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A border wall through Big Bend would be a monument to corruption. Local law enforcement opposes it — because it won’t make anyone safe. It’ll only make out-of-state contractors rich. We don’t need a corrupt wall. We need common sense border security.

@ChmEngr12 @_MaroonKoolAid I’d look at the Franchion years for the worst D. With JFF taking 2 minutes or less to score, the D spent an incredible amount of time on the field that year. IMO That made it look worse than it was.

@Mike14433 @_MaroonKoolAid At A&M, it was the worst I've ever seen

Friendly reminder that Johnny Manziel was robbed of back to back Heisman’s

@ChmEngr12 @_MaroonKoolAid Not the worst D, but quite possibly the most disappointing.

@_MaroonKoolAid Best offense I've ever seen at this school Worst defense I've ever seen at this school

@AgKnocks If you’ve gotta pick one, it’s gotta be Swope. But I’m surprised I haven’t seen anyone mention Malcom Kennedy, Josh Reynolds or Uzoma Nwachakwu

TOP 5 SCRAPPY AGGIE RECEIVERS ALL TIME 1. Ryan Swope 2. Ryan Tannehill 3. Jace Sternberger 4. Caleb Chapman 5. Boone Niederhofer Who’d we miss?

New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” bit.ly/4wovC4W

The U.S. soccer federation is a poor return on invested capital. I played soccer for 20+ years. Grassroots. Academy. D1 college. Pursued professionally after. And I’ll say the quiet part out loud: The US soccer infrastructure is broken. In America, we treat playing D1 soccer like it is the peak achievement. For most families, clubs, coaches, and players, the entire youth soccer machine is built around one goal: Get recruited. Get a scholarship. Play college soccer. But if the objective is to produce world-class players, D1 soccer is a terrible development path. From 18-22, some of the most important technical development years of your career, you are preparing for a 3-4 month season built largely around athleticism, direct play, set pieces, fitness, and survival. Now compare that to an 18-year-old in Spain, Argentina, Morocco, Italy, England, or France. That player has likely been in a professional environment for years. Training daily. Playing meaningful matches year-round. Competing against grown professionals. Getting thousands more touches. Learning how to solve the game under pressure. The gap is massive. And it shows. American players are usually athletic. They are usually fit. They usually compete hard. But at the highest levels, that is not enough. The biggest difference is technical comfort. We do not move the ball like Spain. We do not combine like Argentina. We do not play with the same fluidity, rhythm, and confidence you see from countries where the game is embedded into the culture from childhood. That comes down to volume. Volume of touches. Volume of street soccer. Volume of futsal. Volume of unstructured play. Volume of high-level training environments. Volume of meaningful games. In the US, youth soccer is expensive, overly organized, overly coached, tournament-driven, and too often built around winning games at 13 instead of developing players for 23. Parents spend thousands. Clubs charge thousands. Travel teams fly all over the country. Showcases become the product. Recruiting becomes the scoreboard. But the return on invested capital is poor. We probably spend more money on youth soccer than almost any country in the world, yet the technical output does not match the investment. That is a broken operating model. And like any business, if the output is weak, you do not blame the customer. You inspect the system. The US has talent. The US has athletes. The US has money. The US has facilities. But the foundation is wrong. We built a pay-to-play, college-recruiting machine and confused it for a world-class player development system. Those are not the same thing. Until we fix the grassroots layer, increase meaningful touches, make development less dependent on family income, and stop treating college soccer as the top of the mountain, the US will keep underperforming relative to its resources. I’m not saying this to trash US Soccer. I’m saying it because I lived it. And if we actually want to become a powerhouse, we have to be honest about the infrastructure first.

@AgKnocks 1- James Earl Rudder played center for the TAMC football team. 2-Basically the entire team enlisted in 1942, so all of those guys!

