John Ford

To paraphrase Heinlein; while there is no way to prevent a crime from happening once, there is only one sure way to keep it from happening twice.

Two Hundred Seventy-Seven weeks sober today.

@CyborgPeds @UChicago Less than 0.

What are the chances that two days of forecast rain will convince the Heiress to forego any of the half dozen outdoor events associated with #3’s @UChicago graduation?

This child, with an extra chromosome, is valuable and worthy of life.

"grieving the loss of their unborn child" that they /checks notes, INTENTIONALLY KILLED. No, the true "depravity of people online" doesn't come from those who condemn the killing, but rather from the one who justifies it.

@TomcatJunkie They are like the canary in the coal mine.

Me trying to figure out why I still care about what happens in California, a state I left 20+ years ago.

Bro, this is actually barbaric. For meat to be certified Halal, the animal has to be slaughtered while it’s still fully conscious. No anesthesia, no stunning — just slit the throat while it’s awake and aware. Cows and sheep can stay conscious for several minutes after their throats are cut. They feel the pain and slowly suffocate on their own blood while thrashing around. Then they’re hung upside down to bleed out while still alive and struggling. This is the “proper” Halal process. And people want this kind of thing to spread in Japan? Japanese people have a completely different relationship with food and animals. We say “itadakimasu” and “gochisousama” because we’re grateful. We don’t want to cause unnecessary suffering. This method is the total opposite of that. If this is what their religion demands, then fine — but it has no place being normalized in Japan. This is exactly why a lot of people say Islam just doesn’t mix with Japanese values.

I am the oldest of 5 kids (mom is a stone cold killer) My sister, who follows me in birth order and is 2 years younger, came to this world disabled: nonverbal and severely developmentally delayed on almost every cognitive dimension I “spoke for her” until she could talk on her own (around age 5) -still lives with my parents -can’t really take care of herself -has major health issues that are almost a full time job for my parents -gets in fights with my kids -borrows money from me with no intent to repay And yet imagine having the cast of characters from “love on the spectrum” in your life 24/7 someone who will go to any Padres game with you at the drop of a hat someone who is always available to get taco bell with you no matter what someone who never forgets your birthday and makes sure that you get cake (she wants some too) idk - feels like I’m on the winning end of this trade and it’s not particularly close 🤷🏼‍♂️ love you Kendall (today is her 39th birthday)

In 2126 they're gonna have screenshots of the preggo dude emoji, and they will talk about how it was a small (but also big) sign of the societal schizophrenia afflicting the early 21st century.

I'm sorry that you weren’t perfect enough for your parents, little nugget. Rest in peace. 💔

Before sunrise in Normandy, thousands of flags were placed to honor thousands of lives. @DeptofWar | @USArmy | @USArmyEURAF | @18airbornecorps | @usabmc | @SETAF_Africa | @173rdAbnBde

At approximately this time in 1942 the Makigumo and other escorts torpedo the hulk of the Hiryu. She sinks shortly after.

I started watching SG-1 at age 15. I was the first in the family to start, but one by one they all joined me. Then one day, even my Dad joined. NOTHING on television held my Dad's interest. He never went to the movies. It was the first time I'd ever connected with him in this way. Not long after he started, he came home one day with the first season DVD box set, and the whole family started watching from the beginning. He kept buying the sets, until we caught up with the currently airing show, and then we watched like clockwork as a family every Friday night, with pizza and soda. You have to understand, that is a CRAZY thing to type out about my Dad. He never did stuff like that. He was tough to connect with about something that wasn't mechanical or construction. I can't think of a single other fun thing he did with us that wasn't what a kid would consider "chores" or "work." My siblings and I treasured those Friday nights like nothing else. It was an entirely new experience, having something like that where he would quote the lines to you in the middle of the day (Teal'c lines were his favorite, especially the infamous "undomesticated equines" line). My Dad has been buried for almost 8 years now. My oldest two kids barely remember him and the other two never met him. We recently watched both SG-1 and Atlantis as a family. It's been an emotional ride, sharing this with them yet wishing Grandpa was around to share it with them too. My kids ADORE Stargate. My girls have crushes on Daniel Jackson and John Sheppard. My youngest son wants to BE Jack O'neill. They cried when Daniel ascended the first time. They were over the MOON at the idea of a new series in the works to enjoy. I haven't had the heart to tell them the news that the whole thing has been called off. Save Stargate!

Very proud of our 6-year-old daughter Natalie, who has Trisomy 21, a.k.a. Down Syndrome. Is it sometimes tough raising a child with special needs? Of course, but the world is a kinder, gentler & happier place because of people like Nat. We love her! #NATitude

🚨PRIDE MONTH🚨 The Texas Rangers are the ONLY MLB team not acknowledging “Pride Month.” The Rangers are again not hosting an LGBT night event. Instead, on June 18, they will be hosting a Faith and Family Night. According to their website, the event will feature “personal testimonies from Rangers players Wyatt Langford, Josh Jung, Cody Bradford, Jacob Latz, Jalen Beeks, and others, sharing how faith impacts their lives both on and off the field.”

“Sometime after the Taliban's rise to power in Kabul, Constellis left the country, abandoning its property, including the Constellis Containers, at Camp Oryx without notice to Oryx. Constellis did not give Oryx the keys or access to the Constellis Containers before leaving Afghanistan. 26. After assuming control of Afghanistan, the Taliban conducted inspections of all sites associated with the USG, including Camp Ory. The Taliban demanded access to the Constellis Containers and broke the locks to inspect them. 27. After being forcibly opened by the Taliban, it was discovered (for the first time) that the Constellis Containers contained, inter alia, over 300 weapons (including hand grenades) and ammunition. None of these weapons (or ammunition) had been registered with the now former) Afghan government. 28. The weapons discovered in the Constellis Containers included M4 carbines, Kalashnikov rifles, pistols, and hand grenades. 29. The Taliban immediately seized the war material found in the Constellis Containers, stating that they were taking the "ammunition...and explosive weapons" that were identified as belongine to the "Constellis American Securitv comnanv."

An impossible decision? Do you know what an impossible decision is? Being told that your pregnant wife has been in an accident and you can only choose to save either your wife or your unborn child. That is an impossible decision. But high risk pregnancies make it to term all the time. Those tests are wrong all the time. People live productive and happy lives with Down syndrome ALL THE TIME. You didn't make an impossible decision, just a horrible one.

🚨ARRESTED🚨 A 55-year-old female Georgia high school teacher and administrator has been charged with repeatedly having sex with a 16-year-old student. The pair exchanged nearly 20,000 texts in which Amanda Katz expressed being “crazy about” the boy, told him she would walk away from everything to be with him, and begged him to run away to Mexico together. She smirked in her mugshot after her arrest and faces up to 20 years in prison. The relationship was exposed when the boy’s mother discovered the messages during a family vacation.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ SIDE NOTE: We have a massive issue with female predators in our schools.

🚨 Day 64 fighting for my channel YOUTUBE DELETED 13 YEARS OF WWII HISTORY We need help @TeamYouTube (155K subs) pure archive footage of tanks + veteran stories was nuked by AI for “child sexual abuse” and “harmful content with minors”. My channel has Zero kids. Zero violations. Just historical footage. We need a REAL human review NOW! If you hate Big Tech erasing history: LIKE this post COMMENT “Restore Panzerpicture” REPOST this! if AI censorship of history must STOP! #RestorePanzerPicture #YouTubeCensorship #WWIIHistory #SaveHistory

It's Day 3 and still no Stargate. Grow a spine @AmazonMGMStudio