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Did y'all know that the #July4th fireworks are a phenomenon indirectly created by Tipu Sultan? There's a detailed thread about it in my RTs, but here's a short summary.
Tipu pioneered these bright rockets that made night combat and ambushes possible. He was a top tech genius!
Tipu pioneered these bright rockets that made night combat and ambushes possible. He was a top tech genius!
The rockets helped him keep the British at bay for many years. And many other such tech innovations.
Brits were like, let's copy these rockets also. Took them a while. But they did.
And then were like, America, we're coming back. And used them in 1812. At Fort McHenry.
Brits were like, let's copy these rockets also. Took them a while. But they did.
And then were like, America, we're coming back. And used them in 1812. At Fort McHenry.
Francis Scott Key wrote a poem about the battle which included the evocative line "and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air, gave proof of the night that our flag was still there".
And hence fireworks for July 4th.
Straight line from Tipu Sultan. 😊
And hence fireworks for July 4th.
Straight line from Tipu Sultan. 😊
This #IndependenceDay I thought I would take some time to remind you of the order of things. Which is another way of saying I didn’t exactly come here to humble brag.
How do I know your civilization is on its last legs? Let me count the ways…
How do I know your civilization is on its last legs? Let me count the ways…
1) Even your recent wins at the Supreme Court are on issues that are 20 years too late to make a difference. For example, we will still get to execute and/or experiment on millions of children, and the soul-murder via our prideful degradation continues unabated.
2) Outside a few exceptions, you have no agency or representation capable of politically putting a dent in our gains. Your “red wave” this fall will still produce plenty of our own sleeper cells taking office. Or politicians so week they might as well be asleep.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #July4th
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #July4th
the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. #July4th
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. #July4th
The first copies of the Declaration of Independence were printed on the evening of July 4th, 1776 in Philadelphia by a young immigrant, John Dunlap. ~200 Dunlap broadsides were distributed throughout the colonies, including one to General Washington & one to England. #July4th 
Though several copies made their way to England, the Continental Congress did not send an official copy directly to King George. A 26th copy of the Dunlap Broadside was found as recently as 2009 in The National Archives in England. #July4th
Dunlap did more during the Revolutionary War than just secure one of the most historic printing contracts in American history, he was also a patriot who fought under Washington, including in a few key battles (that boosted the Continental Army) at Trenton & Princeton. #July4th
From a Navajo man re: #FourthofJuly:
"While the #DeclarationOfIndependence may initially assert that 'All men are created equal,' thirty lines below that assertion, indigenous people are referred to as #mercilessIndianSavages.
(first 4 tweets are from #UnsettlingTruths Ch6)
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"While the #DeclarationOfIndependence may initially assert that 'All men are created equal,' thirty lines below that assertion, indigenous people are referred to as #mercilessIndianSavages.
(first 4 tweets are from #UnsettlingTruths Ch6)
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"The Founding Fathers could use the seemingly inclusive term 'all men' because they had a worldview informed by the Doctrine of Discovery that gave them a very narrow definition of who was actually human.
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"The Declaration of Independence reflects the theological imagination of its time. The Doctrine of Discovery and the myth of Anglo-Saxon superiority girds the imagination that elevates the white body, mind, language and culture.
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"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another
#IndependenceDay2022
#IndependenceDay2022
and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
On the 246th celebration of the birth of the United States of America, allow me, a woman who in 1776 would have been considered 3/5ths property and a bedwarmer for men, to share merch to celebrate this day.
#July4th
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Get your red, white, or blue #StopPlayingDiversity shirts in sizes XS to 5XL. It’s never too late to remind folks that justice for all means ALL.
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Justice extends to the workplace so take this mug to the diversity committee meeting that’s probably led by someone from a diverse group. Add the content to your agenda.
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103.01/ Week one-hundred and three, July 2-8, 2022, thread begins here.
Week 102 below.
Week 102 below.
103.02/ This is the Platonic ideal of a bunny.
Dear @POTUS @JoeBiden @WhiteHouse,
1/ I've been an admirer since the 1980s when I would've identified as @GOP. Joe Biden always seemed like one of our smartest and most decent public servants. You were my 1st choice in 2008 & I was very happy when you were chosen as VP.
1/ I've been an admirer since the 1980s when I would've identified as @GOP. Joe Biden always seemed like one of our smartest and most decent public servants. You were my 1st choice in 2008 & I was very happy when you were chosen as VP.
2/ Obv I supported you in 2020 & was able to help advance that campaign in small ways. Having a good person for the nominee was a happy bonus. But overall it was a crisis that called all-hands-on-deck. I would've helped anybody.
That crisis still is here. It hasn't gone away.
That crisis still is here. It hasn't gone away.
3/ Now as we near the halfway mark of the #BidenAdministration & #Midterms2022 the crisis actually has worsened. Things have gotten worse, not better in #Biden years. Now is an urgent, maybe last chance to muster the nation to meet the crisis.
I'm worried you're not doing that.
I'm worried you're not doing that.
