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When he died in 2022, at the age of 98, America lost the last living Medal of Honor recipient of World War Two.
He earned it as a 21-year-old, alone, with a flamethrower, over four hours of hell on Iwo Jima, on the very day the flag went up on Mount Suribachi.
This is the story of Woody Williams..🧵1/7
He earned it as a 21-year-old, alone, with a flamethrower, over four hours of hell on Iwo Jima, on the very day the flag went up on Mount Suribachi.
This is the story of Woody Williams..🧵1/7
🧵 2/7
Hershel Woodrow Williams, known as Woody, was born in 1923 on a dairy farm in West Virginia, the youngest of eleven children. He weighed just three and a half pounds at birth and was not expected to live. He did, growing up hard on the farm, losing his father when he was only eleven.
When the war came, Woody tried to join the Marines. They turned him down. At around five and a half feet tall, he was told he was too short.
But Woody would not take no for an answer. He kept at it until the Marines finally accepted him in 1943. They trained him for one of the most dangerous jobs a man could be given in the Pacific. He would carry a flamethrower.
Hershel Woodrow Williams, known as Woody, was born in 1923 on a dairy farm in West Virginia, the youngest of eleven children. He weighed just three and a half pounds at birth and was not expected to live. He did, growing up hard on the farm, losing his father when he was only eleven.
When the war came, Woody tried to join the Marines. They turned him down. At around five and a half feet tall, he was told he was too short.
But Woody would not take no for an answer. He kept at it until the Marines finally accepted him in 1943. They trained him for one of the most dangerous jobs a man could be given in the Pacific. He would carry a flamethrower.
🧵 3/7
By February 1945, Woody Williams was a 21-year-old demolition sergeant, and he was landing on Iwo Jima.
The tiny volcanic island was one of the most heavily fortified places on earth. The Japanese had honeycombed it with pillboxes, squat forts of reinforced concrete, connected by tunnels, their machine guns interlocking to cover every inch of open ground. They were so solidly built that bombs and bazookas often failed to destroy them. American tanks trying to break through bogged down helplessly in the soft black volcanic sand.
Woody's unit was being torn apart trying to advance. As he attacked, he later said, the enemy would just mow the Marines down, and they would have to fall back.
By February 23, five days into the battle, Woody later recalled that he was the only man left from his original demolition team. The others had been killed or wounded.
That was the day his commander turned to him and asked if he could do anything with his flamethrower.
By February 1945, Woody Williams was a 21-year-old demolition sergeant, and he was landing on Iwo Jima.
The tiny volcanic island was one of the most heavily fortified places on earth. The Japanese had honeycombed it with pillboxes, squat forts of reinforced concrete, connected by tunnels, their machine guns interlocking to cover every inch of open ground. They were so solidly built that bombs and bazookas often failed to destroy them. American tanks trying to break through bogged down helplessly in the soft black volcanic sand.
Woody's unit was being torn apart trying to advance. As he attacked, he later said, the enemy would just mow the Marines down, and they would have to fall back.
By February 23, five days into the battle, Woody later recalled that he was the only man left from his original demolition team. The others had been killed or wounded.
That was the day his commander turned to him and asked if he could do anything with his flamethrower.
Byju's deducted ₹1.49 crore TDS from Ajay's salary.
But never deposited it with the Tax Dept. It happened with 23,621 employees.
Tax Dept sent Ajay a demand notice. But ITAT saved him.
Here's how to file your ITR if the same is happening with you 🧵👇
But never deposited it with the Tax Dept. It happened with 23,621 employees.
Tax Dept sent Ajay a demand notice. But ITAT saved him.
Here's how to file your ITR if the same is happening with you 🧵👇
[1] Sound familiar?
🔸 Salary slip shows TDS deducted, Form 26AS shows zero deposit
🔸 CPC denies credit and sends demand notice
This is what happened to 23,621 Byju's employees, including Ajay.
🔸 Salary slip shows TDS deducted, Form 26AS shows zero deposit
🔸 CPC denies credit and sends demand notice
This is what happened to 23,621 Byju's employees, including Ajay.
[2] What the law actually says
The law is on your side.
