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ZitoSalena @ZitoSalena - January 3, 1776
In General George Washington’s Orders for the day he announces the newly amended Articles of War now take effect.
The articles of war require every officer to subscribe to them and they are read to their troops.
"It was with no small degree of Surprise, that the General Yesterday saw, after the repeated Orders, that had been given for having the Tents (so soon as the Barracks were fit to be enter’d) returned to the Qr Mr General, several of them standing uninhabited, and in a disgraceful, ruinous Situation, and moreover, hears, that others serve only for bedding—The Officers who have suffered this Neglect, are informed, that this is the last admon[i]tion, that will be given on this head."
Washington demands an exact return of weapons and stores at Cambridge and Roxbury and sharply rebukes officers for failing to return ruined tents.
"Whilst we have men therefore who in every respect are superior to mercenary Troops, that are fighting for two pence or three pence a day: Why cannot we in appearance also be superior to them, when we fight for Life, Liberty, Property and our Country?"
Reenlistment continues to be a problem because Congress drags its feet paying the troops.
#America250
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-03-02-0008
https://x.com/ZitoSalena/status/2006577339614871604

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani - I was briefed this morning on the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as well as their planned imprisonment in federal custody here in New York City.
Unilaterally attacking a sovereign nation is an act of war and a violation of federal and international law.
This blatant pursuit of regime change doesn’t just affect those abroad, it directly impacts New Yorkers, including tens of thousands of Venezuelans who call this city home. My focus is their safety and the safety of every New Yorker, and my administration will continue to monitor the situation and issue relevant guidance.
https://x.com/NYCMayor/status/2007513875709669540