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Once your culture is gone, it isn't coming back. To preserve a culture, you must continually read the books and ideas that created it. That's why we started an online book club to study the greatest texts of Western Civilization. Every month, we study a new great work — so far we've covered Augustine's Confessions, Dante's Inferno, The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote, etc. Currently, we're reading Virgil's Aeneid. Western Civilization has given us the greatest books ever written, but it takes effort to read them, and even more to read them well. That’s what we’re doing here, slowly, together. If you want to support our efforts, please consider a paid subscription. It makes a huge difference to the time and resources we can dedicate to this project. Paid members get: - Live community book discussions (biweekly) - Deep-dive essays to guide you through the books we’re reading - The full archive of book reviews, essays, and our 100 Great Texts reading list - Access to all community discussion threads (via the subscriber chat) - Ability to vote on what we read next This is not school. There are no grades, no credentials, and no status games. Just a community of readers serious about recovering what’s been lost, and using it to build something better. Welcome!
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Once your culture is gone, it isn't coming back. To preserve a culture, you must continually read the books and ideas that created it. That's why we started an online book club to study the greatest texts of Western Civilization. Every month, we study a new great work — so far we've covered Augustine's Confessions, Dante's Inferno, The Count of Monte Cristo, Don Quixote, etc. Currently, we're reading Virgil's Aeneid. Western Civilization has given us the greatest books ever written, but it takes effort to read them, and even more to read them well. That’s what we’re doing here, slowly, together. If you want to support our efforts, please consider a paid subscription. It makes a huge difference to the time and resources we can dedicate to this project. Paid members get: - Live community book discussions (biweekly) - Deep-dive essays to guide you through the books we’re reading - The full archive of book reviews, essays, and our 100 Great Texts reading list - Access to all community discussion threads (via the subscriber chat) - Ability to vote on what we read next This is not school. There are no grades, no credentials, and no status games. Just a community of readers serious about recovering what’s been lost, and using it to build something better. Welcome!

Athenaeum Book Club

2,575,094 次观看 • 3 个月前

Eyes Up ✅ Eyes Down ❌ Let’s talk about why: 👀 The Spine: Looking down bends your neck and breaks your posture. A neutral chin is a technique win! 👏 ⚡️ The Speed Illusion: Looking down feels faster, but it actually forces your body into a slower position. Keep your eyes up to run faster with less effort. ⬆️ The Awareness: Seeing obstacles 20 meters ahead vs. 2 feet in front of you gives you way more time to react and adjust. 😮‍💨 The Airway: Tucking your chin can slightly compress your airway. Keeping your head neutral keeps everything open for maximum breathing efficiency. Your homework today: Try looking down for a few strides, then look up. Notice the instant shift in your posture, breathing, and awareness? 👇
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Eyes Up ✅ Eyes Down ❌ Let’s talk about why: 👀 The Spine: Looking down bends your neck and breaks your posture. A neutral chin is a technique win! 👏 ⚡️ The Speed Illusion: Looking down feels faster, but it actually forces your body into a slower position. Keep your eyes up to run faster with less effort. ⬆️ The Awareness: Seeing obstacles 20 meters ahead vs. 2 feet in front of you gives you way more time to react and adjust. 😮‍💨 The Airway: Tucking your chin can slightly compress your airway. Keeping your head neutral keeps everything open for maximum breathing efficiency. Your homework today: Try looking down for a few strides, then look up. Notice the instant shift in your posture, breathing, and awareness? 👇

Chari Hawkins

12,607 次观看 • 1 个月前

Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten (and life)? Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds. I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child. Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise. Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity. A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage. If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words. A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know. So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment. This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.
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Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten (and life)? Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds. I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child. Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise. Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity. A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage. If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words. A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know. So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment. This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.

Dan Wuori

44,853 次观看 • 11 个月前

Most people can’t hold a Reverse Plank because their nervous system doesn’t feel safe being that exposed. Collapsed shoulders and tight hips are postures of defense. This pose invites the body to leave that state. One minute a day can begin to reverse years of silent tension. If you want the fitness results you see in your mind to become real, you’ll need to teach your body how to relax first. Otherwise, forget the great transformation. You'll burn out before coming close to changing. At first, you may need to adjust the position or do shorter sets. You will notice slight improvements each time, whether it is strength, mobility, or endurance. One day, you will unlock the posture and feel much lighter within. Form Cues: - Hands shoulder-width apart, fingers pointing toward feet or slightly outward - Press palms firmly into the ground to engage shoulders - Lift hips in line with shoulders and heels - Squeeze glutes and push hips up, avoid letting them drop. - Keep legs straight and active, heels grounded - Draw shoulder blades down and together - Open the chest. - Gaze slightly upward or keep neck neutral - Breathe steadily, through the nose if possible - Hold tension evenly through arms, core, and legs Here are three adjustments you could make to ease into the Reverse Plank: 1. Bend the knees slightly - What it does: Reduces the load on tight hip flexors and stiff shoulders. - How to do it: Instead of keeping the legs fully straight, maintain a small bend at the knees and press through the heels. Focus on lifting the hips and opening the chest. 2. Use yoga blocks under the hands - What it does: Elevates the wrists and reduces wrist extension strain, especially for people with limited mobility or wrist pain. - How to do it: Place yoga blocks (or low, stable books) under your palms to give your shoulders more space and reduce the pressure on the wrists. 3. Turn the fingers outward slightly - What it does: Opens up tight shoulders and reduces internal rotation. - How to do it: Instead of pointing the fingers directly toward the feet, turn them slightly outward (about 30–45 degrees). This gives the shoulders more room to move and helps you stay open. You're not reading this by accident. Start using Reverse Planks to take your quality of life to the next level.
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Most people can’t hold a Reverse Plank because their nervous system doesn’t feel safe being that exposed. Collapsed shoulders and tight hips are postures of defense. This pose invites the body to leave that state. One minute a day can begin to reverse years of silent tension. If you want the fitness results you see in your mind to become real, you’ll need to teach your body how to relax first. Otherwise, forget the great transformation. You'll burn out before coming close to changing. At first, you may need to adjust the position or do shorter sets. You will notice slight improvements each time, whether it is strength, mobility, or endurance. One day, you will unlock the posture and feel much lighter within. Form Cues: - Hands shoulder-width apart, fingers pointing toward feet or slightly outward - Press palms firmly into the ground to engage shoulders - Lift hips in line with shoulders and heels - Squeeze glutes and push hips up, avoid letting them drop. - Keep legs straight and active, heels grounded - Draw shoulder blades down and together - Open the chest. - Gaze slightly upward or keep neck neutral - Breathe steadily, through the nose if possible - Hold tension evenly through arms, core, and legs Here are three adjustments you could make to ease into the Reverse Plank: 1. Bend the knees slightly - What it does: Reduces the load on tight hip flexors and stiff shoulders. - How to do it: Instead of keeping the legs fully straight, maintain a small bend at the knees and press through the heels. Focus on lifting the hips and opening the chest. 2. Use yoga blocks under the hands - What it does: Elevates the wrists and reduces wrist extension strain, especially for people with limited mobility or wrist pain. - How to do it: Place yoga blocks (or low, stable books) under your palms to give your shoulders more space and reduce the pressure on the wrists. 3. Turn the fingers outward slightly - What it does: Opens up tight shoulders and reduces internal rotation. - How to do it: Instead of pointing the fingers directly toward the feet, turn them slightly outward (about 30–45 degrees). This gives the shoulders more room to move and helps you stay open. You're not reading this by accident. Start using Reverse Planks to take your quality of life to the next level.

Alex Bernier

71,160 次观看 • 1 年前

Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten? Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds. I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child. Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise. Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity. A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage. If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words. A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know. So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment. This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.
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Want to give your child a leg up in kindergarten? Expose them to a million extra words. It’s easier than it sounds. I wrote recently about the vocabulary building power of reading aloud to your child. Books expose children to new worlds through their storytelling - and with those new worlds come new WORDS. Words that you may not have had occasion to use otherwise. Reading develops this vocabulary quality in part through vocabulary quantity. A recent study from Ohio State University suggests that children who are read five books a day from infancy will be exposed to 1.4 million more words by kindergarten than those who lack this advantage. If five books seems like a lot, rest assured that there’s advantage to any reading at all. Children read a single book a day will benefit to the tune of 290,000 more words. A rich vocabulary lends itself to explosive reading growth when the time comes. That’s because you can’t truly decode words you don’t know. So read, read, read with your little one. You’ll be amazed by the return on investment. This adorable little book worm was shared to IG by pitterpatterpals_.

Dan Wuori

306,342 次观看 • 2 年前

Paving the path for abundant verifiable compute is our mission. We're partnering with Kaito AI 🌊 to allocate 0.25% of the Boundless token supply to creators who help shape the narrative, educate with clarity, and elevate what Boundless makes possible. Boundless is building the foundation for something bigger: scaling and interoperability for every chain through a shared network for verifiable compute. Mainnet is approaching, and we’re moving forward with focus. The next few years will be remembered. Growth should be shared every step of the way. This is not a day 1 startup. This is not an overcrowded market. This is a new category of infrastructure - built on years of research and development, merging cryptography, compute, and the open web. The Signal reminded us how deeply the industry needs this kind of ZK infrastructure. We’re grateful for your support. Kaito has been listening since the earliest days of Boundless, and continues to refine how it identifies the highest-quality creators and content driving our vision forward. Track your progress: Disclaimer: Boundless will be factoring out yappers who create AI slop, disingenuous content or use engagement farming tactics to be on the leaderboard. Not sure where to start? We have prepared plenty of content to help: > Boundless study pack pt1: > Boundless study pack pt2: > How to Yap stream: Intention, effort, and care always stand out. We want to see more of that in the world.
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Paving the path for abundant verifiable compute is our mission. We're partnering with Kaito AI 🌊 to allocate 0.25% of the Boundless token supply to creators who help shape the narrative, educate with clarity, and elevate what Boundless makes possible. Boundless is building the foundation for something bigger: scaling and interoperability for every chain through a shared network for verifiable compute. Mainnet is approaching, and we’re moving forward with focus. The next few years will be remembered. Growth should be shared every step of the way. This is not a day 1 startup. This is not an overcrowded market. This is a new category of infrastructure - built on years of research and development, merging cryptography, compute, and the open web. The Signal reminded us how deeply the industry needs this kind of ZK infrastructure. We’re grateful for your support. Kaito has been listening since the earliest days of Boundless, and continues to refine how it identifies the highest-quality creators and content driving our vision forward. Track your progress: Disclaimer: Boundless will be factoring out yappers who create AI slop, disingenuous content or use engagement farming tactics to be on the leaderboard. Not sure where to start? We have prepared plenty of content to help: > Boundless study pack pt1: > Boundless study pack pt2: > How to Yap stream: Intention, effort, and care always stand out. We want to see more of that in the world.

Boundless

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The fascinating concept of Non-Newtonian fluids, which transition from a liquid state to a solid-like state when pressure is applied, has a rich history that spans several centuries. The study and understanding of these peculiar fluids have evolved over time, leading to a wide range of practical applications and scientific insights. One of the earliest references to Non-Newtonian behavior in fluids dates back to the 17th century when Sir Isaac Newton formulated the basic principles of fluid mechanics. Newton's laws of fluid motion primarily applied to Newtonian fluids, which exhibit constant viscosity and flow behavior regardless of the applied force or pressure. However, it soon became apparent that not all fluids behaved in this predictable manner. In the mid-19th century, a scientist named Thomas Andrews made significant contributions to the understanding of Non-Newtonian fluids. Andrews conducted groundbreaking experiments with carbon dioxide, revealing that under high pressure, this gas could transform into a liquid. This observation marked one of the earliest instances of pressure-induced phase changes in fluids. The term "Non-Newtonian" itself was coined in the 20th century to describe fluids that did not adhere to Newton's classical laws of fluid dynamics. These fluids exhibited a variety of behaviors, but one of the most intriguing was their ability to solidify or increase in viscosity when subjected to stress or pressure. One of the most famous examples of such behavior is cornstarch mixed with water, which forms a substance known as "oobleck" that becomes more solid when pressure is applied. In the modern era, Non-Newtonian fluids have found applications in various fields, including food science, engineering, and material science. They are used in products like quicksand, body armor, and even in the development of impact-resistant materials. One of the key insights that emerged from the study of Non-Newtonian fluids is the importance of understanding the relationship between stress and strain, as well as the influence of time-dependent properties on their behavior. This knowledge has led to advancements in rheology, the study of flow and deformation in materials, and has practical implications in areas such as industrial processing, medicine, and the design of everyday products.
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The fascinating concept of Non-Newtonian fluids, which transition from a liquid state to a solid-like state when pressure is applied, has a rich history that spans several centuries. The study and understanding of these peculiar fluids have evolved over time, leading to a wide range of practical applications and scientific insights. One of the earliest references to Non-Newtonian behavior in fluids dates back to the 17th century when Sir Isaac Newton formulated the basic principles of fluid mechanics. Newton's laws of fluid motion primarily applied to Newtonian fluids, which exhibit constant viscosity and flow behavior regardless of the applied force or pressure. However, it soon became apparent that not all fluids behaved in this predictable manner. In the mid-19th century, a scientist named Thomas Andrews made significant contributions to the understanding of Non-Newtonian fluids. Andrews conducted groundbreaking experiments with carbon dioxide, revealing that under high pressure, this gas could transform into a liquid. This observation marked one of the earliest instances of pressure-induced phase changes in fluids. The term "Non-Newtonian" itself was coined in the 20th century to describe fluids that did not adhere to Newton's classical laws of fluid dynamics. These fluids exhibited a variety of behaviors, but one of the most intriguing was their ability to solidify or increase in viscosity when subjected to stress or pressure. One of the most famous examples of such behavior is cornstarch mixed with water, which forms a substance known as "oobleck" that becomes more solid when pressure is applied. In the modern era, Non-Newtonian fluids have found applications in various fields, including food science, engineering, and material science. They are used in products like quicksand, body armor, and even in the development of impact-resistant materials. One of the key insights that emerged from the study of Non-Newtonian fluids is the importance of understanding the relationship between stress and strain, as well as the influence of time-dependent properties on their behavior. This knowledge has led to advancements in rheology, the study of flow and deformation in materials, and has practical implications in areas such as industrial processing, medicine, and the design of everyday products.

Historic Vids

2,632,483 次观看 • 2 年前

after consistently booking 100 b2b calls/mo from linkedin inbound funnels... i sat down with Lara Acosta and gave away our ENTIRE playbook in a 1-hour interview → every system → every framework → every DM script for context, a post with 40 comments booked me 4 qualified calls last week a single question in the DMs booked a client 72 calls in 26 days and one lead magnet batch generated 7,000 comments across 4 variations in this interview i break down exactly how all of it works... here's what's inside: → why i think content pillars are dead and what replaced them (awareness stage positioning: problem unaware, pain aware, solution aware) → the lead magnet system we run at 100 per week across all client accounts (what makes a good one, why 50 pages of text is a waste, and why the best lead magnets right now are all Claude/AI related) → the DM conversion framework that turns a free resource into a booked call in 3-5 messages ("hey, what caught your attention?" → discover the pain → drop a case study → assume the yes with a specific date and time) → why engagement doesn't equal revenue and what actually does (30k followers with low engagement booking 10x more calls than before because the conversion infrastructure changed) → the trend jacking strategy that makes dead accounts go viral overnight (spot it on X in the morning, build the resource by noon, post on linkedin by evening) → how to get your first case study using pay-for-results instead of free trials → the competitor analysis shortcut for never running out of content ideas → why the linkedin algorithm conversation is 90% excuse and 10% useful like + comment "POD" and i'll send you the full interview (must be following + RT for priority access)
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after consistently booking 100 b2b calls/mo from linkedin inbound funnels... i sat down with Lara Acosta and gave away our ENTIRE playbook in a 1-hour interview → every system → every framework → every DM script for context, a post with 40 comments booked me 4 qualified calls last week a single question in the DMs booked a client 72 calls in 26 days and one lead magnet batch generated 7,000 comments across 4 variations in this interview i break down exactly how all of it works... here's what's inside: → why i think content pillars are dead and what replaced them (awareness stage positioning: problem unaware, pain aware, solution aware) → the lead magnet system we run at 100 per week across all client accounts (what makes a good one, why 50 pages of text is a waste, and why the best lead magnets right now are all Claude/AI related) → the DM conversion framework that turns a free resource into a booked call in 3-5 messages ("hey, what caught your attention?" → discover the pain → drop a case study → assume the yes with a specific date and time) → why engagement doesn't equal revenue and what actually does (30k followers with low engagement booking 10x more calls than before because the conversion infrastructure changed) → the trend jacking strategy that makes dead accounts go viral overnight (spot it on X in the morning, build the resource by noon, post on linkedin by evening) → how to get your first case study using pay-for-results instead of free trials → the competitor analysis shortcut for never running out of content ideas → why the linkedin algorithm conversation is 90% excuse and 10% useful like + comment "POD" and i'll send you the full interview (must be following + RT for priority access)

paolo trivellato

23,214 次观看 • 1 个月前

Today was my hardest workout before the Javelina 100—an uphill treadmill supercompensation session accumulating 60 minutes of intervals at 10% grade, starting at threshold and ending harder. I think uphill treadmill threshold sessions can be magical for some athletes. Threshold work is classically defined as LT2 or easier, around what you could sustain for 1 hour. In practice, that feels relatively relaxed at first, and it only starts to get harder after you accumulate a substantial amount of volume. The rationale of threshold work is that it improves lactate shuttling, helping mitochondria be more efficient at processing and transporting lactate, preventing fatigue cascades even at harder efforts on other days (or at easier efforts in marathons or ultras). In other words, it’s primarily an aerobic stress. Faster is not better. The real-world obstacles with threshold work are twofold. First, for most of us, it’s pretty slow when done right, or way too hard when done wrong. A study on the training of elite athletes found that long intervals had the lowest correlation with long-term growth, and this conundrum is probably why—athletes do their long intervals too hard, breaking themselves down without the mechanical or aerobic stimulus to justify it. Second, outdoor threshold work can be an injury risk. If I tried this workout outdoors, it would wreck my calves and high hamstrings for days. The uphill treadmill can help athletes get around these hurdles. It’s slower by design, putting the emphasis squarely on the aerobic system. That helps athletes develop a much more precise understanding of threshold. But perhaps most significantly, the uphill treadmill reduces impact forces immensely. When I finish one of these—even a supercompensation session—I feel fine the next day, allowing me to absorb way more work (and more specific work to my goals). Particularly with age, I find that running training is about managing the efforts that are high impact to be limited and focused. While most of the uphill treadmill work I do is very controlled, it’s also ok to occasionally dig deeper. Today was about supercompensation. It’s not called The Pain Cave for nothing 🔥
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Today was my hardest workout before the Javelina 100—an uphill treadmill supercompensation session accumulating 60 minutes of intervals at 10% grade, starting at threshold and ending harder. I think uphill treadmill threshold sessions can be magical for some athletes. Threshold work is classically defined as LT2 or easier, around what you could sustain for 1 hour. In practice, that feels relatively relaxed at first, and it only starts to get harder after you accumulate a substantial amount of volume. The rationale of threshold work is that it improves lactate shuttling, helping mitochondria be more efficient at processing and transporting lactate, preventing fatigue cascades even at harder efforts on other days (or at easier efforts in marathons or ultras). In other words, it’s primarily an aerobic stress. Faster is not better. The real-world obstacles with threshold work are twofold. First, for most of us, it’s pretty slow when done right, or way too hard when done wrong. A study on the training of elite athletes found that long intervals had the lowest correlation with long-term growth, and this conundrum is probably why—athletes do their long intervals too hard, breaking themselves down without the mechanical or aerobic stimulus to justify it. Second, outdoor threshold work can be an injury risk. If I tried this workout outdoors, it would wreck my calves and high hamstrings for days. The uphill treadmill can help athletes get around these hurdles. It’s slower by design, putting the emphasis squarely on the aerobic system. That helps athletes develop a much more precise understanding of threshold. But perhaps most significantly, the uphill treadmill reduces impact forces immensely. When I finish one of these—even a supercompensation session—I feel fine the next day, allowing me to absorb way more work (and more specific work to my goals). Particularly with age, I find that running training is about managing the efforts that are high impact to be limited and focused. While most of the uphill treadmill work I do is very controlled, it’s also ok to occasionally dig deeper. Today was about supercompensation. It’s not called The Pain Cave for nothing 🔥

David Roche

40,665 次观看 • 1 年前

Back in mid October, my wife woke up at 2am to what sounded like gunfire after someone came into our culdesac, which is in the middle of nowhere, and turned a trash can near our electrical box into an IED. We know all our neighbors. There’s even law enforcement across the street. This wasn’t anyone’s garbage they were careless with. Someone had thrown aerosol cans and unopened cans of beans and Dr Pepper in there along with full rolls of toilet paper and an accelerant. It ended up melting the asphalt. The following two nights, my dogs were going crazy after someone kept trying to jump the fence. I was not home at the time. I was away working. So I had to come home and post up. The Sheriff surmised what I suspected. It was likely some sort of targeting. Why? I’m involved in a lot of stuff. Some of it makes it on social media, and some doesn’t. Political campaigning, investigations and counter human trafficking. Any of those can invite unwanted guests. Moral of the story is taking a stand against evil and corruption in this nation is not going to go unpunished. Things are escalating. You WILL put a target on yourself if you speak out, and the more successful you are, the more attention you’ll draw. Pray, read your Bible, and arm yourself spiritually. Simultaneously fortify your home, talk to your neighbors, and get comfortable having a gun on you/near you at all times.
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Back in mid October, my wife woke up at 2am to what sounded like gunfire after someone came into our culdesac, which is in the middle of nowhere, and turned a trash can near our electrical box into an IED. We know all our neighbors. There’s even law enforcement across the street. This wasn’t anyone’s garbage they were careless with. Someone had thrown aerosol cans and unopened cans of beans and Dr Pepper in there along with full rolls of toilet paper and an accelerant. It ended up melting the asphalt. The following two nights, my dogs were going crazy after someone kept trying to jump the fence. I was not home at the time. I was away working. So I had to come home and post up. The Sheriff surmised what I suspected. It was likely some sort of targeting. Why? I’m involved in a lot of stuff. Some of it makes it on social media, and some doesn’t. Political campaigning, investigations and counter human trafficking. Any of those can invite unwanted guests. Moral of the story is taking a stand against evil and corruption in this nation is not going to go unpunished. Things are escalating. You WILL put a target on yourself if you speak out, and the more successful you are, the more attention you’ll draw. Pray, read your Bible, and arm yourself spiritually. Simultaneously fortify your home, talk to your neighbors, and get comfortable having a gun on you/near you at all times.

Shoe

128,007 次观看 • 7 个月前

i helped satisfy one of my coaching client's wives last month there's this one windows setting that's secretly holding back thousands of league players it's called enhance pointer precision sounds good right? sounds like it makes your cursor more accurate it does the opposite it adds mouse acceleration. your cursor moves different distances based on how fast you move your hand move slow: cursor barely moves move fast: cursor flies across the screen so your muscle memory is fucked. your brain can never build consistent patterns. you're trying to learn micro but your cursor is literally different every single time you move it it's like trying to learn piano but every key is in a different spot each day this client was silver 4. adc main. mechanics looked drunk. cursor flying everywhere. overshooting targets. kiting looked like a seizure told him to turn it off instantly his cursor is 1 to 1. hand moves an inch, cursor moves an inch. every time. consistent. predictable. smooth his hands and fingers finally learned what consistency feels like two weeks later he's gold 3. mechanics cleaner. skillshots landing. kiting smoother then i get a message "bro my wife told me to thank you" i said "for helping you climb?" he said "nah bro. the mouse precision thing. helped with more than league" took me a second. i don't just coach league i help wives finish Study the Saskio way
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i helped satisfy one of my coaching client's wives last month there's this one windows setting that's secretly holding back thousands of league players it's called enhance pointer precision sounds good right? sounds like it makes your cursor more accurate it does the opposite it adds mouse acceleration. your cursor moves different distances based on how fast you move your hand move slow: cursor barely moves move fast: cursor flies across the screen so your muscle memory is fucked. your brain can never build consistent patterns. you're trying to learn micro but your cursor is literally different every single time you move it it's like trying to learn piano but every key is in a different spot each day this client was silver 4. adc main. mechanics looked drunk. cursor flying everywhere. overshooting targets. kiting looked like a seizure told him to turn it off instantly his cursor is 1 to 1. hand moves an inch, cursor moves an inch. every time. consistent. predictable. smooth his hands and fingers finally learned what consistency feels like two weeks later he's gold 3. mechanics cleaner. skillshots landing. kiting smoother then i get a message "bro my wife told me to thank you" i said "for helping you climb?" he said "nah bro. the mouse precision thing. helped with more than league" took me a second. i don't just coach league i help wives finish Study the Saskio way

Tony Chau

23,009 次观看 • 7 个月前

watched a guy stream yesterday. 1000 games this season. same rank. but here's what he did: posted a highlight clip. "consistency is key" talked about his "grind mindset" made a tier list video about matchups. created content about his journey. everyone in chat: "grind god, keep pushing" but nobody asked: why are you still here? 1000 games. still master tier. that's not a grind. that's an addiction. here's the brutal truth: grinding FEELS productive. you're playing. you're improving. you're getting better. except you're not. you're just busy. the highlights you post? that's 1 out of 50 games. the other 49? you're making the same mistakes. the same positioning. the same macro decisions. but the GRIND itself feels good. because grind = progress in your mind. virgin grinder: plays 100 games, reviews nothing, posts highlights, calls it a grind chad improver: plays 10 games, reviews every one, makes changes, climbs but the virgin FEELS like he's doing more. feels like he's working harder. feels like he DESERVES to climb. here's what actually happens: you play 1000 games without CHANGING anything. your brain gets addicted to the effort. to the routine. to the FEELING of grinding. "i played 8 hours today" → dopamine hit im up 50 lp! so. you're still not good at the game the disconnect breaks your brain so you post another highlight and tell yourself "consistency" consistency at WHAT? being hardstuck? watched another guy play 200 games. changed his mindset. climbed 2 divisions. why? because he didn't grind. he ADAPTED. the grind is EASY. you just queue. you just play. you just show up. but actually IMPROVING? that's hard. that's thinking. that's admitting you were wrong. that's changing habits. most of you will never do that because the grind is COMFORTABLE. it FEELS like you're working. it FEELS like progress. it FEELS like you deserve the climb. but more games does not equal results. your friends see you playing 8 hours a day and think you're dedicated. but you're not dedicated. you're ADDICTED. addicted to the feeling of "grinding". addicted to the routine. here's the uncomfortable truth: if you've played 500+ games and haven't ranked up significantly, you're not hardstuck. you're COMFORTABLE. you like grinding more than you like climbing. because climbing requires CHANGE and change is terrifying. grinding is safe. grinding has no accountability. grinding lets you post highlights and say "progress" but climbing? climbing forces you to admit: i was wrong. my playstyle is bad. i need to change fundamentally. that's painful. so you grind instead. you grind and you grind and you grind and you tell yourself the climb will come. but it won't. not until you stop grinding and start CHANGING. the saddest part? you have the time. you have the will. you have the mechanics. you just don't have the HONESTY. the honesty to admit 1000 games with zero progress isn't a grind. it's a cry for help disguised as improvement. study the saskio way
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watched a guy stream yesterday. 1000 games this season. same rank. but here's what he did: posted a highlight clip. "consistency is key" talked about his "grind mindset" made a tier list video about matchups. created content about his journey. everyone in chat: "grind god, keep pushing" but nobody asked: why are you still here? 1000 games. still master tier. that's not a grind. that's an addiction. here's the brutal truth: grinding FEELS productive. you're playing. you're improving. you're getting better. except you're not. you're just busy. the highlights you post? that's 1 out of 50 games. the other 49? you're making the same mistakes. the same positioning. the same macro decisions. but the GRIND itself feels good. because grind = progress in your mind. virgin grinder: plays 100 games, reviews nothing, posts highlights, calls it a grind chad improver: plays 10 games, reviews every one, makes changes, climbs but the virgin FEELS like he's doing more. feels like he's working harder. feels like he DESERVES to climb. here's what actually happens: you play 1000 games without CHANGING anything. your brain gets addicted to the effort. to the routine. to the FEELING of grinding. "i played 8 hours today" → dopamine hit im up 50 lp! so. you're still not good at the game the disconnect breaks your brain so you post another highlight and tell yourself "consistency" consistency at WHAT? being hardstuck? watched another guy play 200 games. changed his mindset. climbed 2 divisions. why? because he didn't grind. he ADAPTED. the grind is EASY. you just queue. you just play. you just show up. but actually IMPROVING? that's hard. that's thinking. that's admitting you were wrong. that's changing habits. most of you will never do that because the grind is COMFORTABLE. it FEELS like you're working. it FEELS like progress. it FEELS like you deserve the climb. but more games does not equal results. your friends see you playing 8 hours a day and think you're dedicated. but you're not dedicated. you're ADDICTED. addicted to the feeling of "grinding". addicted to the routine. here's the uncomfortable truth: if you've played 500+ games and haven't ranked up significantly, you're not hardstuck. you're COMFORTABLE. you like grinding more than you like climbing. because climbing requires CHANGE and change is terrifying. grinding is safe. grinding has no accountability. grinding lets you post highlights and say "progress" but climbing? climbing forces you to admit: i was wrong. my playstyle is bad. i need to change fundamentally. that's painful. so you grind instead. you grind and you grind and you grind and you tell yourself the climb will come. but it won't. not until you stop grinding and start CHANGING. the saddest part? you have the time. you have the will. you have the mechanics. you just don't have the HONESTY. the honesty to admit 1000 games with zero progress isn't a grind. it's a cry for help disguised as improvement. study the saskio way

Tony Chau

44,529 次观看 • 8 个月前

🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP 1.⁠ Trump said illegal invasion is killing Europe on his arrival in Scotland for a 5-day UK visit: “You better get your act together, or there will be no more Europe. You have to stop this horrible invasion that is happening across Europe, in many European countries.” 2.⁠ Fighting continued along the Cambodia-Thailand border with at least 32 people killed so far, over 100,000 displaced, and dozens wounded. Malaysia says both sides agreed to a ceasefire but need more time to finalise the details. 3.⁠ Russia hit Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipro overnight with a combined missile and drone attack. Zelensky confirmed fatalities and said first responders acted fast - but warned that Ukraine’s drones are already answering. 4.⁠ Ghislaine Maxwell spent 9 closed-door hours with Trump’s DOJ Deputy AG - who also happens to be his former personal lawyer. She got limited immunity, dropped 100 names connected to Epstein, and now her team’s openly shopping for a presidential pardon. Translation: cooperate, protect the right people, and maybe walk free. 5.⁠ Gunmen from the Sunni group Jaish al-Adl stormed a court building in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, killing at least 5 people and injuring 13. 6.⁠ Trump floated the idea of giving Americans a “little rebate” from surging tariff revenue, now hitting $27 billion for June, a 301% spike year over year. The goal: pay down debt, maybe return some cash to lower-income earners. 7.⁠ Falcon 9 lifted off successfully from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral, carrying 28 Starlink satellites bound for low-Earth orbit. SpaceX continues its streak as the backbone of orbital internet infrastructure. 8.⁠ A federal appeals court struck down Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, calling it a direct violation of the 14th Amendment. 9.⁠ Neuralink is now part of a visual prosthetics trial aiming to develop a Smart Bionic Eye using AI. The UCSB-led study hopes to help blind patients recognize faces, read, and navigate - with Neuralink patients to be used “once available.” 10.⁠ Someone doused Conor McGregor’s bar, The Black Forge, with flammable liquid and set it on fire. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze which caused no injuries.
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🚨12 HOUR NEWS RECAP 1.⁠ Trump said illegal invasion is killing Europe on his arrival in Scotland for a 5-day UK visit: “You better get your act together, or there will be no more Europe. You have to stop this horrible invasion that is happening across Europe, in many European countries.” 2.⁠ Fighting continued along the Cambodia-Thailand border with at least 32 people killed so far, over 100,000 displaced, and dozens wounded. Malaysia says both sides agreed to a ceasefire but need more time to finalise the details. 3.⁠ Russia hit Sumy, Kharkiv, and Dnipro overnight with a combined missile and drone attack. Zelensky confirmed fatalities and said first responders acted fast - but warned that Ukraine’s drones are already answering. 4.⁠ Ghislaine Maxwell spent 9 closed-door hours with Trump’s DOJ Deputy AG - who also happens to be his former personal lawyer. She got limited immunity, dropped 100 names connected to Epstein, and now her team’s openly shopping for a presidential pardon. Translation: cooperate, protect the right people, and maybe walk free. 5.⁠ Gunmen from the Sunni group Jaish al-Adl stormed a court building in Zahedan, southeastern Iran, killing at least 5 people and injuring 13. 6.⁠ Trump floated the idea of giving Americans a “little rebate” from surging tariff revenue, now hitting $27 billion for June, a 301% spike year over year. The goal: pay down debt, maybe return some cash to lower-income earners. 7.⁠ Falcon 9 lifted off successfully from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral, carrying 28 Starlink satellites bound for low-Earth orbit. SpaceX continues its streak as the backbone of orbital internet infrastructure. 8.⁠ A federal appeals court struck down Trump’s order to limit birthright citizenship, calling it a direct violation of the 14th Amendment. 9.⁠ Neuralink is now part of a visual prosthetics trial aiming to develop a Smart Bionic Eye using AI. The UCSB-led study hopes to help blind patients recognize faces, read, and navigate - with Neuralink patients to be used “once available.” 10.⁠ Someone doused Conor McGregor’s bar, The Black Forge, with flammable liquid and set it on fire. Firefighters quickly contained the blaze which caused no injuries.

Mario Nawfal

932,665 次观看 • 1 年前

hair loss after 40 isn't sudden and it's almost never random it's the result of a long, slow biological shift that most men don't see coming until it's already well underway and by the time they notice, they reach for the first product they find and wonder why nothing works here's what's actually happening: at the center of it is DHT, dihydrotestosterone, a potent androgen your body converts from testosterone via an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase DHT binds to receptors in your hair follicles, specifically in areas like the temples and crown, and slowly miniaturizes them it shortens the growth phase of each hair cycle and extends the resting phase over time your strands get thinner, weaker, and eventually the follicle goes dormant but dormant isn't dead that distinction matters more than most men realize the problem is DHT isn't working alone alongside the hormonal shift, your scalp environment is also deteriorating and this is the part almost nobody talks about chronic low-grade inflammation, fibrosis (the gradual stiffening of scalp tissue), and reduced microcirculation all compound the damage your follicles can't receive oxygen properly, can't absorb nutrients, can't respond to hormonal signals the way they used to so even follicles that aren't fully miniaturized start struggling to produce thick, pigmented hair which creates the illusion that the loss is worse or more permanent than it actually is then there's the cellular layer your dermal papilla cells, the structures at the base of each follicle that regulate hair growth, lose efficiency with age oxidative stress, reduced ATP production, slower cellular turnover it means even if you control DHT, the follicle still needs active stimulation to re-enter a real growth phase this is where most approaches break down they pick one variable, usually DHT and treat it in isolation but hair loss is a multi-variable problem hormonal, vascular, cellular, structural, all happening at once fix one and ignore the rest and you'll get limited results at best so what actually works mechanical stimulation is one of the most underrated tools available microneedling creates controlled micro-injury to the scalp, which triggers your body to upregulate growth factors like VEGF and activates something called the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, both of which are directly involved in initiating the growth phase and increasing follicular size it essentially wakes up follicles that have been suppressed but not destroyed it also increases blood flow and improves absorption of anything topical you apply afterward which brings up vascularization because hair follicles are some of the most metabolically active structures in the body they need a consistent supply of oxygen and nutrients to sustain growth anything that increases nitric oxide production, reduces calcification, and improves blood flow to the scalp will have an outsized impact on density and thickness over time internal support matters too, especially after 40 your body's ability to absorb and use key nutrients declines with age protein, iron, zinc, vitamin D, B vitamins, deficiencies in any of these directly affect keratin production, follicular cycling, and hair shaft integrity if you're not addressing what's happening internally, topical and external interventions will always hit a ceiling and then there's the timeline issue most men quit too early because they misunderstand how hair growth actually works each follicle cycles independently through growth, transition, and resting phases that span months you might see reduced shedding or improved thickness at 8–12 weeks but visible density changes take 4-6 months of consistent effort full results often take closer to 9-12 months the men who get results aren't doing something exotic they're doing the right things long enough and broadly enough to actually shift the biology that's the real unlock not a miracle ingredient, not a single device, a coordinated protocol that hits the hormonal, vascular, cellular, and structural levers at the same time most men fail not because they didn't try but because they tried one thing at a time, in fragments, for not long enough, and concluded that regrowth wasn't possible for them it usually is follicles that have been dormant for years can still be reactivated but only if the inhibitory signals are reduced and the growth environment is rebuilt that requires treating this like the biological process it is not a cosmetic problem you mask with a spray the men who approach it that way are the ones who don't just stop the progression they reverse it. and what makes that possible isn't just understanding the biology it's consistently applying a method that can actually influence it at the cellular level that's where low-level laser therapy comes in LLLT is one of the few clinically studied interventions shown to stimulate mitochondrial activity inside dermal papilla cells, increase ATP production, and improve blood flow to the scalp all of which directly support the transition of follicles back into the anagen phase devices like the Kiierr laser cap are built around this principle specific wavelengths of red light penetrate the scalp and activate these biological pathways in a way that's non-invasive and sustainable over long periods of use which matters because hair regrowth isn't about intensity it's about consistency tools that make consistency effortless will always outperform ones that rely on motivation or sporadic effort when you layer this kind of stimulation on top of DHT management, improved scalp health, and proper internal support, it stops being a single solution it becomes part of a system that actually aligns with how hair growth works and results from that kind of system compound over time instead of plateauing early like most surface-level treatments do the difference isn't whether you're over 40 it's whether you're finally addressing the problem at the level it was created
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hair loss after 40 isn't sudden and it's almost never random it's the result of a long, slow biological shift that most men don't see coming until it's already well underway and by the time they notice, they reach for the first product they find and wonder why nothing works here's what's actually happening: at the center of it is DHT, dihydrotestosterone, a potent androgen your body converts from testosterone via an enzyme called 5-alpha reductase DHT binds to receptors in your hair follicles, specifically in areas like the temples and crown, and slowly miniaturizes them it shortens the growth phase of each hair cycle and extends the resting phase over time your strands get thinner, weaker, and eventually the follicle goes dormant but dormant isn't dead that distinction matters more than most men realize the problem is DHT isn't working alone alongside the hormonal shift, your scalp environment is also deteriorating and this is the part almost nobody talks about chronic low-grade inflammation, fibrosis (the gradual stiffening of scalp tissue), and reduced microcirculation all compound the damage your follicles can't receive oxygen properly, can't absorb nutrients, can't respond to hormonal signals the way they used to so even follicles that aren't fully miniaturized start struggling to produce thick, pigmented hair which creates the illusion that the loss is worse or more permanent than it actually is then there's the cellular layer your dermal papilla cells, the structures at the base of each follicle that regulate hair growth, lose efficiency with age oxidative stress, reduced ATP production, slower cellular turnover it means even if you control DHT, the follicle still needs active stimulation to re-enter a real growth phase this is where most approaches break down they pick one variable, usually DHT and treat it in isolation but hair loss is a multi-variable problem hormonal, vascular, cellular, structural, all happening at once fix one and ignore the rest and you'll get limited results at best so what actually works mechanical stimulation is one of the most underrated tools available microneedling creates controlled micro-injury to the scalp, which triggers your body to upregulate growth factors like VEGF and activates something called the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, both of which are directly involved in initiating the growth phase and increasing follicular size it essentially wakes up follicles that have been suppressed but not destroyed it also increases blood flow and improves absorption of anything topical you apply afterward which brings up vascularization because hair follicles are some of the most metabolically active structures in the body they need a consistent supply of oxygen and nutrients to sustain growth anything that increases nitric oxide production, reduces calcification, and improves blood flow to the scalp will have an outsized impact on density and thickness over time internal support matters too, especially after 40 your body's ability to absorb and use key nutrients declines with age protein, iron, zinc, vitamin D, B vitamins, deficiencies in any of these directly affect keratin production, follicular cycling, and hair shaft integrity if you're not addressing what's happening internally, topical and external interventions will always hit a ceiling and then there's the timeline issue most men quit too early because they misunderstand how hair growth actually works each follicle cycles independently through growth, transition, and resting phases that span months you might see reduced shedding or improved thickness at 8–12 weeks but visible density changes take 4-6 months of consistent effort full results often take closer to 9-12 months the men who get results aren't doing something exotic they're doing the right things long enough and broadly enough to actually shift the biology that's the real unlock not a miracle ingredient, not a single device, a coordinated protocol that hits the hormonal, vascular, cellular, and structural levers at the same time most men fail not because they didn't try but because they tried one thing at a time, in fragments, for not long enough, and concluded that regrowth wasn't possible for them it usually is follicles that have been dormant for years can still be reactivated but only if the inhibitory signals are reduced and the growth environment is rebuilt that requires treating this like the biological process it is not a cosmetic problem you mask with a spray the men who approach it that way are the ones who don't just stop the progression they reverse it. and what makes that possible isn't just understanding the biology it's consistently applying a method that can actually influence it at the cellular level that's where low-level laser therapy comes in LLLT is one of the few clinically studied interventions shown to stimulate mitochondrial activity inside dermal papilla cells, increase ATP production, and improve blood flow to the scalp all of which directly support the transition of follicles back into the anagen phase devices like the Kiierr laser cap are built around this principle specific wavelengths of red light penetrate the scalp and activate these biological pathways in a way that's non-invasive and sustainable over long periods of use which matters because hair regrowth isn't about intensity it's about consistency tools that make consistency effortless will always outperform ones that rely on motivation or sporadic effort when you layer this kind of stimulation on top of DHT management, improved scalp health, and proper internal support, it stops being a single solution it becomes part of a system that actually aligns with how hair growth works and results from that kind of system compound over time instead of plateauing early like most surface-level treatments do the difference isn't whether you're over 40 it's whether you're finally addressing the problem at the level it was created

Kiierr

28,418 次观看 • 3 个月前

📣 Puffer UniFi V2 testnet is now live! 🐡 The UniFi V2 testnet is officially live, and we’re inviting builders to explore the stack and join the next phase of Ethereum-native infrastructure. With the advancement of based rollup technology, UniFi offers a practical path forward to address Ethereum’s fragmentation and foster ecosystem growth. UniFi-OP enables Ethereum builders and users to avoid choosing a “winning” L2 or giving up revenue. Based sequencing keeps rollups, appchains, and general-purpose chains fully composable with Ethereum. Thanks to UniFi AVS, rollup owners can now share priority fees and MEV with validators. This upgrade was made possible in collaboration with Gattaca, , Automata Network, and Ethereum. ⚒️ What Builders Get • Governance‑optional rollups 🗳️ • Custom fee markets (subsidize, burn, or share) • KYC‑gated or fully permissionless chains 💆 What Users Feel • Sub‑10 ms confirmations ⚡ • One‑click exits to L1 (no 7‑day wait) • Seamless L1 interaction—AMMs, CLOBs, RWAs “just work” 📈 Economic Win‑Win Based sequencing ≠ giving up MEV and Priority fees. Rollup owners, gateways, and L1 proposers share MEV & congestion fees through @puffer_unifiAVS. Alignment without sacrifices. 🧩Pragmatic Composability How composable is UniFi V2? • L2 → L1 withdrawal supported • EIP‑7702 smart‑wallet standard baked in • Atomic withdrawals in the same block (no more 7 day wait) 🛡️Trust‑Minimized, Real‑Time Proving Real time proving is a must have to achieve composability and security that a rollup needs. We came up with a trust minimized pragmatic approach with TEEs for the first phase. In collaboration with Automata Network we now have: • Multi‑TEE provers (Intel TDX + AMD SEV) attest each block in less than 1s. • Hardware diversity = reduced trust assumptions. 🏎️UniFi AVS (Gateway Registry) For Preconfimrations (preconfs), we take advantage of delegated proposing to gateways to bring the speed. This service requires shared security. 🏗️Built on : • Validators opt in and delegate proposer rights. • They earn extra yield for serving preconfs. • Restaking validators solve the cold‑start problem. 💻 Preconf Phases • Centralized gateways at launch. • Progressive onboarding → many independent gateways for decentralization. • Proposer‑delegated based sequencing (speed). 🗺️Roadmap • ✅ Hybrid Based‑OP stack with TEE proving & fast gateways • 🔜 ZK proving • 🔜 Universal Registry Contract (URC) by ****@fabric_ethereum for slashing • 🔜 Commit boost Commit-Boost 📻 🕶️ 🦇🔊 integration • 🔜 Native L1 ↔ L2 ↔ L2 calls All upgrades are backward‑compatible and shipped incrementally. ⚔️Security Model at a Glance • Restaked ETH → slashable backing • Multi‑vendor TEEs → hardware redundancy • ZK fallback → cryptographic safety net No single point of failure. 🎯Metrics That Matter The KPI moves from TVL to transaction volume & speed. High‑frequency order‑flow is real revenue—and UniFi lets dApps capture it instead of donating it to someone else’s sequencer. 🧑‍💻Code & Collaboration UniFi V2 extends the open work by Gattaca on Gattaca‑OP. Dive into the repos and contribute. 📚TL;DR • Pragmatic composability with atomic withdrawals from the L2. • Trust‑minimized, real‑time proving • UniFi AVS bootstrapped by EigenLayer • Based rollups that share income 🪖Builders: stop choosing between UX, composability, and revenue. DM us or visit to spin up your Based Appchain and join the UniFi Based Rollup testnet—or fork the stack and run it yourself. 👷‍♂️ Build with us: 🪙 Faucet: 🌍Ecosystem resources:
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📣 Puffer UniFi V2 testnet is now live! 🐡 The UniFi V2 testnet is officially live, and we’re inviting builders to explore the stack and join the next phase of Ethereum-native infrastructure. With the advancement of based rollup technology, UniFi offers a practical path forward to address Ethereum’s fragmentation and foster ecosystem growth. UniFi-OP enables Ethereum builders and users to avoid choosing a “winning” L2 or giving up revenue. Based sequencing keeps rollups, appchains, and general-purpose chains fully composable with Ethereum. Thanks to UniFi AVS, rollup owners can now share priority fees and MEV with validators. This upgrade was made possible in collaboration with Gattaca, , Automata Network, and Ethereum. ⚒️ What Builders Get • Governance‑optional rollups 🗳️ • Custom fee markets (subsidize, burn, or share) • KYC‑gated or fully permissionless chains 💆 What Users Feel • Sub‑10 ms confirmations ⚡ • One‑click exits to L1 (no 7‑day wait) • Seamless L1 interaction—AMMs, CLOBs, RWAs “just work” 📈 Economic Win‑Win Based sequencing ≠ giving up MEV and Priority fees. Rollup owners, gateways, and L1 proposers share MEV & congestion fees through @puffer_unifiAVS. Alignment without sacrifices. 🧩Pragmatic Composability How composable is UniFi V2? • L2 → L1 withdrawal supported • EIP‑7702 smart‑wallet standard baked in • Atomic withdrawals in the same block (no more 7 day wait) 🛡️Trust‑Minimized, Real‑Time Proving Real time proving is a must have to achieve composability and security that a rollup needs. We came up with a trust minimized pragmatic approach with TEEs for the first phase. In collaboration with Automata Network we now have: • Multi‑TEE provers (Intel TDX + AMD SEV) attest each block in less than 1s. • Hardware diversity = reduced trust assumptions. 🏎️UniFi AVS (Gateway Registry) For Preconfimrations (preconfs), we take advantage of delegated proposing to gateways to bring the speed. This service requires shared security. 🏗️Built on : • Validators opt in and delegate proposer rights. • They earn extra yield for serving preconfs. • Restaking validators solve the cold‑start problem. 💻 Preconf Phases • Centralized gateways at launch. • Progressive onboarding → many independent gateways for decentralization. • Proposer‑delegated based sequencing (speed). 🗺️Roadmap • ✅ Hybrid Based‑OP stack with TEE proving & fast gateways • 🔜 ZK proving • 🔜 Universal Registry Contract (URC) by ****@fabric_ethereum for slashing • 🔜 Commit boost Commit-Boost 📻 🕶️ 🦇🔊 integration • 🔜 Native L1 ↔ L2 ↔ L2 calls All upgrades are backward‑compatible and shipped incrementally. ⚔️Security Model at a Glance • Restaked ETH → slashable backing • Multi‑vendor TEEs → hardware redundancy • ZK fallback → cryptographic safety net No single point of failure. 🎯Metrics That Matter The KPI moves from TVL to transaction volume & speed. High‑frequency order‑flow is real revenue—and UniFi lets dApps capture it instead of donating it to someone else’s sequencer. 🧑‍💻Code & Collaboration UniFi V2 extends the open work by Gattaca on Gattaca‑OP. Dive into the repos and contribute. 📚TL;DR • Pragmatic composability with atomic withdrawals from the L2. • Trust‑minimized, real‑time proving • UniFi AVS bootstrapped by EigenLayer • Based rollups that share income 🪖Builders: stop choosing between UX, composability, and revenue. DM us or visit to spin up your Based Appchain and join the UniFi Based Rollup testnet—or fork the stack and run it yourself. 👷‍♂️ Build with us: 🪙 Faucet: 🌍Ecosystem resources:

Puffer Finance 🐡

157,645 次观看 • 11 个月前

99% people aren't aware that the fastest animal on earth spends most of its time doing nothing. There's a reason. A cheetah can hit 70 mph in three seconds. Then it has to stop for twenty minutes. A life lesson hides in there. Your brain wants to believe that extreme speed comes from constant motion, that the fastest creatures are always moving, always hunting, always pushing their biological machinery to the limit. Every nature documentary reinforces this illusion by showing you the chase scenes, the explosive bursts, the moment when physics bends around a spotted blur. What they never show you is what happens next. The cheetah collapses. Its body temperature spikes to dangerous levels. Its heart rate hits 250 beats per minute. Its muscles flood with lactic acid. If another predator appears during those twenty minutes of recovery, the cheetah becomes prey. It cannot run again. It cannot defend itself. It lies there, panting, completely vulnerable, paying the metabolic price for those three seconds of impossible speed. Peak performance is not sustainable performance. The biological systems that produce maximum output operate on completely different principles than the systems that produce steady output. The cheetah's body is an exercise in extreme specialization. Its spine flexes like a spring, storing and releasing kinetic energy with each stride. Its claws work like track spikes, gripping earth during acceleration. Its nasal passages are enlarged to process massive volumes of oxygen during the sprint. Its muscles contain a higher percentage of fast twitch fibers than any other cat. Every adaptation that makes it faster also makes it fragile. The energy economics are brutal. A three second chase burns through roughly 25% of the cheetah's entire daily caloric budget. That sprint costs more energy than some animals use in an entire day of normal activity. The recovery period allows the cheetah's system to clear metabolic waste, restore oxygen levels, and return core temperature to baseline. Without that recovery, the next sprint would be slower. Then slower again. Eventually, the system would shut down entirely. Your laptop operates on the same principle. When you push a processor to maximum speed, it generates heat that requires cooling systems and power management protocols to prevent damage. The CPU cannot maintain peak performance continuously without throttling back to sustainable levels. Intel and AMD engineers understand what cheetah evolution figured out millions of years ago: maximum capability requires careful rationing. Athletic performance follows identical patterns. Sprinters train by running short distances at maximum speed, then resting completely between efforts. Marathon runners train by running longer distances at submaximal speeds. The physiological adaptations that allow Usain Bolt to run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds would prevent him from running a competitive marathon. The adaptations that allow Eliud Kipchoge to run 26.2 miles in just over two hours would prevent him from matching Bolt's top speed. The systems are mutually exclusive. Silicon Valley spent decades trying to ignore this principle. Early startup culture celebrated the idea of constant hustle, permanent availability, 80 hour work weeks as signs of commitment and vision. The mythology suggested that great entrepreneurs outworked their competition by maintaining maximum intensity indefinitely. The data tells a different story. Research on elite performance across domains shows that peak performers work in carefully structured intervals. They push to maximum output during focused periods, then recover completely before the next effort. Musicians practice this way. Athletes train this way. Chess grandmasters study this way. The recovery periods are not interruptions to the work. They are part of the work. Nature does not prioritize constant motion. It prioritizes survival through intelligent energy allocation. The cheetah's hunting strategy maximizes its probability of successful kills while minimizing its risk of metabolic failure. Twenty minutes of vulnerability is acceptable because three seconds of extreme speed often means the difference between eating and starving. The fastest systems in the universe operate this way. Neutron stars can rotate at 700 times per second, but they slow down over time as they lose rotational energy. Supercomputers can process exaflops of calculations per second, but they require massive cooling systems and carefully managed workloads to prevent thermal damage. Even light itself, the fastest thing in the universe, loses energy as it travels through space and time. Speed without recovery is not speed. It is breakdown in slow motion. The cheetah understands something that most humans do not: maximum capability is a tool to be used strategically, not a baseline to be maintained constantly. Those twenty minutes of apparent inactivity should not be considered a weakness. They are preparation for the next moment when impossible speed becomes necessary for survival.
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99% people aren't aware that the fastest animal on earth spends most of its time doing nothing. There's a reason. A cheetah can hit 70 mph in three seconds. Then it has to stop for twenty minutes. A life lesson hides in there. Your brain wants to believe that extreme speed comes from constant motion, that the fastest creatures are always moving, always hunting, always pushing their biological machinery to the limit. Every nature documentary reinforces this illusion by showing you the chase scenes, the explosive bursts, the moment when physics bends around a spotted blur. What they never show you is what happens next. The cheetah collapses. Its body temperature spikes to dangerous levels. Its heart rate hits 250 beats per minute. Its muscles flood with lactic acid. If another predator appears during those twenty minutes of recovery, the cheetah becomes prey. It cannot run again. It cannot defend itself. It lies there, panting, completely vulnerable, paying the metabolic price for those three seconds of impossible speed. Peak performance is not sustainable performance. The biological systems that produce maximum output operate on completely different principles than the systems that produce steady output. The cheetah's body is an exercise in extreme specialization. Its spine flexes like a spring, storing and releasing kinetic energy with each stride. Its claws work like track spikes, gripping earth during acceleration. Its nasal passages are enlarged to process massive volumes of oxygen during the sprint. Its muscles contain a higher percentage of fast twitch fibers than any other cat. Every adaptation that makes it faster also makes it fragile. The energy economics are brutal. A three second chase burns through roughly 25% of the cheetah's entire daily caloric budget. That sprint costs more energy than some animals use in an entire day of normal activity. The recovery period allows the cheetah's system to clear metabolic waste, restore oxygen levels, and return core temperature to baseline. Without that recovery, the next sprint would be slower. Then slower again. Eventually, the system would shut down entirely. Your laptop operates on the same principle. When you push a processor to maximum speed, it generates heat that requires cooling systems and power management protocols to prevent damage. The CPU cannot maintain peak performance continuously without throttling back to sustainable levels. Intel and AMD engineers understand what cheetah evolution figured out millions of years ago: maximum capability requires careful rationing. Athletic performance follows identical patterns. Sprinters train by running short distances at maximum speed, then resting completely between efforts. Marathon runners train by running longer distances at submaximal speeds. The physiological adaptations that allow Usain Bolt to run 100 meters in 9.58 seconds would prevent him from running a competitive marathon. The adaptations that allow Eliud Kipchoge to run 26.2 miles in just over two hours would prevent him from matching Bolt's top speed. The systems are mutually exclusive. Silicon Valley spent decades trying to ignore this principle. Early startup culture celebrated the idea of constant hustle, permanent availability, 80 hour work weeks as signs of commitment and vision. The mythology suggested that great entrepreneurs outworked their competition by maintaining maximum intensity indefinitely. The data tells a different story. Research on elite performance across domains shows that peak performers work in carefully structured intervals. They push to maximum output during focused periods, then recover completely before the next effort. Musicians practice this way. Athletes train this way. Chess grandmasters study this way. The recovery periods are not interruptions to the work. They are part of the work. Nature does not prioritize constant motion. It prioritizes survival through intelligent energy allocation. The cheetah's hunting strategy maximizes its probability of successful kills while minimizing its risk of metabolic failure. Twenty minutes of vulnerability is acceptable because three seconds of extreme speed often means the difference between eating and starving. The fastest systems in the universe operate this way. Neutron stars can rotate at 700 times per second, but they slow down over time as they lose rotational energy. Supercomputers can process exaflops of calculations per second, but they require massive cooling systems and carefully managed workloads to prevent thermal damage. Even light itself, the fastest thing in the universe, loses energy as it travels through space and time. Speed without recovery is not speed. It is breakdown in slow motion. The cheetah understands something that most humans do not: maximum capability is a tool to be used strategically, not a baseline to be maintained constantly. Those twenty minutes of apparent inactivity should not be considered a weakness. They are preparation for the next moment when impossible speed becomes necessary for survival.

