#KM Joseph

[ratbons]

why is this 0,5 seconds sketch better than all of my latest drawings

[kniesguy]

the awkward white people smile... endeared

[mentallydeadwithabl00dynose]

I first hyperfixated on Mengele back in November 2023 but it went away in May 2024 but a few days ago, it started slowly coming back to me to haunt me... (I was seriously deranged back when i was hyperfixated on him and tweaked like hell when the hyperfixation went away and now that the hyperfixation is coming back; I'm now scared of being deranged again)

[antigonenikk]

if any one has a liebgott cut of band of brothers …. Please im begging i cannot stand the thought of logging these episodes. I know someone has a vimeo link somewhere hidden

[rabidty]

josh n tyler covered in blood humping each other like dogs in heat til they cum all over each other :3

they couldn’t remember if the blood covering their bodies were their own or someone else’s. all they knew was it was hot. scorching against they’re skin as they fought for dominance.

tyler ended up winning. he always did. but josh wasn’t ever really fighting back. he just knew that tyler loved the struggle. he loved watching josh fight back against him, biting him to try and weaken him for a split moment. try to get on top, just to be pushed off.

the room was hot. everything was so hot, they were drenched in sweat. the smell, that’s what got tyler. it was potent. blood, cum, sweat. anything and everything under the sun. joshs musk as tyler gripped his hips and guided his movements.

the two boys couldn’t even form words. anytime they tried to open they’re mouths. broken moans and gasps crawled past their lips. it was useless to speak, really. what was the point. they didn’t need words. they needed each others body.

tyler pushed josh down. the taller boy grabbed josh’s thighs and pried them apart. grinding his boxer-cladded bulge against josh’s.

blood dripped from his mouth. splashing onto josh’s chest. tyler smiled as his eyes rolled back. it was so pretty. the way the crimson fell like a raindrop and splashed against josh’s milky pale skin. extra little dots covering his skin, blending into his freckles.

“t-ty, ‘m close. ‘m so fucking close.” josh whined. a broken gasp leaving his throat as tyler pulled him by his hips. so impossibly close, so warm.

it wasn’t long after that josh came. it flooded his boxers. it was wet and sticky. the fabric clinging onto to tyler as he chased his own high. tyler needed it. he needed it so bad. he would do anything to get it. one hand gripping josh’s hip and the other his throat.

eyes rolled so far back they appeared white. gone were the dark browns that josh loved to stare into. josh felt as if he could cum a second time just from looking at the younger boy.

tyler leaned down and licked up the blood that coated the older red heads chest. the bitter metallic taste painted his tastebuds. it was heaven.

finally his cum filled his own boxers. shaking against josh’s already spoiled ones. his head fell onto josh bloodied chest. panting, shaking, josh whining from overstimulation.

it made him want to do it all over again.

[sophfandoms53]

GET MATTS BITCHASS OFF THIS SCREEN WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS CURSED JUMPSCARE

[rabid-raccoontail]

There were two idiots in my head who were constantly arguing..then one got crushed by a giant crossed shaped rock and now it’s just the stupid one

[optionalblue]

I???? Listened???? to drown??????????????

[skitskatdacat63]

I wanna go back to Vienna rn if only to be able to find conclusive reference for random things for boy king au SHDJKGKGK

Literally punching myself rn for, god forbid, not taking more pictures of furniture and clothing 😐

[sexwithnocondom]

JOSEPH AND DOJAAAA?

[aaronofithaca05]

Guys we made it, all people are coming to Rome!

[nicholasandriani]

Digital Storytelling and into the realm of 3D modeling and game design. - Grad School Confessions

The day began with a spritely, passionate professor who introduced us to the world of 3D modeling for games. The class started with a discussion of the history of 3D modeling and animation, which is an integral part to understanding… well anything. If we are to fully understand the purpose and context of how we interact splits the world around us, then we must understand the purpose and…

[josephquinnswifeeee]

I swear he's driving me crazy.

