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Eric Hunley
@hunleyeric
Wisdom Miner ⛏ Host of multiple YouTube Channels All links at https://t.co/0Bf8rTmAbb I post about what feels right at the time. History, music and more.
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Mar 6 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
In 1864, eight men climbed into a 40-foot iron tube to change naval warfare forever.

None would survive the mission.

But their sacrifice would make history as the first successful submarine attack in warfare.

This is the extraordinary story of the H.L. Hunley: 🧵 Image The Civil War wasn't just fought on land. The real power lay in controlling the coastlines.

Whoever dominated the seas controlled critical supply lines for food, weapons, and reinforcements.

The Confederacy needed a game-changer to break the Union's naval blockade. Image
Feb 27 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
In the late 1940s, NATO hid secret armies across Europe.

Not just to fight Soviets, but to rig elections, bomb civilians, and kill democracy—all to stop communism.

This was Operation Gladio.

Buckle up for a wild, dark ride through history. 🧵 Image Picture this: 1947.

Cold War kicks off. NATO’s sweating a Soviet invasion.

So they plant "stay-behind" units—guerrilla fighters—in Italy, France, everywhere.

Trained to sabotage and spy.

But here’s the twist: they turned on their own. Image
Feb 17 • 24 tweets • 12 min read
1/23 It's President's Day! Here is our current president Donald Trump with his inaugural photograph that resembles his iconic mugshot.

Let's look at what every US President was known for, two at a time: 🧵 Image
Image 2/23 George Washington: First president, led Continental Army in Revolutionary War, established presidential precedents

John Adams: Founding Father, first VP, signed Alien and Sedition Acts Image
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Feb 7 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Once upon a time there was a Chinese farmer whose horse ran away.

That evening, all of his neighbors visited him to commiserate, saying, “We’re so sorry to hear your horse has run away. This is most unfortunate.”

To which the farmer simply replied, “Maybe." Image The next day the horse came back bringing seven wild horses with it, and in the evening, everybody came back and said,
“Oh, what luck! What a great turn of events. You now have eight horses!”

The farmer again simply said, “Maybe.” Image
Feb 6 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
In 2022, explosive documents revealed a chilling truth about social media:

The same tactics used by the CIA to control newspapers in 1948 were now being used on your favorite platforms.

Here's how history repeats itself:🧵 Image From 1948 to today, governments learned that controlling information meant controlling minds.

The CIA's Operation Mockingbird was just the beginning.

Today's digital landscape reveals an even darker truth about power and control. Image
Jan 27 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
The $480B DeepSeek shock:

A Chinese AI app launches for $6M
Overtakes ChatGPT overnight
Triggers biggest tech crash of 2025

How a tiny Chinese startup just crushed Silicon Valley's AI empire: 🧵 Image January 27, 2025: Silicon Valley wakes up to an earthquake.

DeepSeek, a Chinese AI app, has dethroned ChatGPT as #1 on Apple's App Store.

The real shock? They built it for just $6M - while US tech giants spent billions. Image
Jan 22 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
The CIA is the top intelligence organization in the world.

But from the beginning, they trafficked drugs and laundered money to fund their "Black Budget" and hide their evil.

Here's the story of Operation X and the dark origin of the CIA... (thread) 🧵 Image
Image During the Cold War, the CIA needed untraceable money for its anti-communist campaigns.

Enter the drug trade—a covert funding source from Latin America to Southeast Asia.

Operation X was one of these shadowy programs.
Jan 19 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
In 1953, the CIA began drugging unsuspecting Americans with LSD.

No, this isn't a conspiracy theory.

It was called "Operation Midnight Climax" - and it's one of the darkest chapters in CIA history.

Here's the disturbing story: Image The Cold War wasn't just about nuclear weapons.

It was also a battle for the mind.

When the CIA feared the Soviets were advancing in psychological warfare, they launched MK-ULTRA - a top-secret program aimed at mastering mind control. Image
Jan 19 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
In January 2025, TikTok went dark in America.

But the real story isn't about an app - it's about a 4-year battle between two superpowers that changed social media forever.

Here's how 170 million Americans lost their favorite platform: 🧵 Image 2020: President Trump tried to force TikTok's sale, citing national security concerns over Chinese ownership.

Federal courts blocked him.

But the seed was planted:
Could a Chinese-owned app threaten U.S. security? Image
Jan 16 • 24 tweets • 11 min read
1/23 Donald Trump released his inaugural photograph which resembles his iconic mugshot.

Here's what every US President was known for, two at a time: 🧵 Image
Image 2/23 George Washington: First president, led Continental Army in Revolutionary War, established presidential precedents

John Adams: Founding Father, first VP, signed Alien and Sedition Acts Image
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Jan 14 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
A tale of two disasters:

LA's rich and famous lost mansions worth at least $155M in the fires.

Meanwhile, in North Carolina, Hurricane Helene left 117 dead and thousands homeless in freezing temperatures.

The contrast is stark. 🧵 Image In LA:
• Paris Hilton lost her beach house
• Anthony Hopkins lost his $6M estate
• Miles Teller lost his $9.5M dream home

In North Carolina:
• 73,000 families lost everything
• Entire towns "gone"
• People living in tents during winter Image
Jan 13 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
The 2025 LA fires weren't caused by "high winds."

