Elizabeth Alfieri

[TheHouseoftheMuse @HouseoftheMuse_]

Karl does whatever he wants 🤣🐾

[The Ways of A Gentleman @Gentleman_Ways]

Few poems describe a gentleman's character better than Kipling's "If—," and few men read it better than Sir Michael Caine.

Have a great Friday.

[Farm Girl Carrie™️👩‍🌾 @FarmGirlCarrie]

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 the same time, his wife Lucie was six months pregnant with their second child. Most people in her position would have gone into hiding, grieved quietly, and prayed for a miracle.

Lucie Aubrac decided to do something completely different.

She got her hands on forged identity papers, created a believable cover story, and walked straight into the office of Klaus Barbie. History would later remember Barbie as the brutal Butcher of Lyon, but Lucie did not let fear stop her.

She looked him in the eye and successfully convinced him to grant her a final visit with her condemned husband.

But Lucie did not risk her life just to say a tearful goodbye. While she was inside the prison area, she was secretly memorizing the positions of the guards, counting the minutes between patrols, and mapping out the exact route the prison truck would take.

She was treating a desperate situation like a military operation.

On October 21, 1943, that prison truck rolled through the streets of Lyon. It was carrying Raymond and several other prisoners toward what should have been their final destination.

What the German soldiers did not know was that Lucie had spent weeks quietly assembling a dedicated team of Resistance fighters.

She planned an ambush with absolute precision.

When the truck finally reached the chosen ambush spot, her team struck fast, coordinated, and without a single moment of hesitation.

In the middle of the sudden gunfire and chaos, Raymond Aubrac was pulled free from the truck. Lucie, who was visibly and unmistakably pregnant, had organized every single detail of his dramatic liberation.

Right after the rescue, the couple had to go into deep hiding. A few weeks later, Lucie gave birth to their daughter in a secret safe house while German forces searched frantically for them across France. They managed to evade capture until the war ended.

When liberation finally came, the Aubracs did not just try to sit back and recover from their trauma. Instead, they rebuilt their lives and continued to serve their country.

Raymond became a celebrated engineer and entered public life to help rebuild France's infrastructure. Lucie became a respected historian, pouring decades of her life into making sure that the women of the French Resistance were never forgotten.

She wanted to make sure these women, who were so often unnamed in the history books, were written permanently into the record. Together, the couple raised three children, traveled the world, argued, laughed, and grew old side by side.

Years later, journalists asked Lucie what had compelled her to risk everything on that dangerous October day. She did not hesitate for a second. She looked at them and said, "He was my husband. What else would I do?"

In his final years, he continued speaking publicly to young generations about the Resistance, the power of memory, and the absolute obligation to tell the truth about history.

When Lucie passed away in 2007 at 94, and Raymond followed her in 2012 at 97, they left behind a 64 year marriage that was a testament to the ultimate triumph of life and family over hatred.

Their love didn't just survive a war it blossomed into a lifetime of shared smiles, proving that the greatest force in the world is a heart that refuses to give up on the one it loves ♥️♥️

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

This close-up of a Jumping Spider covered in pollen, captured by photographer John Oliver Dum, won second place in the 2026 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition

[Blonde of War (JJ) @BlondeOfWar]

May you and I be as unbothered as these little guys today.
They don't have a care in the world - bellies full, work complete, no worries, just peace.

That's what I hope for all of my friends today, for the Peace that passes all understanding. ❤️
Have an amazing day!

[Bruno @Bruno_onx7]

Happy little fox loves her human

[Restoring Your Faith in Humanity @HumanityChad]

Elephant caretaker returns after years away, and his elephants run towards him

[Elizabeth Alfieri @X0xDxD]

@WAServers @CollinRugg Cloning though? It’s creepy, no? Maybe I’m old school.

[Elizabeth Alfieri @X0xDxD]

What could go wrong? 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

Warhound, a defense‑tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey and Ben Lamm, has raised $200 million in seed funding to genetically engineer war dogs for the U.S. military.

Lamm is responsible for the de-extinction of the dire wolf which died out ~10,000 years ago.

Warhound will find top dogs and then biobank their genetic material before cloning the proven dogs.

The company will take the cell lines for top breeds like Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd before editing the genes to make the dogs perform better and improve “things like speed and agility or enhance olfactory sensors for bomb sniffing and whatnot.”

Luckey’s Anduril will supply the dogs with advanced body armor, ear coverings, and other military technology like EagleEye, an artificial intelligence military helmet.

Anduril is also reportedly working with META on battlefield augmented reality eyewear.

Lamm says the genetically modified dogs with advanced equipment will not only make the dogs safer, but will also make the human handlers safer.

The first Warhound puppies will reportedly soon be cloned and incubated and will be born in early 2027 and then will begin training.

[Elizabeth Alfieri @X0xDxD]

@Rose_xao No

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

🦧🦦 A Belgian zoo introduced a gang of otters to its orangutans to keep them from getting bored. And then all hell broke loose!

At Pairi Daiza Zoo in Belgium, staff came up with an unusual idea: let a family of Asian small-clawed otters share a habitat with the giant ginger orangutans.

And it turned out to be a brilliant idea! The little furry troublemakers started climbing out of the water, pestering the orangutans, and challenging them to play. And the orangutans happily joined in!

An orangutan named Ujian and his son Berani became especially close friends with the otters.

In 2020, photos of this adorable and unlikely friendship went viral around the world.

[𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 @Old_But_Gold50s]

A little Bach blending with the sound of falling rain. For anyone who could use a gentle, peaceful moment today

[!Nspirenaire⚠️ @Inspirenaire]

Such a beautiful mo.ent caught between Big brother and baby sister!!!

[Localize - Farmers Market @Localizefoodapp]

A French town gives away free chickens to any household with room for a coop, and the hens eat the scraps.

Colmar started handing out hens in 2015 to residents willing to house and feed them.

Each hen eats roughly a tenth of a kilogram of kitchen waste a day, and the town has given out thousands since.

Small egg farmers near you sell eggs from hens you can actually go see.

Shop small and find local egg farmers on Localize.
Sources: The Local

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Most tennis balls held in the mouth by a dog - 6 held by Finley Molloy 🇺🇸

Finley is a golden retriever who loves to swim, play fetch and chase the occasional animal that wanders into his backyard. He set this record in 2020 and it has yet to be broken 🥰

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Periodic reminder that a 23-year-old created this masterpiece using only a hammer and chisel

[Cozy @cosyposter]

neil is a chungus

[Ron DeSantis @GovRonDeSantis]

In just the past seven years, property tax revenues across Florida’s 67 counties have increased nearly 100 percent. Local governments are taking in almost twice as much money—for more than the inflation in population has increased.

The State of Florida has reduced its budget FOUR YEARS in a row. Local governments can surely do the same.

Amendment 3 creates a path to full elimination of property taxes for homesteaded Floridians. It also provides immediate and meaningful relief for Florida residents by expanding the homestead exemption from non-school property taxes. Vote YES on Amendment 3!

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

The City of Glendale, California, has deployed 200 grazing goats to clear dry vegetation and reduce wildfire fuel in high-risk zones. Now in their fifth year of service, the goats provide a natural and effective solution for managing steep, hard-to-reach terrain.

[Birds Colour 🕊️ @birdscolour56]

She wants to be a mommy swan so bad and she was so excited to show you her eggs. 🦢🖤