Have you ever heard the Declaration of Independence read out loud?
You should. It’s the greatest break-up letter ever written.
At just 33 years old, Thomas Jefferson, with cold moral clarity, told the British government to pound sand:
“Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends [life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness], it is the Right of the People to alter or to ABOLISH it.”
The power of that line isn’t just what it says. It’s how it’s said.
Jefferson wasn’t writing from a place of outrage. He was transmitting conviction—moral clarity delivered from a steady frame of mind.
It’s said Jefferson revised the Declaration of Independence with the help of Franklin and Adams dozens of times before it was finalized.
And that deliberate, cutting language, paired with emotional steadiness, is precisely why the words still land 250 years later.
Today, we’re blessed to be the inheritors of the great nation those steady hands wrote into existence.
Happy Birthday, America. 🇺🇸
She made it!
Kelsey Pfendler just shattered records by completing her solo, unsupported row from Monterey, California to Honolulu, Hawaii — a grueling ~2,400-mile journey across the Pacific.
In just 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes, the 32-year-old became:
-The fastest person ever (beating the men's record by ~7-9 days)
-The fastest woman (crushing the previous record by over 40 days)
-The first American woman to do it solo
-The youngest woman to achieve the feat.
She’s one of only a handful of people to conquer this epic mid-Pacific row. What an incredible achievement! 🇺🇸🚣♀️
Trump told Bill Pulte to declassify everything. Hillary Clinton immediately told federal employees to slow walk it and refuse to cooperate.
She just flushed herself out. Pulte now knows exactly who is obeying Hillary instead of the DNI.
She took the bait. Stupid move.
Man you just hate to see Australia lose after their fans spent weeks rooting against the USMNT for no apparent reason and celebrating our backups losing to Turkey in a meaningless game
Nobody wanted him on their crew.
For six weeks, 31-year-old Sgt. Maynard “Snuffy” Smith sat grounded at an airfield in England while other B-17 crews flew combat missions.
He was older than most of the airmen.
Stubborn. Prickly. Hard to like.
When a crew finally took him, it was because they had no better option.
On May 1, 1943, Smith flew his first combat mission over the German U-boat pens at Saint-Nazaire, France.
On the return flight, disaster struck.
German fighters and anti-aircraft fire ripped through the B-17.
Fuel tanks exploded.
The aircraft caught fire.
The oxygen system failed.
Three crewmen bailed out, believing the bomber was doomed.
Smith stayed.
For nearly 90 minutes, he battled flames that threatened to tear the aircraft apart.
He wrapped a sweater around his face to breathe through the smoke.
He fought the fire with extinguishers.
He treated wounded crewmen.
He manned machine guns to fight off attacking fighters.
Then he went back to the fire.
Again.
And again.
As ammunition cooked off around him, Smith threw burning debris from the aircraft to keep the flames from consuming it.
Against all odds, the crippled B-17 reached England.
It landed safely.
Moments later, the bomber broke apart on the runway.
The crew survived because one man refused to quit.
For his actions, Maynard “Snuffy” Smith became the first enlisted member of the U.S. Army Air Forces to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II.
The irony?
Around the time he received America’s highest military decoration, he had also been disciplined for a minor infraction and was reportedly assigned to kitchen duty.
He never fit the image of the perfect soldier.
He wasn’t polished.
He wasn’t popular.
But when everything was on fire, he became exactly the man his crew needed.
History is full of heroes who were overlooked—until the moment it mattered most.
This is when Matthew McConaughey went to the Biden White House and called for nationwide Red Flag Laws and allow the U.S. Government to seize Americans firearms without due process
Remember… he is an actor.
Now he’s acting like he cares about America and our freedoms.
Gavin Newsom hasn't posted in 17 hours since the news dropped that his inner circle has been infiltrated by the FBI for 5 years.
Whats wrong Newscum? Where's your big fat mouth now? @GavinNewsom
🚨 BREAKING: Speaker Johnson has just informed Sen. Mike Lee the SAVE America Act *WILL* be forced into the base text of the NDAA, which puts massive pressure on the Senate to pass it once the House sends it over
GREAT NEWS! Thank you MAGA Mike!
