Blake Elder
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It's not really a celebratory holiday this year.
U.S. Army First Division Memorial, Omaha Beach.
We saved them, but it doesn't seem we can save ourselves.
U.S. Army First Division Memorial, Omaha Beach.
We saved them, but it doesn't seem we can save ourselves.
July 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It's not really a celebratory holiday this year.
U.S. Army First Division Memorial, Omaha Beach.
We saved them, but it doesn't seem we can save ourselves.
U.S. Army First Division Memorial, Omaha Beach.
We saved them, but it doesn't seem we can save ourselves.
Irony. From the DOI...last of several
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
For ... altering fundamentally the forms of our governments;
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
For ... altering fundamentally the forms of our governments;
July 4, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Irony. From the DOI...last of several
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
For ... altering fundamentally the forms of our governments;
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
For ... altering fundamentally the forms of our governments;
Irony. From the DOI...3 of several
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them from punishment...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them from punishment...
July 4, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Irony. From the DOI...3 of several
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them from punishment...
He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them from punishment...
Irony. From the DOI....2 of several
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
July 4, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Irony. From the DOI....2 of several
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has made judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance.
Irony. From the DOI...1 of several
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained....
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained....
July 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Irony. From the DOI...1 of several
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained....
He has refused his assent to laws the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained....
January 20, 1961. It was 20 °F (−7 °C) the day before. Robert Frost was 86 years old.
January 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
January 20, 1961. It was 20 °F (−7 °C) the day before. Robert Frost was 86 years old.