Angie @Ang4647

Don’t give up on em! 🇺🇸

The WWII vets featured in the President’s speech watched the fireworks from their memorial. ❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻🎆

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You've probably heard this before, but it's always worth repeating. Something extremely cool about the "Star-spangled Banner," the American national anthem, is that it asks a question, and it's the question at the heart of everything in the American worldview. "Oh, say, can you see By the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed At the twilight's last gleaming..." So the anthem begins with a question and a scene. One man, a patriot, is asking another man, another patriot, "can you see it?" at sunrise after a long, dangerous night. The "it" in question is going to be revealed to be the flag, our "star-spangled banner," which they had last fully recognized and honored as the sun set, daylight failed, and night crept over them the evening before. Can you see it? Say! Can you see it?! IS IT STILL THERE?! "Whose broad stripes and bright stars Through the perilous fight O'er the ramparts we watched Were so gallantly streaming..." Here we find that the "it" is in fact the flag, our star-spangled banner, and we learn why the question is being asked. The flag is described as having flown and streamed gallantly over ramparts of war through a perilous fight. All could have been lost. The flag, and even the fledgling country for which it stands, one nation under God and indivisible. Say! Can you see it? Now that the light is back? IS IT STILL THERE?! "--And the rockets' red glare, The bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night That our flag was still there!--" They could see it through the battle in the light of the rockets and bombs that threatened them, here and there in quick glimpses. But it was still there throughout! But now? At dawn? Say! Can you see? IS IT STILL THERE?! "Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free And the home of the brave?" The urgency is palpable with every refrain. They have to know. It's the first thing they must know as the sun begins to light the sky, even before it rises. IS IT STILL THERE?! Say! Say!! Can you see? Can you see it?! At the heart of every American beats the fundamental truth and reality that what we have here is precious, that it's worth fighting for, to the death if necessary, and that it's fragile. That at any moment it can be lost. That we have to remember to look for it because last night might have been the night in which it failed. Every day, every year, every generation. The American fight for freedom, to live in self-governance within ordered liberty, is ongoing and never-ending. The price of the land of the free is that it must be the home of the brave. We have to defend it, defend it, and defend it again, against all enemies foreign and domestic, because what we have is amazing, rare, fragile, and worth every cent of treasure, every drop of blood, and every risk to our sacred honor to protect it. Our anthem is not a declaration. It is not a proclamation. It is not a statement. It is a question. Every time we sing our wholly unique national anthem, we as American ask the question again. IS IT STILL THERE?! Are we still America? Does that star-spangled banner yet wave? Because it's a question, the answer is not known. It is not a guarantee. It cannot be taken for granted and isn't. And what an honor to ask and take up our part in the story, in the American Experiment, in the greatest country the world has ever known. For tonight, the last night of our first 250 years, as the sun gave way to twilight's last gleaming and darkness overtook our land once again, the answer was still yes. We can see it even tonight in the red glare of rockets, with small bombs bursting in air, fill the sky with the noble tribute of fireworks once again. And we all ask ourselves, will it still be flying at dawn? This is what it means to be an American. Happy 250th, America! Now for many happy returns! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Pray for our country. This violence, this insanity MUST STOP.

@KatTimpf Keep talking about it. You never know how many seeds of hope, compassion and understanding you are planting in the lives of others!

18-year-old Sheridan Gorman didn’t deserve to die. Police say Jose Medina, an illegal immigrant, killed the college student in cold blood. But the liberal legacy media looked the other way

@elonmusk My step-Mom lost her life to ALS. Losing her ability to speak, among so many other things, was heartbreaking. Thank you for giving those with ALS a voice again.

Look at her. The girl who trained. The girl who sacrificed. The girl who lost her place. This is who we fight for. #InternationalWomensDay

If you’re a boy mom, this will hit hard.🩵

I love these moments ♥️🐾

To help us offset the negativity of the Democrats tonight ❤️ Enjoy 😘

THIS!!!

🚨THIS GOES FOR EVERY PERSON THAT WILL NOT ATTEND THE 🇺🇸STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS🇺🇸 Refusing to attend the State of the Union is not “resistance.” It is institutional contempt. The State of the Union is not a campaign rally. It is not a fundraiser. It is not a party convention. It is a constitutional obligation under Article II, Section 3. The President reports to Congress. Congress represents the people. All of the people. When elected officials boycott that address, they are not snubbing a man. They are signaling disdain for the office. They are signaling disregard for procedure. They are signaling indifference toward the citizens who voted differently than they did. More than half the country voted one way. The other half voted another. The State of the Union is one of the few remaining civic rituals where all branches assemble under one roof. It symbolizes continuity of government. It symbolizes peaceful transfer of power. It symbolizes unity under law even when policy divides us. Skipping it is not bravery. It is performative tribalism. If you were elected to represent your district, your job is to show up. Show up. Listen. Disagree afterward if you must. Debate on substance. But absence communicates something else entirely. It communicates: “I do not recognize the legitimacy of this administration.” That is a dangerous precedent in a constitutional republic. If Republicans had done this under a Democrat President, the media would frame it as anti-democratic sabotage. Consistency matters. Disagreement is healthy. Boycott as branding is not leadership. Public office requires maturity. Not social media theater. If you want to amplify it even further, add this closing line: If you can’t sit in a chamber for one hour and listen to a President you oppose, you are not ready to govern a divided nation. #SilentMajoritySpeaks #AStoneGroove

🚨 The SgtMaj of the Marine Corps just did something a little different and put this out, asking leaders across the Corps to lean in and help. This is leadership. A powerful message that challenges all of us to listen and engage. x.com/USMCSgtMaj/sta…

Priceless. 💕

My dad was a Vietnam veteran, but he never wore a hat or shared his stories with anyone except me—and only after I joined the military. If you see an active-duty service member, military family member, or veteran sitting alone—especially around the holidays—go up and talk to them. They’ll be forever grateful, particularly if they’re far from home. They’re scattered throughout our great country, stationed at military bases, as are many of our unsung Vietnam heroes. 🇺🇸 Freedom is not free. 🇺🇸

STOP what you're doing and EXPOSE this. Meet the mayor of Coldwater, Kansas - Jose Ceballos. It's now coming to light that he's a foreign national who got elected while not being a citizen. But that's not all. He's also been voting in federal and state elections since at least 2022. THIS is the face of the Democrat party, folks. REPOST for exposure! #thinblueline #lawenforcement

Thank you The Half Husky Bros for sharing this! One of the greatest things a dog can do is to remind us to celebrate life, which doesn't have to be perfect in order to be wonderful 🦮💖😍

Hilarious dog voice-overs 🤣