Eric JORDAN

L'Amérique me passionne depuis longtemps. Ses grands espaces, son histoire, son économie. Et le Texas surtout — ses légendes, sa réussite, son refus de plier. Sur ce compte, je raconte cette Amérique à ceux qui la regardent de loin. Chaque matin une histoire du Texas. Chaque soir une histoire des États-Unis. Des faits, des récits, un angle assumé. Si vous aimez l'Amérique autant que moi, abonnez-vous. 🤠🇺🇸

@SpeakerJohnson Two and a half centuries on, the durability of that alliance is its own quiet argument. It outlasted empires, two world wars, and every cycle of fashionable pessimism about the West. Free institutions speaking to free institutions — hard to fake, hard to break.

"From the bitter divisions of 250 years ago, we forged a friendship that has grown into one of the most consequential alliances in human history." — His Majesty King Charles III As we celebrate 250 years of independence, we honor the enduring bond and shared values between our two great nations.

@mjgranger1 1863 is the year the Civil War swings. Chancellorsville in May, Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July, Chattanooga by November. A diary from inside that year is gold — not the generals' memoirs polished after the fact, but the war as a soldier actually lived it day by day.

VIDEO - Step into 1863 where hidden treasures, mysteries and facts abound when you read a diary that's 163 years old: The Centum Diary: One Year in the Life of a Civil War Union Soldier. #CivilWar youtu.be/KRfz7zrAFXs

@WadeJo8 Meares missed it, but Robert Gray sailed straight in four years later and named the Columbia after his ship. Whole American claim to the Pacific Northwest hangs on that 1792 entry. Lewis and Clark walk out of the wilderness onto that same coast thirteen years later.

This week’s “Happy Place” is Cape Disappointment, Washington. Named in 1788 when British explorer John Meares sailed past the Columbia River’s mouth and said he was “disappointed.” Lighthouses were added in 1856 and the North Head lighthouse in 1898. It has been called the “Graveyard of the Pacific.” Perhaps thousands have sunk due to notoriously dangerous strong currents.

@arishar Paine's words read out by torchlight before the boats pushed off into the ice. "These are the times that try men's souls." Christmas night, 1776. The Revolution survives or dies in the next twelve hours. Few moments in the founding hit harder than that one.

George Washington met with Dr. Benjamin Rush before crossing the Delaware. Dr. Rush told him to read The American Crisis to his troops before crossing.

@truthseeke10925 Arnold raiding Richmond is one of the strangest reversals in American history. The man who held Saratoga together two years before, marching on Virginia under a British flag. Jefferson barely escaped. The Revolution kept going — that endurance is the real story.

America 250: On This Day 62 Days Until July 4, 2026 Day 62 | May 3 Quote: “Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.” — George Washington On this day in American history: On May 3, 1781, Benedict Arnold led British forces in a raid on Richmond, Virginia, striking a symbolic blow against the revolutionary cause he had once served. Why it matters: Arnold’s betrayal tested the resolve of a young nation still fighting for independence. Yet the Revolution endured—not because it was free of setbacks, but because its leaders and citizens refused to abandon the larger cause. The episode reminds us that the strength of a nation is measured not by the absence of adversity, but by the determination to move forward despite it. The promise endures. 🇺🇸 Follow for daily posts counting down to July 4, 2026. #America250 #OnThisDay #AmericanHistory

Speed is the procurement reform nobody can lobby against. Drone iteration cycles, software-defined platforms, smaller primes — that's the industrial base a serious power needs in the 2020s. Open the door to companies who ship in months, not decades. The signal alone moves capital.

If you can build fast and deliver at speed—the Department of War is ready to do business. wsj.com/business/defen…

@vanisacker Coral Sea is one of those battles that gets overshadowed by Midway, but without it Midway never plays out the way it does. Shokaku damaged, Zuikaku's air group gutted — both carriers absent at Midway a month later. A tactical draw that bought the Pacific war.

Today in American History: Battle of Coral Sea May 3, 1942 The naval battle, in the waters southeast of New Guinea, between U.S. and Australian forces against the Imperial Japanese Navy marked the first modern naval battle. Aircraft carriers from opposing fleets engaged each other with no direct combat from any of the carriers. USS Lexington, USS Yorktown, HMAS Australia and HMAS Hobar never came within visual sight of the carriers Shōkaku and Zuikaku. The battle ended on May 8 with 216 American dead, multiple destroyers sunk, 66 U.S. planes and 70 Japanese aircraft were destroyed.

