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Declan Rice on Englandโ€™s approach to facing Argentina and Lionel Messi in a potential World Cup semi-final. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œLetโ€™s stop pretending everything Argentina do goes through Lionel Messi. If you let him dictate the game, youโ€™ve already made your first mistake. Our job is to make sure he doesnโ€™t get a second to breathe.โ€ โ€œPeople can talk about Argentinaโ€™s squad all they want, but when Messi isnโ€™t controlling the match, theyโ€™re a completely different team. Heโ€™s the engine, the creator and the player everyone looks for when the pressure is at its highest.โ€ โ€œWe arenโ€™t walking onto that pitch to admire him or watch another highlight reel. Weโ€™ll be in his face from the first whistle. Every touch will be contested, every pass will be pressured and every yard will have to be earned.โ€ โ€œThis is a World Cup semi-final, not a tribute to Lionel Messi. If he thinks heโ€™s going to stroll around and control the game, heโ€™s in for a shock. Weโ€™ll make it as uncomfortable as possible because thatโ€™s what winning demands.โ€ โ€œRespect is one thing, fear is another. We respect Messi because heโ€™s one of the greatest to ever play the game. But once that whistle goes, reputation means nothing. Weโ€™re there to beat Argentina, and if we stop their biggest threat, weโ€™ve given ourselves every chance of reaching the World Cup final.โ€

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Well. My team is out. Belgium sent us home 4 to 1, and I have made my peace by eating a waffle out of pure spite. So now I watch the rest for the love of the game. And I have picked a horse. Well. Actually, I picked a longboat. I am riding with Norway. Five and a half million Vikings against the entire world, led by that six foot four Norse god Erling Hรฅland, who already threw Brazil off a cliff on Sunday. Do not act like you are not watching too. Now, some perspective, because people forget how hard this thing is to win. In 96 years, only eight nations have ever lifted the World Cup. Brazil, 5. Germany, 4. Italy, 4. Argentina, 3. Uruguay, 2. France, 2. England, 1. Spain, 1. That is the entire list. And here is the joke nobody says out loud. Every single one is from Europe or South America. Every winner, every finalist, 96 years running, two continents. The Dutch, the Hungarians, the Swedes, the Czechs, all European bridesmaids. Nobody else has ever even reached the final. So let us be honest about what this actually is. The World Cup is a European and South American Cup, and the rest of the planet gets a lovely invitation to come lose in the group stage. And before anyone cries, we would do the exact same thing. Give us a World Championship of American Football and it plays out identically, just with the flag flipped. Sure, Belgium shows up. Curaรงao shows up. Everybody gets a jersey and a nice hotel. And they all go home in a barrel. Even Canada, right next door, cannot hang, because they are off playing their mutant cousin version with three downs and a field the size of an airport. Bless them. It is almost football. That is what a home sport looks like. The World Cup is just soccerโ€™s version of it. And two of the names on that trophy belong to countries that do not even exist anymore. West Germany won three titles before the wall came down. Czechoslovakia reached two finals before it split in half and vanished off the map. Whole nations came, competed, and disappeared, and the trophy outlived them. So here is where we are, and the bracket does not care about your feelings. Argentina still has to get past Egypt today. Switzerland draws Colombia today. Then France gets Morocco, Spain gets Belgium, and my Norway gets England. You have to pick one. Everybody does. And it says everything about you. Some of you will pick the favorite. The safe money. The chalk. And some of you will ride the long shot, the little country nobody believes in. So which are you. The one who confidently picked the Soviet Union to win gold in 1980, right up until a bunch of American college kids walked onto the ice and ruined your whole afternoon? Or the one who always, always bets on the miracle? I know my answer. Five million Vikings and a thunder god. Skรฅl. Letโ€™s ride.

Selene Mariposa

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This is so silly, a small group of Iranians are outside Iran's foreign ministry chanting "Death to Araghchi, the dishonorable compromiser" Instead of celebrating their Battlefield and Diplomatic Victory, they do this... You guys do realize he is NOT the one who approves the final deals. He was NOT even the lead negotiator. Iran's Supreme Leader has to give FINAL approval. The late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his blessing to downblend the nuclear material and now, so has his son. That material was ALWAYS a card to be used in a negotiation like this. Iran has NEVER wanted nukes. Iran gets to keep the Uranium and USE IT for science as they have now for years. Iran compromised NOTHING, will be walking out with A LOT, and the world sees it as a superpower now. Those crying ONLY want war, and EVERY WAR ends at a negotiation table. Especially one where your opponent is thousands of miles away. Dr. Araghchi, Dr. Ghalibaf, and Dr. Baghaei played KEY roles in PROTECTING Iran, along with everyone at the negotiation table and battlefield. President Dr. Pezeshkian was also KEY in preventing the Arab countries from ATTACKING Iran during the 40 day war. All three branches of Iran's government have been on the same page for MONTHS now. Those who do not understand politics, warfare and diplomacy, and only understand rockets are disgruntled today. Go celebrate your victory, don't embarrass yourselves with these theatrics.

Ryan Rozbiani

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Ashley Cole on Englandโ€™s World Cup semi-final elimination. ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ โ€œEngland have bottled it. Thereโ€™s no sugar-coating this. You donโ€™t spend years building one of the most talented squads in world football only to crumble the moment youโ€™re asked to show courage. They gifted Argentina belief and paid the ultimate price.โ€ โ€œThey went into their shell after taking the lead. Instead of finishing the game, they started protecting it like a small nation hanging on against a giant. That mentality is embarrassing for a team with Englandโ€™s quality. Champions kill gamesโ€”they donโ€™t hide from them.โ€ โ€œThe manager completely lost his nerve. His substitutions, his tactics, his message to the playersโ€”it all screamed fear. Sitting deeper and inviting Lionel Messi and Argentina onto you is football suicide. Everyone watching knew what was coming except the people on the England bench.โ€ โ€œAnd the players deserve criticism too. Too many disappeared. Too many hid instead of demanding the ball. When Argentina raised the intensity, England folded like a pack of cards. You cannot call yourself world-class if you vanish when your country needs you most.โ€ โ€œThis wasnโ€™t bad luck. This wasnโ€™t the referee. This wasnโ€™t fatigue. This was a complete collapse of mentality. England threw away a place in the World Cup final because they lacked the courage to keep playing football.โ€ โ€œIf youโ€™re satisfied with reaching the semi-finals, then keep making the same mistakes. But if you genuinely want to become world champions, performances like this should haunt every single person in that dressing room. They didnโ€™t lose to a better teamโ€”they lost to their own fear.โ€

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Itโ€™s that time of year again, and like clockwork, they descend on the school in drovesโ€”parents who have been ghosts all year, suddenly outraged that their child is failing. They storm in during the final week, demanding answers, meetings, and miracles, as if the report card is some cruel surprise. Never mind the 10, 15, or even 20+ notices we sent home. Never mind the repeated phone calls, the emails, the texts begging for a parent conference. We reached out relentlessly, but radio silence was the only replyโ€ฆ until now. As teachers, weโ€™ve learned the hard way to protect ourselves and our sanity. I keep meticulous records of every single contact attemptโ€”every note sent, every call made, every voicemail left, every email and text. Each student has their own folder in my binder, a complete paper trail of our good-faith efforts. Because this end-of-year ambush is so predictable, our school sets aside a full day just for these parents. We line up tables in the gym like a tribunal of truth. Parents file in one by one. They give us the childโ€™s name, and we calmly retrieve that thick folder. Then, as the complaints and accusations start flyingโ€”โ€œYou never told me!โ€ โ€œThis isnโ€™t fair!โ€โ€”we begin the quiet, powerful ritual. One by one, we pull out each piece of documentation and lay it on the table in front of them. Dated. Detailed. Undeniable. The yelling fades. The bluster dies. The finger-pointing stops cold as the evidence stacks up right before their eyes. Why not get involved with your childโ€™s education? We have proven data that children whose parents are engaged with the teachers and involved with the school are more successful.

