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HAPPY FOURTH of JULY

"I am not included within the pale of this glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you this day rejoice are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity, and independence bequeathed by...

The Fourth of July, hidden behind a weekend, sneaked up on me this year. Of course, a lot of people are in town for the long weekend celebration of the birth of our nation. They will line the Las Vegas Strip for the spectacular fireworks show that I am lucky enough to see from my retirement...

CRUELTY! Florida congressional candidate announces AR-15 giveaway following Orlando massacre By MARC CAPUTO 06/20/16 05:23 AM EDT A week after the mass shooting in Orlando, a congressional candidate and state senator from Florida’s Panhandle announced a “Homeland Defender Giveaway” contest to...

It has been a very hot year, and with the massive El Nino, it's likely going to be the hottest year ever recorded. NOAA: July hottest month on record, 2015 could be hottest year - CNN.com It's going to be a rough year. This is likely what the world is going to look like going into the future...

And August has begun with the killing of an unarmed Texas teen by a cop in training. Arlington police officer in training fatally shoots unarmed teen at car dealership Arlington police officer in training fatally shoots unarmed teen at car dealership | | Dallas Morning News

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/08/business/economy/jobs-report-july-unemployment-hiring-wages.html?referrer= Well, the Republicans will tell us this is the worst news ever. What concerns me though is, will the instability in the Chinese market hurt us.

is on his THIRD marriage. Mr. Trump. So I'd say the Right's line about how they want to "defend traditional marriage"...if it wasn't laughable under four-times married Rush Limbaugh.... is a cosmic-level joke now.

Update: Trump is making progress toward becoming an official presidential candidate. Since writing this post after he announced in mid-June, he has filed his statement of candidacy, created a presidential committee and says he will file his personal finance disclosure forms -- which is the big...

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/10/us/july-4-terror-plots-foiled-fbi-chief-says.html Do you believe that FBI thwarted a terrorist attack on July 4? I don't think so. It seems like they just try to make people believe that their efforts in battling domestic terrorism are successful. While in fact...

A Cincinnati man was left with a broken nose, concussion and facial contusions after an mob attack in downtown Cincinnati late on July 4th. The aftermath of the beating, captured on video and uploaded to Facebook, shows onlookers taunting the injured man, identified as Christopher McKnight...

9 dead, 47 injured in Fourth of July weekend shootings | Chicago “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” But not in the...

12 shot, 5 fatally, in Chicago as July 4th holiday weekend begins | abc7chicago.com 80% of Chicago's murders involve a previously identified gang member. These are not random killings of innocent hard working people. There are people in the drug trade killing each other over drug shit. The...

As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, officials in the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are warning us that there's a heightened threat of Islamist terrorist attacks. CNN is reporting that law enforcement officials believe that the Islamist threat is "the highest in...

IF you know what you are celebrating!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhCOPh48ew

Sincerely, I'm not. I don't have that holiday feeling. I'm way too devastated after gay marriages got legalized by the Supreme court. How can we celebrate the Independence Day when we are not free? The US administration is doing whatever it wants without asking the opinion of ordinary folks...

Well, it finally happened. I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I can understand Merkel's position. Europe has extended a whole truckload of aid to Greece, but the ship was fundamentally broken, the legacy of terrible waste in public spending that those people have to account...

The most important lesson you learn on the environment beat is that nearly everything we humans do has consequences, oftentimes dangerous ones. And according to a new study from scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, that includes celebrating our nation’s independence...

It’s no secret that the United States Secret Service has suffered a lot of embarrassing (and potentially dangerous) White House intrusions over the last couple of years as assorted nuts simply climb the White House fence and make a run for it. You might remember last fall when experts enhanced...

Obama unfairly blamed for all that is wrong in the world? Born To Run The Numbers: Election 2014: July Month in Review: The Guns of July (August 4, 2014)