Reminder

The Declaration of Independence

What happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

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More stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Blackberry is no longer a phone company. It's become something much more valuable. Think self-driving cars and robots.

- US says it won't extend trade deals with Mexico and Canada.

- Jonathan Turley: Democratic politician denounces the Declaration of Independence.

- Glenn Reynolds: Ditching the Seventeenth (Amendment).

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- Commas and the Declaration of Independence.

- From the archives: The Buffett formula - going to be smarter than wen you woke up.

- It's a heat wave, a tropical heat wave (and people are dying in Europe).

- Matt Ridley: We're using the wrong pronouns for AI. Ridley makes a good point. Ultron and Jarvis we're the same even though they were both AI robots.

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- Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue dies at 84. RIP.

- China's "long game" of becoming a world naval power has arrived. Those who dispute this are deluding themselves.

= The flood of evidence that Jan 6th was a "fedsurrection" cannot be ignored.

- Walter Isaacson: The ideal that underlies the Declaration of Independence.

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Mike Rowe on the Star Spangled Banner. Given this parameter Rene Rancourt of the Bruins may be the gold standard.

- Douglas Murray: Will NYC fall for self-entitled Zohran Mamdani?

- Some history I didn't know or forgot (but shouldn't).

- Tulsi Gabbard punching back twice as hard on the Washington Post. Your move Jeff Bezos.

4th of July Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- Fredrick Douglas' 4th of July speech.

-  4th of July fight fiasco: how a Jack Dempsey title fight KO'd a small Montana town's finances. Cool bit of history mostly forgotten.

- Whatever happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

- What do we owe our country

Procrastination

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- 4th of July fight fiasco: how a Jack Dempsey title fight KO'd a small Montana town's finances. Cool bit of history mostly forgotten.

- Whatever happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence.

- Daniele Bolelli on Good Food. Agree 100% - eat real food!

- MSM blames "Right-Wing Media" for their own failure to disclose Biden's dementia.

Heh Heh

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Stuff I found interesting or amusing and thought I'd share.

- On the adoption of the Declaration of Independence

- Speaking of the Declaration of Independence (Via)

- Reminder that Bill Gates is pure evil. Amazed some people keep giving him the benefit of the bride doubt. 

- Morgan Housel with a Few Questions

Freedom Isn't Free

 

4th of July Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting or amusing about the 4th of July.

- Heh heh - Jaws was the original 4th of July summer blockbuster. If you're a fan of the movie this is great stuff.

- Stuff you might not know about the Declaration of Independence

- Speaking of the Declaration of Independence - when's the last time you actually read the document? Have you ever read the whole thing?

- EB White on the meaning of "Democracy"

- America Fuck Yeah!

- America Fuck Yeah II!

- America Fuck Yeah III!

- I have to admit that every time I see this painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence - I look for the black guy on the $2 bill

Top 5 - Memorable Things that Happened on the 4th of July

Happy 4th of July. Here are the top 5 things that happened in US history on the 4th of July. Don't forget that July is American Beer Month.

1. 1776 Colonies declare independence
2. 1826 Presidents, patriots, rivals and friends John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both die on the same day
3. 1863 The surrender of Vicksurg to General Grant (the town of Vicksburg would not celebrate the Fourth of July for 81 years)
4. 1831 James Madison, last of the founding fathers, dies
5. (tie) 1804 Lewis and Clark celebrate first 4th of July west of the Mississippi (tie) 1939 Lou Gehrig gives his "luckiest man alive" speech at Yankee Stadium

Button Gwinnett

An interesting name and more interesting tale. The second man to sign the Declaration of Independence and a man who died from wounds suffered in a duel just 2 years later. Button Gwinnett is one of the lesser known stories in American history. In a strange twist of fate - the autograph of Button Gwinnett is perhaps the most expensive (and among the most rare) of any American in history. Single autographs of Gwinnett have supposedly gone for as much as $150,000. The autographs are so valuable because there are so few (about 30) and many collectors want to have autographs from all 56 signers of the Declaration.