Section 205 of the Income Tax Act: Once tax is deducted from your salary, you 'shall not be called upon to pay it again'.
The liability shifts entirely to the employer.
You cannot be punished for their default.
The law is on your side.
Section 205 of the Income Tax Act: Once tax is deducted from your salary, you 'shall not be called upon to pay it again'.
The liability shifts entirely to the employer.
You cannot be punished for their default.
1) The future of the Senate is not bright at all.
2) The Founders wanted the Senate to slow things down, to dampen "passions" as they called them. They never anticipated that a bunch of geriatric, evil, thoroughly weaponized slothmagnets would stop everything.
2) The Founders wanted the Senate to slow things down, to dampen "passions" as they called them. They never anticipated that a bunch of geriatric, evil, thoroughly weaponized slothmagnets would stop everything.
3) It's easy to think, "Oh, this will pass with another election or two." I say nay nay.
4) Again, the STRUCTURE of the Senate is that to get a working majority of about 60 GOP would require such as massive landslide that even places like MN and CO would buckle.
4) Again, the STRUCTURE of the Senate is that to get a working majority of about 60 GOP would require such as massive landslide that even places like MN and CO would buckle.
5) I don't see that. But it is apparent they are running out of tricks.
6) They can no longer hold a straight up majority vote on anything. Even with the fungus muscles like MurCowSki and Collins and the other squishes, we can't even get to J.D. Vance tie-breaking territory.
6) They can no longer hold a straight up majority vote on anything. Even with the fungus muscles like MurCowSki and Collins and the other squishes, we can't even get to J.D. Vance tie-breaking territory.
Sonam Wangchuk Files (Thread)
Sonam Wangchuk is neither a scientist, nor educationalist, nor inspiration behind 3 Idiots. All of it is carefully crafted propaganda.
In truth, Wangchuk is a Ford Foundation (CIA) asset
In this thread, a complete, evidence-backed exposé
1/22
Sonam Wangchuk is neither a scientist, nor educationalist, nor inspiration behind 3 Idiots. All of it is carefully crafted propaganda.
In truth, Wangchuk is a Ford Foundation (CIA) asset
In this thread, a complete, evidence-backed exposé
1/22
In Three Idiots they told you that Rancho was a son of poor Gardner but in real life, Sonam Wangchuk comes from a very powerful and influential family
His father Sonam Wangyal was a Congress leader and Minister if J&K govt
His father Sonam Wangyal was a Congress leader and Minister if J&K govt
People think that Wangchuk is well educated, must be having many degrees, scientist, patent holder
Now here is truth bomb
- He pursued Mechanical engineering from NIT in 1987
- He never ever worked in corporate or govt job
- He is not scientist
- He doesn't have any patent
Now here is truth bomb
- He pursued Mechanical engineering from NIT in 1987
- He never ever worked in corporate or govt job
- He is not scientist
- He doesn't have any patent
One of Ukraine’s most respected generals, Mykhailo Drapatyi, whom many Ukrainians have wanted to see replace General Syrskyi:
Over the past 6 months, the Armed Forces gained a true partner in the Defense Ministry. 1/13
Over the past 6 months, the Armed Forces gained a true partner in the Defense Ministry. 1/13
The Army needs change, but without justice, no reform will have meaning for the people who carry this war on their shoulders every single day. 2/13
With the arrival of the new team at the Ministry of Defense, there was a genuine attempt to change the rules by which the military system had operated for years. 3/13
🧵 Thread | 🇺🇦 | The Ultimatum
Former Defense Minister Fedorov, in his first extended comments since his dismissal: "We need to replace Syrskyi and the Chief of the General Staff. Syrskyi is not willing to openly discuss all the problems. He is willing to attend meetings, engage in intrigue, and believe that someone has launched a campaign against him in the media."
"Zelenskyy has never let me down as a member of the team in the past seven years. However, when 90% of the people who have problems after our work at the Ministry of Defense come to him, it is difficult for him to analyze everything and make a decision."
"I am acting according to my conscience, and I appeal to the deputies: act according to your conscience as well. Where is your courage to speak openly about the real problems? People are dying for freedom, and we are sitting on Bankova Street and afraid to openly say what we don't actually believe."