1) Hugo Cancio, el dueño de una tienda online que lucra con el hambre de los cubanos, está gozando en La Habana. Hoy fue a la fiesta de la @USEmbCuba por el #July4th (no hay luto? 🤨)
2) A Dagoberto Valdés le impidieron asistir a esa misma actividad que organiza la @USEmbCuba:
3) La celebración:
“The American resistance placed a great deal of emphasis on property rights, but marriage laws prevented most married women from enjoying property rights.” amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibit… #July4 #IndependenceDay #womenshistory 1/
#womenshistory: “In a letter dated March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John Adams, urging him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for #America’s #independence.” history.com/.amp/this-day-… 2/
#WomensHistory: “I desire you would Remember the Ladies.” -Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March #1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a…
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“We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems.” -Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a… 3/
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“We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems.” -Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a… 3/
As we head into the long #4thofJulyWeekend, here's some recommended reads and #podcast listens via our weekly news roundup. 1/x
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/word-and-way…
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/word-and-way…
On Tuesday, @BrianKaylor & @beauunderwood argued @TheDemocrats are unwittingly bolstering #ChristianNationalism by meddling in #GOP primaries. They add their alarm to the voices of @nytdavidbrooks, @howiewolf, @alex_shephard, @johnsonjakep, and others. 2/x
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/democrats-bo…
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/democrats-bo…
We featured original pieces on our site including:
- @BrianKaylor on #CBF2022
- @darronledwards on #July4th
- @GregMamula on Paul's wisdom for the church today
- @drbobcornwall on a new edition of Bonhoeffer's "Psalms" from @broadleaf_books.
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- @BrianKaylor on #CBF2022
- @darronledwards on #July4th
- @GregMamula on Paul's wisdom for the church today
- @drbobcornwall on a new edition of Bonhoeffer's "Psalms" from @broadleaf_books.
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1/ It wasn't a conspiracy theory, it was a #CrimeAgainstHumanity...and it came from Florida. 🧵
The GOP started lying about COVID when Trump called it a "hoax". THAT lie has cost hundreds of thousands of American🇺🇲 lives. It also made them and their friends billions $$.
#Facts
The GOP started lying about COVID when Trump called it a "hoax". THAT lie has cost hundreds of thousands of American🇺🇲 lives. It also made them and their friends billions $$.
#Facts
2/ Trump said it was a hoax on Feb 27, 2020. Community transmission was being confirmed in multiple cities in the US. Around the world, case numbers were increasing exponentially everywhere one was found, and economic disruptions began roiling global financial markets.
#Covid19
#Covid19
3/ Four Republican Senators on the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee who knew how bad the virus was, sold their stocks ahead of a market collapse which saw equity valuations plunge up to 40% worldwide in a matter of weeks.
#HoldThemAccountable
fortune.com/2020/03/20/sen…
#HoldThemAccountable
fortune.com/2020/03/20/sen…
51.02/ This is exactly right. Thread.
51.03/ Rabbi Regan is 100% right. I describe this as "banning straws" activism - something that doesn't solve a systemic or even immediate problem while actively hurting others. As a bonus, the straw-ban helped the company's bottom line.
I am not here to celebrate the “independence” of white men from a white monarch. I am not here to celebrate “independence” overseen by slavers: 10 of the US' first 12 presidents owned slaves. I am not here to celebrate “Founding Fathers” aka white slave-owning patriarchy #July4th
I am here to celebrate women who led revolts against slavers, such as the Black woman in New York City who 68yrs before the date that the US celebrates as its “Independence Day,” led a revolt for her independence.
Her story and others were unearthed by historian Rebecca Hall @WakeRevolt while researching her dissertation which she has turned into the graphic novel Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts.
Throughout our history, Americans have celebrated #July4th as an annual recognition of our independence from tyranny, fight for freedom, and eventual establishment of our democracy. This year, we commemorate with an asterisk, a reminder of the perils our republic faces today.
The democracy that built this nation is under attack in a way that no American has ever witnessed in our lifetimes. We must act now to protect the institutions that make the United States the shining citadel and bulwark of democracy and freedom worldwide.
I am hopeful that the Senate will find a way to move forward the #ForThePeople Act and #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct both of which will help restore the right to vote across our nation and live up to Lyndon Johnson’s words by ensuring voting as a ‘basic right’ for all Americans.
A #July4th Thread 🧵:
What to the Immigrant Christian is the 4th of July?
Allow me to share a few thoughts from the perspective of a Christian who also happens to be an immigrant; one also celebrating 10 years as an immigrant in the US. 1/13
What to the Immigrant Christian is the 4th of July?
Allow me to share a few thoughts from the perspective of a Christian who also happens to be an immigrant; one also celebrating 10 years as an immigrant in the US. 1/13
I was born & raised in a loving Christian home in Mumbai, India. I grew up privileged & patriotic.
My privileged upbringing made it easier to love my birth country. I wanted to grow up and work for my country - either in armed services, civil services or the Indian Cricket Team.
My privileged upbringing made it easier to love my birth country. I wanted to grow up and work for my country - either in armed services, civil services or the Indian Cricket Team.
