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Reminder that post-1965 immigrant integration is a myth. In 2013 roughly 23% of Hispanics identified as American. In 2020 this had fallen to 14%. It has fallen among 2nd and 3rd gen migrants as well. The immigrant descended populations have become too large to integration.

Teddy Roosevelt on how Christianity survived in Europe but was ended by Muslims invaders in Asia & Africa. Those Asian & African Christians conquered were 50% to 60% of the Christians in the world at that time. “Christianity is not the creed of Asia and Africa at this moment solely because the seventh-century Christians of Asia and Africa had trained themselves not to fight, whereas the Moslems were trained to fight. Christianity was saved in Europe solely because the peoples of Europe fought. If the peoples of Europe had not possessed a military equality with, and gradually a growing superiority over, the Mohammedans who invaded Europe, Europe would at this moment be Mohammedan and the Christian religion would be exterminated. Wherever the Mohammedans have had complete sway, wherever the Christians have been unable to resist them by the sword, Christianity has ultimately disappeared. From the hammer of Charles Martel to the sword of Sobieski, Christianity owed its safety in Europe to the fact that it was able to show that it could and would fight as well as the Mohammedan aggressor. The civilization of Europe, America, and Australia exists today at all only because of the victories of civilized man over the enemies of civilization.” We must fight to defend our civilization or it will end. From: @HumbleFlow

If I were to start a private school, it would be a boys-only institution. All teachers would be male. Most would come from military backgrounds, with preference given to those with special forces experience. The structure would prioritize physical and practical development. Each morning would begin with physical training. Boxing. Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Obstacle courses. Firearms training. There would also be a strong emphasis on building. Shop classes. Hands-on work. The ability to construct something real. Even for someone who becomes an IT engineer, knowing how to build a chair matters. Real-world construction develops thinking. It trains problem-solving in a way abstract learning does not. Academic instruction would be concentrated. No more than three hours per day at a desk. That is sufficient to meet curriculum requirements and maintain academic competence. The rest of the day would be spent developing strength, discipline, and practical skill.

@Nerdery_Richard @BoCamaro Seeing pictures of what Gatlinburg looked like in the 50’s makes me super upset at what it’s become. Same goes for everything between there and the 407 on i40 😑

@BoCamaro Shhhh….keep places like this quiet. Townsend used to a nice secret until social media blew it up. Now the city council there is fighting to keep Gatlinburg type development out.

Found this little village called Bluffton and I might be in love. What an awesome little vibe this place is. Just little cottages, churches, and small shops everywhere. It's amazing here! We are having breakfast at the "Sippin Cow" and then going to do some art shopping today. Gonna be a good day!!!! Check this little place out!

@RepOgles @SchmittNYC Would really love to know where @RepHarshbarger stands on this 🤔

My Assimilation Act will END the H1-B Scam, Chain Migration, and everything else wrong with Hart-Celler. America First.

An American President on the importance of courage and strength in defending civilization: “Christianity is not the creed of Asia and Africa at this moment solely because the seventh-century Christians of Asia and Africa had trained themselves not to fight, whereas the Moslems were trained to fight. Christianity was saved in Europe solely because the peoples of Europe fought. If the peoples of Europe had not possessed a military equality with, and gradually a growing superiority over, the Mohammedans who invaded Europe, Europe would at this moment be Mohammedan and the Christian religion would be exterminated. Wherever the Mohammedans have had complete sway, wherever the Christians have been unable to resist them by the sword, Christianity has ultimately disappeared. From the hammer of Charles Martel to the sword of Sobieski, Christianity owed its safety in Europe to the fact that it was able to show that it could and would fight as well as the Mohammedan aggressor. The civilization of Europe, America, and Australia exists today at all only because of the victories of civilized man over the enemies of civilization.” — Teddy Roosevelt

Millennial males in the US read the Bible most frequently as a demographic with 57% reading it weekly. That’s over double Boomer males. In 2025 every demographic increased its Bible reading which correlates with record Bible sales. Why would this be?

@AELeighton2 @peculiarchichii Indeed. Tell him to pick up heavy things and put them down. Repeat. Dad bods are for chodes, not Chads.

Wives: Keep your femininity alive at home. Wear things your husband finds attractive even if it's simple. Maintain your appearance for him. Don't get fat.

@WhiteBabyFac @Loves2FlyPlanes Probably meant divorce or distance 🤔

@Loves2FlyPlanes What do you mean by diverse themselves from the relationship?

