In no particular order, at a late moment: A salute to America. You have your flaws but you are still the greatest nation on the planet today. To my American friends, enjoy your day! And keep working for what we know is right. It is uphill all the way but you know who the enemy truly is now. But for today, revel in your successes; ignore the naysayers and those who hate.
From Stilton:Just in time for the 4th of July, Colin Kaepernick and Nike have again
declared themselves to be anti-American scumbags who don't deserve
another moment's attention or another dime in revenue.
Specifically, Nike had planned to release a new line of
patriotically-themed shoes on Independence Day. The red, white, and blue
shoes were emblazoned with small replicas of the original Betsy Ross
American flag, and looked great. Or we should say, they looked great to
troglodytes like us who are insufficiently "woke."
Because Nike spokesman Colin Kaepernick found the shoes deeply offensive,
since slavery was still allowed in the United States at the same time
Betsy Ross agreed to sew the flag instead of "taking the knee" and
getting herself a lucrative endorsement deal.
Nike wasted a perfectly good and long overdue opportunity to tell
Kaepernick to STFU, and instead recalled every pair of shoes (and will
no doubt sell them overseas in the many countries that haven't abolished slavery).
Happily, Nike got an immediate smackdown for their asinine behavior: the Governor of Arizona immediately rescinded $2 million in tax breaks and perks which had been offered to the shoemakers as an enticement to build a new factory in the state.
Now that's the kind of fireworks we enjoy seeing!
Enthusiasm
From the past:
From 2012. Every image is still there.
Ah, Noor, you're just a crusty old curmudgeon really. We love you anyway!
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