Jake

🇺🇸 Culture • Common sense • Observations
Noticing what others ignore

[Jake @JakeTbird]

All that artificial intelligence and nobody knows when to zip it.

[Jake @JakeTbird]

Andrew Huang is playing Bach’s “Air” on actual G-string underwear.

He went to Victoria’s Secret and discreetly plucked waistbands to find the right sound, then filmed it in a concert hall.

Imagine explaining to the salesperson that you like the lace but the acoustics are wrong.

[Jake @JakeTbird]

All that artificial intelligence and nobody knows when to zip it.

[CherokeeOwl2🦉 @CherokeeOwl2]

108 years ago today, an American soldier charged two German machine guns about a minute before the war ended.

Henry Gunther was a 23-year-old bookkeeper from Baltimore from a German-American family. He was drafted in September 1917 and became a supply sergeant.

Then came a letter. Gunther wrote home about the "miserable conditions" at the front and advised a friend to try anything to avoid the draft. Army censors read it. He was demoted to private.

A reporter who interviewed his comrades later wrote that he "brooded a great deal over his recent reduction in rank" and was determined to make good.

On the morning of November 11, 1918, the Armistice was signed by 5 a.m., but it would not take effect until 11. Gunther's company was still fighting near the village of Chaumont-devant-Damvillers, France, where two German machine guns blocked a road.

His close friend and sergeant, Ernest Powell, ordered him not to go. Gunther got up and charged with a Browning automatic rifle. The Germans, who already knew the Armistice was about to begin, tried to wave him off. He kept coming, and fired a shot or two.

A short burst of machine-gun fire hit him, and he died instantly, at about 10:59 a.m. Moments later, at 11, the guns went silent.

General Pershing's order of the day the next morning named him as the last American killed in the war. The Army restored his rank of sergeant after his death and awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross. In 1923, his remains were brought home to Baltimore.

He wanted his stripes back. He earned them in the last minute of the war.

Disclaimer: Based on National Archives (NARA) records, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and contemporary reporting. War diary records give 10:58; most accounts give 10:59. Canada's Pvt. George Price is recorded as the last Commonwealth soldier killed.

Photos: Henry Gunther photograph (public domain, Wikimedia Commons). Other scenes AI-generated with no real people shown.

[BelannF @BelannF]

DEMOCRATS FLIP MISSISSIPPI'S SENATE SEAT

Democrat Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, and she has conceded.

Mississippi has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1982.

President Trump carried this state by 23 points in 2024. Democrats will now hold at least 55 Senate seats next year, with only Alaska still uncalled.

The race sat on a razor-thin margin for days while the last votes were counted.

What does a loss in a deep-red state tell you about the next two years?

With at least 55 Democratic seats, the Senate will decide a lot of what the president can get done over the next two years and that is all they will do - obstruct.

[Hosna ⚖️ בניטה @DOGEQEEN]

Some 200 fans waited at Union Station to welcome Elvis Presley home from his stint in the U.S. Army Monday March 7, 1960. He was wearing a (non-issue) dress blue Army uniform made in Germany. Elvis was discharged at the rank of sergeant, but the tailor had mistakenly given him the stripes of staff sergeant. The formal white shirt was a gift from Frank Sinatra delivered by his daughter, Nancy, Thursday (March 3) on Elvis’ first day back in the U.S. On March 26th, Elvis would tape a special “Welcome Home, Elvis” version of Sinatra’s ABC-TV variety show which aired May 12th. Asked by reporters if he planned to wiggle his hips when he returned to singing, Elvis said: “I’m gonna sing and I’ll let the shaking come naturally. If I had to stand still and sing, I’d be lost. I can’t get any feeling that way.”

We thank every single veteran for their sacrifice and service to this great country we live in today, God Bless America

[🇺🇸HG47🇺🇸 @HorseGirl]

Here's the deal. People post these videos, and they think it's cool, they think they are showing off.
And guess what? Viewers buy it, they eat it up.

"Oh, look how cool that is, the horse is having fun."

Guess what? It isn't. This is abuse, some of it might be mild, but it's abuse nonetheless. It makes me sick. Do better.

[Victoria 🇺🇸⏳🗽🚔 @Loveof1776]

Charles de Gaulle's Citroën DS 19 survived an assassination attempt on August 22, 1962, when 140–187 bullets struck the car, puncturing two tires, yet the hydropneumatic suspension kept it stable and the president unharmed.
There were no injuries to de Gaulle or his passengers, although two motorcycle bodyguards were killed.

De Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne, emerged from the attack unharmed, thanks to the car's engineering. The incident not only highlighted the effectiveness of the Citroën DS 19 but also became a significant moment in French history, showcasing the tensions surrounding de Gaulle's policies, particularly regarding Algeria.

The hydropneumatic suspension system of the Citroën DS 19 allowed the car to maintain control and stability even after being shot at, enabling it to escape at high speed despite having punctured tires. This unique feature was crucial in helping President de Gaulle and his wife survive the assassination attempt.