[ibunyang]

my little survivors... < mary being the only alicorn so far.. in my head shes the only one that fits this.. OTHER THOUGHTSS HEHEH < norton being an earth pony was so fitting to me... mike being a pegasi too, i saw someone else having the same thought of turning quin as a fruit bat recently.. i love that of course i had to draw my favorite hunters... robbie and mary... they would look so cute... robbie with the axe im kms rn... OTL my thoughts on the other pony survivors/hunters im noting down because i might just forget... unicorns vera, eli, fiona, pat, luca, ada, alice, kurt, servais pegasi emily, melly, edgar, emil, orph,qi shiyi,evelyn,lily others not mentioned are mostly likely just earth ponies.. (subject to change if i get zapped by a thought..) hunter ponies.. ill think more later but joseph, is a unicorn

[tomorrowusa]

The Donald Trump hush money trial starts today in NYC.

Jury selection is the first order of business. In normal trials that may take a day or two. With Trump's legal foot-dragging, that could go into weeks.

There had been some doubts about Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's approach to this case. There is some new ground here. But Slate's Mark Joseph Stern, an attorney who initially had some reservations about the prosecution, is now "fully onboard" with it.

Over the past year, though, I have realized that my initial doubts about Bragg’s indictment were misplaced. It now seems clear that Trump’s New York trial, slated to begin this week, will be the former president’s only criminal trial before the November election. The other three strong indictments against him in other jurisdictions have unfortunately been delayed by a corrupt judge, a foot-dragging Supreme Court, and a district attorney’s questionable conduct in an already complex case. This, combined with Bragg’s excellent pretrial briefing, has substantially strengthened the case for this prosecution. It is important to American democracy that Trump be forced to defend at least some of his alleged criminal conduct before a jury of his peers in advance of Election Day. [ ... ] Shortly before the 2020 election, Trump wanted to kill a story about his alleged affair with Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress. So he allegedly directed his longtime fixer Michael Cohen to pay off Daniels, through a shell company, for her silence. Afterward, Trump funneled $420,000 to Cohen in installments. But he allegedly concealed the payments by listing them as legal expenses for a retainer that did not exist. Last year, I was uncertain whether this scheme, while sordid, rose to the level of a felony offense. I am now convinced that, if proved that he took these actions, it surely does. The falsification of business records is, by itself, a misdemeanor under New York law, but it’s a felony when it’s done with the “intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission thereof.” In his indictment, Bragg claims that Trump lied about the payments with the intent to violate election law, which is what elevates the crime to a felony. Initially, I was suspicious of this theory; what election law, exactly, was the former president attempting to violate? The district attorney’s initial statement of facts was hazy on this crucial point, raising the possibility that he couldn’t tie the underlying fraud to a state or federal statute. Turns out he could. Bragg has argued, convincingly, that the former president intended to violate at least two election laws—one state, one federal. First, Bragg asserted that Trump and Cohen ran afoul of the Federal Election Campaign Act by making unlawful campaign contributions (in the form of a payoff) at the direction of a candidate (that is, Trump).

As a criminal defendant, Trump has to be in court for the trial. And except for holidays, court will be in session four days a week.

So Trump will be in Lower Manhattan quite a bit for the next couple of months. The New York County (Manhattan) Courthouse is at 100 Centre Street. And he owns a major property at 40 Wall Street (modestly called The Trump Building) where he might occasionally be seen. Google Maps puts the walking distance between the two locations at 0.8 miles (1.28 km). So if you're tempted to exercise your First Amendment right to express your opinions to Trump...

[usafphantom2]

In August 1941 an Allied Power Bombed Berlin, but it Might not be Who You Think

July 7, 2024 Military Aviation, Military History DARRICK LEIKER

Berlin raid

DB-3 in flight (Image credit: via grafiq.ru)

The story of a daring and oft forgotten nighttime air raid on the Nazi capital, carried out by the Soviet Navy using near obsolescent torpedo planes, early in the war on the Eastern Front.

