Posted on 08/31/2023 8:00:39 PM PDT by Lakeside Granny
I’m glad that I’ve been busy and distracted for several months.
Been keeping up basically but not too much in depth.
We need more humor!
Lol!
It’s my brain.
I can’t get away from it.
👀😂
James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
John and Abigail Adams are married
On this day in history, October 25, 1764, John and Abigail Adams are married. They would become one of the most recognizable couples in American history, not only for their time in the White House when John was the 2nd President of the United States, but also because of the more than 1200 letters between them that have survived.
John Adams and Abigail Smith were third cousins who knew one another from a young age. Both of them grew up in Christian households, John’s father being a deacon and Abigail’s a minister. John grew up on a farm and became a lawyer, while Abigail was educated at home, as was the custom for many women of the day. Abigail’s education was far more extensive than most women of the day, however. She became quite versed in politics, philosophy, poetry and other subjects, due to access to the libraries of her father and grandfather.
When the two married in 1764, John was 28 and Abigail was 19. They lived at the farm John’s father had left him in Quincy, Massachusetts, a few miles from Boston. Their first child, Abigail, also known as Nabby, was born in 1765. The Adams’ had 5 more children over the years, one of whom, John Quincy, became the 6th President of the United States.
As John’s law practice grew, the couple moved to Boston where they became intimately involved in revolutionary politics. John became involved in local politics and was eventually elected to attend the Continental Congress where he was a strong advocate of independence from Great Britain. During John’s long absences to Congress, he and Abigail kept up a vigorous letter writing habit that has provided subsequent generations a unique window into typical family life during the Revolution. Abigail was forced to raise their youngest children on her own and manage the farm as well.
John and Abigail often discussed political matters in their letters and her views were always taken to heart by Adams. Both of them were strong advocates of American independence and the abolition of slaves. She was also a strong proponent of women’s rights.
In the 1780s, John spent several years as the American ambassador to the Netherlands and Great Britain. In 1784, Abigail went to join him and the two spent several years in Paris and London. Neither of them particularly liked the social life of Europe.
John Adams was elected Vice-President with George Washington and subsequently became the 2nd President of the United States. The Adams’ came under great scrutiny and criticism while he was president and both had their feelings hurt from the criticisms and the lost election for a second term in the White House. After returning to Quincy from the capital, the two lived at their home called Peacefield. Abigail passed away in 1818 and John finished his memoirs. He passed away on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of American Independence.
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Thank you, http://revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com, for this essay.
12:09 PM · Oct 25, 2023
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Note by exit82: Thomas Jefferson died the same day as John Adams, on July 4, 1826.
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James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
Great diplomacy and a charismatic representative can change world history. Franklin was just that man, as the great American Revolution reverberated across the globe.
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Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France
On this day in history, October 26, 1776, Benjamin Franklin sets sail for France as ambassador from the Continental Congress. The new United States was formed on July 4th only a few months before. One of the nation’s primary goals was to obtain foreign alliances. France was considered to be the best possibility for an alliance, due to France’s continual feud with Great Britain dating back centuries.
When Ben Franklin arrived in France, he was already a well-known celebrity. In the 1750s, Franklin’s discoveries with electricity had made him a household name in Europe after his letters about the subject were published. Upon his arrival in France, Franklin’s fame was so great that he found his likeness on portraits, snuff boxes and busts. His celebrity status gave him exactly what he needed in Paris, status and open doors to the highest society and government officials.
Franklin’s chief mission in France was to secure a financial and military alliance. All of the high society citizens wanted to know the famous American and Franklin quickly became part of their inner circle. The only problem was that the French government was reluctant to publicly make an alliance with the upstart Americans. Secretly, however, France was willing to send aid in the form of military supplies.
