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🇺🇸 Most Badass Presidents: Combat Veteran Edition #10 Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman, our 33rd President, was one badass President.
He was a hard-nosed leader of men.
Born May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri.
Truman dreamed of attending West Point but was rejected because of his terrible vision.
In 1917, determined to fight, he went to the military eye exam and memorized the letters beforehand. He passed and hid his eyeglasses until he was sworn in.
He became captain and took command of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery.
The unit was a wild bunch of Irish and German Catholics known for drinking and brawling. They were already nicknamed the “Dizzy D.”
Truman busted half the NCOs on his first day and promoted the loyal ones.
He quickly whipped them into a top-tier unit, setting regimental records for firing accuracy.
His unit travelled to France on the USS George Washington.
August 29, 1918, in France's Vosges Mountains, German artillery smashed into Truman's position.
Soldiers panicked, threw on their gas masks, and fled. The famous “Battle of Who Run”
A shell exploded just 15 feet from Truman, killing his horse and trapping him beneath it.
Once freed, he witnessed his men scattering in the dark.
Truman stood in the open and unleashed a blistering string of railroad-style curses that shocked the men back to their guns.
This moment forged the unit. It became Battery D legend.
His battery then moved to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
In the chaos of battle, they pushed their guns so far forward that Battery D was sometimes positioned 200 yards ahead of the American infantry.
Truman’s men fired their 75mm cannons so rapidly that the metal gun barrels began to overheat and warp. The crew wrapped the barrels in wet blankets for ten minutes out of every hour to cool them down.
Truman spotted a German artillery battery setting up across a river. The Germans were positioned to ambush the neighboring U.S. 28th Division.
Truman's strict orders confined his targeting to his own sector. He didn’t care.
He waited until the German soldiers unhitched their horses so they couldn't escape, then ordered Battery D to open fire, completely destroying the enemy.
His commander, Colonel Karl Klemm, flew into a rage over the insubordination and threatened Truman with a court-martial. Because Truman's illegal strike saved countless American lives, the threat was quietly dropped.
The next day, Truman was faced with the same exact scenario. He defied orders again to save American lives. General Pershing stepped in this time and had the rules changed to allow it.
His battery then worked together with
George Patton’s tanks near Cheppy that allowed them to break through.
Truman’s Battery D was only 150 yards forward of the exact spot where Patton was later shot and wounded.
They were credited with completely wiping out or forcing the permanent abandonment of two entire German field artillery batteries that were pinning Patton's forces down.
Under his command Battery D suffered no combat deaths and fired over 10,000 rounds.
His battery fired some of the last shots of the war on November 11, 1918, up to the last minutes before the armistice.
On the ship ride home from Europe, the men of Battery D pooled together money won from a massive shipboard craps game.
They bought Truman a large "loving cup" trophy inscribed:
"Presented by the Members of Battery D in appreciation of his justice, ability and leadership."
He was the only U.S. president to see combat in World War I.
Truman again volunteered for active duty in 1941. He was refused.
He remained in the Army Reserve thru his Presidency and officially retired as a Colonel in 1953.
The 129th honors him today with a Battery D - the only Battery D in the entire US Army.
He fought for the Republic long before he ever stepped foot in the White House.
