWiebs How I built this

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

Incredible https://t.co/LfpcWyEt2J

[CBS Sports @CBSSports]

Since 1890, the Army/Navy game has celebrated those who have committed their lives to protecting our country.

For the 118th time, it’s much more than just a football game.

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

Congrats @DPo8 ! https://t.co/MtyUVHA2Kt

[Dezy Hume @DezyHume]

LaSalle High Schools’ DeVier Posey wins Canadian Super Bowl MVP

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

Marine who lost leg in Afghanistan runs #BostonMarathon with American flag https://t.co/v9YDpaVhsA

[Cincinnati Business Courier @BusinessCourier]

BREAKING: Get the first look at @uofcincy’s new $120M college https://t.co/Qe3YHy9RJq

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

"I haven't hit a pick all day" -@BarstoolBigCat

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

“@Enquirer: Visitor @justinleibow lets us in on a secret about Cincinnati
http://t.co/Hz1m8IpL9I” #ProudlyCincinnati

[CNBC @CNBC]

The greatest innovator in the world right now is Google—not Apple, said Walter Isaacson: http://t.co/OY08IW3HXQ (via @Matt_SquawkCNBC)

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

“@CNBC: ALERT: Shares of Apple break below $420. $AAPL QUOTE: http://t.co/50JsTbSKKP” @ACPonts

[Nick Bachus @NickBachus]

@IAM_JCraw missing those days #lancersrolldeep