Happy July 4th!
Enjoy family and friends today.
As it always should have been.
The Emancipation Proclamation will be permanently displayed next to the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence in D.C., the National Archives announced. https://t.co/wrnNbdl4pa pic.twitter.com/IqTOSQ9qXQ
— NBC4 Washington (@nbcwashington) June 19, 2023
As always, we present this classic:
What is the 4th of July to the American Negro?
Remember, we have always fought for this country:
Reminder: the FIRST person to die for America's Freedom was a BLACK MAN (there is so much irony in this truth). He was a middle-aged sailor and rope-maker: his father was enslaved and his mother was a member of Wampanoag tribe.
At the age of 27, he freed himself. In a newspaper… pic.twitter.com/6dSjnBwiNx— Black Mommy Activist, PhD🎙 (@kayewhitehead) July 2, 2023
Three versions of the National Anthem
No lie told.
It’s really something to see some folks who have hostility toward Juneteenth frame their position in a way that makes them simultaneously the hero in their post-Civil War narrative and the aggrieved person under siege.
— Anthony Michael Kreis (@AnthonyMKreis) June 19, 2023
This cracked me up…who represents FREEDOM more than Harriet Tubman?
Singing classic #JuneteenthDay Carols and leaving out ginger ale & cookies for Harriet Tubman 🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/UAFEB8tY2e
— Nicole Nichelle (@alamanecer) June 19, 2023
For those who think that Juneteenth is in ‘competition’ with July 4th.
They are compliments to one another. Both bring completion to the theme of ‘America’ and ‘ Freedom’.
Rev. & Prof. Cornell William Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) posted at 9:01 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
After a weak debate, Biden gave a strong interview. And yet many seek to retire BOTH Biden & Harris. Black women have saved democracy consistently & the Democratic Party serially. IF Black women are disrespected, BOTH the Democratic nominee & perhaps democracy are DOA on Nov 5th. https://t.co/HgG6qiMXgd
(https://x.com/CornellWBrooks/status/1809407270234566848?t=O9l77EYj5uH1BaF2Jk_pTQ&s=03)
Hopey_70 (@Hopey_70) posted at 9:48 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
The way the media is picking and choosing which Biden events to critique him is whack.
They have virtually said nothing about the NC rally, the 2 interviews with black media, 4th of July, & the WI rally
today.
All the criticisms have been focused on the ABC interview.
(https://x.com/Hopey_70/status/1809419053204906307?t=zmfHygoDMzPS9qrXw1GnbA&s=03)
The Biden Accomplishments Guy (@What46HasDone) posted at 8:57 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
No political party in the world allows it’s elected members to shit on its leadership without consequence.
Sorry we’re not gonna sit by quietly while a handful of elites try to throw a coup to overturn the will of the voters.
(https://x.com/What46HasDone/status/1809406293385384188?t=wQToeExHLD1UGcXkuez8Rw&s=03)
Randi White (@RandiWhite) posted at 8:00 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
I adore Kamala and I can’t wait to vote for her in 2028.
If you love Kamala, please stop and think before falling for the okie doke. Ppl aren’t “coming to their senses.” They’re trying to lure you into comfort as they ditch her this year and we’re fucked.
Be smarter.
(https://x.com/RandiWhite/status/1809391857442406868?t=QIM-_p_15zkgo5g8nDd-Jg&s=03)
Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) posted at 10:43 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
So basically a lot of the folks who insisted we get rid of Pelosi as Speaker in 2018…are now insisting we get rid of Biden…do you know how disastrous that would have been? To have some random dude like Seth Moulton at the helm responding to Jan 6th?
(https://x.com/KaivanShroff/status/1809433055993516062?t=bHeEuYpfzFmf7Ykv9–utA&s=03)
The Biden Accomplishments Guy (@What46HasDone) posted at 10:27 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
It continues to be overwhelmingly white men who are trying to push President Biden out of the race. Almost exclusively, except for the assistance of a handful of white women.
(https://x.com/What46HasDone/status/1809428929096089875?t=kL2n4exzfxT9o6HnLCHWqQ&s=03)
Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) posted at 10:18 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Holy shit. Lloyd Doggett is on CNN still calling for the president to drop out. When asked if the VP should be the nominee if he did and use the money raised, he says NO. He said she’s NOT entitled to that.
Are you guys paying attention yet?
(https://x.com/ChrisDJackson/status/1809426562803978412?t=dvEr8iGSAi-Yv-ZNfgYGXw&s=03)
Badlydone Emma is voting for Joe (@chemimommy) posted at 7:59 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Here’s the good news: it’s mostly white men that want Biden to drop out, and that’s a demographic that votes in overwhelming majority for Republicans anyway.
We are not losing a voting bloc here.
Onward!!!
(https://x.com/chemimommy/status/1809391756728746156?t=nsReGDwrmVK2NK8MqR243g&s=03)
Jorge Caballero, MD (@DataDrivenMD) posted at 6:37 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Since Biden’s sit down interview isn’t the disaster Trump-adjacent journalists and pundits needed to keep the clickbait factory going they’re moving the goal posts to: “he should have done this earlier” and “this doesn’t prove a thing”
It’s “but her emails” all over again
(https://x.com/DataDrivenMD/status/1809371167519830107?t=iEHHJyTxKPaw2vp0WPTuPg&s=03)
The Biden Accomplishments Guy (@What46HasDone) posted at 7:56 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
You can tell the interview went well because the Op-ed seditionists are all quiet or mumbling to themselves, while the right is busy trying to manufacturer a fake medical emergency conspiracy.
(https://x.com/What46HasDone/status/1809390846787137995?t=uDlucu51uOi1KvuVR-a67Q&s=03)
I hope that any Virginia voters are on the phone to Senator Warner’s office, lighting his azz up.
Joe Biden is our nominee-period.😡😡
Arkansas – they got enough signatures to put Abortion rights on the ballot for November 👏🏾👏🏾
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNhrKXov/
Allen Iverson thanking John Thompson 😢🥺
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNhrLpUV/
Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) posted at 0:27 PM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Trump: I don’t even know the people who drafted Project 2025!
Trump with his Director of White House Personnel and architect of Project 2025 John McEntee. https://t.co/FK8ettEzV4
(https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1809277833539125390?t=8RDa0HJ1VaZnM4ohELsVsw&s=03)
Democrat, Environmentalist, & the establishment (@BlueSteelDC) posted at 8:16 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Steps to ensuring Trump 25
1. Remove Pres Biden
2. Delegitimize the replacement
3. Utilize procedural tactics to remove the replacement from ballots
4. Employ procedural tactics to block resources
5. Conduct whisper campaign with racial undertones
6. Block 270 electoral votes
(https://x.com/BlueSteelDC/status/1809214813085618308?t=JscrGTs3rdDHqfwhbtyYMw&s=03)
Walking down a broken rollercoaster 🎢 😳😳
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT…
Jen “I dissent ” Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) posted at 8:37 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Those who rushed to call for him to step down without poll evidence to substantiate their predictions of disaster and without affording him the chance to course correct acted irresponsibly and arguably only made the dilemma worse. Pundits’ arrogant effort to boot out a party’s democratically selected nominee with no care for the chaos it might unleash or the relative merits of dumping the advantage of incumbency didn’t help. Such overreach coupled with the media’s ongoing effort to normalize Trump (despite his obvious mental liabilities, personality defects and tyrannical plans) naturally pushed Biden to dig in his heels.
(https://x.com/JRubinBlogger/status/1809220168431935654?t=ZUb0AfQA8i1k4A5QVAWxJw&s=03)
Magdi Jacobs (@magi_jay) posted at 10:48 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
There is no evidence that Biden is experiencing cognitive decline. There is no evidence that people in the WH are engaged in a “conspiracy of silence.” The American media has made up a false premise & is now positing a nefarious response to this premise. Shocking behavior.
