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We'll never forget when you changed the course of... pop culture history. Congrats to two icons, we love you both 🧡show more

🚨ELECTRIC: JIM HARBAUGH WENT WILD ON THE #CHARGERS SIDELINE... DURING SUNDAYS GAME. HE HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED THE VIBE & CULTURE IN LA. THIS IS SO HYPE🔥 (🎥Chargers, VOLTURE1OF1)show more

Did you know? About ONE MILLION JEWS moved to... Israel in just ONE DECADE (1990–2000). This massive wave reshaped Israel’s science, arts, economy & culture almost overnight. History that changed a nation forever. #KnowIsraelshow more

You want an indication of how much the culture... has changed since 2020? All over TikTok, young girls are posting videos about how much they prefer white men without any sense that this might be problematic.show more

ELECTRIC: Seattle #Seahawks players going crazy for their head... coach Mike Macdonald in the locker room after the big win in Pittsburgh yesterday. 🔥🔥🔥 Macdonald has completely changed the vibes and culture in Seattle and his players love him.show more

One thing you must know about South Korea: its... vibrant protest culture. People only had hours to organize this demonstration at the National Assembly, & yet they had a band, opera performances and this trot song with lyrics changed to advocate for impeaching President Yoon. Wild.show more

15 years of Pop Culture. This video changed my... life. The other day I was reading through the list of 39 songs and realized I either met or worked with the majority of these artists since… Unreal! I’m so so grateful, it’s a magical thing.show more

Design doesn’t belong to one profession. It shapes business,... policy, culture, technology, and everyday life. The Pune Design Festival… 20th Edition is for: • Designers & architects • Startup founders & CX leaders • Students shaping their future • Policymakers, educators & creators 20 years of ideas that changed thinking. Two days that will change yours. 🎟️ Register today because the best conversations fill up first. Pune Design Festival Ashwini Deshpande Ashish Deshpande balamahajan Nishma Pandit Yogesh Dandekar Siddharth Kabra Amit Paranjape Sahil Deoshow more

The Crown Prince called, and a nation answered with... fire and defiance from one end of Iran to the other. The regime thugs came with violence and intimidation. It changed nothing. Chaharshanbe Suri has always belonged to Iran like this, ancient, joyous, untamed. For 47 years the terrorist Islamic Regime occupying Iran has tried to bury our old traditions by beating, threatening, and humiliating people for celebrating them, and for 47 years it has failed. Because these traditions are not decoration to us. They are memory. They are inheritance. They are proof that Iran is older than this occupation and will outlive it too. Our culture is not Islamism, not the regime’s imported sickness, not the ideology of men who fear joy, fire, music, and the open street. Our culture is Iran. We are Iranians. Children of Cyrus the Great. And just as we answered the call last night, we will answer again when the final call comes. Long live #Irán Javid shah.show more

ASSUMPTIONS The dynamics of street fights in the US... are very interesting: Young black men from ghetto backgrounds mostly target young white men their own age. But if you've noticed, they don't clash with white men over 30, especially those born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The reason for this is that: Young people in the US know that the fighting reflexes of experienced middle-aged men are far more dangerous. A young person might yell or be unable to defend themselves, but a 40-year-old man might hit and break things. This is instinctively known. Because US sociology has changed a lot. White people born after 2000 or in the late 90s are no longer growing up with a fighting culture, a street culture. Previously, white people fought everywhere – in bars, on the streets, at school, in the military – or they learned the taboo of masculinity very strictly. The current generation is different. The modernized world weakens developing societies.show more

