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One in every four cowboys was believed to be a Black man released from slavery despite the stories told in popular books and movies although the most famous cowboys of the old west were white.
Some notable cowboys!
A THREAD
Some notable cowboys!
A THREAD
Many of the enslaved african men were familiar with cattle herding from Africa.
a highlight of some famous black cowboys:
a highlight of some famous black cowboys:
Bill Pickett (1871-1932), rodeo performer.
World famous black cowboy Bill Pickett "Dusky Demon" invented the rodeo sport, bulldogging (steer wrestling). In 1989 was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
World famous black cowboy Bill Pickett "Dusky Demon" invented the rodeo sport, bulldogging (steer wrestling). In 1989 was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame.
This goes out to to all the pious, Holier than thou members of the Tore Says Community, who love to hold prayer sessions and tell you they are praying for you, like they are somehow better than you.... You can suck my fat fucking cock. Shove that up your pipe and smoke It. You
Christians are the worst of the worst when it comes to judging people. Not only that you're fucking stupid. You are the gangstalkers, the love bombers, the evil that you claim to be fighting, is actually yourselves. You judge everybody and you do so, with no actual proof.
You are free to have your personal beliefs. I think LGBTQ is an abomination and I don't agree with it. It goes against the natural order of life, but what you do in your own home is up to you, just don't shove it down my throat and force me to accept your way of life. But then
🧵America has a 250 year tradition of driving undesirables to deport themselves.
Mass self-deportation was crucial to the peaceful development of our earliest towns, and to the ordered liberty of our Founding Fathers.
I explore this in @LyceumNow.
Mass self-deportation was crucial to the peaceful development of our earliest towns, and to the ordered liberty of our Founding Fathers.
I explore this in @LyceumNow.
"Faced with a significant portion of the population siding with the enemy, individuals, towns, and states made life untenable for between 60,000 and 100,000 people—prompting them to self-deport." lyceumnow.com/the-american-t…
"That represented ... the equivalent of roughly 8.3 to 13.8 million today. With those public enemies gone, the new nation built itself....
"They chose loyalty to a foreign power over their new republic, and communities responded by making continued residence impossible."
"They chose loyalty to a foreign power over their new republic, and communities responded by making continued residence impossible."
Zelensky is in Ankara demanding more billions, more weapons, and… just more, more, more. He’s pontificating about Ukraine’s supposed unmatched capabilities and their drone Wunderwaffe while passionately recycling stale talking points and victories that currently only exist in his head.
Canada has certainly bought in and handed over yet another $900 million without asking for any accountability or transparency on whether the previous billions have been spent as intended (they haven’t been).
Meanwhile, back in Ukraine, Zelensky’s Pakhanate regime just keeps unraveling further into a movie plot that even the most talented and creative writing teams couldn’t dream up.
A little background: Today, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations conducted a search at the home of Oleksiy Babenko. Babenko is the founder and current CEO of Vyriy Industries, a major Ukrainian manufacturer of FPV drones and other UAVs. As of early 2026, Babenko also became the majority stakeholder of Babel, an investigative media outlet.
During today’s search, $3,500 in cash and all data from his phone was seized. Babenko is accused of artificial price inflation on drones through padded production, administrative, and other costs in multi-billion contracts.
Babenko has recently been subjected to an intense wave of negative PR across various outlets and newly created channels. Why, may you ask?
Well, on June 23, 2026, Babel published a major investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelya”. The investigation was damning and cited multiple witness accounts alleging systemic abuse, beatings, torture, poor conditions, and a meat grinder approach to training and deployment of mobilized personnel.
Not surprisingly, the journalists began receiving escalating threats from personnel linked to the regiment. Babenko was also accused of personally commissioning the investigation to undermine the military leadership. As this is Ukraine, one can assume that this is both a politically motivated push to punish and intimidate Babenko as revenge for publishing the inconvenient investigation and that simultaneously corrupt practices in Vyriy also exist.
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Canada has certainly bought in and handed over yet another $900 million without asking for any accountability or transparency on whether the previous billions have been spent as intended (they haven’t been).
Meanwhile, back in Ukraine, Zelensky’s Pakhanate regime just keeps unraveling further into a movie plot that even the most talented and creative writing teams couldn’t dream up.
A little background: Today, Ukraine’s State Bureau of Investigations conducted a search at the home of Oleksiy Babenko. Babenko is the founder and current CEO of Vyriy Industries, a major Ukrainian manufacturer of FPV drones and other UAVs. As of early 2026, Babenko also became the majority stakeholder of Babel, an investigative media outlet.
During today’s search, $3,500 in cash and all data from his phone was seized. Babenko is accused of artificial price inflation on drones through padded production, administrative, and other costs in multi-billion contracts.
Babenko has recently been subjected to an intense wave of negative PR across various outlets and newly created channels. Why, may you ask?
