In 1982, Atari released a video game so disastrous that it helped bring the American video game industry to the brink of collapse. And it was based on one of the biggest movies in history: Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Atari had paid a fortune for the licensing rights and wanted the game on store shelves by Christmas. There was just one problem. They gave programmer Howard Scott Warshaw about five weeks to create it. A job that normally took six to nine months. The result was a disaster. Players bought the game expecting to relive the movie. Instead, they spent most of their time falling into pits, struggling to escape, and trying to figure out what they were supposed to be doing. Atari had manufactured roughly five million cartridges, expecting a Christmas blockbuster. Only about 1.5 million sold, and frustrated customers were returning their copies. But Atari's problems went much deeper than one terrible game. The market was flooded with cheaply made titles, retailers were stuck with unsold inventory, and consumers were losing confidence. By 1983, the American home video game industry was collapsing. Companies went out of business, and sales plunged. Atari had so much unwanted inventory that in September 1983, truckloads of cartridges were hauled to a landfill in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and buried. For years, people thought the story was an urban legend. In 2014, excavators dug into that landfill and actually found the games, including copies of E.T. One of those cartridges eventually ended up in the Smithsonian. The industry didn't really recover in America until Nintendo came along with the NES in 1985 and helped bring home gaming back to life. Imagine that. One of Hollywood's biggest hits became the face of one of gaming's biggest disasters. Who remembers playing E.T. on the Atari 2600? Was it really as bad as everyone says?

⚔️🔥 ONCE A WARRIOR, ALWAYS A WARRIOR! 🔥⚔️ A setback does NOT mean defeat. A battle lost does NOT mean the war is over. And a warrior knocked to her knees is NOT a warrior conquered! True warriors are not defined by how many battles they win, but by the courage, conviction, and unwavering faith with which they rise after every fall. We may stumble. We may grow weary. We may face storms that shake us to our very core. But there is something within a warrior that adversity cannot destroy… THE WILL TO RISE AGAIN! And when our strength runs low, we remember WHO stands beside us. “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” — Philippians 4:13 (KJV) So straighten your crown. Adjust your armor. Lift your head and stand firmly in your convictions. Setbacks are temporary. Faith is enduring. Courage is a choice. And surrender is NOT in our vocabulary! 🔥⚔️ NOW, I’M CALLING ON YOU, WARRIORS! ⚔️🔥 Will you allow yesterday’s setbacks to dictate tomorrow’s victories? Or will you RISE, reclaim your strength, and stand boldly for everything you believe in? This is YOUR moment to decide! GET UP! STAND FIRM! SPEAK TRUTH! HOLD THE LINE! Don’t retreat into disappointment. Don’t surrender your convictions to adversity. Don’t wait for someone else to carry the torch! BE THE LIGHT. BE THE COURAGE. BE THE WARRIOR WHO INSPIRES OTHERS TO RISE! The world doesn’t need more people who give up when the battle gets difficult. It needs people of faith, integrity, and courage who refuse to abandon what is right. ⚔️ ONCE A WARRIOR. ALWAYS A WARRIOR. ⚔️ THE BATTLE MAY CHANGE… BUT THE WARRIOR WITHIN NEVER DOES! NOW TELL ME, WARRIORS… ARE YOU READY TO RISE AGAIN? 🔥 — Warrior ⚔️🇺🇸 #WarriorStrong# #FaithOverFear# #NeverSurrender# #RiseAgain# #ArmorOfGod# #StrongerTogether# #UnityHaven# #FloridaStandsStrong# 💪🏼

You ever plug your phone in before bed, see the little charging symbol, and go to sleep thinking you’re good? Then you wake up in the morning and it’s sitting at 12%. You check the cord, the outlet and the plug trying to figure out what happened, but everything seems like it’s the way it’s supposed to be. And somehow this always happens on the days when you’ve got somewhere to be and need your phone to handle business before you even get to the office. Why does this happen?

