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progressoid

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7. Love this part from wiki:

Reply to orthoclad (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:09 PM

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The launch of bisesquicentennial celebrations occurred amidst record-low levels of patriotism,[1] largely driven by cratering pride among Democrats and independents during Trump's second presidency.[96] These celebrations were described as featuring competing narratives over American history,[80][97] such as with conflicts over the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials.[98] The Economist described them as "shaping up not as mere metaphor but as a straightforward display of America's fractured state".

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"Freedom" 250 debacle on the Mall - my thoughts FWIW [View all] mcar Tuesday OP

I lived/worked in DC area in the 90s TBF Tuesday #1

which does not bode well for the pedo party Shellback Squid Tuesday #2

Indeed mcar Tuesday #4

Thats one of the things that really irks me. Any school trips to DC are being ruined by him if not cancelled Cheezoholic Tuesday #3

They spend the school year raising funds mcar Tuesday #5

gentle correction: "America 250" orthoclad Tuesday #6

Love this part from wiki: progressoid Tuesday #7

Yeah, wiki gets "managed" by the right in anything political orthoclad Wednesday #11

Corrected. Thanks. mcar Wednesday #10

I would have loved to have America 250 as envisioned orthoclad Wednesday #12

Yes! mcar Wednesday #13

To Clarify (I Think) DET Wednesday #18

I read somewhere that Smithsonian orthoclad Wednesday #19

I've been to many Folklife Festivals over the years. oberle Tuesday #8

I don't think anyone could have ever predicted this level of crassness, stupidity and destruction Native Wednesday #9

They're just stealing the money Congress appropriated for a celebration struggle4progress Wednesday #14

Was at one of the local hotels in the area for work Cosmocat Wednesday #15

It could have been something really amazing under any other president. Initech Wednesday #16

But hey, we don't have "killer Kamala," am I right? mcar Wednesday #17