I'M into strength training, survivalism, self improvement. Pagan Conservative. Praise be to Herne the Hunter!
"FIT CHECK FOR MY NAPALM ERA!" -- MIRA KPDH MAHA
The god that I follow, Herne The Hunter, values wisdom and courage above all else. He's about respect, skills like wildcrafting, inner strength, and protecting those close to ya. He is a protector of the wild things and of leaders. He is about honesty too.
@Tyr808@reddit_lies It might be due to not washing their hands, but then again, they are posting on Reddit, so 'pheromone maxxing' might be a distinct possibility too. 🤣
Apparently, I'm supposed to be angry at Hollywood because they didn't "let me see myself" onscreen for 100 years.
Well I can't be angry about that - because they did represent me.
When Superman caught Lois in 1978, that was me.
When Indiana Jones fought the Nazis for the Ark, that was me.
When Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star, that was me.
When James Bond saved the world 20 times (before Daniel Craig), that was me.
When John McClane defeated Hans Gruber, that was me.
When Spider-Man stopped the runaway train, that was me.
When Neo stopped the bullets and defeated Agent Smith, that was me.
When The Terminator said "Come with me if you eant to live," that was me.
And when Ripley said, "Get away from her, you bitch!" - that was me too.
Because I'm NOT the color of my skin.
I'm the content of my character.
And my character is heroic, honorable, courageous, determined, and willing to fight against impossible odds.
That's who I USED to see on the screen.
Hollywood won't give us that anymore.
For that, I am angry.
@ShamashAran Not only were his films ground breaking, they were a phenomenon. Tv stations around the world would simulcasted the Black or White film it was 30 countries that did this. The world literally stopped when he released new works. This was all pre-internet too! Youtube didn't exist!
My American brothers and sisters, 🇺🇸
Can I ask you for one sincere favor, just this once?
There’s a Japanese guy here who truly loves America.
That’s all.
I need every single one of you.
Please help me make this reach beyond the algorithm.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
It is with profound sorrow that we bid farewell to Jeanne Gibson, our beloved Rosie the Riveter, has passed away today, July 29, 2026, at the remarkable age of 100. With her passing, we don't simply mourn the loss of a beloved friend, we honor the life of an American hero whose courage, dedication, and unwavering spirit helped shape history, and will continue to inspire generations to come.📷📷
At just 18 years old, Jeanne left her home in Minnesota in the summer of 1944 and answered her nation's call, becoming a welder at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle. With determination and grit, she helped build destroyers that strengthened the Allied war effort during World War II. She later continued her service with the Army Transportation Corps in Juneau, Alaska, embodying the resilience and patriotism of the Greatest Generation.
Yet Jeanne's legacy extended far beyond the war. She earned her Ph.D., dedicated three decades to teaching, earned her private pilot license, and spent the rest of her life proving that courage, determination, and purpose know no age.
In 2024, Jeanne and her fellow Rosies were collectively awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, one of our nation's highest civilian honors, recognizing the extraordinary women whose sacrifices and determination helped secure victory during World War II.
To all of us at Pacific Historic Parks, Jeanne was far more than a Rosie, she was family. She traveled to Hawaiʻi time and again to share her remarkable story with visitors, inspire local students, and ensure that the sacrifices of the Home Front would never be forgotten. Her radiant smile, generous heart, and boundless enthusiasm touched every life she encountered.
She had a special gift for encouraging young girls, reminding them that no dream was too big and no obstacle too great. Through her words and her example, she inspired generations to believe in themselves and pursue lives of courage, service, and purpose.
Jeanne remained a tireless advocate for preserving the legacy of the Rosies, volunteering at Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park on "Rosie Fridays" and ensuring the stories of the women who helped win the war would continue to inspire future generations.
In one of life's poignant moments, just days before her passing, Jeanne was celebrated with a Wall of Honor banner at the park she loved so dearly and recognized during a San Jose Earthquakes halftime ceremony honoring Bay Area heroes. It was a fitting tribute to a woman whose life was defined by selfless service, quiet strength, and extraordinary grace.
