Independence Day weekend, America marks its 250th birthday
An interesting piece of this statement is that Kaine's spox said he attended the America 250 event, but it was a *Freedom* 250 event, which is different. America 250 is a nonprofit org, Freedom 250 is a public-private partnership established by Trump to do stuff like the great american state fair.
Hard to accept at face value that Kaine or his staff didn't pay attention to which entity sponsored an event, especially once he was there, took in who was there, the sponsorship b.s. He could have left and didn't. Speaks volumes.
On one hand, I'll admit that I was confused about this until a couple of weeks ago. On the other hand, I am not a Senator or his staff.
FWIW, America 250 is also a public-private partnership. It functions as the nonprofit arm of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission created by Congress (for fundraising, partnerships, etc.)
Well now you’ve gotten me curious wtf he was there for. 🤨
I wonder if it was misrepresented to him/his team, or if they are misrepresenting it to us?
trump doesn't depend on stupid people. he creates confusion and chaos by policy to confuse the notstupid. which...is something of a tell.
🥵🪡 Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across most of the central and eastern U.S through Friday, then focusing across the eastern U.S. through the Independence Day holiday weekend. Peak heat indices of up to 115 degrees are possible.
Areas highlighted as "Extreme" Heat Risk mean the expectation of rare and/or long-duration extreme heat with no overnight relief affecting *anyone* without cooling/hydration. Areas highlighted as "Major" Heat Risk means that conditions can affect *anyone* without cooling/hydration. weather.gov
Heat wave day 4. Currently 104 F. in N.W. Poughkeepsie 12601. Dew point 73 F.! Real feel 116.8! #HeatWave #Poughkeepsie #HudsonValley
Perfect weather for Donald to give a long speech......
115 F = 46 Celsius
It's been below 95 in Fresno for like a week which is basically unheard of here in July. Everyone's dying to move here now!
This would be a good weekend to rediscover the virtues and vices of the Greenbrier.
If I was an evangelical shit-tallker on TV, I'd be blaming this descent into hell on the gays & the Haitians & the trans kids. But I'm not so I'm blaming it on the evangelicals and MAGAs who are the only ones who deserve this trailer of Hell.
Everyone thank a spineless, science-illiterate Republican for the climate crisis right now!
The fair is still open, and people are having a wonderful time. #America250
My reaction: come on that bunting looks like crap but it's not the stage falling apar—holy shit!
The person who filmed this will likely be arrested.
Took me a moment with the Jaws reference. Yeh, that feels like a good metaphor for #America250!
Really putting the 'hearse' in rehearse.
This is America. Childish Gambino-style...
Maybe make some rope out of algae? Tie that sucker up? 😁
Stay indoors, DC! This is INSANE!!!! “The National Park Service included the detail in a draft analysis given to Politico, saying that the 35- to 40-minute program will deploy more than 850,000 fireworks shells. That's more than 100 times what is typically launched on Independence Day.“
The human mind cannot comprehend this: “And if the launches were spaced perfectly evenly, the firing rate would no longer be in the realm of countable rhythm; it would be in the realm of pitch. The F above middle C vibrates at about 349 cycles per second. The show averages 354 events per second.“
I will believe in whatever deity agrees to cause this to result in the White House burning completely to the ground
Also probably going to kill basically all birds and most wildlife anywhere nearby
What the hell is wrong with these people? Who is overseeing this batshit catastrophe waiting to happen? Does anyone think these idiots will have adequate safety measures in place? If you’re in DC, stay as far away from the Mall as you can get.
Before Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, the largest cannonade on American soil occurred, with about 20,000 artillery shells fired over 2 hours, obscuring the battlefield. Trump plans to fire 40 times as many shells 5 times faster, leaving few to see through the smoke. Lots of coughing, though.
I do not believe the odds are in our favor 😞
Ten minutes in its going to be zero-visibility smoke and fog.
Today, July 2, marks 250 years since the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution formally severing ties with Britain and establishing the 13 colonies as “free and independent States.” Here's why July Fourth, not the second, came to be regarded as “Independence Day”:
Happy birthday America! Please vote to keep our liberty and freedoms. Image available on www.ViewFinderArts.com #TheWashingtonPost #America #America250
🇺🇸 King George III of England during the American Revolutionary War lost the 13 American colonies to patriot forces, & died of what many think was Alzheimer's, is proof we can rise like those who came before us in 1776. Never give up! One was a King, one wants to be a king..⏬ #VoteBlue 💙
America’s 250th birthday is an invitation to celebrate ideas of freedom and independence that changed the world. But today, many Americans believe the country’s foundational values are under threat. #america250 #americans #washington www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
It's not a "believe" - it's clear, factual and provable. Don't soft-sell the descent into fascism.
That ain't the half of it. Trump apparently stole funds intended to go to America250 and diverted them to Freedom 250...
belief is something you hold when you have no real proof...like believing in the Easter bunny or Jesus. you meant to say that our values ARE under threat (a statement that's a provable fact) glad I could help...
Too bad the person in the WH is behind America’s State Fair while grifting on that, too…
After 250 years, the wheels are coming off the bus.
The entire GOP is corrupt and destroying our country.