(https://x.com/magi_jay/status/1809252962935419034?t=oe7H3APXscwn5u6ggo90Gw&s=03)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 10:45 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
North Carolina GOP gov nominee Mark Robinson endorses political violence in June 30 video surfaced by @newrepublic: “Kill them! Some liberal somewhere is gonna say that sounds awful. Too bad! … Some folks need killing! It’s time for somebody to say it.” https://t.co/GVKCE7QvVV https://t.co/AjfAxo08xE
(https://x.com/atrupar/status/1809252225354469731?t=K6rUtV4RuytQ-rd0szp3Bw&s=03)
Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) posted at 9:56 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Unlike 2016, this is happening w the press mostly absent from Twitter. Most come here only to advertise their own work or that of their colleagues. They stopped interacting w people on Twitter years ago. So they don’t hear much criticism anymore.
(https://x.com/DanaHoule/status/1809239843412603362?t=HXd-Lvv-ZIvkwe9ZoRTJyg&s=03)
Liam Beran (@LiamPBeran) posted at 9:10 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 this morning to reinstate absentee ballot drop boxes.
Next steps for many municipalities could be just unlocking the boxes and ensuring they’re secured — more context in an article I wrote for @isthmus in May.
https://t.co/Sflx5Ilv3O
(https://x.com/LiamPBeran/status/1809228241053294771?t=1wWi68UO7kAcLRPPJc-lzA&s=03)
She is going after “Black Jobs”🤣🤣🤣
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNrEoEY2/
Fly Sistah (@Fly_Sistah) posted at 7:43 AM on Wed, Jul 03, 2024:
Why is it only pundits who keep saying President Biden has a bad debate because he stumbled? Black & Hispanic voters said Biden explained policy well while Trump lied, repeated talking points & blamed immigrants for everything. Listen to voters. https://t.co/fTW5RTLS6j
(https://x.com/Fly_Sistah/status/1808481812487823513?s=02)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 5:15 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Conservative Rishi Sunak has just left 10 Downing Street for the final time as Prime Minister.
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1809169274214260800?t=h8ObOup4oJkslhMCApp7nQ&s=03)
LanaQuest aka RosaSparks (@LqLana) posted at 4:31 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
Enough! We have had enough of women begging for medical care!
Enough! We have had enough of women being forced to be walking coffins!
Enough! We have had enough of old white male politicians making decisions for our families!
Enough! We have had enough of children being forced to deliver babies!
Enough! We have had enough of women being made to silently suffer as hospital ethics boards and lawyers decide whether we can have an abortion.
Enough! We have had enough of being forced to carry nonviable fetuses!
Enough! We have had enough of Republicans playing political games with our embryos!
Enough! We have had enough of Republicans trying to take abortion pills away!
Enough! We have had enough of Republicans trying to restrict travel when women and girls need medical care!
If you have had enough then vote like it! #DemsUnited #VoteBlue2024
(https://x.com/LqLana/status/1808976984896123030?s=02)
Cassandra the Anti-Nihilist (@WriterWarrior) posted at 2:38 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
I had an epiphany tonight while talking politics with my family…
The difference between Kamala Harris supporters and supporters of other ambitious Dems is stark:
Harris supporters aren’t willing to gamble away democracy just to have her at the top of the ticket. Big picture.
(https://x.com/WriterWarrior/status/1809129701556040006?t=bSkIFQZlY–g2XBFhHvsxg&s=03)
Cassandra the Anti-Nihilist (@WriterWarrior) posted at 2:43 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
So, there hasn’t been much ego-stroking or dunking from Harris supporters, imo, because the vast majority recognize that the key to our nation’s collective survival is stability within the Democratic Party.
Anything else is vanity. And a dangerous distraction.
