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Astronaut Terry Virts

@astroterry

American, Texan, Father, former USAF F-16 pilot & NASA Astronaut. Trying to bring some happiness and sanity down here on Earth.

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'Stand your butt up': GOP Sen. Mullin challenges Teamsters boss to fight at Senate hearing
'Stand your butt up': GOP Sen. Mullin challenges Teamsters boss to fight at Senate hearing YouTube video by CNBC Television

Ladies and gentlemen, your next Secretary of Homeland Security.

youtu.be/x0ae-Mhz1AI?...

06.03.2026 01:03 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

I want to congratulate Leticia Gutierrez for winning the Democratic primary in TX-9 yesterday- and offer her my full support for her campaign.

The new mission is to help her win in November. She is going to do a great job representing the new District 9 in Congress!

04.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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As we head to the polls today, we are a nation at war. An unconstitutional war with no clear justification or objectives. Let’s vote like this is our last election, Texas.

03.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Russia’s winter offensive ground to a halt as Ukraine recaptured more land than it lost in February, Syrskyi says The Commander-in-Chief reported that over three winter months, Ukrainian forces killed or wounded nearly 100,000 Russian troops β€” more than Russia managed to recruit into its ranks over the same…

For the first time since Kursk, Ukraine regained more ground than Russia seized in a single month, Syrskyi says.

Russia's reward for three months of grinding? 92,850 casualties β€” and less territory than where it started February.

πŸ”— euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/03/r...

03.03.2026 11:38 πŸ‘ 238 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
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I’m running for Congress in TX-9 for two simple reasons- to stop the humanitarian disaster that is ICE, and to level the playing field in favor of the Middle Class and not the Billionare Class.

See you at the polls tomorrow!

02.03.2026 23:16 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Hello Lake Houston! Polls open in 18 hours.

02.03.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

America just went to war without:

- Congressional authorization
- Clear justification
- A plan for regime change

Hope is not a strategy. The American people deserve much much better.

02.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Pasadena, Texas Β· No Kings **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...

Honored to be speaking at the No Kings rally in Pasadena on March 28th, 12-2pm. Let's take our country back!

See you there- register at: www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

02.03.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I rejoice with the Iranian people for the demise of Khameni. He was an evil man with the blood of Americans and so many others on his hands. Good riddance.

01.03.2026 14:21 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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I have spoken with literally thousands of voters across the state of Texas since last year. Not one has ever told me that starting another regime change foreign war would make their life better.

28.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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28.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Running for office is expensive in many ways, including going through tennis shoes.

27.02.2026 19:15 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best and worst candidates on Texas' 2026 primary ballot | Editorial Educate yourself and go vote. The Houston Chronicle editorial board lists the best and worst candidates on the 2026 primary ballot.

Today's the last day of early voting- and I'm proud to be at the top of the @HoustonChron list of the 2026 "best Democrats".

If you can't vote today, the final day for primary voting is Tuesday.

Let's get ready to win in November!
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit... via @houstonchron

27.02.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Texas Congressional District 9 and the San Jacinto Battleground Memorial, one of the coolest places in our district, in Texas, and in all of America.

The birthplace of the great Republic of Texas on April 21, 1836!

25.02.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am going to turn my lights off tonight and be silent for 10 minutes in solidarity with the millions of Ukrainians who have been continually bombed, suffering with no electricity or heating during this brutal winter, all because of our unwillingness to stop Russian Evil.

24.02.2026 21:21 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey Texas! Early votings this week- the official primary is March 3rd.

Americans have been fighting and giving their lives for 250 years to give us the right to vote and choose our future. It’s time to get out and vote for the candidates we want to see in November.

24.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our Constitutional right to have a say in how the government treats us is one of the best parts about being an American. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

23.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I joined many supporters of Ukraine at City Hall to commemorate the fourth anniversary of Russia’s illegal full scale invasion.

Some people there said that they hoped that the war would end soon. This is not something to hope for, this is something to make happen.

22.02.2026 21:52 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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HOME | Terry Virts for Congress Terry Virts is running for the 9th Congressional district in Texas Congress

Great interview below with Steve Schmidt- β€œwe have to flip the House, which is why my Congressional race in TX-9 is so important.”

Join my mission to save the country at: www.terryvirts.com - time is critical.

substack.com/@steveschmid...

22.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nothing better on a weekend than LoterΓ­a in Denver Harbor!

22.02.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I attended Council Member Martinez's β€œCommunity Conversation on Immigration” this morning and it is glaringly apparent that Congress is failing to hold ICE, Kristi Noem, and Trump accountable, which is exactly what I will do as the next Congressman from TX-9.

21.02.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Terry Virts saw politics from space. Can he win gerrymandered House District 9? I want to believe in the mission-ready astronaut, but in this gerrymandered primary, the frontrunner with a messy pastΒ might ground him anyway, writes Chronicle columnist Regina Lankenau.

Block-walking Texas' 9th Congressional District with my fellow astronaut Jose Hernandez.

Talking with voters is the best part of running for office! I hear universal concern about healthcare costs and anger at ICE.
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl... via @houstonchron

20.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I want to wish a warm Ramadan Mubarak to all who celebrate. Our Muslim friends are valued and important members of the Texas community.

19.02.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best β€” and worst β€”Β candidates on Texas' 2026 primary ballot | Editorial Educate yourself and go vote. The Houston Chronicle editorial board lists the best and worst candidates on the 2026 primary ballot.

In the new gerrymandered 9th Congressional district, β€œDemocrats actually stand a chance if they have the right candidate. And Virts is the right candidate.”

Thanks to my team for making us one of the β€œbest Democrat candidates in Texas!”
- Houston Chronicle

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

19.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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This chart should make every Republican terrified, Democratic voters are motivated and are going to come out and vote in big numbers to change the 30-year regime of single party rule in the great state of Texas!

18.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 5
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Endorsed!βœ…βœ…βœ…

@ProgressTX

18.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Honored to be endorsed by @AdamKinzinger in my race for Texas Congressional District 9!

18.02.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Saying hi to early voters at the North Channel Branch Library on Wallisville Rd. Early voting is here!

17.02.2026 19:55 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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16 years ago today I helped install the Cupola module, along with my STS-130 and Exp 22 crews- a complicated robotic ballet between the Shuttle Endeavour and ISS robotic arms.

It has the best view imaginable, on or off Earth, and is every ISS astronaut's favorite place!

15.02.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats should rally behind Terry Virts in the 9th Congressional District Democrats should rally behind astronautΒ TerryΒ Virts in the 9th Congressional District, writes the editorial board.

Honored to be endorsed by the @HoustonChron for Congressional District 9 in Texas- I will fight to level the playing field for the working people in our district!

CD9 is ground zero in the gerrymandering wars so let’s WIN this seat together!

www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/endo...

13.02.2026 22:39 πŸ‘ 431 πŸ” 157 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 11