Proud Nevadan, scientist, veteran, hater of the word "foodie”, and not great at Jiu-Jitsu. This is my personal account and all tweets are my own.
Reno, NV, USA
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Matt Bromley retweeted
if a toddler puts a sticker on you, that’s a sign of great respect in their culture
Matt Bromley retweeted
I’ve had some time to digest this, and you know what really bothers me?
There’s no names.
We lost less people in GWOT than Vietnam, yet every one of them is listed.
They say you die twice: first when you physically die and then again when people stop saying your name.
An early look at the @GWOTMF memorial planned for Washington, D.C, released today.
It's planned on what are now athletic fields at the corner of Henry Bacon Drive and Constitution Avenue, near the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Matt Bromley retweeted
I don't know, man.
I just want a spot that honors the fallen and mourns the tragedy of the GWOT.
I don't know what it looks like, only what it feels like...
It feels like misappropriated blood and treasure, a train wreck in slow motion, a long slow repetitive miserable agonizing grind felt in isolation by a fraction of the population.
Maybe that's it. The GWOT was America's longest war. It was fought entirely by volunteers. Fathers and sons fought on the same battlefields separated by decades. Guys went back over and over and over again. An entire generation of millennials gave their youth to the effort - not because they were made to - but because Uncle Sam asked them to and they obliged.
Whatever. Glad a memorial, however it may ultimately take shape, is making progress.
An early look at the @GWOTMF memorial planned for Washington, D.C, released today.
It's planned on what are now athletic fields at the corner of Henry Bacon Drive and Constitution Avenue, near the Lincoln Memorial and Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Matt Bromley retweeted
The “worst person makes a great point” meme isn’t even strong enough to handle Bryce Mitchell saying smart, coherent things
Matt Bromley retweeted
Americans realizing they spend $70B to bomb Iran only to pay Iran $300B more to repair the damage
Matt Bromley retweeted
Raul Castro's six-fingered, jet-setting grandson emerges from shadows in US-Cuba talks trib.al/FDa9VlX
Matt Bromley retweeted
Being 43 is wild. People your age are living completely different lives.
Some are grandparents. Some are raising toddlers. Some are newly divorced. Some are newly engaged. Some haven’t slept in three years. Some are in St. Tropez posting Aperol spritzes from a yacht.
Some look 25.
Some look like they personally remember the invention of Tupperware.
Nobody got the same assignment.
Matt Bromley retweeted
You don’t hate politicians enough
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended congressional stock trading by pointing to lawmakers' frozen salaries.
"The salary of Congress has been frozen since 2009," he said.
"At least let them engage in some stock trading so that they can continue to take care of their family."
The median U.S. congressional salary is $174,000.
70% of Americans can't cover a $1,000 emergency.