(https://x.com/WriterWarrior/status/1809130895967932825?t=Nld88FXq89JiXB9YR8Kamw&s=03)
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) posted at 4:31 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
Biden’s age and poor debate showing is obviously a legit story, but what we’ve seen over the last week is a hysterical feeding frenzy aimed at some combination of self-vindication, settling old scores, claiming a scalp, and the desire of some in the media to have Trump back in power. If Biden can’t campaign he should consider passing the torch, but the elite press (and especially the NYT) is desperately trying to will this into existence. And it’s really gross.
(https://x.com/atrupar/status/1808977067456991718?t=01Emqgij1vNE5rVPzQgA5A&s=03)
The Notorious S.E.B. (@bigseb31213) posted at 1:16 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
I do not think the political press comprehends how completely it has destroyed its reputation among its liberal readership base. If they get their way and trump gets elected, there will be nobody coming to their defense when he inevitably sends border patrol cops to their offices
(https://x.com/bigseb31213/status/1808927776579190910?t=Yju0WkPKxZpKkQLKHO6sxw&s=03)
Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) posted at 7:40 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
WASHINGTON (AP) — US employers added a strong 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
(https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/1809205649722499485?t=qQYb4_GTz-O36JeSQUQ7fQ&s=03)
L O L G O P (@LOLGOP) posted at 3:52 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
When you see the way the press is treating Joe Biden for aging in public, you see how they could treat Donald Trump for committing fraud, rape, espionage, and insurrection and never, ever will.
(https://x.com/LOLGOP/status/1809148356020818248?t=q3lmphyufWjhrY3AjAdLVg&s=03)
Media Matters (@mmfa) posted at 3:30 PM on Mon, Jun 24, 2024:
We found 144 articles focused on either or both Biden’s and Trump’s ages or mental acuities in the period studied, with 67% focused just on Biden’s age or mental acuity and only 7% on just Trump’s. https://t.co/yTKgbRiksW
(https://x.com/mmfa/status/1805337632592756976?t=E_EljS39Q9GOKgnT0O9ADw&s=03)
Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) posted at 10:40 AM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
It really does tell you everything about the media that they would rather do ageist attacks about Biden in hopes of pushing him out of the race for re-election instead of reporting about how the orange felon raped teenage girls with Jeffrey Epstein and appeared in his call logs.
(https://x.com/TheRickyDavila/status/1808888683334152521?t=NvVacFwytQ-zbjCBfSrq9w&s=03)
BMB Empower Network (@BmbEmpower) posted at 0:06 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
#WhiteDemocrats, are you seriously still pushing to “replace #Biden” and ignoring our #VP? It’s incredibly disrespectful. The $230 million that #BidenHarris have on hand can only be used by Biden or Harris. So you’re suggesting we switch them out, put one of these great #governors in a financial hole to raise millions of dollars, and then try to convince other #Democrats and people to #vote for them with only two months left after the convention? Yeah, that’s a guaranteed loss and we’ll end up with #trump back in office with #project2025. Im #RidingWithBiden and #KamalaHarris and the rest of this so called democrats need to fall in line!!!
https://t.co/Xu1RWk9qjq
(https://x.com/BmbEmpower/status/1809091390350979392?t=Lo97jYLfvZvwEdOEYwLmdQ&s=03)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 7:48 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
Every day spent in full blown BIDEN MUST GO media meltdown is a day not being spent asking basic questions of Trump. Almost as if there’s a double standard or the media is just fine giving a pass to a convicted felon who advocates for military tribunals of his political foes🙃
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1809207656650838071?t=KSvrrl1V4Sn3BQxFIUXisg&s=03)
.Media Matters (@mmfa) posted at 3:30 PM on Mon, Jun 24, 2024:
We found 144 articles focused on either or both Biden’s and Trump’s ages or mental acuities in the period studied, with 67% focused just on Biden’s age or mental acuity and only 7% on just Trump’s. https://t.co/yTKgbRiksW
(https://x.com/mmfa/status/1805337632592756976?t=E_EljS39Q9GOKgnT0O9ADw&s=03)
Lawrence O’Donnell (@Lawrence) posted at 9:51 AM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
NYTimes chooses July 4 to advocate not voting in an essay by a voter who’s lucky enough to live in Michigan where his vote matters much more than anyone who lives in most states.