[Richie Rich @gofishh77]

This is so cool I need to get myself one of these for the man cave garage. Who else thinks this is awesome?

[Brandon @LibOrNormal]

This is what Domestic Abuse looks like!

[Rick D @RickD_GK]

Need more of this, from EVERYONE.

Fck your political party. We need our voices to be heard.

Enough of the theatrics. End it now.

[SmokeyGirl25 @_SmokeyGirl25]

Let’s Hear it for them Kentucky
https://t.co/BxFlDvBp8b One them Kentucky Boyz
Anything.They are On You Tube !!

[Decode Conflict @DecodeConflict]

🚨 JAILED IN BROOKLYN. ACCUSED OF HELPING PLAN AN ATTACK ON AMERICAN FORCES IN BRITAIN.

U.S. prosecutors charged three alleged Iran-backed operatives:

• Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, dual Iranian-Iraqi national, accused of passing coded instructions through family calls from a Brooklyn jail.

• Mohsen Mohajeri, Iranian national, described by prosecutors as an IRGC operative.

• Mohammad Ali al-Hassani. Iraqi national.

The alleged targets included RAF Fairford in England, where U.S. forces were stationed, and Jewish communities across Europe and the United States. Prosecutors link the defendants to nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks.

DECODE CONFLICT ASSESSMENT

The alleged use of jail calls exposes a serious security challenge. Detaining a suspect must also disrupt his ability to direct associates outside prison.

Sources — U.S. Department of Justice and Associated Press.

[SmokeyGirl25 @_SmokeyGirl25]

Netanyahu denies 'fake news' that he and Trump got in 'shouting match from hell' over Iran war https://t.co/oN8dZeJi0r via @JustTheNews
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office dismisses unnamed sources who claim he and U.S. President Trump clashed sharply in a weekend.

[Ashley @AshSavesUSA]

I would NEVER vote Democrat because…

[Rick D @RickD_GK]

I'm quite surprised this hasn't come to the states yet.

Would probably be a hit...

[Suzee Q @SusieM414141]

This aged well!! 😂😂😂

[Ashley @AshSavesUSA]

🚨DO YOU AGREE WITH GLENN?

Only the 5th time since WWII that one party flipped BOTH the House and Senate.

🔻It wasn’t stolen.

🔻Voters aren’t stupid.

🔻The media didn’t do this.

Nearly 9 in 10 said the cost of living drove their vote. Twice as many said their family’s finances got worse…not better.🤷🏼‍♀️

[Hosna ⚖️ בניטה @DOGEQEEN]

Captain Benjamin L. Salomon was a 28-year-old Army dentist serving as a front-line surgeon on Saipan. On the morning of July 7, 1944, thousands of Japanese troops launched a massive final assault that overran American positions.

His aid station sat only about 50 yards behind the front line. Wounded Americans filled the tent. When enemy soldiers broke through and entered the station, Salomon fought them with a rifle, a bayonet, and his bare hands. One wounded American even joined the struggle.

He saw the defensive line collapsing. He ordered the medical personnel to evacuate as many wounded as possible. Then he stayed behind.

Outside the tent, he found a .30-caliber Browning machine gun whose crew had already been killed. He took their place, positioning himself between the advancing enemy and the wounded men trying to escape. He opened fire and refused to leave his position. Every minute he held bought more time for the wounded to get away.

When American forces later recovered the position, they found Salomon dead beside the machine gun. Historical accounts say the bodies of roughly 98 Japanese soldiers lay in front of his position. His body had 76 bullet holes and additional bayonet wounds. A physician who examined him concluded that at least 24 of those wounds had been inflicted while he was still alive.

His actions were recommended for the Medal of Honor. Questions about medical personnel taking up arms delayed the award for decades. On May 1, 2002, President George W. Bush finally presented him with the Medal of Honor posthumously.

A dentist who went to war to save lives spent his final moments protecting those same lives with a machine gun. He never came home from Saipan. He never lived to see the recognition his country eventually gave him.

Seventy-six bullet holes. Ninety-eight enemy soldiers in front of his gun. Fifty-eight years before America awarded him its highest military honor.

Captain Benjamin L. Salomon stayed behind so others could escape.

[Brandon @LibOrNormal]

Its 2026 and our kids shouldn't have to worry about this🤬🤬🤬

[Brandon @LibOrNormal]

11-month-old Koa Sharp was found buried alive inside a dog crate in Lexington County, South Carolina.
Investigators say he survived roughly 24 hours underground.

His father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, took him from his grandmother on Nov 9. By 3 p.m. both were gone. Later that night deputies found Comer hiding in a shed on a burglary charge — without the baby. Searchers then spotted freshly disturbed dirt covered in pine straw near Comer’s father’s home.
This is still unfolding.

What the hell is wrong with people? 👇