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1 HILO EL ORIGEN DE LA ESCRITURA Y LOS HISTORIADORES PAPANATAS (Memoria Histórica)
Los historiadores papanatas decidieron en el Siglo XIX que:
"La civilización a España la trajeron los Fenicios"
Desde entonces esa MAJADERIA se ha enseñado en todas las universidades
Los historiadores papanatas decidieron en el Siglo XIX que:
"La civilización a España la trajeron los Fenicios"
Desde entonces esa MAJADERIA se ha enseñado en todas las universidades
2 Cosas como el PRIMER ESTADO DE EUROPA, el ARGAR quedaron fuera de la Historia Oficial
3 La Historia OFICIAL y ACEPTADA dice que la escritura comenzó en Mesopotamia con la escritura cuneiforme hace 3000 años
Pero resulta que la Historia del mundo no es tan corta
Pero resulta que la Historia del mundo no es tan corta
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Gardening Plot: Golden Abiu, Puffapod
May 26th, 2026
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Gardening Plot: Golden Abiu, Puffapod
May 26th, 2026
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Pagi itu Keisha kembali datang ke greenhouse dengan membawa seluruh perlengkapan perawatan yang diperlukan. Udara di dalam ruangan kaca itu terasa hangat seperti biasa, dipenuhi aroma tanah lembap dan tanaman yang tumbuh sehat.
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Pagi itu Keisha kembali datang ke greenhouse dengan membawa seluruh perlengkapan perawatan yang diperlukan. Udara di dalam ruangan kaca itu terasa hangat seperti biasa, dipenuhi aroma tanah lembap dan tanaman yang tumbuh sehat.
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Hari ini ia berencana melakukan perawatan rutin pada dua tanamannya sekaligus—Golden Abiu yang kini telah mencapai 85% progress dan Puffapod yang sudah berkembang hingga 53% progress.
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Hari ini ia berencana melakukan perawatan rutin pada dua tanamannya sekaligus—Golden Abiu yang kini telah mencapai 85% progress dan Puffapod yang sudah berkembang hingga 53% progress.
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¿Qué es más riesgoso, invertir en la bolsa de valores o iniciar un nuevo negocio? 👀🧵
Y yo sé que este es un tema muy controversial y cada uno tendrá su opinión al respecto, pero por eso basare mi análisis únicamente en la estadística y la probabilidad. ☝️🏼
Mira esta es la historia de la bolsa de USA de los últimos 99 años, los verdes son años positivos y los rojos son negativos. De entrada, puedes observar que la mayoría de los años son positivos. 🙌🏼
🚨 BREAKING: ChatGPT has a feature called Story Brand Messaging Engine.
You can use it to rewrite your entire brand message using Donald Miller's 7-part framework in one sitting.
Here are 7 prompts to access it: 👇
You can use it to rewrite your entire brand message using Donald Miller's 7-part framework in one sitting.
Here are 7 prompts to access it: 👇
Prompt 1: The Hero Identifier
Prompt:
"I run [describe your business in one sentence].
My ideal customer is [describe them: role, situation, daily reality].
Using StoryBrand's Character principle, identify the ONE dominant desire my customer has that my product connects to.
Not a list of wants. One survival-level desire that drives their buying decision.
Then write a single opening line for my website that positions the customer as the hero pursuing that desire. No cleverness. No brand name in the headline. Just the desire, stated plainly."
Prompt:
"I run [describe your business in one sentence].
My ideal customer is [describe them: role, situation, daily reality].
Using StoryBrand's Character principle, identify the ONE dominant desire my customer has that my product connects to.
Not a list of wants. One survival-level desire that drives their buying decision.
Then write a single opening line for my website that positions the customer as the hero pursuing that desire. No cleverness. No brand name in the headline. Just the desire, stated plainly."
Prompt 2: The Three-Layer Problem Mapper
Prompt:
"Using the brand context from my previous message, apply StoryBrand's Problem framework.
Every customer problem has three layers:
→ External Problem: the tangible surface-level issue they can name out loud
→ Internal Problem: the frustration, self-doubt, or emotional struggle underneath
→ Philosophical Problem: the "it shouldn't be this way" injustice they feel
Map all three layers for my customer.
Then write three short taglines (one per layer) that I could test as subheadlines on my homepage. The internal one should sting a little. The philosophical one should feel like a rallying cry."
