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Photo of Eric Hepperle standing in front of a fallen cedar tree at Hepperle Homestead that was toppled by the Geneva Tornado of Jan 25, 2026

The Geneva Tornado & 5 Miracles Part 3 – Photos and Aftermath

📅 Date Written: 2026-02-21 Dear Reader, It has been almost two whole weeks since I promised you photos of the Geneva Tornado that occurred on January 25, 2026 in Alabama. Eunola, AL to be precise. Well, the wait is over! Below is a curated set of 16 photos that will show you the damage that

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Map of Geneva Tornado path from channel 4 First Alert Weather showing the tornado drove straight from downtown geneva through Eunola (where Hepperle Homestead is located). (Downloaded from Ryan Dugger's Facebook on January 27, 2026).

The Geneva Tornado & 5 Miracles Part 2 – Tall Trees at 45 degrees

📅 Date Written: 2026-02-10 Dear Reader, As I sit here in my tiny-shed office with Vornado heater turning off and on every 5 minutes to try to maintain 68 degrees, and my timer set to 15 minutes, I’m wondering what I can tell you in just fifteen minutes. Perhaps I should just share what it

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Composite thumbnail of still images from bystander and commentary videos of the Alex Pretti shooting and earlier ICE confrontation in Minneapolis.

Alex Pretti ICE Shooting Part 1: What We Know So Far (Jan 28, 2026)

📅 Date Written: 2026-01-28 Preamble Since writing the analysis below, additional footage and commentary have surfaced that slightly changed how I view Alex Pretti’s behavior before his fatal encounter with ICE. I’ve shared those updated thoughts in a separate follow‑up post, but I’m preserving this original write‑up as a snapshot of what I believed based

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