Darshak Rana ⚡️

18,729 次观看 • 2 个月前

Seedance 2.0 on FlovaAI =================== Prompt: [Reference Identity Lock] Image 1 is ONLY the main female protagonist. Her face, hairstyle, body type, and outfit must match Image 1 exactly and stay consistent for the entire video. Image 2 is ONLY a uniform reference. All four opponents wear the school uniform shown in Image 2. Never swap, merge, duplicate, or blend identities. The protagonist's identity comes ONLY from Image 1. The four opponents have NO reference images. They are defined by the text descriptions below. The four opponents must not resemble the protagonist, and they must not resemble each other. All five characters must remain clearly distinct and recognizable until the end. [Priority Order] 1. Preserve the protagonist's identity from Image 1. 2. Keep the four opponents visually distinct from her and from each other. 3. Maintain one continuous shot with no cuts. 4. Keep the classroom layout spatially consistent. 5. Make the action fast but readable and physically connected. 6. Keep the tone as a Korean school action drama, stylish but grounded. Korean school action drama classroom fight scene — 15 seconds, ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT, NO CUTS. A single uninterrupted handheld shot. No cuts, no scene transitions, no montage. The camera should feel handheld, with micro-jitters, slight rolling shutter, and raw unstable realism. The camera must physically travel through the same classroom space. Every transition must be motivated by camera movement, not editing. Whip pans are allowed, but they must not hide a cut. Do not teleport the camera or characters. The classroom layout and character positions must remain spatially consistent. Audio: No music. Only realistic school and classroom ambient sounds: old fluorescent light hum, distant hallway noise, ceiling fan, shoes scraping the floor, desks dragging, chair legs screeching, cloth friction, dull body impacts, and breathing that gradually becomes heavier. Breathing continues throughout the scene and keeps building. Lighting: Late afternoon in a Korean high school classroom. Mixed cool fluorescent light and warm sunlight through the windows. Dust floating in the sunlight. Soft fan shadows moving across desks and school uniforms. Main character: The Korean female high school student from Image 1, age 17–18. Cold, emotionless, calm, and intimidating. She barely speaks and does not scream during the fight. She remains composed from beginning to end. Her movements are efficient, explosive, and precise. Even if her frame is not large, she dominates through speed, timing, and accuracy. Main outfit: Exactly the outfit shown in Image 1. Do not change its colors, design, or details. Her jacket or outer layer is either removed and hanging on a chair, or worn in a slightly messy way. The action must be non-sexualized and combat-focused. Fabric movement, dust, sweat, wrinkles, and impact response should feel realistic. Opponent rules: Four Korean female high school students, all wearing the Hanlim Multi Art School uniform shown in Image 2. They have no reference images. Define them strictly by these descriptions and keep each one consistent: Opponent A: short black bob with straight bangs, medium build, round face. Opponent B: long straight hair tied in a high ponytail, tall and lean, sharp jawline. Opponent C: shoulder-length hair with side-swept bangs, slim build, narrow face. Opponent D: long wavy hair worn loose, slightly stocky and broad-shouldered. A, B, C, and D must each keep clearly different faces, hairstyles, body shapes, and silhouettes. They must not resemble the protagonist, and they must not resemble each other. No face duplication, no face merging, no identity confusion. Environment: An empty classroom at Hanlim Multi Art School, a Korean performing arts high school in Seoul. Green chalkboard, chalk tray, worn wooden desks, plastic chairs, classroom clock, class schedule poster, discipline/life-guidance posters, cleaning tools, blinds or curtains, wall study materials, and a slightly scuffed floor. Desks and chairs should react naturally to impacts, sliding, shaking, and collapsing when hit. Camera framing rules: Even during kicks, framing should stay around chest-level or eye-level. No low-angle shots under the skirt. Do not focus on legs, thighs, underwear, or fetish-like details. All action framing must prioritize faces, upper-body motion, impact, and spatial choreography. Continuous action and camera choreography: From 0 to 15 seconds, the fight continues without any cuts. The action should be stylish but readable, and every movement must be physically connected. 0–3s: The camera starts behind the protagonist at a slightly low handheld angle, drifting left through the classroom aisle. Opponent A grabs the protagonist's shoulder roughly and says in Korean: "야, 너 지금 뭐 하자는 거야?" The protagonist silently turns and lands one hard straight punch to A's face. At impact, use a very brief 15% slow motion: cheek ripple, dust particles, deep thud. A falls sideways into a desk. The camera dips slightly from the shock, then whip-pans right without cutting. 3–6s: Opponent B charges in from the right. The protagonist steps forward instead of retreating. A short body shot to the stomach. Immediate uppercut to the chin. Without pausing, she drives forward into a flying knee to B's chest. B is thrown backward across or into a desk. The camera follows the forward motion low, then rebounds upward with the impact. 6–9s: Opponent D attacks with two fast punches. The protagonist deflects both strikes with her arms, then flows into a turning backfist to D's face. As D staggers, she continues the same rotation into a spinning back elbow that lands hard on D's jaw or temple. D crashes sideways into two or three desks. The camera arcs around her shoulder and jitters slightly at each impact. No cuts. 9–12s: Opponent C rushes in from the chalkboard side. The protagonist clearly grabs C's collar with her left hand. C's face must be fully visible from the front and clearly different from the protagonist. The protagonist lands one short, hard punch to C's face, then immediately throws a powerful high kick or flying high kick into C's chest. The force sends C backward into the green chalkboard. The protagonist remains in the foreground and never touches the board. The protagonist's face should be side-profile or partially obscured. C's face should be clearly visible from the front at the moment of impact. Their faces must never overlap in frame. Use a very brief 20% slow motion at the chalkboard impact: chalk dust bursts outward, and C slides down the board. The camera pushes up with the impact, then tilts down as C slides. 12–15s: Through the chalk dust, the camera hard-pans right. D makes one final charge. The protagonist sidesteps and lands a tight uppercut to D's chin, followed immediately by a cross. D crashes into a row of desks, causing a chain reaction of collapsing desks and chairs. The camera drifts forward slowly. The protagonist adjusts her loose tie or ribbon and brushes chalk dust off her shoulder. Her expression stays cold and serious. She walks past the camera and exits the frame. Dust floats in the sunlight. Natural ending. =================== Made with Flova #FlovaAI #FlovaCPP
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Seedance 2.0 on FlovaAI =================== Prompt: [Reference Identity Lock] Image 1 is ONLY the main female protagonist. Her face, hairstyle, body type, and outfit must match Image 1 exactly and stay consistent for the entire video. Image 2 is ONLY a uniform reference. All four opponents wear the school uniform shown in Image 2. Never swap, merge, duplicate, or blend identities. The protagonist's identity comes ONLY from Image 1. The four opponents have NO reference images. They are defined by the text descriptions below. The four opponents must not resemble the protagonist, and they must not resemble each other. All five characters must remain clearly distinct and recognizable until the end. [Priority Order] 1. Preserve the protagonist's identity from Image 1. 2. Keep the four opponents visually distinct from her and from each other. 3. Maintain one continuous shot with no cuts. 4. Keep the classroom layout spatially consistent. 5. Make the action fast but readable and physically connected. 6. Keep the tone as a Korean school action drama, stylish but grounded. Korean school action drama classroom fight scene — 15 seconds, ONE CONTINUOUS SHOT, NO CUTS. A single uninterrupted handheld shot. No cuts, no scene transitions, no montage. The camera should feel handheld, with micro-jitters, slight rolling shutter, and raw unstable realism. The camera must physically travel through the same classroom space. Every transition must be motivated by camera movement, not editing. Whip pans are allowed, but they must not hide a cut. Do not teleport the camera or characters. The classroom layout and character positions must remain spatially consistent. Audio: No music. Only realistic school and classroom ambient sounds: old fluorescent light hum, distant hallway noise, ceiling fan, shoes scraping the floor, desks dragging, chair legs screeching, cloth friction, dull body impacts, and breathing that gradually becomes heavier. Breathing continues throughout the scene and keeps building. Lighting: Late afternoon in a Korean high school classroom. Mixed cool fluorescent light and warm sunlight through the windows. Dust floating in the sunlight. Soft fan shadows moving across desks and school uniforms. Main character: The Korean female high school student from Image 1, age 17–18. Cold, emotionless, calm, and intimidating. She barely speaks and does not scream during the fight. She remains composed from beginning to end. Her movements are efficient, explosive, and precise. Even if her frame is not large, she dominates through speed, timing, and accuracy. Main outfit: Exactly the outfit shown in Image 1. Do not change its colors, design, or details. Her jacket or outer layer is either removed and hanging on a chair, or worn in a slightly messy way. The action must be non-sexualized and combat-focused. Fabric movement, dust, sweat, wrinkles, and impact response should feel realistic. Opponent rules: Four Korean female high school students, all wearing the Hanlim Multi Art School uniform shown in Image 2. They have no reference images. Define them strictly by these descriptions and keep each one consistent: Opponent A: short black bob with straight bangs, medium build, round face. Opponent B: long straight hair tied in a high ponytail, tall and lean, sharp jawline. Opponent C: shoulder-length hair with side-swept bangs, slim build, narrow face. Opponent D: long wavy hair worn loose, slightly stocky and broad-shouldered. A, B, C, and D must each keep clearly different faces, hairstyles, body shapes, and silhouettes. They must not resemble the protagonist, and they must not resemble each other. No face duplication, no face merging, no identity confusion. Environment: An empty classroom at Hanlim Multi Art School, a Korean performing arts high school in Seoul. Green chalkboard, chalk tray, worn wooden desks, plastic chairs, classroom clock, class schedule poster, discipline/life-guidance posters, cleaning tools, blinds or curtains, wall study materials, and a slightly scuffed floor. Desks and chairs should react naturally to impacts, sliding, shaking, and collapsing when hit. Camera framing rules: Even during kicks, framing should stay around chest-level or eye-level. No low-angle shots under the skirt. Do not focus on legs, thighs, underwear, or fetish-like details. All action framing must prioritize faces, upper-body motion, impact, and spatial choreography. Continuous action and camera choreography: From 0 to 15 seconds, the fight continues without any cuts. The action should be stylish but readable, and every movement must be physically connected. 0–3s: The camera starts behind the protagonist at a slightly low handheld angle, drifting left through the classroom aisle. Opponent A grabs the protagonist's shoulder roughly and says in Korean: "야, 너 지금 뭐 하자는 거야?" The protagonist silently turns and lands one hard straight punch to A's face. At impact, use a very brief 15% slow motion: cheek ripple, dust particles, deep thud. A falls sideways into a desk. The camera dips slightly from the shock, then whip-pans right without cutting. 3–6s: Opponent B charges in from the right. The protagonist steps forward instead of retreating. A short body shot to the stomach. Immediate uppercut to the chin. Without pausing, she drives forward into a flying knee to B's chest. B is thrown backward across or into a desk. The camera follows the forward motion low, then rebounds upward with the impact. 6–9s: Opponent D attacks with two fast punches. The protagonist deflects both strikes with her arms, then flows into a turning backfist to D's face. As D staggers, she continues the same rotation into a spinning back elbow that lands hard on D's jaw or temple. D crashes sideways into two or three desks. The camera arcs around her shoulder and jitters slightly at each impact. No cuts. 9–12s: Opponent C rushes in from the chalkboard side. The protagonist clearly grabs C's collar with her left hand. C's face must be fully visible from the front and clearly different from the protagonist. The protagonist lands one short, hard punch to C's face, then immediately throws a powerful high kick or flying high kick into C's chest. The force sends C backward into the green chalkboard. The protagonist remains in the foreground and never touches the board. The protagonist's face should be side-profile or partially obscured. C's face should be clearly visible from the front at the moment of impact. Their faces must never overlap in frame. Use a very brief 20% slow motion at the chalkboard impact: chalk dust bursts outward, and C slides down the board. The camera pushes up with the impact, then tilts down as C slides. 12–15s: Through the chalk dust, the camera hard-pans right. D makes one final charge. The protagonist sidesteps and lands a tight uppercut to D's chin, followed immediately by a cross. D crashes into a row of desks, causing a chain reaction of collapsing desks and chairs. The camera drifts forward slowly. The protagonist adjusts her loose tie or ribbon and brushes chalk dust off her shoulder. Her expression stays cold and serious. She walks past the camera and exits the frame. Dust floats in the sunlight. Natural ending. =================== Made with Flova #FlovaAI #FlovaCPP

