Stole the hack squat for shoulder pressing partial reps... when I’m already cooked. Fixed ROM + neutral grip - stability = massive gainsshow more

There’s one thing you have to do in the... Muscle Building Game. Trust the winners. They did something right to get there. Christian Bumstead changing his technique on the Incline DB press for shoulder safety was an epiphany I realised how much of shoulder assistance we have with the pronated grip. Switched to the Neutral or Semi Neutral Grip for PURE UPPER CHEST ACTIVATION. Humbled by the weight but the gains are on their way.show more

Weighted dips were the move today - BW+ 115lb... added for some sets of 6-8 reps 🚂 ☑️Phenomenal chest and triceps builder, but also underrated in terms of SERRATUS development. The serratus muscle plays a big role for shoulder stability in the bench press and it gets developed well on these when performed with a slight lean forward at the bottom.show more

Incline Smith Machine Press Tips: 1) Set the bench... to roughly 15-30°….steeper angles generally increase front delt involvement and reduce pec involvement 2) Position yourself so the bar tracks toward the upper chest / lower clavicle region at the bottom of each rep 3) Retract and depress the shoulder blades (“chest up, shoulders down and back”) before unracking to set your base but allow scapula to move freely during the set 4) Keep feet planted firmly on the floor and maintain a stable base 5) Lower the bar under control until you come into contact with your chest (if you cannot do this without pain, just shy of chest is fine) 6) Allow the elbows to travel roughly 45-60° away from the torso…neither excessively tucked nor excessively flared 7) Keep wrists stacked directly over elbows throughout the rep 8) Avoid excessively bouncing the bar off the chest or relaxing at the bottom position 9) Use a grip width that allows the forearms to remain approximately vertical from the front view near the bottom of the rep 10) Full lockout is optional for hypertrophy…stopping just short of lockout can sometimes help maintain continuous tension 11) Control the eccentric and perform the concentric with intent and aggression while maintaining technique 12) If shoulder discomfort occurs, experiment with: - A lower incline angle - A slightly narrower grip - Bringing the touch point slightly lower on the chest - Reduced ROM The Smith machine’s fixed bar path will improve stability and allow greater focus on loading the target musculature close to failure safely….making it a strong hypertrophy option As always, ensure progressive overload is occurring on a regular basis!show more

Do you guys remember this guy from last year... who stole the.girllens.’s borrowed camera? He was ordered on the InDrive app to deliver a camera to someone, but he ran away with it instead. After seeing posts online of people searching for him, he kept moving from place to place to avoid being caught. He was eventually caught on February 12 this year, but by then he had already sold everything in the bag for 200k and couldn’t trace the buyers, claiming they were Ikeja boys by the roadside. The bag contained a camera and lens worth over 2m, which he sold for just 200k. The case went to court, and he was found guilty, with sentencing fixed for April 9th. However, Seun(the owner of the stolen camera) later asked her to let him go, and despite her pain, she agreed since he was the owner of the camera stollen. Why are you releasing a thief because of pity?? First frame was when he was caught. Second frame was when he sold the camerashow more

Not for everyone, but if you’re looking for the... extreme for muscle mass… It’s too dangerous?? I’ve only heard this from people who’ve not ever even tried the low rep approach, and I’m confident they didn’t try it my way and here is why One of the very first things I noticed when I made the change to low reps sets, I stopped having shoulder impingement. No more elbow tendonitis and other chronic injuries from overuse We can thank Wollf’s Law and Davis’s Law Wolff’s Law states that bone tissue remodels and strengthens itself in response to the mechanical stresses and loads placed upon it. Davis’s Law states that soft tissues (like ligaments, tendons, and fascia) adapt by lengthening or shortening based on the sustained stresses or positions they are held in over time. The fitness industry is full of examples of crab mentality. Crab mentality is the attitude where people in a group try to pull down or sabotage anyone who is trying to improve or escape or problem solve, like crabs in a bucket pulling each other back down.show more

Leg curls go first in the session. Not last,... not as a finisher, not squeezed in if there is time. The knee is held together by an argument between two muscles. The quads pull the shin forwards, the hamstrings pull it back, and when those two are anywhere near matched the joint tracks properly and the load goes where it should. Now look at how the average leg day is arranged. Squats, presses and extensions while you are fresh, hammering the quads. Then curls at the end, two half-hearted sets, done in a state where you could not produce real force if you tried. Run that for a few years and it stops being an argument. One side has been training. The other has been turning up late. Put the curls at the front and you fix both halves at once. The hamstrings arrive at your heavy squats already switched on, which is the cheapest knee insurance in the building. And they finally get trained fresh, so they actually progress instead of living off the scraps. Four to six reps, heavy, two sets, then go and squat. If your knees already complain, start here. If they don't, this is how they stay that way.show more

Stop trading time for rest. Start using light for... recovery. The biggest mistake athletes make in 2026? Thinking "recovery" only happens while you’re asleep. What I’m holding here is a Photobiomodulation (PBM) device—and the data behind it is a total game changer for anyone trying to stay on the field and out of the doctor's office. THE SCIENCE OF THE "BIO-HACK": Most recovery tools just mask pain. PBM actually repairs tissue at the mitochondrial level. Here’s the data-driven truth on how it works: 1️⃣ The Mitochondrial Battery: Red and Near-Infrared light photons are absorbed by cytochrome c oxidase. This triggers a massive spike in ATP production (cellular energy), effectively "supercharging" your body’s ability to repair micro-trauma in half the time. 2️⃣ Inflammation Shutdown: PBM dissociates Nitric Oxide from your mitochondria, allowing oxygen to flood back into the tissue. Result? A 50% reduction in DOMS and faster clearance of metabolic waste. 3️⃣ The Ergogenic Edge: Running this over a non-injured muscle before a workout increases muscle workload capacity and fatigue resistance. It’s essentially a legal "biological cheat code" for endurance. THE DATA 📊: Injury Recovery: Speeds up soft tissue healing by up to 2x. Performance: Studies show a measurable increase in power output and reps to failure when used as a "pre-conditioning" tool. Safety: Non-invasive, drug-free, and now the "Gold Standard" in professional locker rooms from the NFL to Special Forces. Stop waiting for your body to heal itself slowly. Use the light. 💡 Save this for your next rehab session and share with an athlete who is tired of being sidelined.show more

WOW! This morning, a staffer who works for GOP... Conference Chair Chairwoman Lisa McClain physically assaulted Loomer Unleashed DC corespondent Charles R Downs today when he attempted to ask the Congresswoman why she and her Jordanian Chief of staff Nick Hawatmeh leaked internal Congressional committee questions regarding anti-Semitism on college campuses to the Qatari embassy. As you can see from the video, McClain witnessed the assault and did nothing to condemn it. The Congresswoman doesn’t want to face accountability for leaking to a foreign Islamic government that funds HAMAS. This is unacceptable behavior by Congressional staffers Representatives. Speaker Mike Johnson how come you haven’t said a word about McClain leaking to the Qataris? What will the GOP donors think ahead of the 2026 midterms when they see this video? Many have already told me they refuse to donate in 2026 unless McClain is removed after she leaked to the funders of HAMAS. And I know Mike Johnson knows I’m being serious too, because the donors called him, and then they called me. Right, Mike? Why are so many GOP reps completely sold out to jihadist Muslims?show more

Just came across footage of Medieval Empires running on... mobile and yeah, that gave me straight-up dollar signs in the eyes. Why? 1. I’m already invested in $MEE. 2. I love playing the game on PC. 3. I can’t wait to take it mobile. Mobile gaming is the most played category in the world right now. And this changes everything for Medieval Empires. Because to progress fast in the game, you need premium and to get premium, you lock up $MEE tokens. I’m speculating that the mobile version will include an in-game flow to do exactly that lock tokens and unlock VIP benefits straight from your phone. And let’s not forget… This game has been quietly built from scratch by a massive team with a long-term vision. What we’re seeing now is just a test flight. But when it fully lands on iOS and Android, I’m telling you the token will fly. We already saw a 250% move recently and $MEE is still sitting around a 15M market cap. Add in the fact that Medieval Empires is currently the biggest game on Polygon and even AI will tell you that if you ask. Plus: $POL is running a monthly 30K reward campaign on Kaito for the most active creators. And Web2 influencers are already circling this game. This is still early. If you’ve heard me talk about Medieval Empires before, now’s a good time to pay attention again. What do you think about it? Video credits to Enissay.show more

🔥🚨 BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW ALERT 🚨🔥 Ousmane Dembélé just sat... down for a no-filter interview… and what he said about Lionel Messi and the World Cup is already exploding across social media 😳💥 When the journalist asked him the big question “Does Messi deserve a World Cup?” Dembélé didn’t hesitate. 🗣️ Dembélé: “No. I’m going to be honest, and a lot of people won’t like this… but no, I don’t think Messi deserved that World Cup the way it happened. Listen, Messi is an incredible player, one of the greatest talents the game has ever seen. I played with him, I saw what he can do up close. But ‘deserving’ a World Cup is different. A World Cup is supposed to be the purest competition in football. What we saw in 2022… and what we’re seeing again now… doesn’t always feel pure. There were so many soft penalties, so many moments where the whistle only seemed to go one way. The physicality that was allowed against us, the decisions in the biggest games… it left a bad taste. You work your whole life for these moments and then you feel the match is being influenced by things outside the pitch. That hurts more than losing. I’m not saying Messi isn’t a legend. He is. But when people talk about ‘deserving,’ I look at the full picture the refereeing, the narratives, the pressure on certain teams, the way some matches felt guided. Football should be decided by the players on the field, not by other factors. And this World Cup we’re in right now? Don’t even get me started. Too many strange results, too many soft calls in key moments, too many games that leave you shaking your head. Fans can feel it. Players can feel it. Something is off and nobody wants to say it out loud. I have massive respect for Messi the footballer. But if you’re asking me from the heart whether that 2022 title felt fully clean and fully deserved in the pure sporting sense… my answer is no. And I know I’m not the only one who thinks it.” 😱🔥 The interview is already causing chaos. Argentine fans are furious, French fans are divided, and neutral fans are arguing non-stop in the replies. Dembélé went there. No filter. No holding back.show more