We should be encouraging young people to get married in their late teens to early 20s. The ideal would be to date for marriage in your late teens with guidance from your parents and other family members, no sex or cohabitation before marriage, and marrying before age 25. This would be a much better recipe for a strong emotional bond with your spouse. Instead people are getting married at 30 after having been through several failed long term sexual relationships, leaving people jaded by the time they get married. The current dating norms set us up for lackluster marriages that are likely to end in divorce if we get married at all, and make it difficult for people to have more than a couple of kids which also kills our nation through low birth rates.

@orthodoxmason @wzbotski Dang, beat me to it! I was gonna say running bond everywhere is what gives it away to me. I can spot a real Flemish from a football field away 👌🏻

@wzbotski Those are called headers ( or a header course) they tie the multiple wythes (layers of brick) together. You can fake a header course easy enough, just break the bricks in half. But you’re right it’s not common for someone to fake it that good… takes too much effort

Depth, it’s the hardest thing to fake. The lack of depth is is the surest sign of veneer.

If you invented a machine that could: - Restore degraded land - Build topsoil - Sequester carbon - Produce fertiliser - Create complete protein - Generate its own fuel - Reproduce itself - Require zero electricity You'd win the Nobel peace prize. Instead, we blame them for climate change. These cows will be tending to their fields as they always have, while city-based career politicians discuss their impact on national climate agenda.

Christ is King

@TheAimAndAuthor @1776pax Do we get first dibs if we were on the “notify when back in stock” list?

Our Second run of the viral PAX250 eagles will be dropping Monday! Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🫡 #DeusVult @1776pax

Hello Brad Duplessis, You pre-emptively blocked me here on 𝕏, so I am forced to make this "Hello" a standalone post. You are a retired Army infantry officer. You served in Iraq and Afghanistan. You graduated from the National War College in 2018. You are now an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Thank you for your service. But reputations are not defined by resumes. They are defined by choices. Today, you chose to doxx @CynicalPublius. Today, you published your debut article on War on the Rocks. You published his legal name. His profession. His pseudonym. All in one sentence. Indexed, archived, permanently searchable. You have changed the course of his life forever, and revealed him to the leftist ghouls who will demand his blood for forever. It doesn't matter if he was planning to reveal his identity eventually. You still made that choice. And I will make sure you are remembered for this. So, what was CP's sin such that you saw it fit to throw him to the wolves? Last month, he dared to write an article for American Greatness, centered around nine recommendations for War College reform. The recommendations included firing most civilian faculty and ending permanent military faculty positions. You hold a permanent civilian faculty position at a War College. You did not mention this in your article. In short, you named him, exposed his life to danger, because you really are arguing for your job and self-preservation. Know what is the most disgusting, hypocritical part of this is? In the Fall 2017 issue of eARMOR (the U.S. Army Armor Branch professional journal) you published an article. You titled it "Our Readiness Problem: Brigade Combat Team Lethality." You opened with General Milley: "Our fundamental task is like no other — it is to win in the unforgiving crucible of ground combat." Your thesis: "If we are to get after GEN Milley's No. 1 priority, we must first address brigade combat team (BCT) lethality." The word "lethality" appears in your article about fifty times. You meant it as a compliment. Now contrast to today's piece. You wrote this: "In staking out this Huntingtonian position, the cult of lethality does a disservice to service members and the American people." The same word. Nine years apart. You were a field commander then, and lethality was the mission. You are a faculty member now, and lethality is what your critics embarrassingly worship. Frankly - and you will never realize this - but you yourself are the living, walking example of the thesis which @PeteHegseth is proving. Also, you named a section of today's article after Colin Powell. You called him your model of what War College education produces. Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama in 2008, endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, and publicly called Donald Trump "dangerous for our democracy." Powell, who infamously tipped the scales at the UN to start the Iraq war even after privately doubting the WMD intelligence, is your hero in an article about who gets to reform the military in 2026. In addition to being a doxxer, you look a lot less like someone who's defending institutions, and a lot more like someone who exemplifies institutional capture in the name of self-preservation. And you disclosed none of it. Let me reiterate. @CynicalPublius wrote under a pseudonym and identified himself as a retired Army colonel with Afghanistan and Iraq experience. He argued about curriculum policy. You responded by putting his name on the internet. Your career depends on the institutions you are defending. Your article defending those institutions is the same article that ended his anonymity. You taught your students about the instruments of national power, Professor Duplessis. You are now a living, breathing demonstration one of them. And why reform must happen.

