Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD

Husband, father, SHSU political science professor, @CGUnews alum, & †. ❤️ @BearkatSports, @Chargers, US Defense Policy, Science, SciFi, Humanities. Views mine.

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise49]

Thank you to all who fought and sacrificed in freedoms defense all those years ago. Incredible footage here. Blessed that both my uncles survived and will never forget the over 400,000 who did not come home.

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Chargers and first-round pick Akheem Mesidor have agreed on a four-year, fully guaranteed deal worth $20,456,392, per agents Robert Bailey and Drew Rosenhaus.

[Congressman Morgan Luttrell @RepLuttrell]

June is PTSD Awareness Month.

Over 13 million Americans are living with PTSD. We must do everything possible to support them.

[Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD @RobBittick]

Work continues on the stadium. Looking good!

@BearkatSports @BearkatsFB

[BaseballHistoryNut @nut_history]

It took 70 years but it finally happened

[Critical Threats @criticalthreats]

NEW | Iran and the United States have not bridged key differences on all the major demands in the US-Iran talks.

Iranian officials said that they are unwilling to discuss their nuclear program on May 25, and Iranian regime media on May 25 insisted that the United States observe Iran’s right to enrich uranium on Iranian territory.

Granting Iran economic relief by unfreezing funds or removing sanctions would likely decrease Iranian military reconstitution timelines.

Iran reportedly demanded that the US immediately release the first half of frozen Iranian assets upon signing the agreement and the second half of the assets within 60 days, according to Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) media on May 26.

Iran is also refusing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and using force to ensure the recognized traffic separation scheme remains closed.

Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei released a statement on May 26 reaffirming the regime’s commitment to the principles of the Islamic Revolution and his father’s grand strategy – namely, a commitment to the destruction of Israel, the expulsion of US forces from the region, and the formation of a “new Islamic civilization” united against the United States.

[Sam Houston Football @BearkatsFB]

Wherever you are, you can follow the Kats all season long.
Here’s the official broadcast schedule.

Broadcast information for Troy and Texas Tech will be announced at a later date.

#EatEmUpKats

[Alex Insdorf @alexinsdorf99]

Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh confirms Justin Herbert is at practice today.

"I was happy he went to support Madison [Beer] on her music tour. Madison supports him at the football games. He told me he wasn't gonna be here for those two weeks and my first reaction was, 'do you need a ride to the airport?'"

"He's just been somebody that is just here all the time. There's times I've wanted to shoo him out of the building. He's at every voluntary, every non-voluntary workout. Same guy that broke his hand and he was here the next day practicing. The next game, stiff arming guys. Yeah, I was happy. Good balance."

[Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD @RobBittick]

Space Force needs to prepare for an ‘in-person’ moon conflict with China, new report argues https://t.co/SyP80byIjx via @DefenseOne #Defense

[Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD @RobBittick]

I am the President of the United States of America!

#lincoln https://t.co/MUITLJODoP via @YouTube

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

Winston Churchill never hid the fact that he suffered from depression. He called it his “black dog” — a dark shadow that could follow him even when he stood at the height of power.

But Churchill had his own way of keeping that darkness from completely taking over. It was not grand speeches or political victories. It was a simple physical act — laying bricks.

At his estate, Chartwell, he personally laid around 200 bricks a day. Row by row, wall by wall. He built garden walls, utility buildings, sometimes entire structures. What mattered was not only the result, but the process itself.

His principle was simple: keep the hands busy so the mind can rest. When heavy thoughts overwhelmed him, he picked up a trowel. When anxiety tightened its grip, he laid one brick. Then another. And another.

They say Churchill took this craft so seriously that he even joined a bricklayers’ union. Imagine that: the British prime minister carrying a builder’s union card.

There is a phrase often associated with his experience: depression does not like a person who keeps moving.

Sometimes the path through darkness begins not with a great decision, but with one small action. Take a step. Complete a simple task. Lay your own “brick” today.

And tomorrow — lay another one.

[Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD @RobBittick]

Today I remember those veterans who have passed away. My father was a career naval aviator who died last year. Many other families have loved ones who served and have since passed away. Today we honor them with gratitude.
#MemorialDay

[NASA History Office @NASAhistory]

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

65 years ago today President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress. Among his "Urgent National Needs"— achievement in space.

With the Space Race in full swing, he said, "while we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last."

[Sports of SHSU @SportsofSHSU]

Tyler Davis since being called up by the White Sox a month ago.

13 IP
2.77 ERA
0.85 WHIP
12 K’s

Stellar start to his big league career.

#ProKats

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[Robin Marshall Bittick, MPA, PhD @RobBittick]

Progress continues. And the stadium is looking good.
#BearkatSports #BearkatsFB

[SHSU Online @SHSUOnline]

Myth: "Online classes are easier."

Reality: They're different. You set your own pace, manage your own deadlines, and stay engaged without a professor reminding you the test is Friday.

Not lighter — built for adults managing real lives.