Patrick Burgess

Less than a year ago, the Air Force unveiled a new PT test with a two mile run. Airmen took to social media to complain how the new increased length would cause injuries. This weekend, an Air Force Colonel, more than likely in their mid to late 40s, ran 5 miles up a mountain to escape the enemy. Running matters. You should do more of it.

I mean this is unbelievable 4 HOMERS IN ONE GAME FOR CADE

GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

Christina Koch was a firefighter at the South Pole at -111°F before she ever applied to be an astronaut. That was maybe the fourth most interesting line on her resume. She grew up in North Carolina, got three degrees from NC State, and her first real job was building deep-space instruments at NASA. Then she left for Antarctica. Spent three and a half years bouncing between the Arctic and Antarctic as a research scientist, including a full winter at the South Pole base. That means going months without sunlight or fresh food, with a crew of about 50 people and no way out until flights resume. While she was down there, she also joined the glacier search-and-rescue team. After coming back, she went to Johns Hopkins and built instruments for two NASA missions (one of them is still orbiting Jupiter right now). She figured out how to start a tiny vacuum pump that NASA designed for a future Mars rover. Johns Hopkins nominated it for their Invention of the Year in 2009. Then she went back to the field. More time in Antarctica and a stretch up in Greenland. A government research station in northern Alaska, near the top of the world. Then she ran another one in American Samoa, near the equator. In 2013, NASA selected her from 6,300 applicants. Eight people got in. Her first space mission was supposed to be a normal rotation on the International Space Station, but NASA extended it. She ended up staying 328 straight days and orbiting Earth 5,248 times, covering about 139 million miles (roughly 291 round trips to the Moon). Up there, she ran over 210 experiments, including tests of cancer drugs in zero gravity and 3D printers that can build structures close to human tissue. Six spacewalks, 42 hours floating outside the station. She learned Russian for the training. She flies supersonic jets. Right now, Koch is on Artemis II, heading for a flyby behind the far side of the Moon. The crew launched on April 1 and is on track to travel about 252,000 miles from Earth, which would break the all-time human distance record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970. That record has stood for 56 years, and it was set during a disaster that nearly killed the crew. Fred Haise, one of the Apollo 13 astronauts, is 92 now. He told Koch: "I heard you're going to break our record." Nobody had left Earth's neighborhood since December 1972. Koch and her three crewmates are the first in 53 years, and they are coming home at about 25,000 mph. That is faster than any crewed spacecraft has ever come back through the atmosphere.

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since its spring again, always remember that disease carrying ticks were released, accidentally or maliciously, we'll never know, from a government lab in the northeast US, and thats the reason now that you can get a horrible lifelong illness just from being outside

@Damit_Boy @Topps @steveaustinBSR And that’s the bottom line!

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I love a happy ending.

@Damit_Boy I’ve watched the guys replace my roof this past week. I’ve helped put a couple down and patched my own over the years. I’ve told myself those guys deserve the money for the work. I’ll just work a bunch of OT to pay the professionals. It’ll always pay to have a trade or skill.

If you ever need to humble yourself, just tear into the plumbing under your sink and then try to get it all back together without any leaks…

The victim of the terrorist attack at Old Dominion has been identified as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah-- who was a Professor of Military Science and the leader of the university's ROTC program. He was a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Atlantic Resolve. His awards included two Bronze Stars, Senior Army Aviator Badge, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal with Valor, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and the Joint Service Achievement Medal. RIP. 🙏

Hundreds of strangers have shown up for the funeral of a Tennessee veteran who died with no known relatives. This is America.

BREAKING: Declassified documents link U.S. bioweapons program to Lyme disease outbreak, according to Dr. Robert Malone.

Just insane footage from the ‘01 Winston Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway NASCAR Classics uploaded One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen

CS Lewis understood

Bear Grylls: "Make no mistake (...) Jesus Christ was a warrior." “People think Jesus was meek and mild. But look at what He actually did: 40 days in the desert with nothing, facing temptation at his weakest, and then walking willingly towards torture. That isn’t weakness. That is a warrior. We are made in His image. So don’t shy away from your battles. Walk towards them. Stand tall. Use your strength with humility and kindness, but be a warrior. The world doesn’t need timid hearts. It needs lion spirits.”

UPDATE: Due to licensing restrictions, we are unable to stream The All-American Halftime Show on X. Head on over to our YouTube channel tonight around 8PM ET to watch the full show 🇺🇸

The average temperature in the U.S. right now is 19.2°F (-7.1°C). Nearly 50 million people are in subzero conditions. It’s thanks to coal, natural gas and nuclear that you’re not freezing to death tonight.

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Be proud of your heritage

Frankly, the most valuable items in our house might be a squat rack, a bench, and a set of weights. I thought I was purchasing gym equipment, but I was actually buying peace of mind.