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Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Nothing new under the sun. — Whenever the elites feel threatened by the people wanting change, antisemitism comes back.
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It is a pattern that goes back almost 2,000 years. Antisemitism has always been a tool of those with the real power in any nation, used to distract the ignorant and redirect their attention.
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You can look back at every upsurge in antisemitism in both the Christian and Muslim worlds, and you will find, again and again, that most times it is connected to a problem where people were questioning the control by some elite class,
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To get an idea just how old this "left wing hyper puritanism" is, here's a lengthy article from 1997 ranting about the dangers of gender depictions in RL Stine's writing. This was presented to the National Council of Teachers of English.
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It's funny that we still get people memeing about & mocking a few evangelical churches saying that Harry Potter or DnD were demonic, but this stuff gets a complete pass, and now these people have gained enough power that they're censoring most of the entertainment landscape.
I mean, we're talking about RL Stine here. One of the safest, most kid-friendly, apolitical horror writers to ever exist. They found him too problematic. Warning of things to come.
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What you are seeing here is a 10 year old American boy wearing the Medal of Honor around his neck.
The medal had been awarded to his father.
His father gave the order that saved his crew and sealed his own fate in 1943.
His three final words became one of the most legendary phrases in US Navy history.
This is the story of Howard Gilmore..🧵1/5
The medal had been awarded to his father.
His father gave the order that saved his crew and sealed his own fate in 1943.
His three final words became one of the most legendary phrases in US Navy history.
This is the story of Howard Gilmore..🧵1/5
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Howard Walter Gilmore was born on September 29 1902 in Selma, Alabama. His father worked in dry goods. His mother's maiden name was Howard. He grew up in the small towns of the Deep South.
He enlisted in the United States Navy on November 15 1920. He was 18 years old. Two years later he sat for the competitive entrance examination for the United States Naval Academy. He scored high enough to be admitted. He graduated from Annapolis in 1926, ranked 34th of 436.
His classmates included Wade McClusky, who would lead the dive bomber attack at Midway, and Lofton Henderson, the namesake of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.
He served four years on the battleship USS Mississippi. Then he volunteered for the submarine force.
In 1932 Gilmore returned to New Orleans and married Hilda Jane St. Raymond. They had two children. A son named Howard Jr. and a daughter named Vernon Jeanne.
While serving as the executive officer of the submarine USS Shark in the Panama Canal Zone, Gilmore was attacked by a gang of thugs on shore leave. They cut his throat and left him for dead. He survived.
The day after Pearl Harbor he was given his first major command. The brand new submarine USS Growler, still being built in Connecticut.
Howard Walter Gilmore was born on September 29 1902 in Selma, Alabama. His father worked in dry goods. His mother's maiden name was Howard. He grew up in the small towns of the Deep South.
He enlisted in the United States Navy on November 15 1920. He was 18 years old. Two years later he sat for the competitive entrance examination for the United States Naval Academy. He scored high enough to be admitted. He graduated from Annapolis in 1926, ranked 34th of 436.
His classmates included Wade McClusky, who would lead the dive bomber attack at Midway, and Lofton Henderson, the namesake of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.
He served four years on the battleship USS Mississippi. Then he volunteered for the submarine force.
In 1932 Gilmore returned to New Orleans and married Hilda Jane St. Raymond. They had two children. A son named Howard Jr. and a daughter named Vernon Jeanne.
While serving as the executive officer of the submarine USS Shark in the Panama Canal Zone, Gilmore was attacked by a gang of thugs on shore leave. They cut his throat and left him for dead. He survived.
The day after Pearl Harbor he was given his first major command. The brand new submarine USS Growler, still being built in Connecticut.
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Gilmore took the Growler to sea in 1942. His first patrol took him to the Aleutian Islands.
July 5 1942. Off the island of Kiska in Alaska. Growler surfaced in the morning fog and found three Japanese destroyers. Gilmore attacked. He sank one, the Arare. He damaged the other two. The Japanese fired two torpedoes at him. He evaded them. He was awarded the Navy Cross for the action.
His second patrol took him to the East China Sea near Formosa. He sank four Japanese merchant ships. Another Navy Cross.
His third patrol off Truk produced nothing. His fourth patrol began on January 1 1943 from Brisbane, Australia. He sank two more Japanese transports in the Solomon Islands. The waters were thick with Japanese ships now evacuating Guadalcanal.