Top 5 AMERICAN AGGIES ALL TIME 1. Von Miller 2. Myles Garrett 3. Johnny Manziel 4. Jace Sternberger 5. Ricky Seals-Jones Who’d we miss? Criteria is based on how American they are

@EverythingRebs IMO: Foul - yes. Intent, no. Certainly a Yellow Card, but not Red. Not for the first incident.

Another night of watching soccer and another night with no understanding how this is a red card. Let them play. Soccer fans, is this the right call?

@SSN_TAMU Some country needs to put a bunch of DBs or Rugby players on a soccer team and give some of these players a reason to hit the turf!

Forgive me if a dude that grew up watching this highlight once a week isn't a fan of incidental contact earning a red card.

@FortyAcreVibes Was a total crap call to begin with.

U-S-A! This is gonna piss people off, but it never should’ve gotten this far. Proper call.

It was July 4, 1976, the Bicentennial, and New York Harbor filled with the grandest parade of tall ships. Operation Sail 🇺🇸

Today and every day, we stand to honor America, together. 🇺🇸

The Vilnius TV Tower is a symbol of Lithuania’s fight for freedom in January 1991. Today, a record-breaking American flag flies here to mark #America250. Happy Independence Day! 🇱🇹🇺🇸

Today marks the 250th anniversary of one of humanity's brightest, strongest, and most influential dreams – the American Dream of an independent, free, and prosperous nation that defends people's freedom, faith, and the pursuit of happiness. That dream has endured many trials. It did not merely survive – it has, for two and a half centuries now, served as an example for other nations and helped the entire humanity stand firm and become freer. This was especially important in the 20th century, when America helped save the world from the rule of tyrants and built the alliances and partnerships that, for the first time, gave a large part of humanity lasting peace and the opportunity to develop in freedom. Now, in the 21st century, America's influence and importance are certainly no less. And we see that particularly clearly in Ukraine, which is fighting for its independence, freedom, and our people's right to happiness with much the same hope, the same purpose, and the same determination with which Americans won and defended their own independence. We deeply value the support of the United States, especially now, during Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. American weapons – from the Javelins that President Trump decided to give to Ukraine to the Patriots that most reliably protect the lives of our people – everything the United States has provided to help us defend our country demonstrates the strength of the American spirit, American resolve, and American technology. And we know the value of all these words better than anyone. When we ask America for Patriots, we believe that the values of respect for life and for people that prevailed 250 years ago will prevail again today. The world needs the kind of leadership that guarantees protection for freedom and for life. I wish America a happy Fourth of July, the President of the United States and all Americans every success, and all of us around the world who value America – fruitful cooperation. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." That is what unites all of us – all who respect America and thank America today. May the dreams of free people always triumph over the evil and hatred of those who seek to destroy freedom. America, thank you! I am confident that if we're in it together, we'll definitely achieve peace! Congratulations on your Independence Day!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy July fourth! 🇺🇸🦅

WATCH: Eiffel Tower Blazes "USA 250" as Paris Kicks Off America's Semiquincentennial Tonight the Eiffel Tower is lighting up with a "USA 250" display beginning Friday, July 3rd at 11:00 PM local time, marking the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence. The illumination shows "USA 250" in red, white, and blue lettering across the tower's first-level facade. The lighting is part of a wider summer program organized by the City of Paris celebrating the historic friendship between France and the United States Video by @CLPRESSFR | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv

Happy Independence Day from the Texas Aggie Corps of Cadets Association 🇺🇸 Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and spirit that built this nation. As the flag waves high, we’re reminded that freedom isn’t free—and we’re proud to stand among those committed to protecting it. From all of us in the Corps: God Bless America and Gig ’em!
#IndependenceDay

Happy Independence Day! 🎆 Come celebrate America's 250th anniversary all day today at the Alamo! And tonight at 6 p.m., Fort Sam’s Own 323rd Army Brass Quintet and Rock Band will perform live on the pavilion stage at Plaza de Valero! 🇺🇸

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 From battlefields and memorials to parks and protected landscapes, the places cared for by the National Park Service help bring our shared history to life.