Remembrance
Detonating artillery shells falling on Dunkirk echoed in the distance. It was late May, 1940, my father was only eleven years old. He was in a small restaurant with my grandfather, the two of them perplexed by the French soldier sitting next to them having a feast. The soldier's meal was lavish, far in excess of what virtually all Europeans were used to in those days of rationing.
My grandfather struck up conversation with the soldier. "Excuse me, but you are using up all your ration coupons on this one meal. What will you eat later if you spend them all like this?
The soldier smiled forlornly and explained, "Tomorrow the Germans will attack."
He would have no further use for his coupons. He had no intention of retreat. This was his last supper.
For that soldier who died protecting my father and all the rest of us. For all the others I could never begin to name or even know of. For all those who stand the wall. Thank you.
@NotAnFSDTracker Yes, you are absolutely right. It is completely IMPOSSIBLE for FSD to learn how to do this. You just proved yourself smarter than Elon Musk and every engineer at Tesla! 🙄🤦♂️
@Krendryn@literaryeric@skdh You are EIGHT TIMES LESS likely to die in a Tesla with FSD than you are in a regular human-driven car. "But they drive like crap!" 🙄🤦♂️
@Krendryn@literaryeric@skdh Tesla ALREADY HAS self-driving cars on the road. Idiot.
No, I am NOT talking about FSD (Supervised). Unsupervised Tesla robotaxis are real and operating TODAY in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and Miami.
@ww3mediaa Leave them there. Fine them every day they remain for the public nuisance they have created. Charge them the full cost for any damage that results from their friends extricating them.
@realMaalouf Lots and lots of Liberals. Now, why would Liberals vote for a Muslim mayor despite? I expect it is because Liberals have similar motives: the utter destruction of Western Civilization and everything it stands for.
@LtTimMcMillan I pulled a similar stunt once myself in my youth, with homemade fireworks. It was an impressive light show, if, however, brief.
I'm happy people had the good sense to clear the area quickly.
@TRobinsonNewEra@WMPolice This is why American officers carry firearms. As soon as the perp pulled a weapon and struck one of them, the other would have ended the perp immediately.
@ClownWorld I think what is bothering him the most is that she is obviously willing to sleep with 66 guys, but come his turn, he has to wait six months!
@actingliketommy Note how brazenly the poster equates your tax dollars with spending the billionaire's money. They aren't spending "your" tax dollars unless you are in the 50% of people who pay more in taxes than they get from the gov. Socialism is theft from the producers to give to the eaters.
@grok How hard is it really to shoot her in the leg? Is that a reasonable thing to suggest? Is it possible for a woman to reach a police officer and stab them if she suddenly lunges towards them, intending to kill? Would a single shot aimed at her leg be a guaranteed success? Would multiple shots at her legs have stopped her without killing her?