Since TermMax V2 rolled out the new Roll feature,... I’ve been thinking DeFi lending is finally getting serious about managing time. The worst part of fixed-rate positions was never opening them—it was those brutal few days before expiry. You’re stuck in meetings all day, topping up margin at night, jumping chains for liquidity at 3 a.m., watching rates while praying nothing blows up. A lot of positions didn’t die from volatility; they died right there in that 48-hour window. When I saw what TermMax | Fixed Rate Borrowing & Lending just shipped, my first reaction was that on-chain borrowing finally feels like actual debt management. Besides straight repayment, you can now roll your position two ways: straight into a new fixed-rate term market to lock the rate again, or over to Morpho’s floating market if you want flexibility. A lot of people are calling it “just rolling over,” but it’s really changing how we handle time. Fixed rates used to lock the interest but left time broken—expiry hit and you had to decide everything from scratch again. The real stress wasn’t the APR; it was the panic questions like “what if I don’t have cash that day” or “what if the market flips.” V2 stitches that gap shut. Inside the rollover pop-up you pick the next term—like USDC/wstETH to 30SEP2026—and you see the APY instantly. The real win isn’t the yield; it’s finally being able to plan your next cash flow ahead of time. If you want stability, rolling to the next fixed market is like building your own debt calendar—next due date, cost of funds, everything crystal clear so you don’t scramble at the last second. Want to keep options open? Flip to Morpho and stay flexible if rates move. That’s what makes this update feel mature. It doesn’t decide for you—it hands the duration choice back to the user. The Maturity Watch plus the unified Positions view is the most underrated detail. Expiry pressure used to hit like an alarm clock out of nowhere; now you can actually see your full funding timeline. Lately the community can’t stop talking about “control.” XHUNT’s last 7-day stats show TermMax sitting at 86.7% positive sentiment. People aren’t just chasing APY anymore—they’re praising the certainty of fixed rates, the clean dashboard, Range Orders, and that new feeling of not having to put out fires at the last minute. This shift is bigger than it looks. Most on-chain users used to live in the “today” lane—what’s pumping, what’s the rate, any quick moves? Now with Roll, some are already thinking three months out. That’s not a trading habit anymore; it’s turning into a real money habit. Sure, it’s not perfect yet. We still need more real-world rollover data, rates will keep moving, and there are edge cases like zero-debt positions that can’t roll. The TGE delay frustration is real too, but that’s separate from the product itself. Still, this V2 Roll just turned DeFi’s most ignored stress—from pure expiry panic into something you can actually schedule. With DeFi rotating hard and Bitcoin pulling back a bit, people are craving exactly this kind of certainty. Once users start managing the future properly, fixed-rate lending finally starts feeling like a real credit market. Have you noticed? A lot of us aren’t just asking “is the APY good?” anymore. We’re asking whether this money will still fit in our plans when it comes due.show more

Calvary Greetings to you Harry Maguire Man of Letters.,... It’s one thing to defend a failed govt, it’s another thing to fail in defending a failed govt. You’re a terrible defender, but since you care about meeting your KPI with the govt rather than people’s lives, I’d oblige you. If you care to read your quotes and comments, you would see how you’re being pounded with the facts but then again, you already know the fact. I came to Ogun for a Charity program, landed Enugu, but decided to reroute, and landed Lagos again and I’m sitting down wondering how your fellow KPI prevaricators will fix the Lafenwa Itele Ayobo road this night before I get there tomorrow morning. This flight ticket I will buy it 10 times and come back here 10 times since you people want to be liars and criminals at the detriment of people’s lives. Go back to them and tell them that THEY SHOULD FIX THE ROAD and stop writing words you don’t understand for you to type on Twitter. FIX OGUN STATE ROADS FIX Lafenwa Itele Ayobo road Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, CON Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola YAYI. CON, FCA I almost lost my life on this road, school children were in a ditch bleeding but rather than fix it, you prefer propaganda. Since you said the road is fixed, I hope it would be fixed when I get there in the morning. Since you claim I am paid to lie against you Prince Dr. Dapo Abiodun, CON, let me do the job well. Unlike Harry Maguire, I’m way above your political crumbs, FIX THE ROAD The people that die there are your own people. See you all and your terrible roads tomorrow✌🏻. #FixOgunStateRoads #FixLafenwaIteleAyoboRoadshow more

BREAKING: Israel's Channel 12 says that Israeli soldiers will... not be participating in the U.S. ground invasion of Iran For decades, Israel has relied on the United States to handle the heavy lifting and dangerous combat in regional conflicts that ultimately serve Israeli interests, while keeping its own troops out of harm’s way. When the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, it toppled Saddam Hussein, an enemy who had launched missiles at Israel during the 1991 Gulf War. Israeli leaders supported the war but committed no ground forces. American troops did the fighting, dying, and occupying. Similarly, after the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. launched a massive campaign in Afghanistan against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Israel provided intelligence assistance but sent zero combat soldiers, letting America expend its blood and treasure far from Israeli borders. The pattern repeated in Libya in 2011. U.S. led NATO intervention removed Muammar Gaddafi, a longtime antagonist of Israel. Once again, Israeli infantry stayed home. In Syria, American military involvement including airstrikes, support for opposition groups, and operations against ISIS helped weaken the Assad regime, Iran’s key ally and Hezbollah’s sponsor. Israeli forces remained on the sidelines, avoiding direct entanglement. This approach reflects calculated self interest. By encouraging or benefiting from U.S. interventions, Jerusalem achieves strategic gains removing regimes without the political backlash or casualties that direct involvement would bring. America becomes the instrument that clears away threats ranging from Baghdad to Tripoli to Damascus, often at enormous cost to itself in lives, money, and international standing. United States performs the “dirty work” of reshaping the Middle East in ways favorable to Israeli security. The latest declaration regarding Iran simply confirms what Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria already demonstrated: when major ground operations are required, Israel prefers Washington to sacrifice its own people.show more

This was filmed last week in Tampa, Florida. Phone... cam footage is shaky but captures everything. The veteran is Marcus, 36, Marine Corps. Severe PTSD. His therapist suggested getting a dog. Marcus came to browse. Not sure he was ready. Walking down the kennel hallway looking at dogs. Most are barking. Jumping. Overwhelming. Then Marcus passes one kennel. A Pit Bull inside. Male. About four years old. The dog isn't barking. Just stands up. Presses his nose through the bars. Staring at Marcus. Marcus stops walking. Looks at the dog. Kneels down. The dog pushes his entire face through the gap in the bars trying to reach Marcus. Whining softly. Marcus asks staff if he can meet this dog. Staff member unlocks the kennel. Opens the door. The dog doesn't run out crazy. He walks directly to Marcus. Then launches. Wraps both front paws around Marcus's neck. Won't let go. Marcus falls backward. Sitting on the floor. Dog in his lap. Paws still wrapped around his neck. Pressing his face into Marcus's shoulder. Marcus wraps his arms around the dog. They stay like that. Staff member filming says "I've never seen Zeus act like this. He's been here eight months. Scared of men. Won't let men touch him." Marcus is crying. Says "He won't let go. He's holding onto me." They sat on that shelter floor for forty-three minutes. Zeus would not release his grip around Marcus's neck. Marcus adopted Zeus on the spot. Staff said when Marcus tried to stand up to do paperwork, Zeus panicked. Wouldn't let go. Marcus had to carry Zeus to the front desk. Sign papers one-handed while Zeus clung to him. Marcus told us: "I wasn't sure I was ready for a dog. But Zeus decided for me. He chose me. And he won't let me go. Maybe that's exactly what I need." Sometimes the best therapy is a shelter dog who wraps himself around you and refuses to let go until you understand you're supposed to take him homeshow more

🚨 BREAKING: The sports 5m & 15m Polymarket Clawdbot... configuration with the strongest results just went public. This is NOT engagement farming. And it’s NOT fiction.If you’re trading on Polymarket, read this carefully. He reportedly started with around $100–200 and scaled it to roughly $2M.No insider access. No political backchannels. Just a developer who built his own script. Profile - Copytrade - Right now, it’s being called the fastest Polymarket copy-trading bot available. I went through the framework. No massive data pipelines. No absurd infrastructure. Nothing resembling rocket science. I spent 4–6 hours dissecting the full logic. The core strategy breaks down like this: “Free money” via NO positions The bot targets near-zero probability outcomes and accumulates a large number of small, high-probability wins. Not random betting — systematic risk harvesting. Logic arbitrage When outcome A logically guarantees outcome B but pricing hasn’t adjusted, it executes instantly. By the time a human reacts to the headline, the edge is gone. Humans can’t compete with that execution speed. The real edge — sports and politics These markets are dominated by retail flow and delayed emotional reactions. The bot clips small gains from repeated micro-mispricings. Scale is the edge. 2,958 trades on their own mean nothing. Combined, they compounded into roughly ~$2M in profit. Largest single gain: $1,464,152. Equity curve: nearly vertical. Bottom line: A silent bot arms race may already be unfolding on Polymarket. Crypto markets are saturated, slower, and fee-heavy. Sports and political prediction markets remain fragmented and inefficient — fertile ground for automation.show more

I’m posting this because history is already being rewritten—and... I refuse to let people forget what happened. Families were torn apart. Mothers, fathers, grandparents, and spouses were ripped away from loved ones and forced to die alone while a cold, faceless system tightened its grip on power. Doors were slammed shut. Voices were crushed. Grief was treated like an inconvenience. People begged to be with their loved ones, begged for answers, begged for options. Instead, they received silence, intimidation, and blind orders to comply. Question anything? You were shamed. Speak out? You were censored. Demand transparency? You were labeled the enemy. Fear became control. Authority replaced compassion. Countless families were left with guilt, trauma, and rage that will never fully heal. Now we’re supposed to quietly move on—pretend it was all necessary, pretend mistakes weren’t made, pretend families weren’t stripped of their basic human right to comfort loved ones in their final moments. No. People deserve the truth. Families deserve accountability. The lives lost deserve more than sanitized headlines and political spin. If remembering what happened makes people uncomfortable—good. It should. Silence is how this kind of power grows, and silence is how it happens again. Never forget. Never forgive blind authority. Never surrender your voice when it comes to the people you love.show more

🌟 Fortnite Ecosystem v41.00 Update Summary 📅 June 5,... 2026 🎮 Major Creator Updates: 1️⃣ Sidekicks as NPCs in UEFN Sidekicks are now available as scriptable NPCs in UEFN. Creators can customize how they look, animate them, script behavior with Verse, and even bring a player’s own Sidekick into an island experience. Important note: 🔹 Publishing islands with Sidekick NPCs opens July 23 🔹 Creature based islands may get new Discover opportunities 🔹 Great for monster battlers, cozy farming games, creature RPGs, companion adventures, and more 🔹 Epic plans to feature creature-based islands in a new creature-based Collection page 2️⃣ Custom Weapon Templates Creators can now use Scene Graph weapon templates for: 🔸 Pistol 🔸 SMG 🔸 Assault Rifle 🔸 Shotgun You can customize how weapons look, sound, and play, including mesh, VFX, audio, damage, fire rate, spread, and recoil. Important note: These Scene Graph entities are not compatible with older saving methods like the Save Point device. Epic says to use Verse persistence. 3️⃣ Mobile Controls Upgrade (Experimental) Big step for mobile friendly Fortnite games. 🔹 Touch Input Gestures 🔹 Custom touchscreen control layouts 🔹 Tappable custom HUD widgets 🔹 Verse API to detect touch enabled devices 🔹 New Designing for Mobile guide This should help genres like tycoons, puzzle games, menus, inventories, and mobile first UI feel way better. 4️⃣ Community Events Starting June 8, creators can create events in Fortnite Communities and share them in game. Events can show in: 🔸 Following tab 🔸 Creator Profile page 🔸 Island page 🔸 Island Lobby, if enabled Epic is also testing a Community Events row in Discover, but it will not show for all players and placement is not guaranteed. 🛠 UEFN Workflow Updates: 🔸 Push Changes now incrementally cooks only modified project parts 🔸 New Edit List Panel shows what is live and what still needs a push 🔸 Launch Session now combines multiple session actions 🔸 New Session Inspector gives better visibility into launch and Live Edit status 🔸 New Publishing Report helps catch issues before publishing 🔸 Improved Verse warning panel with direct VS Code links 🔸 New Editor Gizmo System 🔸 Physics setting moved into Island Settings 🔸 New Memory Snapshot tools help identify asset memory costs 🔸 Asset validation now warns when static meshes exceed 30k vertices at LOD0 Important Live Edit note: Live Edit is improved, but some changes can still require Push Changes. The new tools make it clearer what is already live and what still needs to be pushed. ⚠️ Important Publishing Change: Illegal Property Override warnings are now errors in v41.00. That means new or updated islands with these errors are blocked from publishing. Current published versions where the warning appeared will stay live. 👤 Follow a Developer Update: In v41.10, Epic will remove the Follow a Developer button from the Developer Profile Link device. The device itself will still be usable, and existing follower counts are not affected. If your island currently tells players to follow you through that device, update those callouts before v41.10. 🧑‍🚀 Hero Device Star Wars Update: More Star Wars characters have been added to the Hero device for Star Wars islands: 🔹 Luke Skywalker 🔹 Obi-Wan Kenobi 🔹 Mace Windu 🔹 Kylo Ren 🔹 IG-11 🔹 Moff Gideon 🔹 Boba Fett 🔹 Mandalorian (Pen & Ink), Clone Wars Anakin, and Clone Wars Ahsoka were also added to cosmetic-based devices 📦 New Content: 🌾 Cozy and Creature Tools 🔸 Plumpton Architecture Kit 🔸 Plumpton Farm Gallery 🔸 Pet Props Gallery 🔸 Updated foliage 🔸 Plumpton Feature Example ☕ New Prefabs and Galleries 🔹 Latte Landing Prop Gallery 🔹 Latte Landing Bun Store 🔹 Latte Landing Big Shots Cafe 🔹 Latte Landing Krunchy Krickets 🔹 Latte Landing Espresso Experiments 🔹 Latte Landing floors, walls, and roofs 🔹 More Plumpton props, plants, farm, pet shop, tavern, farmhouse, and more 🔫 New Weapons and Items: Weapons: 🔸 Vanguard Burst Rifle 🔸 The Voidblade’s Burst Rifle 🔸 Extending Focus Shotgun 🔸 Reacher Extending Shotgun 🔸 Chaos Exploder Rifle 🔸 Dark Voyager’s Chaos Rifle 🔸 Exotic Overdrive Pulse Rifle 🔸 Exotic Recon Bow 🔸 Exotic Leaping Lightning Gun Items: 🔹 Seven Sliders 🔹 Limitless Seven Sliders 🔹 Brick-a-Bunker 🏃 Player Movement Device Update: More movement settings are now available directly in the Player Movement device, giving creators better control over which players are affected. Includes: 🔸 Jump Fatigue 🔸 Slide Kick 🔸 Shoulder Bashing 🔸 Wall Kick 🔸 Roll Landing 🔸 Glider Redeploy 🔸 Player Flight 🔸 Flight Speed 🔸 Infinite Wall Kicks 🔸 Sprint and boosted jump energy costs 🧪 Experimental and Beta Updates: 🔹 Skeletal Animation in Scene Graph is now experimental 🔹 Physics remains Beta 🔹 Mobile touch controls and gesture support are experimental 🔹 Skeletal Animation in Scene Graph cannot be used in published islands yet 🛠 Community Bug Fixes: 🔸 Fixed server degradation from adding and removing entities 🔸 Fixed some Physics Materials not being exposed 🔸 Fixed some session launch cook errors 🔸 Fixed Fortnite not closing properly after launching a session through UEFN 🔸 Fixed crashes after repeated entity spawning and despawning 🔧 More Fixes: 🔹 Fixed quickbar and phone tool freezes 🔹 Fixed thumbnail capture preview actor issues 🔹 Fixed building on Instanced Static Meshes 🔹 Fixed Live Edit visual update issues 🔹 Fixed several editor crashes and performance issues 🔹 Fixed inventory UI not showing Fortnite item info correctly 🔹 Fixed multiple physics, movement, swimming, gliding, and launch pad issues 🔹 Fixed Scene Graph prefab and Verse path issuesshow more