2/8 ⬇️ x.com/clashreport/st…
Former Defense Minister Fedorov, in his first extended comments since his dismissal: "We need to replace Syrskyi and the Chief of the General Staff. Syrskyi is not willing to openly discuss all the problems. He is willing to attend meetings, engage in intrigue, and believe that someone has launched a campaign against him in the media."
"Zelenskyy has never let me down as a member of the team in the past seven years. However, when 90% of the people who have problems after our work at the Ministry of Defense come to him, it is difficult for him to analyze everything and make a decision."
"I am acting according to my conscience, and I appeal to the deputies: act according to your conscience as well. Where is your courage to speak openly about the real problems? People are dying for freedom, and we are sitting on Bankova Street and afraid to openly say what we don't actually believe."
2/8 ⬇️ x.com/clashreport/st…
Zelensky, responding directly to the backlash: "I understand, I hear, and I respond to what society is saying. We are fighting for freedom and democracy. People have the right to do what they want. If they wanted to come out and protest, then they were right to do so."
3/8 ⬇️
3/8 ⬇️
Zelensky, on Fedorov specifically: "During wartime, the president should not be making choices in such a situation. I would very much like to see unity. The parties haven't found it, and the problem is not only with the parties, but also with me."
A rare public admission of personal fault from Zelensky, distinct from the more defensive tone of most wartime leadership statements this thread has documented.
4/8 ⬇️ x.com/clashreport/st…
A rare public admission of personal fault from Zelensky, distinct from the more defensive tone of most wartime leadership statements this thread has documented.
4/8 ⬇️ x.com/clashreport/st…
When Dr. Erica Schwartz left federal service in April 2021, she cashed in fast, landing a lucrative UnitedHealth executive role, corporate board seats, stock awards, and millions in healthcare equity.
Now she is nominated to lead the CDC and the revolving door keeps on spinning.
Now she is nominated to lead the CDC and the revolving door keeps on spinning.
Her timeline is striking:
• April 2021: leaves government
• May 2021: joins Aveanna Healthcare’s board
• September 2021: joins Butterfly Network’s board
• October 2021: becomes a senior UnitedHealthcare executive
Within roughly six months, she moved from Deputy Surgeon General into three corporate healthcare positions.
At UnitedHealthcare, Schwartz became President of Insurance Solutions for Medicare & Retirement.
That title is critical.
She was not merely a corporate medical adviser. She held an executive position in a business focused on federally subsidized healthcare for older Americans, inside the largest healthcare conglomerate in the country.
Her federal financial disclosure reports:
• $846,375 in UnitedHealth salary and bonus
• $466,213 classified as UnitedHealth ordinary income
• Unvested restricted stock units valued between $1 million and $5 million
• Multiple tranches of vested and unvested UnitedHealth stock options
UnitedHealth has also agreed to provide Schwartz substantial exit benefits if she enters government. How convenient.
Her disclosure says the company will cash out certain unvested restricted stock units and options that were not scheduled to vest until between August 2026 and August 2027.
The valuation formula uses the highest UnitedHealth closing share price during a specified period preceding payment.
There is more.
Before Schwartz takes office, UnitedHealth will provide a cash payment composed of one year of salary and a cash incentive based on her 2025 compensation.
The precise eventual amount is not disclosed.
In other words, the company is not simply allowing her to resign. It is replacing compensation she otherwise would have forfeited by returning to government.
That arrangement may comply with federal ethics law but compliance does not eliminate the obvious public-interest question:
Why should a healthcare corporation financially cushion an executive’s return to federal power? Are we to honestly believe that UnitedHealth doesn’t expect anything in return?
The lawful revolving door is still a revolving door. A golden parachute does not become irrelevant merely because government ethics lawyers have inspected the stitching.
Schwartz’s second major corporate relationship is Butterfly Network, a company producing handheld digital ultrasound systems.
She joined its board in September 2021, later chaired its Governance Committee, and served on its Technology Committee.
Butterfly’s 2026 proxy reported that Schwartz received $252,498 in 2025 board compensation, including $184,998 in stock awards.