🚨 RAMADAN GATHERINGS GROWING IN KRAKÓW – POLISH CONCERN:... “THIS IS HOW IT STARTED IN WESTERN EUROPE” TUSK & PIS GOVERNMENTS ARE LYING – BOTH PROMISE “POLAND WILL STAY POLAND” BUT LET NUMBERS RISE!!! Muslims just rented the big Hala 100-lecia Cracovii in Kraków for Eid al-Fitr. There are clearly more people than last year. Many Poles say clearly: “We have no hate toward Muslims. We respect them as people.” The real worry is protecting Polish culture and identity. Look at Sweden, England, Germany, France: Mass immigration → failed integration → parallel societies, cultural clashes, rising crime, changed demographics. Poland has quietly taken huge numbers of immigrants for years – **over 2 million Ukrainians** alone, plus others – one of the highest per capita in Europe. The city of Kraków actively supports this with its “Otwarty Kraków” program (2024–2028). It rents public halls (paid by taxpayers) for separate religious gatherings instead of real assimilation. Both the current government (Tusk) and the previous one (PiS) promise in every election: “Poland will remain Poland” – strict control, protect our culture. But the numbers keep rising anyway. During Ramadan, when they gather openly, we suddenly see how many there really are – and it grows year by year. Is this silent welcoming the start of losing our own culture – just like in the West?show more

fuck it, I’m top-blasting $MLG (it definitely might pull... back and you could get a better entry) here’s why: ◙ it combines crypto, culture, gaming, nostalgia all into one thing and that combination doesn’t come by often ◙ faze banks (always early) backing it is the perfect synergy I knew that the moment he started talking about it pubicly, but faded it because I saw MLG throughout the bottoms and never decided to click the button ◙ we know that crypto gaming is a thing, but in what form exactly, we haven't seen a perfect fit yet, this is a step in the right direction (few close examples) GTA VI integrating in game currency is an example of perfect fit, MLG and its lore is close putting the ego aside, we buy things at the price we deserve gaming changed my life it gave me freedom and taught me how to make content as a kid it allowed me to explore the online world at an early age, and also merk noobs online 360 no scoping as an adult, became a top creator for call of duty warzone, offered to join 100T as a creator, and a random stream taught me about nfts then crypto changed my life it gave me freedom and allowed me to be creative in all ways this isn’t just a coin, it’s a movement and I’m in.show more

“Receivers go to die.” “QBs can’t succeed in Chicago.”... Those were the narratives. Ryan Poles took over a franchise buried in dead cap, without first-round picks, and weighed down by decades of losing. He never promised a quick fix. He told everyone the rebuild would take time, stayed committed to his vision, and didn’t abandon it when things got difficult. When the Bears were losing, Poles stood in front of the media and took the blame. Now that the team is turning the corner, he’s stepped aside and let the players and coaches get the credit. He’s owned his mistakes, moved on from bad decisions without letting pride get in the way, built trust across the league, and treated veterans with respect by helping them land in better situations. Has he been perfect? No. Has he changed the culture and direction of Chicago Bears football? Absolutely. For the first time in a long time, the Bears aren’t just chasing success. They’re built to sustain it.show more

i think it’s been enough time & we can... finally address this particular discourse, and i think there’s a healthy discussion we can have about it. i genuinely think a fully traditional rendition in 2026, by artists operating at a global pop level, would have changed how the project was received internationally. there’s a very real possibility it would’ve been boxed into “world music,” treated more like cultural exhibition than a modern musical statement, keeping in mind that Arirang Album is not for 'aesthetics' nor is it a history lesson. using 808s, trap production, pop structures, and english hooks while still centering Arirang was actually a significant artistic choice. historically, Arirang was the song of ordinary people. in today’s world, pop culture/pop music is the common language. using contemporary pop to carry that sentiment to millions of listeners across countries feels very aligned with the spirit of what Arirang represented in its own time. and ‘unapologetically korean’ does not have to mean “only in korean” or “frozen in tradition.” it can also mean Korean artists having full control over how their culture is presented, modernized, exported, and understood. i also think if they had leaned entirely into historical styling and traditional presentation, western media may have reduced it to a “cultural curiosity” instead of engaging with it as a current, competitive pop release. critics likely would’ve framed it as heritage performance before artistry. i am glad they chose this route for the album.show more

