{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life","provider_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online","author_name":"Marty Dahlman","author_url":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/author\/mdahlman\/","title":"Circles\u00a0 : Our America - Essays on Politics and American Life","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xEzWioNW19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/circles\/\">Circles\u00a0<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/circles\/embed\/#?secret=xEzWioNW19\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Circles\u00a0&#8221; &#8212; Our America -  Essays on Politics and American Life\" data-secret=\"xEzWioNW19\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/dahlman.online\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Targets Up front:\u00a0\u00a0there\u2019s never an excuse to \u201cgun down\u201d anyone.\u00a0\u00a0The two National Guard soldiers shot in Washington on Wednesday were not \u201clegitimate\u201d targets for any kind of protest.\u00a0\u00a0They were American young people, doing the job they signed up for.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve got friends in the National Guard.\u00a0\u00a0They joined with a sense of duty, to be a part &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_3564-e1488996194684.jpg?fit=480%2C640&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":640}