The Biggest Coverup of the American Revolution
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The Biggest Coverup of the American Revolution
WE ALL KNOW THAT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, adopted 249 years ago today, proclaims that “all men are created equal,” and that the brave members of the Second Continental Congress pledged “our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor” to the cause of separation from Britain.
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Morning Shots - Triad - Huddled Masses - Press Pass - Bulwark Goes to Hollywood - The Opposition - False Flag - The Breakdown
🚨OVERTIME🚨
Happy 4th from Cincinnati. I saw “The Pops” last night and it was a great local alternative to A Capitol Fourth. Check out this interview on the program with fellow Shaker native, conductor John Morris Russell, or “JMR” as he’s called. It was fantastic and exceeded all expectations. And the fireworks were great, too.
‘The Varied Carols I Hear’… Jay Nordlinger’s thoughts on the Fourth of July.
COMMENTS! My daily version of Overtime didn’t have a comments section. The weekend edition does. This week’s prompt: What did you do for the Fourth?
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I don’t normally do much on the fourth but felt compelled to take back the flag so to speak. My friend just restored her classic caddy so when I told her about our small town car show she jumped at the chance and we even ended up in the parade. Well, the fucking parade was PACKED. My town only has 25,000 so it’s normally a fairly small event. Not this year, the city counselors were freaking out running around to make room for parade entries! So many people had ‘we’re not letting them take our country’ energy. We had a blast
we wanted local fireworks, found a city parks' display at the same lake we go for the Christmas lights exhibit, and set ourselves up at a supermarket parking lot half a mile away. our view was excellent, the fireworks were glorious, and the vibe totally chill—I'm sure many of those sharing our space had politics very different from ours, but everyone was relaxed and happy to be there. it was everything we hoped it would be, and we came home in a glow. a great, brief respite from the now omnipresent dread always lurking.