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Jim LaPorta

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National Security Coordinating Producer at @CBSNews 📰 | @USMC infantryman 🦅🌎⚓️| 🇦🇫 Veteran | Fan of @Canes Hockey & @Buccaneers Football

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1Jan 20, '25You’re telling me there’s vehicles that can just set up c-wire? I want a word with my former Marine commanders for the hours I spent doing this by hand!450×6.4M141k5.1k4.8k
2Jun 23, '23A senior American intelligence official tells me for both Ukraine and U.S. intelligence, it’s a “watch and see if they destroy themselves sort of situation.” They said it was going191×2.7M4.7k1.2k179
3Aug 16, '24I’ve received a flood of angry text messages from veterans whose political ideologies differ regarding former President Trump’s comments. I’ll be working late this evening.166×2.4M11k1.6k907
4Jun 28, '23For those who may not know: no regulation specifies that the president or vice president should salute or return the salute of military personnel. Army regulations state that neith134×1.9M12k911112
5Jan 31, '24I just got laid off. One would expect to learn this news from their employer but instead, @TheMessenger employees learned of it via @nytimes and @semafor - there is no severance. H86.4×1.2M2.7k587130
6Oct 16, '25Trinidad and Tobago police investigating reports 2 citizens were killed in U.S. strike off Venezuela - CBS News70.8×1M1.6k683120
7Nov 29, '24The @TheEconomist is going to be shocked when they hear about some of the ABSURD things veterans endured to receive said benefits.63.2×899k4k624131
8Jun 1, '23New @Militarydotcom investigation: the USS Boxer contaminated its own water supply after it intentionally and potentially illegally dumped diesel fuel into the ocean. Marines and s60.4×860k1.6k55490
9Mar 3, '23.@jonstewart and State Sen. @NathanDahm (R-OK) talk gun control and the Second Amendment. I fact checked Jon’s stats about firearm-related deaths among kids—here’s the April 2022 r55.1×784k1.6k444143
10Mar 25, '25#BREAKING @CBSNews obtained an internal NSA bulletin from Feb. 2025—a month before the Houthi chat—which warns NSA employees of using Signal, adding, that that the app should “NOT”55.1×783k5.5k2.8k477
11Apr 23, '23#BREAKING - The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan has been evacuated by American special operations, sources tell me.55×782k1.6k54020
12Feb 26, '22New @AP reporting tonight: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked to evacuate Kyiv at the behest of the U.S. government but turned down the offer. An American official t51.4×047k12k894
13Feb 1, '25Last month, Capt. Lobach escorted fashion designer @RalphLauren at the White House when he received his Presidential Medal of Freedom.48×683k9.1k1.2k400
14Apr 14, '232017: Tucker Carlson on Reality Winner: “that’s a felony by the way.”42.6×607k3.4k1.1k112
15Feb 1, '24I’m at the DC office and I can’t get up to the newsroom to clean out my desk because my badge isn’t working. Add that to getting laid off. Also no severance with healthcare ceasing42.1×599k1.6k39079
16Jun 6, '2460 years ago, Walter Cronkite of @CBSNews interviewed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander for Operation Overlord: “These people gave us a chance and they bought41.7×593k8k2.2k991
17Feb 20, '23#BREAKING A big scoop I’ve been sitting on: President Biden Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine.41.3×588k1.1k22325
18Nov 12, '25Apologies for the long post. On Nov. 7, I was the guest of honor at the Marine Corps ball for Littoral Distribution Company A, 6th Distribution Support Battalion, CLR-4 down in Sav39.1×556k3.5k601687
19Mar 24, '25The current national security advisor34.2×486k7.4k1.1k185
20Feb 27, '25Actor Gene Hackman talking to David Letterman in 1988 on why he joined the Marines.31.3×445k7.9k9491.2k
21Nov 10, '23List of Marines whose promotions are blocked by Sen. Tuberville. LTG James Bierman LTG Michael Cederholm MG Bradford Gering MG Gregory Masiello MG Ryan Heritage MG Roger Turner MG 27.1×386k3k1.1k25
22Jan 21, '24This is U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michelle Young (MichelleYoung17 on Instagram). The military and veteran community lost her to suicide last night. A single mother, she is survived by h26.1×371k1.3k36059
23Apr 22, '25The Navy Secretary just confirmed my @CBSNews scoop from last week which means while actively covering the Pentagon as a reporter for a news outlet, Wong was interviewing for a rol25.6×365k1.5k467122