Thank you, Mr. President! 🇺🇸🫡
Barnaby Breaks History 🇺🇸@CorpBarnaby
🇺🇸 Most Badass Presidents: Combat Veteran Edition #11 James Monroe James Monroe, our 5th President, was one badass President. He crossed the Delaware River with George Washington and took a Hessian musket ball at Trenton that nearly killed him. Born April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. In 1774, Monroe entered the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. The next year he and his classmates looted the arsenal at the Governor’s Palace after Governor Dunmore fled. They escaped with 200 muskets and 300 swords. When war erupted, Monroe dropped his studies and joined the 3rd Virginia Regiment as a lieutenant and marched straight into history. By December 1776 the Continental Army was freezing, starving, and on the brink of collapse. Washington ordered a surprise attack across the Delaware. Monroe went first and secured the landing zone ahead of Washington's main crossing. During the night march after crossing, Monroe and his vanguard passed a farmer’s house. The owner rushed out yelling, mistaking them for British soldiers. Once he realized they were Americans, he invited the freezing troops inside for hot breakfast. The man was no ordinary farmer. He was Dr. John Riker, a Princeton-trained physician. He told Monroe, “I know something is to be done, and I’m going with you. I’m a doctor, and I may be of help to some poor fellow.” When they made it to Trenton, Monroe was right in the first assault wave. With sword drawn, he led the charge down King Street under fire. When Captain William Washington fell wounded, command fell to Monroe. In house-to-house fighting his men overran Hessian positions and captured their artillery. A Hessian musket ball then slammed into his left shoulder and severed an artery. Blood poured heavily down his uniform. Monroe kept pressing the attack until he grew faint from blood loss. Fellow officer John Marshall helped drag him to safety. Dr. John Riker was there to clamp the severed artery just in time to save his life. The musket ball stayed lodged in his body for the rest of his days. Washington promoted him to captain for his extraordinary bravery. Monroe recovered and returned to the fight. He fought at the Battle of Brandywine, where he tended the wounded Marquis de Lafayette and formed a lifelong friendship. He knew French and was ordered by Washington to accompany the young nobleman. He fought at Germantown and endured the brutal winter at Valley Forge, sharing a log hut with his friend John Marshall. Yes, that John Marshall that became the longest serving chief justice in U.S. history. He served as aide-de-camp to Lord Stirling and was promoted to major. His final combat came at the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. In 1814, as both Secretary of State and Secretary of War, Monroe personally rode out as a scout to warn President Madison that the British were marching on Washington. He bled for the Republic as a teenager long before he ever stepped foot in the White House. Thank you, Mr. President! 🇺🇸🫡
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The shooting happened on the level above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents Association dinner was.
I don't think people hearing about this -- or even those of us in the room -- realized how far from the president, VP and other guests this incident was. It was on another floor, up some stairs and several sets of security away.
Because the Washington Hilton's hotel and other public spaces were open for other functions, the entire building wasn't secured by the Secret Service, just the specific areas where the WHCA dinner was held, law enforcement officials told @CBSNews.
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President Trump and dignitaries rushed out of WHCA dinner during security incident. Unclear what happened. @CBSNews
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🚨🇺🇦Zelensky is set to replace Ukraine’s population with African migrants!
Kyiv just announced it is ready to bring in a huge number of migrants to fill jobs left by the war.
Did I get this right: Zelensky sends Ukrainians to the front while importing Africans to replace them?
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As the Pope visits mosques and calls for Catholics to "live peacefully with Muslims".
These are the walls around the Vatican.
Literally built to keep invading, pillaging, Muslims, out.
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🚨 HOLY CRAP. President Trump just NUKED FROM ORBIT NATO allies who want a free ride
"So easy for them to do, with so little risk. COWARDS, and we will REMEMBER!" 🔥
"Without the U.S.A., NATO IS A PAPER TIGER! They didn’t want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don’t want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices."
Trump always remembers.
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Oscars have become unwatchable
Jimmy Failla@jimmyfailla
If the GODFATHER were made today it would NOT be eligible for an Oscar unless he transitioned to the Godmother and made someone an offer they couldn’t HEAR. You could still leave the gun but you couldn’t take the cannoli unless the baker supports gay marriage. RIP Hollywood.
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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Kharg Island sits just 15 miles off Iran’s coast, comfortably inside the range of Iranian missiles, drones, and coastal artillery.
So if the U.S. ever tried to land Marines there they’d be storming a beach while the mainland shoots at them the entire time.
Kharg handles around 90% of Iran’s oil exports, basically the country’s economic lifeline.
Control the island and you control the tap.
But trying to seize it means fighting in a tiny, exposed patch of water where Iran can throw mines, drones, missiles, and swarm boats at you nonstop.
Capturing Kharg might choke Iran’s economy, but it's not easy.
Sources: CSIS, ISW, IISS
Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷 Iran claims its naval forces carried out multiple successive waves of attacks on U.S. bases at Al Dhafra, Sheikh Isa, and Al Udeid. The strikes targeted Patriot radar systems, control towers, aircraft hangars, central ramps, and fuel tanks. Source: @presstv
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Opus 4.6 right now is like a rebellious teenager.
It refuses to follow instructions, gaslights you, and requires extreme patience and handholding for accomplishing things that were trivial before.
I’m going to try other options if this continues tomorrow.
Zhu Liang@paradite_
Opus 4.6 is literally broken right now. Examples: - Ask to re-run pass@3, it proceed to run pass@1. - Ask to check recent commits, missed the most recent commit. - Ask why it did something, it apologizes and executes commands instead of just giving an answer.
