Stephen Palmer

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@ianmSC These are his new principles. If you don't like them, he has others.

Listening to David French try and fail to explain why he abandoned all his principles you can see why he fits in so well at the New York Times

Let’s start with a wealth tax on Congressmen and Senators. It’s time for Senator Warren to pay her fair share.

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This statement by the Pope is inconsistent with scripture. The Bible shows that not only does God bless some conflicts, He sometimes actively participates in them. See Joshua 10, for example. And God's plan for the end of the world involves a battle. See Revelation 19. One can certainly argue whether any particular use of force is appropriate, but to say that God is always and everywhere antiwar is simply wrong.

@RepMariaSalazar No. No. A thousand times, no.

Amnesty is a free pass. It is what exists now. With the DIGNITY Act, you come forward, you face the law, you pass background checks, you pay what you owe, and you earn your place or you get deported. Criminals? Gone. 
American workers? Protected. Our national security depends on it. Our economy demands it. Our communities need it. And yes, our faith calls us to do this the right way, with order and accountability. That’s enforcement. That’s DIGNITY. Calling this amnesty is a lie that keeps a broken system alive and Americans paying the price.

@uaustinorg Excellent advice, he thought, as he clicked "Follow."

To: Admitted Students on Ivy Decision Day From: UATX Congratulations. Getting in was hard and you should be proud. Now here’s some unsolicited advice so you don’t waste the next four years. Go to class. We know this sounds obvious. But as the New York Times reported recently, Harvard students routinely skip class, rarely speak up when they're there, and focus on their devices instead of the discussion. Faculty say few students do enough preparation to contribute meaningfully. The average college student spends about 20 hours a week on class and studying combined. At UATX, we aim for 50. That’s the difference between a part-time commitment and a full-time job. You (or your parents) are about to spend upwards of $90K a year. If you don't show up, you're paying roughly $250 per skipped lecture for the privilege of sleeping in. Read the books yourself. Your generation is the first to arrive at college post-literate — raised on short-form video, dependent on algorithms, and increasingly incapable of sitting with a difficult text long enough to let it change your mind. Ninety percent of college students use AI academically. This makes you more reliant on the authority of others. Most professors will also stand between you and the text. They’ll tell you what Marx “really meant,” what Aristotle “failed to see,” as though an academic in 2026 has outsmarted minds that shaped civilizations. The good professors do the opposite: they put you in front of the book and they work with you to find what a great mind has to teach us directly. Find those professors, and read everything yourself. Say what you actually think. Seventy-three percent of conservative students report withholding their political views in class out of fear their grades will suffer. Our advice isn't political; it's intellectual. If you spend four years learning to say what's expected instead of what's true, you’ll graduate roughly where you started — just older, more credentialed, and more practiced at self-censorship. One study finds that nearly half of students show no measurable gains in “critical thinking” after two years in college. Keep this in mind as you make decisions about which professors to take and how to do your assignments. Taking a small hit on your paper to gain integrity and wisdom is usually worth it. Ask for real grades. Sixty percent of Harvard undergraduate grades are now A’s. Twenty-five years ago, it was 20%. It got so bad that the legendary Harvard professor, Harvey Mansfield, started giving students two grades: the official one for their transcript, and a private one reflecting what they actually earned. He called the official grades “ironic.” So here's a suggestion: Take your A, but also ask your professors for a “Mansfield grade” so that you know where you stand. And don’t avoid difficult courses to keep your transcript clean for law school. Get work experience before you graduate. Forty-two percent of recent college graduates are working jobs that don't require a degree. Many employers are projecting the next few years to be the worst college grad job market in years. A degree alone — even from an Ivy — is not a job guarantee. Seek out apprenticeships, internships, and real work starting freshman year. The students at UATX are connected with entrepreneurs and business leaders from day one. Many will graduate with four years of work experience alongside their degree. You can build something similar at your school, but you'll have to do it yourself. Understand how debt shapes your life. If you're paying full freight or even half, do the math with your eyes open. Your decision to take on debt will quietly reshape the trajectory of your adult life through countless small surrenders: the job you take because it’s safe instead of starting the company. The city you choose to live in. The relationship you delay and the kids you don’t have. For women, a $1,000 increase in student loan debt lowers the odds of marriage by 2% per month in the first four years after graduation. None of that shows up in the college brochure. If you're going to take on debt, treat it like the constraint it is from day one: save aggressively and make sure every dollar is buying something that will actually compound in your favor. Find the people who take school seriously. The best thing about a great school isn't the lectures or the library. It's the handful of professors and students who are genuinely there to learn — who read ahead, argue in good faith, and push you to be sharper. Find them. UATX is a small community of those who seek a serious education. At a larger university, you have to build this community yourself. * The most dangerous thing about an elite university is that it is very easy to do nothing for four years and still come out looking successful. The transcript will say you excelled. The diploma with the fancy crest will open certain doors. Your parents will be proud. And yet you will have coasted — through inflated grades, unread books, and borrowed opinions. Getting in is an accomplishment. Making the next four years worth it will be harder, and the right decisions will change everything. We wish you luck.