Butterfly’s proxy also reported that Schwartz beneficially owned 295,818 Class A shares.
Her federal disclosure valued her Butterfly stock between $1 million and $5 million and listed unvested restricted stock units valued between $250,001 and $500,000.
Butterfly has agreed to accelerate the vesting of her remaining restricted stock when she resigns to enter government.
Butterfly presents an indirect conflict, not a clean jurisdictional one.
The FDA, not the CDC, directly regulates ultrasound devices. CDC nonetheless shapes disease-detection practices, emergency preparedness, public-health procurement, surveillance strategies, and clinical guidance that can influence demand for diagnostic technology.
Schwartz’s third corporate position is with Aveanna Healthcare, a publicly traded home-health company providing pediatric nursing, home health, hospice, and therapy services.
She joined the board in May 2021 and eventually became chair of its Clinical Quality Committee.
Aveanna’s 2026 proxy reported $212,000 in 2025 compensation for Schwartz, including $130,000 in stock awards.
Aveanna’s proxy reported that Schwartz beneficially owned 257,498 shares.
• April 2021: leaves government
• May 2021: joins Aveanna Healthcare’s board
• September 2021: joins Butterfly Network’s board
• October 2021: becomes a senior UnitedHealthcare executive
Within roughly six months, she moved from Deputy Surgeon General into three corporate healthcare positions.
At UnitedHealthcare, Schwartz became President of Insurance Solutions for Medicare & Retirement.
That title is critical.
She was not merely a corporate medical adviser. She held an executive position in a business focused on federally subsidized healthcare for older Americans, inside the largest healthcare conglomerate in the country.
Her federal financial disclosure reports:
• $846,375 in UnitedHealth salary and bonus
• $466,213 classified as UnitedHealth ordinary income
• Unvested restricted stock units valued between $1 million and $5 million
• Multiple tranches of vested and unvested UnitedHealth stock options
UnitedHealth has also agreed to provide Schwartz substantial exit benefits if she enters government. How convenient.
Her disclosure says the company will cash out certain unvested restricted stock units and options that were not scheduled to vest until between August 2026 and August 2027.
The valuation formula uses the highest UnitedHealth closing share price during a specified period preceding payment.
There is more.
Before Schwartz takes office, UnitedHealth will provide a cash payment composed of one year of salary and a cash incentive based on her 2025 compensation.
The precise eventual amount is not disclosed.
In other words, the company is not simply allowing her to resign. It is replacing compensation she otherwise would have forfeited by returning to government.
That arrangement may comply with federal ethics law but compliance does not eliminate the obvious public-interest question:
Why should a healthcare corporation financially cushion an executive’s return to federal power? Are we to honestly believe that UnitedHealth doesn’t expect anything in return?
The lawful revolving door is still a revolving door. A golden parachute does not become irrelevant merely because government ethics lawyers have inspected the stitching.
Schwartz’s second major corporate relationship is Butterfly Network, a company producing handheld digital ultrasound systems.
She joined its board in September 2021, later chaired its Governance Committee, and served on its Technology Committee.
Butterfly’s 2026 proxy reported that Schwartz received $252,498 in 2025 board compensation, including $184,998 in stock awards.
Butterfly’s proxy also reported that Schwartz beneficially owned 295,818 Class A shares.
Her federal disclosure valued her Butterfly stock between $1 million and $5 million and listed unvested restricted stock units valued between $250,001 and $500,000.
Butterfly has agreed to accelerate the vesting of her remaining restricted stock when she resigns to enter government.
Butterfly presents an indirect conflict, not a clean jurisdictional one.
The FDA, not the CDC, directly regulates ultrasound devices. CDC nonetheless shapes disease-detection practices, emergency preparedness, public-health procurement, surveillance strategies, and clinical guidance that can influence demand for diagnostic technology.
Schwartz’s third corporate position is with Aveanna Healthcare, a publicly traded home-health company providing pediatric nursing, home health, hospice, and therapy services.
She joined the board in May 2021 and eventually became chair of its Clinical Quality Committee.
