John Kettler

Apparently, the US intercepted Chinese communication regarding CV fatalities--at least 20.9 MILLION for period of December 2019 to March 2020 as detailed in a classified report to President Trump. The Chinese officially reported a microscopic 3300! https://web.archive.org/web/20200406190917/https://n5ti.com/health/1233/ Regards, John Kettler

Erwin, Could be, but regardless, it's memorable. Balloons can be made in any shape desired. Assuredly memorable is this startling demonstration of how postnasal drip occurs. I've heard of people snorting spaghetti, but this a, er, major advancement over that. Meanwhile, a kid with a disability used it for some Mad Max style cosplay. Regards, John Kettler

If Sir Mixalot ever needs a hot air balloon, have I got a doozy for him! Regards, John Kettler

Chris Labrooy's singular vision for a NImitz-class CVN. It's redefines the scope and scale of bizarre! Regards, John Kettler

The marketing message Gatorade never intended--the result of a badly placed pricing sticker! Regards, John Kettler

If challenged, I'm going to say this is Modern Art! Compared to some that, this is tame. Regards, John Kettler

Time to lighten things up a bit! May I present quarantine chic? Regards, John Kettler

Louise Boilevin Admin · November 11, 2018 CAPTAIN NIEVES FERNANDEZ FILIPINO WW2 WOMAN GUERRILLA FREEDOM FIGHTER, HERO ,LEGENDARY HISTORY .Captain Nieves Fernandez the only known Filipino female guerilla leader and formerly school teacher,in this pic in this post captain nieves shows US Army Pvt. Andrew Lupiba how she used her long knife to silently kill Japanese soldiers during the Japanese occupation of Leyte Island. Image taken by Stanley Troutman, 7 November 1944, Mabuhay Las Piñas, Leyte Island, Philippines. Captain Nieves Fernandez 38 years old was the only known Filipino female guerrilla leader. Working with guerrillas south of Tacloban, Miss Fernandez rounded up native men to resist the Japanese. She commanded 110 native who killed more than 200 Japanese with knifes and shotguns made from sections of gas pipe. The Japanese offered 10.000 pesos for her head. She was wounded once. There is a bullet scar on her right forearm. her bravery even reached the newspapers of the US overseas. In her battles, she was a master guerrilla fighter; an excellent crackshot and hand-to-hand combatant. She helped liberate her island , and the guerrillas also provided valuable intelligence during MacArthur's assault on the islands. Filipinos call that weapon a bolo, basically a long knife. The primary use for the bolo is clearing vegetation, whether for agriculture or during trail blazing. Because of its availability, the bolo became a common choice of improvised weaponry to the everyday peasant, especially during the Japanese occupation. There is a rich tribal history in Filipino culture of beheading enemies and doing rituals with their head. In the Northern province of Luzon, headhunter warriors are tattooed to represent their successful enemy headhunts. This headhunting still went on during WWII, instead of using guns Filipino warriors would hide in the forests and ambush the Japanese. They would bring back their heads to their tribe and do a tribal magic ceremony with it and put their heads on a spike to ward off future attacks.Even today the Philippines government fear these Northern tribal lands. a former comfort woman, revealed how the Filipino guerrillas saved the lives of many young girls raped or to-be raped by the Japanese. In her vivid account of the Battle of Burauen, she recounts how the guerrillas managed to wipe out entire Japanese platoons off the various villages in the municipality, eventually saving the lives of many. Why the kill would be silent? The death comes very quickly. Before you realize what’s going on you pass out, and die without immediate medical intervention. It’s painful, yet almost instantaneous. The technique she is showing is cutting a carotid artery and the internal jugular, which leads to the brain. The trick is to stab sharply into that soft spot directly behind/below the ear lobe. Once you push the blade in about two inches you give a sharp, upward thrust while twisting the blade ninety degrees. This operation causes the knife to enter the base of the victim’s brain, causing instant unconsciousness. And the twisting of the blade somehow causes the victim to suck in air so screaming is impossible. If performed correctly, the only sound the victim will make is that of the physical struggle. And that is taken care of from the start because of the way you attack from behind - Captain Nieves Fernandez . Regards, John Kettler

From more trusting times! Regards, John Kettler

Something I've seen and heard precisely nothing about in the media is the potential value of colloidal silver.It's know to have antiviral effects vs two other viruses. https://draxe.com/nutrition/colloidal-silver-benefits/ Regards, John Kettler

Guinness should probably investigate this, for I believe it's the world's largest--ever--macrame project. Regards, John Kettler

