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ultralite001

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

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 05:03 PM

10 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 21 hrs ago OP

I haven't been to a state fair in decades and have no intention of ever attending one again. Lonestarblue 21 hrs ago #1

I thought the concept was interesting as a "state showcase", particularly when you have tourists BumRushDaShow 20 hrs ago #3

Exactly this! FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #6

Also, I think DC would be depressing for many karynnj 8 hrs ago #45

I thought same until trump, as usual, got his greedy debased hands on it mcar 15 hrs ago #30

Not very well thought out like everything else in this administration Walleye 20 hrs ago #2

A truly meaningless exercise. mwb970 19 hrs ago #4

More tax payer money wasted. Callalily 19 hrs ago #5

A Metaphor Mr.Bee 15 hrs ago #27

New Jersey did not participate but Cape May county bought a vacation themed booth. Not unreasonable, since the 3Hotdogs 19 hrs ago #7

I like California's... 2naSalit 19 hrs ago #8

The side show acts by the old carnival barker himself. Historic NY 19 hrs ago #9

Meet the man who never stops talking. Eighty years and still won't shut up. twodogsbarking 18 hrs ago #11

Surprise, surprise, surprise PJMcK 18 hrs ago #10

He doesn't have anyone competent working for him anymore MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #13

Excuse me , MadameButterfly: AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #16

Oops, I forgot MadameButterfly 18 hrs ago #17

This whole thing is such garbage. paleotn 18 hrs ago #12

Everything MAGA does has similar levels of greatness IronLionZion 18 hrs ago #14

What's all the pissing and moaning about? AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #15

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

Unless you are a twisted, bizarre and weird maga cult follower mdbl 18 hrs ago #19

Trump was expecting a bright, sunny Rodgers and Hammerstein musical version of State Fair... QueerDuck 17 hrs ago #20

And a peeling, green pool. Beartracks 11 hrs ago #41

If he would have had Melissa's mincemeat pies there more people might have come jmowreader 8 hrs ago #43

I celebrated Trump's Great American State fair with a Bowel movement. chouchou 17 hrs ago #21

That was moving. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #22

Going over like a flying turd. Singles of people showed up yesterda. Anti-Midas works his magic again. Womp womp AZLD4Candidate 16 hrs ago #23

Vandals melted the ice cream. I can hear the words. twodogsbarking 16 hrs ago #24

a antifa plot oldinmtdem92 15 hrs ago #25

If they also melted Vanilla Ice, they should be given a medal. jls4561 15 hrs ago #28

Ironically it wasn't Ice Cream at all. It was just ice with paint on it. Consider the source. twodogsbarking 13 hrs ago #33

Will they have butter cow sculpture, or one of Trump? oasis 15 hrs ago #26

Man, you'd have to be careful about having a butter cow at anything Trump did jmowreader 8 hrs ago #44

I LOVE Trump failures. LilElf70 15 hrs ago #29

I heard the Ferris wheel... RussBLib 15 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 13 hrs ago #34

according to google, the wheel does have lights: (from google) orleans 13 hrs ago #36

Thanks RussBLib 12 hrs ago #37

here's the question i asked google: does the trump state fair ferris wheel have lights n/t orleans 12 hrs ago #39

All I can say is... RussBLib 5 hrs ago #49

it's okay. we all have a bit of brain slippage at times (i think) regardless of our age nt orleans 4 hrs ago #50

Another failure, another waste of money sakabatou 14 hrs ago #32

A waste of space Farmer-Rick 12 hrs ago #38

this from the atlantic orleans 13 hrs ago #35

Like nothing you've ever seen Zambero 12 hrs ago #40

Or would want to... BattleRow 8 hrs ago #47

America250 + Freedom 250 "celebrations"... ultralite001 10 hrs ago #42

President Melted_Icecream says . . . Aussie105 8 hrs ago #46

It's the fault of the Leftist Dum(b)ocrats! PJMcK 7 hrs ago #48