The Mourning After

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Hours after July Fourth celebrations had ended in NYC, an officer was executed while sitting inside her police cruiser.

The Bronx is apparently going back to those bad days of violence. The northernmost of NYC's five boroughs has had it's up and downs, but most recently has seen a spike in murder by shootings.

A member of the NYPD was shot to death early Wednesday morning after being ambushed in a marked patrol car by a man with a revolver who was later killed by police officers.

NYPD officer, a mother of 3, ‘assassinated’ in brutal ambush attack: http://nyti.ms/2ti7WCB #RIP

Declaration of Independence

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In the beginning.... Congress, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America.

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

The Rocket’s Red Glare

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A staredown and scary situation in a hostile or intimidating way, in which someone feels forced to look away increased today. The conflict between North and South Korea has been locked in a state of tension since The Korean War ended with a truce in 1953. The two nations have remained deeply hostile, exchanging occasional violence and showing plenty of hatred over the years across the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the two countries.

Sun of a Beach

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Chris is feeling the heat, strategically and figuratively ways you can imagine. The political fat cat is wearing a hat.

With Beaches Empty, Christie Wages One More Fight https://nyti.ms/2tBugHV

I didn't get any sun today": Photos show New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie sunbathing in the sand after he closed beaches http://cnn.it/2tCuOhb

CHRISTIE FEELS THE HEAT POLITICALLY AFTER A DAY AT THE BEACH http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CHRISTIE_BEACH_NJOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-03-15-40-55

We're # 1

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This independence day, as we celebrate the birth of democracy, it's worth remembering that America is truly an exceptional nation in many ways good, and some not so much. Above are charts of ways that the USA is #1.

Whether you measure it using exchange rates or get down with PPP, the U.S. is still the world's largest economy.

We pay the most for healthcare. Yes, it is insanely expensive. But it's always good to have a reminder of just how expensive it is compared to other developed nations.

POTUS Profanities

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Who's the most foul-mouthed President of The USA? Many would quickly say 45 right away.

However, that depends on their styles, priorities, intelligence, and criteria. So we surfed the internet for quotes from US Presidents' colorful language.

President Obama's comment about Mitt Romney being a "bulls*****r" is one the less-offensive of the presidential profanities. Reagan, Carter, Ford, Clinton, Nixon, Johnson and even Harry S. Truman, were all known to let a profanity slip every now and then, but POTUS 45 toxic Tweets, comments, and actions could trump them all.

USA Patriot

I love my family as well as this great country. I proudly display American flags around my home and I own too many items, which I continue to hang on to and the question I can't get out of my head is who, what, when, which, where and how does a person become a real patriot?

I am a husband, a father and extremely proud to be called UB, Uncle Bob, or GB, aka Grandpa BoB. I truly appreciate of all my blessings every day. I'm a proud American citizen, a property owner, and taxpayer. Like many of us, I'm an immigrant who entered the United States legally. My family once lived under communism in Cuba, but left all worldly riches behind and fled for a democratic way of life in the USA.

I am not a Republican or a Democrat. I have no political affiliation. I'm a Christian, but no longer attend regularly scheduled religious activities. I do not represent any special interest groups. I'm not an advocate for a specific lifestyle albeit I respect everyone.

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Double Rainbows

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Double rainbows are double cool, twice the pleasure and the fun!

Double rainbows are pretty sweet, and seeing two tonight sent a thrill down our spines because seeing two deserves twice the excitement. On City Island, A slice of NYC Paradise.

RAINBOWS: Delighting humanity since forever http://www.stuffyoushouldknow.com/podcasts/rainbows.htm

The Internet just can't get enough of those double rainbows.

Independence Daze?

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Just asking... Are we tired of winning yet, or just tired? Dazed and Confused https://youtu.be/LdNiT3xDDhA?list=RDLdNiT3xDDhA

“I know Melania. I haven’t talked to her in months, but if my gut is right, I don’t think she’s going to put up with it much longer. I know nothing. That’s just my instinct and I go with my gut and my gut’s always right. I’m just telling you, Melania’s got the worst job in the country and I don’t think she wants to do it a lot longer. I think she will do it for as long as she has to for her son, and that’s it,” Mika Brzezinski, MSNBC-TV

Hospital Carnage

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At a 120-year-old Bronx Lebanon Hospital, a gunman shot several people and killed one, then tried to set himself on fire on the 17th floor, before he killed himself. He managed to get an AR 15 assault rifle inside the hospital. The questions that beg to be asked is whey is there no metal detectors at these public hospitals?

NYPD says at approx 2:55 pm a 911 call was received reported a male firing a gun on the 16th floor of Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

This was not an act of terrorism, @NYCMayor says of Bronx hospital shooting. "It was an isolated incident." http://cbsn.ws/2spZvqc

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