NOT in the new Ethan Allen collection, but maybe the firm should allow it as a special order item? Judging from its surroundings, I'd say it's an exhibit in a certain high profile museum. Regards, John Kettler

Ten astounding incidents of a one-man war being waged during WW II! Didn't know about many of these, either. https://listverse.com/2013/10/18/10-world-war-ii-soldiers-who-pulled-off-amazing-feats/ Regards, John Kettler

Sublime, He does fanatic work, though so far I've only seen ETO stuff of his. Shall have to go look into those. In Drabkin's PANZER KILLERS one of the veterans spilled the bean about how the Russians manufactured HSU awardees. What they'd do is credit other kills made in the unit to one already well performing ATG crew. From what I can tell, the same was true for tanks and fighter planes. Also, the HSU wasn't always awarded for extreme combat heroism. The US did this in a number of cases during the Civil War, but I believe that later, these were rescinded. Regards, John Kettler

On the off chance anyone still thinks Hulk Hogan type wrestling is the real deal (injuries certainly are).... Do NOT try this at home--or ANYWHERE ELSE! Regards, John Kettler

This is pretty ingenious. Real cakemaker's art! Regards, John Kettler

The top link has gobs of goodies, but it sells footage, just like Periscope Films, for example. The site name is on all of it, and the timer, too. No large view frame, either.Presumably the sold footage won't have the timer. The second has lots of films, including an astounding number released in 2020, but relatively few have English. Recommend STarMediaEN YT channel for those. Regards, John Kettler

Aragorn2002, You're most welcome. Am hoping I can find more, but so far, that film is the only one of its type. Was given soneresource tips by a CoC guy I'm sure is Russian. Haven't had a chance to explore them yet, but I've got a good feeling, and I trust that. Alex Wood John. Some Soviet wartime newsreels. This site rewards searches too. https://www.net-film.ru/en/film-53690/... Hide or report this NET-FILM.RU Footage Newsreel of the Great Patriotic War. (1941 - 1945) Footage Newsreel of the Great Patriotic War. (1941 - 1945) Like · Reply · 22h Alex Wood And loads of wartime AgitProp potboilers on here. https://www.youtube.com/playlist... Hide or report this YOUTUBE.COM Военные фильмы - YouTube Bulletpoint, Had temporarily forgotten about that. Probably didn't register as much on me because I'm used to the expression as a translation of tyl, which Google translate says means back but in every translation I've seen of the military term it's always rear. Regards, John Kettler

Did you know the great actor Michael Caine (now Sir Michael Caine) was a soldier (and a brave one at that, since he volunteered for Korea when he could've stayed with the BAOR in Germany) before he became an actor? His film debut was "Zulu". https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/michael-caine-a-korean-war-vet.html Regards, John Kettler

Used to think the vast numbers of award and medal Russian genral and admiral was out there, but the North Korean People's Army bigwigs make the look positively amateurish. How is it possible to keep a straight face while looking like this?! Regards, John Kettler

High tech TP delivery to a friend in need. Has embedded video, too. https://trendingviews.co/video/man-sends-friend-roll-of-toilet-paper-across-town-via-drone-11746.html?fbclid=IwAR0bhxlw83u8EF5aRsU3d3suLX-SIVDowKXuIN1-UaCuzTh6cnlkSdTk4rc Regards, John Kettler

Grocery shopping, anyone? Regards, John Kettler

Was trying to find some GPW or right before Russian training films and struck gold, when I found Part 2 of a restored 1940 one called "Rear of a Tank Battalion". Am only slightly joking about people needing spare underwear on hand, for the content is staggering in depth and breadth. More like total immersion. This film apparently was a silent film and uses a mix of film and animation to convey the required info. Tanks are T-26 single turret and the command tanks as well with radio. This is how the Rear operates in the overall context of the Tank Battalion, whose combat actions most definitely are shown. https://www.dailymotion.com/search/rear of a tank battalion Regards, John Kettler

Some of them are from Tumblr, which I access via tumbex. I have no account with Tumblr. The last link was straight from Facebook, for which I do have an account. Maybe things are different where you are, but I don't understand where the problem lies. The link at the top of the page works perfectly as of one minute ago. Regards, John Kettler

A truly remarkable WW II incident! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216581975402215&set=gm.2549061561976698&type=3&eid=ARDl3da4UETaoo0OzyNxCtW4eQHaKFgq0-hKSaZCJB4TK5xPkcbhPQPmKZc3PCCGv6t58Hyk2FVcpM0_ Regards, John Kettler