Gage Wood, Top 100 Prospect ✅
The @Phillies RHP and former @RazorbackBSB star righty joins the list today.
See all the new additions here: https://t.co/wG4jL5VGTY
In 1965, a 17-year-old girl in Sicily was kidnapped, assaulted, and held captive for over a week.
Then her attacker offered her a deal:
Marry him, and everything would be “forgiven.”
At the time, Italian law allowed rapists to avoid punishment if they married their victims.
It was called “reparatory marriage.”
The logic was horrifying:
A woman’s “honor” mattered more than her consent.
If she married the man who violated her, her reputation could supposedly be restored — and the rapist could walk free.
Most women had no real choice.
Families pressured them.
Communities expected obedience.
The law itself encouraged silence.
But Franca Viola said no.
At 17 years old, traumatized and publicly shamed, she refused to marry the man who assaulted her.
That single word changed Italy forever.
Her decision sparked outrage in her town.
Neighbors turned against her family.
Their vineyards and olive groves were burned in retaliation.
But Franca’s father stood beside her and supported her decision to press charges.
In 1966, Franca testified publicly against her attacker in court.
At a time when most victims were expected to stay silent forever, she spoke openly in front of the entire country.
Italy watched in shock.
Her attacker, Filippo Melodia, was convicted and sentenced to prison.
For the first time in Italian history, a woman had publicly rejected “reparatory marriage” and won.
The case became international news.
But the law itself still remained.
For another 15 years, rapists in Italy could technically still escape punishment by marrying their victims.
Then finally, in 1981, Italy abolished the law completely.
And many activists pointed to Franca Viola as the moment the country first began confronting the cruelty of that system.
Years later, Franca married a childhood friend who had stood beside her through everything.
Not because she needed her “honor restored.”
But because she deserved love, dignity, and a life defined by her own choices.
That’s why her story still matters.
Franca Viola wasn’t just resisting one man.
She was resisting an entire culture that treated women’s suffering as something to hide rather than something to fight.
At 17 years old, she stood against her attacker, her community, and even the law itself.
And eventually, the law changed.
Sometimes history moves because powerful people decide to act.
And sometimes history moves because one terrified teenager quietly refuses to surrender.
💔 Tragic loss: 6-month-old Bently was killed by 13 vaccines administered without his mother Alisa’s informed consent at Cook Children’s Clinic in Fort Worth, TX.
The young mother, per normal was pressured by the pediatrician. She was unaware her son would receive a lethal overdose of vaccines, including two triple doses of DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis), Hepatitis B, polio, three oral rotavirus doses, and a pneumococcal pneumonia vaccine.
“Totally unbeknownst to his mother, Bently received a staggering 13 vaccinations that day,” the article reveals, exposing the clinic’s failure to disclose the dangerous number of shots.
Alisa shared her heart-wrenching story:
“I trusted them to take care of my baby, and they took him from me. I was hesitant about vaccines, but the doctor kept pushing, saying it was routine and safe. I didn’t know they were giving him 13 shots at once. Bently was happy and healthy that morning, smiling like always. After the appointment, he wasn’t himself - he was so fussy, wouldn’t eat, and felt hot. I called the clinic, but they told me it was normal and to give him Tylenol. That night, I checked on him, and he wasn’t breathing. I tried to wake him, screaming his name, but he was gone. My world ended. I rushed him to the hospital, but they couldn’t save him. Later, I found out through his records they gave him all those vaccines. I never would’ve agreed to that. They killed my baby, and I’ll never forgive myself for trusting them.”
Bently’s death was caused by cardiac arrest from the vaccine overload, with studies cited in the article linking such incidents to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the third leading cause of infant death in the US, peaking at 2-4 months during heavy vaccination schedules.
“Vaccines are administered without proper oversight,” the article warns.
This preventable tragedy underscores the need for informed consent and accountability. 😭💔
“The difference between Bently’s death and a drunk driving death, is that in the case of vaccines – the one who commits the negligent homicide, signs the death certificate.” – Retired LAPD officer Clark Baker
🔗 Full story: https://t.co/JvCaW6FQiD
🔗 Watch Alisa’s interview: https://t.co/TNv34bFAso
this take on shinee tho
"atp in their legacy, they could just put out a basic ass song and it'd do well but they shoot for the stars every time [...] they could just be sitting on their laurels but the fact that they are not, is so respectful to their fans."
🐨 أكبر مخاوفي هي بالطبع فقدان هؤلاء الرفاق ...أحبهم، هم مصدر سعادتي.
🐹هم من أنقذوا حياتي أعتقد أنني أقدّرهم لدرجة أنني قد أُعطي أحدهم كليتي إذا مرض.
🐱أتخيّل مستقبلًا نكون فيه نحن السبعة معًا حتى نهاية حياتنا.
