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@NFL This is who the @NFL is honoring...

#OTD 228 years ago in 1798, the U.S. Congress established the Department of the Navy to create a dedicated executive department focused on naval affairs, responding to threats like the Quasi-War with France and the Barbary Pirates off the coast of Africa. This historic move ensured expert leadership and oversight for all naval operations. It also marked the year the Continental Marines, originally formed in 1775 and disbanded in 1783, were re-established as the United States Marine Corps and placed under the Navy's jurisdiction, solidifying the enduring partnership between the two. For 228 years, this collaboration has been crucial in ensuring the Marine Corps is the first to fight. It has facilitated the training, equipping, and maintaining of combat-ready forces, continually embodied by the powerful synergy between the Navy and Marine Corps team. Happy 228th Anniversary to the U.S. Department of the Navy! #USMC #USNavy #NavalHeritage ✍️ (U.S. Marine Corps graphic by Lance Cpl. Matthew Morales) 🖌️ (U.S. Navy painting by Tomiro)

George Washington became the first President of the United States on this day in 1789!

Hero of the American Revolution and the most popular man on the continent, George Washington’s triumph in the United States' first presidential election was inevitable. Setting precedents with every action, Washington was inaugurated in New York #OTD in 1789.

On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office from an open-air balcony at Federal Hall in New York City, becoming the nation’s first president and marking the start of the American constitutional republic.

An American soldier & the King of England, shaking hands in the U.S. Capitol building. A lot can change in 250 years.

🔴 Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers are resigning in significant numbers over fears they will be subjected to “witch hunts” by human rights lawyers 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/2…

Statement from Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander on the success of the U.S. blockade against Iran:

AMERICAN HEROES! 🇺🇸🚀 President Trump welcomes the incredible Artemis II astronauts to the Oval Office after their historic trip around the Moon, an epic moment for our nation!

@Mr_Andrew_Fox Oh, Mr. Fox We stopped giving a SHT what your ‘king’ said 250 years ago Please try to keep up

So Charles dunked on and rebuked Trump for the entirety of his speech, but in British ways so subtle that it went straight over MAGA’s heads and they're cheering him for it. Genius.

TWO KINGS. 👑

@Mr_Andrew_Fox 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

@Mr_Andrew_Fox Maybe actually focus on what president Trump actually SAID instead of being triggered by a Twitter post, Mr. Fox?

This is why we should have cancelled the visit. They were always going to use our Head of State to “own the libs”.

The FBI sends our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Police Officer John Bartholomew. Officer Bartholomew served with the Chicago Police Department for 10 years, assigned to the Albany Park (17th) District.

A new era in naval aviation takes flight! The first @USNavy MQ-25A Stingray™ has completed its first flight, demonstrating its ability to taxi, take off, fly, and land autonomously. MQ-25A will extend the carrier air wing's reach by providing unmanned aerial refueling.

@WarMonitor3 Army Infantry, Navy, & Army Air Corps So grateful for them, especially the ones who didn’t return I owe them EVERYTHING 🇺🇸

What was your relatives role in WW2? I will go first my great grandad fought as an RAF pilot flying anti submarine machines hunting German U-Boats near Malta.

“Golden Dome is real. It is no longer theoretical. We are underway. We are shovel ready and we’re building it right now. It is reality in motion.” — Gen. Mike Guetlein, Director of Golden Dome for America

Suspect in White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Charged with Attempt to Assassinate the President "Cole Allen now faces the full weight of federal justice,” said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. “This alleged assassin was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law enforcement officers who responded without hesitation by doing their jobs. Because of them, the President of the United States, Administration officials and all attendees at the dinner were safe. Make no mistake: deranged attacks on our elected officials will never go unpunished." Read more: justice.gov/opa/pr/suspect…

The Atlantic: “Kash Patel has a drinking problem”

Picture of a whiteboard seen recently onboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), currently positioned in the Red Sea having been deployed now for over 300 days, originally leaving Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, participating in operations against both Venezuela in the Caribbean and Iran in the Eastern Mediterranean: GQ (General Quarters) Counter: 3 Longest GQ: 26 hrs Closest Missile: 15 NM Closest Drone: 5 NM Fleets Entered: 3 Presidents Kidnapped: 1 Supreme Leaders killed: 1 Countries Bombed: 2 Oil Tankers Stolen: 5

J.D. Tuccille: U.S. getting richer while Britain, Europe and Canada are falling behind nationalpost.com/opinion/j-d-tu…