Jake Kemp

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[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

Exactly!

We even joke that the US government whenever it wants to come up with new military equipment, it piles up a gigantic stack of cash and lights it on fire.

We then dance around it until it burns up.

Once it’s done burning, a special new piece of military equipment magically appears.

It’s why our military budget is so high.

That’s how we do it here in the Hamburger Kingdom 😂

So you see, equipment is just there to accomplish the mission, it can be replaced.

But people?

People are irreplaceable…

So we mean it when we say “No man left behind!”

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

To the Americans:

I've travelled all over the world. I've familiarized myself with many places, and met many people. And I'm a Canadian, although I’m privileged to reside once again in the States.

And here's something I've noticed, and it’s a key element of America's continuing greatness:

You bloody Americans value success, and you believe in its existence.

This is something that doesn't really happen anywhere else in the world. Even in other free democracies—the United Kingdom; Finland, Sweden, and Norway; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; Germany, France, and the Netherlands (great countries all)—a counterproductive cynicism too often reigns.

Success is equated with exploitation.
Ambition is looked upon with contempt.

This happens sometimes in the United States too—particularly among the miserable progressives, who confuse their resentment, ingratitude and unearned skepticism with wisdom.

But in your great country, by and large, striving is admired and success celebrated.

This means that more people strive and succeed in the US than anywhere else. And it's increasingly obvious. You remain stunningly more innovative and productive than any people anywhere else on the planet.

And so I say, as all should who are fortunate enough to live in the western world, let alone America:

Thank God for the United States.

Thank God for the wisdom of its founders.
Thank God for its faith in the free market and in the natural rights of man.
Happy birthday, you damn Yankees and Southerners.

Long may your admirable country dominate the world.

Long may your freedom and hope provide an example to those suffering everywhere at the hands of their malevolent states.

May your two and a half centuries of unparallelled success be just the beginning.

Your country is the light of the world, and the city on the hill.

Thank God for the USA.

Happy 250th.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

[Top Shot Dustin @TopShotDustin]

Star Spangled Banner on the Steel Targets.
Happy 250th Independence Day!

[John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad]

“They tell you America belongs only to those with the right accent or skin color.”

Go fuck yourself, pinko.

I’m from the Bronx. Son of FDNY and a visiting nurse. You have no idea the hardships my family faced helping poor Americans.

Keyword: Americans

And don’t you dare tell me we Republicans don’t welcome immigrants.

Trump is married to an immigrant.

Vance is married to the daughter of immigrants.

Rubio is the son of immigrants.

My posts about @HungCao_VA consistently get more support from the right than anything else I post.

He fled communist Vietnam by way of Africa. He wasn’t born Christian. Yet MAGA loves him.

He served this nation and is not a Hollywood nepobaby like you. He hates fraud.

But the real difference isn’t his accent or ethnicity. It’s that he hates communists.

That’s the bare minimum level bud: honesty when you applied for citizenship.

You lied, ergo we hate you.

You need to go.

[剣kenn @hskenncutter]

日米関係を無理やり原爆2発から語り起こそうとするのもうやめて欲しい。日本が最初に近代的な条約を結んだのはアメリカ合衆国だし、1879年にはユリシーズ・グラントが74日も日本に滞在して近代日本へ貴重な助言をしている。ベーブ・ルースも1934年に日本へ来た。長い友好を無視しないでくれ。

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

I bet it likely is the same people saying both.

Because both of those statements together serve the interests of the CCP. The CCP would love for Japan to isolate itself from working with America but then also not get so powerful that it could actually oppose China.

The US and Japan working together is not something China can overcome. Which is why they try to divide us.

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

Yeah, at least online it feels like most of the world hates us. It’s just how it is sometimes. We accept it, but it does get tiring because it seems we’ll be hated no matter what we do.

Japanese X is almost like a refuge for Americans haha. It’s one of the few places where people like us just as much as we like them. It’s mutual appreciation.

And yeah, we are hard-headed and stubborn. It’s one of the best and worst things about us — annoying but also useful haha

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

Tokyo fireworks mark 250 years of U.S. independence.

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

@kusowaroutawww @RosanneMil3145 @MsMelChen Thank you for this

[Rosarinn @rosarinn]

祝・アメリカ250周年
🇯🇵高市首相とトランプ大統領🇺🇸
レインボーブリッジ前で行われた
花火とドローンショー
めっちゃ綺麗でしたー✨
#A250inJapan

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

ありがとうございます！ 🇯🇵🇺🇸

& We’re grateful for the cherry blossoms Japan gifted to D.C. The original ones back in 1912 and the 250 more you sent this year for our 250th. They really add something special to the capital every spring.

I know Japan has always been independent, so no need for an “Independence Day” like ours, but is there any day celebrated there that’s in any way similar?

