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Overnight Open Thread [04/06/2026]

The rescue was an Easter miracle. The enemy was large and violent. The rescuers were brilliant, strong, decisive and as cool as anyone can be.

-- President Donald Trump

Bravery never goes out of fashion

-- William Makepeace Thackery

But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it.

-- Thucydides

Where all your rights become only an accumulated wrong; where men must beg with bated breath for leave to subsist in their own land, to think their own thoughts, to sing their own songs, to garner the fruits of their own labours...then surely it is a braver, a saner and a truer thing, to be a rebel in act and deed against such circumstances as these than tamely to accept it as the natural lot of men.

-- Sir Roger Casement

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

-- Alexander Hamilton

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I love America. American Exceptionalism...all 250 years of it... is a power that is unrivaled in the world. But I cannot remember a time during which I was more proud of my country and being an American than right now. Our magnificent armed forces, made up entirely of the American people, morphed from a pathetic, woke, mess of a force just a few years ago, into a cohesive group that is entirely focused on one thing: destroying our enemies in defense of our nation. They are magnificent, and represent the highest ideals of our great country.
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And here's the other side!

Chloe woke up at 6:45am and immediately felt proud of herself.

She had, after all, not eaten a single animal product in four years. The planet was healing. She could feel it.

6:52am - Applied her morning SPF. The SPF contains beeswax. Chloe does not know this. Moving on.… pic.twitter.com/2OckmKzAiM

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) March 24, 2026

****** We aren't the only culture that loves its pets! This is in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Great place, and absolutely huge. Wear walking shoes! Although there is a great pub about a five minute walk down the street, so all will be rewarded with a pint of a delicious English cask ale.

Bashaw

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[Hat Tip: dhmosquito]
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