Tom Hebert

[Alex @ajak1033]

I’m speechless. I have no speech. The man himself had acknowledged me.

Thank you to everyone who’s liked, commented, reposted and reached out to me these past 36 hours. Never in a million years did I expect this to happen.

[Speaker Mike Johnson @SpeakerJohnson]

What a terrible time for me to be away from the office, @EricSchmitz1! Thanks for the visit and iconic speech, @SeanAstin! #Rudy

[Tom Hebert @TomHebertDC]

@EricSchmitz1 A close second:

[Eric Schmitz @EricSchmitz1]

As a lifelong Lord of the Rings fan, I never expected to hear Samwise's speech from the end of The Two Towers recited from the Speaker's Balcony.

Yet here we are.

Thanks for the visit, @SeanAstin!

[Tom Hebert @TomHebertDC]

This is the single greatest tweet I have ever seen

[Alex @ajak1033]

The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding

[Tom Hebert @TomHebertDC]

@EricSchmitz1 @SeanAstin My two favorite guys!

[Eric Schmitz @EricSchmitz1]

As a lifelong Lord of the Rings fan, I never expected to hear Samwise's speech from the end of The Two Towers recited from the Speaker's Balcony.

Yet here we are.

Thanks for the visit, @SeanAstin!

[Alex @ajak1033]

The Spurs know how to TAKE the lead, they just don't know how to HOLD the lead. And that's really the most important part of the lead: the holding

[Ghosts of DC @GhostsofDC]

Three blocks from the Capitol dome sits a bar where Janet Reno ate burgers, Carville took Matalin on a first date, and the owner once got shot six times and went back to work. 79 years of the Tune Inn:

https://t.co/1Y11o3Y2Vs

[Josh Billinson @jbillinson]

Insane to let Larry David sit court side at such an important game after what he did to Shaq

[CTIA @CTIA]

We thank Chairman @RepGuthrie, Vice Chairman @RepJohnJoyce, Subcommittee Chair @RepGusBilirakis, and the Data Privacy Working Group for their leadership on the SECURE Data Act. Read the full statement: https://t.co/Wz8VxjUdbE.

[Gracie @graciem120001]

Sean Fennessey Apex Mountain

[Robert E Kelly @Robert_E_Kelly]

It is so refreshing to watch that after years of Disney sludge. Just let us buy the unaltered originals in 4K, and then shut down the franchise.

[Tom Hebert @TomHebertDC]

Wrong: https://t.co/JrYdRN5D19

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Harry Truman left the White House with almost nothing.

No large fortune.
No presidential pension.
No motorcade waiting to carry him into retirement.

On January 20, 1953, Harry and Bess Truman climbed into their own Chrysler and drove themselves home to Independence, Missouri.

His approval ratings were low. Critics called his presidency a failure. Much of Washington was relieved to see him leave office.

What shocked many people later was how little money a former president actually received at the time.

Truman’s only steady income came from a small Army pension worth just over one hundred dollars a month. Financial pressure became so serious that he reportedly needed bank loans simply to cover daily living expenses.

The situation became so embarrassing for the country that Congress eventually created pensions for former presidents.

But Truman never spent his retirement chasing sympathy or public praise.

Back in Independence, he returned to a simple routine. He walked through town without heavy security. He answered his own telephone. He personally responded to letters from ordinary Americans.

On his desk remained the famous sign:
“The buck stops here.”

While Truman lived quietly, the impact of his presidency continued growing.

The Marshall Plan helped rebuild Europe after World War II.

The Truman Doctrine became a foundation of American Cold War policy.

In 1948, he ordered the desegregation of the United States military despite fierce political opposition.

When General Douglas MacArthur publicly challenged presidential authority during the Korean War, Truman removed him from command, protecting civilian control of the military even though the decision damaged his popularity.

Then history delivered one final moment of recognition.

In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson traveled to the Truman Library to sign Medicare into law. During the ceremony, Johnson handed the first Medicare cards to Harry and Bess Truman.

It carried special meaning because Truman had pushed for national health insurance decades earlier and faced enormous backlash for it at the time.

By the end of his life, public opinion had changed dramatically.

The man once dismissed as weak and unpopular came to be viewed as one of the most consequential presidents of the twentieth century.

Harry Truman never chased applause.

He simply accepted responsibility for difficult decisions and lived long enough to see history reconsider them.

Story based on historical records. This post is for educational purposes.

[Sean T at RCP @SeanTrende]

I almost hesitate to promote this, because it wasn't really intended to be a piece. I just sort of sat down and it came out. Maybe someone else out there has the same type of day today, and it'll speak to them.
https://t.co/xSMUDOrHcC

[CTIA @CTIA]

At the 2026 #CTIASummit, @AjitPai, President and CEO, underscored how AI and wireless are “no longer separate, niche conversations”.

[nour @0CEANKNIVES]

famed anecdote from val kilmer's memoir about tony scott crying about getting the sunset on film

[Josh Billinson @jbillinson]

Interesting how they are not denying that the next James Bond will be beloved character actor Richard Kind. Read into that what you will.

[John A. Daly @JohnDalyBooks]

Unpopular opinion: It's better than The Hunt for Red October.

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

say goodbye to your family before Thanksgiving

the most deadly serious Thanksgiving slate I’ve ever seen this is ridiculous

🔥🔥🔥

[Ajit Pai @AjitPai]

There’s no place like home! Enjoyed meeting with fellow Kansan Sen. @RogerMarshallMD—great conversation about the importance of spectrum auctions and wireless infrastructure in promoting mobile coverage, precision agriculture, telemedicine, and more in the Sunflower State.