24Mar 10, '25I took this photo August 1, 2009 at 4:03 PM at COP Sharp in Mianposteh, Afghanistan, located on the outskirts of Garmsir in Helmand province. I never learned her name but I do know24.6×350k2.1k15472
25Nov 10, '24For the #MarineCorpsBirthday here’s Gunnery Sgt. Bryan Walgren’s John Glenn speech given to Marines just before the battle of Marjah in Afghanistan.23.9×341k6.6k1.1k1.6k
26May 3, '24A story I’ve been working on since Sept. 2023. Military documents contradict Republican Rep. Troy Nehls' military record claims22.6×322k1.1k39751
27Aug 16, '24New: I dropped roughly 1,500 words on former President Trump's comments about the Presidential Medal of Freedom being "better than" the Medal of Honor. Perhaps the most important s22×313k1.3k42790
28Nov 6, '24On a historical note: Marine veteran and Vice President-elect @JDVance will become the first Marine in U.S. history to serve as vice president. And as @CaptainCons points out, he i22×313k2.1k39653
29May 10, '23Some personal news: I’ve been hired by @TheMessenger to cover national security and military affairs as a full time employee. My first day will be May 15, 2023, the same day The Me21.3×303k1.5k899
30Apr 12, '24This U.S. Army soldier lives across from Marine barracks. This is what he hears every night after taps.20.7×295k2.7k201540
31Aug 28, '24ANC is not releasing any further info about the incident at this time. ANC media policy: “ANC will not authorize any filming for partisan, political or fundraising purposes, in acc20.6×293k1.3k282124
32Jun 11, '23.@USArmy Maj. Dick Winters, who commanded Company E, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division during World War II, talks about transitioning back to civilian life20.3×289k1.5k237213
33Nov 22, '23I guess there’s a lot of mines and improvised explosive devices out there in *checks notes* Washington State.19.9×283k2.7k26922
34Jun 2, '23A reminder: Drew Carey is a U.S. Marine.18.8×267k2.3k13314
35Jan 28, '23I see that its ALAN ALDA birthday today. Here’s my favorite scene from MASH. “War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse.”17.7×252k1.7k39159
36Oct 15New from @CBSNews - In Dec. 2025, two months before the U.S. war with Iran began, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George wrote an assessment into the DoD's Global Force Management A16.7×238k1.5k699222
37Sep 27, '23Drew Carey is a former Marine. There’s an expression among Marines—officer and enlisted— that says “leaders eat last.” It’s not just a saying. In practice, Marines are served food 15.9×226k1.4k15620
38May 24, '23For the past 2 years, I’ve tweeted out the names of the fallen from the American war in Afghanistan. The 1st time was around the fall of Kabul. The 2nd around Memorial Day. I will 15.7×223k1.5k38117
39Oct 3, '24View post on X15.5×221k1.6k14820
40May 16, '25New: GOP congressman during a hearing on Capital Hill today confirms Defense Secretary Hegseth ordered pause in cyber operations against Russia, despite Pentagon denial. H/T to @ma15.2×217k1.9k1.2k160
41Jun 24, '23It’s still not quite clear if Wagner has captured the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov but to put this into perspective for a general audience: imagine Blac14.5×207k1.2k25056
42Aug 3, '23We lost a legend. Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die Gory, gory, what a helluva way to die He ain't gonna jump no more13.1×187k2k372159
43May 25, '24With the graduation of class 2024, it makes me think of Peter Wang, who was posthumously accepted to the class of 2025. Wang was 15 when he died while trying to help classmates esc12.8×183k4.6k67622
44May 26, '24Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee. Reflecting on her time in Afghanistan, she wrote on her instagram: “I love my job.” #MemorialDayWeekend12.6×179k2k28423
45May 6, '25If former President Biden should’ve stopped Russia from invading Ukraine, does that mean President Trump should’ve stopped India from attacking Pakistan?12.4×177k2.3k41863
47Aug 13, '24For the record: you can’t build the Iron Dome system Israel has over the United States.12.3×175k1.8k10136
48May 26, '24Lance Cpl. Julian T. Brennan and I went to boot camp together. The school of infantry. And the same infantry unit: 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines. He died in Afghanistan’s Farah provin11.5×164k4.1k53810
49Jan 30, '25Typically government investigations don’t reach conclusions as in “if you actively undermine the chain of command as Gen. Milley did,” before the investigation has even begun.11.1×158k1.6k23649
