Mielus

Trading. Linux. Classic gamert, physics, astronomy, movies and photo's.
En leeft in eigen tempo. Ook dat nog. Moeilijk iemand.
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[Mielus @MielusOne]

@D66 Er is niet eens stroom genoeg, stelletje wereldvreemde dwazen.

[Stef Keij @StefKeij]

Amsterdam zucht onder problemen die maar niet worden opgelost.

Starters en middeninkomens wachten 12 tot 15 jaar op een betaalbare woning, leraren, agenten en zorgmedewerkers kunnen de stad niet meer betalen en de hele middenklasse vertrekt massaal.

Netcongestie maakt nieuwbouw vrijwel onmogelijk, automobilisten worden stelselmatig uitgeknepen met torenhoge parkeerbelastingen, milieuzones en anti-auto beleid, terwijl het verkeer muurvast staat en het openbaar vervoer chronisch vastloopt.

Criminaliteit houdt aan met straatroof, schietincidenten, drugsoorlog en jeugdgeweld. De stad is verschrikkelijk smerig, afval ligt op straat, buurten verloederen en veel Amsterdammers - zeker ouderen en vrouwen - durven ’s avonds de deur niet meer uit. Steeds meer mensen voelen zich een vreemde in hun eigen stad.

En wat doet de coalitie van Pro en D66? Die presenteert dertien maatregelen tegen bedrijven: boycots, zwarte lijsten voor Booking en Airbnb, strenge mensenrechtenclausules en zelfs plannen om mee te werken aan “wederopbouw in Palestina” met Amsterdams geld.

Terwijl de eigen stad schreeuwt om oplossingen voor wonen, veiligheid en leefbaarheid, kiest deze coalitie voor symboolpolitiek over een conflict ver buiten de stadsgrenzen.

Amsterdammers verdienen een bestuur dat eerst hier prioriteit geeft aan de echte problemen, in plaats van moraalridder te spelen op kosten van de Amsterdammers.

Wie denkt dat deze partijen er zijn om iets voor de stad en Amsterdammers te doen komen bedrogen uit.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@rolluf "1 weken"
Kom Rolluf, pas dat eens aan. Is zo makkelijk :)

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@PanicOffice @rolluf @JohanBeck22013 En nog vlakbij ook.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@PanicOffice @rolluf @JohanBeck22013 Ja natuurlijk. Hier kon je op wachten.

[Crazy Vibes @CrazyVibes_1]

A Nazi commander loaded his pistol, pressed the cold metal barrel directly against the forehead of an American soldier, and gave a chilling ultimatum: "Order the Jewish soldiers to step forward, or I will shoot you right now."

What happened next in that frozen prisoner-of-war camp changed history forever, yet the man who stared down death kept it a secret for the rest of his life.

It was January 1945, and the bitter winter of World War II was at its peak. Inside Stalag IX-A, a notorious German prison camp near Ziegenhain, thousands of American soldiers were trapped behind barbed wire. Among them was Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds, a twenty-five-year-old from Knoxville, Tennessee. As the highest-ranking non-commissioned officer in his section, Edmonds was responsible for the lives of 1,275 men.

One day, the camp commander, a fanatical Nazi major named Siegmann, issued a terrifying directive.

He ordered that the following morning, all American prisoners of Jewish faith must step out of the ranks during roll call. Everyone knew what this meant. Separating the Jewish soldiers was the first step toward sending them to extermination camps.

Inside the dark, freezing barracks, the prisoners panicked. Some of the Jewish soldiers considered stepping forward willingly to protect their Christian brothers from Nazi wrath. But Edmonds refused to let that happen. He looked at his men and gave a clear, definitive order: "Tomorrow, everyone steps forward. Everyone."

The next morning, the ground was thick with snow. Major Siegmann walked out onto the parade ground, expecting to see a small, isolated group of Jewish soldiers standing apart from the rest. Instead, he stopped dead in his tracks. All 1,275 American soldiers had stepped forward together in perfect unison.

