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It's 4th of July Week here at Reader rant, and it's a time of picnics, fireworks, BBQs and summertime games being played with family and friends. Enjoy yourselves, and be grateful that you can!
Thomas Jefferson wrote The Declaration of Independence, the basis for us breaking away from Great Britain. July 4th, 1776.
Pictures of Americans celebrating Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness:
And for the only time we should ever have bombs bursting in air:
Please pray, write, ask for all of our military to come home, so that they can enjoy being with their families, too!
Happy 4th of July, y'all! But just be careful if you bring your young'ns to a parade. According to a Harvard study, you may be contributing to the making of a future republican!
"The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words." (Philip K.Dick)
Just back from a delightful holiday weekend at our nearby Lake Arrowhead. Good friends, no internet and gorgeous fireworks over the lake. A bit too warm, but that was balanced by true quiet like I cannot get at home.
Life is a banquet -- and most poor suckers are starving to death -- Auntie Mame You are born naked and everything else is drag - RuPaul
Reminds me of NPR's "this not just in" segment. Maybe it is my local station, now that I think about it....
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.
Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich
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