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[StephsNY @StephsNY]

I thought since we are taking a holiday this weekend that instead of just looking for a local fireworks display, that I would take the time to read the document that is the center for the celebrations this weekend. Here it is for you, taken National Archives:

In Congress, July 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

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.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

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; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

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 harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

The document is more profound for me today as I can align it with local politicking of our government. We have moved so far away from what our Founders are intended that we don’t even know it. That every grievance they filed against the King is done so and at our beck and call. Government is now Daddy and we do not take action or responsibility for ourselves under such laws. How can we blame the youth when many boomers even subscribed to this concept.

Please read this again and again. Read it till it inspires you to create a similar list of the tyrannical laws being forced on us, yes Sara just like the flock cameras watching our every move.

Have a fabulous celebration, but remember our Founders, these great strong resilient Men who had Women behind them to offer them support. But these Men took action to create a wonderous government and opportunity for generations to benefit from the world of tyranny they lived under. Let us honor them by taking the mantle and carrying it forward for the next 250 years.

God Bless these United States of America.

[Karoline Leavitt @karolineleavitt]

Washington Post confirms Secretary Rubio is a great dad.

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@KarluskaP Another deep state shill.

[Attorney General Todd Blanche @AGToddBlanche]

I am pleased to announce that President Trump has appointed Craig Trainor as Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Since October 2025, Craig has served as the Senate-confirmed Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, where he oversaw nationwide enforcement of HUD civil rights statutes.

Craig was also the principal architect of HUD’s civil rights enforcement policies, which cut the Biden-era fair housing case backlog in half.

I thank Craig for taking on this critical role and for his dedicated service to the American people and President Trump.

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

Border Czar Tom Homan on migrant caravans approaching the southern border following the midterms: "Congress may be more blue... but the White House is red—bright red… These caravans can come to the border all they want. They're not going to be released into the United States."

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@ejkalafarski @fud31 The main issue is low information voters do not understand that our financial pain is caused by NYS policy. No one in media highlights the notorious bad policies passed into law since 2019.

[Brenden Dilley @WarlordDilley]

"Communication is the life-blood of power."

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

💪🏼🇺🇸

[il Donaldo Trumpo @PapiTrumpo]

NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT'S COMING!!!😎🇺🇸⚡️⚡️⚡️

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@stealthsteve360 They just cannot help themselves.

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

If so. VETO.

[Scott Mechkowski @ScottMechkowski]

🌾 CONGRESS IS SLIPPING AMNESTY INTO A FARM LABOR BILL

Don't take my word for it. Read the official summary from the Congressional Research Service.

H.R. 9535, the "Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act." Sponsored by House Agriculture Chairman Glenn Thompson. 61 cosponsors, 52 of them Republicans.

One line tells you everything. The bill "establishes an H-2A visa pathway for current unauthorized agricultural workers who otherwise meet requirements."

Current unauthorized workers. People who are here illegally right now.

The sponsor's pitch: "With the border now secure, it is time to address these shortcomings."

The border is more secure because we finally started enforcing the law. You don't reward that by handing a visa to the people who broke it.

And the timing couldn't be worse. Monday night the President said, "We haven't put the same pressure on waitresses and on farmworkers, etc. Not even close." That's exactly the opening this bill's supporters have been waiting for.

We've seen this movie before. In 1986 Congress created the Special Agricultural Worker program, and it was riddled with fraud, with applicants claiming farm work they never did. My career taught me that every carve-out turns into a business model. Make farm work the safe lane and the fake employment letters will show up by the truckload.

Farmers have a real labor problem and I'm not dismissing it. Fix H-2A. Speed it up. Cut the red tape. Let it run year-round. That's legal labor and I'll support it.

But a visa for people who are here illegally isn't a workforce plan. It's amnesty in overalls.

Call your representative and ask one question: are you one of the 61?

@POTUS @StephenM @RealTomHoman @SecMullinDHS @ICEgov @HouseAgGOP @CongressmanGT @Jim_Jordan @JudiciaryGOP @Phase2Deport @NICEnforcement @itsyourgov

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@doogadoo11 Weebles …. Aging myself.

