.Victor Davis Hanson: This July 4th, Remember American Exceptionalism When the Second Continental Congress formally disbanded the original 13 Colonies from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, the great American Experiment began. 249 years later, we are reminded just how unique and exceptional the United States of America is.... Unlike other British commonwealths, like New Zealand and Canada, our Founders, shaped by the crucible of the Revolutionary War, came up with a tripartite system of governance based on the principles set forth by Montesquieu, Sparta and ancient Rome.show more

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@VDHanson God Bless America!🇺🇸🙏🏻❤️

@VDHanson I listen to VDH all day long everyday. He’s such a gift to our time.

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@VDHanson I love how they use black and white video to depict the 1700's 🤣🤣🤣

@VDHanson Spot on! Here’s the opening statement by Justice Scalia in 2011 on American Exceptionalism, the preservation of liberty and the Federalist Papers. A brilliant explanation of how the Framers structured government to secure our liberties. It’s 7:22 minutes.

United States Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer and Petty Officer Scott Ruskin, directly saved an astonishing 165 victims in the devastating flooding in central Texas. This was the first rescue mission of his career and he was the only triage coordinator at the scene. Scott Ruskin is an American hero. His selfless courage embodies the spirit and mission of the @USCG.

This NY Times article is precisely why hard-working Americans simply do not trust the media. The article is a poorly thought out hit piece which attempts to address the dramatic personnel changes we’ve made, along with the enterprise-wide reorganization Director Patel and I have undertaken. But the conclusion of the piece is so ridiculous that a child could debunk it. The authors comically assert that you are “less safe” because Kash and I have aggressively reformed the FBI. Yet, they produce NO evidence whatsoever to backup that claim. And the reason they don’t produced any evidence, is because the numbers tell the opposite story. Here is just a small snippet of data points proving that the decision Director Patel and I made to refocus manpower towards fighting violent crime, and combatting terrorism, is working: -Our violent crime initiative, dubbed “Summer Heat,” and other initiatives around the country have the murder rate trending to be the lowest in U.S. history by a longshot. Summer Heat is coming to a city or town near you soon as we assist your community in removing criminal predators from the streets. -Our emphasis on violent crime has led to the arrests of 14,000 violent criminals. This is a 62% increase from the same time period last year. -We rescued over one hundred children from being preyed on, while arresting over 825 violent child predators, and 140 human traffickers. -Our agents locked up 51 foreign intelligence operatives for spying and smuggling dangerous substances into our country. -In conjunction with our federal partners, we apprehended, imprisoned, and deported over 18,000 illegal aliens. Many of these illegal aliens had violent criminal histories. As a result, last month, again, ZERO illegals were admitted into our country. The same partners arrested nearly 800 rioters for attempting to stop enforcement operations. -We seized 44,000 kilos of cocaine, 3,500 kilos of meth, and 1,210 kilos of fentanyl in just the last few months. This is a 22% increase from the same time period last year. In addition, we locked up one of the most dangerous gang leaders in the county, and we dismantled gang operations in nearly every corner of the country, including the largest TDA gang takedown ever. -We locked up 3 of the “Top-Ten” most wanted FBI targets, and we’re closing in on another. -I’d like to talk more about some of the incredible work being done by our counter-terror teams, but the information, as you would imagine, is classified. But I promise you, it’s happening. -And, finally, we are closing in on more disclosures and fixing past wrongs to personnel. We’re making sure this is done correctly. But it’s absolutely getting done. Notice how The NY Times omitted these data points to tell you “a story,” not the story. And, even though it’s an opinion piece, they should at least attempt to insert reality into it. God bless America, and all those who defend Her. 🇺🇸

🚨 BREAKING: Treasury Secretary SCOTT BESSENT just summed up the migration crisis for America perfectly. "The big LIE was that this kind of immigration didn't hurt working people. Now economists have come out and said, oh what a surprise, even the laws of supply and demand work in the low end labor market!" "For YEARS, Wall Street has done well. Now it's time for Main Street to do well, and they can both do well."

In California… We live on the ocean but our Governor can’t figure out how to get more water - so he spends millions of tax dollars telling people to not water their lawns and to take faster showers. We have 33 million acres of forest land but our Governor can’t figure out how to properly remove dead trees. When you combine Gavin’s water and forest incompetence- you get deadly fires. The Sacramento Democrats still haven’t filled up the water reserves or cleaned up the brush. They are still killing desalination plants and commonsense forest management. The fires will happen again. I’ve told DJT we shouldn’t spend federal money on California if the problems aren’t fixed first. Meanwhile, Gavin is launching his 5th version of a podcast trying to re-brand himself to run for President. He isn’t interested in fixing the problems. I pray the Democrats nominate him. He’s a total and complete fraud - and the swing states will see it instantly.