Today, we Americans celebrate what has recently been called "the best breakup letter ever", written by Thomas Jefferson and a few associates, telling British King George III that they've had enough of him and his policies. Go fire up your cookout and light up your fireworks, but first, read the original document.
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Some things in the news:
From ABC News, almost 14,000 immigrants will become the newest American citizens today. (I would think that most, if not all, of these people are true legal immigrants, rather than border jumpers or visa overstayers. The story comes via The Hill and The Daily Caller.)
From The Daily Caller, celebrate Independence Day with five brands of beer.
From Fox News, as one Philadelphia man can tell you, be careful with those fireworks.
From The Washington Times, how President Trump can win the immigration debate this fall.
From Twitchy, the British newspaper Independent (whose name is rather ironic right now) learns the hard way that it's not a good idea to crap on American independence.
From Voice Of Europe, the British party UKIP could be rejuvenated by some young "freedom of speech stars".
From the Express, a car plows into six people in Sochi, Russia.
From Breitbart Jerusalem, the Syrian government wants Syrian refugees to return home.
From France24, a ship carrying 60 migrants docks at Barcelona.
From the NL Times, two suspected terrorists are arrested upon arriving at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
From Sputnik International, according to a peace activist, the real crisis in the E.U. is not migration, but political blocs forming in European politics.
From Palestinian Media Watch, pregnant Palestinian women are told that their fetuses will be martyrs.
From Israellycool, a YouTube user finds out that he's not allowed to point out other people's hate for Jews.
From Gatestone Institute, Indonesia is falling to Islamic radicals. (The last three links come via The Religion Of Peace.)
From BBC News, the son of the leader of ISIS gets to meet his 72 virgins. (via the New York Post)
From The Slovak Spectator, the American fence must come down, says the mayor of Bratislava.
From National Review, a salute to another Declaration of Independence.
From FrontpageMag, "Independence Day and the recovery of true freedom".
From Townhall, the correct function of America's courts.
From the New York Post, states suffering from drought will get drone shows instead of fireworks.
And from ESPN, the hot dog eating champs extend their reigns.
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UPDATE: Here's a new story that I can't overlook. From ABC7NY (a.k.a. WABC-TV), a woman has climbed the Statue of Liberty, in response to which Parks Police has evacuated Liberty Island. (The line between this blog's "badass" and "stupid people" labels is very thin, so she gets both.)
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