Jill Rogers

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Absolutely

[Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec]

Croatia has stormed the Eurovision final with a historic anthem that denounces the Ottoman occupation and revives the ancient Christian tattoo tradition to protect young girls from rape

Performed entirely in Croatian, the song slams centuries of Islamic Turkish occupation of their lands and recalls how Catholic girls were tattooed with Christian motifs to stop them from being abducted, converted to Islam, and forced into sexual slavery

"That’s why many chose the grave, our mothers did not birth slaves”

Turkey is already attacking the group for performing the song

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

True

[Dallas Texas TV @DallasTexasTV]

Average day of driving in Dallas

[MatrixMysteries @MatrixMysteries]

Mark Zuckerberg built a MASSIVE data center in Georgia

Just hundreds of yards from people’s homes.

Water pressure collapsed. Sinks don’t run. Toilets won’t refill. Homes shake nonstop. Power outages are common

A billionaire gets his servers — working families get steamrolled.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

@TheFigen_ This particular sea star is a sandsifter star. Not all starfish do this.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

@AMAZlNGNATURE I believe this is at Blue Spring State Park in Florida. Those are fish and it looks like a manatee to the right. There are alligators in the park but that’s to be expected in fresh water in Florida. Nothing terrifying unless you have a fish phobia.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

Actually that’s a very simple test. In the States that may not be first grade level vocab but unless schools no longer teach vocab, students should easily know those words before high school.

[Citraaaa 🦋 @akuhayum]

This English exam from Japan is impossible 😭

[Culture Explorer @CultureExploreX]

This is what a culture that remembers itself looks like.

Polish teens opening their prom with the Polonaise, an 18th-century national dance learned with discipline and pride.

Elegance, timing, and respect for tradition.

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

She skates like this.
Skill, dexterity, proprioception, unparalleled and pure genius.

[US Department of the Interior @Interior]

Eighty-four years ago, a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor began, killing 2,403 service members and civilians. We honor their valor and the extraordinary courage of those who answered that moment by standing up to defend freedom around the world.

[USGS Volcanoes🌋 @USGSVolcanoes]

In case you ever wondered what it would be liked to be engulfed in a lava fountain...

This video was recorded by the V3 camera, located on the south rim of Halema‘uma‘u crater at the summit of Kīlauea volcano on the Island of Hawai‘i. The camera, located in a hazardous closed area of Hawai‘I Volcanoes National Park, was buried by tephra from an inclined lava fountain between 9:55 and 9:57 am HST on December 6, during episode 38 that began this morning at 8:45 am. RIP V3 🪦

V1 (https://t.co/I2XM0NWxXr) and V2 (https://t.co/iUgnybz4KR) continue to operate.

[Fight With Memes @FightWithMemes]

Dolph is an absolute gigachad, as it turns out.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

Um, dude does his own stunts and is amazing. Pretty sure he could hang upside down from the lights, eat his meal, and still engage everyone in conversation. Dinner impossible?

[𒆜ʀoʟᴀɴᴅᴏ @InfluencerUg1]

Who on this table needs to get up for Tom Cruise to sit???

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

I don’t understand the question. What’s “leftover bacon”? 🤣😂🤣😂

[Nick Ford @Ford_Nick]

What do you do with leftover bacon..

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

Dr. Seuss

[Save America 🇺🇲 @SaveAmericaNew]

Name a doctor you trust more than Dr. Jill Biden.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

@Matt_Pinner National Treasure

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

@Mikehomeseller Ford Ranger

[Legal Phil @Legal_Fil]

Can’t help but notice that since it was renamed the Gulf of America, hurricanes have decided not to mess with it.

[Jill Rogers @JillisDifferent]

Amen!

[Keira Connolly @keira_con]

Wise words

“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.

Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.

When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”

The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)

When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”

I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”

Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.

We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.

Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.

A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”

That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.

So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”

Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”

[TaraBull @TaraBull]

I know what I want for xmas