Then, my parents decided to uproot our lives & join extended family in the US. They wanted to give my sister & I the best education and with me finishing High School, the timing was right.
So we sold everything, packed up our lives & moved to a country we’d never been before.
So we sold everything, packed up our lives & moved to a country we’d never been before.
A thread about US Presidents...
George Washington remains the ONLY President not to live in the Legendary WHITE HOUSE... #pioneer #America #WhiteHouse #Washington #POTUS
John Adams was the First Vice-President and the First President of the Inited States to occupy the White House... He was privileged to see his son (John Quincy Adams) become President as well. #johnadams #UShistory #Whitehouse #POTUS #POTUS2 #July4 #Federalist #USNavy
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How does a city's trauma system come together to both prepare for the expected surge of the #COVIDー19 #pandemic & manage the ongoing #epidemic of #gunviolence & other trauma?
Through a great collaborative effort, we published the #Philadelphia experience in @JTraumAcuteSurg
How does a city's trauma system come together to both prepare for the expected surge of the #COVIDー19 #pandemic & manage the ongoing #epidemic of #gunviolence & other trauma?
Through a great collaborative effort, we published the #Philadelphia experience in @JTraumAcuteSurg
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The full paper is published ahead of print here: journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Citati…
It represents the importance of #teamwork in ensuring a robust, rapid, coordinated effort to manage an evolving threat
The full paper is published ahead of print here: journals.lww.com/jtrauma/Citati…
It represents the importance of #teamwork in ensuring a robust, rapid, coordinated effort to manage an evolving threat
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Our publication timing coincides with a brutal #July4th weekend where #Philadelphia saw over 30 people shot including several children
But how did the #pandemic and #socialdistancing mandate affect trauma volume in our centers?
Our publication timing coincides with a brutal #July4th weekend where #Philadelphia saw over 30 people shot including several children
But how did the #pandemic and #socialdistancing mandate affect trauma volume in our centers?
Back out at BLM Plaza as a mix of tourists, Trump supporters and protesters mill around on this hot July 4.
The tents police cleared from H St earlier today have reappeared just feet away. Debates are breaking out, but it’s a calm atmosphere. Trump is expected to speak in 2 hrs.
The tents police cleared from H St earlier today have reappeared just feet away. Debates are breaking out, but it’s a calm atmosphere. Trump is expected to speak in 2 hrs.
Most of the interactions b/w the different sides here have been debates — like this one when Refuse Fascism activists told folks to walk on the US flag, saying it‘s a symbol of “slavery, genocide and war.” A Trump supporter asked why they need to step on the flag to make a point.
Trump’s Salute to America airshow has begun. From where I’m standing at Black Lives Matter Plaza, the response has been that of mild interest to outright distain. As Air Force 1 flew overhead, several protesters raised middle fingers and shouted down the plane. “Fuck you, Trump!”
4th JULY: ST ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL
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1. St Elizabeth was born in 1271 into the royal family of Aragon. At the age of twelve she was married to the king of Portugal, and had two children. The marriage was unhappy,
#July4th #July4th2020 #StElizabethOfPortugal #women
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1. St Elizabeth was born in 1271 into the royal family of Aragon. At the age of twelve she was married to the king of Portugal, and had two children. The marriage was unhappy,
#July4th #July4th2020 #StElizabethOfPortugal #women
2. and led to many disputes between the families. She lived a life of penance, prayer and fasting. After her husband’s death she renounced the world and lived in poverty as a member of the Third Order of St Francis. War broke out between her son and grandson,
3. trying to reconcile them,
she died.
PRAYER:
Father of peace and love,
you gave St Elizabeth the gift of reconciling enemies.
By the help of her prayers
give us the courage to work for peace among men,
that we may be called the sons of God.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ...
she died.
PRAYER:
Father of peace and love,
you gave St Elizabeth the gift of reconciling enemies.
By the help of her prayers
give us the courage to work for peace among men,
that we may be called the sons of God.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ...
We talk a lot about the Founding Fathers on #July4th, but America is always being refounded. We see leaders throughout our history who inspire us to be that more perfect union we were not at our inception...
I'd like to include in the pantheon of our Founders folks like Harriet Tubman. Just like the colonists who broke from England, Harriet Tubman rebelled against cruel laws because she saw a need for justice.
Ella Baker, Ruby Bridges, and Civil Rights Movement leaders and marchers did just as much to define what America is than Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Let’s expand what we consider American principles and who brought them to us.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #4thofJuly
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, #4thofJuly
the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. #4thofJuly
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. #4thofJuly
If you like Hamilton, watch 1776. I grew up watching it every #July4th and still love it. Plus, if you see it, you'll be able to catch the fun reference @Lin_Manuel included in Hamilton and earn your Bonafide Musical Nerd card.
One thing that's awesome about this musical, and Hamilton is similar, is that *so* many characters get amazing numbers. People you don't expect suddenly have show-stoppers, deep in the second act.
Surely by now someone has re-staged 1776 with Hamilton vibes, in terms of casting people of color, women, etc. in roles that traditionally went only to white men. I would watch/listen/pay to see that in a heartbeat.
