Why do I admire Pope Leo so much even though I'm not Catholic, nor a Christian? Easy. He represents compassion, kindness, understanding, and empathy. That, to me, is strength. In a world that has placed cruelty and assholery on a pedestal, Pope Leo represents love and strength.

Conocemos a las Mariburruntzi, un equipo de mujeres navarras de entre 50 y 62 años que decidieron probar con la natación artística y acaban de proclamarse subcampeonas de Europa: ondacero.es/directo

Remembering a hero 🫡 On September 11, 2001, then-Lieutenant Colonel Patricia Horoho was working at the Pentagon and ran straight toward the crash site, setting up a triage area on the lawn• . She used a belt as a tourniquet and treated 75 wounded people !

In a rough industrial section of the city, there’s a stray German Shepherd mix everyone calls Bear. Every single night at 11:30 PM sharp, the last city bus pulls up to a pitch-black stop on 4th Street. Bear is always sitting on the curb waiting. He doesn't beg for food. He doesn't bark at the bus doors. He waits for one specific person to step off: a 19-year-old girl named Maya who works the late shift at a diner and has to walk six blocks down a dark, empty alley to reach her apartment. The moment her boots hit the pavement, Bear stands up. He doesn't demand petted or act wild. He just steps right beside her left side, matching her exact pace. When strangers walk past, Bear moves between them and Maya. When they reach her apartment building, he stands on the steps until she opens the heavy front door, steps inside, and locks it. Only then does he turn around and trot back to his spot under the diner awning. He’s been doing this every single night for nine months. Maya’s coworkers thought he was her dog. The neighbors thought he belonged to the diner. But Bear belongs to nobody. Last week, Maya’s landlord finally agreed to lift the "No Pets" rule for her unit after hearing the story. She brought a brand-new collar and a leash to the bus stop last night. When she stepped off, she clipped it on him and said, "Come home, Bear." He didn't pull. He didn't fight it. He just walked up the stairs and went inside. He wasn't waiting at that bus stop for food. He was just waiting for her to be ready to take him home.

A spreadsheet line break was the excuse for erasing her name.. clarice phelps purified the berkelium that made element 117 possible & was left off the plaque.. first black woman to help discover an element, and she fought for months to get her name back. Clarice Phelps, never forget her name!

Critical #MissingPerson 14-year-old Jaleel Copper, who was last seen in the Unit block of M Street, NE, on Friday, September 25, 2026. Have info? Call 202-727-9099 or text 50411.

На Олешки ЗСУ вночі скинули 4 тони продуктів.А фото від олешківчанки, вона вранці знайшла коробку в своєму городі.Каже,що страшно було вночі, дрони низько летіли, прокинулась- серце вискакує, заховалась під стіну.А вранці така знахідка: рибна, м'ясна консерва, олія, цукор, крупи

In March 1911, Lewis Hine took this photograph of Mary Ronco, a four-year-old shucker working at a seafood packing house in Dunbar, Louisiana. Mary's dress and apron are covered in dirt from the factory floor, and her hands are held tightly together. She looks directly into Hine's lens with an incredibly heavy, serious expression for a child who was only four years old. Hine was working for the National Child Labor Committee, traveling the country to expose the harsh reality of children working in American industry. Because factory owners often tried to hide these kids from the public, Hine had to sneak around with a heavy hidden camera, recording their exact names, ages, and working conditions. His photographs eventually shocked the nation and helped push forward the federal laws that finally banned child labor. Today, this powerful image is preserved in the National Child Labor Committee Collection at the Library of Congress.

A Minnesota farmer walked away from law school, got turned down for a government loan, and built a Black farmer co-op that now spans seven states. Angela Dawson comes from a family that lost its Iowa farmland generations ago. After a 2017 USDA loan fell through, she bought ground in Sandstone and started 40 Acre Co-op the next year. It now counts close to forty farmer members across those seven states. Black owned farms growing near you are on Localize, waiting to be found. Sources: KARE 11

Some of you may remember Martyn, the bull who wandered into a Ukrainian military position in 2023 and ended up living with the soldiers for more than a year. Eventually, one of the servicemen took him home from the front. Well, here’s what happened years later. ❤️ That soldier has since turned his home into a refuge for animals rescued from the front. Other servicemen can bring him abandoned animals they encounter and cannot bear to leave behind. Martyn now has plenty of company: donkeys, goats, pigs, raccoons, geese, sheep, lots of cats and other animals, all brought back from the war zone and given a safe home.

Burning alive. One arm gone. Half-blind. White phosphorus cooking off ammo inside the bird. SFC Rodney Yano didn’t sit down. He kicked and hurled exploding ammunition out of that helicopter until the smoke cleared and the pilots could see again. He saved his crew. He died later that day. Age 25. New Year’s Day, 1969. Vietnam. Medal of Honor. Posthumous.

Never forget men like this. 20-year-old Seaman First Class James R. Ward of Springfield, Ohio. December 7, 1941. USS Oklahoma is rolling over at Pearl Harbor. Order comes to abandon ship. The turret is pitch black. Ward stays behind with one flashlight so his shipmates can see the way out. His own way vanished. He never made it. Posthumous Medal of Honor. Later identified and laid to rest at Arlington with full honors. This is the America we come from. Not influencers. Not hashtags. Not speeches. A kid who chose the light for others over his own life.

A 3-year-old boy fell nearly 50 feet down a well so narrow that none of the adult rescuers could fit inside. Firefighters tried digging around it and even brought in heavy equipment, but the little boy was still trapped far below and they were running out of options. That’s when 14-year-old Cristian Becheanu stepped forward. Cristian was small enough to fit, so rescuers tied a rope around his legs and slowly lowered him headfirst into the shaft. He disappeared deeper and deeper until he finally reached the 3-year-old at the bottom. Cristian grabbed hold of him, and the rescuers above began pulling both boys back toward the surface. Minutes later, Cristian emerged still holding the little boy he had gone down to save. Gabriel was taken to the hospital conscious and survived. Cristian was only 14, but when no one else could reach him, he became the one person who could. That’s the kind of young hero people should know about.

🚨 BREAKING: Ukraine carried out a massive operation to bring food to starving people in occupied Oleshky. 4,000 kg of food. 100 locations. Delivered by Ukrainian drones. I can’t read this without tears. People in my country were dying from hunger, trapped under occupation - and our defenders found a way to reach them from the sky. Today, Ukrainian drones carried life🥹

A coalition of American states are filing multiple lawsuits against the Trump admin for abandoning offshore wind projects. This includes New York, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The federal government has committed roughly $4 billion in taxpayer funds to compensate private developers for surrendering their offshore wind leases so they can redirect capital toward fossil fuel projects. In other words: The Trump admin is paying billions of our public tax dollars to developers NOT to build renewable energy.... just to protect the fossil fuel industry's private profits........ during a time when his war with Iran AND his unyielding support for data centers (both also funded with billions of our tax dollars btw) are creating energy supply issues and higher rates for everyone around the country. None of this is good for the USA. How do Americans gain anything materially from paying to sabotage plans to convert wind into energy? What else is being sacrificed for the fossil fuel industry's profits? Why are we being taken hostage by fossil fuel interests?

NEVER FORGOTTEN 19 years ago today, this 34 yr old Warrior from Washington., left this world to take a new post at the gates of heaven. Thank you for your sacrifice brother. I am sorry that you left way too soon and you didn't get to experience more days with family. We can never repay you and your family for the sacrifice you have made on our behalf. But, I will commit to telling your story so others can learn of the life behind the sacrifice. Please take a moment to honor, remember and pray for this American Hero and his family. Take time to read about this Warrior's life told by his family and friends. Remember everyday is Memorial Day for the families and friends of our Fallen Heroes. Please keep them and our Warriors in your prayers. If you know the whereabouts of his family please send me a private message with contact info so we can create a Fallen Hero Bible for this American Hero and his family. Honor, healing and remembrance to you and your family. Stand strong at the gates till we arrive brother!

As I told @baylisswagner of the @nytimes here, this could be an impeachable offense. @POTUS has no right to use taxpayer money for campaign ads. Congress has expressly prohibited government sponsored political propaganda, which is dangerous for democracy. nytimes.com/2026/09/27/us/po…

Exceptional Washington Army Specialist Four David Webster MacLurg was killed in a helicopter crash on September 27, 1970 in South Vietnam. David was a 19 year old combat medic 237th Medical Detachment, 67th Med Group. Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star Medal and 13 Air Medals. Remember “Doc” today. #American Hero🇺🇸