[Joseph Hernandez @hernandezforny]

Who pays for COPA?

You do!

COPA is a new NYC law letting city-picked groups buy certain run-down buildings first.

1. Buying: The city helps fund the loan and okays the price.

2. Fixing it up: Up to $380,000 per apartment, plus up to $35,000 per apartment in developer fees.

3. The sale: City fees waived.

4. Owning it: Lower property taxes, or none.

5. If it fails: You pay again.

Estimated cost: $600 million over 5 years, before lost taxes and interest.

Reminder: NYC already faces a projected $6.4 billion budget gap in 2028.

With your money, the government is effectively competing against the private sector and writing the rules so it wins. Communism. Full stop.

[Art @ZarkFiles]

My opinion:
1. Our election infrastructure is too complex and isn't standardized.
2. Adequate laws exist to police elections, but they aren't enforced, making them irrelevant.
3. A better infrastructure would be much simpler than it is now, standardized, and should be managed with a handful of laws that are more general than they are now.

[Jared Kushner @jaredkushner]

Today we achieved an important humanitarian breakthrough, with Ukraine and Russia agreeing in principle to what will be the largest prisoner exchange of the war. This will reunite families, build trust, and create momentum toward peace.

Bringing Ukraine and Russia back together for the first trilateral talks since February was an important step. The discussions were serious, detailed, and frank. Both countries shared specific ideas to narrow the gaps and find a path to end the war.

In close coordination with Ukraine and our European partners, we have aligned on proposals we will discuss with President Putin in Moscow tomorrow, followed by consultations with President Zelenskyy.

President @realDonaldTrump is determined to end this horrible war. Significant differences remain, but we are committed to building on the progress made and advancing toward broader multilateral negotiations that can deliver lasting peace and a sovereign, secure, and prosperous Ukraine.

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

I don’t know how this got on my feed.
But.
He’s not wrong.

[Glenn Beck @glennbeck]

Yesterday we reported that Van Jones admitted that the Left ran a covert network of tens of thousands of operatives to push one specific word on social media: affordability.

Well, today we now know it’s a professional operation run by Heather Booth, a veteran DNC organizer who has trained over 25,000 community activists. It works with an entire smorgasbord of leftist groups: MoveOn, SEIU, the Teachers Union, the House Democratic Campaign Committee, and many more.

When you heard about “affordability” on your socials, you may have been hearing a political campaign.

But look at what’s happening right now. Oil plummeted nearly 9% in a single day, gas prices are falling, and jobs numbers just blew past expectations… exactly like Trump predicted back in September.

You were manipulated. Watch how fast “affordability” quietly disappears from your feed now that the election is over… at least until they need it again.

[Joseph Hernandez @hernandezforny]

What is COPA?

NYC's new law gives city-chosen groups first dibs on certain run-down apartment buildings. Owners have to wait about three months before they can sell to anyone else.

Who gets first dibs?

Housing groups in East New York, East Harlem and the Bronx, along with Fifth Avenue Committee, MHANY and Banana Kelly.

Who foots the bill?

You do of course! That's up to $380,000 per apartment, plus tax breaks and waived fees.

If these groups want the buildings, let them bid like everyone else.

The free market built America and New York over 250 years. COPA pushes out the private sector and puts government in its place.

That's communism. Full stop.

[Brenden Dilley @WarlordDilley]

🇺🇸Good Morning America🇺🇸

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@stealthsteve360 Especially when you factor him disappearing from campaigning for 2 weeks. 🤡

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

"To inherit a free nation is among the rarest blessings that any people in history have ever known. To DEFEND that freedom is among the hardest and highest obligations." - President Donald J. Trump

[StephsNY @StephsNY]

@Marcus4Roc She doesn’t want to get the utility bills under control. She doesn’t care.
The authoritarian at work.

[Marcus4Rochester @Marcus4Roc]

Hochul just launched a state-run AI testing center and a portal AI companies have to register with by Jan. 1.

Albany can't get our utility bills under control, but it's going to referee artificial intelligence?

Should New York be regulating AI, or fixing what's already broken?