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[Laila Cunningham @policylaila]

My 17-year-old daughter:
“I’m confused. We’ve always been taught not to share personal information or anything that identifies us online because it isn’t safe. Now they want us to do exactly that to access social media.”

[Light 💡 @LightVivien]

洛杉矶山火很多是人为放火。这次放火者被抓了个正着👇。

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

阿門！哈利路亞！

[Bear Grylls OBE @BearGrylls]

Train hard. Prepare for the worst. Fight with everything you have.

Then surrender the outcome to God.

That is the only way to live without fear.

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

@ZelenskyyUa 歡迎幹掉普京！千萬別客氣！

[乌克兰战争•最新进展🇺🇦 @HXR001]

#乌克兰今日
2014年，俄罗斯击落了一架民用客机，造成193名荷兰公民死亡。

荷兰人没有忘记。也不会原谅。

现在，荷兰举国帮助乌克兰击毙俄罗斯。不但给乌克兰 F-16。荷兰宣布，乌克兰可以用荷兰给的任何武器，包括F-16 在俄罗斯境内杀毙俄罗斯！

[Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 @pmarca]

It is so wild that the Yookay government is simultaneously trying to lower the voting age to 16, and ban the Internet until age 16.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Today has been a difficult day in Ukraine after a massive Russian strike. There were many ballistic missiles and drones. Now air-raid alerts are active across various regions too. And once again, we are facing aerial threats. Just today, Russian strikes have taken 22 lives in Kyiv and Dnipro, including children. We are doing everything to protect our people, our cities, and our communities. And we are grateful to those who are helping us. Ukraine is grateful to Italy. We deeply value that you care, that you want peace for us, and see the defense of Kyiv’s independence and freedom as your cause. Together, we will certainly achieve this.

I congratulate Italy, President Mattarella @Quirinale, President of the Council of Ministers @GiorgiaMeloni, and all Italian people on the 80th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic. Freedom is an achievement that must be defended every day.

Thank you, Italy! Buona Festa della Repubblica!

[Mykhailo Rohoza @MykhailoRohoza]

🕯️ 471 Days Underground Near Bakhmut: A Ukrainian Sergeant Held His Position Beneath an Asphalt Road

His name is Serhii Tyshchenko.

A Ukrainian sergeant.

46 years old.

Call sign: Wind.

He spent 471 days in an underground bunker near Bakhmut — not in a concrete shelter or a fortified command post, but in a cramped dugout beneath an asphalt road.

There was little air.

Little water.

Little food.

Little sleep.

But there was never a shortage of the enemy.

Serhii recalls that the bodies of Russian soldiers accumulated near the entrance.

“We climbed over them and covered them with dirt to reduce the smell,” he says. “But it never really went away.”

This was not a movie.

This was Bakhmut.

This was the reality in which Ukrainian soldiers held their ground with their bodies, nerves, lungs, and determination.

Serhii arrived at the position while Joe Biden was still President of the United States.

When he finally emerged 471 days later, a new administration was in power, and debates about territorial concessions were taking place far from the battlefield.

For some, territory is a line on a map.

For him, it was the place where friends died.

Where dirt fell from the ceiling.

Where every trip outside could be the last.

Where clean air became a luxury.

“Everything was underground. Everything was dug out,” he recalls.

The bunker began with a trench and continued beneath the road, hidden by logs, dirt, and sand.

In the summer of 2023, Serhii and another soldier went to collect rations from a nearby bunker when a drone spotted them.

The hunt began.

They dove into a ditch and hid in tall grass. His comrade was convinced they were finished.

Serhii told him to run.

They reached the bunker.

They survived.

But worse was still to come.

During their first week there, a Russian assault group attacked the position.

One attacker ambushed Ukrainian soldiers at the narrow entrance. Three of Serhii’s comrades were killed.

Serhii charged the attacker unarmed.

He should have died.

But the attacker’s rifle jammed.

Another Ukrainian soldier eliminated the threat moments later.

Serhii survived by seconds.

After that, no replacements arrived.

“At first there were five of us left. Then four,” he recalls.

“That’s when I realized we would be here for a long time.”

Leaving was nearly impossible.

Bringing in fresh troops was nearly impossible.

Russian drones attacked day and night. An observation opening became a target for FPV drones and had to be sealed.

After that, there was even less air inside.

Breathing became difficult.

His chest constantly felt tight.

The bunker collapsed more than once. Hunger and thirst became constant companions.

Still, Serhii endured.

471 days.

471 mornings without seeing a normal sky.

471 nights underground.

471 days knowing the next strike could be the last.

471 days defending a position that some people might casually describe as “disputed territory.”

