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Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Dad, husband, Kansan, Indian-American, Chiefs/Royals fan. I own a big mug. RTs, likes ≠ endorsements.

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    24 Jan 2017
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    I'm ever grateful that this country has given me and my family the opportunity to dream big.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    Tonight in 1940, Germans dropped 100K bombs on . The Blitz air raid caused "Second Great Fire of London," w/ 160 dead & much damage. During raid, a wall collapsed, killing 2 auxiliary firemen & narrowly missing 3rd; 3rd painted haunting piece evoking night's terror.

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  3. 6 hours ago

    “I know Bob’s attitude and commitment informed most of my own sense of what ‘disabled’ meant, because Bob was certainly not handicapped. He went everywhere with us—weekend camping and summer camp included. The man’s determination was fierce.” :

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  4. 6 hours ago

    RIP, Nancy Grace Roman: 's 1st chief of astronomy led the drive to launch . She overcame a lot, including a skeptical guidance counselor who asked, "What lady would take mathematics instead of Latin?" 's :

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  5. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    At the core of the artificial-intelligence program AlphaZero is an algorithm so powerful that you could give it the rules of humanity’s richest and most studied games and, later that day, it would become the best player there has ever been:

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  6. 7 hours ago

    3) I knew him very well through his community service, & also because he worked w/ my parents & his daughter was in my class. Later, he kept up w/ my work , often sending very kind notes of support. RIP, Bob Brandenburg: a good Kansan & a great man.

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  7. 7 hours ago

    2) Robert "Bob" Brandenburg led an extraordinary life. In 1950, at 12, he contracted polio. He never let it limit him. (And Parsons rallied around him, e.g., carrying his wheelchair up & down stairs during his school years.) He became a community mainstay in every way possible.

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  8. 7 hours ago

    1) At the heart of so many small, rural towns is a cadre of citizens willing to sacrifice personal time to participate in civic life: heading school boards, serving as leaders, helping local community colleges. My hometown of Parsons, KS just lost such a citizen.

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  9. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    This baby elephant was nervous about crossing the river — and when he got stuck, his mom did the sweetest thing 💞🐘

    Baby Elephant Stuck In River Gets A Push From Mom
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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    . Chairman called the outage that began Thursday "completely unacceptable" because people who need help couldn't use the emergency number.

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  11. Retweeted
    Dec 28

    . Chairman announces an investigation into the nationwide outage that disrupted 911 calls: "The CenturyLink service outage is therefore completely unacceptable, and its breadth and duration are particularly troubling."

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  12. Dec 28

    The nationwide service outage and the delay in restoring critical 911 capabilities is unacceptable. I have spoken to CenturyLink to express my concerns and have directed the ’s public safety staff to launch an investigation. My statement below.

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  13. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    Hampi "has often been compared to Rome, for its size, its riches, its flourishing art, architecture and literature, and also its abrupt destruction," and "one can only imagine what it looked like in its days of glory."

    After spending the last few days at , my takeaway - no matter how rich, advanced, powerful, or cultured a kingdom may be, if enough savages band together, they can destroy it completely, forever. Do the most you can, for as many as you can, while you can.
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  14. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    DAD TO THE RESCUE! A father, whose flight attendant daughter was scheduled to work on , booked SIX flights to fly alongside her so she wouldn’t have to spend the holiday away from family ✈♥

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  15. Dec 27

    Hampi "has often been compared to Rome, for its size, its riches, its flourishing art, architecture and literature, and also its abrupt destruction," and "one can only imagine what it looked like in its days of glory."

    After spending the last few days at , my takeaway - no matter how rich, advanced, powerful, or cultured a kingdom may be, if enough savages band together, they can destroy it completely, forever. Do the most you can, for as many as you can, while you can.
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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 26

    The entire is thinking of the family, friends and colleagues of Corporal Ronil Singh, 33, of the Newman Police Department (CA), who was murdered early this morning while conducting a traffic stop — just hours after taking Christmas photos with his wife and son.

    , , and 7 others
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  17. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    Burn it all to the ground and start over.

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    Put the double Windsor down, and back away slowly. Check this out and kick your necktie up a notch.
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    Dec 27

    Sounds like an MVP to me. RT for awareness.

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    Patrick Mahomes can become just the second QB ever to throw for 5,000 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns in one season. provides all the records you need to look out for on Sunday ⬇️
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  19. Dec 27

    RIP, Richard Overton: 112-year-old was America’s oldest living veteran.

    Nation's oldest vet (111 yrs) "smokes 12 cigars a day, and sometimes enjoys his favorite drink—a whiskey and Coke."
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    Dec 27

    🇫🇷

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  21. Retweeted
    Dec 27

    Cooper, we were so moved by your letter and we showed it to Deputy Ryan. He was so touched and amazed by your love. He said he “LOVED IT”.

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