The 6-20-24 edition of The View from the Front podcast.

Welcome to The View from the Front podcast. My name is Stan and this is the June 20th edition. 

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If you just happened to stumble by, let me say a quick word about what we’re doing here.

For those who don’t know, my name is Stan R. Mitchell, and I’m a prior Marine and journalist.

Every week, I primarily do three things with my podcast:

Cover emerging hotspots and foreign policy news that you absolutely should know. (Why I focus on foreign policy...)

Work to unite our country and remind us of how lucky we are to live in America. (My thoughts on the division in this country...)

And finally, I always share plenty of motivation and encouragement at the end of each episode.

Take a listen to the podcast. I really hope you get something out of it.

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Selected source notes for podcast and transcript above.

U.S. news:

Governor Moore announces the gull reopening of the Port of Baltimore

No timeline for Baltimore port reopening following bridge collapse

Baltimore to open "temporary alternate channel" for ships

G7 agrees to loan Ukraine $50 billion from the interest on frozen Russian assets

The total number of individually struck air defense systems is approximately 15. Specifically, divisions of air defense systems in the modifications of S-300, S-350, and S-400 have been affected; dozens of launcher units of these systems have been destroyed, along with over 15 radar stations and more than 10 command posts.

Motivation and encouragement:

Here’s some motivation and encouragement for you, because we all know that life is hard and pep talks help.

Daily Dose of Philosophy @PhilosophyDose_"You are what you do, not what you say you'll do."- Carl Jung11:58 PM ∙ Aug 20, 20221,494Likes311RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_You're meant to be something great. Don't settle for anything less.11:35 AM ∙ Aug 23, 2022432Likes101RetweetsDaily Dose of Philosophy @PhilosophyDose_“The best fighter is never angry.”- Lao Tzu5:08 PM ∙ Aug 22, 20221,503Likes273Retweetsbillionaire_Secrets @bilionaire_secSmall wins are still wins. Celebrate them all.11:04 AM ∙ Aug 22, 2022274Likes82RetweetsMarkDivine @MarkDivineA quote to meditate on for the upcoming week...“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” -Winston Churchill 8:00 PM ∙ Aug 21, 202223Likes7RetweetsDaily Dose of Philosophy @PhilosophyDose_"The first and best victory is to conquer self"- Plato4:58 AM ∙ Aug 21, 20222,405Likes415Retweetsbillionaire_Secrets @bilionaire_secNever stop being a good person because of bad people.5:11 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022205Likes59RetweetsMotivational Quotes @motivation_qot"You don't become what you want, you become what you believe"4:01 PM ∙ Aug 20, 202295Likes26RetweetsMotivational Quotes @motivation_qotIntelligent people aren’t offended by the truth.5:11 AM ∙ Aug 21, 202275Likes12RetweetsSuccess Minded @_SuccessMinded_Your actions today will determine where you will be tomorrow.3:55 AM ∙ Aug 21, 20222,044Likes430Retweets#Motivation #inspiration #theviewfromthefront ","username":"StanRMitchell","name":"Stan R. Mitchell","date":"Sun Aug 21 02:01:45 +0000 2022","photos":[],"quoted_tweet":{"full_text":"@StanRMitchell Continue to validate your credentials.","username":"aaspadaro","name":"Anthony Spadaro"},"retweet_count":1,"like_count":2,"expanded_url":{},"video_url":null,"belowTheFold":true}">Stan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchellI am still just blown away and chewing on this quote from below, even like 12 hours later (or whatever it’s been). Definitely sharing it in Tuesday’s podcast. 1/3#Motivation #inspiration #theviewfromthefront Anthony Spadaro @aaspadaro@StanRMitchell Continue to validate your credentials.2:01 AM ∙ Aug 21, 20222Likes1RetweetStan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchellAnd I keep thinking of how we ALL know people who were something great in the past — the all-star athlete, the decorated vet, the academic genius — and we see them let themselves go or settle below their potential. 2/32:01 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022Stan R. Mitchell @StanRMitchellAnd they’re super defensive about it. “But I did this back then,” they almost scream.Don’t be that way. Be the one who did THAT back then and now is doing THIS right now!Make people STILL talk about your accomplishments!! At least that’s how I take that quote. 👊💪3/32:01 AM ∙ Aug 21, 2022

I always like to share a few from the Bible, because this book has become such a source of strength and wisdom and calm for me during the past year.

And I hope by sharing a few, it might encourage you to get into the Bible yourself. Because I think it’ll really help you.

And, I always like to end each week’s notes with this one:

Success Minded @_SuccessMinded_"Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness of people."2:15 AM ∙ Aug 21, 20221,398Likes354Retweets

And with that, thanks for joining us this week on The View from the Front.

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That’s it for this edition.

Love my moderate, optimistic view of politics and want to know more about how I see things?

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Political thoughts from a Southern GentlemanI’m a prior Marine and Republican, who's now a moderate. I write Lincoln-like political thoughts, full of kindness and hope. I truly believe most Americans are good and we need compromise, unity, and love. Not mockery or extremes.By Stan R. Mitchell

Dealing with PTSD? Emotionally or mentally at rock bottom? Here’s the link to my faith newsletter: Be like Ozzie; go near your master. (The power of prayer. Part 1.)

As a reminder, please be kind and try your best to love your fellow Americans.

So many men and women have sacrificed, fought, and died to keep this country together the past 240-plus years. Please work daily to unite our country again. The vast majority of Americans are decent, loving, great people.

Also, please try to be a better person each and every day. Try to be kinder on social media and how you interact with others with whom you disagree.

Please join me again in our next episode, and please stay safe until then.

Love and peace,

Stan R. Mitchell

P.S. Don’t forget that I've also written twelve fast, exciting books.

Finally, I also write a faith blog about God and the Bible. (As a child, I was wounded badly by the church and left it to study other religions, before returning to the faith of my roots.)

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