Aveanna’s 2026 proxy reported $212,000 in 2025 compensation for Schwartz, including $130,000 in stock awards.
Aveanna’s proxy reported that Schwartz beneficially owned 257,498 shares.
Her government disclosure placed her Aveanna stock in the $1 million to $5 million range and listed unvested restricted stock units between $100,001 and $250,000.
Aveanna has agreed to accelerate the vesting of those units when she leaves for government.
Aveanna also prepaid Schwartz’s board and committee fees for the period from June 2026 through May 2027.
Her ethics disclosure says that if she resigns early because she is confirmed, Aveanna will allow her to retain all those fees despite not completing the service period.
Again, the company is replacing compensation she would otherwise lose by entering government.
Aveanna receives funding from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. Its filings warn that reimbursement rules, federal healthcare reform, public-health emergencies, quality requirements, and government program changes can materially affect its business.
The CDC does not set Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement rates. Its infection-control guidance, outbreak policies, surveillance, and public-health recommendations can still affect home-health operations.
Between Butterfly and Aveanna alone, Schwartz received approximately $464,500 in 2025 corporate board compensation.
That was separate from her UnitedHealth executive compensation.
Aveanna has agreed to accelerate the vesting of those units when she leaves for government.
Aveanna also prepaid Schwartz’s board and committee fees for the period from June 2026 through May 2027.
Her ethics disclosure says that if she resigns early because she is confirmed, Aveanna will allow her to retain all those fees despite not completing the service period.
Again, the company is replacing compensation she would otherwise lose by entering government.
Aveanna receives funding from Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurers. Its filings warn that reimbursement rules, federal healthcare reform, public-health emergencies, quality requirements, and government program changes can materially affect its business.
The CDC does not set Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement rates. Its infection-control guidance, outbreak policies, surveillance, and public-health recommendations can still affect home-health operations.
Between Butterfly and Aveanna alone, Schwartz received approximately $464,500 in 2025 corporate board compensation.
That was separate from her UnitedHealth executive compensation.
You're probably paying for a Netflix plan you don't need.
Not a discount code. Not a hack. Just the wrong tier, wasted device slots, and a "temporary" upgrade you made 14 months ago and forgot about.
Netflix now runs three tiers — $8.99, $19.99, and $26.99 a month — plus $7.99–$9.99 for every extra person on your account. Most households are stacked on the most expensive combination possible, using none of what they're paying for.
A subscription auditor who's reviewed hundreds of streaming bills put it simply:
*"Nobody sits down and picks a Netflix plan. They get defaulted into one, then upgrade once for a trip or a 4K TV, and never downgrade back. The subscription just keeps charging the peak version of itself forever."*
Here's how to actually audit yours — and what to change tonight 🧵
Not a discount code. Not a hack. Just the wrong tier, wasted device slots, and a "temporary" upgrade you made 14 months ago and forgot about.
Netflix now runs three tiers — $8.99, $19.99, and $26.99 a month — plus $7.99–$9.99 for every extra person on your account. Most households are stacked on the most expensive combination possible, using none of what they're paying for.
A subscription auditor who's reviewed hundreds of streaming bills put it simply:
*"Nobody sits down and picks a Netflix plan. They get defaulted into one, then upgrade once for a trip or a 4K TV, and never downgrade back. The subscription just keeps charging the peak version of itself forever."*
Here's how to actually audit yours — and what to change tonight 🧵
First — what you're actually paying for.
Standard with Ads: $8.99/mo. Full catalog minus ~59 titles, HD, 2 devices at once.
Standard: $19.99/mo. Same 2 devices, HD, no ads.
Premium: $26.99/mo. 4K, spatial audio, 4 devices at once.
Extra members (people outside your household): $7.99/mo with ads, $9.99/mo without — per person, on top of your plan.
The jump from Standard with Ads to Premium is $18/month for the same content — you're paying for resolution, device count, and silence, not more shows.
Most people have no idea which of those three things they're actually using.
Standard with Ads: $8.99/mo. Full catalog minus ~59 titles, HD, 2 devices at once.
Standard: $19.99/mo. Same 2 devices, HD, no ads.
Premium: $26.99/mo. 4K, spatial audio, 4 devices at once.
