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Wyoming transplant in Virginia. Proud cat dad, runner, book reader, former Army Redleg.
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In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
CBS Abruptly Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment On Migrants Sent To El Salvador Prison—What To Know
In an internal email, 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi said new editor in chief Bari Weiss had “spiked” the story and said the government was using silence to “VETO” stories.
www.forbes.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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Whoaaaaaaa
An Editor’s Note from 60 Minutes
December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It was only a matter of time… #cats #catsofbluesky
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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The CMEs from AR 4299 and AR 4294 are seen here in GOES-19 SUVI 284 Å. This filter shows EUV blastwaves well, but none are visible here. Flare intensity peaked at M1.24. It doesn't look like much material escaped the solar atmosphere...
December 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Morning! #Caturday
December 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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"I like standing up and saying things."
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Happy first snow day of the year!
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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When I served on the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board (under part of Obama-2 and all of Trump-1), what impressed me most about the commitment of Military Officers was their sworn allegiance — not to a leader or commander or a king, but to the US Constitution.
December 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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As a father of a Registered Nurse, go fuck yourselves. We have a massive nursing shortage in this country as it is. 🤬🤬

www.newsweek.com/nursing-not-...
Nursing is no longer counted as a 'professional degree' by Trump admin
The Department of Education has excluded nursing as a "professional degree" program as it implements various changes to student loans.
www.newsweek.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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To win the AI race, the U.S. Army must again serve as a national integrator—mobilizing talent, securing infrastructure, and modernizing forces, just as it did during the original Manhattan Project.

More from @futures.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/us-... 
November 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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UPDATE: We've added 5 more staffers to our DOGE tracker, taking the total to 114.

This is everyone who we've confirmed has worked for DOGE ⤵️
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM