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What about my paintings again?
Jared Kushner’s Hacked Phone Revealed His Secret Negotiations—Including More Than $700 Million In Transfers vanityfair.com/story/jared-k…
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The Adirondack Thunder (ECHL) are hosting a Barry Melrose tribute night for their home opener at the Harding Mazzotti Arena in Glens Falls, NY. This Saturday, October 17. I'll be there as well as other ESPN family. Let's sell out the arena for Barry.
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Ashley Biden posted this photo of her dad President Joe Biden working at his desk reading tons of letters from concerned citizens including kids who are worried about the current State of this Country. I miss him so much. Do you?
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"The second Eddie heard our guitars were stolen he insisted I play his." How Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder came to the rescue when a young Irish band had all their equipment stolen on their first American headline tour loudersound.com/bands-artist…
Keep fighting- America needs you . 🙏❤️
I wanted to share the story of the events last night with me. There is a lot speculation and conspiracies, not sure why middle aged men have heart attacks everyday folks. I was out on my evening walk and a few blocks away from my house when it happened. I knew it was very bad. I somehow made it to my house and went inside and took a low dose aspirin and headed for my truck to drive to the hospital. I yelled at my wife to just follow me I was having a heart attack and I split. Once I got to the hospital they quickly administered clot busting drugs and ordered a chopper as the EKG looked very bad. I don’t know all the medical terminology but I was having a widowmaker heart attack. By the time the chopper got there the clot busting drugs were working and all the pain had disappeared. I truly believed I was in the clear, I felt good, but I wasn’t. I was cutting jokes with the pilot and nurses on the chopper and taking pics and they let me, but they knew how serious my condition truly was, they just didn’t want to scare me, because I was dying. When we got to the second hospital they wheeled me in and it seems like there was 8-10 people all over me, even though I felt better. That’s when I knew I wasn’t as good as I thought I was, and a few minutes later they took me into the cath lab where the heart attack came roaring back worse then ever. I remember the pain of it but nothing else, I woke up when it was over and once again felt great. It wasn’t until I got to my room that my wife told me they had to bring me back twice as I had flat lined while they were trying to get the stint in me. I have no memory of that but it did make me realize the severity and gravity of what had happened. I had a 100% block of that main artery. So that’s the story, I’m still in the hospital feeling better but very sore from being shocked and the trauma of the attack itself. I just stood on my own feet for the first time since yesterday and it was an accomplishment, I’m pretty weak. I was prepared for this in a way because I have the worst family history you can have with heart problems so I knew exactly what to do, but I’m still not sure how I walked those blocks to my house and then drove to the hospital, guess I was just determined to survive. Thank you all so much, I’ve never recieved so many messages of love and support in my life, it’s a bit overwhelming, but it means the world to me. Thanks again guys, I’ll see you soon.
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I wanted to share the story of the events last night with me. There is a lot speculation and conspiracies, not sure why middle aged men have heart attacks everyday folks. I was out on my evening walk and a few blocks away from my house when it happened. I knew it was very bad. I somehow made it to my house and went inside and took a low dose aspirin and headed for my truck to drive to the hospital. I yelled at my wife to just follow me I was having a heart attack and I split. Once I got to the hospital they quickly administered clot busting drugs and ordered a chopper as the EKG looked very bad. I don’t know all the medical terminology but I was having a widowmaker heart attack. By the time the chopper got there the clot busting drugs were working and all the pain had disappeared. I truly believed I was in the clear, I felt good, but I wasn’t. I was cutting jokes with the pilot and nurses on the chopper and taking pics and they let me, but they knew how serious my condition truly was, they just didn’t want to scare me, because I was dying. When we got to the second hospital they wheeled me in and it seems like there was 8-10 people all over me, even though I felt better. That’s when I knew I wasn’t as good as I thought I was, and a few minutes later they took me into the cath lab where the heart attack came roaring back worse then ever. I remember the pain of it but nothing else, I woke up when it was over and once again felt great. It wasn’t until I got to my room that my wife told me they had to bring me back twice as I had flat lined while they were trying to get the stint in me. I have no memory of that but it did make me realize the severity and gravity of what had happened. I had a 100% block of that main artery. So that’s the story, I’m still in the hospital feeling better but very sore from being shocked and the trauma of the attack itself. I just stood on my own feet for the first time since yesterday and it was an accomplishment, I’m pretty weak. I was prepared for this in a way because I have the worst family history you can have with heart problems so I knew exactly what to do, but I’m still not sure how I walked those blocks to my house and then drove to the hospital, guess I was just determined to survive. Thank you all so much, I’ve never recieved so many messages of love and support in my life, it’s a bit overwhelming, but it means the world to me. Thanks again guys, I’ll see you soon.
