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With appreciation to our veterans near and far. I will be flying the flag today and gratefully remembering your dedication to protecting our blessed nation.
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With respect to Poland on its Independence day. May it ever be free, virtuous, and blessed.
🇵🇱 108 years ago today, Poles reclaimed their country.
For 123 years, they didn't have one. It was partitioned and picked apart by Prussia, Russia, Germany, and Austria throughout much of its recent history.
But in the 13th of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, drawn up at the end of WWI, Poland's independence was written in as a requirement.
Under communist rule, Independence Day was banned, returning only in 1989 as the USSR's influence waned.
Today, Poles celebrate a holiday they used to not be allowed to celebrate in a country that was lost to them for more than a century.
And this year, after all that's happened in Poland just in the past few weeks, with a constitutional crisis and a horrific tragedy in Kraków, it means all the more.
Happy Independence Day, Poland. You earned it. 🇵🇱❤️
Writer: Michael
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FreeThinkingLass retweeted
Mr President, the Constitution gives you & only you the power to address this. Right now there’s a major information operation underway to break the will & spirit of those who love this country. Their plan is obvious: crush the people forever by crushing you & dismantle the Republic. It is succeeding in part because many are upset our elections were not secured BEFORE the midterms. But frustration, fear & disappointment are not to be mistaken for stupidity. People know that as long as they focus on blame, they’re allowing those who rigged this election to get away with it. And they know what is at stake: without secure elections the Republic is lost. 2028 means nothing.
So this is what they are counting you to do:
1) Pull together the new leaders from both sides (Senate & House) and call a national emergency meeting and hold it at Camp David. The purpose of the meeting is to ensure the preservation of our constitutional republic. This is a constitutional duty/requirement for every President - not simply a nice thing to do. And you have the legal authority.
2) Reduce gas prices immediately. You have the power to do this with the stroke of your pen.
3) Create a “Kitchen Cabinet” like others did before you with outside voices so those around you cannot isolate you from the truth or get away with lying to you. You need bold leaders who are willing to tell you the hard truths.
4) Call for full accountability on the elections according to the law: 100 percent audits, full access to the software & hardware in the machines, cast vote records, voter rolls & foreign interference.
Millions are behind you regardless of what they want you & the world to believe. There is no universe in which marxism & sharia law are better choices than liberty & freedom, no matter how disenchated some may be. People know where this is headed. You are facing every enemy this nation has, both foreign & domestic, to include some in your party, your cabinet & your inner circle. They want you to lose your courage right now & go along with this. They have a plan to try defeat you at every turn, no matter which course of action you choose. But it does not end there: if justice & accountability do not prevail & you are persuaded to let them get away with this, then the real dirty war begins, starting with you & yours & everyone else they regard as a threat.
This does not end here. There is no bargain to be made that is not a deal with the devil. Principles are devine. And there is only one truth.
A heartwarming story from a horrible day. Fellow citizens saving lives. These are the sorts of people I would want as neighbors.
Kraków ma swoich cichych bohaterów. Dwaj chirurdzy pokazali, czym jest odwaga
Jedli obiad z rodzinami. Chwilę później ratowali życie postrzelonych policjantów. Takich ludzi Kraków nigdy nie powinien zapomnieć.
Wśród dramatycznych wiadomości po zamachu w Krakowie przeczytałem historię, która naprawdę mnie poruszyła.
Prof. Michał Pędziwiatr i dr Mateusz Wierdak, dwaj krakowscy chirurdzy, spędzali sobotnie popołudnie z rodzinami w restauracji niedaleko skrzyżowania ulic Dietla i Stradomskiej.
Byli tam z żonami i siedmiorgiem dzieci. Właśnie wychodzili, gdy syn profesora zauważył strzelaninę.
Wszyscy schronili się w pobliskiej aptece. Kiedy ucichły strzały, lekarze natychmiast pobiegli do rannych.
Na ulicy leżeli dwaj postrzeleni policjanci, napastnik oraz ranny kierowca.
Dr Wierdak zajął się jednym z funkcjonariuszy. Zdjął własny płaszcz i przykrył nim wychłodzonego policjanta. Prof. Pędziwiatr pomagał pozostałym poszkodowanym. Razem z inną lekarką i policjantem przeszkolonym medycznie tamowali krwawienia i oceniali obrażenia.
Ale jest jeszcze jeden niezwykle ważny szczegół.
Chirurdzy nie tylko udzielili pierwszej pomocy. Pomogli również zdecydować, do których szpitali powinni trafić ranni.
Jeden policjant został skierowany do szpitala Jana Pawła II, gdzie przygotowano blok operacyjny. Drugi trafił do szpitala Narutowicza, a mężczyzna z obrażeniami twarzy do Rydygiera, na oddział chirurgii szczękowo-twarzowej. Napastnika przewieziono do Szpitala Uniwersyteckiego.
