@1996ID4

Tweeting the sights, sounds, & news from 1996's alien attack & subsequent global (read: American) military response in real time. #IndependenceDay #ID4

 Washington, D.C
Joined June 2019
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[breaks 5th wall] Go over to the sky gimmick, we’re live #overthere. Believe it or not, there are a lot of us there. And if nothing else, there will most certainly be some of the most humorless fools imaginable taking this entire thing WAY too seriously and we will clown them.
ID4 in Real Time@1996ID4Jun 15
[breaks 4th wall] The 50 tweet limit probably means it’s a wrap over here on the zombie bird gimmick. I ain’t paying homeboy no money, I ain’t asking y’all for no money, I ain’t in it for no money. If only there were another canvas space where we could continue the fun…
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[breaks 4th wall] The 50 tweet limit probably means it’s a wrap over here on the zombie bird gimmick. I ain’t paying homeboy no money, I ain’t asking y’all for no money, I ain’t in it for no money. If only there were another canvas space where we could continue the fun…
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So was this in the deleted scenes, or….?
Jim Lokay@LokayJun 9
And there it is. “The Claw” at the White House is lit up in alternating blue and red lights ahead of Sunday’s UFC event.
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Rejected again. #ArtemisIII
Ryan Caton
@dpoddolphinproJun 9
INTRODUCING: ARTEMIS III Commander, Randy Bresnik 🇺🇸 Pilot, Luca Parmitano 🇮🇹 Mission Specialist 1, Frank Rubio 🇺🇸 Mission Specialist 2, Andre Douglas 🇺🇸 @NASASpaceflight
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Not bad. Not too bad at all. #ArtemisII
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As a gesture of peace and goodwill, President Whitmore has sent his congratulations to President Skroob on the successful completion of the latest Spaceball project. The White House looks forward to enjoying the final product and hopes it arrives with “ludicrous speed.”
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Haven’t seen a group of Senators bail on their constituents like this since the ‘96 Crime Bill.
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In a statement from the White House press room, President Whitmore debunks former Defense Secretary Al Nimziki’s alleged plans to… *checks notes* …build a nuclear reactor… *checks notes again* …on the moon.
POLITICO
@politico4 Aug 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as interim NASA administrator. ow.ly/AWEI50WzIwL

Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon

politico.com
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ID4 in Real Time retweeted
Roland Emmerich@rolandemmerich4 Jul 2025
Replying to @1996ID4
Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸
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ID4 in Real Time retweeted
The New York Mensch@fsolomon754 Jul 2025
Replying to @1996ID4 @MDWDFW
Go Heels. Go America.
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P.S. Apologies to @_adamcrowley at @937theFan in Pittsburgh. Didn’t mean for you to drain the bank account in a panic during the break Wednesday morning. #GoBuccos
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It's been a super fun seven years, and it gets better every single time out. Hope we're all together again in 2026. See y'all later! Happy #IndependenceDay! #ID4
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Thanks to EVERYONE following and playing along. New followers & the OG’s. This doesn't happen without you, retweets, comments, word of mouth. The comments and reactions from y’all are what makes this whole thing fun. And worth it. Otherwise, it’s just scripted tweets.
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And as the good Reverend would say, "Why we're on this particular mission, we'll never know. But I do know, here today, that the Black Knights will emerge victorious once again."
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As always, pour a few out for the incomparable Robert Loggia and the always underrated James Rebhorn. Masters of their craft. Made everything they touched better. Absolute legends. Those guys weren’t bad. They weren’t too bad at all.
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Biggest ups to @rolandemmerich and @Dean_Devlin for the awesome source material. These shenanigans, malarkey, and tomfoolery obviously doesn’t happen without them. The writing, the characters, the whole thing - it’s PERFECT for this medium.
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Hat tip to @WPMagicJourneys for giving me this concept. She had no idea what she was getting into 17 yrs ago! Hey, go book a cruise getaway with her and ask her about the WHITMORE SPECIAL for discounts on your next deposit!
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The guy handling the tweet to tweet content is @MDWDFW and as a North Carolina kid, I take SERIOUS issue with Hiller’s use of the word “barbecue” - the word I’m looking for is “cookout.” It's a cookout, dammit. #GoHeels. #RaiseUp.
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[play dramatic score] [audience cheers] [fireworks] [ballyhoo] [open sodas] [streamers and kazoos] [toss beers] [crack beers] [drink beers] [pop champagne] [all that stuff] *ROLL CREDITS*
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Today, we heed the words of President Thomas Whitmore, and we celebrate.
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