Though Jeanne has taken her final flight, her legacy will never fade. It lives on in every story she shared, every young person she inspired, every life she touched, and in the enduring example of courage she leaves behind.
Our hearts are with Jeanne's family, her fellow Rosies, and all who were blessed to know and love her.
Rest in peace, Jeanne Gibson.
Thank you for answering the call when your country needed you most. Thank you for showing generations what courage looks like. We will remember you always
Did you know the U.S. Navy reportedly keeps a fallen WWII pilot on its active duty roster and carries his actual skull into combat? The legend dates back to April 1, 1945, when, during the bloody invasion of Okinawa, an F4U Corsair flown by Ensign Jack Ernie received a mortal hit. Even as his Corsair fell apart, Ernie managed to splash one final Zero before entering an unrecoverable dive. Just before plunging into the Pacific, his iconic final words over the radio were reportedly: "Skipper, I can't get out! Remember me with the Jolly Rogers!" 1/2
🦔AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous. Pre-2022 books are premium because they're free of AI-generated text. A federal judge ruled the practice is fair use because eliminating the original means only one copy exists at a time. Anthropic hired the former head of Google Books partnerships to obtain "all the books in the world."
My Take
This got to me. A bookseller told 404 Media that rare books with almost no surviving copies are being fed into this pipeline. Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an AI can learn to write a better marketing email.
ISBNdb's website literally says "'AI company destroys two million books' is not a headline that generates sympathy," and they still built an entire business around making it happen quietly. They offer NDAs as a feature. They coach clients to call it "digital preservation."
I've covered AI companies scraping the internet, torrenting libraries, and stealing music. This is worse because it's irreversible. You can re-upload a website. You can reprint a bestseller. You can't replace the last three copies of an 18th-century botanical text once someone shreds them for training data. And the judge said it's legal. So it's going to accelerate.
"We shred rare books and offer NDAs so nobody finds out" is a legitimate business model in 2026. What a timeline.
Hedgie🤗
🦔AI companies are bulk-buying rare books, scanning them through high-speed machines that cut the spines off, and shredding the originals. A service called ISBNdb facilitates orders of up to a million books and keeps buyers anonymous. Pre-2022 books are premium because they're free of AI-generated text. A federal judge ruled the practice is fair use because eliminating the original means only one copy exists at a time. Anthropic hired the former head of Google Books partnerships to obtain "all the books in the world."
My Take
This got to me. A bookseller told 404 Media that rare books with almost no surviving copies are being fed into this pipeline. Books that survived wars, fires, and centuries of handling are being shredded so an AI can learn to write a better marketing email.
ISBNdb's website literally says "'AI company destroys two million books' is not a headline that generates sympathy," and they still built an entire business around making it happen quietly. They offer NDAs as a feature. They coach clients to call it "digital preservation."
I've covered AI companies scraping the internet, torrenting libraries, and stealing music. This is worse because it's irreversible. You can re-upload a website. You can reprint a bestseller. You can't replace the last three copies of an 18th-century botanical text once someone shreds them for training data. And the judge said it's legal. So it's going to accelerate.
"We shred rare books and offer NDAs so nobody finds out" is a legitimate business model in 2026. What a timeline.
Hedgie🤗
In the late 1990s, when he was still a struggling actor, Zach Galifianakis started taking his laundry to a Santa Monica laundromat where an older woman, Marie "Mimi" Haist, worked in exchange for a place to sleep, she'd been homeless since her marriage ended decades earlier.
The two became genuine friends long before Galifianakis was famous, and as his career took off with films like The Hangover, he quietly found her an apartment nearby (which Renée Zellweger, another friend Mimi made, helped furnish) and brought her along to red carpet premieres, where she happily played the role of his date.
Their friendship became the subject of the 2015 documentary Queen Mimi.
Haist passed in 2021 at 96, having spent her final decades not on the street, but surrounded by famous friends who adored her.