Caleb Tollison

Marine & Natty G Veteran. Nashville Predators fan. Tennessee Highlander. Tennessee pride. B.S. in History.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

🚨#BREAKING: Absolutely HORRIFYING video footage is emerging from Southeast Missouri after a ‘1-in-1,000-year flood' prompted over 350 rescues.

The damage gives me so many flashbacks to Hurricane Helene here in Western North Carolina.

Please pray for these people!!!!!

[Gabriel J. Benton ☦️🇺🇸 @OrthodoxPole81]

In 1697, Natives kidnapped Hannah Duston from her home in Massachusetts. Then they bashed her newborn baby's head against a tree. Today, people want to vilify her, because she killed her captors in their sleep and scalped them.

Hannah Duston simply did what any true English mother would do.

Pro-Tip: many American Indian tribes weren't exactly nice people.

[Institute for the Study of War @TheStudyofWar]

NEW: The recent, intensified Ukrainian strikes against Russian seaborne gasoline tankers in the Sea of Azov have reportedly forced Russia to close some maritime routes. ⬇️

Starboard Maritime Intelligence (@StarboardIntel) data indicates a possible 55 percent decline in vessels with active automatic identification system (AIS) transponders in the Sea of Azov between June 30 and July 11.

AIS data can be spoofed and jammed, leading to AIS signals appearing on land or outside their vessel’s actual operating path. The Starboard data shows a methodologically consistent count of AIS transponders actively reporting locations, spoofed or otherwise, in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait and therefore does not represent the exact number of vessels in these areas.

Intensified Ukrainian strikes against seaborne vessels may have prompted Russian vessels to alter their behavior in the Sea of Azov in any of several ways consistent with the Starboard data and AIS signal anomalies.

[USCG Atlantic Area @USCGLANTAREA]

The Five Sisters Race is complete! Congratulations to the cadets and crew of USCGC Eagle. From New York to Boston under sail, four of five remaining sister ships made history together. Official results July 12. Free public tours aboard in Boston July 12 to 14. #Sail250

[The Forgotten War @ForgottenWarPic]

The bravest man in the prison camp did not carry a rifle. He carried a Mass kit and a stolen sack of food, and the Communists were more afraid of him than of any soldier there.

Father Emil Kapaun was a Catholic priest from a tiny farm town in Kansas. Soft spoken, humble, the kind of man who probably should have spent his life doing quiet parish work. Instead he put on an Army uniform and became a chaplain, and he ended up on the front line in Korea in the fall of 1950.

At the battle of Unsan his unit got overrun by a massive Chinese assault. Men were told to pull out and save themselves. Kapaun refused to leave. He walked back and forth through the incoming fire, unarmed, dragging wounded soldiers out of the open, giving last rites to the dying, carrying men on his back. When the position finally fell he could have slipped away. He stayed with the wounded who could not move, knowing it meant capture.

Then came the moment people never forgot. A Chinese soldier stood over a wounded American sergeant named Herbert Miller, about to execute him where he lay. Kapaun walked straight up, pushed the enemy soldier aside, picked the wounded man up off the ground, and carried him away. The enemy was so startled by the sheer nerve of it that they let it happen. Miller lived the rest of his life because a priest refused to let him be shot.

What he did in the prison camp over the next seven months might be the most incredible part. In a filthy, freezing camp where men were dying of starvation and dysentery every day, Kapaun became the heart of the place. He snuck out at night to steal food for the sick. He boiled water in secret to keep men from dying of disease. He gave away his own tiny rations. He washed the filth off dying soldiers with his own hands, and he led prayers out loud in defiance of guards who beat him for it, keeping hope alive in men who had every reason to quit.

The Communists hated him for it, because faith was the one thing they could not take from those prisoners as long as he was breathing. Eventually the beatings and the starvation and a blood clot broke his body. When he got too sick, the guards hauled him off to the death house, a filthy room where they dumped men to die alone. He forgave his guards on the way out. He died there in May 1951 at just thirty five years old.