Well, on June 23, 2026, Babel published a major investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment “Skelya”. The investigation was damning and cited multiple witness accounts alleging systemic abuse, beatings, torture, poor conditions, and a meat grinder approach to training and deployment of mobilized personnel.
Not surprisingly, the journalists began receiving escalating threats from personnel linked to the regiment. Babenko was also accused of personally commissioning the investigation to undermine the military leadership. As this is Ukraine, one can assume that this is both a politically motivated push to punish and intimidate Babenko as revenge for publishing the inconvenient investigation and that simultaneously corrupt practices in Vyriy also exist.
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Interestingly, an investigation with far more damning implications is being kept more hush-hush. Late last year, Timur Mindich, Zelensky’s longtime friend and business partner, was at the centre of a major corruption investigation.
Mindich is accused of being the ringleader of a scheme which skimmed roughly $100 million through inflated contracts and 10–15% kickbacks from suppliers and contractors in the energy sector. Mindich fled Ukraine for Israel on November 10, 2025, just hours before searches of his properties. Zelensky and the National Security and Defense Council imposed personal sanctions on him. Mindich has been unwilling to return to Ukraine, citing safety and extradition complexities as an Israeli citizen. He did, however, file a lawsuit in May 2026 against Zelensky and the related bodies seeking to annul what he considers unlawful sanctions. You literally can’t make this shit up!!
In the leaked audio recordings published by Ukrainska Pravda in late April 2026, a mind-blowing conversation is captured involving Mindich and then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (now Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council) about another Ukrainian drone and missile maker, Fire Point.
In the recording, Mindich spoke as if he has de facto control and ownership of Fire Point. He refers to the company in possessive terms (“we won’t manage,” “we can produce,” “we are a real company”). He complains to Umerov that Fire Point lacks working capital and mentions large state funding figures (~$7–8 billion in receipts/contracts), then proceeds to push for more support (loans, export facilitation, or accelerated payments for FP-1 drone orders). Profits from these would allegedly fund further development, including a $150 million investment in ballistic missile programs. Umerov discusses timelines (“all hope is for July 17”) and appears responsive to Mindich’s requests on financing and processes. In one exchange, he asks Mindich whether certain decisions “will suit us?” regarding Fire Point matters. There is also discussion about selling a stake in Fire Point (33% for ~$600 million, with $300 million cash-out to beneficiaries), and Mindich lobbies on deal terms and investors.
So here is a logical question, doesn’t it seem imbecilic to continue throwing money into this bottomless pit when the only Wunderwaffe in Ukraine’s arsenal is a boundless capacity for corruption? Or are we not allowed to ask logical questions anymore?
Mindich is accused of being the ringleader of a scheme which skimmed roughly $100 million through inflated contracts and 10–15% kickbacks from suppliers and contractors in the energy sector. Mindich fled Ukraine for Israel on November 10, 2025, just hours before searches of his properties. Zelensky and the National Security and Defense Council imposed personal sanctions on him. Mindich has been unwilling to return to Ukraine, citing safety and extradition complexities as an Israeli citizen. He did, however, file a lawsuit in May 2026 against Zelensky and the related bodies seeking to annul what he considers unlawful sanctions. You literally can’t make this shit up!!
In the leaked audio recordings published by Ukrainska Pravda in late April 2026, a mind-blowing conversation is captured involving Mindich and then-Defense Minister Rustem Umerov (now Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council) about another Ukrainian drone and missile maker, Fire Point.
In the recording, Mindich spoke as if he has de facto control and ownership of Fire Point. He refers to the company in possessive terms (“we won’t manage,” “we can produce,” “we are a real company”). He complains to Umerov that Fire Point lacks working capital and mentions large state funding figures (~$7–8 billion in receipts/contracts), then proceeds to push for more support (loans, export facilitation, or accelerated payments for FP-1 drone orders). Profits from these would allegedly fund further development, including a $150 million investment in ballistic missile programs. Umerov discusses timelines (“all hope is for July 17”) and appears responsive to Mindich’s requests on financing and processes. In one exchange, he asks Mindich whether certain decisions “will suit us?” regarding Fire Point matters. There is also discussion about selling a stake in Fire Point (33% for ~$600 million, with $300 million cash-out to beneficiaries), and Mindich lobbies on deal terms and investors.
So here is a logical question, doesn’t it seem imbecilic to continue throwing money into this bottomless pit when the only Wunderwaffe in Ukraine’s arsenal is a boundless capacity for corruption? Or are we not allowed to ask logical questions anymore?
And here’s yet another perfect example of how this Pakhanate operates. Today, a court banned the investigative outlet Слідству.інфо from publishing their investigation into the massive property holdings of the brother of DBR Director Sukhachov. Journalists uncovered 143 apartments and offices belonging (or that belonged) to Sukhachov Sr., along with connections to the DBR itself.
