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riversedge

(82,464 posts) Sun Jul 5, 2026, 03:35 PM Sunday

The National Mall fireworks were so poorly planned that you couldn't even view the finale through the smoke 💀💀💀 [View all]

The quantity of the Trump fireworks was a problem last night.

The National Mall fireworks were so poorly planned that you couldn’t even view the finale through the smoke (my friend’s view from Arlington) 💀💀💀 What an absolutely joke and waste of money.

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Like you don’t launch 850k fireworks over 40 min with zero place for the smoke to go. This is showing the beginning, 15 min in, 30 min in, and the end. The air was filled with smoke, there was no rhyme or reason.

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we have, empirically, discovered that there is such a thing as Too Many Fireworks
— Micah (@rincewind.run) 2026-07-05T04:21:06.815Z

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The National Mall fireworks were so poorly planned that you couldn't even view the finale through the smoke 💀💀💀 [View all] riversedge Sunday OP

Is DC okay? This looks more like an attack than a fireworks show. riversedge Sunday #1

As said last week..... Lovie777 Sunday #2

Compare that to Macy's excellent display. Ritabert Sunday #3

You mean... PJMcK Sunday #14

Ignorant, simple-minded, unsophisticated, classless gluttony. 100% Trump Brand. RockRaven Sunday #4

Pics in The Guardian looked like Mordor orthoclad Sunday #5

Good rule of thumb: Everything Donny touches turns to shit! flashman13 Sunday #6

These sorts of things are to be expected in an Idiocracy. slumcamper Sunday #7

Get rid of Republicans ! dave99 Sunday #9

It was Trump's "More Cowbell" fireworks show ToxMarz Sunday #8

it was also drizzling Kali Sunday #10

That probably more like what a war looks like. BradBo Sunday #11

Tried to recreate San Diego's Big Bay Boom 8 x.... haele Sunday #12

Never heard of it until your post! Here's a video LeftInTX Sunday #17

The same thing happened in Oban in the west of Scotland in 2011 Emrys Sunday #24

Doesn't look any different Manatee Sunday #13

Yes it does. Kingofalldems Sunday #16

Actually, no. As I said, Manatee Sunday #19

So he didn't speak until 11 pm, had pictures Botany Sunday #15

It wasn't bad, but too many fireworks were going off simultaneously and at the same height. LeftInTX Sunday #18

Will be certified by Guinness as the largest fireworks display Melon Sunday #20

I believe that record is held by the Philipines. They were discussing it on Agenda Free TV last night. LeftInTX Sunday #21

Isn't that special. Kingofalldems Sunday #22

to be fair, it depended on where you were watching from relative to the wind direction. onenote Sunday #23