Sixty two years later they gave him the Medal of Honor. His fellow prisoners, the ones who lived because of him, spent their whole lives telling the world what he did. His body, long lost in an unmarked grave, was finally identified and brought home in 2021. And the Catholic Church is now on the road to declaring the humble priest from Kansas a saint.

[USCGNortheast @USCGNortheast]

Yesterday, four of the world’s most iconic tall ships raced head-to-head offshore before making their way to Boston for #SAIL250.

This weekend, they’ll sail into Boston Harbor led by USCGC Eagle for the Parade of Sail. Don’t miss it! ⚓🇺🇸 #fivesisterstallships

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

In 1943, the Gestapo finally caught Raymond Aubrac, one of France’s most wanted Resistance leaders.

The German secret police sentenced him to death, and his execution was only days away.

At that very moment, his wife Lucie was six months pregnant with their second child.

Most people would have hidden, mourned quietly, and hoped for a miracle.

Lucie Aubrac chose a different path.

Using forged identity papers and a carefully crafted story, she walked directly into the office of Klaus Barbie, the man history would remember as the Butcher of Lyon.

She looked him in the eye and persuaded him to allow one final visit with her condemned husband.

But she wasn't there to say goodbye.

Inside the prison, Lucie studied everything.

She memorized the guards' positions, counted the time between patrols, and traced the exact route the prison truck would follow.

Every detail became part of a carefully planned mission.

On October 21, 1943, the prison truck carried Raymond and other prisoners through the streets of Lyon toward what should have been their final destination.

What the German guards didn't know was that Lucie had spent weeks assembling a Resistance team and planning an ambush with extraordinary precision.

When the truck reached the chosen location, her team struck without hesitation.

Gunfire erupted.

Amid the chaos, Raymond Aubrac was pulled from the truck and set free.

The operation had been organized by a woman who was visibly pregnant.

After the rescue, the couple disappeared into hiding.

Weeks later, Lucie gave birth to their daughter in a secret safe house while German forces searched across France.

They remained free until the w@r finally ended.

When peace returned, they chose to rebuild rather than retreat.

Raymond became an engineer and helped rebuild France's infrastructure.

Lucie became a respected historian, dedicating her life to ensuring the women of the French Resistance were never forgotten.

Together they raised three children, shared decades of life, and grew old side by side.

When asked why she risked everything, Lucie answered without hesitation.

"He was my husband. What else would I do?"

Their story proved that love is strongest when it refuses to surrender, even in history's darkest moments.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Footage of Ukrainian forces hitting another 13 Russian vessels near Crimea overnight, including another 10 oil/fuel tankers.

Ukrainian attack drones have hit 48 Russian ships in the Black Sea over the past 5 days.

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

The Pentagon has lifted the suspension of the South Carolina Apache pilots who flew low-formation over the beach for America 250.

"Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted."

[Alex Daugherty @AlexDaugherty1]

BREAKING:

Tennessee State men's hockey is canceling the 2026-27 season, delaying their inaugural season for a second straight year.

The first ever HBCU hockey team was announced in 2023, but things are not starting well.

https://t.co/jzmdwdk5kS

[Fußball Hank Hill 🇺🇲🇩🇪 @BayernAusBoston]

Probably a stupid idea, but it would be pretty neat if we could to have a states cup where every state sends a team of their best, non pro players as like a showcase tournament. Might grow the game a lot, might not. Would be fun.

[WarMonitor🇺🇦🇬🇧 @WarMonitor3]

A top Iranian official has been assassinated by what looks like a strike in Ahvaz Iran it is still unclear what country is involved.

[Cass Anderson @casspa]

Now that we're moving past 'the USMNT sh*t the bed and Pulisic is not that dude' takes... I hope we can reflect on how f'n fun the past month was. Peak Summer. Haven't felt vibes that high in 15 years.

[NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @NOELreports]

❗️ Trump has reportedly decided to increase military support for Ukraine to help Kyiv seek a battlefield breakthrough, the Financial Times reported. The outlet said Ukraine’s recent successes impressed Trump and shifted his tone at the NATO summit in Ankara. One NATO diplomat told FT: “Trump likes winners. And Ukraine has started winning recently.” #Ukraine

[Army Media 🇺🇦 @armyinformcomua]

Russia abandoned a fully operational T-72 tank on the battlefield.

Not destroyed. Not disabled.

Out of fuel.

Paratroopers of Ukraine's 81st Separate Airmobile "Slobozhan" Brigade walked up to it without firing a single shot. The crew had already fled on foot when the tank stalled mid-retreat.

Ukraine's response: fill the tank up. Fix it up. Add anti-drone protection. Send it back to the front.

It is now fighting on the Sloviansk direction — against its former owners.

This is what kinetic sanctions look like at ground level.

Ukraine spends weeks hunting shadow fleet tankers, striking oil terminals, destroying fuel depots from Rostov to Ufa. Russia runs out of fuel to move its tanks.
Its crews abandon functioning equipment in the middle of a retreat and walk away.

A T-72 that cost Russia roughly $2 million is now a Ukrainian asset — acquired at zero cost, zero ammunition, zero casualties.

The 22 tankers burning in the Azov Sea this week did not just hurt Russia's war budget.

One of them might have been carrying the fuel for this tank.

Source: 7th Rapid Reaction Corps, July 9, 2026

`#Ukraine #UAF #DroneWarfare #RussiaUkraineWar #ModernWarfare`

[Nick Perkins @NickyPerks]

I just realized that after the United States was eliminated from the World Cup, Scotland covered “Country Roads”

The USMNT run may have ended in heartbreak, but our Scottish allies made sure we didn’t walk alone 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Trad West @trad_west_]

The Viking Crusader army that never lost a battle:

In 1107, King Sigurd I of Norway became the first king in Europe to personally lead a crusade to the Holy Land, sailing with 60 ships and 5,000 men.

The map shows their journey as recorded in the Heimskringla. The red line is the route by sea: from Norway to England, down the coast of Portugal, through Gibraltar, across the Mediterranean to Jerusalem, and on to Constantinople. The green line is the journey home by land, after Sigurd gave all his ships to the Byzantine Emperor.

Three years. Thousands of kilometers. Nine battles. Zero defeats.

For his service, Sigurd received a splinter of the True Cross, on the condition that he bring it to the resting place of Saint Olaf in Norway.

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

*Zlatan on Messi missing the PK*

“Everyone misses PK’s. I’ve missed PK’s, Thierry has missed PK’s… Alexi was never asked to take PK’s so he couldn’t miss…” 😬😬

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🇸🇪🤣 Zlatan Ibrahimović is going viral for reacting to every nations elimination from the World Cup:

🗣️🇺🇸 "USA is out. So you're American dream is over. Next time, call it football, not soccer, Okay?"

🗣️🇵🇹 "Portugal? Almost. But almost is not enough."

🗣️ 🇲🇽 "Mexico? Enjoy your tacos. Amigos, adios."

🗣️🇧🇷 "Brazil? You're out. The samba continues in Brazil. See you next time."

🗣️🇸🇪 "Sweden? I told you. There is no new Zlatan. You're out."

🗣️🇩🇪 "Germany? It's over. Now you can drink sad beers."

[Caleb Adams @itscalebadams]

Chris Richards, Tyler Adams, and Alex Freeman were all developed in MLS academies.

MLS does a great job of player development up until around 17-18 years old. Evident in USYNT and MLS academy performances and results against foreign teams at the youth levels.

The key is leaving to Europe as you're hitting 17 or if you can start in MLS, to play a couple seasons and then make the move at 19 or 20.