Well defended.

Well defended. #bcfc #crap90sfootball

CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper: Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar,... Kuwait, and Jordan have been exceptional teammates. I had a chance to meet with both their senior leadership as well as their troops—both equally inspiring and equally committed to mutual defense. They defended Americans, and they defended their own country. It is inspiring.show more

THIS is the stuff -- no play call. --... Flow offense, handoff, nothing there. -- Get to second side, well defended, wheel motion though. -- Betnijah recognizes opportunity to drive the catch, nice read (Rhyne asleep). Open three:show more

Anti Imperialist Action Ireland condemns the latest incursion by... British occupation forces in Derry. Yesterday saw coordinated raids by heavily armed RUC militia in Creggan. Well done to the republican youth who defended their area!show more

VERY good result, well done to all the staff... and the lads. Against opposition like that, this game plan is the correct one. Defended well (Doku the only major problem), looked after the ball when they could but took no risks, Ramsdale top, Aribo brilliant off bench. 👏 #SaintsFCshow more

I am very impressed with this X - Vancouver... Whitecaps FC team and our vantage point was so interesting. Could easily see how well the Caps defended, but also Brian White’s constant movement. I think some of the “big occasionals” will be back.show more

💬 “When you play against someone you know. Then... you know everything about them. From Viv I know cut, cut, goal. I don’t think Wales defended very well. But we know everything about Viv.” — Lotte Wubben-Moy on facing her best friend Viv on Wednesday, via ESPN NLshow more

DRAMA! Two of CenTex’s best went toe-to-toe… Rock Hardball... clinging to a 3-2 lead bases juiced bottom 7th and Christopher Alsobrooks gets the save with game-ending double play. Nice turn by Hudson Depriest (@Hdepriest2025) who really defended well tonight. Five Tool South Texasshow more

🚨UPDATE: Colorado Mines cornerback Mason Pierce has drawn interest... from the Denver #Broncos, source says. Teams projected Pierce to be a Slot CB in the #NFL. The Mines Football star is a Division 2 All-American and All-Conference as both a CB and PR: Lead NCAA Division 2 in Passes Defended and Punt Return Average for the 2022 season as well as on the NCAA Active Career Leaderboard. Pierce was listed on the Athletic's Big Board as a Top-50 #NFL Draft Prospect at the CB position with multiple scouts calling him a heavy draft "sleeper." Elite play-making abilities🤯👇show more

Even by his own pathetic standards, this is a... new low. Watch recent comments by the famous Yadav brothers of Bihar, who are key members of INDI Alliance. This is what our country is up against. Had Odisha not voted squarely for Narendra Modi, it is likely that these are the people who would today be running Government of India. Never forget, progress is not guaranteed and any success is fragile. Every positive accomplishment has to be continuously defended, protected, expanded upon for India to keep doing well. And it may not take very much to set the country back again by decades.show more

Mark Rutte’s first visit as NATO Secretary General Mark... Rutte is to Ukraine, and this is truly significant. It immediately and clearly outlines the priorities, highlighting where the shared values of the entire Euro-Atlantic region are being defended right now. It also emphasizes that we in Ukraine can count on Mark’s continued personal leadership. Our key objective, of course, remains Ukraine’s full membership in the Alliance. Today, we also discussed Ukraine’s Victory Plan, the situation on the battlefield, the current needs of our troops, as well as Ukraine’s air defense needs and additional cooperation with our neighbors. As winter approaches, it is crucial to implement all the agreements regarding air defense, especially those discussed at the NATO summit in Washington.show more

🚨Pau Cubarsí was asked who he believes is the... better player between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. 🎙️ Reporter: “Pau, you’ve now faced both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Who gave you the tougher game?” 🗣️ Pau Cubarsí: “They’re two completely different players, but based on my experience, Cristiano Ronaldo gave me the toughest game. “When we played against Cristiano, there was always the feeling that one moment could change everything. Even if he wasn’t involved for long periods, you knew he only needed one chance to score. “I remember one occasion when he beat me, created space from a very difficult angle and still managed to get an incredibly powerful shot away. It reminded me why he’s one of the greatest goalscorers football has ever seen. “Against Messi, our team defended very well collectively and managed to limit his influence. We stayed compact, worked together, and made it difficult for him to find the spaces he usually exploits. “If you’re asking me who caused me more problems personally in those matches, I’d say Cristiano Ronaldo. Based on what I experienced on the pitch, he was the more difficult opponent to defend.”show more

Today we remember World War II Medal of Honor... recipient Pfc. George Benjamin Jr. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "Benjamin was a radio operator, advancing in the rear of his company as it engaged a well-defended Japanese strongpoint holding up the progress of the entire battalion. When a rifle platoon supporting a light tank hesitated in its advance, he voluntarily and with utter disregard for personal safety left his comparatively secure position and ran across bullet-whipped terrain to the tank, waving and shouting to the men of the platoon to follow. Carrying his bulky radio and armed only with a pistol, he fearlessly penetrated intense machine-gun and rifle fire to the enemy position, where he killed one of the enemy in a foxhole and moved to annihilate the crew of a light machine gun. Heedless of the terrific fire now concentrated on him, he continued to spearhead the assault, killing two more of the enemy and exhorting the other men to advance, until he fell mortally wounded. After being evacuated to an aid station, his first thought was still of the American advance. Overcoming great pain, he called for the battalion operations officer to report the location of enemy weapons and valuable tactical information he had secured in his heroic charge. The unwavering courage, the unswerving devotion to the task at hand, the aggressive leadership of Benjamin were a source of great and lasting inspiration to his comrades and were to a great extent responsible for the success of the battalion's mission." Benjamin is buried at Manila American Cemetery, Philippines. We continue to honor and remember his service and sacrifice.show more

1. Mohammadh Sayed is a South African tobacco businessman,... a co-founder and COO of Carnilinx, a major cigarette manufacturing company. 2. his business partner is Adriano Mazzotti. 3. Adriano Mazzotti has well-documented historical ties to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), primarily through financial support and a personal friendship with Julius Malema. 4. Sayed allegedly hired Wiandre Pretorius with facilitation by SAPS Major-General Feroz Khan to help combat rivals in the illicit cigarette trade. 5. Wiandre Pretorius died by suicide on Saturday, 7 February 2026. Pretorius had been named in testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Linked to the murder of “Witness D” Marius van der Merwe. 6. Sayed also previously employed Matipandile “Andy” Sotheni as a personal bodyguard. 7. Sotheni has since been linked as a suspect of interest in high-profile murders, including that of Madlanga Commission "Witness D" (Marius van der Merwe). 8. Sayed has notable political and police ties. He is close to General Feroz Khan, who attended an EFF gala dinner with him and Mazzotti, with Sayed reportedly buying Khan's ticket. 9. Mazzotti provided R200,000 in his personal capacity to help the EFF register with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) ahead of the 2014 elections. 10. The EFF and Malema have openly acknowledged this as crucial early support. A SARS donation declaration form and receipt for donations tax confirm the payment. 11. Malema has described Mazzotti as a friend and publicly defended their association, stating at a 2023 EFF gala dinner: "We are very proud of Adriano Mazzotti and are not ashamed to associate with him." 12. Malema’s wife and children reportedly lived for years in a luxurious house in Hyde Park owned by Mazzotti. #MadlangaCommissionshow more

Dear Genshin Impact fans, In my nodkrai video I... said that Natlan’s music was nice but felt shallow, my mistake in this was not elaborating on why. I said it in passing and didn’t consider the word choice. I’m gathering that people assumed I was referring to the PLACES being represented by the music Which is preposterous because I would never criticize a culture or place, as I’ve always felt that is genshin’s strongest element. I assumed you would know it was obvious I was talking about the musical composition and structure not what that music represented (the people and the places) I’m sorry if you felt that I was spitting in the face of your culture. As a multicultural person myself and soon to be married to a multicultural person as well, I would never ever do that. I am saddened that you may have felt that. That said, subjectively, I felt natlan’s music was nice. But, a bit too easy listening to my taste. Part of the reason I have filmed so many Genshin videos is due to the musical complexity it showcases. Not just in the western soundscape but also in other regions that are represented. You’ll recall I defended this very thing a year ago when the music was representing African culture. At that time I was lambasted on this platform for saying that people of color were not being represented properly in game. I’m perplexed why you would think I’m suggesting the opposite now, even going so far as have people claim I am “racist” which is a bridge too far. In any event, I’m sorry for any hurt feelings. It’s clear to me that if I’m going to say something, I should be clear about what I mean.show more

🇨🇳 XI JINPING (2021): "Back then, in the face... of the armed threats and provocations of United States imperialism, which had the greatest economic strength and military power in the world, Comrade Mao Zedong said that it was one of the most difficult decisions he had to make in his life to decide whether or not to send his troops to fight in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. With the strategic foresight of “one punch is enough to prevent a hundred punches from being thrown”, and with the determination and courage of “rebuilding the country at all costs”, the Central Committee of the CPC and Comrade Mao Zedong made the historic decision to fight against the United States and help the DPRK to defend its country, thus averting the dangerous situation in which the aggressors had set up their troops at the country's gates and safeguarding the security of the new China. The new China's security was defended. At the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, with the dramatic changes in Eastern Europe, the collapse of the Soviet Communist Party and the disintegration of the USSR, world socialism suffered serious twists and turns, and the serious political turmoil of the spring and summer of 1989 occurred in our country as well. Relying closely on the people, the Party took decisive measures to win this struggle for the survival of the Party and the country, and withstood the pressure of the so-called “sanctions” imposed by the West, thus ensuring that socialism with Chinese characteristics was on the right course and that reform and development were heading in the right direction. Comrade Deng Xiaoping said, “As long as Chinese socialism does not fall, socialism will always stand in the world.” I have also said that if the leadership of the CPC and our socialist system also collapsed in that domino change, or failed for other reasons, then the practice of socialism might have to languish in darkness for a long time, and the process of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation would inevitably be interrupted."show more

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 TOMAHAWKS OVER IRAN: WHY AMERICA PULLS THE TRIGGER... AND ISRAEL DOESN’T When the U.S wants to hit something far away without asking a pilot to risk becoming tomorrow’s hostage video, it reaches for the Tomahawk. A Tomahawk cruise missile launches from a submarine or warship, drops down to skim the earth, navigating mountains, rivers, and cities until it arrives at the exact building someone in Washington decided shouldn’t exist anymore. Then it erases it. No pilot. No warning. Just a very expensive message. That’s why the U.S loves them when dealing with places like Iran. Iran’s nuclear facilities, missile sites, and command bunkers are buried deep inside a country that has spent decades preparing for air attacks. A warship sitting hundreds of miles away in the Persian Gulf or Arabian Sea can launch dozens of them. The missiles slip under radar, snake through terrain, and hit multiple targets almost simultaneously. It’s warfare designed for the age of GPS and satellites: long distance, precise, and politically convenient, because when a pilot gets shot down, you have a crisis. When a missile does the job, you have a press briefing. So if Tomahawks are so useful, why doesn’t Israel have them? Part of the answer is simple: the U.S is extremely picky about who gets its most advanced long-range strike toys. Tomahawks aren’t just weapons, they’re strategic leverage. Handing them out too widely means giving allies the ability to launch deep-strike attacks thousands of miles away without American involvement. Washington prefers to keep that particular button under its own finger, but Israel isn’t exactly defenseless without them. Instead of buying Tomahawks, Israel spent decades building its own strike arsenal. Long-range aircraft, stealth capabilities, submarine-launched cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles that can reach well beyond the Middle East. The difference is that Israeli weapons tend to be designed around regional wars, not global power projection. America fights with a planetary toolbox. Israel fights with a regional one. And when the target sits deep inside Iran, hardened, defended, and politically explosive, the U.S. Navy’s cruise missiles become the cleanest way to start the fight. Which is why when the opening act of a conflict begins with sudden explosions hundreds of miles inland, there’s a good chance the culprit isn’t a jet.show more