Jay Pickett

Life is a journey... ✈️

[Joe Biden @JoeBiden]

Two hundred and fifty years ago, a group of Americans signed their names to a piece of parchment and made a promise no nation had ever made before: that we're all created equal, endowed by our Creator with unalienable rights — life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

We're the only nation in history built not on ethnicity, or blood, or geography but on an idea. That's always been what makes us exceptional. We chose that path 250 years ago but that’s where the work began, not where it ended. Every generation has had to choose it again. At Valley Forge, at Gettysburg, on the beaches of Normandy, in the streets of Selma. Americans recommitted themselves to the principles on which our nation was founded.

Now it's our turn.

There's nothing guaranteed about our democracy. We have to fight for it, defend it, and earn it. Over and over, year after year. That's not a burden. That's what it means to be an American.

250 years in, we still haven't fully lived up to those words in the Declaration. But we've never walked away from them, and this July 4, I hope all of us can commit to one thing: that we never will. I don't believe we're as divided as we're told we are. I've bet my whole life on the American people, and I'm not stopping now.

Happy 250th birthday, America. Our story isn't finished. Let's keep writing it together.

[Democrats @TheDemocrats]

As we celebrate America’s 250th birthday, President Obama’s message could not ring more true: There is not a red America or a blue America. There is only the United States of America.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

It’s been a year since Donald Trump slashed SNAP funding in his “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Here’s how many people have lost food assistance in each state.

Alabama: -52,480
Alaska: -422
Arizona: -469,400
Arkansas: -18,549
California: -300,838
Colorado: -26,095
Connecticut: -33,599
Delaware: -18,458
Florida: -495,585
Georgia: No Data
Hawaii: -7,926
Idaho: -7,588
Illinois: -201,959
Indiana: -55,706
Iowa: -23,630
Kansas: -19,780
Kentucky: -39,094
Louisiana: -127,693
Maine: -11,071
Maryland: -32,502
Massachusetts: -145,968
Michigan: -158,599
Minnesota: -16,011
Mississippi: -40,350
Missouri: -48,436
Montana: -6,937
Nebraska: -16,873
Nevada: -70,965
New Hampshire: -1,514
New Jersey: -40,506
New Mexico: -17,106
New York: -147,176
North Carolina: -177,415
North Dakota: -4,938
Ohio: -106,133
Oklahoma: -107,821
Oregon: -46,792
Pennsylvania: -200,976
Rhode Island: -15,390
South Carolina: -63,100
South Dakota: -5,001
Tennessee: -99,979
Texas: -392,637
Utah: -21,787
Vermont: -4,547
Virginia: -114,077
Washington: -34,401
West Virginia: -14,337
Wisconsin: -22,485
Wyoming: -1,820

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸

From battlefields and memorials to parks and protected landscapes, the places cared for by the National Park Service help bring our shared history to life.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Cooper: I've seen governments and dictators rise and fall, people and places torn apart by lies and hate and war. And I've seen people do things and heard them say things that I could never have imagined. I've seen what we humans are capable of when everything else is stripped away. Yes, great acts of barbarism and brutality. But we are also capable of remarkable acts of heroism and kindness. It's a choice, and the choice is up to us

Let's hope 50 years from now, someone standing here or somewhere on the eve of the 300th anniversary of this republic will look back and say of us: they didn’t know if they would make it through but they did.

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

Today’s Supreme Court ruling would deny transgender youth the ability to participate in recreational activities with their friends and peers – simply due to their gender identity.

Transgender youth should have the same opportunities afforded to their cisgender peers. Together, we will continue to fight for a better future – one where transgender people can enjoy their human right to bodily autonomy and a life of freedom, safety and dignity.

https://t.co/MKy7WnzeK9

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump’s proposed limits. https://t.co/RqBi4UDJAY

[NAACP @NAACP]

We condemn the Supreme Court's ruling banning transgender youth from sports teams. There is nothing American about banning kids from sports simply for being themselves. Our schools must be safe, accessible spaces for every child.

Sports are not a privilege. They are community. They are belonging. They are a daily signal to a young person that they have a place in this world.

We're calling on Congress to pass the Equality Act and establish full civil rights protections for LGBTQIA+ Americans. The dignity of every child is non-negotiable. https://t.co/09jVENW9zp

[SCOTUS Wire @scotus_wire]

🚨 The Supreme Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Trump's executive order.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

The American people have risen up and they are PISSED AS HELL.
#HandsOffProtests

[Thenewarea51 @thenewarea51]

Never trust a squirrel with nuts or airplanes ✈️🐿️🤣

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

@andycastlexxx Oops. Wrong account. 🤦🏼

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

WIN PreSonus Eris E5 XT Studio Monitors! #presonus #studiomonitors #musicproducer #producerlife https://t.co/UbBkCtyzPr

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

#shiningmuch

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

@ewanmcgregor___ Happy Birthday to my twin Brother from another Mother! #3/31/71

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

@donlemon I want some Lemon Beads!!! #CNNNYE

[Jay Pickett @Bayjaby]

@Delta Batlanta of course! 🦇