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What appears to be two MH-47G Chinooks of the US Military flying low and slow over Manila, heading north-west, a few days ago.
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Today we celebrate the birth of a little girl who would be called to become the Mother of her Creator, the Mother of God. Yet, she is born simply as a little girl, like the daughters and granddaughters we hold in our arms. We bestow upon her the most exalted and noble titles, such as Our Lady and Queen, but God’s way was and remains simpler and quieter, yet no less powerful and transformative. It is the way of Jesus Himself. #NativityOfMary
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The Gambler Was Never Really About Gambling
“The Gambler” sounds like it should be a song about cards, trains, and an old man passing along a few lessons about life. Written by Don Schlitz and made famous by Kenny Rogers in 1978, it became much more than that. Somewhere along the way, the cards almost disappeared. What people remembered were the choices: when to hold on, when to let go, and when to know that it is time to walk away.
The 2005 CMT Crossroads performance with Kenny Rogers and Lionel Richie brings that meaning into focus. There is nothing flashy about the way they approach the song. Rogers sounds relaxed and familiar, as though he is telling a story he has told many times before. Richie brings a slightly different warmth to it. Instead of trying to outsing each other, they sound like two friends who have reached the same conclusion about life.
That is what makes the performance work. “The Gambler” does not need a huge arrangement or dramatic vocals. The music moves at an easy pace, leaving plenty of room for the words. Rogers gives the song its country roots, while Richie adds another layer without taking away its simplicity. It feels less like a performance built around two famous singers and more like a conversation between two people who have learned a few things the hard way.
And once you stop thinking about gambling, the song becomes surprisingly personal. “Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em” is not really about poker anymore. It is about relationships that have run their course, jobs that no longer make sense, arguments that will never be won, and situations where staying only because of pride makes things worse.
Most people have faced some version of that choice. We hold on because we have already invested so much. We stay because leaving feels like admitting defeat. We keep waiting for things to change even when everything around us is telling us otherwise. The song does not judge any of that. It simply offers a quiet piece of advice: knowing when to stop can be just as important as knowing when to continue.
Perhaps that is why the song has survived for so long. Its message is simple enough to remember and difficult enough to live by. Life rarely tells us clearly when something is over. There is usually no bell, no announcement, no perfect moment that makes the decision easy. Sometimes we just have to recognize that the hand we were hoping to win is no longer ours to play.
That is the part of “The Gambler” that stays with me. It does not really teach us how to win. It teaches us that walking away is not always losing.
Sometimes, it is the smartest thing you can do.
And sometimes, the hardest wisdom in life is simply knowing when you have held on long enough.
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Three minutes of Tim Curry as Premier Anatoly Cherdenko being a complete legend (and holding in many laughs) whilst filming scenes for Red Alert 3.
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“You'll receive the "Order of Lenin" for this.”
RIP Tim Curry
RIP Sam Neill
RIP Sean Connery
🎥 The Hunt for Red October (1990) – at Lima, Indonesia
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The way Kenny Rogers’ whole face lights up the moment he hears Dolly Parton’s voice coming from offstage.
I have always loved this performance so much.
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.@FedEx just unveiled a retro livery honoring its late founder Fred Smith.
The 777 carries FedEx's original paint scheme and is named after Smith’s granddaughter, Rosie.
Hot damn. @daxlucas check this out!
TRUMP SECRETLY MOVED FROM AIR FORCE ONE TO A C-32A IN TURKEY AMID LIFE THREAT
A remarkable security operation has been revealed after newly released footage showed how President Donald Trump was secretly transferred from the legacy Air Force One to a U.S. Air Force C-32A at Ankara Esenboğa Airport, Turkey.
According to a Washington Post investigation, a credible threat involving Trump or his aircraft prompted a highly unusual deception operation during his departure from Turkey on July 8.
🎥 Video released by the Washington Post shows an airport catering truck being positioned alongside the presidential 747. The vehicle's elevated catering container was raised to aircraft-door level, allowing Trump and aides to leave the 747 without being seen by the press.
The truck then drove to a nearby:
✈️ U.S. Air Force C-32A
🛩️ Aircraft type: Modified Boeing 757
📡 Reported callsign: RCH18 / Reach 18
The C-32A was not an ordinary passenger aircraft. It is a specially configured U.S. government transport used for senior officials and can transport the president or vice president.
🎭 AIR FORCE ONE BECAME THE DECOY
The legacy Boeing 747 continued its scheduled-looking departure with journalists and some White House personnel aboard, creating the impression that Trump was still on the aircraft.
The C-32A's presidential identity was further concealed through the use of “Reach 18”, rather than the Air Force One call sign.