Według profesora pierwsza karetka dotarła po około 15 minutach. W tym czasie pomoc była już udzielana.
Co więcej, inni lekarze również przerwali wolny weekend i dobrowolnie przyjechali do krakowskich szpitali.
Prof. Pędziwiatr podkreśla, że nie uważa się za bohatera. Za prawdziwych bohaterów uznaje policjantów, którzy zatrzymali sprawcę, choć sami zostali ranni.
A ja uważam, że ogromne uznanie należy się im wszystkim. Policjantom, chirurgom, ratownikom i każdemu, kto w tych dramatycznych chwilach pomagał ratować ludzkie życie.
Źródło: Gazeta Krakowska
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Prayers for Kamil Kosin and for Poland.
Polski bohater policjant, który będąc na patrolu zneutralizował zamachowca nie będąc na to zupełnie przygotowanym.
Uratował pewnie wiele żyć bo napastnik był uzbrojony po zęby.
Ze względu, że dostał trzy postrzały z broni automatycznej walczy obecnie o życie na stole operacyjnym.
Proszę o modlitwę za jego zdrowie.
Nazywa się Kamil Kosin.
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Policjanci którzy zneutralizowali zamachowca w Krakowie to Jakub Kulik i Artur Morański. Jeden z nich został postrzelony raz i kontynuował interwencję drugi otrzymał trzy postrzały. Nazwisko Kamil Kosin jest błędne.
tvn24.pl/krakow/krakow-… rmf24.pl/regiony/krakow… radiokrakow.pl/wiadomosci/kra…
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FreeThinkingLass retweeted
Today is the National Day for the Victims of Communism. Communism killed more than 100 million people in the 20th century.
This memorial, The Memorial to the Victims of Communism in Prague, powerfully captures what communism does to the human person.
FreeThinkingLass retweeted
Missing person on the Appalachian Trail.
Guys, the trail is incredibly dangerous. Don’t just go these things alone. Make sure you’re armed. Make sure you have a beacon so land rescue can find you (check the comments). And again, make sure you are NOT alone.
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She has fortunately now been found safe.
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Well, one obvious reason would be that powerful Republicans are in on the steal to screw Trump & try take the party back from the people. Crushing the MAGA movement that has threatened their holding power…and making sure no one else dares try to the do the same thing? How am I doing?
Taking a break from the polls in PA. Heavy volume, which may or may not be a good thing in this liberal community. Seems like a lot of R voters though. Irritating crap from the Dems pushing the limits and intimidating R greeters - as usual.
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Anyone who lived behind the Iron Curtain or had loved ones there knows the reality. My grandparents built a business and a home, only to have it all expropriated by the Communists after WWII. My uncle's family likewise. All were assigned menial jobs in the new workers' paradise.
More people need to understand how radical the DSA is . I’ve been posting about how bad they are before Raman or any of them got into office .
They actually don’t believe private landlords should exist .
They believe in “social housing”
It’s not me saying it they put this stuff on their website but barely anyone knows because the media doesn’t talk about it
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FreeThinkingLass retweeted
PAY ATTENTION! I SAY A NATIONAL EMERGENCY WILL BE DECLARED, AS IT SHOULD!
Electronic voting machine will not let voter select the Republican candidate that they want to vote for and automatically selects the Democrat candidate instead.
This never seems to happen the other way around and only and always seems to disenfranchise Republicans and not Democrats.
There are no coincidences.
Our kids are out of the house, so the pumpkins on the step are unadorned and intact. Squirrels, chipmunks and deer consume them long before they can rot. They may not be native to our area, but the pumkins from our crunchy co-op are probably organic, keeping our critters healthy.
Every year, viral social media posts tell us to bleach pumpkins to preserve them. And every year, I post: please don't do that.
Pumpkins are food. Wild animals will nibble a jack-o'-lantern, so bleach, paint and plastic decorations turn a pumpkin into contaminated food. Wildlife agencies recommend keeping pumpkins free of chemical preservatives.
You can preserve your pumpkins longer by keeping them cool and bringing them inside between displays. It's also reasonable to accept that pumpkins are perishable and they will rot over time. As they should.
When your jack-o-lantern is done, remove candles, wax and decorations. Compost an untreated pumpkin or use an approved municipal drop-off.
Don't dump piles of pumpkins in parks or preserves; even organic waste is litter when it concentrates food, spreads non-native seeds and attracts animals to roads and people.
Painted or treated pumpkins belong in the trash unless local guidance says otherwise.
Further reading on this: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pumpkin guidance; Illinois Extension pumpkin disposal guidance.
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Honor stands were common in the Midwest where I grew up. When people like this steal from them, they erode the trust that makes them possible. Despicable. I hope someone can identify him. He should be brought to justice.
🚨 This guy walked into a Cabot, Arkansas farmstand yesterday and helped himself to an armful of fresh baked goods… without paying a single dollar.
