LOCon18

Grown kids mom, faithful wife, humbly learning how to invest small while growing it into a sense of financial security for my family!

[LOCon18 @Locon318]

@PeggiBosquez Happy Birthday from a newer follower! I'll be joining that same decade later this year! Enjoy your special Birthday and wishing you many more!!!

[LOCon18 @Locon318]

@RGBG01 @will_scarlett12 @cattleguy92 Exactly the same for us and our family!♥️

[LOCon18 @Locon318]

@RealJamesWoods Happy Birthday! Hope it's been the best ever and wishing you many more!

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

We are called "the elderly." But that quiet label hides something most people rarely stop to consider. We are the last living witnesses of a world that no longer exists.

Look at us and you might see gray hair, slower steps, and the patience that time teaches.

But listen to our story — really listen — and you'll realize something extraordinary.

We are the only generation in human history to have lived a fully analog childhood and a fully digital adulthood.

That's not a small thing. That's one of the most breathtaking journeys a human being has ever been asked to make.

We were born in the 1940s, 50s, and early 60s, into a world still rebuilding from the rubble of World War II.

Our toys were marbles and hopscotch and card games at kitchen tables. When the streetlights flickered on, that was it — childhood adventures were over, and it was time to go home. No smartphones. No streaming. No endless scroll.

We built our memories in the real world. With scraped knees and laughter echoing down streets and friendships formed face to face.

In 1969, we sat in living rooms staring at black-and-white televisions as Neil Armstrong took humanity's first steps on the Moon. Hundreds of thousands of us stood in muddy fields at Woodstock believing — really believing — that music and community could reshape the future.

We fell in love to vinyl records spinning on turntables. We waited days, sometimes weeks, for handwritten letters to arrive. We learned patience because information didn't come instantly. Mistakes were fixed with erasers — not a delete button.

Then the world transformed.

Machines that once filled entire rooms shrank to devices lighter than a paperback. We went from rotary phones and party lines to seeing the face of someone we love on the other side of the ocean — instantly, on something that fits in a pocket.

We watched the birth of the personal computer. The arrival of the internet. The smartphone. Artificial intelligence.

And through every single shift — we adapted.

Not because it was easy. Because that's what our generation does.

We also carry the weight of history in our bodies.

We grew up afraid of polio and tuberculosis. We watched science defeat them. We witnessed the discovery of the structure of DNA, the decoding of the human genome, the transformation of medicine itself. We survived pandemics across decades — and kept going.

Few generations have been asked to absorb so much change in a single lifetime.

And through all of it, certain things never changed.

We still know the joy of a cold glass of lemonade on a hot afternoon. The taste of vegetables picked straight from a garden. The value of a long conversation that unfolds slowly, without a screen interrupting it.

We have celebrated births and mourned losses. Carried the stories of friends who are gone. Watched the world become something our younger selves couldn't have imagined — and found ways to belong in it anyway.

We are not relics.

We are living bridges between two entirely different worlds.

Our memory carries something the modern world needs — proof that progress doesn't have to erase wisdom. That speed doesn't have to replace patience, kindness, or reflection.

So when someone calls us elderly, we can smile.

Because behind that word is something remarkable.

We crossed two centuries. Witnessed eight decades of transformation. Walked from handwritten letters to artificial intelligence — and never lost our sense of what actually matters.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

There’s no such thing as ‘too small to matter.’

A single oak tree can support over 500 species of insects, birds, and mammals.

Your backyard is an entire ecosystem waiting to happen.

[Cary Kelly @CaryKelly11]

She's not wrong.

A potato grown with chemicals is called a potato but a potato grown without chemicals is called an organic potato.

Why is the burden of proof on the one not using poison?

Instead of an organic label, we need a chemical label.

source: slottetmicrofarm

[Declaration of Memes @LibertyCappy]

The dinner table is the most underrated classroom in the world

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The story of Tom Brown, the retired engineer that became 'apple hunter', rescuing over 1,000 'lost' varieties in the last 25 years

Retired chemical engineer, he began his quest to find and preserve lost apple varieties around more than 25 years ago.

The man who owns an apple orchard called Heritage Apples in Clemmons, North Carolina, USA has re-discovered over 1000 rare varieties of apples.

His Heritage Apples showcase at least 600 of them. He has been working so that the heirloom apples of Appalachia in the Eastern United States do not disappear with time.

Popularly known as the Apple-Hunter, Tom grows around 60 varieties of apples each year on his farm and sells around 1000 trees. To encourage more preservation, Brown offers to discounts on the purchase of rarer heritage varieties. Trees from Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina and a few other places have found their forever homes in his orchard.

[ⁿᵉʷˢ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. @RobertKennedyJc]

Cook at home.
Eat at home.
Brew your coffee at home.
Pack your meals at home.

Control the ingredients.

Control your health.

MAHA

[Archer @flyarcher]

Archer x @Starlink

In an industry first collaboration, Archer will bring Starlink onboard Midnight, providing our future passengers with reliable high-speed internet, a critical part of the world-class flying experience we plan to deliver. Beyond passenger internet access, Archer plans to utilize Starlink to enable communications between Midnight, pilots and engineering teams on the ground, helping to support the company’s air taxi connectivity infrastructure. Archer and Starlink also plan to work together to develop a connectivity solution that can help power Archer’s future development of autonomous aircraft.

[Philosophy Of Life @PhilOfLife_]

“The more you know, the more you know you don't know.”

- Aristotle

[BeastModeActivated @BeastModeActiv7]

$CYBL

@CyberluxC When a CEO learns from Adversity, it provides many future strengths: Drives Innovation, Increases Resilience, Uncovers Opportunities, etc

As you can see, @MDSAdvisor #CyberluxDefense are still hyper-focused on Delivering, including Long-term Shareholder Value

[Archer @flyarcher]

Revolutionizing the next wave of aviation AI technology with @NVIDIA.

Future Archer aircraft are planned to integrate NVIDIA IGX Thor, a safety-capable AI computing module that’s designed to support advanced perception, decision-making, and predictive aviation operations.

We plan to test these physical AI systems at our newly acquired Hawthorne Airport to support our proposed LA air taxi network with next-generation AI technology.

[C-Reason🇺🇸 @CreasonJana]

.@GovPritzker being exposed in his own state senate for his horrible management of something as basic as electricity expenses.

Democrat voters are too stupid to see what he & their leaders are doing!

And Pritzker wants to be President!

[Eric Brock @CeoOndas]

Today marks another important milestone for Ondas.

Becoming Ondas Inc. reflects our evolution into a scaled, integrated defense and security platform serving global, dual-use markets. Strong momentum and a clear path forward.

[Cattleman🪓 @cattleguy92]

Here’s a rare take on marriage, my own life and how we need to talk about this kinda stuff more.
Without strong families with committed marriages our country will decline.
Is it easy?
No!!
But it’s worth the work!🇺🇸

[Cattleman🪓 @cattleguy92]

❄️❄️💜💜
The American Rancher remains!
Unbreakable 🪓

[Archer @flyarcher]

Today, we’re sharing our Q3’25 results. This has been a momentous quarter at Archer; here are some of the highlights:

ACQUISITION OF LOS ANGELES AIRPORT AS STRATEGIC AIR TAXI NETWORK HUB AND AI TESTBED
Signed definitive agreements to acquire control of one-of-a-kind aviation asset in L.A., Hawthorne Airport, for $126M in cash. The airport is located in the heart of the city, less than three miles from LAX, and the closest airport to some of the city’s biggest destinations — SoFi Stadium, The Forum, Intuit Dome, and Downtown L.A.. We plan for the airport to serve as the operational hub for our planned L.A. air taxi network and as a testbed for the AI-powered aviation technologies we are developing and plan to deploy with our airline and technology partners.

MIDNIGHT ACHIEVES RECORD FLIGHT MILESTONES TOWARD CERTIFICATION
We’ve recently showcased several key performance milestones with our Midnight aircraft— including flights surpassing 50 miles in range and 10,000 feet of altitude. Additionally, Midnight flew demonstration flights on both days of the California International Airshow allowing tens of thousands of spectators to experience how quiet the aircraft is in flight.

LILIUM PATENT PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION
Closed acquisition of Lilium’s portfolio for $21M, giving Archer access to key next-generation technology in ducted fans, high-voltage systems, flight controls, electric engines, and propellers. This acquisition expands Archer’s global portfolio to over 1,000 assets, giving it one of the strongest portfolios in the industry.

UAE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT UNDERWAY & STRONG DEMAND ACROSS APAC
In the UAE, we delivered and began flying Midnight in Abu Dhabi over the summer alongside our partner, Abu Dhabi Aviation. Following the commencement of our in-country flight testing, in October, we hosted the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority at our HQ to continue to rapidly advance our UAE regulatory pathway. Across Asia, we strengthened our international reach through marquee partnership announcements with Korean Air, as well as Japan Airlines’ and Sumitomo’s joint venture, Soracle, in Tokyo & Osaka.

In addition to these key milestones, we raised $650M of new equity capital, reinforcing our sector-leading balance sheet taking our total liquidity to over $2B now.

[Ondas Inc. @OndasHoldings]

Ondas’ acquisition of @Sentrycs adds Cyber-over-RF counter-UAS technology to the Ondas Autonomous Systems portfolio, expanding operations across 25+ countries and delivering unified detect-to-defeat defense capabilities. $ONDS

[Archer @flyarcher]

“The right question to ask is not when…The right question is, how many can you build?”
- @adamgoldstein13 via @Newsweek