On the night of February 6 1943 Growler was running on the surface in the Bismarck Sea. The diesel engines hummed in the dark. The crew was charging the batteries. Gilmore was on the bridge with three other men. They spotted a small Japanese ship moving toward them through the darkness.
It was the Hayasaki. A 900 ton Japanese provision ship that had been converted into a convoy escort. Her lookouts had spotted the submarine first. She was turning to ram.
Gilmore took the Growler to sea in 1942. His first patrol took him to the Aleutian Islands.
July 5 1942. Off the island of Kiska in Alaska. Growler surfaced in the morning fog and found three Japanese destroyers. Gilmore attacked. He sank one, the Arare. He damaged the other two. The Japanese fired two torpedoes at him. He evaded them. He was awarded the Navy Cross for the action.
His second patrol took him to the East China Sea near Formosa. He sank four Japanese merchant ships. Another Navy Cross.
His third patrol off Truk produced nothing. His fourth patrol began on January 1 1943 from Brisbane, Australia. He sank two more Japanese transports in the Solomon Islands. The waters were thick with Japanese ships now evacuating Guadalcanal.
On the night of February 6 1943 Growler was running on the surface in the Bismarck Sea. The diesel engines hummed in the dark. The crew was charging the batteries. Gilmore was on the bridge with three other men. They spotted a small Japanese ship moving toward them through the darkness.
It was the Hayasaki. A 900 ton Japanese provision ship that had been converted into a convoy escort. Her lookouts had spotted the submarine first. She was turning to ram.
A population-based study raises a concerning possibility - after COVID-19, the risk curves for newly detected diabetes may continue to drift apart over time🧵
The cohort included 248,176 adults without prior diabetes
124,150 SARS-CoV-2 positive and 124,026 test-negative controls.
124,150 SARS-CoV-2 positive and 124,026 test-negative controls.
The result was modest but statistically significant.
New diabetes was detected in
0.60% of the positive group
0.53% of the negative group
Hazard ratio 1.13, 95% CI 1.02-1.25
New diabetes was detected in
0.60% of the positive group
0.53% of the negative group
Hazard ratio 1.13, 95% CI 1.02-1.25
11. The Story of Prophet Moses or Musa (A)
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
Egyptian magicians warned Pharaoh, “Israelites will end your rule,”
so he ordered, “Murder all their baby boys,” as Pharaoh was evil & cruel.
Moses’ mother hid him in a basket & on River Nile cast him away,
Allah promised to return him to her & he’d be a Prophet one day.
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so he ordered, “Murder all their baby boys,” as Pharaoh was evil & cruel.
Moses’ mother hid him in a basket & on River Nile cast him away,
Allah promised to return him to her & he’d be a Prophet one day.
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His sister saw Pharaoh’s wife pick up baby Moses as he drifted along,
Pharaoh’s wife begged if she could keep him & raise him as a son.
Moses’ mother was chosen as his wet nurse; he grew up strong & wise,
he was raised as a Palace Prince but Pharaoh was in for a surprise.
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Pharaoh’s wife begged if she could keep him & raise him as a son.
Moses’ mother was chosen as his wet nurse; he grew up strong & wise,
he was raised as a Palace Prince but Pharaoh was in for a surprise.
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I'm at the @APApsychiatric conference, and there is a conversation happening here that deserves a much wider audience.
Psychiatric medication deprescription. When to taper, how to taper, and who should be making that call. It is one of the most underserved questions in mental health care. 🧵
Psychiatric medication deprescription. When to taper, how to taper, and who should be making that call. It is one of the most underserved questions in mental health care. 🧵
The administration has called for greater discussion about deprescribing psych meds. That has created real controversy here.
APA leaders openly acknowledge overprescription is a problem, especially with antidepressants. But these medications are also genuinely necessary and life-changing for many people. Both things are true.
APA leaders openly acknowledge overprescription is a problem, especially with antidepressants. But these medications are also genuinely necessary and life-changing for many people. Both things are true.
So how do we talk about deprescription responsibly without encouraging people who need their medications to stop taking them?
Here is the framing I keep coming back to. This conversation should be directed at prescribing clinicians more than individual patients.
Here is the framing I keep coming back to. This conversation should be directed at prescribing clinicians more than individual patients.
@rachelsfletcher @tarteArcEnCiel @Bird_OnA_Wire @BiologyStupid @SteveChalke Honestly, this conversation is like 2021.
