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ultralite001

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42. America250 + Freedom 250 "celebrations"...

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:03 PM

3 hrs ago

From the New York Times...

"The Dispute Over Events for America’s 250th Birthday, Explained
Two national groups, including one backed by President Trump, have planned an array of activities
to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial. States are also hosting many events."

https://archive.ph/wcP3I

If America is still around for a 300th birthday, we really should work together to put on a better party...

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Trump's Great American State Fair opens with melted ice cream, empty booths [View all] BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago OP

I haven't been to a state fair in decades and have no intention of ever attending one again. Lonestarblue 14 hrs ago #1

I thought the concept was interesting as a "state showcase", particularly when you have tourists BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #3

Exactly this! FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #6

Also, I think DC would be depressing for many karynnj 1 hr ago #45

I thought same until trump, as usual, got his greedy debased hands on it mcar 8 hrs ago #30

Not very well thought out like everything else in this administration Walleye 13 hrs ago #2

A truly meaningless exercise. mwb970 12 hrs ago #4

More tax payer money wasted. Callalily 12 hrs ago #5

A Metaphor Mr.Bee 8 hrs ago #27

New Jersey did not participate but Cape May county bought a vacation themed booth. Not unreasonable, since the 3Hotdogs 12 hrs ago #7

I like California's... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #8

The side show acts by the old carnival barker himself. Historic NY 12 hrs ago #9

Meet the man who never stops talking. Eighty years and still won't shut up. twodogsbarking 11 hrs ago #11

Surprise, surprise, surprise PJMcK 11 hrs ago #10

He doesn't have anyone competent working for him anymore MadameButterfly 11 hrs ago #13

Excuse me , MadameButterfly: AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #16

Oops, I forgot MadameButterfly 11 hrs ago #17

This whole thing is such garbage. paleotn 11 hrs ago #12

Everything MAGA does has similar levels of greatness IronLionZion 11 hrs ago #14

What's all the pissing and moaning about? AverageOldGuy 11 hrs ago #15

Another instance of... MarcoZandrini 11 hrs ago #18

Unless you are a twisted, bizarre and weird maga cult follower mdbl 11 hrs ago #19

Trump was expecting a bright, sunny Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of State Fair... QueerDuck 10 hrs ago #20

And a peeling, green pool. Beartracks 4 hrs ago #41

If he would have had Melissa's mincemeat pies there more people might have come jmowreader 1 hr ago #43

I celebrated Trump's Great American State fair with a Bowel movement. chouchou 10 hrs ago #21

That was moving. twodogsbarking 10 hrs ago #22

Going over like a flying turd. Singles of people showed up yesterda. Anti-Midas works his magic again. Womp womp AZLD4Candidate 9 hrs ago #23

Vandals melted the ice cream. I can hear the words. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #24

a antifa plot oldinmtdem92 8 hrs ago #25

If they also melted Vanilla Ice, they should be given a medal. jls4561 8 hrs ago #28

Ironically it wasn't Ice Cream at all. It was just ice with paint on it. Consider the source. twodogsbarking 6 hrs ago #33

Will they have butter cow sculpture, or one of Trump? oasis 8 hrs ago #26

Man, you'd have to be careful about having a butter cow at anything Trump did jmowreader 1 hr ago #44

I LOVE Trump failures. LilElf70 8 hrs ago #29

I heard the Ferris wheel... RussBLib 7 hrs ago #31

The USA Today OP article mentions that near the bottom and included a link to someone's Xitter post about it BumRushDaShow 6 hrs ago #34

according to google, the wheel does have lights: (from google) orleans 6 hrs ago #36

Thanks RussBLib 5 hrs ago #37

here's the question i asked google: does the trump state fair ferris wheel have lights n/t orleans 5 hrs ago #39

Another failure, another waste of money sakabatou 7 hrs ago #32

A waste of space Farmer-Rick 5 hrs ago #38

this from the atlantic orleans 6 hrs ago #35

Like nothing you've ever seen Zambero 5 hrs ago #40

Or would want to... BattleRow 1 hr ago #47

America250 + Freedom 250 "celebrations"... ultralite001 3 hrs ago #42

President Melted_Icecream says . . . Aussie105 1 hr ago #46

It's the fault of the Leftist Dum(b)ocrats! PJMcK 39 min ago #48