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This happens like 2x a week now. I have to use ChatGPT more because Claude can't stay up.
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Such an important statement below ⬇️ for all Americans.
I agree, and for those who still believe this is some component in a 5-D chess game, it is not. This is real war, real people are dying, and there are very real consequences at stake for every single American citizen.
@realDonaldTrump
@JDVance
@SecWar
@SecRubio
Erik Townsend 🛢️@ErikSTownsend
I'm apalled by how many people think the Iran conflict is "no big deal". This is a really big deal. Whether you think President Trump is right to have done this or horribly wrong to have done it, I respect your right to your opinion. But I have NO RESPECT for Americans who shirk their civic duty to stop watching sports for long enough to acquaint themselves with the situation and understand what's at stake. Whether you agree or disagree with the policy, this is a BIG DEAL for the human race, with thousands dead already and the risk of 'blowback' that could last decades and lead to acts of terrorism on U.S. soil. Pay attention, Americans. It's your DUTY to care when your country gets involved in something like this. If you disagree with MY views, fine, I respect that. But at least have an opinion of your own. Not caring enough to familiarize yourself with the situation is shamefully irresponsible.
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You guys don’t get it yet.
Everyone keeps saying AI is going to replace lawyers.
I don’t think people understand how this actually plays out.
Let’s say you use AI to draft a contract.
The contract misses something important. A year later it costs you two million dollars.
What do you do?
Right now, you sue your lawyer.
In the AI world, you’d sue the AI company.
Two things can happen.
Option 1: The AI company has liability for legal advice.
If that’s the case, every AI company will immediately stop letting consumers use AI for real legal work. The liability risk is massive.
Option 2: The AI company has no liability because of disclaimers.
If that happens, every state bar in the country will say consumers are being exposed to unregulated legal advice and call it the unauthorized practice of law.
And they’ll shut it down that way.
Either path leads to the same outcome.
Consumer AI will be limited to generic “Wikipedia-style” legal information and LegalZoom level document prep.
But the real AI tools?
Those will live inside law firms.
Lawyers will use them to move faster, analyze more data, and run way more matters at once.
The M&A lawyer doing 5 deals at a time will do 50.
Trial lawyers will run far more cases simultaneously.
The idea that AI replaces lawyers probably dies.
The more likely outcome is that AI supercharges the best lawyers and makes the profession even more profitable than ever.
Wall Street Mav@WallStreetMav
BREAKING: Lawyers are trying to protect their jobs from Ai. A proposed New York law would ban AI from answering questions related to medicine, law, dentistry, nursing, psychology, social work, engineering, & more. It is being pushed by the lawyer lobbyists, they included other groups to get more support.
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This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Pentagon.
Our position has never wavered and will never waver: the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic.
Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity. Cloaked in the sanctimonious rhetoric of “effective altruism,” they have attempted to strong-arm the United States military into submission - a cowardly act of corporate virtue-signaling that places Silicon Valley ideology above American lives.
The Terms of Service of Anthropic’s defective altruism will never outweigh the safety, the readiness, or the lives of American troops on the battlefield.
Their true objective is unmistakable: to seize veto power over the operational decisions of the United States military. That is unacceptable.
As President Trump stated on Truth Social, the Commander-in-Chief and the American people alone will determine the destiny of our armed forces, not unelected tech executives.
Anthropic’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with American principles. Their relationship with the United States Armed Forces and the Federal Government has therefore been permanently altered.
In conjunction with the President's directive for the Federal Government to cease all use of Anthropic's technology, I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security. Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic. Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition to a better and more patriotic service.
America’s warfighters will never be held hostage by the ideological whims of Big Tech. This decision is final.
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CAN'T JUST 'CUT CHECKS': NYC Mayor Mamdani defends requiring ID to shovel snow in the city, despite his party's opposition to similar requirements for voters.
“Federal law requires that employers get authorization and documentation to pay people for their work. We are not allowed to just cut checks to individuals for their work.”
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@DenneyDara It so amazing, I learn AI 🤖 as I go and I get heavy work done.
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Who else spent their weekend learning about Claude Cowork? I am TIRED... but suddenly I feel like I might be starting to understand this ai thing.
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@zerohedge So Trump could buy a bunch of Bitcoin on the cheap for the government. Interesting idea.
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@jprichardson If Ai can break Bitcoin it will be able to break into your bank account
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