Flight Captain

George Washington aficionado/ ECON Macro Trends/ Bullish on USA and Western Hemisphere/ Sicario: best movie in 10 years + marks the END of GWOT

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

Happy Fourth of July! God Bless America.

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@Chuck_Ritter92 @MrLeadslinger Is the Grand Union still in Northfield?

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life advice: Make yourself easy to root for. Be kind. Be reliable. Celebrate other people’s wins. Work hard without complaining. Carry good energy into rooms. You'll be shocked by how many doors open for you by making life better for others.

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

@FlyOSU1991 Starting everyday by giving thanks and with delusional positivity changed my whole outlook on life.

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@LFODCandles This hurts.

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@Corbienest @myWinnipesaukee @LFODCandles Mowing, swimming, toying with idea of messing with the sea doo.

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

Back in the Live Free or Die for a bit. @myWinnipesaukee @LFODCandles @Corbienest

[🚫👁️Drinks on Saturday🇺🇸 @drinkonsaturday]

Why? Because this is America. That’s why.

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

Sitting on the back deck in post cookout bliss listening to Creed as I should. God Bless America. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

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Its our land…

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I have the United States of America 🇺🇸.

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@KyleKneisl Yes

[Robert Irvine @RobertIrvine]

AMERICA 250

I think it's cool to be an American.

I think it's cool to love your country.

I think it's cool…

…that this country took a kid from England with nothing but a dream and gave him every shot to build a life he never could have imagined back home

…that I get to serve the men and women who wear the cloth of our nation through the Robert Irvine Foundation

...that in the picture above, a guy who came up in the British Royal Navy is becoming an Honorary Chief Petty Officer of the US Navy

…that after 250 years, the American idea is still the boldest bet on human freedom the world has ever seen

…that no matter where you start or what your name is, America still bets on the person willing to outwork everybody else

…that the right to fail, learn, and come back swinging is the greatest gifts this country offers

…that my daughters got to grow up in a place where their only limits are the ones they set for themselves

I think it's cool to love your country.

I think it's cool to be an American.

God bless this great nation of ours.

Happy Fourth to all who celebrate.

To everyone else, grab a plate and pull up a chair. There's so much more I'd love to tell you about this place, which turned out to be everything I dreamed of and so much more. This country belongs to all who are willing to show up and do the work of building it.

That's worth celebrating.

[Mostly Peaceful Memes @MostlyPeaceful]

“Hey friend, America is worth fighting for”

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Today, America wakes 250 years later as a beacon of hope, a republic entrusted to its people, an idea that changed the world.

A nation worth preserving. A dream worth pursuing. A freedom defended by every generation.

Happy 250th, America! 🇺🇸

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

This effing guy. 🤣

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Happy July 4, America.
Our accents are better, your beer’s too cold, it’s football not soccer & cricket’s more exciting than baseball..but you’re the second-best country in the world and I love our Special Relationship, not least because you’re all historically British. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[MARSOCwan2B @2brokefora249]

Rep the set

[US Oil & Gas Association @US_OGA]

George Washington's Spectacles:

At the end of the Revolutionary War, Congress was broke and owed back pay to many officers and soldiers in the army.

Rumors began to spread that to solve the problem, Congress would just disband the army and send them home without pay.

Some officers, influenced by anonymous letters known as the Newburgh Addresses began discussing radical action such as marching on Congress.

This raised fears of a military coup that could have destroyed the nation in its infancy.

On March 15 1783, new Newburgh New York, General Washington called his officers together at the Temple of Virtue - a large wooden hall built by the soldiers as a chapel and dance hall.

He arrived unexpectedly just after General Horatio Gates had opened the meeting.

Washington spoke to his men and he sympathized with the officers’ hardships including his own but firmly condemned any move against the civilian government.

He appealed to their patriotism, honor, and sense of duty. He warned against plunging the country into “civil horror.”

As Washington prepared to read a letter from Congress explaining the situation, he struggled to read the print.

Then he reached into his pocket and pulled out a pair of reading spectacles—the first time most of the officers had ever seen him wear glasses. He had only recently started needing them and had kept it private.

He paused and said:

“Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for I have not only grown gray but almost blind in the service of my country.”

The officers were stunned.

Here was their revered, seemingly invincible commander—now openly acknowledging his age, weariness, and physical frailty after years of shared sacrifice.

Many of them were moved to tears. The tension in the room dissolved. The conspiracy collapsed.

The officers voted to express their “unshaken confidence” in Congress and rejected any irregular or mutinous actions.

Washington later successfully lobbied Congress on their behalf, and the army received a settlement of five years of full pay.

The moment is widely regarded as one of Washington’s greatest acts of leadership.

Our country was founded and preserved by the greatest of men.

[Flight Captain @TheSpacedapes]

Big things going on this morning. #America