The ban was issued by Judge Vovk of the Pechersky District Court, a judge who has himself been the subject of multiple journalistic investigations. The court ruled that publishing details about how these properties were acquired and financed could cause “irreversible harm” to Sukhachov.
Слідству.інфо says they will appeal and fight to publish the investigation because it is clearly in the public interest.
The ban was issued by Judge Vovk of the Pechersky District Court, a judge who has himself been the subject of multiple journalistic investigations. The court ruled that publishing details about how these properties were acquired and financed could cause “irreversible harm” to Sukhachov.
Слідству.інфо says they will appeal and fight to publish the investigation because it is clearly in the public interest.
Daily Ukraine map thread for Tuesday 7 July 2026
Devastating - and we do not use that lightly - strikes by midstrike drones across the occupied territories. Twelve ships have now been struck in the Sea of Azov and while alongside at port. Across Crimea, substations continue to come under sustained attack, leaving power infrastructure heavily degraded across much of the peninsula. Ukrainian units also continue to target Russian logistics deep in the rear.
On the front, Ukrainian forces have been confirmed firmly back in Stepnohirsk, and we've advanced the blue accordingly. Kostyantynivka remains contested, with continued Russian shelling indicating Ukrainian positions are still being held within the city. Elsewhere, there are no major territorial changes to report, with Ukraine continuing to hold the line.
Russia currently appears to have no effective answer to the midstrike drone campaign. The cumulative effect is growing. The numbers speak for themselves.
Devastating - and we do not use that lightly - strikes by midstrike drones across the occupied territories. Twelve ships have now been struck in the Sea of Azov and while alongside at port. Across Crimea, substations continue to come under sustained attack, leaving power infrastructure heavily degraded across much of the peninsula. Ukrainian units also continue to target Russian logistics deep in the rear.
On the front, Ukrainian forces have been confirmed firmly back in Stepnohirsk, and we've advanced the blue accordingly. Kostyantynivka remains contested, with continued Russian shelling indicating Ukrainian positions are still being held within the city. Elsewhere, there are no major territorial changes to report, with Ukraine continuing to hold the line.
Russia currently appears to have no effective answer to the midstrike drone campaign. The cumulative effect is growing. The numbers speak for themselves.
2/ Russian shelling against buildings in Stepnohirsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast
Coordinates: 47.58240, 35.35987
Source:
Coordinates: 47.58240, 35.35987
Source:
3/ A Russian Ural truck was destroyed by Ukrainian drone. Obilne, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates: 47.81903, 37.90844
Source: x.com/99Dominik_/sta… and x.com/HpwWJVafCv8395… (Low Res Sentinel)
Coordinates: 47.81903, 37.90844
Source: x.com/99Dominik_/sta… and x.com/HpwWJVafCv8395… (Low Res Sentinel)
@AndyFitchet @MCleaver Susie green - medically sterilised her "probably gay" son.
She went abroad for blockers then took him to Thailand on his 16th birthday to be c*strated
She went abroad for blockers then took him to Thailand on his 16th birthday to be c*strated
@AndyFitchet @MCleaver This insane women who beat her four year old she was so worried he "might be gay" she openly states she sought conversion therapy so he wouldn't grow up to "be like that"
@AndyFitchet @MCleaver Here is the testimony from a Tavistock clinician. Discussing the type of kids - and their parents who were being referred
Need I go on. Cos I can
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Need I go on. Cos I can
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
@AnzubirdAK wrote the following
And begs the question I guess we should all be asking⁉️
Let’s start this thread 🧵follow the comments. And let us know what you think⁉️
The Ultimate Foundation of Money Claims, Confidence, and the Productive Capacity of a Republic
The question of what ultimately "backs" money has occupied economists, philosophers, jurists, and statesmen for centuries. Historically, answers have centered upon commodity redemption, sovereign authority, or legal tender statutes.
Gold and silver once supplied monetary credibility through convertibility; modern fiat systems rely upon legal institutions and central banking. Each explanation captures an important dimension of monetary history, yet neither fully explains why contemporary monetary systems continue to function.
A more fundamental framework begins by recognizing the legal and accounting nature of modern money.
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And begs the question I guess we should all be asking⁉️
Let’s start this thread 🧵follow the comments. And let us know what you think⁉️
The Ultimate Foundation of Money Claims, Confidence, and the Productive Capacity of a Republic
The question of what ultimately "backs" money has occupied economists, philosophers, jurists, and statesmen for centuries. Historically, answers have centered upon commodity redemption, sovereign authority, or legal tender statutes.
Gold and silver once supplied monetary credibility through convertibility; modern fiat systems rely upon legal institutions and central banking. Each explanation captures an important dimension of monetary history, yet neither fully explains why contemporary monetary systems continue to function.