The operation effectively created two separate narratives:
🔵 Publicly: Trump departed aboard the familiar blue-and-white Air Force One.
🟢 Actually: Trump had been transferred covertly to the smaller C-32A.
🇬🇧 ANOTHER AIRCRAFT SWITCH
The deception continued after the aircraft reached Britain.
The C-32A arrived at RAF Mildenhall before the legacy Air Force One. Trump later appeared publicly descending from the legacy 747, maintaining the appearance that he had traveled aboard that aircraft.
He then transferred to the newer Bridge Boeing 747-8 (Ex-Qatar) for the onward journey to Washington. The Post says the exact manner in which Trump moved from the C-32A back to the legacy 747 has not been established publicly.
🔐 WHY THE OPERATION IS SIGNIFICANT
This was not simply an aircraft change.
It was a deliberate movement-security and deception operation designed to make it difficult for potential adversaries to determine:
📍 Trump's actual location
✈️ Which aircraft he was aboard
📡 Which flight was carrying the president
🕐 His precise departure and arrival sequence
The most remarkable part? The catering truck wasn't just moving meals — according to the reporting and released imagery, it became part of a presidential security deception operation.
⚠️ Authenticity: The catering-truck footage and the C-32A transfer are supported by the Washington Post's investigation and visual analysis.
🎥 Credit: John Hudson/ @John_Hudson
#Trump #AirForceOne #C32A #Boeing757 #Boeing747 #USAirForce
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The Washington Post reports that an Iranian assassination threat prompted a secret presidential extraction from Turkey last month, with Trump secretly transferred from the legacy Air Force One to a C-32A while the White House publicly maintained that he was aboard Air Force One.
Trump reportedly left the 747 via an airport catering truck and boarded the C-32A, which flew to Britain under the call sign “Reach 18.” The legacy Air Force One, carrying journalists and staff who believed Trump was aboard, served as a decoy and continued to Britain under the AF1 call sign.
The immediate reason was a credible Iranian threat against Trump or his aircraft following renewed U.S. strikes on Iran. The new Qatari-provided 747-8 was reportedly a factor because it lacked some of the defensive countermeasures found on the legacy presidential aircraft.
The particularly notable part is that the deception extended to some White House personnel and journalists, who were not told Trump had changed aircraft.
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Kung Paano Hinihintay ang Dapithapon (2018)
Dir. Carlo Enciso Catu
An old unmarried couple broke the monotony of their daily lives when the woman’s estranged husband reached out to them, seeking reconciliation and forgiveness.
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Taxiway collision at RPLL last night involving a Saudia 787 and a PAL A320. facebook.com/ClickByKit
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The B-2 Spirit recently integrated with RAAF air power during Exercise Diamond Storm in Australia. This high-end training strengthens interoperability with our partners and improves our global strike capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.
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ATHENA is in the Philippines!
Chanced upon an ordinary Global in Mactan while waiting for my ride home a few months back .. 😉@Manila_Alert1 @thenewarea51
Chanced upon an ordinary Global in Mactan while waiting for my ride home a few months back .. 😉@Manila_Alert1 @thenewarea51
German Air Force 922 (GAF 922) Airbus A350 10-02 arriving in Manila with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on board from Jakarta. Always a pleasure seeing the Luftwaffe in my home airport.
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OMG. I ‘may have’ just watched the whole thing. I gotta get this dude on the pod!
The Airforceproud bros did their own "tribute" video to Spirit and you guys. 😂😂🫡
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The first accident covered by Mayday - Air Crash Investigation
On this day in 1999: American Airlines Flight 1420, an MD-82, crashes in Little Rock (Arkansas, US), 11 of 145 aboard die. On landing, the jet overran the runway and hit airport structures. Factors: crew actions – continuing approach in bad weather, improper use of spoilers, etc- fatigue, poor CRM, others (as detailed below)
From the NTSB report - (...) "The probable causes of this accident were the flight crew's failure to discontinue the approach when severe thunderstorms and their associated hazards to flight operations had moved into the airport area, and the crew's failure to ensure that the spoilers had extended after touchdown.
Contributing to the accident were the flight crew's (1) impaired performance resulting from fatigue, and the situational stress associated with the intent to land under the circumstances; (2) continuation of the approach to a landing when the company's maximum crosswind component was exceeded; and (3) use of reverse thrust greater than 1.3 engine pressure ratio after landing."
The events of Flight 1420 were featured in the first ever episode of the famous Mayday - Air Crash Investigation series, entitled "Racing the Storm", which debuted in 2003*.
(Some folks might ask why the show´s crash animation isn´t here, but simply because this one, produced by the NTSB, is clearer to explain what happened)