A powerful scene in the Odyssey happens when Odysseus finally returns to Ithaca after twenty years of war and wandering. You would expect the story to end with celebration, with the hero coming home, the family reunited, and order restored. Homer does something far stranger. Odysseus arrives disguised as a beggar, because Athena warns him that the palace has been taken over by more than a hundred suitors who have been living there for years, eating his food, drinking his wine, and pressuring his wife Penelope to marry one of them. They believe Odysseus is dead and in their minds the kingdom is already theirs. So the king of Ithaca walks through his own halls dressed in rags while the men stealing his house sit comfortably at his tables. They mock him, throw scraps at him, and one of them even strikes him, and Odysseus takes it. That is the remarkable part, because the same man who blinded the Cyclops and survived twenty years of disasters now stands quietly while strangers insult him in his own home. Homer tells us his heart burns inside his chest and that he wants to attack them immediately, yet he restrains himself and waits. Instead of striking, Odysseus studies the room carefully. He counts the men, watches their habits, and quietly observes which servants remain loyal and which have betrayed him. The hero of the Odyssey does something most people cannot do, which is delay revenge until the moment is right. Eventually Penelope announces a contest and brings out Odysseus’ great bow, declaring that she will marry the man who can string it and shoot an arrow through twelve axe heads lined up in a row. One by one the suitors try and fail, because none of them can even bend the bow. Then the beggar asks for a turn. The suitors laugh at first, but the bow is eventually handed to him. Odysseus takes it in his hands and strings it effortlessly. Homer says the sound of the bowstring tightening rings through the hall like the note of a swallow. Then he places an arrow on the string and sends it cleanly through all twelve axe heads. In that moment the beggar disappears. Odysseus turns the bow toward the suitors and reveals who he is. What follows is one of the most brutal scenes in Greek literature. The doors are sealed and the suitors realize too late that they are trapped inside the hall. Odysseus, his son Telemachus, and two loyal servants begin killing them one by one. There is no escape, no mercy, and no negotiation. The men who spent years consuming another man’s house die inside it. It is a violent ending, but Homer wants you to understand something important. The real danger to Odysseus was never just the monsters and storms on the long journey home. It was the possibility that someone else might take his place while he was gone. When Odysseus finally returns, he reminds everyone in Ithaca of a simple truth: a man’s home is not truly his unless he is willing to fight for it.

@StevenBartlett I pray that the Lord would take the scales from your eyes like he did for me and so many others. Your show has given me so much! I hope your time with Wes softened your heart and that Jesus will give you ears to hear.

What if everyone is actually destined for hell? When Christian Apologist Wesley Huff joined me on The Diary Of A CEO, he explained a central idea in Christianity that many people misunderstand. According to scripture, the standard for being “good” isn’t simply being better than other people. The standard is God himself. Which means, by definition, no human being meets it. That’s what Christianity calls the bad news. Humanity can’t save itself through good actions or intentions. Here's him breaking it down

Ages of the Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776: -James Monroe, 18 -Aaron Burr, 20 -Alexander Hamilton, 21 -James Madison, 25 -Thomas Jefferson, 33 There is indeed a problem with people today being unserious, but to pretend that age itself is the problem is ridiculous

@CryptoPicard @mhp_guy It’s not the location, it’s the pricing. I’d LOVE to take my son, but for the $ it would cost to get my fam in the door, I can just rent a 4-ton mini-ex or a CTL from a local rental shop and teach him myself on full-size equipment for a whole weekend, AND get some work done 🤷🏼‍♂️

We had one of these open in our tourist market - Smokies - last year. It doesnt appear to be doing the best. They have a poor location, imo, in a market that has a lot of competing attractions. They are also priced quite a bit higher than you would think. If someone is interested in doing this concept, I would look at the successful locations, but also the underperforming ones.

A 7 figure business teaching 7 year olds how to operate backhoes: - 45,000 customers served per year - $25 per 2 hours, whether you operate or not - On ONLY a 3.5 acre lot in a mall parking lot - 30 pieces of equipment, bought new from Caterpillar - Had to close down on opening day due to overwhelming demand & things breaking Imagine grossing 7 figures doing something as fun as this? To keep the theme of a job site (and keep costs low) their gift shop is in a literal job site trailer. Their unexpected hidden cash cow? Insurance costs? So many nuggets of learning packed into this 47 minute chat! You'll have to watch/listen to my interview with Jacob Robinson, the founder, at the links in the 1st comment below to find out. Enjoy! This was a ton of fun. You'll love it.