Prompt:
"Using the brand context from my previous message, apply StoryBrand's Problem framework.
Every customer problem has three layers:
→ External Problem: the tangible surface-level issue they can name out loud
→ Internal Problem: the frustration, self-doubt, or emotional struggle underneath
→ Philosophical Problem: the "it shouldn't be this way" injustice they feel
Map all three layers for my customer.
Then write three short taglines (one per layer) that I could test as subheadlines on my homepage. The internal one should sting a little. The philosophical one should feel like a rallying cry."
Non è giusto Johannes.
Non è giusto.
Non eri tu che usavi la macchina del tempo su Twitter?
Magari la possiamo utilizzare ancora per verificare quello che è veramente successo.
Mi ci vorrebbe proprio qualcosa del genere.
Tornare a quel momento.
A quell’ingiustizia.
Non è giusto.
Non eri tu che usavi la macchina del tempo su Twitter?
Magari la possiamo utilizzare ancora per verificare quello che è veramente successo.
Mi ci vorrebbe proprio qualcosa del genere.
Tornare a quel momento.
A quell’ingiustizia.
«Non ho capito, Diodoro.
Vorresti rivedere cosa accadde esattamente in quel frangente?
Quello che causò la tua morte?
E una volta appurato?
Niente e nessuno potrà mai cambiare il risultato.
Come in tutti i giochi, alla fine le proteste sono praticamente inutili».
Vorresti rivedere cosa accadde esattamente in quel frangente?
Quello che causò la tua morte?
E una volta appurato?
Niente e nessuno potrà mai cambiare il risultato.
Come in tutti i giochi, alla fine le proteste sono praticamente inutili».
Le proteste saranno pure inutili, ma quel summa rudis era un… biiip!
Inutile che mi censuri, Johannes.
Il summa rudis era l’ex gladiatore che una volta andato in pensione iniziava a fare l’arbitro nei combattimenti.
Un arbitro, Johannes.
Quindi posso dire… che era un biiip!
Inutile che mi censuri, Johannes.
Il summa rudis era l’ex gladiatore che una volta andato in pensione iniziava a fare l’arbitro nei combattimenti.
Un arbitro, Johannes.
Quindi posso dire… che era un biiip!
@adam_louis52328 To encompass today’s anti-Israel Jewish progressives who actively join pro-Palestinian protests, the framework must be expanded. This group represents a highly active, modernized evolution of the Assimilator impulse, characterized by three distinct dynamics:
@adam_louis52328 1. Unlike historical assimilators, modern progressive anti-Zionists loudly assert their Jewish identity ("As a Jew..."). They use their heritage as an active political shield to validate anti-Israel movements and insulate those movements from accusations of antisemitism.
@adam_louis52328 They internalize an outside political orthodoxy (intersectional progressivism) & reframe it as a "core Jewish value" or "moral imperative." They argue that standing for Palestine is the fulfillment of Jewish ethics, subordinating Jewish national survival to a universalist cause.
1/ Russia's statistical agency Rosstat has recently highlighted Russia's dire demographic situation, which has become far worse due to its war losses. Komsomolskaya Pravda war correspondent Grigory Kubatyan suggests nuking Ukraine as a solution. ⬇️
2/ The slumping birth rate has recently been the subject of Rosstat data and has produced alarmed commentary from Russian commentators (see thread below). The war's human losses have also become so huge that they can no longer be ignored.
3/ While Russia has declined to release casualty figures, Western and Ukrainian sources have consistently estimated between 1-1.2 million Russian casualties (with estimates of around 500,000-600,000 Ukrainian casualties). Russian warbloggers seem increasingly to accept this.
Yes, ICE officers have the legal power to arrest U.S. citizens who physically interfere with or obstruct a deportation.
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not have the jurisdiction to arrest or detain U.S. citizens for civil immigration violations, its
Cont.
While Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) does not have the jurisdiction to arrest or detain U.S. citizens for civil immigration violations, its
Cont.
agents are sworn federal law enforcement officers. Under federal law, interfering with their official duties is a criminal offense.
Sources of Arrest Authority
Crimes Committed in Their Presence: Under 8 U.S. Code § 1357(a)(5), ICE officers have the statutory power to
Sources of Arrest Authority
Crimes Committed in Their Presence: Under 8 U.S. Code § 1357(a)(5), ICE officers have the statutory power to
make warrantless arrests for any federal crime committed directly in their presence, regardless of whether the suspect is a citizen or a non-citizen.
