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Neo-fascist group Patriot Front parades Confederate flag in Washington DC on Fourth of JulyThe Guardian US
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The US celebrated the end of a ‘long national nightmare’ as it turned 200. What about now?The Guardian US
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POLITICS & DEMOCRACY
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Happy 4th, People!Talking Points Memo
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Why Republicans hate the ConstitutionDaily Kos
Burn, baby, burnDaily Kos
One year on, Los Angeles is still living with the fallout of the raidsDaily Kos
For Trump, not all constitutional amendments are created equalDaily Kos
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The Atlantic republishes brutal anti-Trump essay for July 4 — its author is JD VanceRaw Story
Fox News host’s response to white supremacist rally leaves ex-GOP lawmaker flooredRaw Story
Trump’s assault on nation’s founding promise hands the left perfect opportunity: historianRaw Story
Newsmax concedes Trump fair failures as exhibits shut down: ‘Are they just hotboxes?’Raw Story
Trump wants to sabotage his own party to send a message about himself: biographerRaw Story
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The Horrifying Lessons of 250 Years of American HistoryThe Intercept
Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as TerroristsThe Intercept
How Florida’s Cuban Diaspora and the Israeli Lobby Came Together — and Are Coming ApartThe Intercept
RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, TooThe Intercept
ICE Flouting Federal Judge’s Order to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York CourtsThe Intercept
Celebrating America Doesn’t Have to Mean Erasing Our HistoryMother Jones
America’s 250th Birthday Will Be a Scorcher Not All Will SurviveMother Jones
The Army Took Down Its Page Commemorating a Civil Rights IconMother Jones
Why America at 250 Still Cannot Face SlaveryMother Jones
The Federal Government Has Made America 250 a Spectacle. These States Want It to Be a Moment for Reflection.Mother Jones
Mayor Mamdani on 250 Years of a Grand Experiment in Self GovernanceThe Nation
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It is now July 4, 2026, and thus officially the 250th anniversary of our wonderful Nation's adventure into the realm of independence, freedom, and democracy.
Nothing would be more appropriate than for it to happen today.
The odds are it won't happen today.
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"In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people."
Patriotism isn't about building walls, punishing immigrants, cutting taxes for the rich, attacking the press, or dividing us by race & faith. True patriots don't pander to divisiveness or hate. They work to confirm the "WE" in "We the People of the United States."
Happy 250th birthday, America 🇺🇸 !
We continue the struggle for a ‘more perfect union.’
And I continue to agree with James Baldwin: “I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.”
More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban.
Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”
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