CeCe

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The last ticket and the dream GPT Image 2 and Seedance on Pollo AI Prompt : Pixar-Inspired 3D Animated World Cup 2026 Story Create a cinematic Pixar-style 3D animated short about a passionate young football fan whose biggest dream is to attend a FIFA World Cup match. A cheerful girl spends years saving coins in a jar labeled "World Cup." Show emotional montages of her adding spare change, counting her savings late at night, watching football highlights on TV, and imagining herself inside a giant stadium. Finally, World Cup match day arrives. She proudly wears her favorite team's jersey, wraps a scarf around her neck, and heads toward a massive World Cup stadium surrounded by thousands of excited fans waving flags and singing chants. Her eyes sparkle as she sees the stadium for the first time. At the ticket booth, disaster strikes. A giant sign reads: SOLD OUT Her smile disappears. She checks her savings again. Too late. No tickets remain. Heartbroken, she sits alone outside the stadium gates while thousands of fans enter. The atmosphere grows louder. Stadium lights illuminate the sky. Chants echo from inside. She watches families and supporters celebrating while she remains outside holding her jar of savings. Kickoff approaches. The stadium roars. Tears begin to form. Just when all hope seems lost, a kind football fan notices her sadness. He walks over and reveals something incredible: An extra World Cup ticket. The girl freezes. She can't believe it. Her eyes widen with excitement. She thanks him and runs toward the entrance as fast as she can. The gates open. She enters the stadium just as the players walk onto the pitch. The crowd erupts. Fireworks explode. Flags wave everywhere. The girl stands completely speechless as she sees the glowing stadium from inside for the very first time. As the match begins, she joins thousands of fans singing, cheering, and celebrating together. The game becomes everything she imagined and more. Every goal, every chant, every moment feels magical. Final cinematic shot: the girl standing among thousands of fans under dazzling stadium lights, holding her ticket close to her heart while fireworks burst above the arena. On-screen Text: "Sometimes one act of kindness can make a dream come true." Final Frame Text: THE LAST TICKET "Some dreams are worth waiting for." Pixar-quality 3D animation, emotional storytelling, expressive facial animation, cinematic camera movement, massive World Cup stadium atmosphere, vibrant crowd energy, golden-hour arrival, night stadium lighting, confetti, fireworks, emotional music, ultra-detailed rendering, movie-quality visuals, smooth scene transitions, 16:9 widescreen.

Synthia

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6 months ago we were dropping a new app every week No one cared Weโ€™d randomly get 10k users on an app But they came for the app, not the person The thing is, I donโ€™t care about making a retentive app for one audience I want to be a retentive person ~ for my audience What if I was the app? Not a single Paul Thomas Anderson movie is the same Different subject matter, different genres, so youโ€™d assume different audiences However the same people that went to see his last film, came to see One Battle After Another So the demographic isn't dependent on the subject matter The demographic is just, Paul Thomas Anderson fans The software industry has long told that you need to work on one thing, for the rest of your life Thatโ€™s not how art works tho, is it? Can you imagine telling Jay Z โ€œGreat job on the blueprint, now iterate on that same album for the next decadeโ€ The landscape of tech haas been stifling the growth of creators by not allowing them to explore other interests 6 months ago I said no to this "requirement", despite what everyone told me, and continued to drop what I liked every week The second a trend was happening on Tiktok, I had the app out that week Somehow 6 months later, the world is conforming to this ideology Instead of software creators limited to making apps for one audience and one niche, thereโ€™s a new world of ephemerality and expression What if instead of optimizing for users, we optimized for fans Making apps that are expressive of your life, your commentary, your heartbreak Garnering an audience that will follow you through each step of your story Each of those steps being its own app Why shoot for daily active users when you can get daily loving fans When fans use your app, itโ€™s not just about resonating with the story, the app places them IN THEIR OWN story Hereโ€™s an example Youโ€™re a 20 year old girl whoโ€™s at UMiami You scroll through Tiktoks in your dorm room about โ€œmoggingโ€, a trend to outshine your friend in a photo You laugh and share videos seeing celebrities mog each other, but thatโ€™s the extent of it Then at Danger Testing we make an app called mog or not, where you and your friend can upload a photo and AI tells you whoโ€™s mogging Now youโ€™re at the bar with your sorority sisters, playing all night, whether your winning or losing itโ€™s the time of your life cause something is finally about YOU ENOUGH OF WATCHING MOVIES LETโ€™S MAKE YOU THE MOVIE LETโ€™S MAKE YOU THE STAR AN APPSTAR