Assaulting or Resisting Federal Officers: Under 18 U.S. Code § 111, it is a federal felony to forcibly assault,
Assaulting or Resisting Federal Officers: Under 18 U.S. Code § 111, it is a federal felony to forcibly assault,
La Ertzaintza acumula 20 años de relación con la familia que dirige el lobby sionista más activo del Estado
ACOM ha denunciado, entre otros, a periodistas, ayuntamiento de Iruñea, Universidad Pública Vasca y las protestas en La Vuelta por sus pronunciamientos en torno a Israel.
ACOM ha denunciado, entre otros, a periodistas, ayuntamiento de Iruñea, Universidad Pública Vasca y las protestas en La Vuelta por sus pronunciamientos en torno a Israel.
La familia Hatchwell, fundadora del lobby sionista Acción y Comunicación sobre Oriente Medio (ACOM), también ostenta la presidencia de la Fundación Hispano Judía y han llegado a figurar entre los principales donantes de las campañas electorales de Benjamín Netanyahu.
Presumen de apoyar a la Fundación Guardia Civil, Federación Sefardi Mundial, Museo Beth Hatfutzot de Tel Aviv, Taglit Birthright Israel, Centro Ibn Gabirol-Colegio Estrella Toledano, Universidad de Tel Aviv, Universidad de Jerusalem, Universidad Bar llan y Universidad Technion.
Todos están obsesionados con modelos de IA más grandes.
Pero el verdadero ganador podría ser el que realmente termina el workflow completo.
SkyClaw-v1.0 parece diseñado para agentes reales, no solo para demos 👇
Pero el verdadero ganador podría ser el que realmente termina el workflow completo.
SkyClaw-v1.0 parece diseñado para agentes reales, no solo para demos 👇
La mayoría de los “agentes de IA” siguen fallando durante flujos de trabajo reales.
Se producen errores de memoria en varios pasos.
SkyClaw-v1.0 se entrenó específicamente para los entornos OpenClaw, Hermes y Nanobot.
Diseñado para la ejecución autónoma real, no solo para demostraciones.
Pruebalo aqui → skywork.ai/p/lT6ZLz
Se producen errores de memoria en varios pasos.
SkyClaw-v1.0 se entrenó específicamente para los entornos OpenClaw, Hermes y Nanobot.
Diseñado para la ejecución autónoma real, no solo para demostraciones.
Pruebalo aqui → skywork.ai/p/lT6ZLz
Le pedí a SkyClaw que ejecutara un workflow completo de investigación de negocio:
“Analiza el mercado de IA para video → compara competidores → identifica oportunidades → crea una estrategia de posicionamiento.”
Completó toda la cadena con razonamiento sólido y resultados estructurados.
“Analiza el mercado de IA para video → compara competidores → identifica oportunidades → crea una estrategia de posicionamiento.”
Completó toda la cadena con razonamiento sólido y resultados estructurados.
🚨 A 69-year-old woman was violently beaten while doing a solo protest on a Texas overpass.
Patty Anderson was holding a banner protest on the Loop 336 overpass over I-45 in Montgomery County when she was allegedly approached and brutally beaten.
She suffered a broken nose and concussion. A nearby police officer stepped in and is credited with possibly saving her life.
The suspect has been identified as Christina Michelle Hiller.
Patty Anderson was holding a banner protest on the Loop 336 overpass over I-45 in Montgomery County when she was allegedly approached and brutally beaten.
She suffered a broken nose and concussion. A nearby police officer stepped in and is credited with possibly saving her life.
The suspect has been identified as Christina Michelle Hiller.
This wasn’t a clash between opposing protest groups.
Anderson was reportedly protesting alone when she was attacked without provocation. The assault left her with facial fractures and a concussion.
What stands out is how quickly a peaceful, solo act of protest turned violent and how important the officer’s quick intervention was in this case.
Anderson was reportedly protesting alone when she was attacked without provocation. The assault left her with facial fractures and a concussion.
What stands out is how quickly a peaceful, solo act of protest turned violent and how important the officer’s quick intervention was in this case.
This incident raises some serious questions:
• How vulnerable are people who protest alone in public spaces?
• What leads someone to physically attack a 69-year-old woman simply for holding a banner?
