Breakwell ™

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[Paul Reed @sommecourt]

The Day of Days approaches: on this night in 1944, in the final moments before heading to Normandy, 22nd Independent Company officers from 6th Airborne synchronise their watches. On the Left: Captain Robert de Lautour (possibly the first man to land, killed 20 June 1944) #DDay82

[Noah Taylor @ByNoahTaylor]

June 5, 1944 —

“Tonight is the night of nights.

Tomorrow throughout the whole of our homeland and the Allied world the bells will ring out the tidings that you have arrived, and the invasion for liberation has begun.”

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@British_Airways She did - you’re suggesting she makes a complaint about how her complaint was handled?

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

My wife is a British Airways Gold member… flew business class last night… no welcome drink… no menu… seat covered in nuts… seat divider kept falling down… in return? A £25 voucher 😂😂😂

@British_Airways… why do you not care about your Gold members? Maybe she should just fly @Ryanair next time?

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@durreadan01 iOS 12 wallpaper always sticks in my mind as a banger ❤️

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@MacRumors Suuuuure....

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

My wife is a British Airways Gold member… flew business class last night… no welcome drink… no menu… seat covered in nuts… seat divider kept falling down… in return? A £25 voucher 😂😂😂

@British_Airways… why do you not care about your Gold members? Maybe she should just fly @Ryanair next time?

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@jo_regular Saw this - asked the officer - mentioned there was a collision of some kind

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@GWR @Johnfis08605918 Watching @Johnfis08605918 stirs up all sorts of patriotic feelings deep in my soul - THIS IS BRITISH CULTURE!!! 🇬🇧🇨🇳🍤

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@gregjoz

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@afneil It’s all part of the governments growth agenda @afneil! Trust the process 🤪

[Breakwell ™ @TBreakwell]

@afneil It’s all part of the governments growth agenda @afneil! Trust the process 🤪

[Clive Ward @CliveWardauthor]

I could never really be friends with or spend any personal time with someone who doesn't immediately know the answer to this question. Sorry, but there it is. Not negotiable.

[Patrick J. Wolf @PatrickJWolf]

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s Friday.

[Justine Moore @venturetwins]

Me using Claude Opus 4.8 to rename a file

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, we remember a legend.

On this day in history, Harambe would have celebrated another birthday. An icon that became part of internet history, American culture, and an entire generation’s timeline.

Tomorrow marks 10 years since we lost him. Ten years since the moment the world stopped scrolling and collectively mourned something bigger than a meme.

He became a symbol of loyalty, strength, chaos, unity, and the strange beauty of the internet bringing millions of people together for one cause: never forgetting Harambe.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the news. And somehow, a decade later, his legacy still lives on.

Gone, but never forgotten.
Rest easy to a true patriot. 🕊️🇺🇸

May 27, 1999 — May 28, 2016
Forever in our hearts.

[SharrellAnne @SharrellAnne2]

Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.

What happened next honestly caught me off guard.

By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.

For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.

I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.

But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.

After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.

Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.

This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.

And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