In the fall of 1777, the big break came when British general, John Burgoyne surrendered more than 6,000 men to the Americans at the Battle of Saratoga. This victory convinced France that the Americans could indeed handle a war against England. France decided to join the war and Franklin helped negotiate a treaty of alliance the next spring. Tons of military supplies, fleets of French ships and some of France’s best soldiers went to America. Franklin encouraged such soldiers as the Marquis de Lafayette, Thaddeus Kosciuszko and Casimir Pulaski to go to America and join the fight.
France’s involvement in the American Revolution turned out to be one of the keys to the eventual American victory. France’s involvement, along with Spain, which joined the war as well, made the American Revolution a world war. Fighting erupted between France and England all over the globe, in such disparate places as the Mediterranean, Africa, India and the West Indies. England was forced to spread its resources to these far flung places and even remove troops from America to defend its interests elsewhere. England couldn’t sustain such a vast war and was eventually forced to capitulate in the American colonies where the war began.
http://revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com
12:55 PM · Oct 26, 2023
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“They sure couldn’t wait to execute McVeigh, could they?”
If I recall McVeigh went for a speedy trail and he asked to be put to death soon. No appeals.
In a nation so certain that McVeigh should die, opponents of the death penalty are easily overwhelmed. McVeigh has expressed his own eagerness to be executed and few wish to discourage him.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1120354/#:~:text=In%20a%20nation%20so%20certain,few%20wish%20to%20discourage%20him.
“Terry Nichols, 68, is serving multiple lifetime federal prison sentences without the possibility of parole for helping Timothy McVeigh carry out the bombing. McVeigh was executed in 2001.Jun 14, 2023”
Joey Mannarino
@JoeyMannarino
Just so you know:
The Maine shooter’s name is Robert Card.
He is National Guard and his weapon is from the National Guard Unit Armory.
He’s been experiencing severe schizophrenia symptoms since earlier this year.
He has already had recent multiple violent threat contacts with the police this year.
Keep all this in mind when they start spinning their “MAGA TERRORIST” narrative.
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9:47 AM · Oct 26, 2023
You have the best ideas.
:-D
(Guineas are not chickens. Chickens are smarter. 😂😂😂😂)
Unfathomable are the Age-Old Mysteries Pondered in the Elusive Mind of a Guinea Fowl
Thanks for that update, exit.
Don’t let them spin this, for their evil agenda.
What was the back story of the shooter at the Navy yard in Maryland a few years ago . . . ? ? ?
Was he ‘mind controlled’?
Guinea Fowl are sooooo stupid lol. We have about 18 of them running around the farm. They are almost as ugly as they are stupid as well. Their heads look like some pre-historic creature. They’re also noisy. Thank goodness they eat ticks! If it wasn’t for that, they’d have no redeeming quality, IMHO.
Speaking of ugly, stupid, beastly creatures.....today is Hillary’s birthday!
I’ve been busy . . .
Has anyone on this thread seen any calls for ‘gun control’?
Remember the Maine?
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so why do they call them a Guineas, smordy panz
I have no idea if this is true or not
Could be Ryan Fournier wanting clicks or followers
https://x.com/RyanAFournier?t=p0evDaPzVq6bT1Ax_7u6LA&s=09
BREAKING: Allegedly Mark Meadows worked for the FBI as an informant and wore a wire to record all conversations with President Trump, while he was the Chief of Staff to him.
This is not only unconstitutional, but it’s criminal. This is the government we live with. It’s up to us to change that.
I’ve received confirmation from multiple members of Congress and Confidential Informants that this is true.
Not only have I received calls from current members of Congress, I received calls from media, who know that I know about this information. I’ve received calls from former members of Congress, who have also explained the same thing to me.
This is worse than Watergate. This is going to be the destruction of the FBI.
Are you asking yourself? :-)
I have been busy, too. So, no idea. I wouldn’t be surprised if Creepy Joe and CommieLa aren’t holding a presser, now.
“They still haven’t got him, as I understand it.”
I am TOTALLY confused.
Last night someone posted he was caught and showed a video of police shouting “Stay down.” I saw someone on the ground and police swarming him.
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