• And are these kinds of unprovoked attacks becoming more common?
Peaceful protest should not come with the risk of being beaten.
• How vulnerable are people who protest alone in public spaces?
• What leads someone to physically attack a 69-year-old woman simply for holding a banner?
• And are these kinds of unprovoked attacks becoming more common?
Peaceful protest should not come with the risk of being beaten.
!Atención! Felipe Peñarredonda amigo personal de Abelardo de la Espriella y hermano de su socio principal, hizo un negocio de 250 millones con Roberth Mauricio Angulo "Mao" poderoso miembro de frente paramilitar de la Junta Narco. Su oficina se beneficia de esos negocios. Hilo👇
Felipe Peñarredona Coronel de la FAC y hermano del socio principal de Abelardo de la Espriella, aparece en el pagaré N°80900536 firmado el 21/12/2021 con Roberth Mauricio Angulo miembro de un frente paramilitar. Cambiaron el orden del nombre, pero no lograron ocultarlo. Sigue👇
El Coronel de la FAC Felipe Peñarredonda, gran amigo de Abelardo de la Espriella, debía conocer para la época del pagaré que Roberth Mauricio Angulo Vidal alias Mao, era un poderoso miembro del frente paramilitar del narco Pijarbey. Este es el vídeo de su captura en 2015. Sigue👇
Across the weekend, Ukraine 🇺🇦 continued to harass Russian 🇷🇺 logistics routes along the Azov Sea and in Donetsk
Ukrainian strikes are beginning to pose a problem for Moscow, whose advance on the front has slowed this year.
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Ukrainian strikes are beginning to pose a problem for Moscow, whose advance on the front has slowed this year.
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This morning, @azov_media published a second video of their strikes around Mariupol, this time hitting around 20 military and fuel trucks between Mariupol and the russian border.
On this important road, I have now mapped more than 23 hits (some trucks are confirmed as destroyed by ground videos showing destroyed vehicles) with Hornet drones on russian logistics.
Geolocations sources are here :
🔹x.com/moklasen/statu…
🔹x.com/99Dominik_/sta…
🔹My own geos : x.com/clement_molin/…
🔹+ some more guesses I added on the map based on Azov map shared at the beginning of the video.
Geolocations sources are here :
🔹x.com/moklasen/statu…
🔹x.com/99Dominik_/sta…
🔹My own geos : x.com/clement_molin/…
🔹+ some more guesses I added on the map based on Azov map shared at the beginning of the video.
The second set of the Mandelson Files will reveal his cosy relationship with senior Labour Party officials.
But did you know that the co-chair of his “think tank” once lived on an Israeli colony?
This is the story of Patrick Diamond:🧵
But did you know that the co-chair of his “think tank” once lived on an Israeli colony?
This is the story of Patrick Diamond:🧵
Patrick Diamond is a former Special Advisor to Peter Mandelson, the ex-Labour Party peer and “best pal” of Jeffrey Epstein.
In the early 1990s, Diamond spent time living and working at an Israeli colony called Lahav.
Lahav is 5km from the illegal Eshkolot settlement.
In the early 1990s, Diamond spent time living and working at an Israeli colony called Lahav.
Lahav is 5km from the illegal Eshkolot settlement.
Lahav is marketed as the Israeli state’s “only pig farm”.
The colony was originally set up in 1952 by the Nahal, an IDF program that combined military service with the establishment of settlements.
The colony was originally set up in 1952 by the Nahal, an IDF program that combined military service with the establishment of settlements.
Populistický tyátr BOLŠEVIČKY @Konecna_K v Brně prizmatem tvrdých historických faktů o Československém nevymáhání válečných reparací.
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Je to jednoduché. ČSR nevymáhalo reparace kvůli BOLŠEVIKŮM a válečným zločinům fašistického Slovenského štátu!🧵👇
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Je to jednoduché. ČSR nevymáhalo reparace kvůli BOLŠEVIKŮM a válečným zločinům fašistického Slovenského štátu!🧵👇
„Až reparace zaplatíte, Herr Posselt, uvěřím, že usmíření myslíte vážně,“ hřímala KK pro body u naštvaného proletariátu.
Má to 1 obří historický háček:
Popírá to realitu + vlastní historii KSČM!
Ty peníze totiž spláchli do záchoda právě ideoví předchůdci Konečné. Proč?