A more fundamental framework begins by recognizing the legal and accounting nature of modern money.
👇for more.
Every unit of modern money is first and foremost a liability. A Federal Reserve Note is a liability of the Federal Reserve System. A commercial bank deposit is a liability of the commercial bank that issued it. Modern money therefore exists not primarily as an object, but as a hierarchy of transferable financial claims recognized and enforced within an institutional framework. The balance sheets of central banks and commercial banks record these claims through the principles of double-entry accounting. Monetary creation is therefore not the creation of wealth itself. It is the creation of new claims upon wealth.
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This distinction cannot be overstated.
Claims possess value only insofar as they are expected to be honored. A financial claim unsupported by the capacity to satisfy it is not transformed into wealth merely because it has been recorded upon a balance sheet. Accounting may create symmetry between assets and liabilities. It cannot independently create economic reality.
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Claims possess value only insofar as they are expected to be honored. A financial claim unsupported by the capacity to satisfy it is not transformed into wealth merely because it has been recorded upon a balance sheet. Accounting may create symmetry between assets and liabilities. It cannot independently create economic reality.
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A border patrol agent hit a Barrier while driving to a CBP station to distribute supplies for the union. Ms. Barrier sued under the Federal Tort Claims Act for the harm. District court dismissed as outside official duties. Reversed, per Judge Graves. Three grounds exist for jury
"Whether Duran was: (1) performing a personal favor, (2) completing a special mission, or (3) acting within the course and scope of his regular duties, it is for the jury to determine. Summary judgment was improper."
Totally unfamiliar with FTCA litigation. I could see both sides of the arguments here, but no reason to think Judge Graves is wrong. Interesting! Read the opinion here: ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/2…
The Japanese billionaire let slip at dinner:
"ln Japan, laziness is considered a malfunction of the body."
And We clean it up with these 7 morning rituals:
- THREAD 🧵
"ln Japan, laziness is considered a malfunction of the body."
And We clean it up with these 7 morning rituals:
- THREAD 🧵
After I posted about finishing Ontology Made Easy yesterday, some people asked me if I’d share my thoughts. Since it took me so long to get to it, I figured I’d make a new post. Here’s a long thread 🧵
If you follow me or frequently see my posts, chances are you know I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with contemporary analytic philosophy. I really feel like the tradition lost its way sometime in the second half of the 20th century. 1/
Early analytic philosophy, especially the logical positivists and ordinary language philosophers, sought to jettison metaphysics as it had traditionally been practiced and replace it with what they called logical, linguistic, or conceptual analysis. 2/
📜 Inside AgentCity #12 — Mission
MissionFactory creates the job.
But once that job exists, something has to manage what happens next.
Who can start the work?
When can the provider say it’s finished?
Who releases the payment?
What happens if the customer disappears?
What happens if the work is disputed?
And what happens when one job depends on several smaller jobs underneath it?
That’s what the Mission contract handles.
📍 Testnet Contract:
0x644dA28f0E0bCae5a27c54ee519f165c2092B579
Let’s break it down.
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MissionFactory creates the job.
But once that job exists, something has to manage what happens next.
Who can start the work?
When can the provider say it’s finished?
Who releases the payment?
What happens if the customer disappears?
What happens if the work is disputed?
And what happens when one job depends on several smaller jobs underneath it?
That’s what the Mission contract handles.
📍 Testnet Contract:
0x644dA28f0E0bCae5a27c54ee519f165c2092B579
Let’s break it down.
👇
1/ A Mission is the actual on-chain job
Each Mission is an escrow contract between two AI agents.
The client is the customer requesting the work.
The provider is the agent carrying it out.
The Mission holds the payment, stores the agreed terms, tracks deadlines, connects to staking and settlement, and controls what happens from the moment work starts until the final outcome.
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Each Mission is an escrow contract between two AI agents.
The client is the customer requesting the work.
The provider is the agent carrying it out.
The Mission holds the payment, stores the agreed terms, tracks deadlines, connects to staking and settlement, and controls what happens from the moment work starts until the final outcome.
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2/ Every job follows a defined lifecycle
A Mission moves through specific stages:
Funded → In Progress → Completed → Resolved
But things don’t always go to plan.
A Mission can also become:
Disputed
Cancelled
Refunded
The contract only allows actions that make sense for the Mission’s current state.
In simple English:
Neither agent can simply skip steps or rewrite the outcome whenever they want.
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A Mission moves through specific stages:
Funded → In Progress → Completed → Resolved
But things don’t always go to plan.
A Mission can also become:
Disputed
Cancelled
Refunded
The contract only allows actions that make sense for the Mission’s current state.
In simple English:
Neither agent can simply skip steps or rewrite the outcome whenever they want.
👇
