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[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

I hadn’t read the Declaration of Independence since high school history class. Ah, yes, history class! In fact we had American history throughout the tenth grade, then world history during our junior year. When I listen to the TikTok crowd spew the nonsense they champion today, I think how easily their knuckle-headed thinking could have been cured with a few good history classes. Alas, I don’t see much hope for the future, as long as the teachers in our urban areas are in the clutches of politicians and unions with a far different agenda from real education.

Now rereading the document for the first time in decades (shame on me for taking so long), I had forgotten that the bulk of the text is a list of grievances suffered by the American colonists at the hands of the king and various elements under his tyrannical regime. What has truly stunned me these 250 years later, however, is how familiar these grievances feel in our contemporary situation. Let’s take a peek at the exact text, and see if anything feels uncomfortably close to home (the “He” refers to King George, of course, and I will use the original spelling and punctuation):

“He has refused to Assent to Laws”

Hmm, every “sanctuary state” governor today for starters…

“He has made Judges dependent of his Will alone”

Hmm, activist judges anybody?

“He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people”

Hmm, 87,000 new armed IRS agents. Ring a bell?

“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”

Hmm, ever looked at your tax bill?

“…transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny…”

Hmm, thirty million military-age males pouring across our open borders from 2020 to 2024…

“He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us”

Hmm, BLM and Antifa riots…

SHORT VERSION: LEAVE US ALONE!

The very essence of the Declaration of Independence is a concerted celebration of God’s gift of our “unalienable” right to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It was argued, researched, debated yet again, drafted by Jefferson, then edited by Adams, Franklin, and others. Together the bravest men stood together against the storm of tyranny and gambled it all. As I reread it today, I literally shed tears at those miraculous words:

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortune and our sacred Honor.”

And then, of course, there were those who shed more than tears. They shed their blood, watched their homes burn, and too many gave the ultimate sacrifice. Whether they formed local militias or joined the Continental Army, colonists now dedicated to the cause, gambled their very lives. One of those Americans was my ninth generation ancestor. He fought in one of the most consequential battles of the American Revolution, the Battle of Cowpens. I am forever honored that his blood runs in my veins.

I know that this will be a joyful and glorious weekend for all of you, God willing. It should also be, if I may presume to say, a solemn one as well. The sacrifices made by simple men and women those many years ago have made these precious rights and this glorious day possible. Take a moment and honor them in your heart. I know I will.

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

🚨Byron Donalds pleads w a Senate committee to increase the felony theft threshold to $1000 like California because a 19-year old punk ass who steals a phones shouldn’t have to be branded a felon for life.

This is who the GOP is shoving down your throat.

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

We are witnessing the purchase of our state by out of state special interests on a scale no one has ever seen.

Byron doesn’t need $90 Million to win, so what is all this money for?

It’s corporate bribery.

Byron is a slave who has been auctioned off.

[Jim Ferguson @JimFergusonUK]

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💥 "AMERICA WILL NEVER BE RULED BY THEM AGAIN." THE U.S. HAS NOW LEFT THE WHO.

History has just been made.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.

His message was unmistakable:

"We made this decision to reclaim our independence, to protect American sovereignty, and to free our public health policy from a system that no longer serves the American people."

Kennedy accused the WHO of losing its way, citing bureaucracy, conflicts of interest and what he described as failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He confirmed:

🇺🇸 U.S. funding to the WHO has ended.

🇺🇸 U.S. government personnel have left the organisation.

🇺🇸 American health policy will be directed by U.S. institutions rather than the WHO.

He closed with a message aimed at those affected by the pandemic and its response:

"America will continue to lead... with science, with integrity, with transparency and with accountability."

Whether you support or oppose this decision, there is no denying its significance.

This marks one of the biggest shifts in U.S. global health policy in decades.

Watch the full statement and decide for yourself.

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

IT CAN BE DONE!! Wish Virginia’s Governor understood this concept or for that matter most politicians. Florida should be the blueprint for the rest of the country and our nation as a whole!

🚨BREAKING: Governor Ron DeSantis has confirmed that after finalizing the new budget, the state of Florida will have slashed spending for 4 straight years.

Despite having a similar population to New York, Florida’s budget will be less than half the size of New York’s. The state’s rainy day fund will be 100% full and more than 3 times larger than it was just 7 years ago.

All of this with no state income tax and upcoming cuts to property taxes.

Florida continues to lead with fiscal responsibility and strong conservative governance.

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@jmj_r74817 @JayCollinsFL Donalds is the one who will not debate! Donalds needs to hold hand with Trump when campaigning. All Donalds has done is follow Trump so close behind he has orange rings around his nose!

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Democrat Senator John Fetterman says he has not seen Donald Trump cause a Constitution crisis, but Fetterman says that when he heard Zohran Mamdani say he would defy the Supreme Court on the temporary protected status of Haitians, “That’s a Constitutional crisis”

“That's a constitutional crisis, when you have the leader of the country's largest city, then we're not going to follow or honor what the Supreme Court says”

Senator John Fetterman even says the other Democrats are talking behind closed doors pushing to defy the Supreme Court

Yes, this is a Constitutional Crisis and it’s one we’re seen before, Joe Biden would also defy the Supreme Court

Democrats do blatantly illegal things and never get held accountable so they keep getting more and more bold

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@maggiewise111 Bill Gates son Rory is a congressional analyst!

