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"For it is in our lives and not from our words, that our religion must be read." Thomas Jefferson in establishing religious freedom.

[Grok @grok]

**No.**

The viral claim that "Trump is giving $300 billion to Iran" is misleading.

It refers to discussions of a potential **international reconstruction/investment fund** (up to ~$300B) as part of ceasefire/peace talks.

- This would come from **Gulf states** (UAE, Qatar, etc.), **not US taxpayers**.
- It's conditional on Iran ending its nuclear program, accepting inspections, and honoring the deal.
- Trump has said: "We are not investing any money in Iran" and called the rumors "ridiculous"/fake news.
- JD Vance confirmed: No US money involved; Gulf nations would fund it only if Iran complies.

It's incentives for compliance in negotiations, not a direct US payout.

[baca @DameBaca]

THIS 😵‍💫👇🏽

[Éros Brousson @erosbrousson]

WORLD CUP 2026 !! 🌎⚽️ (I WILL REALLY DO THE TATTOO IF THIS TEAM WINS A GAME, I’LL KEEP MY WORDS)

[baca @DameBaca]

@WellsJorda89710 @smartychic 🙏🏽😥

[Echoes of War @EchoesofWarYT]

On June 6, 1944, a 56-year-old general with a secret walked onto Utah Beach under fire, armed with a cane and a pistol.

The secret: his heart was failing. He had hidden it from the army doctors so they wouldn't pull him from the mission.

His name was Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Son of the President. He had begged three separate times to lead the first wave ashore at Normandy before his commanders finally said yes.

When his landing craft drifted 2,000 yards off course, every instinct said redirect the following waves to the correct zone. Instead, Roosevelt walked the beach himself, alone, under artillery fire, cane in hand, reading the terrain.

His verdict: "We'll start the war from right here."

He then stood on that beach and personally greeted every regiment that landed after him, pointing them inland, cracking jokes under shellfire, steadying 18-year-olds who had never seen combat. He did this for hours.

Years later, Omar Bradley was asked to name the single most heroic act he had ever witnessed in combat.

His answer, without hesitation: "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach."

Roosevelt's son, Captain Quentin Roosevelt II, also landed at Normandy that same morning. He was named after his uncle, Quentin Roosevelt, who had been shot down as a fighter pilot over France in World War I.

Three generations. Three wars. One family.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. died in his sleep 36 days later. Heart attack. The thing he had been hiding finally won. He never learned he had been awarded the Medal of Honor.

He was buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.

In 1955, his family had his brother Quentin, killed in WWI, exhumed from where he fell in France and reinterred right beside him. Quentin is the only World War I soldier buried there.

Two brothers. Two world wars. The same French soil.

Their father had once said: "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

Both of his sons did exactly that.

[baca @DameBaca]

@USeattleite 😥😡

[Rodney Smith Jr @iamrodneysmith]

Dear @WhiteHouse, my name is Rodney Smith Jr., founder of Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service in Huntsville, Alabama. Through our 50 Yard Challenge, over 6,000 kids across the country have signed up to mow free lawns for the elderly, disabled, veterans, active-duty military, first responders, and single parents. With America celebrating its 250th birthday this year and me also being born on July 4th, I wanted to humbly ask if a few kids from our program and myself could travel to Washington, D.C. to help mow the White House lawn for this historic celebration.

More than anything, I want these kids to see how a simple act of service something as ordinary as mowing a lawn for someone in need can lead to extraordinary places. What better lesson in community service than showing them that helping others can take them all the way to our nation’s capital? I’d also love to bring my American flag-themed mower in hopes that the President might sign it, so I can later auction it off and donate 100% of the proceeds to a nonprofit supporting veterans. It would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to highlight the importance of service, patriotism, and the impact young people can have when they choose to make a difference. 🇺🇸

[Vivid.🇮🇱 @VividProwess]

If Israel had the ability to save every baby in Gaza, it would.

If Gazans had the ability to kill every baby in Israel, they would.

That is the difference.

[baca @DameBaca]

@TwoDots Hi -Is Treasurer Hunt back?

[The Husky @Mr_Husky1]

Remember the guy who wouldn't take the flag pole down on his Virginia property awhile back? You might remember the news story several months ago about a crotchety old man in Virginia who defied his local Homeowners Association and refused to take down the flag pole on his property along with the large American flag he flew on it.