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Absolute hero of a man @NiallHarbison ❤️
$1,500,000 raised to complete a hospital purpose built for street dogs in Thailand 🤯
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When she said her name was Welles I absolutely lost it
❤️🇺🇸
Incredibly well done @CollegeGameDay
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The Dog Who Wouldn't Stop Searching
On September 11, 2001, Apollo disappeared into a hole in the rubble at Ground Zero.
Then a fireball erupted.
Seconds later, the German Shepherd came running back toward his handler, NYPD Officer Peter Davis.
Apollo was on fire.
Davis brushed the burning embers from his thick coat.
And Apollo went right back to searching.
Apollo was nine years old—an age when many police dogs had already retired. But that morning, he and Davis became the first canine search-and-rescue team to arrive at Ground Zero.
The conditions were brutal.
To reach the rubble, Davis later recalled wading through water that came nearly to his waist. Apollo searched across jagged concrete and dangerously hot debris. His coat was singed. His paws became cracked and bruised.
Still, he searched.
Apollo had been trained to find the living. But as the hours passed, the terrible reality of the site became clearer. Eventually, Davis had to physically pull Apollo away from the debris when the dog refused to stop looking.
And Apollo wasn't alone.
Search-and-rescue dogs and their handlers worked through wreckage, dust and toxic fumes in the aftermath of the attacks. Apollo became a symbol of all of them.
On March 5, 2002, he was awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for courage and devotion to duty. Apollo had been selected by ballot to receive the honor on behalf of every search-and-rescue dog that had worked at the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
Apollo lived to be 14.
Twenty-five years later, we remember the people who ran toward danger that morning.
Apollo reminds us that not all of them ran on two legs.
❤️🐾
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She never called her family to say goodbye. Instead, Sara Low used her final 30 minutes to make sure the FBI knew who attacked America.
Trapped at 30,000 feet with no weapon, 28-year-old flight attendant Sara Low held the only tool that could expose the 9/11 hijackers to the world: 14 numbers memorized in her head.
When terrorists stormed the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11, chaos erupted in the cabin. Flight attendant Amy Sweeney scrambled to grab an onboard airphone to alert the ground team, but hit a devastating wall - she didn't have a calling card to bypass the system lock.
Without her wallet on hand, Sara stepped forward. She didn't have plastic, but she had clarity. She had memorized her family’s AT&T calling card digits.
Sara handed those numbers to Amy, unlocking a lifeline to the ground.
For the next 20 minutes, Amy stayed on the line with American Airlines flight services in Boston. Because of Sara's calling card, the FBI received its very first concrete intelligence of the day: exact seat numbers of the hijackers, physical descriptions, and their movements in the cabin.
While Amy relayed the critical data, Sara spent her final half-hour moving terrified passengers toward the rear of the plane, shielding them from danger.
Sara had the means to use that airphone. She could have called her parents. She could have said a final goodbye to her sister.
She didn't. She chose to make sure the world would know the truth instead.
True heroism isn't defined by muscle or weapons. It’s defined by presence of mind in the face of impossible terror - and the selfless decision of who that mind chooses to serve.
#archaeohistories
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Beautiful
Thank you.
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🌺 I will speak for my city, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. On 9/11 we welcomed 47 planes. We brought 8,000 (mostly US) people into our homes & did all we could to help them. We cooked, drove & took them to see much beauty in NS. It was our privilege. Yes, we will do it again. 🇨🇦
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Canadian airports which hosted stranded flyers on 9/11:
Halifax: 47 aircraft
Gander: 38 aircraft
Vancouver: 34 aircraft
St. John's: 21 aircraft
Winnipeg: 15 aircraft
Pearson: 14 aircraft
Whitehorse: 13 aircraft
Calgary: 13 aircraft
Mirabel (QC): 10 aircraft
Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier: 9 aircraft
Stephenville (NL): 8 aircraft
CFB Goose Bay (NL): 7 aircraft
Dorval (QC): 7 aircraft
Edmonton: 6 aircraft
Regina: 1 aircraft
Yellowknife: 1 aircraft
Deer Lake (NL): 1 aircraft
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Opinion | This Tiny Canadian Town Took In Americans on 9/11. It Would Again. - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/09/10/opini…
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In September 2011, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, President Barack Obama sent a personal letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper thanking Canada and Canadians for their help during Operation Yellow Ribbon.
He wrote: “In one of the darkest moments of our history, Canada stood by our side and showed itself to be a true friend.” “We remember with gratitude and affection how the people of Canada offered us the comfort of friendship and extraordinary assistance that day and in the following days by opening their airports, homes and hearts to us.” “On this anniversary, we recognize all the gestures of friendship and solidarity shown to us by Canada and its people and give thanks for our continuing special relationship.”
Under Operation Yellow Ribbon, more than 33,000 passengers on 224 diverted flights were rerouted to 17 Canadian airports, including Vancouver, Gander, Halifax, Goose Bay, Whitehorse, Edmonton and Calgary.