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

Byron Donalds: “Members of Congress should NOT be trading stocks.

We have information that the public doesn’t not have available to them. We shouldn’t be doing it. It sends the wrong message.”

Byron has traded over 300 stocks while in Congress 👇

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

🚨Governor DeSantis VETOES bill that would create a Board of Neuropathic medicine and require licensing fees for doctors practicing neuropathic medicine.

Why would we need more bureaucracy?

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

🚨DeSantis VETOES bill that would allow inmates to drive trucks on public thoroughfares as part of a training program.

Why the hell did the GOP legislature pass this crap?

[Chris Nelson 🏝️🇺🇸 @ReOpenChris]

🚨Governor DeSantis MOCKS the @FloridaGOP and their pathetic Chairman for RIGGING the primary and LYING to voters by pulling a BAIT AND SWITCH!

Says SPECIAL INTERESTS are choosing our candidate!

“They do this summit and they say we're gonna do a debate, a governor debate. All right, so people like signed up thinking that they'd have this debate and they said NO CANDIDATE CAN DO ANY OTHER DEBATE EXCEPT OUR DEBATE and then they say oh, well only ONE GUY can debate so we're not gonna have a debate! I mean, I think people feel that that's a BAIT-ND-SWITCH!

The party's job is NOT to try to engineer an outcome. The Party's job is to inform Republican voters and and try to increase participation.

I know when I was running in 2018, this is the fact, I mean most of the people in the RPOF were not for me in the primary. I mean, that's just the reality and so it is what it is. If you don't ever have debates then the only way to get known is basically the person that raises the most money from special interests.

And then you spend money to do it and if you're not able to do that, then you don't even get known to begin with and that's challenging. And I know when I ran in 2018, I got outspent probably three to one and I think having certainly the June debate that we did was a huge, huge thing to be able to inform people about who I was, what my background was, all these other things. So I think there should be debates generally.

I don't think the party has any right to control the debates but I think how this was handled, you've got to be on the up and up here and you say you could do debate, do a debate! If you're gonna say other candidates can't do any other debate, but our debate, well, you definitely got to do the debate, right? So it has not been I think done properly and look, I mean, voters can make decisions about how they think of all that.”

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A proposed AI data center in California is now suing for access to 260 million gallons of water per year from the Colorado River.

The developer, Imperial Valley Computer Manufacturing, is seeking roughly 750,000 gallons per day (about 880 acre-feet annually) from the Imperial Irrigation District for its planned data center complex in California’s Imperial Valley.

This is a major reversal. The company had previously stated that the project would rely entirely on reclaimed and recycled wastewater from nearby cities, and would not use “a single drop” of Colorado River water. After negotiations for recycled water reportedly failed, it turned to the irrigation district instead.

While 260 million gallons is relatively small compared to the Imperial Valley’s massive agricultural water use, it is equivalent to the annual water consumption of roughly 7,300 local residents.

The request is significant because the Imperial Valley is one of the most water-stressed regions in the U.S., with every drop of its fresh water coming from the already overtaxed Colorado River.

The company claims its water use could be offset by leaving 160 acres of leased farmland fallow. However, local opposition is intensifying. Imperial County officials are considering an emergency moratorium on data centers, and several cities in the area are moving forward with their own restrictions.

This case underscores a broader tension: AI data centers are often marketed as “digital,” yet they require substantial real-world resources — particularly water for cooling, in regions already facing scarcity.

["Imperial Valley data center developer files lawsuit seeking access to Colorado River water." KPBS]

[DK🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸 @1Nicdar]

Imagine that. 🤨

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@DrEliDavid @BenTzionMacales What you want Trump to blow up bridges and power, so the people suffer? The major leadets are gone. Special forces are inside Iran. Everybody knows Iran a lying terrorist state. Do you not think Suadi Arabia or UAE... are involved in taking over too. I though you where smarter.

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@garryslist Obama was handed the Noble Peace Prize. Then dropped 20,000+ bombs on N. African water supply and pipe factories so no repairing. Creating the mass migration of people into Europe. Is killingor displacing millions what a Noble Prize winner does?

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@JebraFaushay Are they segregating themselves or just racist?

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

WOAH 🚨 California Rep Carl DeMaio says California Democrats are creating legislation to control Apple Maps and Google Maps to dictate the commute you take

The bill is ‘AB 2015’ and “The politicians want to pass a bill, I can't even believe that they're trying to do this to regulate and manipulate Apple Maps, Google Maps, or whatever software you use to plot out your commute. What business is it of government what route you take?

Well, a lot of them are saying that they need to protect the environment. What it means is that your commute's going to take longer.

Literally, they're going to probably tell your map software, well, make sure we 'Fight climate change, so let's add 30 minutes to the commute.' This is absurd”

What this bill really does is it lets cities and governments tell these navigation companies there are designated “slow streets”

The fan demand these areas are “walking or biking zones” and they can’t route cars through

The risk is with this power in the future they can designate areas as high pollution zones and stop people from being navigated anywhere they want

This is something that must not pass

[Hound Dog @Karolina7o7]

@kmax666 @WallStreetMav Who stormed Normandy and saved France? I won't waste my time with your stupid hate. Beat your French asses to Canada too! Have a great day Croissant!