Showing posts with label 9/11. Show all posts

Sunday, June 22, 2025

This Is What Putin Wants — And Trump Just Gave It to Him

This Is What Putin Wants — And Trump Just Gave It to Him

By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

June 22, 2025

Last night, the United States—under Donald Trump—launched direct, devastating airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Bunker-buster bombs, stealth bombers, and missile strikes marked the first direct U.S. military engagement in the Israel-Iran conflict.

And now? The entire world holds its breath.

This isn’t strength. This is chaos. This is exactly what Putin wants.

🔥 Here’s What Just Happened

Trump bombed Iran, targeting three nuclear sites—Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan—with GBU-57 “bunker-buster” bombs and submarine-launched Tomahawks.
He bypassed Congress. No debate. No vote. Just bombs.
Iran has already retaliated with missiles, and Israel is bracing for more.
The world is teetering on the edge of a regional war, or worse.

🤝 Why Putin Is Smiling

While Trump brags about “obliterating” Iran’s nuclear facilities, Russia and China are watching—and benefiting.

Here’s why:

This pulls American attention away from Ukraine.
It destabilizes the Middle East—one of the world’s most volatile regions.
It undermines global diplomacy, weakens NATO, and divides the West.

When Trump acts unilaterally and without checks, Putin wins.

⚠️ What We Risk Now

This could spark something worse than 9/11:

Iran has powerful allies and proxy groups—Hezbollah, the Houthis, and militias in Syria and Iraq.
Retaliation may come not just with missiles, but through terrorism, cyberattacks, or sabotage.
Civilians in Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, and beyond are now in direct danger.
And we, in North America, are not immune.

Trump didn’t prevent war—he invited it.

🗣️ I Won’t Stay Silent

I may not have weapons or armies, but I have a voice—and I will use it.

This is not about left vs. right, it’s about life vs. death.

It’s about reckless power putting all of us at risk.
It’s about calling out lies and holding those responsible accountable.
It’s about making sure the next generation has a world worth inheriting.

💬 Final Thoughts

I don't post this to scare you—I post it because we must stay awake. Informed. Brave. Connected.

Even if all I can do is write a blog post, I’ll do it. Because someone out there might read this and understand what's really happening.

We are not helpless. We are not alone. But we must speak now.

— Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

🌎✊

Friday, September 11, 2015

Bretagne- We send you love and light and many thank yous!!

Published on Youtube Sept 9/2015

Giving deserving pups the best day of their lives, one incredible story at a time.

Meet Bretagne: the last known living search and rescue dog who worked at Ground Zero.

As members of Texas Task Force 1, Bretagne and her mom/handler Denise Corliss had an intense first deployment They joined nearly 100 other search and rescue dogs to find and save people trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center after 9/11. They’ve had an unshakable bond ever since.

After hearing Bretagne’s story and learning that her 16th birthday was coming up, there was no question in our minds that she deserved a Dog’s Best Day for the ages.

To celebrate her birthday and thank her for her incredible service, we were honored to team up with the dog-lovers at 1 Hotels to bring this New York City hero and her mom back to the city for the ultimate Dog’s Best Day.

Help us find our next Dog's Best Day honoree! Email dogsbestday@barkbox.com with your deserving pup's story.

Producer and Director: Laura Hartle
Associate Producer: Pil Rim Kim
Created by: Laura Hartle
Shot and Edited by: One Glass Video
A BarkPost Production

Rainbow Appears Over World Trade Center on Eve of 9/11

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/World-Trade-Center-Rainbow-Photo-Eve-of-September-11-Ben-Sturner-326532051.html

September 14 2001 Ground Zero

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks
http://www.911memorial.org/

Sunday, September 11, 2011

"She's an old soul!"

Blog post by Tina Winterlik © 2011
http://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com
http://twitter.com/#!/zipolita @zipolita
http://gplus.to/zipolita Google+

Ten years ago today I was in Bucerias, Mexico. A friend and I had gone there. We had got a great deal on a 2 week flight and we were staying at the Suites Costa Dorada. We were sitting down to breakfast at Karen's and had just ordered french toast when the waiter told us this bizarre news.

"What?" That can't be right! They must be mixed up. ??? Can't be as bad as what they are saying. We didn't have access to a television and so we sat there numbly and ate our breakfast and tried to ascertain if what the waiter said was true.

After breakfast we walked down the street and stopped at Mark's Bar and Grill. There were a lot of people and we went to see what was going on. There was a television there, and we stared in disbelief as we heard reports of the tragedy unfolding.

Things just got weirder after that. We heard reports that all the planes were grounded and we wouldn't be able to fly home and who knows what would happen. We didn't even comprehend the true horror and size of this event.

I had been going to Mexico to live...forever or a long time. I had given away many things and well I was going there to return to the man who would become my daughter's father.

The friend I came down with had to figure out how he was getting home...we were all numbed out and trying to figure out what was going to happen and plan our lives.

The end of the 2 weeks arrived. My friend left, the airline had some kind of party for the inconvenience, which seems so truly bizzare and I made my way to Zipolite, 27 hours on buses.

I had planned to sell jewelry and art and live with my new love, but everything was screwed up. The town was a ghost town. There were no tourists. No tourists, no money. It was a very difficult situation for everyone. People there were nervous. When I had got on the bus they had used a metal detector and they made me put my pack under the bus....had never experienced anything like that, EVERYONE was scared and nervous.

I only had a small amount of savings when I went down and they quickly were being eaten up and I didn't know what to do. The relationship was all messed up. We were both afraid, no money and who knows what would happen. Still we clung to each other and "made love like it was the end of the world. "

At the end of just one month I felt I should leave, I had written a friend in Bucerias and he said we could start a web design biz, he would help with the computer as my laptop was to old. So off I went on the bus. To be honest, I was 39, and on the trip down I was hoping I would get pregnant. We had actually tried in April before I had left the last time (after the fire ) but nothing happened. I hadn't told a soul, I knew many people wouldn't be supportive. In my heart I wanted a child so bad and had for many years.

I believe a miracle happened during this time and this is the miracle I believe happened. I believe that there was such a huge loss of life, that there were all these souls floating around and that because I was praying so hard for a child, God and the soul decided to grant my wish. This is a feeling I have had ever since I found out I was pregnant.

Many people say when they meet my child say "She's an old soul!" And this I believe is so true. They are more right on then they will ever know.

There are many "old souls" out there, many children were born after this day. Many beautiful souls that came back to share their lives with us again.

So for me this is a very sad and tragic day, but it is also a happy and joyous time as I have been given one of God's greatest gifts.

The gift of a child...and not just child...but an "old soul."