Root & Rise is a small, family-run honor-system farmstand owned by Amber and Brett. They bake slow-rise sourdough loaves, brownies, pies, cinnamon rolls, bagels, and other from-scratch treats. Yesterday this man loaded up and walked off with a huge armful of their work.
Honor system does not mean free. When someone does this, it doesn’t just hit Amber and Brett—it hits the whole family’s hard work, the early mornings, the effort, the ingredients, and the trust that lets small farmstands like this even exist. These hits add up fast for small businesses just trying to make a living. 😞
If you recognize him or know anything, Amber and Brett would appreciate the help. Support the local people who actually bake and stock these stands. 💪
#TheHopeFiles #CabotAR
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We had a similar experience at a Toyota dealership. Our van had a recall service and when it was done, the headlights didn't work properly. We declined 'help'. Hubs discovered that a fuse had been removed. We never returned to that dealership and told his car buddies about it.
🤬🤬😤My wife takes her 2023 RAV4 to the dealership for a recall service. This was for an airflow sensor
After finishing they come out and tell her that her horn isn’t functioning and that it would be $145 to diagnose the issue + labor and parts to repair
Mind you she knows for a fact that the horn worked this morning
The techs specifically said “we checked all the connections and so it’s not that”
I told her to decline and bring it home
Mind you this is so unlikely to be anything other than a fuse or the fact that they unplugged it and forgot to plug it back in or worse, straight up scamming
After testing the fuse and the relay, as well as the clock spring, I take the radiator cover off to inspect the plugs at the horn and what do you know both horns are unplugged
The airflow sensor is nowhere near these plugs so there’s zero chance these were taken off as part of the job not to mention they said they “checked the plugs”
It’s also impossible they both happen to vibrate loose
@Toyota I buy a brand new car from you and this is how you treat us??
This was at Toyota of Santa Cruz Stealership @SantaC_Toyota
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The Princess of Wales and Melania Trump set a high standard for elegance in our time. They also seem like genuinely decent human beings. I'm happy to see it.
The Princess of Wales can serve effortless casual chic or royal glitz and glam. She is a British heritage fashion icon ✨💜
#PrincessCatherine
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This is one of many reasons we bank with a community bank. It has about 4 branches and they know our family. Long ago when I was swamped raising kids, I wrote an overdraft to the IRS. The bank covered my backside. Loyalty.
Why does JP Morgan has no banks in India but 60,000 employees in India?
How does this help America?
Are they really an "American Bank" at this point?
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I've been retired for a bit, so my methods relied more on paper than now. I had 3 pocket folders for each of my 5 classes + homeroom. They were labelled in, out, and absent. (incoming assignments, graded work to return, labelled handouts for absentees.). Very tidy.
I’m not the most organized teacher.
It’s one of my struggles, bruh.
But I LOVE seeing an organized classroom, and I’m always impressed by teachers who seem to have a system for everything.
So, organized teachers: share your secrets.
Drop a screenshot of your setup, share your system, or give us your best piece of advice for staying organized.
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A lot of people mis-read DJT. I think it's because he's a pragmatic, visionary leader rather than a typical politician. His opening gambits are often over the top, but should always be taken seriously.
I have serious, smart European friends that were no shit worried Trump was going to invade Greenland. One got really mad when I laughed in his face.
See? That wasn’t so painful after all.
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Some of the greatest motivators known to humanity are fear and the pursuit of power and money. My guess is you'll find all three in abundance, along with some sheer idiocy.
They're all in it together aren't they.
The government.
Border Force.
RNLI.
Police.
Judges and lawyers.
All against the British people.
But why?
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Those of us who love to watch and support monarchs can report our sightings at journeynorth.org/.
A monarch flying toward Mexico can't fuel a journey of thousands of miles on milkweed leaves. What's growing in your yard helps decide if they make it.
Milkweed is caterpillar food. The caterpillars are done for the year. The butterfly crossing your yard this week is an adult who desperately needs nectar to keep going.
It has to reach central Mexico carrying enough stored fat to survive the entire winter without eating, then fly back north in spring. Everything it needs for that comes from the flowers it finds between here and there.
A yard full of milkweed and nothing blooming is a gap. So is an expanse of lawn with nothing else in it. So is a bed of mums, which are bred for petals at the expense of the nectar that used to be in them.
This is the good kush that actually feeds them:
1. Asters. New England aster is the heavy hitter. Aromatic aster blooms even later.
2. Goldenrod. Showy and stiff goldenrod stay clumped if you don't want the spreading kind.
3. Joe Pye weed. Tall, pink, and monarchs work it hard.
4. Ironweed. Deep magenta, holds color late.
5. Blazing star, boneset, sneezeweed, blanket flower. All still going.
Check for what's native in your region and what blooms in September and October.
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