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@KurtSchlichter

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@TuckerCarlson An American citizen illegally entered a restricted area in a foreign country. He belongs in jail. He should count himself lucky. BTW you are a fucking idiot. @KurtSchlichter @JDVance

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@LangmanVince 11

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

In April 1967, a 20-year-old farm boy from South Dakota did something that would change the Vietnam War—he fell off his ship.
Seaman Douglas Hegdahl was standing on the deck of the USS Canberra when the recoil from a five-inch gun knocked him overboard into the Gulf of Tonkin. He treaded water for five hours, then swam for seven more. When fishermen finally pulled him from the sea, they handed him to North Vietnamese forces.
The interrogators didn't believe his story. They thought he was a spy, a commando, someone important. They beat him and threw him into the Hanoi Hilton—the most notorious prison of the war.
But Hegdahl made a choice that would save hundreds of lives. He became "The Incredibly Stupid One."
He played up his country accent. He stared wide-eyed at things he'd never seen before. When they ordered him to write a confession, he claimed he couldn't read or write. The guards, used to illiterate peasants in their own country, believed him completely. They even assigned someone to teach him—who eventually gave up, convinced Hegdahl was hopeless.
What they didn't know was that Hegdahl had a photographic memory and the discipline of a soldier.
Because they thought he was harmless, the guards let him sweep the prison yards. He walked between cellblocks. He memorized the layout of the camp and the route into Hanoi. He even sabotaged enemy trucks by adding dirt to their fuel tanks.
But his real mission was gathering intelligence.
With the help of fellow prisoner Joe Crecca, Hegdahl set out to memorize something impossible: the names, ranks, Social Security numbers, and personal details of over 250 fellow American prisoners. How do you remember 250 names under torture, starvation, and the constant threat of death?
He used "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."
Every day, Hegdahl repeated the names to the tune of the children's song. Over and over. Names became melodies. Data became memory. While the guards laughed at the "stupid" American humming in the prison yard, he was conducting one of the most important intelligence operations of the war.
When North Vietnam offered early release as a propaganda tool, Hegdahl initially refused—prisoners had sworn an oath to leave together or not at all. But his commanding officer, Captain Dick Stratton, ordered him to go. "You're carrying the names," Stratton told him. "Their families need to know they're alive."
On August 5, 1969, Hegdahl walked out of the Hanoi Hilton.
When he returned to the United States, he recited every single name. Every rank. Every identifying detail. His memory transformed 250+ missing men into confirmed prisoners of war. At the Paris Peace Talks in 1970, he confronted North Vietnamese negotiators with firsthand accounts of torture—and the pressure he brought helped secure the eventual release of all American POWs.
That farm boy who "fell off a ship" had just freed an entire army.
Decades later, in 1998, Hegdahl stood before an audience of veterans and families at the Richard Nixon Library. Thirty years after his release, he stood and sang—to the tune of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"—the names of 256 men he'd memorized in captivity.
Not one name forgotten.
Sometimes the most dangerous people are the ones your enemy thinks are harmless. Sometimes genius wears the mask of stupidity. And sometimes, a child's lullaby becomes the most powerful weapon of all.
Ever know anyone that smart that could play that dumb for that long?
Amazing!

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@curtlyKellz I would take you anywhere you wanted to go. 😘😘😘

[Trad West @trad_west_]

Erling Haaland said in an interview that he wants to own a farm after retiring from football.

"Being on a farm...driving a tractor, feeding my cows, that's my dream. That's what I want to do when I retire."

[Bad Hombre @Badhombre]

This you?

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

CONSERVATIVES ARE UNDER ATTACK

Armani Obregon was just arrested in Georgia after she allegedly vandalized the homes of Trump supporters, slashed car tires, dumped trash, and left threatening letters.

One of the messages said "burn in flames" while another warned: "get ready for so much worse."

Obregon has now been charged with multiple crimes including making terroristic threats, unlawful dumping, and second degree criminal damage to property.

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@acnewsitics TDS much?

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@Heminator @KurtSchlichter There is a $5K/year contribution limit per account.

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@EricShapiro3 @RoKhanna Basic moral standards? Bro he was stalking young girls on Tik Tock. The Democratic Party is a cesspool. @JDVance @KurtSchlichter @PolitiBunny

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@RoKhanna Just so we are clear, his anti-Semitic statements were ok, his violent outbursts were fine and his apparent pedophilia were all in bounds but you drew the line at violence? That is a definition of today’s Democratic Party. @KurtSchlichter @JDVance @RealJamesWoods

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@PolitiBunny This will be a mini Kamala situation. No primary to select a replacement candidate. Just a decision by the Lords of the Party. The is no democracy in the Democratic Party @KurtSchlichter @JDVance

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@TPointUK A broken clock is right twice a day. @KurtSchlichter @JDVance @RealJamesWoods

[TheLastRefuge @TheLastRefuge2]

Smoke and mirrors. I doubt these German submarines will ever appear in Canada. Everything around the announcement looks like another Carney money laundering operation.

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@PolymarketSport Rooney speaking about integrity is sooooooo funny

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@ZoeJardiniere So you are the shadow Home Secretary for transvestism pedophiles, Muslim invading rapists and butch feminists. We get it, you didn’t get laid in high school. @KurtSchlichter

[Jack Elsom @JackElsom]

EXCL: Keir Starmer personally stepped in to stop FIFA bringing forward England’s kick-off last night as he feared Mexico were trying to gain an advantage.

The PM told the FA they were not to accept moving the match.

https://t.co/kaBAJZpUAt

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@derekclarksport When we want comments from a third rate power will solicit such from the UK. Until then just continue to give your women to the Muslim invaders. @KurtSchlichter

[Dave @Dave97637048]

@footballontnt List of players who have had red cards suspended so they could play in a World Cup game. There, I fixed it for you. @KurtSchlichter @JDVance @RealJamesWoods @BBC