Happy July 4th—American Revolution Day, Part II #ABlueView 🧵1/2

#BlueWave2026 #VoteGOPOut #VoteBlueDownBallet

RE: https://mastodon.social/@luckytran/116863488282016628

Okay this is fucking wild.

If white people rich enough to own a fucking racing sailboat can't fly a flag with words on it without some government boat with a fucking machine gun coming over to escort them back to land, nobody in your damn country has any freedom of speech.

Nobody.

EDIT: as some have pointed out, the ship in question is owned not by an individual but by a nonprofit known for environmental activism, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. That said I believe my point still stands.

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.

Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.

Happy 250, America!

Get drones!

Trump’s last-ditch effort to stall his $5.8M payout to E Jean Carroll was denied by federal judge
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-e-jean-carroll-payout-defeat-b3009070.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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How far have we come in 250 years?

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-mark-us-250th-anniversary-with-campaign-style-rally-national-mall-2026-07-04/

Masked men carrying confederate flags and logos of white supremacist Patriot Front seen marching, chanting, riding the Metro in Washington, DC. Pretty sure they didn't visit ward 8. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/masked-men-with-confederate-flags-seen-chanting-marching-riding-metro-in-dc/4125936/

Happy 250th birthday America. Home of the brave and land of the free.

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#HappyIndependenceDay #HappyJuly4th
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Support, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies foreign and DOMESTIC! ✋🇺🇸🗽

A hero of the new republic

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/who-is-jason-watson-air-force-major-arrested-after-protesting-trump/ar-AA2723jr

Meta data center water discharges suspended after contaminating the city's water supply with bacterium — closed-loop cooling system purge spread rare metal-resistant bacterium in Cheyenne’s water system
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/cheyenne-suspends-data-center-fill-and-flush-and-closed-loop-discharges-after-meta-contractor-contaminated-its-reuse-water-system?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Happy Birthday, #USA!

"Photo by Etienne Laurent / AFP / Getty

LAPD officers arrest a protester dressed as Lady Liberty in chains during the 'No Kings' national day of protest in Los Angeles on March 28, 2026."

#America250 #Americas250th #USPol #FirstAmendment #NoKings #StatueOfLiberty #LadyLiberty

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners.

They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.

www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...

This is a niche ask but fedi seems like the place I might find an answer:

Does anyone have any idea of old publications (ideally ones on the internet archive), modern online communities that discuss media, or any other sources amongst the deaf community where I might find some discussion or writing or anything about how deaf folks felt about Tony, the deaf teen on season 9 of Dallas? Getting a recurring deaf character at all NOW is still rare, much less in the 80s, so I'd really like to know if there's any reactions preserved from that time or if there's any posts about it now from folks remembering it then. I'm about to scour places like reddit but it's like...I know where to go to find Dallas discussions I can search for discussion about deaf representation, I don't know where I might find general deaf community discussions new or old i could search for Dallas discussion.

My single user self hosted server doesn't have a ton of reach so boosts appreciated! I'm adding a few hashtags I found with some use too.

#deaf #deafblind #disability #SignLanguage #ASL #AmericanSignLanguage

White House deletes thousands of web pages about energy conservation as heatwave slams US https://www.theverge.com/policy/961449/white-house-mamdani-heatwave-deletion

Wishing heatstroke on all the racists and neo-Nazis today.

@GossiTheDog

#Independenceday