But that land is not an abstraction.

It smells of sweat, gunpowder, blood, damp earth, and death.

It is held by people like Serhii Tyshchenko.

People who do not make grand speeches.

People who do not ask for sympathy.

People who simply remain where most others could not last a day.

When someone says Ukraine should “give up territory,” it is worth remembering people like him.

People who never sat in a bunker beneath Bakhmut cannot fully understand what that ground cost.

Serhii Tyshchenko is one of the people who proves that Ukraine stands not because it is easy.

It stands because there are people willing to hold the line even when it seems impossible.

Honor to the Ukrainian warrior.

Honor to all who hold the front.

And eternal memory to those who never returned home. 🇺🇦

[Angus電科技 @wuanguscc]

⚡⚡⚡最新消息：Tesla Model 3 在馬里布墜崖91公尺，兩人奇蹟生還

5月29日清晨，🇺🇸 加州馬里布穆赫蘭公路一輛白色 Tesla Model 3 衝出彎道，從約91公尺高的懸崖墜落並翻滾，停在山坡樹叢中。

車上兩人均生還：駕駛自行走出呼救，乘客由救援人員垂降救出，兩人均以直升機後送醫院，傷勢中度，無生命危險。

車輛嚴重受損但未起火，乘員艙結構保持完整。事故原因仍在調查中，是否涉及 Autopilot/FSD 尚未確認。 從91公尺高的懸崖墜落還能生還，是現代汽車被動安全工程的極致體現。

Tesla Model 3 在 NHTSA、IIHS 均獲最高安全評級，此次車身結構未嚴重坍塌、電池未起火，乘員艙保護了兩條人命。

[墓碑科技 @mubeitech]

福特算过一笔账：让车主活活烧死，比召回修车更划算。

修好所有容易爆炸的缺陷油箱，要花1.37亿美元。
直接赔偿那些被烧死、烧伤的受害者呢？只要4900万美元。
于是，他们决定不修了。

这是美国法学院必学的经典案例，福特Pinto案。
最近在乔·罗根的播客里，律师Aaron Siri再次提到了这件旧事。
因为这种事，从来没有真正成为历史。
他还指出了另一个案子，止痛药Vioxx。
药厂明知这药会导致心脏病和中风，但为了保住利润，依然选择隐瞒和淡化风险。

为什么会这样？
因为当大公司获准对人命进行冷血的“成本收益分析”时，死人就只是一项商业成本。
只要赚钱的数字大于赔钱的数字，为了让股东赚得更多，一切代价都可以接受。

这就解释了，为什么美国法律里必须要有“惩罚性赔偿”（Punitive damages）。
总有人抱怨现在的天价索赔太夸张。
但这恰恰是惩罚性赔偿的真正用途：彻底打破那道冷血的数学题。
当市场约束不了恶，当经济自利让资本选择作恶，就必须用远超止损线的巨额罚单逼他们就范。

这绝不是什么远古历史。
只要利润被置于安全之上，这种算计今天依然在每一张报表里发生。

[MisterChiton @BastardChiton]

Zelensky “I russi hanno rapito 20.000 bambini, forse più; ne abbiamo recuperati 2.200. I russi ci hanno proposto di scambiare i bambini con i soldati. Riesci a immaginarlo? Non possiamo.

Il fatto che ce lo abbia proposto è la conferma che li hanno rapiti”

[common(non)sense @katiabanina]

My granddad is the best person i know

At 11, he tried a cig and didn't like it and never smoked since
At 18, he was on the verge of death from sepsis when his mom's friend's husband, a long haul Aeroflot pilot, brought penicillin back from the US. When the antibiotics started working, the doc told his mom - don't cry, he might even live up to 40
At 21, he got a degree in nuclear physics, but wasn't allowed to work in the industry due to weakened health. He found himself in the Soviet space programme
At 26, he sent Sputnik to space, a few weeks before he had his first child
At 32, he made the discovery of the Earth's plasmasphere
At 60, he learnt English because the iron curtain had fallen and he could travel to the international space conferences. He needed to write and present in English
At 70, he would fight me for the dial-up internet as I wanted to chat to online friends, while he needed to send some work emails from home
At 85, he visited me in London and went to the British Museum five days in a row. One of the days we were having afternoon tea, and he exclaimed: "I'm so lucky! Had I not lived to this age, I would not have seen Amenkhotep III statue and had these wonderful scones at the Ritz"
At 90, he was the only person in my family who said I must absolutely take the opportunity to work in crypto
At 94, he still was still co-authoring scientific papers. And this hasn't stopped yet

Yesterday, he turned 95

Happy birthday granddad 😊

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

其中兩個還是胖子

[Angus電科技 @wuanguscc]

⚡⚡⚡最新消息：FSD v14.3.3 全球首次橫越🇨🇦加拿大，6,051公里零介入

Tesla FSD v14.3.3 於5月24至29日完成全球首次加拿大「海岸到海岸」全自主駕駛，從太平洋岸溫哥華出發，歷時4天21小時、行駛6,051公里抵達大西洋岸哈利法克斯，全程零人工介入（0 disengagements）。

三位車主駕駛一輛搭載 HW4 硬體的 2025 Model 3，途經落磯山脈彎道、草原、施工區與夜間路段，Supercharger 充電停靠也全由 FSD 自主完成。Tesla 官方帳號及 Autopilot 總監 Ashok Elluswamy 均發文祝賀。

6,051公里全程不需一次接管，代表技術可靠性已大幅躍升。加上 David Moss 先前🇺🇸美國橫越記錄，短短幾個月已累積逾20,000公里零介入跨洲駕駛。

[墓碑科技 @mubeitech]

花了 5 年时间，前 NASA 宇航员才摸清俄罗斯同行上天到底图什么。

说这话的是美国参议员 Mark Kelly。
他曾在 NASA 服役，和俄罗斯宇航员共事了整整 15 年。
其中很多人，甚至成了他私交不错的朋友。

但他发现，在太空中大家的驱动力完全不同。
对美国人、英国人来说，第一动机永远是任务成功。
大家希望组织赢，希望自己的国家赢。

但在俄罗斯宇航员的动机清单上，任务成功只能排到第四位。

排第一的，是面子和掌控感。
自己是不是名义上的一把手，事情看起来漂不漂亮，这比实际效果重要得多。

排第二的，是找背锅侠。
一旦操作失误，责任该扣在谁头上。
俄罗斯任务控制中心甚至专门有个岗位，时刻盯着随时可能出现的错误。

排第三的，是顺手牵羊。
Kelly 回忆，俄罗斯人对此非常坦诚。
他们内部有种心照不宣的逻辑：如果你没从手头的活里捞点什么，反而会变成那个被否定的人。

最后，排在第四的，才是任务本身能不能成功。

这不是太空失重造成的特殊现象。
当一个体系不再依靠创造价值来分配利益，局内人的聪明才智，自然会全部转向权力表演、推诿免责和内部掏空。

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

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[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

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LINE也與中國大陸有關聯！

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

有志者事竟成！

[DogeDesigner @cb_doge]

NEVER GIVE UP

[DogeDesigner @cb_doge]

NEVER GIVE UP

[Patrick X. @ppgotw]

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[taga | 暮山暖叙 @Qiqi7877]

🚨 去加拿大旅游的朋友，一定要高度警惕！
多伦多皮尔逊国际机场（Toronto Pearson）爆出惊天丑闻：机场内部行李处理人员，竟然把无辜旅客的行李标签偷偷换到装满可卡因的毒品箱子上！
结果这些旅客一落地国外，就被当地警方以“走私毒品”罪名逮捕。有些国家走私毒品可是死刑！过去一年至少已有17名加拿大旅客因此受害，这很可能只是冰山一角。
真实受害者包括：
• 多伦多护理人员 Nicole，在温哥华机场被抓；
• 以及多名前往多米尼加的旅客，被关押100天后才获释。
CTV W5 最新独家调查证实：加拿大骑警（RCMP）已在过去一年逮捕了6名机场行李和坡道工作人员，但问题远未解决。
我的判断：
一个号称发达国家的国际机场，发生这种系统性内部腐败，说明安保已经彻底崩坏。
大量雇佣新移民和低背景审查人员从事高敏感岗位，结果就是金条劫案之后，又出了毒品换标签案。
这不是“个案”，而是大规模移民政策+低信任社会带来的必然恶果。加拿大正在用纳税人的生命安全，为“多元包容”的政治正确买单。
给所有要去加拿大或经停皮尔逊机场的朋友的紧急提醒：
• 给自己的行李多角度拍照（包括标签、外观、特征）
• 务必使用 AirTag 或类似追踪器
• 保留登机牌和行李票据
• 尽量使用带锁的行李箱，并检查标签是否被撕换过
真正的解决方案：加拿大必须立即改革——高安全敏感岗位只允许本国公民担任，并大幅加强背景审查和监控。否则，以后每一位从皮尔逊机场出发的旅客，都可能成为下一个无辜的“毒品走私犯”。
把这篇转给所有爱飞的朋友，尤其是常去东南亚、加勒比、中南美、欧洲的朋友。
你的行李安全，现在真的只能靠自己了！