(https://x.com/Lawrence/status/1808876291963113646?s=02)
The Associated Press (@AP) posted at 6:26 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
BREAKING: Keir Starmer officially becomes Britain’s new prime minister, after ceremonial “kissing of hands’’ with King Charles III. https://t.co/ofWJAWrWLS
(https://x.com/AP/status/1809187014341693812?s=02)
David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) posted at 6:28 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
The scene outside 10 Downing Street right now is like the scene in Little Rock in 1992: a left of center party celebrating a victory they feared would never come again.
(https://x.com/david_darmofal/status/1809187647664857351?s=02)
Biden’s Wins (@BidensWins) posted at 7:12 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
BREAKING: The media was looking for off the cuff, powerful moments, and when President Biden delivers, they ignored it. Retweet so all Americans see this powerful clip and call the media out on their BS. https://t.co/3itV2J7OjZ
(https://x.com/BidensWins/status/1809017479236047008?s=02)
Michael Little (@Michael_Little_) posted at 9:22 AM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
The people who said they’d never overturn Roe are now saying we should ignore Project 2025.
(https://x.com/Michael_Little_/status/1808869025310515399?s=02)
Rachel Bitecofer 🗽💡🔭🦆 (@RachelBitecofer) posted at 3:18 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
Finally some reporting on the GOP’s “bloodless as long as we cooperate” revolution.
Leader of the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
Kevin Roberts said the revolution will be bloodless “if the left allows it to be.”
https://t.co/urX1snK3WG
(https://x.com/RachelBitecofer/status/1808958489227841666?s=02)
The Right-Wing SCOTUS That Bernie Built (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 5:49 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
we now know who’s the true base Democratic Party is, and it’s not white people (as a group)
it’s the collective voice of all other colors of people (and the white people who listen to them)
all other non-conservative white people are showing their true colors right now
(https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1809177696531857427?s=02)
scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) posted at 5:55 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
We can no longer rely on the “mainstream” media to do the basics of their job. They’ve gone rogue and decided they, and they alone, get to decide who we, as Democrats, vote for as they do all they can to get Trump back in office so they can cash in while democracy burns.
(https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/1809179175120511286?s=02)
The Right-Wing SCOTUS That Bernie Built (@Needle_of_Arya) posted at 6:00 AM on Fri, Jul 05, 2024:
I don’t know if any of you saw what I just saw, but all of these young white leftists who spent the last almost 9 months “calling for a ceasefire” and hating Biden & Harris personally are now suddenly okay with her being up there
It feels weird cos I know they still DL hate her
(https://x.com/Needle_of_Arya/status/1809180484615717280?s=02)
Henry Djoutsa 🇨🇲🇺🇸 Supports🇺🇦 (@D_jeneration) posted at 8:23 PM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
Biden off teleprompter is even better,word on the street is CNN America refused to carry this live but CNN international did smh https://t.co/Ji1MOnEMVm
(https://x.com/D_jeneration/status/1809035333503213625?t=hFYPfakMVhAfVVi_dHuZOQ&s=03)
Another breakdown on Project 2025
how it would hurt Black people
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTNrPSR9W/
Richard Stengel (@stengel) posted at 7:00 AM on Thu, Jul 04, 2024:
Absolute immunity = absolute power. That’s exactly what the founders were revolting against. Happy #4thJuly
(https://x.com/stengel/status/1808833145547948187?t=ZwB75sQzbE-oM6K5stjb-w&s=03)
Good Morning, Everyone 😊😊😊