The commander turned red with anger and stormed over to Edmonds. "They cannot all be Jews!" Siegmann screamed.

Edmonds stood completely still, looked the Nazi straight in the eyes, and replied: "We are all Jews here."

Enraged, Siegmann drew his Luger pistol and pressed it against Edmonds' forehead. The tension was suffocating. Hundreds of men held their breath, waiting for the gunshot. But Edmonds did not blink.

"According to the Geneva Convention, we only have to give our name, rank, and serial number," Edmonds said, his voice steady and calm. "If you shoot me, you will have to shoot all of us. And when the war ends, you will be tried for war crimes."

Edmonds knew the German army was collapsing and the Allies were advancing. Siegmann knew it too. The Nazi commander looked at the wall of unified men, realized he could not break their spirit, and slowly lowered his gun. He turned around and walked away without saying another word.

Because of that moment of defiance, two hundred Jewish-American soldiers survived the Holocaust. When the war ended, Edmonds returned to Tennessee, married his sweetheart, and raised a family. He never bragged about his actions, never looked for medals, and never even told his own children what he had done. To him, protecting his men was simply his duty.

Decades after his death in 1985, his son uncovered the truth by talking to the survivors. In 2015, Edmonds was officially recognized as Righteous Among the Nations, the highest honor Israel bestows upon non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust. He remains the only American soldier to ever receive this recognition.

True heroism does not look for applause, and love will always be louder than hatred.

By standing together in the snow, those soldiers proved that when we refuse to abandon each other, ordinary human beings can become absolutely invincible.

[Retro Tech Dreams @RetroTechDreams]

Quake III Arena (1999)

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@MinPres Jullie doen helemaal niks samen.

[Bas van Putten @PuttenBas]

Huizencrisis opgelost, stikstofprobleem opgelost, nooit meer file, vrede in Oekraïne, Poetin migraine, tokkies tot beschaving gebracht, Ter Apel culturele hoofdstad 2030, Amsterdam eindelijk schoon, jeugdig Nederland leert weer spellen, structureel begrotingsoverschot, leve Jan.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@rolluf Hou vol. Nog effe en je bestuurt een vliegtuig.
@PanicOffice

[Dave Jones @eevblog]

This is why in Australia we always have the toilet paper roll orientation facing "over", so when you pull it and there is spider behind it, you can see it before wiping.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@HartvNL Goeie foto uitgekozen weer. Wereldvreemde kantoorwrakken.

Zoek ander werk.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@Pretpark020 Er wonen gewoon veels te veel mensen in Amsterdam en er komen er nog veel meer bij.
cc: @StefKeij

Het groeit uit z'n jasje en dat is vragen om vele problemen. En dit is er eentje van.

Spoiler: Amsterdam gaat nooit meer beter worden. Met alle goeie bedoelingen. Mark my words.

[Leon Hillen @leonhillen]

@beursanalist Wel ff de bron vermelden van degene die Kreatief met Kurk is geweest 😜

https://t.co/0NO5Y1PsBK

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@Ingeborgvraagt Niet goeds meer kunnen doen in je eigen land.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@CuriosityonX Islam.

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@AlexTran677026 Top Secret is one of my favorites. When it comes to slapstick.

[Love Classical Music and Movies 🎺🎻💖🎥🎬 @AlexTran677026]

"Top Secret!" (1984) is super silly and funny. This is a classic action comedy parody film by the trio Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker (the team behind Airplane! and The Naked Gun)
I don't know what she's measuring here.😂😂😂

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@rolluf @PanicOffice Wat heb je nóu weer gedaan Gregor?!?

[Mielus @MielusOne]

@AlexTran677026 I do not agree. But this is one of my favorite scene's.
Grandpa with his grandson in the garden.

Dunno exactly why. The wind blowing, spring. One life ends, a new one rises.