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๐Ÿ”ŠChurch: SECOND MAJOR PROPHETIC SHIFT! On Dec 4, 2025, NSS 2025 declared that the U.S. will pull back from global enforcement and policing. Just days later, on Dec 10, Trump announced that the members of the Gaza โ€œBoard of Peaceโ€ will be revealed in early 2026. As America steps back, new leaders step forward to fill the vacuumโ€”aligning with the rise of the ten kings / ten regions described in Daniel and Revelation, preparing the stage for the final world system!! WE ARE SEEING PROPHECY COME TO PASS! THE OLD WORLD ORDER IS OVER, AND THE NEW IS FORMING BEFORE OUR EYES! KEEP LOOKING UPโ€”WEโ€™RE A STEP AWAY FROM ETERNITY! JESUS IS COMING! ๐Ÿ—“๏ธIn my last post, I explained how National Security Strategy 2025 marks Americaโ€™s strategic pullback from global enforcement โ€” especially in the Middle East โ€” and why that shift is prophetically significant. NOW LETโ€™S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING HAPPENING RIGHT NOW โ€” AND WHO IS FILLING THE VACUUM ๐Ÿ“ฐReuters: โ€œPresident Donald Trump announced that the members of the newly established Gaza Board of Peace will be named early next year.โ€ He said that numerous global leaders โ€” including kings, presidents, and prime ministers โ€” have expressed interest in joining the board and called it โ€œone of the most legendary boards ever.โ€ 12/10/2025 โ˜ฎ๏ธPresident Trump has spoken about the idea of a โ€œBoard of Peaceโ€ โ€” a small group of powerful leaders tasked with resolving global conflicts through negotiation and shared authority rather than endless wars. This is not a formal institution yet. There is no membership list, and no stated number. It has been described conceptually, not legally. ๐Ÿ’กThat distinction matters โ€” because Danielโ€™s prophecy doesnโ€™t wait for a perfect, fully formed system. It begins with the shifts, vacuums, and emerging powersโ€”exactly what we are seeing TODAY. When a dominant superpower steps back, the world does not become leaderless โ€”it shifts and power redistributes. ๐Ÿ‘‘The ten kings of Daniel and Revelation 17:12โ€“13 are part of this end-time system. We wonโ€™t suddenly see ten fully coordinated rulers governing a one-world system overnight. Rather, they begin to rise gradually filling the gaps. These transitional periodsโ€”shifts in global leadership, alliances forming, and old orders losing controlโ€”are the first dominoes tipping over, showing prophecy in motion. ๐Ÿ“–โ€œThe ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings.โ€ Daniel ๐Ÿ“–โ€œThe ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast.โ€ Rev -13 Biblically, this is exactly what Daniel saw. ๐Ÿ“•Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 describe the final world system not as one unified empire, but as a divided structure โ€” iron mixed with clay. Strong nations alongside weak ones. Cooperation without cohesion. Authority shared before it is centralized. ๐Ÿ“•Revelation 17 calls this phase ten kings โ€” leaders or regions who receive authority โ€œfor a short timeโ€ and rule together BEFORE the rise of the final ruler, THE ANTICHRIST! ๐Ÿ’กThe key point is this: The ten kings appear before the Antichrist is fully revealed. Daniel is explicit. ๐Ÿ“–โ€œThe ten horns are ten kings who shall ariseโ€ฆ and another shall arise after them.โ€ (Daniel ) ๐Ÿ’กWe see that the Antichrist is not one of the original ten. He is an eleventh ruler who emerges from among them. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผDaniel 7:8 says this โ€œlittle hornโ€ comes up among the ten and three of the first horns are plucked out by the roots. Daniel later explains this plainly: โ€œHe shall subdue three kings.โ€ This means the final system unfolds in stages: ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ First, ten kings arise with shared authority; their rule is brief and transitional. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Then, another ruler rises after them. The Antichrist does not appear out of nowhereโ€”he emerges from among them, after they are already in place. ๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿผ Then, power is consolidated, and the Antichristโ€™s authority becomes absolute as he removes three kings and takes full control. ๐Ÿ“•Revelation 17 confirms the same sequence. The ten kings rule briefly with the beast. Then they give their power and authority to him. ๐Ÿ“–"The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast." Rev -13 โ˜ฎ๏ธThe โ€˜Board of Peaceโ€™ is not significant because it is the final world system โ€” it is significant because it is a warning sign: the global power vacuum is being filled, shared authority is rising, and the stage is being set for the Antichrist! โš”๏ธTo the world, a peace council sounds perfectly reasonable โ€” promising stability without war, diplomacy instead of dominance. But Scripture warns that this very figure will lead with deception and in direct opposition to God. ๐Ÿ“–โ€œWhen they say, โ€˜Peace and safety,โ€™ then sudden destruction comes upon them.โ€ 1 Thes 5:3 ๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸผPeace without Christ is always temporary โ€” and deceptive. Most importantly, this has direct implications for Israel. Israel will not place its trust in a single nation, but in a multinational structure that promises security. The Antichrist will confirm a covenant with many. It will emerge from negotiation, guarantees, and international frameworks, deceiving Israel into agreeing to terms that grant the green light to rebuild the Third Temple โ€” promises they have not yet fully achieved. So when you see: โœ…America stepping back โœ…Power reorganizing into regions โœ…Leaders talking about peace councils โœ…Authority being shared ๐Ÿ”ŠUnderstand this: These are not random political ideas!!! They are the conditions Scripture said would exist before the final ruler rises. The Board of Peace represents the stage and infrastructure Scripture says must exist before the Antichrist can rise!! ๐Ÿ”ŠChurch: The world is being prepared for the Antichrist โ€” a leader who will promise unity, peace, and safety, and demand allegiance! Jesus warned us about this moment!! STAY AWAKE! WE ARE ENTERING A SEASON WHERE THE TEN KINGS WILL BEGIN TO EMERGE ON THE GLOBAL STAGE! KEEP PRAYING FOR THE LOST, KEEP PREACHING THE GOSPEL, AND KEEP LOOKING UP โ€” THE REAL KING IS COMING BEFORE THE ANTICHRIST IS REVEALED! Maranatha. Come, Lord Jesus, COME!! ๐Ÿค

