AMERICANTHINKER - General Washington And The Other Declaration of 1776
ChatGPT By Charlton Allen In July 1776, Congress proclaimed independence—and George Washington prepared an army to defend it.
AMERICANTHINKER - The Institutionalist Who Broke the Institution: Joe Biden's Tragic Legacy
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ABCNEWS - Trump combined disaster aid announcements with plugs for GOP candidates
Trump approved over $846M in disaster relief for Republican-leaning states, combining the announcements with praise for candidates he endorsed in upcoming elections.
NPR (A Martínez) - Morning news brief
Heat threatens U.S. 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes.
Heat threatens U.S. 250th celebrations, Russian advances slow as Ukraine hits back, infighting risks derailing Democrats' House hopes.Open
NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - A Hitler Bunker Faces Demolition In Housing-Challenged Berlin
Preservation experts say the move to develop the site reflects a tension in Germany between the need to preserve historically significant monuments and the need to build and modernize.
NYTIMES (Winnie Hu and Lexi Parra) - How Public Pools Create Summer Communities in New York
Dry Dock Pool in Lower Manhattan is one of New York City’s 51 free outdoor pools where more than one million New Yorkers cool off with swimming, sunblock and community.
NYTIMES (Kellen Browning and Jenn Ackerman) - A Big Gamble for the Left: Can Socialism Appeal in a Swing State?
Francesca Hong, a state legislator running for governor of Wisconsin, wants to prove that a democratic socialist can win in a battleground. Some say she would hand the race to Republicans.
NYTIMES (Maia Spoto and Derrick Bryson Taylor) - How Communities Across the U.S. Are Ringing in America’s 250th
Plans include an air show in Texas, 18,500 fireworks in Idaho and a frog-jumping contest in Missouri.
NYTIMES (David Wallace-Wells) - Has the MAHA Movement Given Up?
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his allies promised public-health libertarianism. The idea couldn’t survive once they took power.
NYTIMES (Sui-Lee Wee and Jenny Gross) - Why One Global Shipping Choke Point Isn’t a Blueprint for Another
The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast.