M.D. Pitman

I did a thing. My new podcast Open Signs launches Wednesday, featuring conversations with small business owners, all centered on the question that matters most: Why? open.spotify.com/episode/0tlbsa… #OpenSignsPodcast #BehindTheBusiness #EntrepreneurLife #AskWhy #BookCommunity #BookLovers

PLZ RT: Police in Northern Kentucky just put out an Ian Alert for this 9-yr old little girl. Her name is Jenny She’s non-verbal and has been missing since about 530 today from Florence Kentucky. Last seen walking on Macintosh toward Afton Dr. Call 911 if you see her 🙏🏼

OMG, SHUT DOWN DOGE: A DOGE official in his 20s testified today that he canceled federal research grants based on personal judgment. No peer review. No subject matter expertise. No formal process. Just him. And books he had read. He flagged a grant studying HIV in prisons during the Reagan and Clinton era — decades of academic research — as “one of the craziest” because it mentioned LGBTQ in the description. He flagged a grant examining the military service experiences of Black, Native American, female, and immigrant veterans as crazy. His qualification for making these calls: “A person can have enough judgment from reading books.” He was then asked if he regretted cutting programs that may have led to people dying. “No.” Did DOGE reduce the deficit? “No.” A person in their 20s. Reading books. Canceling peer-reviewed academic research. Deciding what knowledge the American government is allowed to fund. No experience. No regret. No results. Under oath.

As NFL players sign contracts topping a billion dollars combined this week, check out this Dayton Daily News story from 1976, detailing the offseason jobs #Bengals players were working. Even QB Ken Anderson was moonlighting. H/T @glynch on the find.

I have been informed by NBC that I won’t be back with FNIA this fall and it has given me time to reflect and also to look ahead.    It’s disappointing  news but I want to thank my NBC family for making the last 17 years so special.  I’ll have lasting memories of my time there, especially with Rodney Harrison who has become a tremendous friend.   God has always directed me in these moments and while I’m not sure what the next step will be for me—whether it will be in football, in broadcasting, or getting more involved in church and community outreach —I know God has plans for my life and I can’t wait see them unfold. And I am reminded of one of my favorite verses in the Bible-Romans 8:28. “God works all things for His good for those who love the Lord.”

Congratulations to the Wyoming Cowboys!! District Champions!!

#Bengals make Risner contract official.

This feels like the start to a very long list … add to it in the comments. @mjkuhnbooks #writerslife #amwriting

I love this statistic. Sends a positive message to future generations. #girldad

@graeters Mint chocolate chip

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@IGolfDoU @YourAnonNews @NewsRemote So it’s a poll tax, which is unconstitutional. This process costs money. If you only need this so you can vote, it’s a poll tax. (24th Amendment prohibits poll taxes)

@YourAnonNews @NewsRemote Nonsense. Anyone who has had a name change, including married women, can show their birth certificate and drivers license and sign an affidavit, under the penalty of perjury, that they are the same person

lol JD is fucked.

Ohio is now under a statewide quarantine for the invasive spotted lanternfly wcpo.com/news/local-new…

Congratulations Cowboys! In 100 Free- Jake Calvert and Noah Fent are automatic qualifiers for State Meet. Willem Hogenesch placed 4th

@Howard58855 @allenanalysis You’re conflating criminal actions and civil actions. You cannot go into someone’s home without a search judicial warrant.

@mdpitman @allenanalysis Immigration law is clear. If you are hear illegally, the 'civil' response is deportation.

🚨 BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani has signed an executive order barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from entering New York City property, including schools, hospitals, shelters, and parking lots, without a judicial warrant. Mayor Mamdani says the order strengthens sanctuary protections and guards immigrant rights and privacy against federal overreach. I couldn't agree more, we’re drinking MAGA tears here in NYC.

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@The_Only_Kee @nicksortor So you’re saying that the overseas-serving military can’t vote?

@nicksortor How about NO MAIL IN VOTING Period !!!

🚨 BREAKING — IT’S OFFICIAL: The SAVE America Act has PASSED the House of Representatives Once it’s signed into law, ✅ You must prove citizenship to register to vote ✅Photo ID at the polls ✅ Voter ID will take effect IMMEDIATELY ✅Mail-in ballots must have a copy of your photo ID Now on to the Senate!

I'm building a collage of the word 'home', in many languages and many hands, to celebrate my #memoir #TurnRightAtTheRainbow. Today we have two Gaelics and one French. If you'd like to send me an entry I'd love that. And you might win a gorgeous prize. books2read.com/rightrainbow