Happy 250th Independence Day, America! 🇺🇸
Hubble's birthday gift to the nation is this new image of NGC 6426, a glittering star cluster that looks like a sparkler waving on a dark night.
Learn more about this Fourth of July view: https://t.co/oBThpzljEM
On America's 250th birthday, we're celebrating the ideas that built the most prosperous, successful nation the world has ever known. Generations sacrificed for these freedoms, and it's our responsibility to protect them for the generations to come. Happy Independence Day.
Happy birthday, America!
To celebrate our nation’s semiquincentennial, the editors of Rolling Stone got together and selected one song for every state.
See the list: https://t.co/OrgYwZeDxq
Pope Leo urged Americans to uphold the ideals of the Declaration of Independence, praising the country's long tradition of welcoming immigrants in his first major address to the United States https://t.co/zLPDluiCf1
The Founders warned you about a man like Trump and you ignored them.
The founders explicitly warned of the dangers of a demagogue; the poison of hyper partisanship; corruption, and foreign influence; the politicization of religion; erosion of the separation of powers.
And this is the nightmare America finds its in today.
President Donald Trump ushered in the 250th anniversary of American independence at Mount Rushmore on Friday with soaring rhetoric about American exceptionalism before veering into a darkly political speech with warnings about a sinister threat of communism. https://t.co/UpvMilkKQz
The Fourth of July comes with communal revelry: neighbors and strangers laughing, sharing stories, sharing food, and marking the day together.
This year, that sense of communal unity feels at risk.
Commentary: https://t.co/ir11xgooyc
A new documentary connects the life and music of Woody Guthrie to today’s struggles for social justice, equality, and immigrant rights
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Most Americans believe the country has moved away from its founding principles as the nation prepares for its big 250th anniversary, the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds. https://t.co/0ECDYYrNMx
GIVE PEACE A CHANCE
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First released on July 4, 1969.
John: The point of the Bed-In was a commercial for peace, as opposed to a commercial for war, which was on the news every day those days. We didn’t have a format. We couldn’t give you a plan. But just consider the idea of not having this war. Just consider it. So that’s what we were saying. It wasn’t like, ‘You have to have peace!’ Just give it a chance. We ain’t giving any gospel here, just saying, ‘How about this version for a change?’ We think we have the right to have a say in the future. And we think the future is made in your mind.
Recently @NOAA announced the return of El Niño, as ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific remained above average for several months. NASA scientists are seeing a complementary sign of El Niño: rising sea levels as warmer ocean water expands.
Spacewalkers Chris Williams and Jessica Meir continue maintenance on the Canadarm2 robotic arm 260 miles above the Earth live on @NASA+. More... https://t.co/Rf341CPt0I