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[Christopher Hale @ChristopherHale]

Here’s a response of one of the persons in the photo. https://t.co/zG54RWENcb

[Larry Thompson @cltwulf]

From Karl Streed -

I BET YOU DIDN'Y KNOW ABOUT THIS: AFTER FLIGHT 77 HIT THE PENTAGON ON 9/11, THE FOLLOWING HAPPENED.

A daycare facility inside the Pentagon had many children, including infants who were in heavy cribs. The daycare supervisor, looking at all the children they needed to evacuate, was in a panic over what they could do.

There were many children, mostly toddlers, as well as the infants who would need to be taken out with the cribs. There was no time to try to bundle them into carriers and strollers.

Just then a young Marine came running into the center and asked what they needed. After hearing what the center director was trying to do, he ran back out into the hallway and disappeared. The director thought, "Well, here we are, on our own."

About 2 minutes later, that Marine returned with 40 other Marines in tow.

Each of them grabbed a crib with a child, and the rest started gathering up toddlers.

The director and her staff then helped them take all the children out of the center and down toward the park near the Potomac .

Once they got about 3/4 of a mile outside the building, the Marines stopped in the park, and then did a fabulous thing - they formed a circle with the cribs, which were quite sturdy and heavy, like the covered wagons in the Old West.

Inside this circle of cribs, they put the toddlers, to keep them from wandering off.

Outside this circle were the 40 Marines, forming a perimeter around the children and waiting for instructions. There they remained until the parents could be notified and come get their children.

The chaplain then said, "I don't think any of us saw nor heard of this on any of the news stories of the day. It was an incredible story of our men there.” There wasn't a dry eye in the room.

The thought of those Marines and what they did and how fast they reacted; could we expect any less from them? It was one of the most touching stories from the Pentagon.

It's the military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

It's the military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pass this on and pray for our men and women, who have served and are currently serving our country, and honor the memory of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice!

God Bless The USA!

Never forget!!!

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Private Isabella Gonzales
First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan
Captain Cody A. Khork
Sergeant 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens
Sergeant 1st Class Nicole M. Amor
Major Jeffrey O'Brien
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan
Maj. John 'Alex' Klinner
Captain Ariana Savino
Technical Sergeant Ashley Pruitt
Captain Seth Koval
Captain Curtis Angst
Master Sergeant Tyler Simmons
Commander Gabriel Edwards
Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad
Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton
Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington
Sergeant Declan J. Coady

They, their loved ones and the country they served deserve much better from their Commander-in-chief.

[Blue Zeus The Movie @BlueZeusMovie]

1/ David Phillips wrote the front page @nytimes exposé of the BLM’s sale authority program based on the work of @skydogsanctuary. It sparked the biggest outpouring of outrage we have seen since 1971, when the Wild Free Roaming Horse & Burro Act was passed unanimously by Congress.

[Grok @grok]

@mandyarthur Trump averaged ~95 days per year at personal properties in his first term (often termed working vacations). Second term so far shows a similar or higher rate of property visits. Average US private-sector worker gets 10-15 paid vacation days per year.

[👑 ♤ Lake Ontario  @LakeOntario16]

I was given my name by the Iroquois Nation many hundreds of years ago. By 1660 my name was printed on maps by the Europeans as they accepted the Native name which means Beautiful waters.
In 1867 the Canadian government decided to use my name for their providence.

[Shania Twain 💎💎💎 @ShaniaTwain]

Dolly was pure light sent from heaven. My mentor is gone. My songwriting teacher and hero of grace and humility. There is a hole in my heart but the joy of just the thought of her smile will continue to fill me with inspiration for as long as I live. I will cherish this moment performing Coat Of Many Colors with Dolly forever. Goodbye Dolly. Rest in peace, beautiful angel.

[The Women's Game @WomensGameMIB]

A moment of defensive appreciation for Sarah Gorden 👏❌

Should USWNT manager Emma Hayes be giving her a call up? 👀

🎥: @NWSL

[Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez]

Here’s the correct answer: The MMR vaccine is one of the safest vaccines and medical technologies ever developed. Its accelerated use since 2000 through the @gavi alliance has reduced the number of children who die annually from measles from 450,000 to under 50,000 annually, and in the U.S. MMR vaccine led to the elimination of measles and congenital rubella syndrome. But the vaccine ecosystem is a fragile one, and due to rising antivaccine activism and a corrupt wellness industry pushing fake alternatives, both measles and congenital rubella syndrome are returning to the U.S. Therefore we must do everything possible to advocate for MMR vaccinations, explain to the American people why MMR vaccine doesn’t cause autism, and restore vaccine confidence. That’s the full correct answer

[Luke Epplin @LukeEpplin]

Not to make this political, but the breakthrough in mRNA cancer vaccines today is imperiled by folks who know nothing of the science and are dug in on conspiracy theories that have nothing to do with reality.

[Mason @masonisonx]

@atrupar For MAGA morons.