What Will The International Community Say Now? When former... President Mohamed Farmaajo engineered parliament’s extension of his term in 2021, he argued that he had not personally extended his mandate — that parliament had given him the extension. Last night, Prez Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made a similar argument in the attached video, stating that parliament, through the constitutional changes he spearheaded, had given themselves — as well as him and his cabinet — an additional year in office. This is despite his earlier public position that his mandate was four years and that even if the constitution were amended to provide for five-year terms, such changes would not apply to him, parliament, or his cabinet, but only to the next government. Below are selected quotes showing how the international community reacted in April 2021 when Farmaajo’s term extension was announced. I am wondering what they will say now, particularly given that U.S. Embassy Mogadishu, Somalia and UK in Somalia🇬🇧🇸🇴 representatives convened and facilitated three days of mediation talks. The African Union Peace and Security Council: “Condemns the actions of 12 April 2021 by the House of the People, which extended the mandate of the President and the Parliament, as effectively delaying the elections, thereby undermining unity and stability of the country, the nascent democratic and constitutional processes, which also threaten the relative peace and security, as well as the important gains that Somalia has made over the years with the support of the AU and other partners with huge sacrifices;” April 2021 — UN Security Council: “called on all parties to reject violence and resume dialogue as a matter of urgency and without precondition. They called on Somalia’s leaders to recognise and build upon the many areas of agreement already reached, to resolve their remaining differences and to put the interests of the people of Somalia first, within a Somali-owned, Somali-led electoral process, and with an agreed timetable, as soon as possible”; April 13, 2021 — European Union: “Yesterday, the Lower House of the Somali Parliament voted to a de-facto extension of the mandate of the President and the Federal Government by two years … This action undermines the longstanding effort, supported by the EU and the international community, to rebuild Somalia through consensus. The international community, including the EU, have repeatedly and publicly expressed that we could under no circumstances accept an extension of the government mandate, or any partial or parallel process related to the elections …The European Union believes that the passage and signing of this resolution will divide Somalia, impose additional delays and constitute a grave threat to the peace and stability of Somalia and its neighbours. It certainly does not serve the interests of the people of Somalia. April 13, 2021 — USA “The United States Opposes Federal Government Term Extensions Press Statement — Secretary of State “The United States is deeply disappointed by the Federal Government of Somalia’s decision to approve a legislative bill that extends the mandates of the president and parliament by two years. We have stressed repeatedly that … the United States does not support mandate extensions … Such actions would be deeply divisive, undermine the federalism process and political reforms that have been at the heart of the country’s progress and partnership with the international community, and divert attention away from countering al-Shabaab.” Also attached is a video and transcript of then-opposition leader imploring Somalia’s international partners to take a firm stand and call a spade a spade: “Friends of Somalia, we will advise them to be part of the solution. They should stand with where the solution lies, and they should tell any individual who is obstructing a solution: stop, you are not contributing to a resolution.” “Problems should not be allowed to drag on and fester…” says the then opposition leader HSMshow more