Mayor Bass cut $17.6M from the fire department. Then an additional $1.7M was spent on DEI programs.

But the most damning failure? An empty reservoir.

Here's what really happened:🧵 Image Where was Mayor Bass when LA started burning?
In Ghana. At an inauguration.

She left Jan 4th AFTER the National Weather Service warned of "extreme fire conditions."

Leadership absent when LA needed it most. Image
Jan 12 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
The January 2025 LA fires destroyed homes of Paris Hilton, Anthony Hopkins & at least 18 other A-list celebrities.

But behind the $57B disaster lies an even darker truth: Many victims can't rebuild. Here's why... Image First, the devastating scope:
• 16 lives lost
• 100,000+ evacuated
• 96,500 acres burned
• $150B in economic losses
• $155M in celebrity homes destroyed

But the real story? What happened before the fires... Image
Jan 2 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
On January 1st, some of history's most valuable art just became free.

Hemingway.
Disney.
Hitchcock.
Even Popeye.

$100M+ worth of creativity is now yours to use.

Here's everything you can legally steal in 2025: 🧵 Image Want to make:
• A Popeye horror film?
• A Tintin remix?
• Your own version of "Singin' in the Rain"?

As of today, you legally can.

The copyright just expired on some of the 20th century's biggest masterpieces.
Dec 31, 2024 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Top 10 America's Untold Stories Videos in 2024

• Suppressed assassination evidence
• A Senator's deadly midnight drive
• The White House call girl files
• Plus 7 more declassified stories

Watch history get rewritten in real time.

Here are the videos you can't miss: 🧵 Image 10. The JFK Assassination Films with Robert Groden

🚨 The JFK Assassination like you’ve NEVER seen it before! We dive into the iconic films & photos with THE expert, Robert Groden -- Tech Adviser to Oliver Stone’s JFK. Don’t miss this historic breakdown!

youtube.com/live/q_nkFafho…
Dec 29, 2024 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
One doesn't become a superpower with clean hands.

In 1945, US intelligence made a deal with the devil:

They offered Nazi scientists a choice - face war crimes trials or work for America.
1,600+ chose America.

Operation Paperclip would change history forever...🧵 Image The year is 1944.

Nazi Germany is crumbling, but Allied forces discover something disturbing:

German scientific advancement far exceeded expectations.

From V-2 rockets to nerve agents, they had tech that could reshape warfare forever. Image
Dec 26, 2024 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
What job has the most deaths per 100K standardized?

Soldiers? Their job is literally life or death.
Police officers? Every traffic stop comes with danger.

WRONG.

US Presidents have the highest workplace fatality rate of any job in history:
8 of 46 died in office (17.4%) 🧵 Image That's 174,000 deaths per million - 100x more dangerous than logging, the "deadliest normal job."

• Assassinated: Lincoln (shot), Garfield (shot), McKinley (shot), Kennedy (shot)

• Natural causes: W Harrison (pneumonia), Taylor (gastroenteritis), Harding (heart attack), FDR (stroke)

How does this compare to other dangerous jobs? ⬇️
Dec 23, 2024 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
In 1921, a boy was born into poverty who would revolutionize comedy.

His mother never hugged him. His father abandoned him. By age 5, he was working through the Depression.

His name was Jacob Cohen. But you know him as Rodney Dangerfield.

He gave it all up at 28, only to return at 40 and become comedy's king: 🧵Image His father abandoned the family. His mother never showed him love.

His mother stole his first savings account.

When he asked why, she said: "That's what you get for trusting me."

She never sent a birthday card. Never acknowledged a report card.

He learned early: pain + distance = punchlines
Dec 19, 2024 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
In ancient Rome, Janus was the god of transitions—a deity with two faces, looking both to the past and future.

No story better embodies this duality than Bill Cosby's.

One face showed America's Dad. The other...

Here's how a legacy crumbled: 🧵 Image 1965: Like Janus himself, Cosby presented two faces to the world.

The public face: His comedy albums topped charts, he made history as the first Black lead on TV, and critics called him a genius.

The hidden face: Kristina Ruehli, 22, was allegedly assaulted at a party.

Two stories unfolded.
Dec 18, 2024 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
In 1986, a young comedian walked off stage at Yuk Yuk's Comedy Club and vowed never to perform again.

That same year, he was diagnosed with cancer.

His name was Norm Macdonald, and his story would change comedy forever.

Here's what happened: Image In his 20s, Norm faced his first battle with cancer.

He kept it secret and returned to comedy, saying: "The brave thing to do if you have cancer is not talk about it. Just have it and keep it a secret."

Lesson: Not everything needs to be a public spectacle.
Dec 16, 2024 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
The biggest media failures of our time weren't just mistakes.

They were masterclasses in how journalism can go wrong - and what we can learn from it.

A thread on the most shocking fake news incidents that changed media forever: 🧵 Image CNN's 2024 Syrian Prison story seemed perfect:

A dramatic rescue. A grateful prisoner. An award-worthy scoop.

One problem: The "innocent prisoner" was actually a military intelligence officer accused of torture.

When a story seems too perfect, it probably is.