[可愛くノ一 🇯🇵🌸 @hokkori_buzz]

To all our American friends,
Happy 250th Anniversary! 🎉🇺🇸

From the land of cherry blossoms, we celebrate the spirit of freedom and hope that has shone brightly for 250 years.

May the friendship between Japan and America continue forever, strong and warm. ❤️🌸
#A250inJapan

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

This is insightful and makes me think. These really are things we often take for granted, yet they underpin so much of a healthy society. This may be long, but bear with me.

We have a saying here in the United States: “Those who serve, lead.”

Which means true leadership isn’t about privilege or power. It’s about taking on the responsibility of helping others succeed.

People naturally follow those who consistently help them, support them, and are willing to share hardship alongside them. A person with no formal title can become a leader simply because others trust their character and their willingness to serve.

In Christianity, Jesus Christ taught the same principle: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”

You could argue that this ethic became one of the moral foundations of the United States. It reflects the idea that government exists to serve the people rather than rule over them. It’s a principle echoed in the phrase, “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Maybe that’s why this way of thinking can seem so radical in Communist countries. Those are systems that place the state above the individual. The notion that those best suited to lead are often those most committed to serving others is a profound inversion of how power is commonly understood.

Paradoxically, people are often most willing to follow those who are least interested in power and using leadership for their own benefit.

This also exposes one of democracy’s enduring weaknesses: many of the people who would make the best public servants never seek office, while many of those who most desire power and influence actively pursue it.

[Notes @f_reading_only]

共産主義やそれに近い国の方と話すと私たちには当たり前のことに驚かれる
・社員のミスは社長の責任
・社員のパフォーマンスは社長の責任
・社員の賃金は、利益より最優先
・社員の労働時間と健康安全は死守
社員ファーストだからこそハイクオリティと信頼で次につながる

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

This is insightful and makes me think. These really are things we often take for granted, yet they underpin so much of a healthy society. This may be long, but bear with me.

We have a saying here in the United States: “Those who serve, lead.”

Which means true leadership isn’t about privilege or power. It’s about taking on the responsibility of helping others succeed.

People naturally follow those who consistently help them, support them, and are willing to share hardship alongside them. A person with no formal title can become a leader simply because others trust their character and their willingness to serve.

In Christianity, Jesus Christ taught the same principle: “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”

You could argue that this ethic became one of the moral foundations of the United States. It reflects the idea that government exists to serve the people rather than rule over them. It’s a principle echoed in the phrase, “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”

Maybe that’s why this way of thinking can seem so radical in Communist countries. Those are systems that place the state above the individual. The notion that those best suited to lead are often those most committed to serving others is a profound inversion of how power is commonly understood.

Paradoxically, people are often most willing to follow those who are least interested in power and using leadership for their own benefit.

This also exposes one of democracy’s enduring weaknesses: many of the people who would make the best public servants never seek office, while many of those who most desire power and influence actively pursue it.

[BostonWriter @bostonwriter]

If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you.

[あき/写真と技術が好きなYouTuber @aki_jp2020]

米国は、津波で瓦礫に埋まった仙台空港を、自らの手足を動かして泥まみれになりながらも短時間で仮復旧して、そこに危険を冒しながらも輸送機で強行着陸して物資を届けてくれた。東北の人間として、とってもありがたかった。

これこそ日本のイメージする「明るく強いアメリカ」の象徴的な姿だったよ

[Christian Heiens 🏛 @ChristianHeiens]

We dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, twice, and 80 years later they light up their cities in our colors as a show of how much they love us.

Meanwhile, we bailed half of Europe out, twice, and their governments take every last opportunity to signal how much they despise us.

[アメリカ大使館 @usembassytokyo]

In Tokyo tomorrow? Celebrate America’s 250th birthday by watching the Tokyo Tower, Rainbow Bridge, and Tokyo Aqua Symphony illuminated! Snap a photo or video of Red, White, and Blue lighting up the night sky. We’d love to share your photos!
Simply use #A250inJapan

Light-up Times:
🇺🇸🇯🇵Tokyo Tower: Friday, July 3, 2026 7:00 PM – midnight
🇺🇸🇯🇵Rainbow Bridge: Friday, July 3, 2026 7:00 PM – midnight
🇺🇸🇯🇵Tokyo Aqua Symphony: Friday, July 3, 2026 6:30PM – 9:30 PM

[Jake Kemp @JakeKemps]

Not a soccer expert, so idk if the red card on Balogun was legit or not…

I will say this though, if that foul was worth playing 11 on 10 for a third of a game and losing your best player for the next game, then this sport just isn’t for me.

Also, stuff like this is likely part of why it hasn’t caught on as much in the US compared to the rest of the world.

[Amy Swearer @AmySwearer]

The Majority: "There's scant evidence that anyone ever disagreed with our interpretation of birthright citizenship."

Justice Thomas: