1:27 AM. Baltimore, Maryland.
A massive 110,000-ton container ship lost all power in the dark.
Dead ship. No steering.
Barreling straight toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge at 9 knots.
The pilot issued a desperate Mayday.
Time before impact: EXACTLY 90 SECONDS.
Maryland Transportation Authority police officers heard the radio crackle.
They didn't call a supervisor. They didn't debate.
They slammed on their sirens.
Officer Garry Kirts and Officer Jeremy Herbert sped their cruisers across the entrance lanes.
They threw their cars sideways.
They stepped out in front of speeding headlights, waving red traffic wands, screaming at oncoming drivers:
"STOP! DO NOT ENTER THE BRIDGE! TURN AROUND!"
They stopped the last car.
Thirty seconds later... BOOM.
The entire 1.6-mile steel bridge collapsed into the freezing black river like a house of cards.
Every single civilian driver they stopped walked away alive.
Ninety seconds between life and death.
American police officers making the call that saved hundreds. 🇺🇸🌉🚨
🚨SAYLOR TO CHANNEL 4: QUANTUM THREAT TO BITCOIN IS A TOOTH FAIRY FANTASY!
In a tense Channel 4 interview, Michael Saylor, whose firm holds ~850k $BTC, pushed back on volatility concerns and quantum FUD, comparing it to believing the tooth fairy will destroy your house with magic wands.
Saylor seems uneasy these days...
Wandering around at Bryce Canyon, red hoodoos everywhere, when a lovely woman with an accent I couldn’t place saw me and lit up:
“Oh look! A real cowgirl!”
I’ve never felt more like the real thing.
Also, this is Orthos 🐢