PRAYERS UP FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP!🙏
June 27, 2023
June 30. 2023
“Don’t mess with America’s moms”
-President Donald J. Trump
Posted on 06/30/2023 8:13:08 PM PDT by Lakeside Granny
“Don’t mess with America’s moms”
-President Donald J. Trump
I usually buy a package of two frozen pizzas to throw in the oven for lunch for hubs and me. Cost $10.96.
They are now $16.96, I would say that is a 60% increase, you hearing that BRANDON!!!
At least he didn’t fall off this time.
Bawhahahahahaha!
Biden goes for a bike ride in Delaware as Congress grills Devon Archer over Hunter’s business deals
NY Post ^ | 07/31/2023 | Caitlin Doornbos
Posted on 7/31/2023, 1:06:23 PM by ChicagoConservative27
WASHINGTON – At least he didn’t fall off this time.
President Biden was back on his bike Monday, pedaling around Rehoboth Beach, Del. as his troubled son’s former business partner, Devon Archer, answered questions on Capitol Hill.
The 80-year-old president and first lady Jill Biden zipped by reporters shortly after 11 a.m., with Joe Biden ignoring a shouted question about Chinese malware.
A small crowd watched from behind a rope line and cheered on the first couple, who wore matching long black pants, black t-shirts and bike helmets.
Three official vehicles led the bike convoy, which also included Secret Service agents on bicycles and in golf carts
https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/biden-back-on-his-bike-in-delaware-as-congress-grills-devon-archer/
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4171853/posts
Laptop has a battery but if I unplug from Wi-Fi I can’t be here with you all.
Now what fun is that?
Thank you so much, Jane.
Don’t worry, got it handled, sort of.🤪
Now everyone needs to get busy and get us to #9000 so I can post the new thread.
Can anyone tell me why I am being blocked from posting more pictures in the “body of the thread” or why one picture disappeared?
I can’t look up or down much, or side to side. I had already lost a lot of mobility after my first neck fushions, but the cancer surgery left me a lot worse, and now it’s bad.
Don’t get what I’ve got, you have enough pain problems! 💕💕
I don’t really know what you’re talking about. I’m doing good to keep up on current events.
That gave me a real laugh.
Now how cute is that?
Didn’t know you were a meme maker along with your many other talents.
It’s my first one 😂😂😂
Gee!
That one’s kinda scary!
Nice doggie!
*gulp*
Funny how animals can get so jealous. I had one of my horses boarded at a stall with other horses. Gunner would throw a FIT it i paid attention to another horse!
My cat has no animal competition for my attention, but he knows my phone and remote control are very important to me, so he always lays down on top of them, and swipes at me if I try to get them.
Good job!
James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
Rachel Fletcher confirms the Betsy Ross Flag story
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On this day in history, July 31, 1871, Rachel Fletcher confirms the Betsy Ross Flag story. Rachel was the third daughter of Betsy Ross. Her affidavit is important to the question of whether or not Betsy Ross actually created the first American flag, an idea that some historians doubt.

Today most Americans are taught that Betsy Ross created the first American flag. This was not the case, however, until after the 1870’s. The Betsy Ross flag story was first told publicly by her grandson, William Canby, in a speech to the Historical Society of Philadelphia. Canby, who was only 11 years old when his grandmother died, told that he heard his grandmother say from her own mouth that she had created the first flag, along with other details of the event.
Canby told that a secret committee, consisting of George Ross, Robert Morris and George Washington, approached Betsy shortly before the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The men showed Betsy, a seamstress, a flag design and asked her if she could make it. Betsy said she would try and offered several suggestions to change their design, including the use of 5-pointed stars, instead of 6-pointed stars. George Washington then redrew the design himself, incorporating Betsy’s suggestions.
Betsy completed the flag and it was approved by Congress. Betsy then embarked on a lifelong career of flag making for the government. The Betsy Ross flag story was first told to a national audience in the July, 1873 issue of Harper’s New Monthly magazine. From there, it entered into American folklore.

The problem with Canby’s story is that there is absolutely no other evidence corroborating his story. Extensive searches have been made in the National Archives, the Pennsylvania Archives, and Betsy’s own papers and no such evidence has been found. This makes the affidavit of Rachel Fletcher, signed on July 31, 1871, all the more important.
Rachel stated that she heard her mother tell the story, of George Washington asking her to make the flag, on numerous occasions. In addition to Rachel’s testimony, a niece and a granddaughter of Betsy’s signed written affidavits affirming the same.
There is circumstantial evidence indicating Betsy’s story may be true, such as the fact that she and George Washington sat next to one another at church; George Ross was her husband’s uncle; and some paintings place the 13 star flag in battles that would corroborate her story.
Some historians claim that since the story cannot be proven with outside evidence, the story must not be true. A more accurate assessment would be that since the story cannot be proved with outside evidence, that it may not be true. On the other hand it may be true, just unverifiable. We will most likely never know for certain if Betsy Ross created the first American flag, but one thing is for sure, she will remain a part of American folklore for many years to come.
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Thank you, https://revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com
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James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
Rachel Fletcher confirms the Betsy Ross Flag story
____________________________________________________________
On this day in history, July 31, 1871, Rachel Fletcher confirms the Betsy Ross Flag story. Rachel was the third daughter of Betsy Ross. Her affidavit is important to the question of whether or not Betsy Ross actually created the first American flag, an idea that some historians doubt.

Today most Americans are taught that Betsy Ross created the first American flag. This was not the case, however, until after the 1870’s. The Betsy Ross flag story was first told publicly by her grandson, William Canby, in a speech to the Historical Society of Philadelphia. Canby, who was only 11 years old when his grandmother died, told that he heard his grandmother say from her own mouth that she had created the first flag, along with other details of the event.
Canby told that a secret committee, consisting of George Ross, Robert Morris and George Washington, approached Betsy shortly before the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The men showed Betsy, a seamstress, a flag design and asked her if she could make it. Betsy said she would try and offered several suggestions to change their design, including the use of 5-pointed stars, instead of 6-pointed stars. George Washington then redrew the design himself, incorporating Betsy’s suggestions.
Betsy completed the flag and it was approved by Congress. Betsy then embarked on a lifelong career of flag making for the government. The Betsy Ross flag story was first told to a national audience in the July, 1873 issue of Harper’s New Monthly magazine. From there, it entered into American folklore.

The problem with Canby’s story is that there is absolutely no other evidence corroborating his story. Extensive searches have been made in the National Archives, the Pennsylvania Archives, and Betsy’s own papers and no such evidence has been found. This makes the affidavit of Rachel Fletcher, signed on July 31, 1871, all the more important.
Rachel stated that she heard her mother tell the story, of George Washington asking her to make the flag, on numerous occasions. In addition to Rachel’s testimony, a niece and a granddaughter of Betsy’s signed written affidavits affirming the same.
There is circumstantial evidence indicating Betsy’s story may be true, such as the fact that she and George Washington sat next to one another at church; George Ross was her husband’s uncle; and some paintings place the 13 star flag in battles that would corroborate her story.
Some historians claim that since the story cannot be proven with outside evidence, the story must not be true. A more accurate assessment would be that since the story cannot be proved with outside evidence, that it may not be true. On the other hand it may be true, just unverifiable. We will most likely never know for certain if Betsy Ross created the first American flag, but one thing is for sure, she will remain a part of American folklore for many years to come.
___________________________________________________________
Thank you, https://revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com
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5:49 PM · Jul 31, 2023
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