4 જુલાઈ, 2026

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MadTownGuy કહ્યું...

DJT called Bret Bauer at Fox News (which I rarely watch), to let him know that the events will go on even if they must be delayed.

Had Trump called CNN or MSNOW they would have declined to take the call.

MadTownGuy કહ્યું...

"Baier." Grrr autoincorrect.

gilbar કહ્યું...

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/paul-pelosi-86-faces-hit-run-charge-striking-parked-car-napa-county
"..Paul Pelosi, 86, faces a hit-and-run charge after striking a parked car in Napa County.
Pelosi allegedly told deputies he knew he had hit something but did not know what it was, according to the sheriff's office. He continued driving until his vehicle became disabled.."

Pelosi further stated that he was busy with the homeless transwoman he had hired. He said that he SELDOM pays Any attention to driving (or ANY THING) while having sex with prostitutes.
Police explained to him that come next Jan, he will really need to cool it, as once his wife retires his immunity will expire.

Humperdink કહ્યું...

Heading off to watch an American tradition - fireworks! Do Lefties have fireworks, other than torching U.S. cities?

Beasts of England કહ્યું...

Happy 250th birthday, America!! 🇺🇸

RCOCEAN II કહ્યું...

Probably the greatest redition of the Star Spangled Banner by Whitney Houston : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_lCmBvYMRs&list=RDN_lCmBvYMRs&start_radio=1

And no, Mike Huckabee an Israeli didn't write the song. Nor was it sung in Jerusalem.

Mason G કહ્યું...

RC: The Joooos!

Fritz કહ્યું...

Fireworks cancelled, but nature provided a pretty decent display.

RCOCEAN II કહ્યું...

Mason G - joined blogger March 26. With 42 views.

Can you say IDF boys and girls?

RCOCEAN II કહ્યું...

Here's Jimmy Cagney and "Yankee Doodle Dandy". Weirdly this is also not written by an Israeli - contrary to Christian Zionists.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm2wRqrOttU

steve uhr કહ્યું...

Trump speaks at 11 — fireworks after. Guess no one gives a shit about children.

Mason G કહ્યું...

"Mason G - joined blogger March 26. With 42 views.

Can you say IDF boys and girls?"

Oh good grief. Are you retarded?

Yeah, I know- stupid question.

Eva Marie કહ્યું...

@su: delayed because of weather

steve uhr કહ્યું...

Eva. He was originally speaking at 10 so fireworks would start at 11. Still way too late.

Maybe he should speak after the fireworks. His hardcore base won’t mind. And no one else would either (apart from the man himself)

Regardless- Happy Fourth Eva!

Eva Marie કહ્યું...

steve uhr, please keep posting. Whenever the guys commenting here start saying women aren’t as smart as men, all I have to do is point to you. You drag down the average male IQ so much that it even compensates for the women on The View, AOC, Rosie O’Donnell, AND Kamala Harris. I win the argument every time.

Original Mike કહ્યું...

Hey, steve; still waiting for that list of elected nazis.

Prof. M. Drout કહ્યું...

O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

Mason G કહ્યું...

Quick internet search:

Around major holidays like the Independence Day, many advertised "9:30 p.m." or "10:00 p.m." start times are chosen to coincide with full darkness rather than sunset itself.

Mt. Rushmore astronomical twilight ends at 10:59PM.

Astronomical twilight is the final stage of twilight before the night becomes fully dark.

Mason G કહ્યું...

Besides- kids don't have to get up to go to school tomorrow, do they?

Leland કહ્યું...

It has been a great day.

FullMoon કહ્યું...

Although explosive fireworks like firecrackers and cherry bomb outlawed here for many years, neighborhood had a plenty of the same every fourth of July. Until the husband and wife police officers moved way. Always suspected they were confiscated goods.

Mason G કહ્યું...

The Left: "What is Trump doing today, that I can complain about?"

Humperdink કહ્યું...

A great day. Huge local parade, guessing 4 1/2 hours. Mrs. Dink marched with the Daughters of American Revolution. Her ancestor fought against the Crown (ha) in New Jersey. NWPA town we live near is super-patriotic. Capped off with the previously mentioned fireworks.

Humperdink કહ્યું...

Headline: “NYC First Lady Skips USA 250th Bash for Islamic ‘Wellness Retreat’ in Spain”

https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2026/07/04/mamdani-wife-islamic-wellness-retreat-n2429917

Left Bank of the Charles કહ્યું...

The Brooklyn Bridge caught fire during the fireworks show in New York City. The fire has been put out but will burn all night on the homepage of the New York Post.

Aggie કહ્યું...

"...“NYC First Lady Skips USA 250th Bash for Islamic ‘Wellness Retreat’..."

I hear they specialize in hot stones.

Jim at કહ્યું...

Trump speaks at 11 — fireworks after. Guess no one gives a shit about children.

This is what you're reduced to. Bitching about when the fireworks start.

Take a step back and look at your life. This is what you bitch about.

Original Mike કહ્યું...

"Mt. Rushmore astronomical twilight ends at 10:59PM."

This time of year, full dark only lasts about 3 hours. Hardly worth hauling the gear to a dark site and setting up.

Aggie કહ્યું...

Should have had at least one picture of a black powder sunrise, since it's the Fourth.

We had a great day at the lake with friends and shot off low 4 figures worth of cakes, mortars, roman candles, and sparklers for the kids. Painter's blue tape works great for connecting fuses for those fun multiple sequences. I built a rack launcher for the mortars with slightly different trajectories for each of the launch tubes, to better fill the sky. Great fun, and successful retention of all digits and senses.

