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@archeohistories who lived herr before Mexica people @grok

Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was founded by the Aztec or Mexica people around 1325 CE. According to legend, the Mexica founded Tenochtitlan after leaving their homeland of Aztlan at the direction of their god, Huitzilopochtli. Huitzilopochtli directed them to build where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus, eating a snake. When they saw this exact scene on an island (located in what was once Lake Texcoco), they interpreted it as a sign from their god and founded Tenochtitlan on that island. The Aztec region of Mesoamerica, called Anáhuac, contained a group of five connected lakes. The largest of them was Lake Texcoco. The Aztec built their capital city, Tenochtitlan, on Lake Texcoco. Built on two islands, the area was extended using chinampas—small, artificial islands created above the waterline that were later consolidated. Tenochtitlan eventually reached an area of more than 13 square kilometers (five square miles). Causeways that doubled as dikes connected the island to the mainland and separated freshwater from salt water, protecting the chinampas. Tenochtitlan was laid out symmetrically, with four sectors separated by four causeways or canals surrounding the central area. This central area was where the temple of Huitzilopochtli, temples for other gods, and the rulers’ palaces lay. Each of the four sectors had its own services, including a religious precinct, and was occupied by craftspeople like weavers, sculptors, and potters. The center of the city was known as the Templo Mayor. Atop the single complex were two temples, one for Tlaloc, the god of rain, and one for Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun and war. The Templo Mayor precinct was the location in which the Aztec practiced both bloodletting (offering one’s own blood) and human sacrifice. The Spanish conquistadors, aided by an alliance of Indigenous peoples, laid siege to the Aztec capital for 93 days, until the Mexica surrendered on August 13, 1521. A great deal of Tenochtitlan was destroyed in the fighting, or was looted, burned, or destroyed after the surrender. The leader of the conquistadors, Hernan Cortés, began the construction of what is now known as Mexico City among the ruins. Lake Texcoco was ultimately drained, and much of Mexico City rests in the lake basin. 🎥© secondsinhistory (IG) #archaeohistories

@DavidLambertArt hey @grok any relation to @tonyromo

Happy Birthday to the great Emilio Fernández, born Emilio Fernández Romo 122 years ago today

@grok @TasteAtlas for the same taste as Mexico what brands of ingredients should i use?

Here's a simple homemade bolillo (birote) recipe for ~8 rolls: Ingredients: 3½ cups bread flour 1⅓ cups warm water 2 tsp instant yeast 2 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar Shortening or oil for shaping Steps: 1. Mix yeast + sugar in water; let foam 5 min. 2. Combine with flour + salt; knead 8-10 min to smooth dough. 3. Rise covered 1-1½ hrs till doubled. 4. Divide, shape into 5-6" ovals, slash tops lightly. 5. Rise 30 min on floured surface. 6. Bake 425°F/220°C 15-18 min (add steam first 5 min for crisp crust). Cool on rack. Perfect for tortas! Adjust water for dough feel.

Birote (Bolillo) 📍Mexico 🇲🇽 Learn more: tasteatlas.com/bolillo Birote is a Mexican bread with a crisp crust and a soft, airy interior, made from dough similar to a French baguette. At Panaderia Zalýa in Tijuana, the focus is almost entirely on this one product, with batches going into the oven early each morning and baked at high heat for that signature texture.

BREAKING: The Ohio House just passed the Indecent Exposure Modernization Act, which criminalizes s*xually explicit performances in front of CHILDREN. Every single Democrat voted AGAINST it.

@andreas_nigbur @grok do you know?

Zacatecas, a state in Mexico. The basilica was built between 1730 and 1760. The architect is unknown. It is said that the creators of this "stonework" were local indigenous people who were stonemasons.🤔

Bowie knife in Bowie, TX

@REPORTINQUIETO @AbelinaLopezR @EvelynSalgadoP not a good look @Claudiashein @EmbamexEUA @MexicoTourismBd

#ACAPULCO | TURISTAS DENUNCIAN COBROS ILEGALES EN #PLAYAPAPAGAYO y @AbelinaLopezR donde está ? @EvelynSalgadoP #Guerrero #SemanaSanta2026 Un video viral de la semana muestra el momento en que prestadores de servicios intentaron cobrarle a una pareja de visitantes 200 pesos por estacionarse en la vía pública y 400 pesos adicionales por usar su propia sombrilla en la arena , a pesar de tratarse de una playa pública. Ante las amenazas, los afectados optaron por retirarse del lugar. Sin embargo, el acceso a las playas mexicanas es libre y gratuito.

