Mary Ann

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[Rep. Jamie Raskin @RepRaskin]

On D-Day, thousands of brave Americans descended on the shores of Normandy, risking their lives for our freedom and democracy. Today, we honor their service and pledge never to forget their nobility, dedication and patriotism.

[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

A federal judge on Friday sided with 20 Democratic states and halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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[Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries]

Thousands of American heroes died on D-Day to defend freedom and defeat fascism.

Pete Hegseth should honor and respect their memory.

Not politicize their ultimate sacrifice.

May God Bless the Greatest Generation on D-Day and every day.

[bella/ 📺: dawson’s creek s2 & the o.c s1 @rangexmonvera]

more comments about the movie, please. i need to watch this movie as soon as possible — it’s a matter of life and death

[bella/ 📺: dawson’s creek s2 & the o.c s1 @rangexmonvera]

two happy hours reviews just dropped on letterboxd and now i’m excited

[Dr. Cole @1drcole]

Omg, Harry, YES. Susan Collins MUST go!!!

Not because of some measly $395k in 'hidden' trades (that's just Tuesday for these swamp creatures) — but because she's been fully corporate-owned for decades, cashing checks from Big Pharma, insurance giants, and every lobbyist with a pulse while voting AGAINST Maine families and actual Republican values on everything that actually matters.

[Harry Sisson @harryjsisson]

Susan Collins MUST go!!!

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

Character consists of many elements. Physical courage, of course, is high among them, and on this anniversary of D-Day, we rightly remember, first and foremost, that of the soldiers who stormed the beaches and scaled the cliffs of Normandy and who risked and gave their lives for us.

But we also mustn't forget the moral courage of a leader who, as shown by his remarkable draft message below, was willing to face and accept responsibility for his decisions and actions, however they may have turned out.

Examples of this kind of moral courage are sorely lacking in our nation today. As Americans, we must recommit ourselves to honor them, to encourage them—and, ourselves, to live them.

[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

Trump pardons ex-GOP lawmaker convicted in insider trading scheme #TheHill https://t.co/UhOb1qE32T

[Paul Graham @paulg]

This is an actual page on the White House web site. It reads like something written about a third world dictator. So embarrassing. I have not seen any branch of the federal government sink this low in my lifetime.

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

The story that Ivanka Trump has told about swimming to the island they’re buying and walking barefoot on it is bs because people from Albania say that the island is full of snakes and was a military compound before and there’s no way anyone was walking on it like that.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

On 6 June 1944, tens of thousands of soldiers landed on five beaches in Normandy, northern France....

The largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare played a crucial role in the defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of Europe. The 6th of June is a date etched in memories of generations as D-Day, when mainly US, British and Canadian forces combined to break Germany's hold.

The start of Operation OVERLORD, which was launched by the unprecedented D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy. This operation concentrated the land, sea, and air forces of twelve allied nations in a high-stakes invasion of Nazi-occupied France. A successful invasion would significantly shorten the war by providing Allies with a foothold on mainland Europe. Failure would prolong the war indefinitely. From the earliest days of planning to the hard-fought hours of embattled landings, maps were crucial to the intelligence gathering and execution of what would become the largest amphibious invasion in military history. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) predecessor organizations, particularly the Army Map Service (AMS), were at the center of this mapping effort.

When the United States entered WWII in 1941, the nation was ill-equipped to meet the wartime demand for military maps. In 1942, AMS was established with the mission to consolidate and innovate the nation’s military map-making, procurement, and supply efforts. In its early days, the map shortage facing AMS was so intense, the organization placed ads in popular magazines: “The War Department, Army Map Service, is seeking maps, city plans, port plans, place name lexicons, gazetteers, guide books, geographic journals, and geologic bulletins covering all foreign areas.”

From this humble beginning, the United States quickly redirected resources to meet the map shortage. By 1942, the U.S. government employed two out of every five geographers, drawing from the nation’s top geographic associations. By 1945, AMS was producing nearly 172,000,000 products and had collaborated with Allies to produce innovative, foundational GEOINT to support the joint war effort.

For the D-Day landings, AMS produced an estimated 69.9 million new or reproduced maps, incorporating more than two years of aerial photographic intelligence. Each new map required approximately 600 hours of cartographic labor, which meant AMS was operating 24 hours a day, employing a range of experts including language specialists, cartographers, artists, photographers, litho-engravers, and draftsmen.

For the Americans attempting to make the harrowing landings of D-Day, the maps provided by organizations like AMS were a lifeline necessary to both operational success and personal survival. U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Vaghi relied on this topographical map of Collevillesur-Mer while he served as a Beachmaster controlling the movement of troops from his position on Omaha Beach, considered by many to be the most difficult landing site of the invasion. In another sector of the invasion, the U.S. 12th Army Group annotated the below map to provide situational awareness of their end-of-day position and known German unit locations. The question marks around the location of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division illustrate the complexities of wartime intelligence. Following D-Day, situation maps like this one became a daily requirement.

Operation OVERLORD spanned 6-30 June, 1944. On D-Day, more than 6,000 Americans were killed, wounded, or missing in action. By the end of the campaign, an estimated 850,279 men, 148,803 vehicles, and 570,505 tons of supplies landed in Normandy. The city of Paris, occupied since June 14, 1940, was liberated shortly thereafter, and, in less than a year, the Allied forces crossed into Germany. By May 8, 1945, the war in Europe was over.

#archaeohistories

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Pete Hegseth in Normandy today:

“Sadly, today different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. In Spain and Italy and Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive.

When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?”

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

The richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 4 billion.

But the problem (according to those richest people) is the poor people.

[Richard Smith @Richard_ezio]

George Santos is a convicted felon who Trump pardoned after just 3 months in prison. A fraud protected by a fraud.

Now he’s betting millions on his own Trump speech attendance? Insider trading, threats to reporters, zero accountability.

This is corruption, plain and simple..!

[Maria Cardona @MariaTCardona]

Of course they did. They are shills for the insurance companies!

[#TuckFrump @realTuckFrumper]

Rubio ‘inadvertently’ makes stunning admission on Trump’s ‘cognitive challenges’: analysis #RawStory https://t.co/wUHEj7HAjp

[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

The Department of Defense announced on Friday a significant reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes.
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[NBC Bay Area @nbcbayarea]

Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box office attention they usually bring.
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