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Independence Day Trivia Three founding father presidents died on July 4. John Adams (90) and Thomas Jefferson (83) both died on the 50th anniversary of The Declaration of Independence in 1826. James Monroe (73) died 5 years later in 1831 on this holiday.

Seems to me that since its inception all those years ago, no one even mentioned the reflecting pool being dirty or the wrong color, or even talked about it at all other than in positive ways, before Trump made a big fuss about it. Now it’s getting equal or more publicity to the war in Iran.

“Wilding” is a beautiful, fascinating, and interesting documentary on PBS that I recommend wholeheartedly. You can see previews on pbs.org, and read descriptions of the project in the comments.

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Will ABC/Disney provide a statement supporting Jimmy Kimmel? Or will they stay silent? Bend the knee and fire Kimmel? So far, they are silent. We know that Kimmel was not referring to an assassination attempt the day before the dinner. The joke was about Trump’s health and Trump’s people know that.

Happy Earth Day! “And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the wind longs to play with your hair." ~Kahlil Gibran

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Now that Eric Swalwell has effectively lost his chances as CA governor at this point, whether the allegations are true or not, who do you think can actually win against the Republican candidates? Who has a strong campaign and backing? Will someone new enter the race? I’m worried…

I never thought I would see Pakistan and China stepping in to get Iran and the US to agree to the temporary ceasefire. And Iran will open and control the Strait for those 2 weeks, right? Was Trump always going to back down anyway? What is Israel’s role in this? Will they adhere to the ceasefire?

How does one respond when a president says “a whole civilization will die tonight?” It is horrific. He needs to be removed, and quickly. He is a madman with nuclear codes…

NATO defends and supports member countries when they are attacked. Not when member countries are attackers w/o informing anyone, even their own Congress. NATO is not there to be insulted, tariffed & then asked to send troops to clean up the mess that the US started w/o being initially consulted.⬇️

“May have casualties” is a chilling phrase for a president to say to our military when announcing our involvement in the Iranian strikes… Think about the military families hearing this said in a blasé tone.