Original Mike કહ્યું...

"This is what you're reduced to. Bitching about when the fireworks start."

Well, shutting down Happy Hour didn't work out for him, so he's had to move on.

Original Mike કહ્યું...

Great fireworks around the lake here tonight.

Aggie કહ્યું...

Happy 4th of July to All, and to our great nation, a salute to 250 years of sweat, imperfection, brilliance, muddy tussles, disagreements, crushing victories, the occasional ignominious retreats, and the lasting legacies that count. We are a product of our experiences, which are sometimes defined by our aspirations and beliefs. Long may our flag fly, and may our children be freer and more prosperous than us.

Jim at કહ્યું...

This time of year, full dark only lasts about 3 hours. Hardly worth hauling the gear to a dark site and setting up.

I'm a night owl, so I always loved this time of year living in Bismarck in '84-'86 as we were on the far, west edge of the Central time zone.

Didn't get dark until well after 11. And being on the plains? Got the early sunrise, too.

wendybar કહ્યું...

Eva Marie - You ROCK!! Never stop!!!

wendybar કહ્યું...

If you suck at driving, and are richer than rich....GET A DRIVER. This man belongs behind bars. He is a danger on the road, and could have killed more people. He got away with it once.....Must be nice..

https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/nancy-pelosis-husband-paul-has-history-of-car-crashes-including-wreck-that-killed-his-brother/

wendybar કહ્યું...

Funny, how you NEVER hear any of the Progressive left cry about the billionaire Soros family and their throwing millions at candidates. These tentacles reach deep....

https://nypost.com/2026/07/04/us-news/members-of-soros-clan-pouring-money-into-house-senate-races/

Saint Croix કહ્યું...

Can you say IDF boys and girls?

ha ha ha ha ha

I can't even follow the logic.

Because there are only 42 people in Israel?

There are only 42 people in the IDF?

Now I got to buy a copy of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and research the secret Jewish history that surrounds the magic number 42?

Jackie Robinson wore number 42! It all makes sense now.

Saint Croix કહ્યું...

Now if I could just connect Jackie Robinson to Mike Huckabee.

Saint Croix કહ્યું...

You know, you could get another internet ID and start over. You don't have to keep going down this stupid path. You don't want to be some drunk guy on the street, clutching his bottle of liquor, bitching about the IDF and Mike Huckabee.

Saint Croix કહ્યું...

Happy 250th birthday, America!!

Thanks, Three Lions.

Good luck with Mexico. You might want to bring oxygen masks. Paraguay almost got into a street brawl with France last night.

Winston Churchill is the man.

Saint Croix કહ્યું...

I just found out Beasts of England might be a George Orwell reference. Cool.

Saint Croix કહ્યું...
આ ટિપ્પણી લેખક દ્વારા દૂર કરવામાં આવી છે.
Saint Croix કહ્યું...

I did not much care for Freaks. I'm not a horror fan, though. There's definitely a creepy vibe. And then she becomes the monster, because she doesn't want to be creepy. That's a movie that divided people, even back in the day.

I prefer Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock had a lot of nicknames, including Master of the Macabre. Saboteur is one of his greatest works, in my opinion, right up there with North By Northwest and The 39 Steps.

One striking thing about Saboteur is that the man is helped by people with handicaps. First, there's a blind man who helps him, and sees his innocence. And then the innocent man (and the girl) hide on a circus train. And the circus freaks help them out, too.

I guess it's common in horror movies to demonize people. And Hitchcock did that, too. Psycho, for instance. But I think there's a lot of beauty, and high art, in Hitchcock's attempt to make us see innocence, when everybody wants to condemn.

Rocco કહ્યું...

"Mason G - joined blogger March 26. With 42 views.”

I misread that as 42 wives.

MadTownGuy કહ્યું...

Haitian truck driver causes accident, kills PA State Trooper

Excerpt:
"- Michael Bon is a Haitian illegal alien who first flew into the US in 2024 via the Biden administration’s CHNV migrant flights mass parole program.

- Bon flew into Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport on 7/2/2024 where he was admitted into the US by CBP as a parolee via the Biden program.

- On 10/26/24, Bon applied for (Temporary Protected Status) TPS under the Biden administration, but it was denied.

- On 6/13/2025, The Trump administration USCIS issued Bon a Notice of Termination of parole (revoking the legal status he had via Biden).

- Despite his legal status being revoked, Bon remained in the US illegally.

- The state of Massachusetts issued Bon a commercial driver’s license (CDL).

- ICE has placed a detainer on Bon with PA law enforcement."

Big Mike કહ્યું...

@Rocco, he’d have been dead years ago.

Iman કહ્યું...

He got 42 wives but a bitch ain’t one…

Rustygrommet કહ્યું...


The top picture is gorgeous. Very well done.

Indefinitely Extended Excursion™️ કહ્યું...

Ukraine striking Russian energy infrastructure at unprecedented rate ~ FT
'Kyiv’s intensified drone campaign is spurring Russia’s worst fuel crisis in decades'

Russia's humiliation looks like tragicomedy.

The three day special operation to Kiev became the three day queue to the gas station.

Marcus Bressler કહ્યું...

I hope all the readers and the host and Meade had a great 4th of July! On July 3, the FWB asked me, "Are you free tomorrow?" I replied, "I'm an American! I'm free every day!" She smiled and said, "O-kay....calm down, Uncle Sam,"

Lem Vibe Bandit કહ્યું...

I was too busy yesterday to admire these very nice pictures. Thanks.

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