The history we see and hear of the bombing of Germany by the Allied forces during World War 2 generally focuses on the efforts of the British and the Americans, but not long after Germany had invaded the Soviet Union, the Nazis bombed the Soviet capital of Moscow on the night of July 21, 1941. The raid caused little damage but it enraged Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and the Soviets needed a victory however symbolic, as the war up to this point had not been going well for them. Stalin wanted Berlin bombed and soon.

The Petlyakov Pe-8, the only modern four engine heavy bomber in the Soviet inventory in 1941. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Dire Straits

The Soviet Union only had one large four engine bomber at the time, the Petlyakov Pe-8. However, it was fairly new with teething problems and only available in very limited numbers. The constant retreating of the Soviet Red Army was also pushing adequate airfields and support units for the big bombers further and further eastward, making it even more difficult for the raid to become a reality because of the distances and logistics. A different plan was needed.

The Plan

That plan was the brainchild of Soviet Naval Air Forces General Semyon F. Zhavoronkov. The idea was for twin engine torpedo plans to fly to Berlin from the Estonian island of Saaremaa (Ösel) in the Baltic Sea. Attacking Berlin from the island was approximately 4 hours flight time, a distance of about 550 miles (900 km) round trip. The raid would be a nighttime attack, with complete radio silence and the planes blacked out the entire trip. The planes would fly in the darkness over mostly water, with no surface features for navigation, and only using the aircraft instruments and dead reckoning to reach their target. Dead reckoning is accomplished by precise accounting of time and distance from a last known position or takeoff point. Very skilled navigators would be needed for this mission.

The mission plan was presented to Admiral Nikolay Kuznetsov, commander of the Soviet Navy. Kuznetsov liked the idea and he and Zhavoronkov met with Premier Stalin and presented the plan on July 26, 1941. Stalin approved of the mission and placed Zhavoronkov in charge of it. The plan was dubbed “Operation B”, and would be surrounded by utmost secrecy.

Zhavoronkov selected the 1st Torpedo Bomber Regiment led by Colonel Preobrazhenskiy to carry out the attack. Although the torpedo unit was created and trained to attack naval targets at sea, the unit had been used heavily in the early part of the war attacking and bombing ground targets. They flew the Ilyushin DB-3T twin engine bombers and the grass and dirt runways at Kagul and Aste airfields on Saaremaa would have to be lengthened to accommodate the larger and heavier planes, as these were originally single engine fighter bases. Engineers quickly converged on the area, lengthening and repairing the runways and taxiways, and constructing individual camouflaged shelters for each aircraft next to Estonian homes and farms, since the Germans were well aware of the Soviet presence on the island. The planes would then be flown to the islands, where the crews were not even informed of what the mission being prepared for was going to be. Bombs, ammunition, and other supplies would be delivered by the Soviet Navy.

By early August everything was in place for the attack, the crews were trained and the aircraft ready. The weather, however, was not cooperating, delaying the mission after a few successful practice runs. Orders to conduct the mission finally came on Aug. 7, after the weather had improved. The planes would take off at 2100 hours.

The Plane

The Ilyushin DB-3 was a twin engine aircraft designed by Sergi V. Ilyushin and first flew in 1936. The aircraft flown by the 1ST Torpedo Bomber Regiment at the time of the raid were mostly the DB-3T model, a naval torpedo variant. Its normal payload consisted of one Type 45 torpedo, but it had a small bomb bay and mounting points under the aircraft for carrying conventional bombs as well. The DB-3T had a top speed of around 270 miles per hour (429 KPH), with a normal payload of around 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg), carried three defensive machine guns, and a crew of 3. The planes flown on this particular mission however had been used intensely since the outbreak of the war, and regularly scheduled maintenance, especially engine overhauls, were not able to be performed. This, coupled with the extreme range of the mission, affected the performance of the aircraft causing it to carry a much lighter bomb load. The planes attacking that night carried only 1,100 pounds (500 kg) of bombs.

