Peter de Keratry

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[Union Pacific @UnionPacific]

🚀 From America’s rails to the moon! 🌕 Built by @WabtecCorp and unveiled with @northropgrumman , our newest commemorative locomotive #up4547 began its first mission hauling @NASA Artemis III rocket components, powering the next era of exploration.

Former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley captured it well at the unveiling ceremony: “Together, we are taking the next leap for humanity.” https://t.co/X9rN4NDS70

[John Roberts @johnrobertsFox]

Filling in for @BretBaier on @SpecialReport tonight. @brithume weighs in on the recent turmoil at @CBSNews

Three things I have learned in my life.
1) no employee is bigger than the corporation
2) we are all just 'penciled in'
3) the graveyards of America are filled with people who 'couldn't be replaced'

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

This is leadership. The presence amongst a defeated workforce has to make an impact. Best of luck to all those who are already working hard to keep moving forward.

[Gretchen Crowe @GretchenOSV]

Simple, peaceful, beautiful, Jesus.

The National Eucharistic Pilgrimage, led by Bishop Stephen Parkes holding the Eucharist in the monstrance, departs the Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist in Savannah for the final stop in the diocese before moving on to the Diocese of Charleston this afternoon.

[Everyday Astronaut @Erdayastronaut]

As someone who’s Executive Platinum with American, this literally is keeping me loyal to them as it’s too hard to work on crappy WiFi. I just got off a @British_Airways flight where the WiFi I paid for didn’t even work half the time 🤦‍♂️ it’s 2026. We have Starlink. Use it.

[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Finnish scientists trucked in real forest dirt and grass and laid it over the gravel at four daycare yards. They let the kids dig around in it for a month. The blood tests came back with changes the researchers hadn’t expected to see so fast or so clear.

The study ran at ten daycares in two Finnish cities with 75 kids aged three to five. Four of the yards got the forest treatment: about a tennis court worth of soil and grass laid over the gravel, plus planters and peat blocks the kids could dig and climb on. Three others stuck with their normal gravel yards. The last three were daycares where the kids were already visiting real forests every day.

After one month, the variety of bacteria living on the kids’ skin shot up, and the kind that helps train the skin’s immune defenses jumped the most. Their gut bacteria started to look like the gut bacteria of the forest-visiting kids. Their blood showed more of the immune cells whose job is to keep the body from freaking out at harmless stuff like pollen and peanuts, and overall inflammation dropped. The kids on the plain gravel yards showed none of this.

Childhood asthma in the US doubled between 1980 and 1995. Food allergies in kids jumped 50 percent between 1997 and 2011, then jumped another 50 percent between 2007 and 2021. And peanut allergies in one-year-olds tripled between 2001 and 2017.

The Finnish researchers think one of the reasons is simple: kids today don’t get dirty enough. 37 percent of American preschoolers now spend an hour or less outside on a normal weekday. Their immune systems are getting trained in environments stripped of the bacteria humans have always lived around.

Aki Sinkkonen, who led the study, put it in plain words: “It would be best if children could play in puddles and everyone could dig organic soil.” The Finnish government is now helping pay for daycares across the country to make the same changes.

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

When I made that post yesterday, I truly thought maybe one or two people might stop by if they happened to already be at Arlington this weekend. I never imagined that nearly twenty years later, Alan’s grave would be surrounded by flowers, flags, prayers, and strangers speaking his name on Memorial Day.

Thank you for showing up for him today. Thank you to everybody else who did too.

As a Gold Star family, there’s always this quiet fear that over time people move on and your person slowly fades into history. Y’all reminded me today that Alan is still remembered, still honored, and still matters. I can’t fully put into words what that means to us. 🥹

[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. 🇺🇸

[Milton Friedman Quotes @MiltonFriedmanW]

“You cannot simultaneously have a welfare state and free immigration.”

— Milton Friedman

[Gabrielle Cluzel @gabriellecluzel]

Il faut voir cette ruche (20 000 pèlerins, 20 ans de moyenne d’âge) s’élancer dans Paris. La colonne du Pèlerinage de Chartres 2026 est un serpentin qui semble sans fin !

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

Mother Teresa left a tremendous legacy of compassion and service. I was honored to visit the Missionaries of Charity today to pay homage to her legacy and to see the living example of the Catholic faith in action.

[Sachin Jose @Sachinettiyil]

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Catholic, who may one day become President of the United States, chose to visit the tomb of Mother Teresa during his visit to India.

Video: NDTV

[Peter de Keratry @petrustexas]

Awesome

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

It was a very good day https://t.co/shJaoIIDPX

[Austin Barnard🚀 @austinbarnard45]

Starship flight 12, the age of V3 has begun!🚀

[VixXi @VickiCocks15]

Starship has Landed!
Starships were meant to fly. This one flew for its life!
Incredible job @SpaceX...not perfect, but well on the way!

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

Today's graduation in Annapolis was the proud convergence of two of my greatest honors: leading the Department of the Navy and being a father.

To the parents and families: thank you for raising these remarkable young men and women, and for planting the seed of service.

To my son—one of our Nation’s newest Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps—and the entire @NavalAcademy Class of 2026: We could not be more proud.

Semper Fi and Hooyah!

[Peter de Keratry @petrustexas]

@TheGlenmorangie Han Solo scotch to go along with the @SpaceX Starship 3 launch.

@Erdayastronaut has great coverage. @elonmusk has a great rocket. @HarrisonJFord and GlenMo have great scotch. Lots to celebrate!

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

Today at the U.S. @NavalAcademy, I saw the next generation of naval officers standing ready to take the watch.

While it is one thing to be told they have what it takes, it is entirely another to look them in the eye as they raise their right hand and swear to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Standing before this incredible class, I was overwhelmed with hope. These aren't just the leaders of tomorrow—they represent the unbreakable resolve of our Nation.

Class of 2026: You have the watch!

[Richard P. Gallagher @rpg571]

SpaceX is ready to do it again! Technical problems have been fixed. Tank farm recharged, the weather is amazing. The vibe is electrifying I think today's the day!
LET'S GO STARSHIP!
@FelixSchlang What About It

[NancyH @NancyH_60]

Nothing beats watching barely-adults unleashed with Uncle Sam’s priciest hardware 🔥 Just kids living their best life with gear that costs more than most houses.