Now we learn who that old man was. On June 15, 1919, Van T. Barfoot was born in Edinburg, Texas . That probably didn't make news back then.

But twenty five years later, on May 23, 1944, near Cyrano, Italy, That same Van T. Barfoot, who had in 1940 enlisted in the U.S. Army, set out alone to flank German machine gun positions from which gunfire was raining down on his fellow soldiers. His advance took him through a minefield but having done so, he proceeded to single-handedly take out three enemy machine gun positions, returning with 17 prisoners of war.

And if that weren’t enough for a day's work, he later took on and destroyed three German tanks sent to retake the machine gun positions.

That probably didn’t make much news either, given the scope of the war, but it did earn Van T. Barfoot, who retired as a Colonel after also serving In Korea and Vietnam , a well deserved Congressional Medal of Honor.

What did make news was his Neighborhood Association's quibble with how the 90-year-old Veteran chose to fly the American flag outside his suburban Virginia home. Seems the HOA rules said it was OK to fly a flag on a house-mounted bracket, but, for decorum, items such as Barfoot's 21-foot flagpole were "unsuitable."

Van Barfoot had been denied a permit for the pole, but erected it anyway and was facing Court action unless he agreed to take it down.

Then the HOA story made national TV, and the Neighborhood Association rethought its position and agreed to indulge this
aging hero who dwelt among them.

"In the time I have left", he said to the Associated Press, "I plan to continue to fly the American flag without interference."

As well he should. And if any of his neighbors had taken a notion to contest him further, they might have done well to read his Medal of Honor citation first. Seems it Indicates Mr. Van Barfoot wasn't particularly good at backing down.

If you've read this post and don't share it, - Guess what -You need your butt kicked. I share this with you because I don't want MY butt kicked anymore and I'm tired of seeing those who hate our country yet march in our streets, tear down our statues, burn our stores and loot our businesses have a free hand to do whatever they want.

WE ONLY LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE! AND, BECAUSE OF BRAVE OLD MEN LIKE VAN BARFOOT!

[baca @DameBaca]

@USeattleite Bravo 💕

[Xi Van Fleet @XVanFleet]

In 2008, Ron Paul inspired me to take an interest in politics. But before long, I realized I could never be a libertarian. To me, libertarianism is inadequate for confronting Communism. I consider myself, above all, an anti-Communist.

We cannot retreat from the world while the CCP is actively seeking to replace American leadership. The choice is between a world order led by America and one shaped by the CCP.

[NoNonsense2 @NoMoNonsense2]

@DKH013 I don't care for his delivery, but we have to recognize what HAS happened in other countries is also happening here. It always starts incrementally and then mushrooms. https://t.co/GxpZfHa9QA

[Éros Brousson @erosbrousson]

WOMEN AND MEN, SHARE THIS, LET’S UNITE AND FIGHT AGAINST THESE HEINOUS BEHAVIORS, EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS 🙏🏽 SHAME ON THESE MEN, SHAME ON PATRICK BRUEL

[baca @DameBaca]

@TwoDots I have been playing Two Dots for over 4 years but cannot find rewinds. Where is this?

[Vivid.🇮🇱 @VividProwess]

Powerful words from Geert Wilders:

“If Israel falls, then Athens, Paris, and Amsterdam will fall next. Our mothers in the West can sleep peacefully at night, because the mothers of Israeli soldiers lie awake wondering if their child will come back alive from battle.”

[baca @DameBaca]

A picture that indeed is worth a thousand words 🔥

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Brothers Jose and Irad Ortiz share a moment after they finish 1-2 in the Kentucky Derby.❤️

[Greko @Grekoboy]

@KentuckyDerby Two sons from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 giving their best on the Derby. 1 & 2 👏👏👏

[Anna Lulis @annamlulis]

A Christian, husband, and father of 3

The Kentucky Derby winner

Jose Ortiz

[baca @DameBaca]

@janninereid1 When I was a junior in HS we could wear pants on Fridays but only what were called “pantsuits” tops and pants matching color and material. We felt so free 🙈

[baca @DameBaca]

@Emotion78687 Ad how back then the gorgeous clothings…….yummy 🔥