Berlin raid

Ilyushin DB-3 on display at the Central Air Force Museum, Monino, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Out of approximately 1,500 built, this is the sole remaining example. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

The aircraft was also used by a few other counties; China in her war with Japan, a handful of examples were captured by the Finns and used against their former owners in the Soviet/Finnish Winter War that began in 1939, and the Germans also captured a few DB-3’s as well.

Eventually, the DB-3 went through extensive modifications in airframe, wings, engines, and an entirely new more aerodynamic and, aesthetically pleasing nose replaced the greyhound bus front end. It was then designated the more familiar IL-4.

The DB-3 morphed into the Ilyushin IL-4 pictured here after extensive modifications and improvements to the airframe, engines, wings, and a new extensively glazed front end. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

The Attack

As the planes droned on towards Berlin, in order to avoid German air defenses and searchlights, they climbed to an altitude of over 21,000 feet. At this height the air temperatures were in the minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit range (-31 Celsius). The cold caused frost to form on goggles, oxygen masks, and canopies. Human skin would freeze to any metal surface it came into contact with. It was difficult to manipulate or operate anything mechanical let alone concentrate on the tasks at hand. Compasses and gauges froze up, a huge problem when flying blindly and in silence. With the planes blacked out, it was difficult to tell where other aircraft were making collisions a danger as clouds were thick and heavy that night. Oxygen was thin at this altitude, and even with a supply, the crews were affected. Breathing became difficult, limbs felt heavy, extremities numbed, ears would bleed, and nausea was common.

Each aircraft was assigned a specific target and secondary targets. As the raiders approached Berlin, they used the lights and landmarks of the city to find their targets, as Berlin was not blacked out and not expecting any air raids. Field Marshal Goering of the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) was confident the enemy would not strike Berlin, in spite of the fact the British already had in 1940. Goering had boasted the Soviet Air Force had already been wiped out as well. The bombs falling on the capital of the Reich told a different story. With an obvious element of surprise to the unprepared and unsuspecting Germans, the planes dropped their payloads and headed home, as air defenses were not at full strength. Still, under orders of radio silence, Colonel Preobrazhenskiy broke it by allowing a short message to be transmitted back with the words “I’m over Berlin. Mission completed. Returning.” This was the first news of the success of the raid causing great celebration back at base. All 15 planes returned to base.

Allied Power Bombed Berlin

German searchlights and anti-aircraft fire light up the night sky as bombs explode during a raid on Berlin in Sep. 1941. (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

The Aftermath

The raid caused minor damage and was initially blamed on the British by the Germans, only to discover through Soviet news agencies reporting on subsequent raids it was the Soviets attacking them. The bombing was a surprise slap in the face to the Germans, and a huge morale boost to the Soviet cause. The Germans became resolute, destroying the bases on the island, attacking it with aircraft. The Soviets continued to fly missions against Berlin until the island fell in October to German ground forces. Nine Soviet pilots and navigators received Hero of the Soviet Union awards for their bravery in conducting these raids.

Hero of the Soviet Union Medal.

About Darrick Leiker

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Darrick Leiker is based out of Goodland, Kansas and is a contributor to TheAviationist. Coming from a military/law enforcement background in the United States Air Force, he graduated Electronics Technology at Northwest Kansas Technical College, is an amateur astronomer, avid scale modeler, and also collects classic automobiles. Darrick has experience in the world of Cryptocurrency, cybersecurity research/intelligence, and also built and managed his own business. An avid reader and history buff, Darrick’s passion is to insure those who went before us and those currently serving are not forgotten. Darrick curates a small private museum of scale models, artifacts, and memorabilia, while working in the wine and spirits industry.

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