Stephen Bates
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Signal Corps #FlyEaglesFly | #GenX euphonious medley of philosophy, politics, economics, art, culture, sport
Rehoboth Beach, DE
Joined August 2018
Whatever controversial topic (gender relations, foreign policy, epidemiology, manels, SCOTUS, gun violence, women's rights, systemic racism, wokeness, Ivy League, etc) is trending on Twitter.
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Maybe the reason people call him “the new Hitler” is: -called journalist the enemy of the people -scapegoated immigrants for economic problems -hired loyalists groups to be deputized paramilitary enforcers (ICE) -censored comedians who mocked him -advocated for singular
Woke Left: ‘He’s the new Hitler.’
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Massive alumni, high level sense of school pride, fantastic education, top 3 most beautiful campus in the US.
8 Reasons Why Indiana is an Elite College Football Head Coaching Job Each reason explained 🧵 🔽
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Bari Weiss is building a right-wing CBS knockoff—mimicking the format, harvesting the credibility, but serving pure partisanship. This is the Venture Capital fascism playbook: clone trusted institutions, staff them with right-wing ideological warriors, and call it ‘balance.’
Update: After Bari Weiss was made Editor-in-Chief, CBS News is now uplifting stories from Weiss’s The Free Press.
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Statement includes: "Secretary Hegseth has not briefed Pentagon reporters in nearly four months, and Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson has not conducted a briefing in two months. The Defense Department has avoided questions from the press, all while U.S. troops are operating
The Military Reporters and Editors "urges reporters not to sign the Pentagon’s new restrictive press policy" and calls it an "unprecedented attack on the First Amendment."
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The Bills, Dolphins, and Jets seeing the Patriots back atop the AFC East standings once again
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Who will be left covering the U.S. Department of Defense after tomorrow at 5 p.m.? Almost no one. Here's where things stand: https://t.co/LD7QlEUSwa
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Starting Wednesday, for the first time since the Pentagon opened in 1943, there will be likely no major news outlets accredited to cover the dept, the one spending nearly $1 trillion of taxpayer money. Why? This Pentagon Press Association explains it best. Please read.
Strong statement from the Pentagon Press Association, noting that most members on Wednesday will have their credentials confiscated by the Pentagon and won’t be given new ones because the reporters can’t and won’t “acknowledge a policy that gags Pentagon employees and threatens
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Joe Biden had a peace deal in place, but then Netanyahu and Trump met in Mar-a-Lago and decided that keeping the war going would benefit them both. Ten months later, they’re signing the exact deal Biden brokered.
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GovSlack Achieves Department of Defense IL4 Authorization | @SlackHQ
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Slack is where work flows. It's where the people you need, the information you share, and the tools you use come together to get things done.
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"Today was a Difficult Day," said Pooh. There was a pause. "Do you want to talk about it?" asked Piglet. "No," said Pooh after a bit. "No, I don't think I do." "That's okay," said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend. "What are you doing?" asked Pooh. "Nothing, really,"
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One of the problems of modern politics is that everybody - Democrats, Republicans, and Independents - expects Democratic politicians to be the responsible adults, while Trump can do basically anything and his voters will be confused but still vote GOP.
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Happy Indigenous People’s Day! We are all on stolen land. And while Republicans try to whitewash American history, we acknowledge our country’s role in inflicting trauma on our Indigenous neighbors. We'll keep celebrating their contributions, centering Native voices in our
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“I never thought about marrying Diane… I was too young, too caught up in work and my own life. But she was extraordinary, and I loved her. I just wasn’t ready to make that step.” Diane Keaton and Al Pacino’s relationship remains one of Hollywood’s most fascinating love
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Columbus Landing on Plymouth Rock and Planting the U.S. Flag (1492, oil on canvas) | Leonardo da Vinci
Today is Columbus Day, which means we need to recognize two great men born in the USA Christopher Columbus invented America, but Ben Franklin is the man who perfected it during his presidency and made us the oldest and greatest country on earth Thank you, sirs. We miss you
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Q: Why is China’s electricity grid outpacing USA? Quite simply it comes down to two different core technologies with different economics. The US grid infrastructure is based on the older high voltage alternating current (HVAC) technology, whereas Chinese grid infrastructure is
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$JPM just announced a $1.5T plan to finance U.S. national security industries across defense, energy, AI & quantum. Here’s how to align with JPMorgan’s national security push: • Space infra powering defense networks with $RKLB & $ASTS • Clean on demand power for AI factories
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