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Posted: **Sat Jul 04, 2026 7:16 am**

No matter what anyone thinks about the people who runs the country...

It's still a great country.

(The photo is from the restoration of the Statue of Liberty in 1984, and shows Tony Soraci, the offspring of immigrants, kissing the Statue of Liberty as he worked on her, 200 feet above the ground. The image is copyrighted by Koni Nordmann through Contact Press Images).

Happy 250th birthday, America.

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2026 12:43 am**

Thank you, Rath. That is an amazing photo. We've had our bumps in the road in the past. I can only hope that "this too shall pass."

Posted: **Sun Jul 05, 2026 9:38 pm**

Thank ye, Rath! <3

Hope yer day was also wonderful.

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Happy birthday to our American cousins. :-)

Happy birthday to our American cousins. :-)

Re: Happy birthday to our American cousins. :-)

Re: Happy birthday to our American cousins. :-)