50Aug 28, '24Defense officials told CBS News that some staff with the Trump campaign were unprofessional and were aggressive both verbally and physically toward the cemetery official.10.7×153k1.4k43527
51Oct 22, '25One of these individuals once had their security clearance suspended as a Naval intelligence officer.10.6×151k1.5k24894
52Oct 13, '25I spoke with @PalmerLuckey and asked a question that led us down a rabbit hole. What is the relationship between EagleEye and the rifle, we talked about laser bore sighting, improv10.4×148k1.4k72190
53Aug 16, '24From retired Army Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Ramos.10.4×148k1.2k34938
54Apr 2, '24I have a new bio.9.9×141k1.6k496
55Aug 8, '24On Gov. Walz and Sen. Vance: I’m not in the business of making recommendations for people’s behavior but I do know “stolen valor” is a term that should be handled with profound car9.7×138k1.1k9640
56Aug 7, '25View post on X9.6×137k2.1k27063
57Feb 23, '25If we’re going by World War II standards, should we disband the Space Force and roll back the Air Force into the Army? We also didn’t have a Secretary of Defense in World War II, s9.5×136k2.3k37355
58Jun 12, '23This isn’t a new thing. It’s been policy for at least 20 years.9.5×135k1.6k1035
59Sep 9, '22Hypothetical: an American reporter has embedded with an enemy unit of the United States during war and they are preparing to ambush an American platoon. Do you film/report it or do9.2×04.8k9992.9k
60May 24, '23We lost another brother: George M. Todd Jr. - Doc to us - died on May 12 at the age of 38. He was a Navy Corpsman but to us, he was a Marine. @CNN wrote a profile about him a few y9.0×128k1.3k2163
61Oct 5, '25“We would’ve won Afghanistan easy,” - a reminder: it was the Trump administration that signed a deal on Feb. 29, 2020 with the Taliban to fully withdrawal from Afghanistan so did t8.9×126k1.6k40760
62Jan 31, '24I’ll take unemployment any day of the week and twice on Sunday over the company Jack keeps.8.6×122k1.3k7914
63Aug 23, '24Three years ago, my son Joel wrote to @CIA asking if he and his dog Ellie could be spies. A few months later, the agency wrote back and said he would have a good chance if he did g8.5×122k2.5k11951
64Mar 11, '25An update: the power of the Internet can be amazing sometimes. 16 years later, I have a name—Lauren Richards. We spoke today about combat patrols and life after service. She’s a he7.7×110k2.8k22680
65Apr 29, '22.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby gets emotional talking about war atrocities and Putin—“It's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well-thinking, serious mature 7.5×06.9k1.7k134
66Apr 9, '24What is this? An MRAP for ants? How can we expect Marines to travel if they can't even fit inside the vehicle? It needs to be at least…….three times bigger than this!7.3×104k2.2k16158
68Sep 22, '25Many service members I’ve spoken to had a bigger issue with bacha bazi in Afghanistan than the IED threat. They accepted the fact that it would be dangerous, the risk of death or b6.7×96k1.8k141138
69May 26, '24Marine Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider and I served together in 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment. News reports said he survived one bomb attack near his base in Afghanistan's Helmand Prov5.8×83k2.7k3934
70May 2, '22Before the day is done — @USMC Sgt. Nicole Gee would have been 24-years-old today. She was one of the 13 American service members killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan5.8×06k1.3k25
71May 26, '24I served with Marine Staff Sgt. Javier O. Ortiz Rivera at the School of Infantry. He always had a smile on his face. He was killed while conducting combat operations in Helmand pro5.7×81k3.2k4838
72Aug 13, '24Marine died trying to rescue crew in Osprey crash after he "heroically reentered" burning cockpit, probe finds. He will be posthumously awarded the service's highest noncombat awar5.5×78k2.4k43036
74Jan 13, '24I’m sitting here watching The Hunt for the Red October. God do I love @CourtneyBVance as Sonar Technician Submarines Second Class Ronald Jones. His performance is simply outstandin5.2×74k1.4k4620
75May 26, '24Three graves in close proximity to each other. I never met Chris but I’ve gotten to know him via @JaneMHorton - I served with Jonathan in Afghanistan. James and I worked at Parris 4.8×68k1.7k2015