@bungarsargon It would be much easier to show grace if these “mistakes” occasionally went the other way.

I've been out front and center on the media lies about the ISIS terrorists in NYC on Saturday. That's not what happened here. Abby read a badly written tease into commercial break. Teases can be the last thing written for a show, and someone here obviously miswrote something. Abby is reading these teases after wrangling a feisty debate for 10 minutes. Mistakes happen. It's ok to show a little grace.

@markcecchini I graduated college over 30 years ago but still have this nightmare 2-3 times a year.

anyone else have this recurring dream: you realize you are 2-3 months into a really important college course....and you straight up haven’t been to class ONE time, done any assignments, or taken any exams and that F is about to tank your GPA for the semester

@ChrisCillizza Great to hear that you’re prioritizing your spiritual journey. I’ll echo what others have said and suggest you read John, then Romans. John tells you who Jesus is, and Romans explains why that’s important. Praying for you!

LINK: chriscillizza.substack.com/p/the-next-ste…

I've been writing about my spiritual journey as I try to find my way to faith. Today I shared my plan to dedicate the first 15 minutes of every day to reading the Bible, journaling and maybe praying. The full post is in the next tweet. If you have advice, I'd love to hear it.

@JaredDHardin For example, my main character is criticized for believing in the resurrection in a nationally televised interview. He makes the historical case for the truth of the gospel accounts.

@PalmerStephenD What is Christian apologetics

I would like to start following more Christians. More specifically I'd like to follow Christian entrepreneurs, business and finance leaders, politicians, dad's, and outdoorsmen. Who should I be following?

@JaredDHardin Arguments in favor of Christianity

@3YearLetterman @Caitlyn_Jenner @CaitlinClark22 Laughing so hard at the tags.

Good evening

Nah. He’s trying to learn the words to his new national anthem.

@JDBunkis Isn’t 2 greater than 1 even under the metric system?

Honestly if you’re an American celebrating that win you’re a casual who doesn’t know puck. Totally fine, grow the game.

@SouthernKeeks The U.S. victory means we get Alberta and they have to take Minnesota. And stop using the metric system.

You know, if the U.S. wins this hockey game, Trump will be even more obnoxious toward Canada. And I am here for it. 🇺🇸

@TPFootball1 @StaticCh4racter @robbiefaulkOn3 “The guy who single-handedly beat my team last night isn’t all that good” is certainly a take.

@StaticCh4racter @robbiefaulkOn3 He had an insane night last night. He’s not one of the best college basketball players. Not a high fg% or 3 point%. He scores a lot bc he shoots so much a game.

Josh Hubbard: 46 points, 15-27, 10-16 3pt, 9 rebounds. But knowing him, the W meant a whole lot more. DAWG. “Don’t leave State.”

@sixpackspeak aGAIN

@ South Carolina @ Alabama Missouri @ Florida Georgia I’m going to laugh if we finish 8-10.

@HailState4U Normally I'd ask for an explanation of what this means, but if Josh Hubbard said it, then I agree.

Josh Hubbard on Instagram tonight 🔥🔥 “No hard feelings but I’ll still get ya spun”

Just as AOC was firmly establishing herself as the dumbest Democrat in office, Gavin Newsom launched this banger.