Extra members (people outside your household): $7.99/mo with ads, $9.99/mo without — per person, on top of your plan.
The jump from Standard with Ads to Premium is $18/month for the same content — you're paying for resolution, device count, and silence, not more shows.
Most people have no idea which of those three things they're actually using.
Step 1: Check what device you actually watch on.
Go to Netflix.com → Account → look at your plan details, then think about your last 10 nights of watching.
If you watch on a phone, laptop, or a TV that isn't a true 4K panel, Premium is buying you nothing. 4K only matters on a 4K-capable screen sitting close enough to see the difference.
If you're the only person using the account and never watch on two screens simultaneously, you don't need multi-device capacity either.
Most solo or couple households are correctly served by Standard with Ads or Standard — full stop.
Go to Netflix.com → Account → look at your plan details, then think about your last 10 nights of watching.
If you watch on a phone, laptop, or a TV that isn't a true 4K panel, Premium is buying you nothing. 4K only matters on a 4K-capable screen sitting close enough to see the difference.
If you're the only person using the account and never watch on two screens simultaneously, you don't need multi-device capacity either.
Most solo or couple households are correctly served by Standard with Ads or Standard — full stop.
Your ISP watches more than you think.
HTTPS hides what you're reading, not that you're reading at all.
Time to answer the crucial questions:
- What do they see?
- Why does it matter?
- And how do we stop them? 👇
1/10
HTTPS hides what you're reading, not that you're reading at all.
Time to answer the crucial questions:
- What do they see?
- Why does it matter?
- And how do we stop them? 👇
1/10
The core problem is that your ISP sits between you and the entire internet.
Every website you visit, every app you open, every device on your home network routes through them.
They don't see content, but they do see destinations, timings, volumes, and patterns.
2/10
Every website you visit, every app you open, every device on your home network routes through them.
They don't see content, but they do see destinations, timings, volumes, and patterns.
2/10
ISPs can see:
- the domains you visit,
- when and how long for,
- how much data is transferred,
- your approximate location, and
- what devices are on your network.
A 2021 FTC report found major ISPs combined this data into ad profiles and sold this to advertisers.
3/10
- the domains you visit,
- when and how long for,
- how much data is transferred,
- your approximate location, and
- what devices are on your network.
A 2021 FTC report found major ISPs combined this data into ad profiles and sold this to advertisers.
3/10
SitRep - 15/07/26 - Zelensky replaced Fedorov
An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As expected, Zelensky made a big mistake and dismissed Fedorov as minister of defense. Causing widespread backlash in Ukrainian society.
REPOST=appreciated
1/X
An overview of the daily events in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As expected, Zelensky made a big mistake and dismissed Fedorov as minister of defense. Causing widespread backlash in Ukrainian society.
REPOST=appreciated
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As usual we start with Russian losses
Why Creation ex Nihilo is Epistemically Circular Under Taymiyyan Empricism🧵
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful – ﷽
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful – ﷽
If one adopts a Taymiyyan empiricist epistemology while maintaining that God's existence can be successfully established through a rational causal argument, then consistency demands rejecting creation ex nihilo as metaphysically impossible. (1/8)
This is because, under empiricism, the universality of the causal principle is established "inductively" from repeatedly observed instances of secondary causation, in which material substances always arise from prior material causes. (2/8)
Did you know Meta actually makes a lot of money from scam ads? 10% of their entire revenue according to a Reuters investigation.
Here's what to watch for before you buy or sell on Facebook Marketplace.
🧵👇
Here's what to watch for before you buy or sell on Facebook Marketplace.
🧵👇
Almost every scam traces back to one thing: the payment method.
Some methods let you get your money back if the item never shows up. Others don't, and once you send the money, it's gone for good.
2/6
Some methods let you get your money back if the item never shows up. Others don't, and once you send the money, it's gone for good.
2/6
Full protection, refund available: Meta Pay, PayPal Goods & Services.
No protection, no refund: gift cards, wire transfers, cash, PayPal Friends & Family.
3/6
No protection, no refund: gift cards, wire transfers, cash, PayPal Friends & Family.
3/6
