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Pierre Belley's avatar

Please accept my deepest sympathies. I hope your country recovers from this. We will never forget.

Al Bellenchia's avatar

“I'm empty and aching and I don't know why

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

They've all come to look for America

All come to look for America

All come to look for America…”

BabsPHL's avatar

Answer - Yes, please! I can't even put out my flags today; nor do I see any neighbors putting theirs out. But good news - the heat has canceled don and his unholy armed guards and family. NONE of it will be televised or celebrated. I hope they cancel the fireworks too. I hear that the smoke from this big bang will smother VA, DC, MD. We can wait til November 3, then this do nothing Congress should stand up where they sat down on July 4. Trump will NOT triumph, nor will any of his lamebrained ideas. We are NOT hitler's Germany! Let's go full speed ahead to ignore and shut down the Worst president in US History!

Mimi - 8244's avatar

Your last two sentences - can see posters now - NOT 30's GERMANY - VOTE. If memory serves, one reason he supposedly 'won' that election is because so many did NOT vote.

Nadine Roddy's avatar

Great idea for a poster! Think I'll design mine TODAY.

Frank Katz's avatar

The main thing I'm going to celebrate today is with my wife - it's our anniversary. For over 40 years we have always celebrated that and our country's birthday, but living under this regime, where tonight (and seemingly every day) it will all be about him, it's hard to celebrate the founding of our nation. At least we have each other, our family, our faith (we'll go to synagogue this morning) and our friends. Come Nov 3rd, we'll celebrate our country.

Al Draycott's avatar

Thanks you Steven: Yes spread the word, join forces, hide folks in your attic, remember past times in various countries when the oppressors rounded up folks to be eliminated. The nation is on the abyss , Don't take anything for granted, never just count on the polls, don't let the despotic administration hamper your vote. Vote en masse, don't allow the ICE agents or anyone marauding around the polls hamper your right to vote. Register early, Know where you vote. this is one election that has got to be massive. This November the third will be your new July 4, 2026. I just know my southern neighbors will overwhelm the dictatorial despotic regime. Please turn my feeling of a 85% turnout into a reality. I know you can do this. God bless the American people.

Mimi - 8244's avatar

Thank YOU, Neighbor. Have stated sooo many times - we MUST vote in numbers too large to question outcome and that vote has to be against the current regime (sp?)

Sharon C Storm's avatar

My current home is in senior affordable housing, but it is in a beautiful mansion on the bank of the Delaware River in a small town. The first floor of the mansion is ‘common area’. That makes us a community and not just a building. Today we will have a party, we have them on every possible occasion, including Philadelphia Eagles football games. It’s an opportunity to spend time together, to share a meal, prepared by the hands of a majority of residents. It will be bittersweet for a majority of us, but there are a few who are supporters of the regime. Politics is not discussed or debated in these times, because we must live peacefully every day.

Cathy Murphree's avatar

If you’re in North Texas, help us out at www.ntxvotes.org, where we have more events today for voter registration than we have volunteers. If you can’t join us, consider donating to help us pay for supplies and maybe some day pay our full time organizer.

I am headed out to a local farmer’s market soon to set up. Can’t think of a better 4th of July celebration.

Jo Burns's avatar

I am celebrating 250 by flying my red, white and blue and displaying military flags and bunting. I will not let the imposter usurp our symbols. They DO NOT belong to him. I will continue to move forward to separate our nation from the grift, hatred, separatism, vitriolic spew of the narcissist in chief by speaking truth and VOTING! Happy 250 America! Happy 4th Steven and America, America! May our amber waves of grain continue to wave in our liberal democracy.

Cynthia Archer's avatar

We will celebrate today and remember the courage and determination of our founding fathers on this day 250 years ago as they declared their independence from a dictator king. Yes, even more will be the celebration on Nov. 3 as we can also declare our independence of an autocratic despot!! Happy 4th of July to all the people living in America!

Mitch's avatar

Steven, if only THIS was the Great American State Fair experience on the Mall in DC: https://www.scanmyphotos.com/blog/2026/07/great-american-state-fair-flop.html

/Mitch

Nadine Roddy's avatar

I plan to wear red, white, and blue to the polls on Nov 3rd. If I can work a Virginia state flag in there somehow (maybe as a bandana), I will do that also. SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS!

Eric Trules's avatar

Dancing in the streets

GingerLee's avatar

Cautiously, yes, but January 20 2027 is the day we sigh relief

Betty long's avatar

I was feeling ashamed to be an American and didn’t want to celebrate, bet last night I watched a “Capitol Fourth “ on PBS and felt really proud. It was an inspiring program going back through our history and honoring our heroes.

mary M keymer's avatar

Sounds like a plan Steven or how about January 3rd when they swear in all the dems? Yes it would be 2027 but at least we would know we have our country back ...hopefully.

JBR's avatar

We have to again declare independence from a despotic leader who is the head of OUR government. Seems like a failure or perversion of self hovernment. The majority are tyrants worse than King George by a million miles.