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1. 

   @Carlos-qu9gx

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   He said that the total is going to be known as the Cholla he said that they love ex cops in prison they make them into their b****

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2. 

   @Carlos-qu9gx

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   the people that are helping my friend out said that he's going to make sure that those people that are messing with my friend are really well taken care of

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3. 

   @souza151

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   In a realm of mana, where stories intertwine,
   
   Cooper's whispers echo, a mystic sign.
   
   No force, no compulsion, let justice prevail,
   
   Annexation's shadow, a clandestine tale.

   Henry Cooper, a guardian of foreign lands,
   
   Hawaii's spirit, in cosmic sands.
   
   Beneath ancient stars, the heavens weave,
   
   A plea for righteousness, a truth to retrieve.

   Dr. Pauline King, a sage so wise,
   
   Immigration's saga, truth defies.
   
   As history's winds swirl and twirl,
   
   A narrative unfolds, in the mystical swirl.

   Lorrin Thurston, a figure in shadows cast,
   
   In the Republic's dance, echoes of the past.
   
   "Caution," he whispers, "tread with care,
   
   Reveal the truth, the story to share."

   In the dance of fate, power's tale unfolds,
   
   A saga of the past, in mystic holds.
   
   Insults to Japan, a bitter song,
   
   Aligned with power, where shadows throng.

   McKinley ascends, a Republican's return,
   
   Thurston to Washington, plans to discern.
   
   Liliuokalani freed, from her prison cell,
   
   Leaves Hawaii's shores, a story to tell.

   Young Theodore, in photos of '96,
   
   A vision ahead, a destiny's fix.
   
   A dozen years a presence, a force so keen,
   
   Ambitions unfold, in the unseen.

   The frontier closes, he yearns for more,
   
   New frontiers beyond the distant shore.
   
   Assistant Secretary, his dream in sight,
   
   To build a Navy, powerful and bright.

   A gathering at the Metropolitan Club,
   
   Imperial dreams, power to dub.
   
   Lodge, Dewey, and Roosevelt's might,
   
   A vision for expansion, in the moon's light.

   Mahan, philosopher of sea power's lore,
   
   A vision shared in the midnight hour.
   
   Control Hawaii, the Pacific's gate,
   
   A naval force, destiny's weight.

   Hawaii, a base of strategic hold,
   
   Annexation's crusade, a tale untold.
   
   Roosevelt complains, a lack he finds,
   
   Of imperial instinct, in American minds.

   "My dear Captain Mahan," Roosevelt declares,
   
   In views on Hawaii, mutual shares.
   
   "If it were my way, annex tomorrow,
   
   Build a canal, battleships to borrow."

   In Washington's halls, a plot takes shape,
   
   A quest for power, an empire's drape.
   
   The insult to Japan, a trigger near,
   
   Roosevelt awaits, with anticipation clear.

   Japan sends a warship, tensions rise,
   
   Roosevelt hungers for war's cries.
   
   "Do they intend to fight?" he wonders aloud,
   
   A bellyful awaits, a thunderous cloud.

   In Hawaii, fear not of Japanese might,
   
   But a fear they'd retreat from their height.
   
   "I fear they'll back down," Cooper fears,
   
   A delicate balance, with looming tears.

   Japan's interest, experimental, slight,
   
   A misunderstanding, a truth in light.
   
   Dr. Akira Iriye's wisdom shared,
   
   No plan to annex, no secret snare.

   Anti-Japanese cries, transparent and thin,
   
   Yet the yellow peril's cry, annexation's win.
   
   McKinley's words, "Cannot let them go,
   
   Japan eyes them, this much we know."

   June 9, 1897, a prophecy unfolds,
   
   Roosevelt's prediction, a tale it holds.
   
   Thurston's delegation called to see,
   
   Ready for negotiation, annexation's decree.

   A draft treaty presented, a nation's fate,
   
   Independence offered, a perilous state.
   
   Hawaii's lands, nearly half laid bare,
   
   No changes requested, a surrender rare.

   A little oligarchy, in fear they stand,
   
   Sugar market concerns, a trembling hand.
   
   Fear of natives, fear of the Japanese tide,
   
   Ready for annexation, on any side.

   W.O. Smith's words, in goodwill's plea,
   
   "Annexed, we deal with friends," he agrees.
   
   Liliuokalani's call, a plea so grand,
   
   To the President, her cause in hand.

   "To the honorable Senate, I implore,
   
   Decline this treaty, let justice pour.
   
   Great nation, where Christianity thrives,
   
   Sustain your fathers' principles in our lives.

   To the Almighty, the righteous Judge,
   
   In His hands, my cause won't budge."
   
   Noenoe Silva's tale, Nawahi's farewell,
   
   In the face of death, a legacy to swell.

   Despite Nawahi's loss, Thurston's play,
   
   To give away the nation, in the light of day.