Le 3 mai 1802 dit quelque chose d'essentiel sur l'Amérique : sa capitale n'est pas un héritage. Elle naît d'un acte de volonté, sur une terre choisie, par les représentants de ses citoyens. Une République qui ne devra son siège qu'à elle-même.

Le 3 mai, le Congrès vote, Jefferson signe. Un conseil de douze membres, un maire nommé par le président. Robert Brent, propriétaire virginien, prend la charge. Il la gardera dix mandats. La capitale a désormais un visage, une voix, une administration.

Le 3 mai 1802, Thomas Jefferson signe la charte qui érige Washington en capitale fédérale. Une ville de boue, 8 000 habitants, des bâtiments inachevés. Ce jour-là, une jeune République se dote d'un siège permanent. Voici comment l'idée a pris corps.

Calvin Coolidge, trentième président des États-Unis. Il parlait peu, tranchait sec. En six ans, il a abaissé les impôts, réduit la dette fédérale d'un quart, ramené le chômage à 3%. Reagan a fini par accrocher son portrait dans la salle du Cabinet. 🇺🇸

Good morning from Virginia. 🇺🇸 "The said corporation shall in future be named and styled 'The Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Washington'..." — Act of Congress (May 3, 1802) On this day, May 3, 1802, Washington, D.C. was officially incorporated as a city. Congress abolished the Board of Commissioners — the three-member panel originally appointed by President George Washington to oversee the new capital — and established a mayor-council form of government for the District of Columbia. This landmark change, enacted under President Thomas Jefferson, gave the city its first structured local leadership, allowing residents a greater voice while the young federal seat continued to rise on the banks of the Potomac as the enduring heart of American democracy. A defining step in turning a bold vision into a lasting capital for our republic! America 250 🇺🇸

@SoniaRodrigue4 Le brut lourd albertain a un débouché tout trouvé : les raffineries du Golfe du Mexique, calibrées pour ce pétrole depuis vingt ans. Port Arthur, Beaumont, Houston — l'infrastructure est en place, la main-d'œuvre formée. Quand l'amont s'ouvre, l'aval texan suit immédiatement.

🇨🇦Alors que Trudeau/Carney tuent les pipelines et vous taxent à mort, TRUMP🇺🇸 vient d'ouvrir les vannes pour le pétrole de l'Alberta. 500 000 barils par jour qui s'écoulent vers le sud — pas de paperasse, pas de foutaises sur le zéro net 😎 C'est pourquoi l'Alberta mérite d'être avec les gagnants, pas avec le cirque de Carney communiste d'Ottawa

@RedEaglePatriot Special elections turn on a handful of motivated voters, and Texas conservatives keep showing up — primaries, school boards, runoffs, city halls. That muscle memory holds the state, not any single race. Pundits notice headlines; Texas notices voter rolls.

16 Point GOP overperformance in a Texas SPECIAL ELECTION (!!!) Where is the 'Special Elections Matter' crowd tonight?

@teslaownersSV Starbase barely existed as a town five years ago. It now hosts the largest production line of orbital-class rockets on Earth, mostly built by engineers under thirty. Whatever happens on May 12, the build cadence at Boca Chica is the real story.

BREAKING: Starship earliest launch date is May 12. Let’s go

The Permian Basin alone outproduces every OPEC member except Saudi Arabia. Most of those barrels left through the Houston Ship Channel — the largest petrochemical complex in the Western Hemisphere. Forty years of patient build-out by Texas independents and majors. Quiet engineering, loud results.

🚨 AMERICA IS BACK AS THE WORLD’S ENERGY SUPERPOWER Japan just took delivery of 900,000 barrels of American crude, shipped straight from Texas through the Panama Canal. Trump kicked China out of Panama, booted Maduro in Venezuela, and choked off Iran’s exports. Now the ENTIRE WORLD is lining up to buy oil from the United States. Drill baby drill. Energy dominance. America First. (Just a picture of an oil tanker, not delivery… for the noters)

8 septembre 1990. Une balle de Bo Jackson fend la lèvre de Nolan Ryan. Le lanceur des Rangers a 43 ans. Il ramasse la balle, élimine Jackson au premier but, achève sept manches sans point encaissé, maillot taché de sang. Six points de suture. Voilà le Texas.

🤩🏆 More details here: visithoustontexas.com/event/fifa-wor…

Delorean annonce le lancement d'un nouveau modèle pour 2026 🤯