Maranatha777

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The World Cup ends today. One game left. By tomorrow most of you visitors will be packing up, heading to the airport, going home. So before you go, let me say the thing I actually want to say. A few weeks ago I wrote a silly post about all the things you were discovering here. Free refills. Free water. Ice like civilized people. Chips and salsa before you even order. Air conditioning that is a fact and not a moral debate. Drive-throughs. Ranch by the gallon. The Germans standing in the HEB meat aisle in reverent silence, finally understanding why we do not have trains. Buc-eeโ€™s, for which there are still no words. It blew up, because it was true, and because you were so delightfully stunned by all of it. Even the Wall Street Journal caught on. Their headline this week: how the US lost the World Cup and won over the world. We did not lift the trophy. But apparently we lifted something else. We even learned a few things about ourselves along the way. Like the fact that Elon Musk, the single richest man on the planet, shops at HEB. Just rolls in and queues up for fresh tortillas with everybody else. The man could buy the tortilla company, the state it is in, and the moon it sits under, and instead he is standing in line at the hot-tortilla counter like the rest of us, because that is where the good ones are. Only in America is the wealthiest human alive elbow to elbow with a mom of four at the salsa bar. That is the whole country in one aisle. And here is the part I want every one of you to hear on your way out the door. None of it was a show. We did not roll all this out because you were coming. The ice was always there. The refills were always free. The grocery stores were always the size of aircraft hangars at ten on a Tuesday. The stranger who adopted your whole section, the guy who gave you a ride, the waitress who remembered your order, the family that invited you to the cookout, that is not World Cup America. That is just America. That is Tuesday. We are exactly like this when nobody is visiting. Loud, generous, ridiculous, overfed, and genuinely thrilled you came. We will still be exactly like this tomorrow when the stands are empty and the flags come down. So thank you. To everyone who came, who sang in our streets, who cleaned our stadiums, who turned our cities orange and filled our bars and taught us your chants. You were wonderful guests, and you made a country that just turned 250 feel young and seen and loved. And to everyone who could not make it this time, the door does not close today. We meant all of it. Come whenever. The porch light stays on, the fridge stays full, and there is always room for one more at the table. You found out who we are these last few weeks. Good news. We are like this all the time. Safe travels home. Yโ€™all come back now, you hear. ๐Ÿฆ‹

Selene Mariposa

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