🐿️ الآن وقد عدنا معًا، يقوم الأعضاء الآخرون بسد أي ثغرات أشعر بها في تعبيري وأدائي...أدركت أن هذا هو سبب وجودنا سبعة أعضاء.
🐥 اتمنى أن يستمروا BTS ل 40 سنة أخرى.
🐻 عائلتي التي أحبها.
🐰 حتى الآن، أعظم نعمة في حياتي هي أنني التقيت بهؤلاء الهيونغز .
Obama made Americans get health insurance, or you paid a fine.
Biden made people inject an experimental shot, or they lost their jobs.
Tell me again how Trump is a fascist dictator…
#SHINee's amazing 6th mini album, #ATMOS, lifts to #1 on the Worldwide iTunes Album chart, after reaching #1 in over 20 countries and #4 on US iTunes! 'ATMOS' sold 54,728 units in its 1st day on Hanteo and 58,014 copies so far!💪🕺🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🆕💿📈1⃣🌎🎵➕1⃣✖️2⃣2⃣🌎&4⃣🇺🇸🎵👑👑👑👑❤️🔥
The Album is #3 on European iTunes after debuting at #2! It rockets 109 - 40 on the Worldwide Apple Music Album chart!
"Atmos" the lead single, an upbeat electronic house track, rockets 198- 96 on the Worldwide iTunes song chart after reaching #1 in 10 countries! It scored 130,364 streams in its first day on Spotify! 'ATMOS' the Album scored 500,436 streams in its first day on Spotify!
"Atmos" debuted trending at #3 on YouTube Worldwide!
WATCH: https://t.co/3HFF5vtWFz
SHINee are currently #213 on the Global Digital artist Rank!
STREAM NOW: https://t.co/XA8dydw4vH
'ATMOS' The Album on Tunes so far (22x #1):
#1 Argentina
#1 Australia
#1 Bolivia
#1 Chile
#1 Colombia
#1 Ecuador
#1 El Salvador
#1 Estonia
#1 Honduras
#1 Hong Kong
#1 Japan
#1 Macau
#1 Mexico
#1 Mongolia
#1 New Zealand
#1 Norway
#1 Peru
#1 Poland
#1 Russia
#1 Sri Lanka
#1 Taiwan
# 1 United Arab Emirates
#샤이니 #Atmos
#SHINee_Atmos
@SHINee
i need shawols to stop being ungrateful to shinee... how many 2nd gen groups do you know that still cb, do concerts and release new music every year? yes they don't go on music shows or do other promo but we still have it so good compared to other groups
Don’t get mad at the slow California vote count.
Remember, they have to count all the Republican votes first… so they can figure out exactly how many Democrat votes they need to “find.”
Check out SHINee on the cover of @Spotify's All New K-Pop playlist!
Listen to "Atmos - The 6th Mini Album" now✨
💎 https://t.co/uzkh5yDwYV
🎧 https://t.co/CrGmAmWx3C
#SHINee#샤이니#Atmos#SHINee_Atmos
🚨INSANE: TikTok has BANNED the hashtag #WhiteLivesMatter, claiming it violates community guidelines.
Yet search #BlackLivesMatter and it’s fully visible with millions of posts.
Same platform, different rules.
They’ll tell you “two-tier” standards are a myth in Britain.
Happy 13th Anniversary to #jhope, BTS' incredible Rapper, Vocalist & Main Dancer, famous for his soulful voice, his razor-sharp dance moves and for paving the way...He was the 1st K-Pop Soloist to enter the Billboard 200 Top 40 with 'Hope World' (2018), the highest-charting K-Pop album at the time (#38)! He's the K-pop Soloist with the most Billboard Hot 100 hits (9) & the only K-Rapper to chart more than 1 track from the same album on the Hot 100! He was the 1st K-Pop Soloist to headline Lollapalooza (2022), breaking the record for the highest ticket-selling act in Lollapalooza history at the time, and is the 1st K-Soloist to headline a stadium concert in the US! His 2025 'Hope on the Stage world tour' was the highest-grossing N. American tour by a K-Soloist, ranking among the top global tours of the year! He's the 1st K-pop Soloist to have 3 albums charting for multiple weeks in the Billboard 200 & the 1st K-Soloist with multiple top 10 albums on the Billboard 200! j-hope was the 1st K-Soloist to reach 1M Total Units Sold in the U.S. and his 'HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1' is: the Best selling K-OST in Billboard 200 & Hanteo history! j-hope is a true Global Icon & Pioneer of K-Pop!💪🎂1⃣3⃣🎉🌟🐐👑💜
ALWAYS WITH J-HOPE
#jhopeWithUsFor13Years
#13YearsWithjhope
#13YearsWithBTS
@BTS_twt