July 4, 2026, United States Semiquincentennial

[NEOH]

All,

Does anyone know of resistance-related events for the upcoming Semiquincentennial?

I also wonder just how most Americans are going to celebrate this day. I'll wager it will be nothing as festive as the Bicentennial back in 1976...

[NEOH]

1. I Read This was in the Planning Stages for Years...

I Read this was in the planning stages for years, going back to the Bush II and the Obama presidencies. However, with the Pedo in chief and his merry band of sycophants in charge, I wouldn't be surprised these plans were altered significantly...for the worse. Ugh!

[Moostache]

2. I do not plan to celebrate Happy 250th Treason Day this year...

I choose to mark the founding of the republic with the adoption and ratification of the Constitution and the first Washington Presidency and administration.

Presented: - September 28, 1787
250th anniversary of presentation: - September 28, 2037

Ratified: - June 21, 1788 (9 of 13 states)
250th anniversary of adoption: - June 21, 2038

Date effective: - March 4, 1789
250th anniversary: - March 4, 2039

America's 250th birthday as a nation under the Constitution is still quite a few years hence and Trump will almost assuredly be dead long before that date comes to pass - or he will be so enfeebled and demented that no one will see him in his terminal decline, covered in his own shit, pale as the reaper and cold as a corpse to all around him. The anniversary of the Declaration of Independence is tarnished beyond repair by Trump's infection, so too are the 25th commemorations of the 9/11 attacks, but the founding of the republic is blessedly beyond the reach of his tiny hands and enormous ego. He will be dead, gone and rotting long before then and I will be there to piss on his grave in commemoration.

[Chasstev365]

3. Due to the Orange Stain, I have Zero enthusiasm or patriotism, which is sad

As an 11 y.o, I remember the Bicentennial with foundness. Now I am just embarrassed for America.

[LSparkle]

4. I was graduating high school in '76

I remember spending July 4 of that year at the drive-in watching “American Graffiti” 😀. No plans for this year. Maybe I’ll hang an upside down flag (?).

[2naSalit]

8. I was a little older...

My sister and I were at my mom's house for some reason, nobody else was home and neither of us lived there. We had teevee on and "A Long Day's Journey Into night" movie with Jason Robards and Kathrine Hepburn came on so we watch it together. 3hour movie.

Didn't really care about the fireworks or anything. Somehow, that was one of my more memorable July 4th celebrations.

[Deuxcents]

5. I don't feel festive. At all. The merchants and tv commercials are doing their best but it's not working for me

Buy this, buy that is what their pushing when I feel we should be remembering how it all started and where we are and what we can do for future generations. Sometimes I feel I’m in mourning

[Freddie]

6. I'm old enough to remember the Bicentennial

Most of us were patriotic. The whole country was red white and blue. Something to celebrate and be proud of after Watergate. Such innocent times.
For me the worst part is I play in a community band and we’re expected to play a lot of patriotic crap this summer. Ugh. One consolation is our director despises trump at least as much as I do and he’s forcing himself to program this garbage because that’s what the audience expects. And I detect a distinct lack of enthusiasm about the “anniversary” around here. Extreme contrast to 1976.

[TheProle]

7. List of Activities and Observances

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Semiquincentennial#Activities_and_observances

[2naSalit]

9. Hard to say how...

This one is going to go when a significant number of us want to leave.

I don't plan on doing anything that helps billionaires and their minions. I'll probably stay home and enjoy my solitude while it's still possible.

[maxsolomon]

10. I'm going to Canada for the week

and ignoring it.

[electric_blue68]

11. NYC Op Sail was so wonderful in 1976!...

Early 20's I, and a bunch of our relatives walked all the way down, (and back up) to under the GW Bridge by the Little Red Lighthouse to watch the Tall Ships sail up, past and then turn, and sail back down to Lower Manhattan.

They were so cool to see; each with different details.
Then at night we went down to see the fireworks at the south tip of Manhattan.
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Sometimes I go to my sister's to watch the 4th's fireworks on TV. We used to go in person for decades. We're fireworks fans!

For all you pet owners - they can eliminate the big booms etc that scare your furbuds. It's the visuals for me.

We've seen fireworks when South Street Seaport used to have them.
We've traveled all the way down from the top of Manhattan by subway ( a long trip) to Coney Island (south Brooklyn) to see the fireworks on the beach on Fri summer's night after the Minor League high-A team of the Mets: The Brookyn Cyclones plays a game at the stadium down there!

Maybe I'll still do that if she invites me up; and pretend we're celebrating drumphf leaving the pResidecy!