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Má to 1 obří historický háček:
Popírá to realitu + vlastní historii KSČM!
Ty peníze totiž spláchli do záchoda právě ideoví předchůdci Konečné. Proč?
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Československo mělo na reparace po II. sv. válce nezpochybnitelný nárok.
Základem byla pařížská „Dohoda o reparacích od Německa“ z prosince 1945.
Zřídila Mezispojenecký reparační úřad + rozdělila německý majetek. U nás implementována jako zákon. 3/n
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Základem byla pařížská „Dohoda o reparacích od Německa“ z prosince 1945.
Zřídila Mezispojenecký reparační úřad + rozdělila německý majetek. U nás implementována jako zákon. 3/n
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[WĄTEK] Czy ktokolwiek w Polsce lubi deweloperów? I dlaczego nie? Sprawdziłem 35 lat sejmowych stenogramów i 4730 wzmianek o deweloperach żeby sprawdzić, jak zmieniał się dyskurs polityczny wokół tej fascynującej branży. Zapraszam! 🧶
Nie sposób nie zauważyć, kto ciągnie tę popularność tematu mieszkaniówki w Polsce; kto jest głównym antagonistą obarczanym odpowiedzialnością za fatalną dostępność mieszkań, kogo krytyka “żre”? Trochę pisałem o tym tutaj:
Nie będę tu rozstrzygał na ile sytuacja na rynku to odpowiedzialność deweloperów, bo sam jestem tylko badaczem, a zresztą moje realne stanowisko w tej sprawie to raczej nudnawy prawdopośrodkizm.
The first World title of Pauline Ferrand-Prevot. 1/28
#cyclingiceberg
#cyclingiceberg
The 2014 road WC was held in Pontevedra, Spain. The course was hilly, but not too selective. The first climb, Alto de Montearenas, was 5km at just 3.5%. The Alto de Compostilla (1k 6.6%) was tougher, but with 5k to the line, a sprint from a select group wasn't ruled out. 2/28
For the 120km womens race, Marianne Vos (Netherlands) was the clear favourite. She dominated for years, and was on the hunt for a 4th world title; her third in a row.
Beating Vos wouldn't be easy. At 8 attempts, she never finished lower than 2nd at the World Championships. 3/28
Beating Vos wouldn't be easy. At 8 attempts, she never finished lower than 2nd at the World Championships. 3/28
I walked into the Apple Store last week with an iPhone too hot to hold.
"Is something wrong with it?"
The technician ran every test. Everything came back normal.
Then he leaned in and said something I'll never forget:
"There are 2 settings turned ON inside your iPhone right now that are slowly cooking it. Apple turns them ON by default. They quietly shorten your iPhone's lifespan."
I asked the obvious question: "So Apple is wearing out my own phone on purpose?"
He didn't answer.
Here's everything he showed me in the next 5 minutes (save this, your iPhone will thank you):
"Is something wrong with it?"
The technician ran every test. Everything came back normal.
Then he leaned in and said something I'll never forget:
"There are 2 settings turned ON inside your iPhone right now that are slowly cooking it. Apple turns them ON by default. They quietly shorten your iPhone's lifespan."
I asked the obvious question: "So Apple is wearing out my own phone on purpose?"
He didn't answer.
Here's everything he showed me in the next 5 minutes (save this, your iPhone will thank you):
Your iPhone is not supposed to feel hot.
Apple's own engineers say the safe operating range is 0°C to 35°C.
Above that, the battery starts taking permanent damage. Every hot day shaves months off your iPhone's life.
But here's the twist: most of the heat doesn't come from the weather. It comes from inside.
Two default settings keep your processor running 24/7. Even when your phone is in your pocket. Even at night while you sleep.
The technician circled both of them on my screen.
Apple's own engineers say the safe operating range is 0°C to 35°C.
Above that, the battery starts taking permanent damage. Every hot day shaves months off your iPhone's life.
But here's the twist: most of the heat doesn't come from the weather. It comes from inside.
Two default settings keep your processor running 24/7. Even when your phone is in your pocket. Even at night while you sleep.
The technician circled both of them on my screen.
Heat Bomb #1: Background App Refresh
Open Settings → General → Background App Refresh.
Every app with the toggle ON is running silently in the background. Right now. While you're reading this.
Instagram refreshing. Gmail syncing. WhatsApp pulling messages. Uber checking your location. 40 to 60 apps. All quietly using your processor at the same time.