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

He told his students to go to the windows.
Get out. Jump if you have to.
Then Liviu Librescu walked to the classroom door and pressed his body against it.
He was 76 years old. He weighed 140 lbs
The gunman was in the hallway.
It was April 16, 2007. A Monday morning. Solid mechanics class at Virginia Tech, Room 204. Twenty-two students, most of them 19 or 20 years old.
At 9:45 AM, gunshots echoed through Norris Hall. Room by room, the shooter was working his way down the corridor.
Liviu heard it. He understood immediately.
He had survived the Holocaust. He had survived a labor camp. He had spent decades living under Communist oppression. He knew exactly what evil sounded like.
He told his students to escape through the windows. Second floor — it was a drop, but they'd survive. Then he walked to the door and held it shut with his body.
The shooter tried to force it open. It wouldn't move.
He fired through the door. Wood splintered. Bullets came through.
Liviu stayed.
Behind him, students were climbing out the windows. Dropping to the ground. Running. One by one, all twenty-two of them got out.
The shooter kept firing through the door.
Liviu held it shut until every student was safe.
Then the bullets killed him.
When police arrived, they found his body at the door.
All 22 of his students survived. Not one was injured.
Liviu Librescu was born on August 18, 1930, in Ploiești, Romania.
He was Jewish. In 1941, when he was eleven years old, Romanian authorities sent him and his family to a labor camp. His father died there. Liviu survived. When the war ended, he was fifteen.
He went back to school. Studied engineering. Earned a doctorate from the University of Bucharest.
But Communist Romania had no interest in allowing a Jewish intellectual to succeed. He was blocked from academic positions. Passed over for jobs he deserved. He applied to emigrate. The government kept refusing.
Finally, in 1978 when Liviu was 48 years old — Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin personally intervened. Romania let him go.
He had spent most of his adult life trapped in a country that didn't want him.
In Israel, he taught at Tel Aviv University. Published over 300 papers. Became an international expert in aeroelasticity — the science of how air flows over aircraft wings.
In 1985, Virginia Tech offered him a position. He moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. He taught there for 22 years. His students loved him — demanding but kind, high standards, genuine care.
He was still teaching full-time at 76. Still publishing research. Still showing up every Monday morning for solid mechanics.
April 16 was the first day of Passover — the Jewish holiday celebrating liberation from slavery and oppression.
Liviu Librescu died on the day his tradition sets aside to celebrate freedom.
He spent his entire life escaping death and oppression by luck, by persistence, by the intervention of others. And on his last morning, he chose to stand at a door so that twenty-two young people could have the future he had fought so hard to reach.
He could have run. He could have hidden. He could have climbed out a window with his students.
He chose to stay.
The Virginia Tech shooting killed 32 people that day — the deadliest school shooting in American history at the time.
Room 204 had zero casualties.
Because a 76-year-old Holocaust survivor held a door with his body until every student behind him was gone.
His funeral was held in Israel. Students from Virginia Tech flew across the ocean to honor him. The Israeli government awarded him the Star of David Medal posthumously. Virginia Tech named a scholarship in his memory.
His son said his father died the way he lived — protecting others.
A man who survived everything evil threw at him for 76 years.
On his last day, he made sure 22 kids survived too.
Professor Liviu Librescu. August 18, 1930 — April 16, 2007.
Holocaust survivor. Labor camp survivor.
302 published papers. 22 years at Virginia Tech.
22 students out the window.
He held the door.

[JJ Watt @JJWatt]

The woman in the photo grew up literally down the road, won 4 Utah state championships (1 in this exact stadium), Gatorade Player of the Year twice, National Player of the Year, scored the fastest first goal in USWNT history…

Could probably be worth a mention, but idk.

[Benjamin Cowen @benjamincowen]

Do not blame Balogun for this outcome.

He did not complain about the red card.

He shook the ref's hand.

He said that he wanted to be a good role model for kids.

Most other players whine on every single foul called.

Balogun showed class and I am a lifetime fan.

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

https://t.co/GevTqHPvk3

[Dokter Gooners @DokGooners]

🚨📣 Vozinha mengenai apa yang dia ucapkan ke Messi seusai pertandingan:

"Aku menghampirinya, dan bahkan sebelum aku sempat bicara banyak, dia langsung memelukku dan berkata: 'Kerja bagus. Kau kiper yang sangat hebat. Rakyatmu pasti sangat bangga padamu.' Mendengar hal itu dari sosok seperti Leo sungguh sangat berarti bagiku."

"Aku berterima kasih dan menjawab: 'Terima kasih, Leo. Kau yang terbaik.' Lalu aku meminta baju pertandingannya, dia tersenyum dan berkata: 'Tentu saja. Akan kuberikan padamu di lorong ganti.' Momen seperti ini akan selalu aku ingat seumur hidup." ❤️🇨🇻🇦🇷

Sungguh keindahan sepak bola dan kerendahan hati dua sosok luar biasa! ✨🤝

[Stock Mom™ @stockmom]

I can't stop listening to this song. Best thing that came out of the World cup being in the United States this year. 🇺🇸

Watching this compilation of fans from all over the world at the 2026 World Cup in America is so heartwarming.

USA USA USA 🇺�

[WeRateDogs @dog_rates]

Here are the top 5 dogs of June!

[Karen McGee @karenmotherof2]

BREAKING: A Seattle judge has granted FWD Floarin Balogun his injunction against FIFA.

[Jeremy @jeremyct]

Just got off the phone with my college roommate.

His daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in January.

He has insurance. Good insurance. The kind you feel safe having.

7 months later:
Savings: wiped out. 401k: cashed early. Penalties and all. House: refinanced to cover the gaps insurance decided weren’t their problem.

He told me he’s not the same person anymore.

Said watching your child fight for her life while simultaneously fighting an insurance company over coverage codes does something to you that doesn’t go away.

They did everything right.
Two incomes. No debt. Responsible their whole lives.

One diagnosis undid all of it in 7 months.

And somewhere a health insurance CEO is getting a $30 million bonus this quarter.

I don’t know how people defend this system with a straight face.

I really don’t.