Alex
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“Troy” is not a good movie.
It has some good aesthetics, great casting, and captures a certain echo of the thumotic - but it butchers the story.
Yet bad seems praiseworthy when you plummet to heinous.
Serf@TheRoyalSerf
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Troy was so good. But you have to realize people at the time thought this was a B movie. The Lord of the Rings movies had just come out. Gladiator was only a few years old. Pirates of the Caribbean was the year before. We just thought movies would be good forever.
Ancient History Hub@AncientHistorry
"Achilles Unleashed: The Legendary Beach Battle of Troy" - Troy (2004)
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@BowTiedKong Just keep going. Time doesn’t heal all wounds, but it certainly gets better and easier with the passage of time. You get stronger too, as will your son. Prayers brother
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My son had multiple meltdowns yesterday about missing his mother, has never done that before
It's like he sensed it or something
The day of I'm usually ok, but, between going to her grave yesterday and him, I'm completely out of my mind today
No one can prepare you for your son, in tears, saying he misses how much his mommy loved him
Life can be so unfair. I know it's not supposed to be fair, but he's four. It's such bullshit, and at the end of the day I just put on a face to get through it when really I probably should go to a wreck room and not come out until I'm drenched in blood and sweat
Please don't drink, it's the fucking worst. Would not wish this on anyone
Don't need sympathy etc etc just venting because what the fuck else am I supposed to do
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@WomanDefiner No we’re going to take care of this - and it’s gonna be fuckin ugly (as it should be)
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There is 3 generations of White males in America now that have gone through this and no one in power is willing to talk about it.
You have 3 generations of American men who were denied their birthright because you our leaders wanted to play ethnic zoo.
Reddit Lies@reddit_lies
> Graduates with a 4.0 in Computer science > Couldn't get a single interview > Ends up working for 14$ an hour at Walmart Guy did not deserve this.
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More than three million Virginians cast their ballots in Virginia’s redistricting referendum, and the majority of Virginia voters voted to push back against a President who said he is ‘entitled’ to more Republican seats in Congress with a temporary and responsive referendum. They made their voices heard.
I am disappointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling, but my focus as Governor will be on ensuring that all voters have the information necessary to make their voices heard this November in the midterm elections because in those elections we — the voters — will have the final say.
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Y’all are not mad enough!! She was only 7 years old.
He called her “pretty” — his own words. DNA in both holes. There’s an audio recording of her choking and gagging on “something.”
Why the hell are we, as taxpayers, paying for this monster to sit in jail for 4 years waiting for a trial? And now we’re gonna pay for another 30–40 years on death row? Hell no.
Let her parents handle him TODAY. Some crimes are so evil they deserve immediate consequences — especially when the evidence is right there, loud and clear.
Signed,
A father of 2 little girls.

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Yes. 2007. Smart phones, social media, and Obama all hit at the same time. Every aspect of our culture has gone downhill since.
James 𝕏ond@james_xond
Can anyone pinpoint the exact moment when everything in society started getting noticeably worse?
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@MatthewModine Wow. Literally a huge fan of that film and had no idea. Thank you.
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My uncle, Captain Wylder Modine, was a real B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot during WWII. After returning from a bombing mission, he got hit by anti-aircraft fire and almost had his right arm taken off. He had his crew bail, but his co-pilot was shot up really bad and couldn’t parachute, so my uncle, with one arm, landed the heavily damaged B-17 in a field behind enemy lines. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. I talked with him before making MEMPHIS BELLE in 1989. He gave me his dress uniform to wear in the film and said, “when you put that on, don't disrespect it.”


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The Ukrainian defense minister announced earlier today that, *IN APRIL 2026 ALONE*, they killed 35,000+ Russian soldiers with drones.
The number of dead & wounded on both sides of this war is one of the most under-reported (by western media...) stories of this century.
Avoid modern war accordingly...
#war #ukraine #russia #drone #drones #senseless #nato #technology #FPV
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@averagecapsfan Question - if we take game 7, do we win the cup in ‘09? What does that universe look like? I’ve often wondered…
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2nd best dueling hat tricks game, behind Backstrom vs Kostitsyn the next year, of course
NHL@NHL
17 years ago today, Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin became just the fourth set of opponents to each score a hat trick in a #StanleyCup Playoffs game! 🐧🦅
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@downbadcomment I’d say this is total bullshit but I had a friend who was “the dick” in a story just like this. His story was extremely close to this one too, including the facial, and the hubby going all depressed mode after helping to arrange the whole thing
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@romanhelmetguy @ChivalryGuild So….I’ve never liked him and I’m glad others are waking up. BUT - don’t hate the player, hate the game. I know I’ve purchased at least one of his books to check it out, so shame on me…
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@pureMetatron I was raised going to many churches and baptized Orthodox well before the Orthodox-bro trend kicked off and I couldn’t agree with you more - everyone wants the “true” church but I’m convinced all 3 work towards God’s purpose
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Since I publicly said I’m going to raise my child Christian, people have been leaving comments that look like this.
Make sure he is protestant, Catholics aren’t Christians.
Make sure he is Catholic, only Catholics are Christians.
And every other flavor.
I’m gonna say it bluntly.
If you believe Jesus is God and you believe He was resurrected, you’re a Christian.
I don’t care which version. Still fits the definition.
The doctrinal differences on everything else could make you right or wrong on doctrine, but you are still a Christian no matter if Orthodox, Catholic and ALL the rest.
The idea of denominational exclusivity whereby ONLY your single version makes you a Christian is SATANIC and of the Devil.
He wants to push people away from considering themselves Christians.
The Lord wants us all to come to Him.
I’m NOT willing to change my mind on this view.
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Former CIA officer John Kiriakou dropped the scariest sleeper agent story you’ll ever hear.
The Russians (and others) take kids basically from birth, rip them from their families, and raise them in fake American towns deep in Russia. American food, American TV, perfect American accent — the whole thing.
Then they steal the identity of a dead American baby, get them a legit passport and Social Security number, and drop them into the U.S.
They live normal lives for decades — travel agent, dad, neighbor, until one day they get “activated.”A coded radio message. Or a stranger whispering in their ear on the subway:
“Report back… or I have to kill you.”
One guy turned himself in to the FBI the second his daughter was born. He couldn’t do it anymore.
This stuff is happening. How many “Americans” around you right now are actually waiting for that call?
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@gabriel_horwitz @TheMiddleborne So he’s just a fucking piece of shit - no surprise. Hope he gets sued for the mother load
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Turns out the story of the year was just...made up. and it gets worse.
- John Doe is Chirayu Rana, 35, now a principal at Bregal Sagemount. he left JPMorgan and went straight to private equity.
- The whole "threaten his bonus" premise collapsed. Hajdini reported to a completely different managing director than Rana. she had no say over his compensation.
- JPMorgan pulled phone records, reviewed emails, interviewed the full team. found nothing. Rana even refused to participate in his own investigation.
- A colleague described Rana as "socially awkward" but someone who "met the requirements" to stay at the bank.
- Before any lawsuit, he tried to negotiate a payout in the "millions" to leave the bank quietly. they didn't bite.
- He filed court filing, then his lawyers retracted it for "corrections" and deleted it. But the Daily Mail already ran the whole thing and the rest twitter did its thing.
so he tried to get paid, didn't, then filed a now-retracted complaint against someone who couldn't touch his bonus. wild.
feel terrible for her and her family.
New York Post@nypost
Bombshell sex harassment suit against Lorna Hajdini, JPMorgan branded 'complete fabrication' as John Doe unmasked trib.al/lwsWCbT
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