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@historydefined I can remember this poster in nearly every boy's room.

What is the most iconic sports photograph ever taken?

@TheDailyHPotter Harry has black hair and green eyes.

Dominic McLaughlin, our new Harry Potter ⚡️

@FurkanGozukara We have more than one. However, it's a huge win for Iran.

The Pentagon is terrified. An expert explains that an AWACS plane is the literal brain of US air operations, tracking every missile and jet within 250 miles. By destroying it, Iran has permanently crippled the American military's ability to fight in the region.

@_6signxxx People like carry on luggage.

Real question??? Why did we move away from having this much space to being packed like sardines??Is there a log!cal reason???

@jk_rowling Judging by some of these comments, I cannot believe you became a billionaire from writing, when so many people cannot read.

If you're the mother who was reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone aloud to your child on the LNER train from London to Edinburgh yesterday, one of my grown up children was listening and says you did the voices brilliantly❤️🥹

@CanadaGoose911 I'm just praying they stay out of range. You know that boat is target No. 1 for the same type of missle that took out the ford.

Trump’s arrogance is going to cost you dearly. He has no idea what he is doing.

@ElofsonJess I don't understand the lying. It's far worse to say the laundry fire caused the issue. That would point to a systemic problem with our armed forces. Like, we can't mobilize for anything, without incompetence taking us out of the fight. A "lucky shot" is far more acceptable.

Iran is fucking up our shit. Trump slipped and said iran hit the Ford aircraft carrier as well. And that's why it's out for 14 months of repairs. This will go down as the worst middle east fuck fest war to date. The truth is going to come out about how much we have lost. Everything done here has been a lesson in what not to do. Unless you want to crash the global economy and bring in digital id and universal income.

@allie__voss Metal detectors and bag x-rays. But, it was like 2x as fast as now. Also, nontravelers could go inside. So, you could drop your family at the gate. And, you could meet your pickup AT THE GATE.

As someone who never experienced airports before 9/11...was there truly NO security? Like you could just walk wherever like a train station?

@SirBylHolte Also, she isn't wearing the Hermione wig. She's now hotgirl Hermione.

Rewatching the Harry Potter movies and, while I never liked Hermione, "Prisoner of Azkaban" turns her into an insufferable, overpowered Mary Sue. Punches Draco in the face. Threatens him physically with her wand. Slaps Harry’s hands. Bosses Harry and Ron around. Literally controls time with zero real consequences or mistakes. Saves Buckbeak—and the day—instead of Harry. Calls the werewolf away instead of Harry. Solves most of the mystery (Lupin, Sirius, Pettigrew) before Harry fully catches up. Attends multiple classessimultaneously like it’s nothing. Stands up to PROFESSOR Snape in class while everyone else fears him. Takes charge of the entire rescue plan at the end—Harry mostly follows her lead. Rescues Sirius Black from the tower, for which he affirms her as “the brightest witch of your age.” Oh—and she’s also the only one smart enough to figure out Lupin is a werewolf while everyone else is clueless. If they were depicting her this way 22 YEARS AGO, how do you expect the TV show to feel?

@SirBylHolte This was my favorite book. This is also where I felt the movies broke from the lore. I still love HP 1&2 movies, but beyond that they are crap. The audio books are a far better and more rewarding "re-watch" and perfect for road trips.

@fandompulse It's collectivist crap. It's treating them as a group and not individuals. Why would you let individuals live and die in a shithole just so the group can progress through the "shithole period?"

Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Beltran on how the Prime Directive is ridiculous: "The idea of leaving any species to die in its own filth when you have the ability to help them, just because you wanna let them get through their normal evolutionary processes is bunk -- it's a bunch of fascist crap. I much prefer the Cub Scout motto." Is he correct?

@MattWalshBlog I have had the same experience. Either tepid support, or outright disgust. This is the American expat community in Asia.

I’ve never seen such a disconnect between the commentary on this site and what I hear in the real world. I’ve talked to dozens of normal conservatives in real life about the Iran War and I haven’t met a single one who’s actually enthusiastically in favor of it. At best they’re warily optimistic. In most cases they’re opposed. In some cases they’re not only opposed but deeply furious. And yet here if you utter a word of criticism about the war you’ll be shouted down by throngs of alleged American conservatives who allegedly have wanted nothing more than for America to go to war with Iran. It just doesn’t reflect what I see on the ground. That’s not just cope because my position is unpopular with “my side.” I’ve held plenty of unpopular positions. I really don’t care. But in this case the social media vs real world divide is stark and unlike anything I’ve seen before.

@HarrisAuthority This is such a bad faith take. If Cuba was hosting Iranian military forces, we would 100% target them.

NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT THE REAL STORY HERE Yes, Iran attacked US troops. Yes, 1,270 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne were targeted. Yes, Kuwaiti hospitals are in emergency mode. But here's the part everyone is missing: Iran didn't attack a US base. Iran attacked KUWAITI SOIL. Kuwait is a sovereign nation. Kuwait hosted American troops as guests. Iran just bombed a country that wasn't even fighting. Think about what that means. Every Gulf state — UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia — is now watching. They all have US troops. They all just saw what happens to countries that host Americans. Iran is sending a message to every US ally in the region: "Your alliance with America makes you a target." And Kuwait's response? They declared a hospital emergency. Not war. Not retaliation. Just emergency rooms. If Iran can bomb a US ally with no military response from that ally... Then every US base in the Gulf is now exposed. Because the host countries are too scared to fight back. That's what nobody is saying out loud. Iran didn't just attack American troops today. Iran just broke the entire Gulf security alliance.

@EricLuallen It's a rule book double. A ground rule double is a ball that gets stuck in the bottom of the fence in Toronto.

Reminder: A ball that hits in fair territory and bounces over a wall is a double in every ballpark in which baseball is played. It is not a “ground rule” as ground rules are rules that apply to unique features in a ballpark. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

@tapir_worf You shouldn't be allowed to vote if you don't have kids. Only people with a vested interest in the long term future should vote.

what if people who didn’t have kids weren’t allowed to vote?

@RealBlackIrish How many dead?

In other words it’s been hit.

@benonwine I literally won't. They are all either fraudulent or incompetent. And by fraud, I mean that 90% of their existence is for the BOD and executives to virtue signal. Only 10% actually does anything, and that 10% is largely performative.

Be Honest… Who else thinks twice before donating to charities these days? Not because you don’t care but because you don’t trust where the money goes.

@Pro__Trading This war caused the issue. Lol... So now "winning" is just getting back to how it was before we launched the unprovoked attack?

This war ends when the United States takes control of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump knows it. And that's exactly what he's gonna do.

@philipaklein @marklevinshow If it's not a false flag, it's misplaced anger. It's US and Israeli governments that are to blame.

This was just sent to me — taken this morning in Sherman Oaks, one of the most Jewish neighborhoods in LA.

@MoxeeBeMe @HouseCracka They don't know yet. "OPSEC. Need to have communications blackout."

@HouseCracka You'd think the families of the deceased would be talking about nothing else and word would get out

President Trump is only gonna be able to hold back the number of dead americans for so long and when that number is shared, he will have to resign. This is this is the biggest foreign policy disaster in history. He claims to be winning a war that he is losing.