TSUBAKI

14,460 次观看 • 7 天前

Lads. Sit down and give me your ear a while, for I have watched from the water long enough and the hour is upon us whether we have the stomach for it or not. You remember. Or your fathers told you, or their fathers did, and the knowledge of it is in the marrow of you whether you drew breath in those days or not. The moors in the grey hour before dawn. Wet heather soft under the boot. Peat smoke rising from a low stone chimney a mile out across the bog, thin as a prayer. A sky the colour of a gun barrel and the gulls lamenting above the headland. The smell of turf burning, and wet wool, and the ferrous tang of the sea when the wind swung around out of the Atlantic and put the taste of iron on your tongue. A man could walk that land and know every stone of it was his by inheritance, because his grandfather had broken his back upon it, and his grandfather before him, back through the generations until you reach men whose names are lost and whose bones are in the soil you are standing on. The potato fields. God be good to us, the potato fields. Lazy beds cut straight as a gunwale, the ridges black and shining after a night of rain, women bent double with creels lashed to their backs and the children at their skirts, drawing the crop up by the hand for there was never any other means devised nor wanted. Hands split open at the knuckles and never entirely healed in this life. Hunger within living memory. Grandmothers who had seen the blight with their own eyes and would not speak of it from the year of it until the day they were laid down, save that a crust was kept always on the dresser which no soul in that house was permitted to touch. Not ever. Not for any reason under heaven. And the chimney sweeps. Wee lads no heavier than a sack of meal, black to the bone with soot, their lungs ruined before they were old enough to marry and old men entirely by thirty. Up the flues at first light, the skin worn off them by the brick, eyes crimson at the rim, breathing the black in with every draw of air. And the coal miners a half mile beneath our feet, down in the wet dark, the roof of the world muttering over their heads, the canary gone silent, a man's whole existence measured out in the shilling a ton and the dust he carried home in his chest to cough up of a Sunday morning into a rag. Fathers who descended and were never hauled up again. Widows at the pit head with the shawl drawn over the head and no tears remaining in them for they had spent those long ago. That was the tariff paid to keep the hearth lit. That was the reckoning of being warm in winter in the Ireland that was. And after the labouring week, Friday evening, and a man had earned the peace of what followed. Home first. Peeled the day off him in the yard. A shower of ice cold moor river water out of a tin bucket punctured with holes, hung on a nail on the gable wall, the water running clean down the back of him and carrying the week's dust and sweat away into the drain. Scrubbed till the skin was pink beneath the grime. Clean shirt laid out by the wife. The hair combed down with a drop of water. Then, and only then, did a man set himself to the table. A meat pie from the baker, tenpence if he was known to you, a shilling and no change if he was not, put down upon a proper plate. Fish and chips for threepence, the salt and vinegar soaked through the newspaper, but carried home and ate slowly at your own table with your people around you, not walked with through the streets like some vagrant tinker off the road. A man ate as a man who had earned his portion, for he had. And later, with the dishes cleared and the kettle set, down the road to the tavern. Low beams black with a century of smoke. A turf fire muttering in the grate. The air thick with pipe smoke and the vapour of wet overcoats steaming themselves dry on the backs of chairs. A pint of stout, cold and black as a cove at midnight, elevenpence laid down on the counter, a head on it thick enough to strike a match upon. A second one because you had it coming to you and no man present would dispute it. A fiddle starting up in the corner of its own accord. The old men in the snug who remembered matters the history books had long since mislaid. A song before the bolt was thrown on the door. The walk home beneath a firmament crowded with stars, the stout warm in the gut of you, the week behind you, and your own door waiting with the latch unlocked for you had no enemies in that parish. That was the country. That was the covenant. Honest labour, plain food, a cold wash, a hot meal, a cold pint, your own tongue in your own mouth, your own soil beneath your boots, and no man standing above you save the Almighty Himself. Now regard her. Regard her close. The fields disposed of to men who have never set foot upon them and never shall. The harbours signed away by the stroke of a pen in a room you were not admitted to, and foreign keels dragging out of our waters the living that sustained this island for a thousand years, while our own boats rot at their moorings for want of a quota. The tradesmen undercut by imported labour and imported goods. The shops shuttered along every main street from Donegal to Cork. The young ones scattered to London and Sydney and Boston and the Gulf because there is nothing remaining for them beneath their own roof. And the entirety of this rotten arrangement dressed up in the soft mannerly language of progress by men in towers of glass who could not tell a lazy bed from a grave, nor a trawler from a tugboat, nor an honest day's work from a pension plan. And now they arrive with the next imposition. A digital identity. A number assigned to each soul. A card required to buy your bread. A code required to draw your own earnings out of your own account. A file kept on every man, woman and child from the cradle forward. Permission asked to move. Permission asked to speak. Permission asked to earn. A levy upon every breath drawn and a regulation upon every step taken. No. And no again. And no for a third time so there is no misunderstanding of it. We do not require your digital identity. We did not request it. We did not vote upon it. We do not consent to it. We do not need your permission to exist upon the soil our forefathers are buried in. We are a free people. We have carried ourselves this far upon our own two backs. Through famine and empire and civil war and black lung and blight and the emigrant ship out of Cobh, we have come this distance under our own steam, and the arrangement appears to be serving us well enough without your intervention. We buried our own. We fed our own. We raised our own roofs and took our own fish and reared our own children in our own tongue. We are in your debt for nothing. Not a signature. Not a biometric scan. Not a single solitary inch. And while we are upon the subject, let us speak plainly of the tax man, for he has gone too long without proper introduction. The tax collector and the tax man are the one article under two names, and the article is a parasite. There is no dressing it up finer than that. A man who produces nothing, who grows nothing, who catches nothing, who builds nothing, who mends nothing, who has never in his professional life lifted anything heavier than a pen, and who arrives at your door with the full apparatus of the state at his back to carry off the fruits of labour he did not perform. He is a middleman between your sweat and some scheme dreamt up in a committee room by his own kind, and the great majority of what he takes is consumed by the machinery of the taking itself before ever a penny of it reaches the road or the hospital or the schoolhouse he claims to be funding. And I will go further while I have the floor. Finance itself, the whole apparatus of it, money breeding money in the dark without a hand laid upon a tool or a spade turned in the earth, is slavery dressed in a good suit. It is the oldest swindle known to man and it has never been anything other. A man who produces nothing yet lives off the productive labour of others through the charging of interest upon money conjured out of nothing is a parasite of a rarer and more refined order than the tax man, but a parasite all the same, and between the pair of them they have the working people of this island bled white and lectured at for the pleasure. A man who will not work with his hands, nor with his back, nor with his mind at some honest problem of the real physical world, is no man that I recognise. He is a ledger entry in a suit. The country was not built by ledger entries. The country was built by farmers and fishermen and masons and smiths and sweeps and miners and shipwrights and midwives and mothers, and those are the people whose say should carry in her councils, and no other. Here is what I put to you. Let each man and woman of this island direct the first tenth of their earnings themselves, by their own judgement, to the purpose they see as worthy. The school down the road. The lifeboat station. The hospice. The widow on the corner. The roof of the chapel. The harbour wall. Whatever it may be. Let the people who earned the money decide where the money travels. You will find the roads mended and the ports dredged and the schools standing and the old ones cared for inside of five years, and done better and for less, because the hand that earned the coin knows the weight of it and will not squander it upon consultants and committees. And let us have done with the paper currency and the numbers in a screen that can be frozen at the whim of a clerk in a tower. Bring back the coin. Gold for the great transactions. Silver for the weekly commerce of a working life. Copper for the small change of the day. Metal you can bite. Metal you can weigh. Metal that cannot be conjured out of nothing by a keystroke, nor erased out of existence by another. Real money for real labour. A coin in the hand is a free man's wage. A number in a database is a collar around a free man's neck, and they are fitting that collar now while we stand arguing over the colour of it. Feel it in your gut. That is not nothing. That is your blood relating to you what your ears will not hear. That is every forebear who starved and fought and coughed the black dust into a rag and descended the shaft regardless, standing at your shoulder and saying no further. Not one more field. Not one more harbour. Not one more son upon a plane. Not one more free man converted into a number in a ledger for the convenience of the parasites. This is the hour. Make no error about it. Ireland is redeemed in this generation or she is lost beyond recovery, and every true son and daughter of her knows it in the marrow. There is no middle ground remaining. There is no waiting it out. There is standing now, upon your own two feet, or there is watching her go under the waves for the last and final time. So stand. Stand with your farmers. Stand with your fishermen. Stand with your tradesmen and your miners and your sweeps and your mothers and your old ones. Raise the tricolour. Speak the tongue. Walk the land. Hold the line in the streets of every town and city and do not break it, for they are relying upon you to break and to go home and to forget by Tuesday. She is calling her children home. Every stone of her, every breaker on her western shore, every acre of wet heather and every coal in every hearth the length and breadth of her is calling. Answer her. Take her back. Every field, every harbour, every last inch of her. Take her back, or lose her entirely. There is no third road open to us.
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Lads. Sit down and give me your ear a while, for I have watched from the water long enough and the hour is upon us whether we have the stomach for it or not. You remember. Or your fathers told you, or their fathers did, and the knowledge of it is in the marrow of you whether you drew breath in those days or not. The moors in the grey hour before dawn. Wet heather soft under the boot. Peat smoke rising from a low stone chimney a mile out across the bog, thin as a prayer. A sky the colour of a gun barrel and the gulls lamenting above the headland. The smell of turf burning, and wet wool, and the ferrous tang of the sea when the wind swung around out of the Atlantic and put the taste of iron on your tongue. A man could walk that land and know every stone of it was his by inheritance, because his grandfather had broken his back upon it, and his grandfather before him, back through the generations until you reach men whose names are lost and whose bones are in the soil you are standing on. The potato fields. God be good to us, the potato fields. Lazy beds cut straight as a gunwale, the ridges black and shining after a night of rain, women bent double with creels lashed to their backs and the children at their skirts, drawing the crop up by the hand for there was never any other means devised nor wanted. Hands split open at the knuckles and never entirely healed in this life. Hunger within living memory. Grandmothers who had seen the blight with their own eyes and would not speak of it from the year of it until the day they were laid down, save that a crust was kept always on the dresser which no soul in that house was permitted to touch. Not ever. Not for any reason under heaven. And the chimney sweeps. Wee lads no heavier than a sack of meal, black to the bone with soot, their lungs ruined before they were old enough to marry and old men entirely by thirty. Up the flues at first light, the skin worn off them by the brick, eyes crimson at the rim, breathing the black in with every draw of air. And the coal miners a half mile beneath our feet, down in the wet dark, the roof of the world muttering over their heads, the canary gone silent, a man's whole existence measured out in the shilling a ton and the dust he carried home in his chest to cough up of a Sunday morning into a rag. Fathers who descended and were never hauled up again. Widows at the pit head with the shawl drawn over the head and no tears remaining in them for they had spent those long ago. That was the tariff paid to keep the hearth lit. That was the reckoning of being warm in winter in the Ireland that was. And after the labouring week, Friday evening, and a man had earned the peace of what followed. Home first. Peeled the day off him in the yard. A shower of ice cold moor river water out of a tin bucket punctured with holes, hung on a nail on the gable wall, the water running clean down the back of him and carrying the week's dust and sweat away into the drain. Scrubbed till the skin was pink beneath the grime. Clean shirt laid out by the wife. The hair combed down with a drop of water. Then, and only then, did a man set himself to the table. A meat pie from the baker, tenpence if he was known to you, a shilling and no change if he was not, put down upon a proper plate. Fish and chips for threepence, the salt and vinegar soaked through the newspaper, but carried home and ate slowly at your own table with your people around you, not walked with through the streets like some vagrant tinker off the road. A man ate as a man who had earned his portion, for he had. And later, with the dishes cleared and the kettle set, down the road to the tavern. Low beams black with a century of smoke. A turf fire muttering in the grate. The air thick with pipe smoke and the vapour of wet overcoats steaming themselves dry on the backs of chairs. A pint of stout, cold and black as a cove at midnight, elevenpence laid down on the counter, a head on it thick enough to strike a match upon. A second one because you had it coming to you and no man present would dispute it. A fiddle starting up in the corner of its own accord. The old men in the snug who remembered matters the history books had long since mislaid. A song before the bolt was thrown on the door. The walk home beneath a firmament crowded with stars, the stout warm in the gut of you, the week behind you, and your own door waiting with the latch unlocked for you had no enemies in that parish. That was the country. That was the covenant. Honest labour, plain food, a cold wash, a hot meal, a cold pint, your own tongue in your own mouth, your own soil beneath your boots, and no man standing above you save the Almighty Himself. Now regard her. Regard her close. The fields disposed of to men who have never set foot upon them and never shall. The harbours signed away by the stroke of a pen in a room you were not admitted to, and foreign keels dragging out of our waters the living that sustained this island for a thousand years, while our own boats rot at their moorings for want of a quota. The tradesmen undercut by imported labour and imported goods. The shops shuttered along every main street from Donegal to Cork. The young ones scattered to London and Sydney and Boston and the Gulf because there is nothing remaining for them beneath their own roof. And the entirety of this rotten arrangement dressed up in the soft mannerly language of progress by men in towers of glass who could not tell a lazy bed from a grave, nor a trawler from a tugboat, nor an honest day's work from a pension plan. And now they arrive with the next imposition. A digital identity. A number assigned to each soul. A card required to buy your bread. A code required to draw your own earnings out of your own account. A file kept on every man, woman and child from the cradle forward. Permission asked to move. Permission asked to speak. Permission asked to earn. A levy upon every breath drawn and a regulation upon every step taken. No. And no again. And no for a third time so there is no misunderstanding of it. We do not require your digital identity. We did not request it. We did not vote upon it. We do not consent to it. We do not need your permission to exist upon the soil our forefathers are buried in. We are a free people. We have carried ourselves this far upon our own two backs. Through famine and empire and civil war and black lung and blight and the emigrant ship out of Cobh, we have come this distance under our own steam, and the arrangement appears to be serving us well enough without your intervention. We buried our own. We fed our own. We raised our own roofs and took our own fish and reared our own children in our own tongue. We are in your debt for nothing. Not a signature. Not a biometric scan. Not a single solitary inch. And while we are upon the subject, let us speak plainly of the tax man, for he has gone too long without proper introduction. The tax collector and the tax man are the one article under two names, and the article is a parasite. There is no dressing it up finer than that. A man who produces nothing, who grows nothing, who catches nothing, who builds nothing, who mends nothing, who has never in his professional life lifted anything heavier than a pen, and who arrives at your door with the full apparatus of the state at his back to carry off the fruits of labour he did not perform. He is a middleman between your sweat and some scheme dreamt up in a committee room by his own kind, and the great majority of what he takes is consumed by the machinery of the taking itself before ever a penny of it reaches the road or the hospital or the schoolhouse he claims to be funding. And I will go further while I have the floor. Finance itself, the whole apparatus of it, money breeding money in the dark without a hand laid upon a tool or a spade turned in the earth, is slavery dressed in a good suit. It is the oldest swindle known to man and it has never been anything other. A man who produces nothing yet lives off the productive labour of others through the charging of interest upon money conjured out of nothing is a parasite of a rarer and more refined order than the tax man, but a parasite all the same, and between the pair of them they have the working people of this island bled white and lectured at for the pleasure. A man who will not work with his hands, nor with his back, nor with his mind at some honest problem of the real physical world, is no man that I recognise. He is a ledger entry in a suit. The country was not built by ledger entries. The country was built by farmers and fishermen and masons and smiths and sweeps and miners and shipwrights and midwives and mothers, and those are the people whose say should carry in her councils, and no other. Here is what I put to you. Let each man and woman of this island direct the first tenth of their earnings themselves, by their own judgement, to the purpose they see as worthy. The school down the road. The lifeboat station. The hospice. The widow on the corner. The roof of the chapel. The harbour wall. Whatever it may be. Let the people who earned the money decide where the money travels. You will find the roads mended and the ports dredged and the schools standing and the old ones cared for inside of five years, and done better and for less, because the hand that earned the coin knows the weight of it and will not squander it upon consultants and committees. And let us have done with the paper currency and the numbers in a screen that can be frozen at the whim of a clerk in a tower. Bring back the coin. Gold for the great transactions. Silver for the weekly commerce of a working life. Copper for the small change of the day. Metal you can bite. Metal you can weigh. Metal that cannot be conjured out of nothing by a keystroke, nor erased out of existence by another. Real money for real labour. A coin in the hand is a free man's wage. A number in a database is a collar around a free man's neck, and they are fitting that collar now while we stand arguing over the colour of it. Feel it in your gut. That is not nothing. That is your blood relating to you what your ears will not hear. That is every forebear who starved and fought and coughed the black dust into a rag and descended the shaft regardless, standing at your shoulder and saying no further. Not one more field. Not one more harbour. Not one more son upon a plane. Not one more free man converted into a number in a ledger for the convenience of the parasites. This is the hour. Make no error about it. Ireland is redeemed in this generation or she is lost beyond recovery, and every true son and daughter of her knows it in the marrow. There is no middle ground remaining. There is no waiting it out. There is standing now, upon your own two feet, or there is watching her go under the waves for the last and final time. So stand. Stand with your farmers. Stand with your fishermen. Stand with your tradesmen and your miners and your sweeps and your mothers and your old ones. Raise the tricolour. Speak the tongue. Walk the land. Hold the line in the streets of every town and city and do not break it, for they are relying upon you to break and to go home and to forget by Tuesday. She is calling her children home. Every stone of her, every breaker on her western shore, every acre of wet heather and every coal in every hearth the length and breadth of her is calling. Answer her. Take her back. Every field, every harbour, every last inch of her. Take her back, or lose her entirely. There is no third road open to us.

SiriusB

15,437 次观看 • 3 个月前

Why is Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal — chair of the Democratic Party's Progressive Caucus — peddling a false narrative about Cuban healthcare being better than the U.S.? From my research on my book PHARMA, I know what she says is WRONG. But she keeps repeating it and I am sure many progressives believe it. No legacy journalist is calling her out so let me do the job. Most recently, she stood at a Capitol Hill press conference on July 1 — flanked by Reps. Delia Ramírez, Jonathan Jackson, and Ro Khanna, under a banner reading "Demanding an End to the Blockade Against Cuba and International Medical Solidarity" — and told the crowd that Cuba, despite all its difficulties, had done admirable work preventing “maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, and cancer,”in her words, "areas in which we in the United States are still struggling to make progress." It wasn't an ad-lib. It was a return engagement. In an April interview after her own delegation trip to Havana, Jayapal said Cuba has "the lowest infant mortality, maternal mortality — sort of the opposite of what the United States has." When the reporter mentioned Cuba's higher life expectancy, she agreed with that too. The Washington Post's editorial board flagged it then as a flawed diagnosis. She said it again in front of National Nurses United two months later. So it's worth actually running the numbers, one at a time. Maternal mortality. The U.S. rate was 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, and it fell further to 17.9 in 2024. Cuba's own Ministry of Public Health reported its maternal mortality rate at 40.6 per 100,000 in 2024 and rising to 44.1 in 2025 — better than two-and-a-half times the American rate, and climbing. There is no version of the current data where Cuba is "the opposite" of the U.S. on this metric. It's far worse. Neonatal/infant mortality. Cuba's official infant mortality rate did fall to a low of 4.0 per 1,000 live births in 2018 — a genuinely low number, and one Cuba has kept touting. But two things complicate that figure. First, a peer-reviewed study in Health Policy and Planning found evidence that Cuban physicians have been pressured to reclassify early neonatal deaths as late fetal deaths (effectively, miscarriages) to hit government mortality targets — a known method of statistical manipulation, flagged by demographers going back to the 1990s. Corrected for that, researchers put Cuba's real infant mortality rate somewhere between 7.45 and 11.16 per 1,000, not the sub-5 figure the government published. Second, and more damning for Jayapal's live claim: Cuba's own current numbers show infant mortality at 9.9 per 1,000 as of the end of 2025 — up 148% from that 2018 low, and now well above the U.S. rate. Havana's maternity wards are reporting sewage leaks in neonatal units and adolescent pregnancy rates spiking past 20% in some provinces. Whatever Cuba was doing right in 2018, it isn't doing now, and the 2018 number itself was likely inflated by data manipulation to begin with. Cancer. This is the claim with the least data behind it and the most against it. The most recent regional analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean, using 2022 GLOBOCAN figures, found Cuba has the highest age-standardized cancer mortality rate in the entire region — 136.6 per 100,000 for men, 91.6 per 100,000 for women — ahead of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. There is no dataset I could find, from PAHO, WHO, or IARC, showing Cuban cancer outcomes outperforming the United States. Cuba's president, Díaz-Canel, touring a Havana maternity hospital the same week Jayapal spoke, said the healthcare system currently can't get lifesaving treatment to more than 100,000 cancer patients, including 1,200 children, due to shortages. That's not a system beating American oncology. That's a system in collapse, by the Cuban government's own telling. The bigger problem with the claim. During my reporting for PHARMA I learned that Cuba's low mortality figures have functioned as propaganda for an authoritarian government for over 30 years — repeated uncritically by public health researchers, NGOs, and now members of Congress, because the story fits a preferred narrative about what a "resource-poor" country can accomplish with universal healthcare. But the country producing those numbers has no free press, no independent statistical audit, and a documented history of reclassifying deaths to hit targets. That's not a minor asterisk. It's the whole ballgame if you're going to hold a press conference built on the premise that Cuba is quietly outperforming America. Does Pramila Jayapal know she is selling a disproven story or does she not care so long as it fits her narrative that a communist universal healthcare system is better than the one in America?
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Why is Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal — chair of the Democratic Party's Progressive Caucus — peddling a false narrative about Cuban healthcare being better than the U.S.? From my research on my book PHARMA, I know what she says is WRONG. But she keeps repeating it and I am sure many progressives believe it. No legacy journalist is calling her out so let me do the job. Most recently, she stood at a Capitol Hill press conference on July 1 — flanked by Reps. Delia Ramírez, Jonathan Jackson, and Ro Khanna, under a banner reading "Demanding an End to the Blockade Against Cuba and International Medical Solidarity" — and told the crowd that Cuba, despite all its difficulties, had done admirable work preventing “maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, and cancer,”in her words, "areas in which we in the United States are still struggling to make progress." It wasn't an ad-lib. It was a return engagement. In an April interview after her own delegation trip to Havana, Jayapal said Cuba has "the lowest infant mortality, maternal mortality — sort of the opposite of what the United States has." When the reporter mentioned Cuba's higher life expectancy, she agreed with that too. The Washington Post's editorial board flagged it then as a flawed diagnosis. She said it again in front of National Nurses United two months later. So it's worth actually running the numbers, one at a time. Maternal mortality. The U.S. rate was 18.6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, and it fell further to 17.9 in 2024. Cuba's own Ministry of Public Health reported its maternal mortality rate at 40.6 per 100,000 in 2024 and rising to 44.1 in 2025 — better than two-and-a-half times the American rate, and climbing. There is no version of the current data where Cuba is "the opposite" of the U.S. on this metric. It's far worse. Neonatal/infant mortality. Cuba's official infant mortality rate did fall to a low of 4.0 per 1,000 live births in 2018 — a genuinely low number, and one Cuba has kept touting. But two things complicate that figure. First, a peer-reviewed study in Health Policy and Planning found evidence that Cuban physicians have been pressured to reclassify early neonatal deaths as late fetal deaths (effectively, miscarriages) to hit government mortality targets — a known method of statistical manipulation, flagged by demographers going back to the 1990s. Corrected for that, researchers put Cuba's real infant mortality rate somewhere between 7.45 and 11.16 per 1,000, not the sub-5 figure the government published. Second, and more damning for Jayapal's live claim: Cuba's own current numbers show infant mortality at 9.9 per 1,000 as of the end of 2025 — up 148% from that 2018 low, and now well above the U.S. rate. Havana's maternity wards are reporting sewage leaks in neonatal units and adolescent pregnancy rates spiking past 20% in some provinces. Whatever Cuba was doing right in 2018, it isn't doing now, and the 2018 number itself was likely inflated by data manipulation to begin with. Cancer. This is the claim with the least data behind it and the most against it. The most recent regional analysis of Latin America and the Caribbean, using 2022 GLOBOCAN figures, found Cuba has the highest age-standardized cancer mortality rate in the entire region — 136.6 per 100,000 for men, 91.6 per 100,000 for women — ahead of Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia. There is no dataset I could find, from PAHO, WHO, or IARC, showing Cuban cancer outcomes outperforming the United States. Cuba's president, Díaz-Canel, touring a Havana maternity hospital the same week Jayapal spoke, said the healthcare system currently can't get lifesaving treatment to more than 100,000 cancer patients, including 1,200 children, due to shortages. That's not a system beating American oncology. That's a system in collapse, by the Cuban government's own telling. The bigger problem with the claim. During my reporting for PHARMA I learned that Cuba's low mortality figures have functioned as propaganda for an authoritarian government for over 30 years — repeated uncritically by public health researchers, NGOs, and now members of Congress, because the story fits a preferred narrative about what a "resource-poor" country can accomplish with universal healthcare. But the country producing those numbers has no free press, no independent statistical audit, and a documented history of reclassifying deaths to hit targets. That's not a minor asterisk. It's the whole ballgame if you're going to hold a press conference built on the premise that Cuba is quietly outperforming America. Does Pramila Jayapal know she is selling a disproven story or does she not care so long as it fits her narrative that a communist universal healthcare system is better than the one in America?

Gerald Posner

28,744 次观看 • 20 天前