MIKE LEE: "He assured me that MIRV process will guarantee the two bills are merged and received in the Senate as one bill, with the SAVE America Act in the base text."
"@SpeakerJohnson is as committed as ever to ensuring it becomes law, including keeping it on the NDAA (a “must pass” bill) as it comes over from the House to the Senate, and fighting for it thereafter."
All hands on deck for secure elections 🇺🇸
@BasedMikeLee
🚨 DID YOU KNOW: Dwight D. Eisenhower's January 1954 State of the Union address proposed legislation to REVOKE U.S. Citizenship from Communists, calling their activities "TREASON".
“We should recognize by law a fact that is plain to all thoughtful citizens - that we are dealing here with actions akin to treason - that when a citizen knowingly participates in the Communist conspiracy he no longer holds allegiance to the United States.
I recommend that Congress enact legislation to provide that a citizen of the United States who is convicted in the courts of hereafter conspiring to advocate the overthrow of this government by force or violence be treated as having, by such act, renounced his allegiance to the United States and forfeited his United States citizenship.” - Eisenhower
DO YOU THINK @realDonaldTrump SHOULD DO THIS?
So
"Overton, who was convicted of selling cocaine in 2005, has been charged with theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm."
How did he get a job in a security area as a felony. No standards
ALERT: Airport worker arrested for allegedly stealing a traveler's gun after he tracked it down using an AirTag.
Multiple travelers at the Portland International Airport in Oregon reported their firearms missing from their checked bags, which sparked an investigation by the FBI.
Through security footage, the FBI found that 51-year-old Terell Wayne Overton had access to the missing guns while loading bags onto the departing flights.
One customer had an AirTag in his Glock carrying case and tracked it down to an Alaska Airlines baggage area.
The FBI watched the security tapes and tracked Overton, whose movement corresponded to the AirTags.
Overton, who was convicted of selling cocaine in 2005, has been charged with theft and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Theo Von presses Sen. John Kennedy on Gaza and says it feels like Israel is the “terrorist organization.”
Kennedy acknowledges “a lot of people believe that” but points out that “Hamas attacked Israel.”
Theo then reads the death toll of Palestinian children since October 7.
Kennedy fires back and says there’s a problem with his source:
THEO: “It feels like [Israel] are the bullies of the area. It feels like they’re the terrorist organization.”
KENNEDY: “A lot of people believe that. Hamas attacked Israel and the Israelis fight back, and they took over the Gaza Strip. And yes, a lot of Palestinians got hurt.”
THEO: “Not got hurt, got killed.”
KENNEDY: “Got killed and hurt. But Hamas would hold the Gazans hostage. They would put them out front.”
THEO: “But how do we even know that? They killed 220-something journalists that went there to document what was going on.”
KENNEDY: “There’s no question there’s been civilian deaths.”
THEO: “They wouldn’t let journalists in to even document what was happening there.”
KENNEDY: “There have been civilian deaths, but it is primarily the fault—I’m not saying Israel is blameless. Look, war is ugly.”
THEO: “But is this war?”
KENNEDY: “It is war.”
THEO: “You think it’s war? They just had an article yesterday that came out from the UN… Here are some findings of the commission. Israel has killed 20,000 children and injured 44,000 more since October 7, 2023. Palestinian children have been arrested and subjected to torture and other severe forms of mistreatment in Israeli prisons. This is all part of… United Nations.”
KENNEDY: “Well, first, I wouldn’t believe it if it came from the UN.”
THEO: “Oh, really? Do you feel like they’re not reliable?”
KENNEDY: “They’re not reliable. They’re not objective. And I know children got killed, and it breaks your heart. Hamas kills children, too. So does Hezbollah. So does Iran.”
Hold up…
The Fever’s head coach is lashing out at the general public, calling them fake fans, while defending Alyssa Thomas after she throat-punched star player Caitlin Clark?
Got it.
You are not gonna believe this…
Ayanle Siad Barre, the son of former Somali genocidal dictator, Mohamed Siad Barre, operates a taxpayer-funded home healthcare company in Columbus, Ohio
He was his father’s national security advisor.
It just never ends