Here are the reasons we don't want trans-identified men to use women's single sex facilities:
1) They're men. That's actually enough, but there's more.
2) They're not a sacred caste. They sexually offend at a higher rate than other men../
Here are the reasons we don't want trans-identified men to use women's single sex facilities:
1) They're men. That's actually enough, but there's more.
2) They're not a sacred caste. They sexually offend at a higher rate than other men../
@rachelsfletcher @tarteArcEnCiel @Bird_OnA_Wire @BiologyStupid @SteveChalke 3) Even if they were a sacred caste of harmless men, we can't tell them apart from other men, so we'd have to let all men in.
4) They're not at as much risk of injury from men as we are, because they're physically male.../
4) They're not at as much risk of injury from men as we are, because they're physically male.../
@rachelsfletcher @tarteArcEnCiel @Bird_OnA_Wire @BiologyStupid @SteveChalke 5) There is no evidence that they'd be at particular risk of violence if they used the men's.
6) Even if they were at risk of violence if they used the men's, that's not women's problem. Lots of men are at risk in men's facilities: young men, disabled men, gay men, old men etc../
6) Even if they were at risk of violence if they used the men's, that's not women's problem. Lots of men are at risk in men's facilities: young men, disabled men, gay men, old men etc../
Roger Froikin @rlefraim wrote, "Why do the Democrats assume that were Puerto Rico a state it would help them?
The current Governor of Puerto Rico is affiliated with the Republican Party.
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The current Governor of Puerto Rico is affiliated with the Republican Party.
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The previous Government who was affiliated with the Democrats was pushed out because of connections to the Biden Administration.
Puerto Rico has been attracting investment.
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Puerto Rico has been attracting investment.
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The Trump Administration has restored US Military involvement in the island which Obama closed causing high unemployment and a drop in the island economy that lasted years and nothing came to Puerto Rico to help after a devastating hurricane.
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Putin has chosen Britain as his number one enemy. His agents are already inside the UK, preparing to strike.
🧵Here are the three tools the Kremlin will use — and why he won't stop. [1/13]
🧵Here are the three tools the Kremlin will use — and why he won't stop. [1/13]
Putin is a gangster, and he perceives someone else's weakness as an invitation to attack them.
Today, for Putin, Europe is a weak opponent.
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Today, for Putin, Europe is a weak opponent.
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Russia has chosen the UK as its main enemy, marking it up as the force that stands behind everything that opposes Russia.
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The scam gamba streamer list is about to be released soon.
EXHIBIT A - @7Donde
This is exactly how Donde allegedly finesses casinos into massive signing bonuses, lb funding and RAW fills.
His latest deal was with @wagerdcom, an inferior casino with a clueless owner
A thread🧵
EXHIBIT A - @7Donde
This is exactly how Donde allegedly finesses casinos into massive signing bonuses, lb funding and RAW fills.
His latest deal was with @wagerdcom, an inferior casino with a clueless owner
A thread🧵
Before I start, his deal is rumored to be worth around $1M/month between fills, leaderboard funding, and giveaway budgets for Wager.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been digging into Donde’s traffic, engagement, affiliate activity, and the @wagerdcom campaign tied to him.
I tuned into Donde’s YouTube gambling streams and the engagement patterns were completely unnatural.
The more I looked, the worse it got.
I tuned into Donde’s YouTube gambling streams and the engagement patterns were completely unnatural.
The more I looked, the worse it got.
🧵It's official: Trump is moving to make the Jan. 6 cop-beaters, rioters and insurrectionists MILLIONAIRES with our tax dollars.
But there are two glaring constitutional defects in this scheme:
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But there are two glaring constitutional defects in this scheme:
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First, only Congress has the power to appropriate federal dollars, and Congress never authorized a nearly $1.8 billion political slush fund for aggrieved MAGA foot soldiers and sycophants.
DOJ does not have the authority to rob the Judgment Fund of more than a billion dollars to pay out baseless claims laughed out of court—like the claims of disgraced allies Michael Flynn and Carter Page who have already gotten $1.25 million each. (2/3)
DOJ does not have the authority to rob the Judgment Fund of more than a billion dollars to pay out baseless claims laughed out of court—like the claims of disgraced allies Michael Flynn and Carter Page who have already gotten $1.25 million each. (2/3)
Second, Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment prevents the use of federal funds to pay for “any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States." So, Congress could not set up a J6ers millionaire trust fund even if we wanted to, which we do not. (3/3)
World War I was the end result of a 24-year British strategy orchestrated by King Edward VII — first as Prince of Wales, then as King — documented through diplomatic records, personal correspondence, and the systematic elimination of every leader who stood in the way.
