Pirate King

Look closely. Between these two moments, our species has performed miracles. We have mapped the blueprint of life within our own DNA. We have built “brains” of silicon that can outthink their creators. We have pushed back the darkness of disease. Infant mortality has plummeted, and millions of children who would have been lost to the earth in 1972 are today alive, dreaming, and contributing to the global chorus. We have sent robotic emissaries to the edge of the interstellar dark and peered back at the beginning of time itself through mirrors of gold. Technologically, we are a different species. We are more connected, more informed, and more capable than any ancestor could have imagined in their wildest fever dreams. And yet, look again. From this distance, the borders remain invisible. You cannot see the “holy” ground over which we spill the blood of our children. You cannot see the walls we build to keep our neighbors out or the ideological trenches we dig to bury our common humanity. Despite our leap from vacuum tubes to artificial intelligence, we remain haunted by the same ancient tribalisms. We use 21st century technology to prosecute Bronze Age grudges. We have changed the climate of our world, but we have yet to change the climate of our hearts. We are still a toddler civilization, playing with matches in a library of irreplaceable wonders. The contrast is our great paradox. We have the power of gods, but we still possess the temperaments of the territorial primates from which we rose. We have learned to fly between worlds, but we are still struggling to learn how to walk together on this one.

First Quarter ✔️ 🫡

The most dangerous thing an ambitious person can do is walk away from a guaranteed path. Years ago, Ethel Cofie(@ethelcofie) was on a trajectory most people only dream of. She had earned a master's degree in Distributed Systems in the United Kingdom, sitting as the only female in her specialization. She was building a formidable career, gaining global experience as a business and systems analyst. And then, she made a decision that defied all conventional logic. She packed up her comfortable life in London, shipped her belongings back to Ghana, and kept it a total secret. She did not even tell her parents until her boxes arrived, knowing they would call her insane for leaving. She returned to Accra with one audacious goal: to build her own software company. And she failed miserably. Building technology in London was one thing; building it in Ghana during a time when the market barely understood it was a different reality entirely. She had no clients, she did not know how to sell, and she burned through all her savings. Most professionals would have buried the failure and retreated to a corporate boardroom forever. Ethel called it a learning curve. She realized she needed to learn how to sell and build a local network, so she strategically reentered the corporate world, taking a role as the Head of Commercial Solutions at Vodafone Ghana. She mastered her weaknesses, built a customer base, and then she struck again. She launched EDEL Technology Consulting(@EDELTechnology). This time, she operated with lethal precision. EDEL grew into a powerhouse, securing clients across West Africa and Europe, and taking home the title of IT Consulting Firm of the Year in Ghana. But winning in business was not enough. As Ethel navigated executive meetings, she realized that corporate promotions and business deals were often conducted over golf and beers. The men had their clubs. The women with the talent were present, but they were completely isolated. So, she built them a home. She founded Women in Tech Africa. What started as a desire to create a "girls' club" evolved into the largest women in tech group on the continent, boasting members across more than 30 countries. She engineered the first Pan African Women in Tech virtual meetup and orchestrated Women in Tech Week, a global event touching over 10,000 women. Her impact caught the attention of the world. She became a Mandela Fellow for President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative. She was shortlisted for the UN GEM Tech Award. She was featured on CNN and the BBC. And then Michelle Obama delivered the ultimate verdict: "Ethel Cofie is a blessing to her generation". Today, somewhere in Accra, a young woman is stepping into a tech space for the very first time. She might be nervous, but she does not have to fight the battles Ethel fought. Because one woman was brave enough to lose her savings, rebuild her empire, and leave the door wide open behind her.

In recent years, Bilbao has quietly built a cycling network shaped by lessons from the Dutch: calmed where it can be, protected where it must—always comfortable and connected. The result? You can now ride across the city on infrastructure for everyone—not just the fit and brave.

today i walked twelve miles around rome and i had lasagna for dinner <3

To any fitness trainee seeing this, check out the second frame. Does your gym have a setup for rope climbing? You’ll need the pulling power to attempt it in the first place, but if your lats are tight and immobile it will crush you. Consider testing it.

BREKEKEKEX is a skill-based melee action brawler where you play as a frog hunter Inspired by Naruto's fluid animations and Smash Bros-style clashes, it focuses purely on tight timing and combos no RPG elements or grinding. it's coming to Steam.

2026 GRAMMY AWARDS WITH MS.LAURYN HILL.

January dump, featuring way too many people. More groups runs in February, hopefully. 🤞🏾

MOTION. 2026 GRAMMY AWARDS.

@6ryte 😁

@rexhonu 👀

One of the key exercises to learn the handstand Toe pulls Key points: - Don’t push yourself away from the wall with your toes - Aim to bring your hips over your shoulders - Press down into the floor with your fingers to avoid falling over - Keep your shoulders away from your ears as much as possible

Chicken, Nane and Adɔde stew with onion and cabbage rice. 🌞

... #龍が如く #Yakuza

Ghana 🇬🇭 you tried for speed

There is no magical number of times you need to go the gym. The only benchmark that counts is how many sessions you can per week consistently. There’s no point in committing to 5 sessions per week and end up half-assing 3 of them. This only makes you feel guilty, disappointed and discouraged. Your goal should be to train hard and recover well. Not to just tick boxes and accumulate fatigue. People underestimate what they can achieve in the long term and overestimate what they think they can do in the short term. You shouldn’t rely on motivation, you need to rely on consistency.