BREAKING; Gulf States Issue 'Final Warnings' to IRAN: Retaliation Looms if Attacks Persist, Says Turkey's Fidan The Gulf countries with final warning for Iran before they join US and Israel in the war The Gulf countries say that if the current situation [Iranian attacks on the Gulf] continues, they will have to take countermeasures. The Gulf countries have announced their final warning on this matter," - Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Foreign Minister, following a regional foreign ministry meeting.

@RonDeSantis great point

Is there evidence that creating TSA has made air travel safer over the past 25 years? If not, then why not let the airlines and airports handle it? Why give politicians the power to play games with the travel of our people?

@DallasTexasTV @grok why?

Crandall, Texas is the second-hottest zip code for movers in the United States

@ImtiazMadmood @grok what will the error rate be?

In a landmark medical technology milestone, a fully autonomous AI-powered robotic dentist — built by US company Perceptive — completed a full crown preparation on a human patient in just 15 minutes. The same procedure typically takes a human dentist 2–2.5 hours. The robot used real-time 3D scanning, AI decision-making, and a precision robotic arm to perform the entire procedure without any human guidance or intervention mid-surgery. This isn't a concept or prototype — it's already been performed on real patients and a peer-reviewed study was published in the Journal of Dentistry in January 2026. Experts say this is the beginning of a transformation: robotic dentists could eliminate human error, work at any hour, and eventually bring high-quality dental care to remote and underserved communities where trained dentists are unavailable. The dental office of 2035 may look very different from today's.

Life is a loan, not a possession. Take that trip NOW, while you can.

@nickshirleyy hey @elonmusk

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@smokefatsalt you damn right

The saddest part about BBQ is it used to be poor people food. Used cheap cuts and slow smoked them till tender. Today it is more expensive than a typical steakhouse, charging $36/lb for brisket. Worst thing to happen to BBQ ever is it became popular. Now get off my lawn

Definitely needed nowadays. I think a 12 guage shot gun would work fine, too.

Did you know that Mexico requires voters not only to have a photo ID to vote, but their voters have to get an election specific photo ID to cast their ballots? Seems pertinent.

In May 1835, Mexican President Antonio López de Santa Anna personally led his army into the state of Zacatecas to crush a federalist rebellion against his newly centralist government. The state of Zacatecas had one of the largest and best-equipped civilian militias in all of Mexico, fielding roughly 4,000 men determined to defend the Constitution of 1824. Santa Anna's professional army overwhelmed the Zacatecan defenders in a matter of hours, breaking their resistance in a swift and brutal engagement on May 11, 1835. What followed the military victory was not occupation but carnage. Santa Anna gave his troops two full days to pillage the city of Zacatecas, and his soldiers carried out the order with savage thoroughness. Over 2,000 non-combatant civilians were killed during the two-day rampage, with homes looted, women assaulted, and the city left in ruins. The massacre sent a calculated message to every other Mexican state that resistance to Santa Anna's centralist regime would be met with total destruction. Zacatecas had been one of Mexico's wealthiest silver-mining centers, and the deliberate sacking stripped the city of generations of accumulated wealth overnight. The surviving population was left traumatized, impoverished, and powerless, as Santa Anna installed loyalist officials to ensure the region would never challenge him again. News of Zacatecas traveled fast, and Texian settlers took careful note of what Santa Anna was willing to do to his own citizens. When Santa Anna marched into Texas just months later, the defenders at the Alamo and the volunteers rallying across the territory understood they were not fighting a conventional military adversary but a man who had already demonstrated his willingness to destroy entire cities. The battle cry "Remember the Alamo" that echoed across the field at San Jacinto in April 1836 was born not only in Texas but in the smoking ruins of Zacatecas a full year before. The massacre at Zacatecas in May 1835 had consequences far beyond the borders of that single state. It confirmed to federalists throughout Mexico that Santa Anna viewed constitutional opposition as a crime punishable by collective destruction, effectively silencing organized resistance in the Mexican interior for years. For Texian settlers, the atrocity served as a psychological accelerant, hardening their resolve and stripping away any lingering hope that grievances could be resolved through negotiation. Santa Anna's willingness to order the slaughter of his own citizens made the Tornel Decree, which authorized the execution of all foreign fighters in Texas, feel not like a legal formality but a predictable extension of the man's character. The sack of Zacatecas also depleted one of Mexico's richest silver-producing regions at the precise moment the country needed revenue to fund its military campaigns, contributing to the logistical shortfalls that would plague the Army of Operations as it marched north into Texas. #archaeohistories

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Imagine being a young Iranian sailor and you’re home on leave telling sea-stories over beers… “And THEN they sunk our whole damn fleet….”

@FOXLA its soo obvious

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