76Nov 22, '23I’ve never seen this colorized photo before. I love everything about it. A U.S. Marine corporal sleeping at Union Station in 1948. At this point, Black men had only been allowed to4.3×61k1.3k11531
77Mar 21, '22COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Ex-wife accuses Missouri GOP Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Eric Greitens of physical abuse in affidavit made public Monday.4.3×04.2k1.1k13
78Jun 3, '24It is time.3.9×56k1.4k2716
79May 30, '23His sister wanted me to add this photograph.3.7×52k1.3k1130
80Sep 28, '22New: JR Majewski’s campaign said last week that he was punished and demoted after getting in a “brawl” in an Air Force dormitory in 2001. Military records obtained since then by Th3.2×02.8k74026
81Nov 10, '24#MarineCorpsBirthday2.9×42k2k30760
82May 25, '22This is one of the best @NBCThisisUs fan edits.2.9×03.3k364228
83May 28, '23Sarina Nicole Butcher SPC Butcher was from Checotah, OK. She was 19 when she died in Afghanistan on Nov. 1, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Army with Company F, 700th Brigade Suppor2.9×41k1.2k1621
84May 26, '24Visiting some friends of mine here at @ArlingtonNatl I’ll tweet out some of their stories #MemorialDayWeekend2.7×38k1.4k976
85May 28, '23Ashley Irene White 1LT White was from Alliance, OH. She was 24 when she died in Afghanistan on Oct. 22, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Army with Company C, 230th Brigade Support Ba2.5×35k1.4k1733
86Dec 4, '22Interesting. The Emily Grace Rainey in this article is the same Emily Grace Rainey me @StorytellerSBM and @JZBleiberg wrote about for the @AP - she was a psychological operations o2.5×01.8k84179
87May 26, '24Marine Lance Cpl. Dennis J. Burrow was on my 2009 deployment to Afghanistan. He died of wounds sustained from the detonation of an improvised explosive device in Helmand Province. 2.4×34k3.7k4965
88Nov 29, '22Hi. I’m an investigative reporter on the—let’s call it—free agent list. Despite that status, I have news to report. The voiceless still need a voice. The powerful still need to be 2.2×02.3k42426
89Sep 23, '22.@JRMajewski claimed in a press conference just now that his deployments are classified.2.1×01.6k30415
90Sep 22, '22A number of people have asked to see the documentation the @AP obtained about GOP House nominee JR Majewski’s military record. We have updated this story with a embedded link, so r2.0×01.4k58430
91May 28, '23Rodolfo Rodriguez Jr. SGT Rodriguez was from Pharr, TX. He was 26 when he died in Afghanistan on Sept. 14, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Army with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 21st I1.9×26k1.3k1721
92May 29, '23Jamal Hasan Bowers MSG Bowers was from Raleigh, NC. He was 41 when he died in Djibouti as a result of injuries related to OEF on March 18, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Army with 1.8×26k1.3k1780
93May 28, '23Heath Michael Robinson SCPO Robinson was from Boyne Falls, MI. He was 34 when he died in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Navy with Naval Special Warfare Devel1.8×25k1.2k1342
94Sep 28, '22“Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime is somehow so outrageous it al1.7×02k24281
95May 5, '22This is quite the quote from President Trump’s former defense secretary, Mark Esper: “He is an unprincipled person who, given his self-interest, should not be in the position of pu1.5×01.1k37338
96Dec 8, '22To my friends over at @CBSNews - Mr. Paul Whelan is not a “retired U.S. Marine. He was tried by court-martial in 2008 and received a Bad Conduct Discharge. You can read about it he1.4×01.2k38831
97Jun 7, '22Traditionally, military officers never salute an enlisted person first, as it is the duty of the enlisted to pay respect to the officers appointed over them. Here, Gen. Mark Milley1.2×01.4k17428
98May 28, '23Darrik Carlyle Benson CPO Benson was from Angwin, CA. He was 28 when he died in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011 while serving in the U.S. Navy with Naval Special Warfare Development Gr1.1×16k1.5k2172
99Nov 22, '22I’d like to thank the multitude of journalists, editors and long-time readers that have reached out to me with words of encouragement and kindness. It sincerely means the world.1.0×01.4k4411
100May 30, '23Jordan Lee Chrobot LCPL Chrobot was from Frederick, MD. He was 24 when he died in Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2009 while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps with Company E, 2nd Battalion1.0×14k1.2k1351

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