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Q: american independence day
My fellow Americans, what, if anything, do you have planned for Independence day?
Having a German white beer and frying up a steak. I may also find an Uncle Sam top hat and make Chinese jealous...
Having a German white beer and frying up a steak. I may also find an Uncle Sam top hat and make Chinese jealous...
Tomorrow is Tynwald day.. A celebration of the oldest democracy on earth...
Its worth an internet search.
There are loads of forgotten pockets of history.
fredjohnson:
Celebrating 2 democracies in one day, killing two birds with one stone!
Shining_brow:
Do I presume that to mean "the oldest continuous democracy on earth"?? Of which, I'm not even sure that's true!
But way cool! Good to see old customs still well and truly alive!
silverbutton1:
I just wikied it. Isle of Man, ok. But, man..that flag is creepy...looks like some strange conjoined twin sprouting 3 legs.
ScotsAlan:
It is 3 legs. I am not Manx... but I have a Manx passport.
Nothing, been in Asia so long now can't even remember it was today or even feel it. Sad how holidays don't feel the same as they use to.
Home of the sugar babies and the land of free trade, happy Independence Day America...brought to you by the Chinese.
icnif77:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-04/us-needs-war-every-4-years-maintain-economic-growth
"This is not a secret," explains Kris Roman, director of geopolitical research center Euro-Rus, "The whole [US] economy is built on the military theme: to maintain its economic growth, the United States needs a war every 4 years, otherwise the economic growth slows down."The Belgian expert believes that with the collapse of the USSR, NATO should have stopped existing, but somehow the alliance "has grown to the size of the Universe because the motto 'The Russians are coming!' is relevant again."
In the 25 years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, NATO has not forgotten even for a moment about the idea of an attack on Russia, Belgian political scientist and director of geopolitical research center Euro-Rus Kris Roman tells Sputnik News...
"But they had no pretext. Now, due to the chaos in Ukraine, this opportunity appeared and it is actively developed. The older generation, which had been brought up on the propaganda against the Soviet Union, has already accepted the idea of ??an inevitable conflict with Russia," Roman said.
Some bastard let off fireworks around 5:30 this morning!
For some ridiculous reason, Independence Day 2 has been made :( Will it still be Microsoft to save the day, or has Apple overtaken it? (perhaps a Chinese hacker gets in instead...).
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-07-06/russia-celebrates-independence-...
Russia Celebrates Independence Day By Flying Strategic Bombers 200 Miles Off California Coast
The bomber flights near the Pacific and earlier flights near Alaska appear to be signs Moscow is practicing the targeting of its long-range air-launched cruise missiles on two strategic missile defense sites, one at Fort Greely, Alaska and a second site at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
In May, Russian Gen. Nikolai Makarov, the chief of the Russian General Staff, said during a Moscow conference that because missile defense systems are destabilizing, “A decision on pre-emptive use of the attack weapons available will be made when the situation worsens.” The comments highlighted Russian opposition to planned deployments of U.S. missile defense interceptors and sensors in Europe.
The U.S. defense official called the latest Bear H incident near the U.S. West Coast “Putin’s Fourth of July Bear greeting to Obama.”
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icnif77:
And, we can't miss 'Up-yours' for your day:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/06/eric-holder-edward-snowden-justice-department
