Andrei Costin Ionesc

an explorer, not an expert

[Andrei Costin Ionesc @AndreiCostin25]

@cryptobeast Seriously?

[Prop Joe @FPLProp]

Less than a month ago SA players were celebrating their win over korea. With #22 sitting quietly. Not dancing, not jumping. Just sitting there.

Today Jayden Adams took out his own life after a battle with depression.

Please check out on your loved ones

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

A visual representation of the healing power of time

📹fallinginsand

[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

Donald Trump: “NATO is zero without America”

Meloni: “Cool… so should we shut down your bases, cut trade, or just storm McDonald’s? 🤔”

Iconic power move 🔥🇮🇹 🇺🇸

[Satire]

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A reminder that most of what we worry about never actually happens

[Josh @joshpearson180]

So, so, sooooooo good 🤩

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

For 8 years, people at Morgan Stanley called Rick Rescorla paranoid.

Then September 11th proved he was right.

Rick was a decorated Vietnam veteran who became Head of Security for Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center.

In 1990, he walked through the underground parking garage and quietly warned:

“Someone could park a truck bomb here and bring this whole place down.”

Executives dismissed the concern as excessive.

Then came February 26, 1993.

A truck bomb exploded in the World Trade Center parking garage almost exactly where Rick predicted.

Six people died.
Over 1,000 were injured.

The evacuation was chaos.

Rick watched terrified employees stumble through smoke-filled stairwells for hours with no real preparation.

Afterward, he made a decision.

Morgan Stanley employees would practice evacuation drills every three months.

All 2,700 of them.

No exceptions.

People hated it.

The company occupied floors 44 through 74 of the South Tower.

That’s a very long walk down when you have meetings, deadlines, and places to be.

Employees complained constantly.

“He’s obsessed.”
“This is unnecessary.”
“He’s paranoid.”

Rick didn’t care.

He timed every evacuation.
Studied bottlenecks.
Adjusted routes.
Ran the drills again.

And during the drills, he sang old military songs to keep people calm while they descended the stairwells.

For 8 years, people rolled their eyes at him.

Then came September 11, 2001.

8:46 a.m.

The North Tower was hit.

An announcement in the South Tower told people to remain at their desks because the building was secure.

Rick ignored it.

He grabbed a bullhorn and ordered:

“Everyone out. Now.”

Then he personally directed employees through the stairwells floor by floor.

And he sang.

The same songs people once mocked during drills suddenly became the sound keeping frightened people calm as they escaped.

At 9:03 a.m., the South Tower was struck.

Rick was still inside helping people evacuate.

His coworkers begged him to leave.

He refused.

“As soon as everyone’s out.”

By 9:45 a.m., nearly all 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees had escaped safely.

Rick could have saved himself.

Instead, he turned around and went back up.

Searching for anyone left behind.

Before the tower collapsed, he called his wife one final time.

“If something happens to me, I want you to know you made my life.”

At 9:59 a.m., the South Tower collapsed with Rick still inside.

Final numbers:

Morgan Stanley employees inside that morning:
~2,700

Survived:
~2,687

Most of the 13 lost were in the direct impact zone where no evacuation could have reached them in time.

Rick Rescorla died alongside members of his security team while trying to save others.

But here’s the important part:

Rick didn’t save those people on September 11th.

He saved them for 8 years before it happened.

He saved them every time he forced another evacuation drill.
Every time people mocked him.
Every time he prepared anyway.

The coworkers who thought he was paranoid went home to their families because one man refused to stop taking danger seriously.

Sometimes preparation looks ridiculous until the day it looks like survival.

And sometimes the people everyone dismisses are the only ones truly paying attention.

Rick Rescorla died in the stairwell doing what he had trained for nearly a decade.

And thousands of ordinary lives continued because he never stopped preparing for the day nobody believed would come.

[Aviation @xAviation]

British Airways B777 parking at Delhi airport during intense fog.
📹: i.monk_(IG)

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Queen, George Michael & Lisa Stansfield performing "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992.

This was the last song he recorded with Queen. What a beautiful farewell.

[This Account Makes You Happy @FeelYouHappy]

Life's better when someone's waiting for you like this

[The Footy Section @FTBLsection]

Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini has become a billionaire after co-founding GF Biochemicals, the first company in the world capable of mass-producing levulinic acid—a sustainable molecule made from plant waste that can replace petrol. His groundbreaking work has earned him a net worth exceeding £10 billion.

An incredible journey for the lad!

[Hadja Lahbib @hadjalahbib]

Crans-Montana: EU-coordinated medical evacuations of burn patients from Switzerland are underway.

24 patients are being transferred to hospitals in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy, with transport supported by France, Italy, Luxembourg, Romania and Switzerland. 🧵

[Kevin W. @Brink_Thinker]

A moment of kindness.
The blind girl was given the best Christmas present. She loves Harry Potter very much, but Braille books are very expensive. Her aunt collected money for a volume of one of the parts and donated it. 🥲🙏

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Listen to this interaction between Coach K and Kobe Bryant in the 2008 Olympics

“Those are Lakers shots, not shots that are trying to win a Gold Medal. I can’t let you take them”

“Is that all? I agree. I won’t take them”

Players want accountability

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Michael Winslow, the man of 10,000 sound effects replicating Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin.

[The Best @TheBestqueenx]

I love them. 😂

[Biziday @BizidayApp]

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SUA. Un judecător a decis că ordinul lui Donald Trump de a desfășura Garda Națională la Los Angeles, fără solicitarea sau acordul guvernatorului, este ilegal. Ordonanța intră în vigoare astăzi, la prânz, iar președintele american trebuie să restituie guvernatorului statului controlul asupra acțiunilor militarilor.

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

Mark Knopfler finishes "Sultans of Swing" in the most beautiful way

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

[Netflix UK & Ireland @NetflixUK]

NEW: From today we are making Adolescence available to all secondary schools across the UK through Into Film+.

Additionally, healthy relationships charity Tender will produce guides and resources for teachers, parents and carers to help navigate conversations around the series.