German Chancellor Bismarck prevented the war for 20 years. His removal in 1890 was the starting gun. Every alliance, every assassination, every treaty that followed was a step in a documented plan to encircle Germany and destroy the European balance of power that Bismarck had maintained.
This is that plan. 🧵 👇
German Chancellor Bismarck prevented the war for 20 years. His removal in 1890 was the starting gun. Every alliance, every assassination, every treaty that followed was a step in a documented plan to encircle Germany and destroy the European balance of power that Bismarck had maintained.
This is that plan. 🧵 👇
Otto von Bismarck prevented a general European war for twenty years.
As Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890, Bismarck constructed a web of alliances specifically designed to isolate France and prevent any two-front war against Germany.
The cornerstone was the secret Reinsurance Treaty with Russia (1887), which guaranteed mutual neutrality. He balanced this with the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) and quiet back-channels to France.
The system worked. No major power could move without risking isolation.
Bismarck privately warned that if he were removed, Germany would face a catastrophic war within about twenty years. He was almost exactly right.
In March 1890, the young, vain, and insecure Kaiser Wilhelm II — heavily influenced by a court circle Edward VII had helped shape — dismissed Bismarck. The Reinsurance Treaty was not renewed. Russia drifted toward France.
The peace system began to unravel.
As Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890, Bismarck constructed a web of alliances specifically designed to isolate France and prevent any two-front war against Germany.
The cornerstone was the secret Reinsurance Treaty with Russia (1887), which guaranteed mutual neutrality. He balanced this with the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy) and quiet back-channels to France.
The system worked. No major power could move without risking isolation.
Bismarck privately warned that if he were removed, Germany would face a catastrophic war within about twenty years. He was almost exactly right.
In March 1890, the young, vain, and insecure Kaiser Wilhelm II — heavily influenced by a court circle Edward VII had helped shape — dismissed Bismarck. The Reinsurance Treaty was not renewed. Russia drifted toward France.
The peace system began to unravel.
With Bismarck gone, Edward VII unleashed a systematic campaign to encircle Germany and destroy every alliance that kept the peace:
1894: French President Sadi Carnot was assassinated by the same London-based anarchist network that later targeted McKinley.
1894: The Dreyfus Affair launched in France. A Jewish French army captain falsely convicted of selling secrets to Germany. The affair inflamed French politics and anti-German sentiment at the exact moment reconciliation might have been possible.
1901: President McKinley was assassinated and replaced by Theodore Roosevelt, who had been tutored by Confederate intelligence figures in London.
1902: The Anglo-Japanese Alliance gave Japan a free hand against Russia. Britain pledged to prevent other European powers from aiding Russia if Japan attacked. Green light.
1904: Japan launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur (without declaration of war) and destroyed the Russian navy. Edward VII awarded the Japanese Emperor the Order of the Garter — the highest British chivalric honor, held by only 25 knights at any time.
1904: Entente Cordiale with France Edward personally charmed Paris into alliance.
1907: The Anglo-Russian Convention completed the Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia arrayed against Germany.
The nightmare situation that Bismarck had spent 20 years preventing - Germany encircled and diplomatically isolated - became reality.
1894: French President Sadi Carnot was assassinated by the same London-based anarchist network that later targeted McKinley.
1894: The Dreyfus Affair launched in France. A Jewish French army captain falsely convicted of selling secrets to Germany. The affair inflamed French politics and anti-German sentiment at the exact moment reconciliation might have been possible.
1901: President McKinley was assassinated and replaced by Theodore Roosevelt, who had been tutored by Confederate intelligence figures in London.
1902: The Anglo-Japanese Alliance gave Japan a free hand against Russia. Britain pledged to prevent other European powers from aiding Russia if Japan attacked. Green light.
1904: Japan launched a surprise attack on Port Arthur (without declaration of war) and destroyed the Russian navy. Edward VII awarded the Japanese Emperor the Order of the Garter — the highest British chivalric honor, held by only 25 knights at any time.
1904: Entente Cordiale with France Edward personally charmed Paris into alliance.
1907: The Anglo-Russian Convention completed the Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia arrayed against Germany.
The nightmare situation that Bismarck had spent 20 years preventing - Germany encircled and diplomatically isolated - became reality.