⚔️🔥 WARRIOR’S MESSAGE: YOUR POSTURE BEFORE GOD DETERMINES HOW YOU STAND IN BATTLE! 🔥⚔️ THE MOST POWERFUL WARRIORS ARE FIRST FULLY SURRENDERED TO GOD! Warriors, understand this: We are not fighting battles of flesh and blood. We are standing against spiritual forces of darkness seeking to deceive, divide, discourage, and destroy! 📖 Ephesians 6:12 reminds us that our true battle is spiritual—not against the people standing before us. OUR POSTURE BEFORE GOD IS EVERYTHING! 🔥 We don’t defeat darkness by becoming darkness. 🔥 We don’t overcome evil through pride, anger, or retaliation. 🔥 We don’t walk in spiritual authority while resisting spiritual submission! WE FIGHT FROM OUR KNEES, CLOTHED IN THE ARMOR OF GOD, STANDING UNSHAKABLY IN HIS TRUTH! ˜”*°•.˜”*°• UNSHAKABLE •°*”˜.•°*” 📖 James 4:7 — “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” NOTICE THE DIVINE ORDER! FIRST, surrender completely to GOD. THEN, stand firmly against the enemy! Our greatest weapon is not human strength. It is unwavering faith, fervent prayer, absolute obedience, and the POWER OF JESUS CHRIST! ⚔️ NOW, WARRIORS, HERE IS YOUR CALL TO ACTION! STOP FIGHTING SPIRITUAL BATTLES WITH FLESHLY WEAPONS! Get on your knees! Examine your heart! Repent where necessary! Surrender what you’ve been trying to control! PRAY BEFORE YOU REACT! DISCERN BEFORE YOU ENGAGE! STAND IN TRUTH WITHOUT COMPROMISE! LOVE PEOPLE WITHOUT SURRENDERING TO EVIL! And when darkness comes knocking, let it find a warrior so deeply rooted in CHRIST that intimidation cannot move them, deception cannot claim them, and adversity cannot steal their faith! THE TIME FOR HALFHEARTED FAITH IS OVER! 🔥 RISE UP, WARRIORS OF CHRIST! Not in arrogance—but in HOLY BOLDNESS! Not in hatred—but in RIGHTEOUSNESS! Not in fear—but in the UNCONQUERABLE POWER OF OUR RISEN SAVIOR! KNEEL BEFORE GOD. STAND AGAINST EVIL. NEVER BOW TO DARKNESS. NEVER ABANDON YOUR FAITH. ⚔️ THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD—BUT YOU MUST CHOOSE WHERE YOU STAND! SO I ASK YOU TODAY: ARE YOU FULLY SURRENDERED, FULLY ARMORED, AND READY TO STAND FOR CHRIST—NO MATTER THE COST? — Warrior ⚔️✝️🇺🇸 #WarriorsForChrist# #SpiritualWarfare# #ArmorOfGod# #StandFirm# #FaithOverFear#

Imagine bungee jumping above the ocean and seeing a pod of orcas below. Of course they let them pass, but how would you feel—cool or scary? I’m betting an adrenaline junkie would love it. Happy Wednesday, friends!

Good morning, friends! I cannot lie. Last night was tough. After the death of Moses, God commanded Joshua to not be frightened - or dismayed - for the Lord was with him. Joshua would lead the Israelites across the Jordan and back to the Promised Land. We've got this! 🙏🇺🇸😎🫵🏻

How to make 30 gallons of Jambalaya. This is exactly what I needed to see today to get my mind off politics. Perfect for a big get together or family reunion. Good morning X.

Cats don’t have nine lives. They have nine personalities, and none of them make sense. Ceiling naps, stair slides, and one ‘calculated power move’ that was absolutely miscalculated. 😂 Does your cat act like this?

Democrats get Congress, and I can already hear it: “IMPEACH TRUMP!” Groceries? Bills? Working Americans? Those can wait. They’ve got two years to give us another season of the same political circus. 🙄🇺🇸

If you went to bed waiting on Alaska, you may be waiting a while. Right now Sen. Dan Sullivan leads Mary Peltola 48.5% to 47.7% with about three-quarters of the vote counted. Alaska's Division of Elections says ranked-choice results won't be available until Nov. 18, after every eligible ballot is counted, and the state accepts ballots mailed from overseas for 15 days after Election Day. In 2024, AP didn't call Alaska's only House race until Nov. 20. California counts mail ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive up to seven days later, and counties have up to 30 days to finish. Maine's ranked-choice count usually takes about a week. I'd rather see results on election night, the way Florida manages it. But until the rules change, let's watch every step closely and let every legal ballot be counted. #Midterms2026# #ElectionIntegrity# #Alaska#