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🇺🇸 Most Badass Ballplayers: Combat Veteran Edition #2 Ted Williams Ted Williams, widely regarded as the greatest pure hitter who ever lived, was one badass ballplayer. Born August 30, 1918, in San Diego, California. He made his major league debut with the Boston Red Sox in 1939 and quickly became one of the most feared hitters in baseball. In 1941, at just 22 years old, he hit .406, the last time any player has hit over .400 in a season. He followed that up by winning another batting title in 1942. By the end of the 1942 season, Williams was already a superstar and widely considered the best hitter in the game. Then, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Williams enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and trained as a pilot. He missed the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons, three full prime years of his career, while serving stateside during World War II. When he returned in 1946, there were questions about whether he could pick up where he left off. He answered them immediately, winning the American League MVP award in his first season back. Over the next several years he continued to dominate, winning the Triple Crown in 1947 and another batting title in 1948. When the Korean War broke out, Williams was recalled to active duty as a Marine Corps pilot. In 1952 and 1953 he flew 39 combat missions over North Korea in the F9F Panther jet. He often flew as wingman for future astronaut John Glenn. On one mission his plane was hit by the enemy and caught fire. He made a successful belly landing and jumped out and ran off the wingtip to safety. He was hit by enemy fire at least three times during his tour. After Korea, Williams returned to baseball in 1953 and continued one of the most remarkable careers in baseball history. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. Ted Williams, superstar athlete, answered the call for his country twice. Thank you, Ted! 🫡🇺🇸⚾

EXCLUSIVE: 🚨Senator John Thune’s daughter was the Director of a PAC that gave money to anti-Trump and radical leftist Democrats🚨 Senator John Thune’s @SenJohnThune daughter Brittany Thune Lindberg served as Director and vice president of The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers PAC, aka Council PAC from February 2013 - June 2021.  During Brittany Thune-Lindberg’s tenure at the PAC, multiple anti-Trump radical leftists were rewarded with generous monetary contributions, including: Nancy Pelosi Mikie Sherrill Hakeem Jeffries  Jamie Raskin Jon Tester Katherine Clark Sherrod Brown How can Thune be trusted as the Senate GOP leader, a position that would allow him to have control over Senate funds, when his own daughter, who he referred to as “gifted” and “an accomplished professional” on X, gave money to the same people who tried to destroy Trump and jail him? I’m sure Brittany enjoys a lot of political benefits from her father being a top ranking RINO senator. I wouldn’t trust the Senate GOP leader if his daughter was tied to PACS funding the nastiest Anti-Trump Democrats in our country. It’s worth noting that Senator Thune has never condemned his daughters’ anti-Trump and pro Democrat political activities. Disqualifying conflict of interest for anyone trying to assume the role of Senate GOP leader. RECEIPTS 👇🏻cc: @CcpSkipTracer @SenRickScott @SenateGOP

Screwworms And The Death Of America’s Beef Industry Screwworms have been detected in Texas. You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about screw worms. You should. —Sam Faddis is a former clandestine CIA operations officer in Latin America and the Middle East Screw worms are parasitic worms found in Panama and Colombia. They lay their eggs in the skin of live animals, including cattle. The eggs then hatch, and the larvae (maggots) infest and feed on the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. “The name screwworm refers to the maggots’ feeding behavior as they burrow (screw) into the wound, feeding as they go like a screw being driven into wood. Maggots cause extensive damage by tearing at the hosts’ tissue with sharp mouth hooks. The wound can become larger and deepen as more maggots hatch and feed on living tissue. As a result, NWS can cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. Adult screwworm flies are about the size of a common housefly (or slightly larger). They have orange eyes, a metallic blue or green body, and three dark stripes along their backs. Report mammals and birds with the following signs: • Irritated behavior • Head shaking • The smell of decay • Presence of fly larvae (maggots) in wounds” • Eggs hatch within 12-24 hours, and the larvae burrow into living flesh using hook-like mouthparts: • Larvae feed for 5-7 days, enlarging the wound dramatically, causing severe pain, tissue destruction, foul-smelling discharge, secondary infections, and often death if untreated. • Mature larvae drop to the ground, pupate, and emerge as adults. The full cycle can be completed in as little as a few weeks in warm conditions, allowing rapid population growth. —United States Department of Agriculture Screwworms have been migrating north since mid-2025 at least. andmagazine.substack.com/p/screwworms-a…