Nicholas Bayardo Mejia

Girl dad, firefighter, traveler

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

Archaeologists are returning to the sacred source of the Seine—where the sick once came seeking a goddess’s mercy...

Deep in a wooded valley in Burgundy 🇫🇷 lie the remains of an ancient sanctuary dedicated to Sequana, the Gallo-Roman goddess of healing and the divine spirit of the Seine.

Sequana was worshipped as a healing deity, nearly 2,000 years ago, pilgrims traveled to her springs carrying intensely personal offerings. They left carved eyes, limbs, torsos and internal organs—physical representations of the bodies they hoped she would heal. Others offered figures of animals and people, perhaps in gratitude for prayers already answered.

Nearly 1,000 votive objects made from wood, stone and metal have been recovered from the sanctuary, preserving the fears and hopes of people whose names are otherwise lost to history.

Now, for the first time in decades, archaeologists are returning to the site. A major research program launched in June 2026 will investigate the sanctuary through 2029, using modern techniques to study its pools, walls, water channels and previously undocumented structures.

The project may reveal how worshippers approached the sacred springs, where ceremonies were performed and whether offerings were dipped into the water or pressed against it to receive Sequana’s healing power.

The Seine would eventually flow through Paris and become one of the world’s most famous rivers. But before its waters reached palaces, bridges and cathedrals, they belonged to a goddess—and to the desperate people who stood at her spring asking to be made whole.

#archaeohistories

[Piccolo Damayonnaiz @PiccoDamayonaiz]

"Goku, Defeated!"

Dragon Ball chapter 342📚🐉

Akira Toriyama, 21 September 1991

[Simplemente DB @DB_Simplemente]

The height difference between Dragon Ball Super’s Broly and his Dragon Ball Z version, both in their Super Saiyan form.

[Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza]

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reportedly made a strong public statement that likely sent shockwaves through the Kremlin:

> "China no longer considers it possible to support Russia in its aggressive war against Ukraine. We view Russia's actions as counterproductive and contrary to the principles of international law. We call on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory."

But that's not all. According to reports, Beijing is also demanding significant territorial concessions from Russia in the Far East, particularly in Siberia.

China no longer wants to pay the enormous economic price for Putin's war. The conflict has had a serious impact on China's economy, trade, and international reputation. Beijing clearly sees that Russia is losing momentum and is now trying to secure an outcome that serves Chinese interests as much as possible.

This is no longer a "neutral position." It is open pressure from Russia's most important economic partner.

[Jaesyun @jaesyun]

Time to koreamax NOW

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The Ottoman train famously ambushed by Lawrence of Arabia during World War I on the Hejaz Railway still remains abandoned in the desert of Saudi Arabia today.

The Hejaz Railway was one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the Ottoman Empire. Constructed in the early 1900s, the railway was meant to link Damascus with Medina, making the pilgrimage journey to Islam’s holy cities faster, safer, and easier for the empire to control.

When World War I erupted, however, the railway became far more than a transportation route. It turned into a critical military lifeline, carrying Ottoman troops, weapons, supplies, and communications across the desert. That importance also made it one of the primary targets during the Arab Revolt.

Lawrence of Arabia worked alongside Arab forces to organize repeated attacks against the railway. Their strategy was not to destroy the entire system outright, but to constantly disrupt it. Blown tracks, sabotaged bridges, and derailed trains forced the Ottomans into a draining cycle of repairs, consuming time, manpower, and resources on the very line meant to hold the region together.

That is why the abandoned wreckage scattered across the desert still feels so haunting today. It is more than a rusting train left behind in the sand. It is a preserved fragment of a war fought through railways, deserts, collapsing empires, and rebellion.

The Hejaz Railway was originally intended to extend all the way to Mecca, but the outbreak of World War I halted construction before the line could move beyond Medina.

[Mark Gadala-Maria @markgadala]

This might be the most unhinged AI video I've ever seen.

[Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews]

BREAKING - Outrage is erupting across Virginia after Abigail Spanberger signed HB965 into law, effectively rendering Virginians’ presidential votes null and void, with the measure handing the states electoral votes to the national popular vote winner regardless of states results.

[naiive @naiivememe]

Temu delivery guy crossing the Strait of Hormuz to deliver my fake Rolex

[Michael Andregg @michaelandregg]

We've uploaded a fruit fly. We took the @FlyWireNews connectome of the fruit fly brain, applied a simple neuron model (@Philip_Shiu Nature 2024) and used it to control a MuJoCo physics-simulated body, closing the loop from neural activation to action.

A few things I want to say about what this means and where we're going at @eonsys. 🧵

[All day Astronomy @forallcurious]

NEWS🚨: A man has uploaded the brain of a fruit fly into a computer and now it lives freely in its own simulation!

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Did you know?

The Matrix’s green code is actually sushi recipes from the designer’s wife’s Japanese cookbooks.

[Nicholas Bayardo Mejia @BayardoNicholas]

@LPTN1776 2.99 in Hardin Valley, Knox Co. It's up at least 50 cents in the last week

[Atlas Press @realAtlasPress]

"Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made"

—J.R.R. Tolkien

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

BREAKING: Iranian drone targeted the Burj Khalifa (tallest building in the world) in Dubai

[Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 @TRobinsonNewEra]

Jubilant scenes across the whole of Iran tonight.

Streets packed in the city of Isfahan 🇮🇷

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Monkey grosses out by century egg

[Phil Metzger @DrPhiltill]

Wow. Just used Grok 4.20 beta to brainstorm space program ideas. Note: I've been developing similar programs for many years and have deep intel into this world, but Grok blew me away with fresh, actionable concepts. When ppl say AI can't create new ideas, they're wrong. 1/2

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Congress created, funds, and oversees the Department of Justice. But when will we see justice for Epstein survivors?

Over two dozen people have resigned, but none in the US have been arrested. On the House floor, I named 3 men the DOJ needs to investigate and hold accountable.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Foxholes and craters marking the ground of the Ardennes Forest, decades after the Battle of the Bulge in WWII.

More photos: https://t.co/5KcSgXcHvY