   In the spirit of aloha, where hearts align,
   
   Hawaiians rise, in protest divine.
   
   Noenoe Silva speaks, of the queen's repose,
   
   Letters exchanged, as the resistance grows.

   Protest documents, like winds they send,
   
   To the queen on the east coast, messages blend.
   
   Illegal overthrow, the Hui proclaims,
   
   Against Grover Cleveland, they raise their claims.

   The Republic's birth, without consent,
   
   Illegitimate, they argue, a government bent.
   
   A call for justice, a call so strong,
   
   To right the historic, and undo the wrong.

   Dr. Jon Kamakawiwoole Osorio echoes,
   
   No doubt if Hawaiians had a voice, it shows.
   
   Democracy subverted, in the 1887 game,
   
   A vote denied, a nation's claim.

   Carter, a voice of indignation,
   
   Ashamed of actions, a white royalist's narration.
   
   Fear-led counsel, not judgment true,
   
   A call for justice, from a perspective new.

   In Nawahi's absence, Kaulia ascends,
   
   Grassroots meetings, where leadership blends.
   
   Republic's smokescreen, deeds obscured,
   
   Annexation sought, truth unheard.

   A hope for democracy, in America's might,
   
   Resistance plans, a petition's flight.
   
   A drive for signatures, vast and grand,
   
   To prove Hawaiians' stand.

   Kaulia declares, in leadership's voice,
   
   Persist in protest, make a choice.
   
   Against annexation, they persist,
   
   A commitment strong, in the resistance's gist.

   Senator John T. Morgan, a visitor near,
   
   To talk Hawaiians into annexation, clear.
   
   Translated words, a plea to stay,
   
   Against aggression, foreign sway.

   A second senator, Pettigrew by name,
   
   Listens to Hawaiians, in their claim.
   
   No native in favor, he finds,
   
   Opposition strong, in Hawaiian minds.

   Reporter Michaelson recalls a meeting,
   
   At Hilo, Hawaiians' hearts are beating.
   
   Emma Nawahi's call, sign the plea,
   
   Hands raised in opposition, a unified decree.

   James Kaulia and leaders depart,
   
   To Washington, with a petition's art.
   
   21,000 names, a nation's plea,
   
   In the National Archives, for all to see.

   Another petition, a mystery today,
   
   17,000 more voices, in the sway.
   
   Nearly 39,000, a people's might,
   
   Expressing opposition, in the annexation fight.

   Intricacies of Washington, a hopeful tale,
   
   Delegation believes, their voices prevail.
   
   Tireless lobbying, through snow and ice,
   
   56 votes for annexation, a sacrifice.

   But lobbying's end, a harsh reality,
   
   46 votes, an impossible decree.
   
   Back to Hawaii, the news is spread,
   
   Treaty's dead, the resistance is ahead.

   Despite Japan's scare, and Roosevelt's might,
   
   Annexation treaty fails, out of sight.
   
   1897's Congress, a campaign in vain,
   
   Second defeat, annexation's strain.

   Kaulia's voice, a call to persist,
   
   In aloha for the land, the resistance list.
   
   Annexation thwarted, a moment to savor,
   
   For Hawaii's people, a collective flavor.

   Anti-imperialist movement, a rising tide,
   
   Letters to Hawaii, in excitement, glide.
   
   Extending boundaries, to a tropical bliss,
   
   Inquiries about land, schools, and a shoe's kiss.

   Roosevelt, dismayed, seeks war's embrace,
   
   Spanish-American conflict, a chance to chase.
   
   A battleship's explosion, a call to arms,
   
   War fever rises, as destiny alarms.

   The Maine's demise, a catalyst strong,
   
   Roosevelt's fervor, the war's gong.
   
   No investigation, a rush to war,
   
   Dewey's triumph, Philippines' shore.

   Roosevelt and Thurston, coal in hand,
   
   A plan unfolds, in war's command.
   
   Coal heaps high, a strategic plot,
   
   A war resolution, battles to be fought.

   War's song, a resolution's cry,
   
   Annexation's chance, as troops pass by.
   
   Thousands rest, in Honolulu's bay,
   
   Fuelled by coal, in Roosevelt's sway.

   McKinley unaware, of the Philippines' place,
   
   Excitement over war, a nation's grace.
   
   Annexation offstage, war in the light,
   
   A moment to savor, Hawaii's plight.

   Sewall arrives, diplomatic toil,
   
   In Hawaii's fate, he finds his soil.
   
   Annexationists rally, a fervent dance,
   
   Sewall's vision, a Hawaiian trance.

   With a show of force, Hawaiians pushed back,
   
   Marginalized, in war's track.
   
   Ke Aloha Aina's plea, a warning call,
   
   Annexation's poison, a fate to forestall.

   Despite war fever, opponents persist,
   
   Rights trampled, imperialism's twist.
   
   A joint resolution, a bare majority vote,
   
   Constitutional concerns, annexation's bloat.

   Bitter complaints, senators' cry,
   
   Two-thirds vote, in annexation's try.
   
   Rights denied, Hawaiians' plight,
   
   Congress on record, annexation's flight.

   Two days after July's Fourth,
   
   Filibuster ends, the annexation's course.
   
   Joint resolution passes, the die is cast,
   
   Hawaii annexed, the die is vast.

   Kaulia's call, a plea to the land,
   
   A steadfast aloha, in resistance grand.
   
   Protest forever, against annexation's fate,
   
   James Kaulia, a leader great.

   An era ends, a nation's plea,
   
   Annexation complete, in solemn decree.
   
   Sovereignty ceded, lands given away,
   
   A 2,000-year-old heritage, in disarray.

   Hawaiian Hui's final petition, a voice so strong,
   
   Governments derive power, from the governed's throng.
   
   A vehement protest, against annexation's sway,
   
   A land's plea, in the ceremony's fray.

   The queen returns, Hawaiians unite,
   
   Aloha Aina's people, in the fight.
   
   Unshakable resolve, a promise true,
   
   For the land and ancestors, a fervent view.

   Liliuokalani's gratitude, a heartfelt embrace,
   
   Thanks for aloha, for time and space.
   
   A nation transformed, in the wind's caress,
   
   A legacy to hold, in justice's dress.

   In the aftermath, denial's verse,
   
   Hawaii annexed, a tale diverse.
   
   A gift, they say, by Hawaiian hands,
   
   A denial, a narrative expands.

   Yet, the resistance lives, in the echo's tone,
   
   "He oia mao no kakou," forever to own.

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4. 

   @KnoxLyle_ES3

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   What about Genocide by black peoples in America and Jamaica

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5. 

   @cuddleycabin

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   Beautiful ending bless those family's

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6. 

   @josephinadelamartiniquemin5448

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   Why dont you report there are no Americans released fake news?

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7. 

   @A-childOfGod-pp4ge

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   lol the thumbnail looks like a Glamour shot

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8. 

   @michellemana777

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   I believe this is from the Deers , also could Made by CHINA CCP !

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9. 

   @amycondle5690

   December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

   I noticed Families were separated torn apart since 9/11!

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10. 

    @amycondle5690

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Flying in rain and lightning and snow is dangerous besides War Zones and Outerspace Zones where Satellites are.

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11. 

    @davidschneider6306

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Ninety percent of our news comes from corporate owned media. The oligarch press makes sure people are not exposed to news that reflects negatively on themselves. Americans are woefully ignorant of things that effect every aspect of their lives. Ask anyone who represents them in Congress and you will likely get a blank look.

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12. 

    @user-np7ik6ho5d

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    i surecould use help thanx rich

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13. 

    @nowapobron

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Ole

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14. 

    @js6728

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    but, all your patriotic songs sang by your children, have a very different meaning though.

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15. 

    @LPBineli

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Hot man

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16. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Well,that's a cause and effect,actually.

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17. 

    @jessgarc-sd6oh

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    There's that robot again😮 what are you trying to do scare somebody😅

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18. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Jehova's witness's mother is consciencless.

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19. 

    @rockerchick4368

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    It's like COVID FOR DOGS 🐕 😷 🤿

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20. 

    @rockerchick4368

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    THE HOSPITAL

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21. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Korea is not a Jehova's witness's religious dictatorship country.

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22. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Show me the evidence that there is a God.

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23. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    A tattooed rogue is the rubbish.

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24. 

    @user-mj9cs1ln5r

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Why are you infringing my happiness and taking it as your happiness now?

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25. 

    @Blue2crows

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Yeah I think Amazon shopping sounds good.

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26. 

    @gloriaterry888

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    That crude oil already is threatening species.

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27. 

    @jedisal3992

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    The best ever ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼

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28. 

    @TheGoatG

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    To the all Palestinians, if you are so big Palestine patriot: Go right now to Palestine and support it there. Your outrages on foreign land will do No difference..

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29. 

    @johnalbert5187

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Grifter Woe Obiden is a Russian asset and a criminal industrial complex LoL Trump2024

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30. 

    @retro9067

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Crazy the level of coverage you give to the middle east but don't give this to Ukraine

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31. 

    @PoorBoyPennyShow

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    the roling bones …they never was any good live ,,,the worst live band ever ,,,but they were a hit machine and dam good at it ,i loved the stones ,,but the worst concert i ever went too ,,and that was when they still had teeth and hair ,lol rock on old dudes

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32. 

    @dferguson2415

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    I sooo feel for anyone traveling… not to mention planes break in extreme temps.

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33. 

    @martinwest4627

    December 23, 2023 at 7:53 pm

    Charlotte Washington DC weather

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