"A little boy on a filthy mattress had already... learned to fear footsteps in the dark. By the time Deputy Mason Cole reached the back room, the child was clutching a dirty stuffed animal so tightly it looked like the toy was the only thing keeping him together. Neighbors had called after hearing a child crying inside a house that was supposed to be empty. The property had been in foreclosure for months, the power was cut, and the windows were boarded over. When Mason forced the door open, the smell hit him first. Trash covered the floor, and somewhere deeper in the house a thin, broken whimper kept rising through the silence. That sound led him down a narrow hallway to a cluttered bedroom in the back. Sitting on a stained mattress surrounded by snack wrappers was a 3 year old boy named Eli, his face streaked with dirt, his hair matted, and his whole body curled around that stuffed animal like it was a shield. One look at him told Mason this wasn't a child who had been left alone for an hour. Fear had sunk too deeply into him, and hunger had already pulled the strength out of his face. Later, the truth came together piece by piece. Eli’s mother was a severe addict who had broken into the empty house to squat, then walked out 3 days earlier to drink and get high and never came back. Mason didn't stay in the doorway and manage the room from a distance. He stepped across the mess on the floor, climbed onto the dirty mattress, and lowered himself beside the trembling boy so he wouldn't feel another adult towering over him. “Hey. Hey. You’re okay.” Eli flinched at first and pulled the stuffed animal tighter against his chest. Tears filled his eyes when he looked up, and the words that came out were barely louder than a whisper. “I was scared.” Mason’s voice dropped even softer. “I know that. You’re safe now.” No answer came right away. Every muscle in the boy’s body stayed tight for another second, like he was waiting to find out whether those words were true. Mason wrapped an arm around him carefully and stayed still. “Believe me,” he said. “I’m not leaving.” Something shifted in that moment. Eli stopped curling away and leaned into the deputy’s chest instead, the fear finally breaking loose in a hard, shaking sob. A partner standing nearby caught the quiet scene for a second before they carried the boy out of the dark house and into the warm patrol car. Mason kept talking to him the whole time. “We’re going to get you warm. Get you something to eat. It’s okay.” A long breath caught in the boy’s throat before he cried again, smaller this time. Mason held him close and gave him the one thing that had been missing from that house for days. “You don’t have to be scared anymore.” By the time they reached the car, Eli wasn't clutching the stuffed animal quite as hard. His head was resting against Mason’s uniform, and for the first time since anyone had found him, he looked like a child who believed help had really come. Today, Eli is in a safe foster home where he has clean clothes, regular meals, and a bed that doesn’t smell like garbage and rot. Mason still checks on him, making sure the little boy who was found crying in the dark knows somebody did come back for him after all.show more