It's like leaving every burner on your stove turned to low. The kitchen feels fine. The pan is slowly melting.
The fix: Tap "Background App Refresh" at the top → set it to OFF. Or pick "Wi-Fi" only.
Your phone instantly cools. Battery jumps 2 to 3 hours.
Open Settings → General → Background App Refresh.
Every app with the toggle ON is running silently in the background. Right now. While you're reading this.
Instagram refreshing. Gmail syncing. WhatsApp pulling messages. Uber checking your location. 40 to 60 apps. All quietly using your processor at the same time.
It's like leaving every burner on your stove turned to low. The kitchen feels fine. The pan is slowly melting.
The fix: Tap "Background App Refresh" at the top → set it to OFF. Or pick "Wi-Fi" only.
Your phone instantly cools. Battery jumps 2 to 3 hours.
1 HILO. PIENSA MAL Y ACERTARÁS. GLOBALISMO Y OLÉ
Andan los niños de izquierdas y los de derechas soliviantados con “lo de zapatero”salen a la calle y a X con soflamas de un lado o de otro
Pero no triunfará ni la izquierda ni la derecha sino el GLOBALISMO DE LOS MULTIMILLONARIOS
Andan los niños de izquierdas y los de derechas soliviantados con “lo de zapatero”salen a la calle y a X con soflamas de un lado o de otro
Pero no triunfará ni la izquierda ni la derecha sino el GLOBALISMO DE LOS MULTIMILLONARIOS
2 Empecemos con LO DE ZAPATERO
Zapatero tenía abierta una investigación en EEUU. Le investigan por vínculos con el gobierno de Maduro, que incluyen narcotráfico, violaciones de derechos humanos, blanqueo y evasión de sanciones económicas. washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4579365…
Zapatero tenía abierta una investigación en EEUU. Le investigan por vínculos con el gobierno de Maduro, que incluyen narcotráfico, violaciones de derechos humanos, blanqueo y evasión de sanciones económicas. washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4579365…
3 HAY ANTECEDENTES; la extradición desde Venezuela a EEUU de Alex Saab a pillado a todos por sorpresa Después de tener responsabilidades de gobierno en Venezuela ahora el Sr Cabello prácticamente afirma que “es un desconocido”
6 fruits you should eat for rock-hard erections.
Bookmark this thread 👇
Bookmark this thread 👇
1/ Watermelon
Packed with citrulline, this juicy fruit helps increase blood flow, giving you harder, longer-lasting erections.
Packed with citrulline, this juicy fruit helps increase blood flow, giving you harder, longer-lasting erections.
2/ Peaches
These sweet, juicy fruits are high in antioxidants and vitamin C, which improve blood flow and boost erection strength, making you a powerhouse between the sheets.
These sweet, juicy fruits are high in antioxidants and vitamin C, which improve blood flow and boost erection strength, making you a powerhouse between the sheets.
It's Memorial Day, and so I want to remember some of my family that fought for their country.
My grandfather, Jack Ousey, emigrated to Canada from Wales, and joined the Canadian Army around 1915. His one and only battle in WW1 was the Somme! He got shot in his arm and leg and lay in a mud puddle for three days. The German Red Cross found him and saved his life. He spent the rest of the war in a prison camp, working on a farm during the summer, and at a lumber camp in the winter.
When he got home, his wife was living with another man. Yes, she knew he was alive - the Red Cross sent letters. So remember, military members. Josey is always waiting, in every time, every age. Eventually they split and he went to Chicago where he found my grandmother. He was an incredible man with many more parts to his story, but today I wanted to focus on just his military career. Also may Douglas Haig rot in the lowest circle of Hell for his arrogance, incompetence, and condemning so many good men to death and crippling. My grandpa did manage to survive his ineptitude, but so many did not.
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My grandfather, Jack Ousey, emigrated to Canada from Wales, and joined the Canadian Army around 1915. His one and only battle in WW1 was the Somme! He got shot in his arm and leg and lay in a mud puddle for three days. The German Red Cross found him and saved his life. He spent the rest of the war in a prison camp, working on a farm during the summer, and at a lumber camp in the winter.
