The Mississippi River and its tributaries drain nearly half of the lower 48 states.
The blue lines on this map show the Mississippi River watershed, one of the largest drainage systems on Earth. Every stream, creek, and river within this basin eventually flows into the Mississippi before reaching the Gulf of Mexico. Gravity pulls water downhill, and much of central North America lies within a vast natural drainage basin bordered by higher terrain, including the Rocky Mountains to the west and the Appalachian Mountains to the east.
Over millions of years, erosion carved an enormous network of tributaries that converge into the Mississippi, creating the most direct route to sea level. Covering about 1.2 million square miles (3.2 million km²), the watershed drains roughly 41% of the contiguous United States, including parts of 31 states and two Canadian provinces.
For thousands of years, this river system has been essential to Indigenous peoples, transportation, trade, agriculture, and commerce, playing a central role in shaping the history and economy of North America.
@fasc1nate Looks similar to New York today just a lot less homeless huts and tents ! Where they used to stay out of the city they now control the city ! New York now looks like a 3rd world Muslim city complete with human shit lining the streets ! A lot more to home when homes seized !
Mike Schmidt hit a major league-best 36 home runs in 1974 – his first of eight times leading the NL.
Only a public address speaker in the Astrodome could stop him 52 years ago today, turning a surefire homer into a single. ow.ly/noNF50Zac4Q (📸 Doug McWilliams)
@CTroop26613@535Nicolai@archeohistories What the fuck are you talking about? Everyone knows homeless people are largely on drugs, they don't have homes, jobs, access to doctors/medications. In that situation I would also on drugs as much as possible and so would you. Also, your mother is on drugs so have some respect
@jlbutche@535Nicolai@archeohistories Because people like you give them free money and then are oblivious to the fact that these homeless people are largely on drugs
@ThatEricAlper Wow, I actually never knew this regarding those two buildings. My Mother lived there growing up in the 40's and 50's when it was all Italians and Jews in that area. Of course this is before all the LEFTIST RAT SCUM DISEASE PLAGUE destroyed New York.
96 and 97 St. Marks Place in New York’s East Village actually has five stories. For the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 'Physical Graffiti', the band edited out the fourth floor so the building would fit perfectly into the album artwork.
@archeohistories This is necessary. If homeless people occupy these spaces, drug dealers and members of organized crime soon follow. Typically, in Brazil, those who complain about this live in gated communities.
@Rainmaker1973 And allowing this one megalomaniac to win is what has led people to believe if they kick and scream long enough, they’ll get what they want.
In 1997, Julia Hill climbed a 200-foot 1000-year-old Californian redwood tree and did not come down for 738 days to prevent Pacific Lumber Company loggers from cutting it down.
She ultimately reached an agreement with the company to spare the tree and a 200-foot buffer zone surrounding it.
@YahooSports What’s his point? Maybe people don’t think or talk about it because it does t matter.
ESPN indoctrinated the one guy I thought was real in sports . But they got him too.
@historyinmemes But when we in the US wanted to build shelters for our cirizens, the democ-rats resisted the idea because they thought it woukd seen as a provocative action. So now we have virtually no government civil defense or shelters.
Switzerland is the only country in the world with enough bunker capacity to shelter its entire population, with roughly 370,000 facilities equipped with air filtration systems, toilets, bunk beds, food and water supplies, and backup power sources.
Switzerland has upheld the principle of “a shelter for every inhabitant” since a 1963 federal law required that all residents have access to a protected space near their home. As of 2026, the country maintains around 370,000 shelters, offering more than 9 million total spaces—enough to cover over 100% of its permanent population. This makes Switzerland unique in having infrastructure capable of housing its entire population in the event of armed conflict or nuclear war.
These shelters are built to standardized specifications, typically featuring reinforced concrete structures, blast doors, and NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) filtration systems to ensure breathable air during emergencies. While the law mandates essentials such as bunk beds, toilets, and water reserves, individuals are generally responsible for supplying food and medical provisions. In peacetime, many of these shelters are repurposed as storage areas, wine cellars, or laundry rooms, though regulations require they can be converted back into fully operational shelters within five days if ordered by the government.
Although Switzerland leads in total coverage, countries like Finland and Sweden also maintain substantial civil defense systems, with Finland capable of sheltering about 85% of its population. As of early 2026, Switzerland has invested roughly $1.2 billion to modernize its network, focusing on upgrading filtration systems and improving large public bunkers to keep the system effective against modern threats.
The cost of President Trump's ongoing renovation of the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool is nearing $15 million, according to federal contract records reviewed by ABC News.
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@archeohistories Nature hobos. A pitiable existence. Even before the settlers came, it was a life of suffering, ignorance, parasites, and disease. As it has always been for hunter-gatherers. Just unlucky to be born outside of civilization. Almost made it, but not quite. Terrible.
Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last year.
Men ages 18 to 26 must already register for selective service in case a draft is required. Here’s what you need to know about automatic Selective Service registration. cnn.it/4ecJDgc
@CNN All you chuds saying "ICE won't mess with anyone here legally" forgetting they unloaded a clip into the back of Alex Pretti while he was facedown on the ground
In a call with state election officials last month, Heather Honey — a longtime election skeptic who is now a senior election integrity official at the Department of Homeland Security — said the administration would not send ICE agents to polling places this year. A group of Democratic secretaries of state later pressed the administration for that pledge in writing.
But some Trump officials have avoided closing the door completely, suggesting federal agents could be deployed if there were an alleged threat at voting sites. cnn.it/4c9xuX1
@brettachapman What should I do with that information? The real purpose of this post, the map, and land acknowledgements is to make woke girls and Beta males feel more White Guilt. It's getting a bit boring.
Roman slave collar with tag inscribed: “I have fled, seize me and return me to Zoninus for 1 gold coin.” The only known example discovered with its tag still attached....
This iron collar was meant for slaves in the Roman Empire. It has a bronze tag with an inscription that reads: “Fugi. Tene me. Cum revocaveris me, dabis solidum unum Zonino.” Translated, it means: “I have fled. Seize me. If you return me, you will receive one gold coin from Zoninus.” The tag served both as an identification marker and a bounty notice, ensuring that any attempt at escape was met with constant risk of capture.
Slavery was central to Roman society, with enslaved people working in households, workshops, fields, and mines. Collars like this, sometimes called vincula servorum (“chains of slaves”), were a brutal tool of control and dehumanization. They reduced a person’s identity to property, publicly displaying both their enslaved status and their owner’s authority.
What makes this artifact extraordinary is its survival in complete form, with both the iron collar and bronze tag still together. It offers rare, tangible evidence of the realities of slavery in the ancient world, beyond the accounts left by Roman writers.
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