TOPIC #106: What Is a “Free Market”? Clarifying the... Misconceptions in the Pi Ecosystem I’ve noticed a narrative spreading within parts of the Pi Network community: the idea that Pi’s value in Dapps or ecosystem should fluctuate freely with the exchange market, and that this is what defines a “free market.” They use this "free market" to deny GCV. Let me be clear: this misconception is not only misleading, but it threatens the foundation of the Pi ecosystem we’ve worked so hard to build. It’s time to clarify the truth, not only for our pioneers today but for the economic legacy we’re building for generations to come. What Is a Free Market Really? According to Britannica, a free market is an economic system characterized by minimal government intervention, where prices are determined by the interplay of supply and demand. But even Britannica admits: > “The free market represents a benchmark that does not actually exist… Modern societies only approach this ideal along a spectrum.” — value in relation to In short, a 100% free market is a myth. Every successful economy has rules and frameworks to maintain stability. Without these, markets descend into chaos, not freedom. In Pi Network, “free market” cannot mean price anarchy. And “decentralization” does not mean “do whatever you want.” Let’s break this down: What Pi Network Decentralization Actually Means Pi Network’s decentralization is built on the Stellar Consensus Protocol (SCP) and reflects a healthy distribution of power and particip,ation — not a lack of structure. Key principles of Pi's decentralization: No Single Point of Control No central entity dominates the network. User Participation Pioneers validate transactions and contribute to governance. Resilience The network can survive attacks or failures due to its distributed nature. Censorship Resistance It’s harder for one party to silence or manipulate the system. None of this means that Pi's value can operate in a free market. Any currency must have a fixed value; this is a fundamental concept in economics. Have you ever seen the values of currencies like the USD, CAD, or RMB fluctuate freely based on individual opinions? On the contrary, a fixed value emphasizes the need to protect the economy we are building together. The community-driven GCV illustrates that the value of Pi should derive from its pioneers and merchants, demonstrating the spirit of decentralization. It should not depend on PCT, any government, large corporations, or investors. Furthermore, this structure ensures that no entity can shut down the Pi Network once it becomes fully decentralized, which I believe will occur when it is fully operational and mature. The Danger of Currency Risk: Why Price or Value Chaos Is Destructive In global finance, currency risk refers to the potential loss of value resulting from unstable exchange rates. As the Corporate Finance Institute explains: > “Currency risk refers to the exposure faced by investors or companies operating across different countries due to changes in the value of one currency versus another.” Let’s apply this to Pi. Imagine a Pi Network Dapp marketplace mall merchant collecting a large amount of 10,000 Pi after the Open Mainnet (OM). Customers pay with Pi, but at a value $1. The merchants must know the Pi value because they need to calculate the FIAT cost. Then, when the merchant tries to use that Pi to buy a car, only to be told the accepted rate is $0.1 for one Pi, the merchant total Then, when the merchant tries to use that Pi to buy a car, only to be told the accepted rate is $0.1 for one Pi, the merchant has a total of 10,000 Pi, which is only $1,000, but the cost of investing in products is $9,000 (Sales $10,000 with $1,000 as profit). That’s a massive loss for the merchant $8,000. If you were the merchant, would you feel it was unfair? Will you still support "free market"? Now, imagine the exchange market drops Pi to $0.40. You will lose $5,000. Would you still want to run your business in Pi? Likely not. And neither would other developers or merchants. Unstable value leads to fear. Fear leads to exit. Exit leads to collapse. This is why we must support Global Consensus Value (GCV) — to ensure a unified, trusted economy. Why GCV Exists — and Why $314,159 Matters GCV is not a fantasy. It’s an economic strategy. It functions much like the gold standard once did: England pioneered it. The U.S. adopted it under the Bretton Woods system, fixing the dollar to gold at $35/oz. This standard enabled global trade and trust until 1971. If the free market can work, why did the US adopt the Bretton Woods system at that time to fix the USD's rate with gold? Because if they didn't promise a fixed rate, no country would give its gold to the US. The gold is trust! Here in Pi Network, GCV is a trust! Pi’s GCV of $314,159 per Pi is not random. It’s based on utility, scarcity, and long-term vision. It reflects Pi’s potential as a foundational currency for a real digital economy. Misusing “Free Market” Is Cheating to Ignorant Pioneers Let’s be blunt. Some individuals abuse the term “free market” to justify undervaluing Pi for personal short-term gain, hoarding more Pi, and undermining long-term stability. However, a true economy isn’t built on confusion. Consider the Cayman Islands — a country with no income tax — yet it only accepts USD for settlement. Why? Because multiple currencies lead to confusion, which undermines investor trust. If Pi has no unified value, we will lose merchants, DApps, developers, and the entire vision, except that they just come to hoard Pi, not for the long-term economy, or they really don't understand the economy. The Way Forward: Unity, Strategy, and Patience Here’s how we build the future together for the following strategies before fully OM Strategy #1: Offline Partial GCV Adoption -Fix Pi Value at GCV in Ecosystem for OM GCV Ambassadors around the world are guiding merchants to accept partial GCV, benefiting both sides: Pioneers buy low-cost goods. Merchants enjoy more sales and earn a small profit in FIAT. The ecosystem produces GCV transaction data, creating the real basis for Pi’s future fixed value at OM. Strategy # 2: Online DApps with Utility — at Any Value to Increase Exchange Pi price for OM We support ALL DApps — regardless of the Pi value they use ($1, $100, or floating): As long as the pioneers and merchants are satisfied. As long as real usage is created. As long as the utility grows. As long as more good-quality Dapps are created It will protect and attract more merchants and developers, driving up Pi demand while reducing supply and organically pushing Pi’s market price toward GCV. Strategy #3: Build up GCV Infrastructure The Head of GCV Ambassador builds up your countrywide GCV infrastructure in all provinces, cities, counties, and villages. Strategy #4: Education and Protection of Pi Network Mission and GCV GCV Education Ambassadors: Educate pioneers to HOLD Pi and support GCV usage. GCV Army: Defend GCV and Pi Network on social media, building public trust and global participation. Online Non-GCV pioneers and merchants, or DApp owners, can still enjoy DApps, even if they use low Pi values. They are reducing selling pressure and strengthening the Pi economy. It is said that a person's wealth is closely linked to their knowledge, cognitive abilities, and moral character. We respect and appreciate all DApp owners, merchants, service providers, and pioneers, regardless of whether they share our beliefs in GCV. We are currently in a chaotic period. Before fully transitioning to OM, pioneers, merchants, and DApps will undergo a screening process based on their own judgment and understanding. Those who strongly believe in GCV will become champions and accumulate substantial wealth. Conversely, those who do not believe in GCV may risk losing their wealth by abandoning Pi. This is because if you have a strong belief, you are more likely to hold onto your Pi. If you oppose GCV, it is often due to a lack of long-term confidence in Pi or a current need to accumulate more Pi. It's important to recognize that once you have accumulated enough Pi, you will want to support GCV because no one wishes to hold onto a worthless coin. This approach is fair to everyone. GCV is akin to Noah's Ark, carrying those who have a strong belief in GCV to safety on the mountains of Ararat. A fixed GCV: Attracts real investors Encourages developers and merchants Reduces currency risk Builds global trust and reputation Let’s stop spreading confusion. Let’s stop begging the old system. We are builders. We are visionaries. We are the future. Final Words Together, we build — not beg. Together, we lead, not mislead. Together, we protect Pi for a future that lasts not for years, but centuries. Doris Yin 🪷🪷🪷 July 20th, 2025show more