When he got home, his wife was living with another man. Yes, she knew he was alive - the Red Cross sent letters. So remember, military members. Josey is always waiting, in every time, every age. Eventually they split and he went to Chicago where he found my grandmother. He was an incredible man with many more parts to his story, but today I wanted to focus on just his military career. Also may Douglas Haig rot in the lowest circle of Hell for his arrogance, incompetence, and condemning so many good men to death and crippling. My grandpa did manage to survive his ineptitude, but so many did not.
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My wife's father served in Germany in the 103rd Infantry during World War 2. He was actually part of a so-called tank destroyer battery. I say "so-called" because his unit only ever had towed guns. When they first landed in France they had 37mm and they knew these were worthless. They got upgraded to 57mm pretty quick. Not a lot better. Granddad wasn't on a gun crew though. He carried a rifle and stayed in foxholes.
His unit fought through the Vosges, stormed both the Maginot and the Siegfried Lines, and eventually liberated one of the Dachau camps. As far as I know his unit never encountered a German tank, though they saw StuGs and trucks.
One of his stories was about going through the famous Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. He said as he was walking, he heard a voice cry out, "Duck!" and he jumped behind a "tooth" just as machine-gun fire spattered the place he stood. No one else was around so he attributed it to heaven warning him.
In another story, they were taking mortar fire so he and a friend jumped under a truck for cover. When the bombardment ended, they crawled out from under the truck, and looked at it. It was an ammunition truck! Worst cover ever.
He said as they advanced, sometimes instead of digging their own, they got to occupy a German foxhole. He said German holes were the best - neatly dug, with shelves for storage cut into the walls. Much better than American foxholes.
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His unit fought through the Vosges, stormed both the Maginot and the Siegfried Lines, and eventually liberated one of the Dachau camps. As far as I know his unit never encountered a German tank, though they saw StuGs and trucks.
One of his stories was about going through the famous Dragon's Teeth of the Siegfried Line. He said as he was walking, he heard a voice cry out, "Duck!" and he jumped behind a "tooth" just as machine-gun fire spattered the place he stood. No one else was around so he attributed it to heaven warning him.
In another story, they were taking mortar fire so he and a friend jumped under a truck for cover. When the bombardment ended, they crawled out from under the truck, and looked at it. It was an ammunition truck! Worst cover ever.
He said as they advanced, sometimes instead of digging their own, they got to occupy a German foxhole. He said German holes were the best - neatly dug, with shelves for storage cut into the walls. Much better than American foxholes.
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My wife's uncle was a Marine in WW2 and his one and only battle was Iwo Jima! He said that every Marine on the island was able to see the famous flag raising - the island was only 5 miles across and the flag was on the highest point. He said it was exceedingly heartening. He was not on Mount Suribachi - he was down in the ash plains in a hole getting shot at and mortared by the Japanese.
During a banzai charge at night, he shot a sword-waving Japanese officer only a few yards from his hole. When things were still again, he crawled out to the dead officer, and retrieved some of his papers. The officer's paybook had a picture of his wife in a kimono and his child. He couldn't read Japanese of course, but always felt kind of bad about shooting the guy. On the other hand, what could he do? He didn't want to get killed by the sword! He determined he wanted to give the paybook back to the officer's family post-war.
Sadly later he was carrying some coffee up to the front line for his buddies, and a machinegun shot him in both legs, so that was the end of the war for him. In the hospital ship, he lost the Japanese officer's paybook or it was taken away, so he was never able to return it or find the family. So not a Hollywood ending. Just a tragedy, like tens of thousands on Iwo Jima. At least he survived. Thousands didn't.
Curse the Japanese High Command for throwing away their men to preserve their diseased honor.
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During a banzai charge at night, he shot a sword-waving Japanese officer only a few yards from his hole. When things were still again, he crawled out to the dead officer, and retrieved some of his papers. The officer's paybook had a picture of his wife in a kimono and his child. He couldn't read Japanese of course, but always felt kind of bad about shooting the guy. On the other hand, what could he do? He didn't want to get killed by the sword! He determined he wanted to give the paybook back to the officer's family post-war.
Sadly later he was carrying some coffee up to the front line for his buddies, and a machinegun shot him in both legs, so that was the end of the war for him. In the hospital ship, he lost the Japanese officer's paybook or it was taken away, so he was never able to return it or find the family. So not a Hollywood ending. Just a tragedy, like tens of thousands on Iwo Jima. At least he survived. Thousands didn't.
Curse the Japanese High Command for throwing away their men to preserve their diseased honor.
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