Richard ~Dutch~ Renner
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Richard ~Dutch~ Renner
@elbowmac3
United States Navy-LPN -Father to Roman and Eli Renner
Jellico Tennessee Katılım Mayıs 2025
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@kaizen000000000 Oxford professor didn’t destroy anything
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@archeohistories Smallpox killed 90% of the indigenous people
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For three decades beginning in the early 1900s, Edward S. Curtis devoted his life to documenting the lives, traditions, and dignity of Native American peoples across North America. With a deep sense of purpose and a heavy camera in tow, Curtis traveled thousands of miles to live among over 80 Indigenous tribes. He witnessed and recorded ceremonies, daily routines, and vanishing ways of life—capturing not only images but also oral histories, music, and languages that might otherwise have been lost to time.
Curtis approached his work with reverence, aiming to preserve what he believed was a noble culture under threat from rapid colonization and assimilation. His portraits are striking in their detail and humanity, often set against stark natural backdrops or filled with ceremonial regalia, capturing both pride and vulnerability. Through his lens, we see elders, warriors, medicine men, and young children—all frozen in time at a pivotal moment in history when Indigenous communities were being systematically stripped of their lands, rights, and cultural practices.
Though Curtis’s work has drawn both admiration and criticism—some for his romanticized or staged compositions—it remains an invaluable and haunting record of a people pushed to the brink. His vast collection, *The North American Indian*, remains one of the most ambitious ethnographic projects ever undertaken. Today, it offers a powerful, if complex, window into the resilience, beauty, and strength of Native American cultures before the full force of U.S. policies sought to erase them.
© Historical Photos
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Kurt Russell, Victor Wong and Dennis Dun on the set of the 1986 John Carpenter classic "Big Trouble in Little China."
The coolest photos ever taken: bit.ly/4cFoZT1

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@konstructivizm I suspect that very soon they’ll be a all female crew on the way to the moon females bodies do better in space than men so it wouldn’t be some kind of woke display, but a fact that pushes our space program forward!!
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:A Star Among Us: NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Returns to Her Roots NASA astronaut Christina Koch stood beside a life-sized bronze bust of herself during a special visit to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) in Durham.The striking sculpture, created by renowned artist Wesley Wofford, now resides in the school's Bryan Lobby — a permanent tribute to the 1997 graduate who has pushed the boundaries of human space exploration.Wofford and his wife, Odyssey, generously gifted the monument to NCSSM as a heartfelt thank-you for the transformative education their two children received there.Captured in her flight suit, the bust honors Koch’s extraordinary achievements: her record-breaking 328-day mission aboard the International Space Station — the longest single spaceflight by a woman — and her selection as a mission specialist for the historic Artemis II lunar voyage, which will send the first crew around the Moon in over 50 years.By placing the likeness of a former student who reached the stars right at the heart of the campus, this sculpture serves as a powerful, daily source of inspiration for the next generation of scientists, engineers, and dreamers.A beautiful reminder that with curiosity, perseverance, and the right foundation, the sky is no longer the limit — it’s just the beginning.
Source: North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics News and Wofford Sculpture Studio Archives (with the original unveiling in 2022 and recent updates referencing her ongoing contributions in 2026).

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@NathanielSami People of Chicago why don’t you just take this motherfucker out?
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@BlessingAda555 AI voices means the video is done by CuntS
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@RupertMyers Hilarious how some people think this is faked
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🚨ALERT: Newly obtained footage shows events from March 21st when police officer in Colton, California finally arrest a driver after a 50-minute pursuit.
The driver, Rodriguez, ran multiple red lights among other various moving violations. He placed not only citizens but officer lives in danger before being apprehended.
Rodriguez is a documented gang member, a convicted felon with multiple priors.
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