Autograph Collector, Policy Enthusiast, SpongeBob Trivia Master, and now, @burnbagpod Host. All opinions are my own!
Joined October 2015
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8 Sep 2024
At the Bruce @springsteen show tonight at @NationalsPark in #WashingtonDC and this security guard stole the show for me. What a #legend with the moves!
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Give me your best Star Wars nitpicks. No reasonable criticisms or analysis, I'm talking real pedantic here.
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had to try what everyone’s been talking about…
Little Caesars Butter Chicken = *chef’s kiss*
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This was at the gas station I frequented next to my high school in La Jolla
May 12
This is very clearly not following his loss. This was the Las Vegas fundraiser they did together. This is him post-defeat.
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May 7
Wars once centered on oil fields, pipelines, and ports.
Now they may target data centers.
After Iranian strikes reportedly hit commercial cloud infrastructure in the Persian Gulf earlier this year, a new question emerged: what happens when the infrastructure powering AI and the global economy becomes part of the battlespace?
On the latest episode of The Burn Bag, @andregonawela speaks with Morgan Plummer (@mcplummer1789) of @americans4ri about why AI infrastructure is becoming a strategic target — and what attacks on commercial compute hubs could mean for markets, businesses, and consumers.
🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/4uuy3BZ
🍎 Apple: bit.ly/42pxfCz
▶️ YouTube: bit.ly/4dvnAk5
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May 6
WCW boss Ted Turner is dead at the age of 87
(I know he did lots of more important things, but that's how I'll remember him)
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2 May 2011
Just got word that will shock the world - Land of the free...home of the brave DAMN PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!
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Pleased to talk with the prolific @andregonawela on the @BurnBagPod podcast. We discussed recent developments among Smaller South Asian countries such as Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean and how they manage ties with large powers like India, the US, and China. Watch/listen below:
Apr 29
How did #SriLanka react when a U.S. submarine torpedoed an Iranian vessel off its coastline?
How is #Bangladesh navigating a #fuelcrisis driven by a conflict it has nothing to do with?
These aren’t isolated incidents. They reflect a broader reality: smaller states in South Asia are increasingly on the frontlines of geopolitical shock — from #maritime spillover to #energy insecurity to pressure from major powers.
On the latest episode of The Burn Bag, we speak with Nilanthi Samaranayake (@nilanthis) on how countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and others are managing crisis, preserving autonomy, and navigating an increasingly contested Indian Ocean.
🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/48xpv4W
🍎 Apple: bit.ly/4tIHQod
▶️ YouTube: youtu.be/E1NBU8sGZCo
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Apr 22
taylor swift for men
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Apr 21
The New York Times broke a story today that every American needs to see.
The Trump administration is in talks to send 1,100 Afghans, allies of the US military, from a US-run site in Qatar to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Please read and share.
Apr 21
NEW in @nytimes: The Trump administration is in talks to send 1,100 Afghan allies, evacuated by the US to Qatar, to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
More than 400 children. Many are interpreters, commandos, and family of US military.
Their other option is the Taliban.
nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world…
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.@asha_shar is officially my favorite CEO
Apr 21
Game Pass Ultimate has become too expensive for too many players. Starting today, we’re dropping the price from $29.99 to $22.99/month.
Future Call of Duty titles will no longer join Game Pass Ultimate on day one. They will join this tier the following holiday after launch (about a year later). Current Call of Duty titles will remain available to Ultimate subscribers.
We’ll keep learning and evolving Game Pass to better match what matters to players.
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Apr 20
Sri Lanka's youngest victim at St Sebastian’s Church, Katuwapitiya -- targeted on 21 April 2019 -- was just eight months old: baby Dinuja Mathew, born 22 August 2018. Seven years on, survivors still await justice. #EasterSundayMassacre @Pontifex @anuradisanayake
Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims still seek justice seven years on bit.ly/4sNVBAt
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Apr 19
Match lengths tonight:
Usos & LA vs. Vision - 7 minutes
Jacob vs. Drew - 14 minutes
Women's 4 Way - 9 minutes
Becky vs. AJ - 8 minutes
Gunther vs. Seth - 15 minutes
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.@WWE is devoting more time to commercial breaks than the actual talent and matches and it’s really sad to see #wrestlemania
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They literally just gave up on wrestlemania but still decided to jack up ticket prices
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So many people in the comments missing the joke 😂
Apr 14
I hate it when people humble brag about where they went to college. I have this friend who went to Harvard and she just won’t shut up about it. She’s always been like that, even when we were in college together.
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I coincidentally had a flight with him and several other Michigan Congresspeople that got mercilessly delayed. When the plane took off five hours later, there @ShriForMI was, sitting in economy, like the rest of us plebs. The other congressional folks had found alternate routes.
Apr 11
The only memeber of Congress left standing after the cascade of retaliatory expulsion votes? You guessed it.
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Incredible journalism at @ExaminerLK right now. Take a look!
Apr 10
Before we log out for the new year next week, quick plug about @ExaminerLK. Six months since we’ve started, our reporting keeps expanding. @alphonsus_mimi @danielalphonsus
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Apr 9
This high school principal shouldn’t pay for his own meals or beers for a very long time. Can’t imagine the gratitude of the parents. koco.com/article/pauls-valle…
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We don't have a strategic bone in our entire body...
Mar 19
State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in Middle East as Iran crisis escalates apnews.com/article/iran-stat…
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Updated timeline on IRIS Dena sinking (various reports):
-No prior US notifying Sri Lanka MoD: Sunday Times
-PACFLT 0508 email to SL MRCC: The Morning
-INDOPACOM 5am email to SL MRCC of ship distress: WSJ
-SL notified from 0508 to 0530 of distress signals 19nm from Galle: NYT, SL
Timeline that emerges for IRIS Dena sinking by US sub on March 4 from various reports:
-No prior US notification to Sri Lanka MoD: Sunday Times
-INDOPACOM 5am email to SL MRCC of ship distress: WSJ
-SL notified from 5:08 am to 5:30 am of distress signals 19nm from Galle: NYT, SL
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