Prince William or Prince Harry? Prince Harry was once... one of the most loved and protected men on the planet. People forgave him constantly. They laughed off the immaturity, brushed past the bad behaviour, and still wanted him to be happy. He was carried by goodwill he didn’t even have to earn. Then he married the wrong woman and everything changed. It was a slow public undoing. Not because she magically transformed him overnight, but because she became the environment where his worst instincts stopped being challenged and started being rewarded. Before marriage, the Palace structure and public expectations kept him in check. There were boundaries, guidance, and consequences. His rough edges were managed, his mistakes were contained, and he still had a sense of purpose through duty and service. After she arrived, it shifted into grievance culture. Every setback became “persecution.” Every criticism became “abuse.” Every boundary became “cruelty.” And instead of being pushed to grow up, Harry was encouraged to lean into victimhood as an identity and a brand. That’s why the decline feels so dramatic. It’s not that he suddenly became a different person. It’s that the guardrails disappeared, the resentment took over, and the man who once had the world’s sympathy became someone many people can’t stand to watch. That’s the tragedy. He had love, privilege, and purpose handed to him and still threw it all away.show more

IS THUNE THE PROBLEM OR IS THE RINO SENATE... THE REAL DISEASE?! Trump has demanded it publicly, more than once. Terminate the filibuster. Pass the SAVE America Act. Get voter ID and citizenship verification into law before Democrats can steal another election. Thune's answer has been the same every time. The math isn't there. Funny how the math is never there for anything MAGA wants, yet somehow the math always works out for judges Bush and Clinton got confirmed by voice vote decades ago. Here's the truth nobody in Washington wants to say out loud. Thune isn't an accident. He's a McConnell protege who climbed to power the same way McConnell always operated, by protecting the institution instead of the movement that built the majority. Cornyn was cut from the same cloth. Same instincts. Same reflex to play defense for the swamp instead of offense for the country. Texas voters saw it and ended his career. Paxton beat him by more than twenty points. But here's the uncomfortable question. If we replace Thune tomorrow, who takes his place? A 53 seat majority still needs 60 votes for most legislation. If the next senators in line are cut from the same establishment cloth as Thune and Cornyn, we haven't fixed anything. We've just changed the face on the podium. The real fight isn't one man. It's a Senate culture that treats the filibuster like sacred scripture while the country burns. Until primary voters send true America First fighters to Washington in bulk, not just one or two at a time, the swamp will keep finding a new Thune every single time. Draining the swamp was never a one man job. It's a decade long war, and the RINOs are counting on us getting tired first.show more

What Trump’s actions show is that globalization is over.... Nations must form empires again and secure their strategic space and resources. The world has woken up and is preparing for this new age. If you do not possess a resource at home, or lack direct access to it and the military capability to defend that access and the transport routes then you are dependent on the goodwill of others. The so-called “free and open market” no longer exists. The global Walmart cop has retired. Free, secure, reliable, and cheap global transport may soon be a thing of the past. The world is wide awake and adapting. Europe, meanwhile, reacts with one-sided moral outrage. Geopolitical actions are still interpreted through the outdated ideology of the unipolar moment, judged morally by whether one likes or dislikes the regime being changed. Europe needs to wake up from its liberal, post-political slumber. We are no longer an isolated island between two blocs. We are no longer an economic eunuch living as an adorable pet in the golden cage of a Pax Americana. But the current elites refuse to wake up. They want to become the world police themsevles now - a globocop without a gun. When they speak belligerently about “defending Europe,” they do not mean defending European peoples, national identities, or national interests. They mean defending liberal universalism. They are fanatics of a cargo cult. They are incapable of responding to modern challenges or operating in a de-globalized world. They hate Trump and Putin primarily but because they think they shattered their beautiful dream of globalization out of bad will. They were just reading the signs earlier and rugpulled the unipolar world with imperial politics. Now our elites want to make it the White European man’s burden to rebuild a utopia that never existed in the first place. To get us in line they copy paste a few Vril-Edits, beat their chests and clamor about the "evil" rest of the world. I stand by my words. The real enemy is within. The greatest threat to national survival and European sovereignty is our current rotten, imbecile, unattractiv and stupid elite. Every day they are in power longer, they're losing more European soil, resources, power, lives, and ethnocultural heritage. They must go. Only then can we consolidate, build a Fortress Europe, begin remigration, and return as a sovereign player in the great game. PS: This edits are our culture, not your costume.show more

this is a tribute post to share the legacy... of an artist whose work has changed my life and inspires me everyday, Jun Seba aka Nujabes. Born February 7, 1974, Nujabes was a music producer & DJ from Tokyo, Japan. He came from a family of music lovers and his father’s admiration for jazz served as an inspiration to Seba at a young age. He pursued his education at a Fine Arts school and the people in his life influenced him to explore the vast wonders of what music really is. In a 2003 interview with Sound & Recording Magazine, Seba said… “I started making tracks because I wanted to hear music that sampled the old soul and jazz I liked.” Nujabes in his early years discovered Hip-Hop and was enamored by the art of DJ-ing and breakdancing. Hip-Hop culture was being brought to life in the USA, but its influence seeped across the world and it started to gain popularity in Japan at the time as well. Seba went on to become a crucial figure in Japan’s underground Hip-Hop scene as a DJ, co-creating a label called ‘Hydeout Productions’. His love for music stemmed beyond just creating it. He had his own record store, which he spoke about in the aforementioned 2003 interview. “I recently started up a record store, Tribe, which I see as an extension of Hydeout Productions. Everything at the store is stuff I went and bought overseas myself, and my hope is for people to come in, listen to old records at their leisure, and hopefully feel inspired by those records to make good tracks themselves. That’s another thing I would like to cherish doing in the future—creating those sorts of encouraging environment” This was a genuine testament to the pure love Nujabes had for music and the community that is built as a result. This passion is what fueled the masterpieces we listen to today and it is the reason for him revolutionizing Hip-Hop production. One of his greatest achievements, in my opinion, was his contribution to the soundtrack of ‘Samurai Champloo’ alongside Fat Jon. This soundtrack set Nujabes on center stage. With a fusion of traditional Japanese musical influences, everything he learned as a student of Hip-Hop, and his early love for Jazz music, Nujabes created a new soundscape which set the tone for this acclaimed show, but also epitomized his brilliance as a musician. At a recent Nujabes tribute performance, longtime collaborator and a friend of Nujabes, Fat Jon, said a few words about him… “Our friendship went beyond music. And so yeah, we had fun making music, but we had more fun just doing regular shit in life… Nujabes as a person, separated from the music, he was a cool person.” You can tell everyone that has worked with or around Nujabes has a deep, unwavering admiration for him as a musician, but also as a person and a friend. Although his contributions to the soundtrack shot Nujabes to fame, his discography of solo music is what cemented his legacy as a pioneer of modern music. From his debut ‘Metaphorical Music’, to his most critically acclaimed work ‘Modal Soul’, Nujabes was able to create entire soundscapes by blending all the different things that made him love music in the first place. It would be a disservice to not mention his friends and frequent collaborators who had invaluable contributions to his work. Shing02, Uyama Hiroto, Cise Starr & Akin (CYNE), Substantial, Haruka Nakamura, and many more. (I’d love to give recommendations to people who want to dive into their work after seeing this!) Nujabes music heavily centered around jazz and soul samples intertwined with his intricate drum patterns and tranquil instrumentation. He fostered an atmosphere of serenity with his melodies than touched the hearts of millions around the world. From ethereal tracks like “Horizon” and “Counting Stars” to his Luv(Sic) series, Nujabes created art that transcended the preconceptions of what music’s impact is. if you made it this far, thank you for reading. i have no more characters left lolshow more

