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Chairman of the FCC. Dad, husband, Indian-American, Kansan, / fan, Uno champion, and assistant to Ginger (). I own a big mug.

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Joined May 2012
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    6 Sep 2019

    In 1937, my maternal grandfather was issued this passport to work as a clerk in Bahrain, where my mother was born in 1945. Today, I’m honored to be here representing my country, remembering my family’s past, and hoping to build an ever-stronger bond between two old allies. 🇺🇸🇧🇭🇮🇳

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  2. 49 minutes ago

    You don't say!

    U.S. Federal Communications Commission: ZTE, it's still a national security threat.
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    1 hour ago

    Be occupied, then, with what you really value and let the thief take something else.

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    7 hours ago

    US Internet Speeds 91% Faster in 2020 According to User Speed Tests

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    2 hours ago

    Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, practices with his wife Maude. (1928)

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    14 hours ago

    My mother Janina Januszowska Thiessen passed away last night. Fought in the Warsaw Uprising, liberated from POW camp by , went to medical school at and came to America as a stateless refugee. She was a freedom fighter who lived the American dream. RIP

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    6 hours ago

    The least 2020 could do is give us aliens at this point. ‘Tiger King’ carried us through the first part of this pandemic. Aliens should carry us through the last half.

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    A team of public safety officers discovered a mysterious monolith in a remote part of Utah – and said they have no idea who put it there
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  8. Retweeted
    Nov 23

    Is there a new map emerging of countries in the Middle East, and India and Greece, a new system of partnerships, economic, diplomatic and security, shared regional views. I think so, and here's my map:

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    6 hours ago

    Let’s move on to better things; the psychotic troll society can go meet & plot for another day.

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  10. 8 hours ago

    Notably, ZTE didn't dispute that "Chinese law imposes both legal and extralegal controls on Chinese citizens and foreign citizens, companies, and organizations operating in China to provide access, cooperation, and support for the government’s intelligence gathering activities."

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  11. 8 hours ago

    The 's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has rejected 's request that the agency reconsider its June 2020 order designating the China-based company as an entity that poses a national security threat to the communications supply chain.

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    8 hours ago

    mañana nuestra Secretaria General participa en la apertura del foro junto a , , , , , , , , , + info

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    12 hours ago

    “This funding will ensure that fast, resilient broadband networks reach all homes and businesses in the U.S. Virgin Islands." -

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    Nov 21

    Dr. Maryam Mirzahani was the first woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal. Among the inspirations in her life: she grew up wanting to be a writer and didn't see herself as naturally talented at maths, just willing to put in time and work necessary to find the beauty. ♥️

    GREAT WOMAN OF MATHEMATICS: DR. MARYAM MIRZAKHANI, 1977-2017. First woman and first Iranian to win the Fields Medal. Multiple gold medals at International Mathematical Olympiad as a teen. At age 20, she survived a tragic bus crash that killed many of her friends. Overcame 1/5
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    15 hours ago

    Remembering Scott Joplin, born on this day in 1868 in Texarkana, Texas. Although no film footage of Joplin exists, here’s his ragtime composition “The Entertainer” being performed by Chet Atkins in 1975.

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  16. 15 hours ago

    My case remains strong.

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    16 hours ago

    is excited about the ramping up interest in a quantum internet! On-the-Frontier tech, brought to you in part by DOE!

    Pleased to announce that will host a Quantum Internet Forum on Dec. 15! I look forward to hearing from experts about quantum's potential importance to communications networks and exploring this next frontier of network technology.
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    Nov 23

    I miss drive-ins.

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  19. Nov 23

    "For another Irishman, it's choking, in a way that only someone brought up on a diet of heroes and history can understand. ... The danger is a thing you can feel with a sense you didn't know you had." Haunting language indeed in this piece. H/T

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    1973: Luke Casey took a poignant snapshot of Belfast at the height of the Troubles, a city the reporter had never previously visited.
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    Nov 23

    Kansas is like the Chicago Cubs of battleship naming. Over 98 years since the last USS Kansas! Where is the outrage?

    This is likely only of interest to a narrow set of people, but the Congressional Research Service just released a new guide to naming US military ships that covers what to do about ships with names linked to the Confederacy & why no ships are named Kansas.
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    Nov 23

    Lots of amicus support today for the in the U.S. Supreme Court as we defend our efforts to repeal outdated media regulations and give struggling local newspapers and other media outlets more options to compete:

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