Posted on 06/30/2024 6:40:07 PM PDT by CottonBall
Does she take care of all those veggies herself?
She does. Plus helps quite a bit in the big garden. She’s a good little weeder.
Quick hello … I’m in the big city n at a Hanes outlet store, sitting in a comfy chair enjoying air conditioning
Yesterday was a very add ATT day. Most of day I got no connections except Facebook. Even messenger which usually works, did not
So I spent a lot of PM time watching AGT & BGT
VERY hot yesterday and again today. Redneck central with noisy fireworks starting early n continuously.
Reached about 96 with real feel About 105
Rain in late PM was brief but cooled off temps 20 degrees
I’ll try to catch up on everyone’s news when I get home if my phone cooperates
Love /hugs from foothills Sauratown Mtns
Lol The Bee:
https://babylonbee.com/news/nancy-pelosi-says-we-must-re-elect-biden-to-see-if-hes-senile
BREAKING: ‘It’s the unspoken thing for children to see LGBTQ content,’ says Walt Disney’s Creative Marketing Director, Drag Queen Amit “Genie” Gurnani (@WishForGenie), into OMG’s hidden camera.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1808579938158850201
James Woods
@RealJamesWoods
Congress makes its first land acquisition
On this day in history, July 5, 1776, Congress makes its first land acquisition when it purchases 96 acres of land south of Philadelphia to build a fort for the protection of the young nation’s capital city. After the July 4th Declaration of Independence, Congress immediately began to think about its own safety and that of its host city, knowing that it would be a likely British target.
The modern city of Paulsboro, New Jersey encompasses the land Congress purchased for the location of Fort Billingsport, which sat on the high ground at the narrowest point of the Delaware River south of Philadelphia. Construction of the fort was intended to block, or at least slow, a naval invasion up the river from the Delaware Bay.
Polish engineer Thaddeus Kosciuszko had arrived in America in June and volunteered his services to the Continental Army. Kosciuszko’s first assignment, given to him by George Washington, was to build Fort Billingsport. The fort consisted of a redoubt along the river adjacent to the larger fort. The defenses consisted of cannons trained over the river and chevaux-de-frise, which were long poles tipped with iron points to puncture the bottom of ships, placed in the river itself.
The attack came in the fall of 1777. An invasion fleet came up the Delaware River but was unable to proceed due to the defenses of Fort Billingsport. British General William Howe had to land his 15,000 troops on the Chesapeake Bay side of the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia peninsula and march them overland to Philadelphia instead. The city was taken on September 26th after defeating the Continental Army at the Battle of Brandywine. Fort Billingsport, along with Forts Mercer and Mifflin further upriver still lie in American hands, however, and this prevented the supply of the British troops in Philadelphia.
Shortly after capturing Philadelphia, Howe sent 1,500 men to deal with Fort Billingsport. The fort, whose defenses faced downriver, was not equipped to deal with an assault from behind. On the morning of October 2nd, as the British force approached, Colonel William Bradford gave the order to abandon the fort. The crew of the USS Andrew Doria, afloat in the river, worked for hours transporting soldiers and weapons in guard boats to the ship. As the last boat sailed for the Andrew Doria, shots were fired as the British took the fort. The garrison was then transported to Fort Mercer upriver.
The British began clearing the chevaux-de-frise from the river, which was a major undertaking. Both Forts Mercer and Mifflin fell in November, clearing the way for the British to finally supply their troops in Philadelphia. The occupation of Philadelphia lasted until the following summer when the British were finally forced to abandon the city due to France joining the war on the American side.
The site of Fort Billingsport was the first acquisition of land by the Continental Congress and has been called the “Birthplace of Homeland Security.” As the first federally owned installation of any kind, it has great historical significance. Efforts are currently underway to have the site reconstructed and turned into a tourist attraction.
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1:53 PM · Jul 5, 2024
Insider Paper
@TheInsiderPaper
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WATCH: Biden says he will beat Donald Trump “again in 2020.”
https://x.com/i/status/1809338960398667897
16 seconds
Oh I’ll take one of those orange cupcakes! They look scrumptious. The ice-cream cone reminds me too much of you-know-who....the first black woman president.
The patriotic desserts are gorgeous!!!!
And the dining car very inviting.
After long day of errands, I brought home pizza for us
Son’s: double hamburger, mushroom, green pepper. He has digestive issues w pork. Mine: black olives banana peppers, onions pineapple Can of Natty Daddy beer. Dessert candied sweet pecan rolls from bakery
It’s very hot here today Mid 90s heat index 105.
We’ve had 2 cells of pretty heavy rain. Short but intense. Lookind at weather map you’ve probably had same. We’re about same latitude but dancing around mountains does weird thins with weather. More on way. Cooled down considerably and refreshingly the temps
Catturd ™
@catturd2
“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what
you can do for your country,”
- JFK.
“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that wall,”
- Ronald Reagan
“Mooowoooboohooff. Derppony flooo flooo sloop fruity wambacon.”
- Joe Biden
4:05 PM · Jul 5, 2024
0:09 / 11:57 Woke College students STUNNED when they hear the other side for ONCE
so, like is the torch looking thing on the statue of liberty really an ice cream cone, freals?
Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
Joe Biden is reportedly having a medical emergency on Air Force One right now.
Press access has been removed.
7:41 PM · Jul 5, 2024
ALX 🇺🇸
@alx
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There is no “medical emergency” on Air Force One.
Biden landed back in Delaware around 7:30 and is now at home in Wilmington
dang, I was hope’n
Yeah, me too!
I hear his ABC interview didn’t go well.
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