Here's a teaser of Lv Bu (吕布) from Light... Chaser Animation-the most powerful warrior of the Three Kingdoms, and perhaps the most dangerous man to trust. Lv Bu (吕布) was renowned as the era's most preeminent warrior. Born in Inner Mongolian, he's known as the "Flying General (飞将)" for his extraordinary martial skills. His legendary steed, Red Hare (赤兔), remains one of the ultimate symbols of a warhorse in Chinese culture to this day. It is widely believed to have been a "heavenly horse" from Central Asia. Lv's greatest weakness was never on the battlefield, but in his character. Suspicious, fickle, and lacking both political judgment and stable loyalty, he repeatedly switched allegiances in the chaos of the era, ultimately failing to secure a lasting position. He initially served under Ding Yuan (丁原), the Inspector of Bing Province (并州). In the late Eastern Han dynasty, imperial authority had weakened, eunuchs dominated the court, and political order had collapsed. In 189 AD, Ding Yuan led his troops to the capital Luoyang (洛阳) and conspired with the General-in-Chief He Jin (何进) to eliminate the eunuchs and restore order, or, make the throne great again. However, the plan was poorly executed. He Jin was killed by the eunuchs instead, who subsequently were slaughtered by He's allies. A huge vacuum of power emerged, and the situation quickly spiraled out of control. At this critical moment, the warlord Dong Zhuo (董卓), summoned to the capital, seized the opportunity. He swiftly took control of Luoyang, held the emperor hostage, and dominated the imperial court. Recognizing Lv's martial prowess and position, Dong Zhuo sowed discord between him and Ding Yuan, eventually persuading Lv Bu to kill his lord and defect to his side. For a time, the two referred to each other as father and son. However, Dong Zhuo's brutal and paranoid nature eventually wore on Lv Bu. Over time, as Lv grew more dissatisfied, his unease grew further when he began an affair with Dong Zhuo's maid. Ultimately, with the scheme of Wang Yun (王允), Lv Bu personally assassinated Dong Zhuo, the second time he killed his own lord. The maid, whose name was never recorded in historical texts, was later immortalized in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms as "Diaochan (貂蝉)." While the details of the maid's life are unknown, the story of Diaochan has become rich and romanticized, forever entwined with the legends of that era, making her one of China's Four Great Beauties. However, the assassination of Dong Zhuo did not grant Lv a stable position he sought. For the next ten years, he wandered between various factions, aligning with them, betraying them, and repeating this cycle. He remained the undefeated warrior, but over time, he came to be seen by all the warlords as: The strongest, yet the most untrustworthy man. Historical records show that when Cao Cao (曹操) tried to win over Lv Bu, he sent him a military seal and a sash. Cao Cao wrote in a personal letter to Lv Bu, "The royal family has no good gold, so I have recast a seal for you with my own family's gold; the royal family has no purple sash, so I have given you my own purple sash to show my sincerity." However, Lv's repeated betrayals finally led Cao to make the decision to eliminate him. In 199 AD, Cao Cao captured him. What followed was a fascinating conversation recorded in history. When Lv Bu met Cao Cao, he said: "From now on, the world can be at peace." Cao Cao asked, "Why do you say that?" Lv Bu replied: "Your Excellency's only concern is me. Now that I have surrendered, the trouble of the world is nearly over. If you command me to lead the cavalry and you lead the infantry, all under heaven will surely be unified." Lv then turned to Liu Bei (刘备), who was nearby and would move on to oppose Cao Cao in the southwest of China 20 years later, and pleaded: "Could you not speak a word on my behalf to loosen bonds?" Cao Cao, upon hearing this, smiled and said: "Binding a tiger must be done tightly." At that moment, Liu Bei intervened: "Have you forgotten the stories of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo?" These words completely changed the situation. Cao Cao immediately decided to execute Lv to avoid his own tragic end. Before his execution, Lv glared at Liu Bei in anger and shouted: "Big-eared man (大耳儿), you are the most untrustworthy!" This final insult not only marked the last words of his life but also made Liu Bei's nickname endure in history for 1,800 years. For over 1,800 years, Lv Bu has never disappeared. In history, in novels, in films, and in games, he is always the ultimate warrior. Max stats. Zero loyalty. And like many people of my generation playing 3K-themed games, he was the one character I wanted most, even knowing he would probably betray me. In history, he failed. In legend, he became immortal. So how do you see Lv Bu, legend, traitor, or tragedy?show more