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On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1863, American Civil War: The New York City draft riots begin three days of rioting which will later be regarded as the worst in United States history. In 1907, George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002) was born. In 1935, Kurt Westergaard, Danish cartoonist (died 2021) was born. In 1942, Harrison Ford, American actor and producer was born. In 1946, Cheech Marin, American actor and comedian was born. In 1964, Charlie Hides, American drag queen and comedian was born. In 1969, Ken Jeong, American actor, comedian, and physician was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1977, New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
White House mocked over ‘embarrassing video’ celebrating American culture: ‘Is it a joke?’

A TikTok video posted by the White House intended to showcase American culture has been widely mocked online, with critics calling it an “embarrassing video” and questioning whether it was meant seriously. The clip opens with a black-and-white image of President Donald Trump walking, overlaid with the text — “And they say America has no...
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Drudge Report
· Jul 3, 2026
SHOCK POLL: AMERICANS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING
SHOCK POLL: AMERICANS DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING (Main headline, 1st story, link)
Sky News Australia
· Jul 3, 2026
TV host trashes leftie commentators whining about Trump during USA 250 celebrations
Sky News host James Morrow discusses leftie commentators complaining about US President Donald Trump during the USA 250 celebrations. “Now, of course, the fashionable thing for commentators to do, when they’re not whining about Trump, is to rewrite history past and present by claiming that the entire nation was built on slavery,” Mr Morrow said. “Or that actually, it was Somalis, and not British colonists, who built Boston. “Call me crazy, I don’t think a birthday party is the time to talk about someone’s faults; it’s a time to toast their achievements and wish them many more years of happiness and success. So, here’s to you, America, land of my birth.”
OpsLens
· Jul 4, 2026
Leftist media jumps on chance to rain on 250th anniversary celebration * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link (Pixabay) The leftist media, whether it’s the result of a known anti-patriotic agenda, or it’s even better known anti-Trump agenda, is complaining about the celebration of the 250th
RedState
· Jul 6, 2026
Cry Harder: Mainstream Media Weeps Over America250 Celebrations, and It's Weirdly Satisfying
Cry Harder: Mainstream Media Weeps Over America250 Celebrations, and It's Weirdly Satisfying
Twitchy
· Jul 4, 2026
Is Joe Biden's Autopen Trying to Make a Joke With This July 4th Post About Unifying America?
Is Joe Biden's Autopen Trying to Make a Joke With This July 4th Post About Unifying America?
Irish Star
· Jun 29, 2026
'Rapture' hits Trump's State Fair as absolutely no fairgoers spotted at big 250th celebration
Users on social media have been mocking Trump's Great American State Fair for its attendance levels, as one user jokingly suggested a rapture hit the event on Monday
Tucker Carlson
· Jul 6, 2026
This should enrage every American…
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Russia Today
· Jul 3, 2026
Nearly half of Americans don’t know what 4th of July is about – poll
Nearly half of Americans could not identify what July 4 celebrates, while majorities struggled with basic civics questions, a poll shows Read Full Article at RT.com
Washington Examiner
· Jun 25, 2026
Touch grass or stay miserable: Joe Concha’s message for Democrats skipping America 250
With America’s 250th anniversary approaching, Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha said Democrats are busy sulking while the country prepares to celebrate the nation’s history and achievements. “There’s one party it seems that is patriotic, even jingoistic, about the United States of America, and then there is another party that is as angry as Rosie O’Donnell []
Legal Insurrection
· Jun 26, 2026
After NY’s Socialist Sweep, CNBC Host Asks the Question Every Democrat Must Answer
Looking like a deer in the headlights, she joked, Is that another question, or is that for the next interview? The post After NY’s Socialist Sweep, CNBC Host Asks the Question Every Democrat Must Answer first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
Hot Air
· Jul 3, 2026
Politico Party Pooper: Trump's America 250 Celebration Will Pollute DC, You Know
Politico Party Pooper: Trump's America 250 Celebration Will Pollute DC, You Know
The Daily Beast
· Jul 2, 2026
Trump’s Melting State Fair Hit With Fresh Humiliation
Evan Vucci / REUTERSAn East Coast heat wave is wreaking havoc on Donald Trump’s already troubled Great American State Fair in the capital. The country’s 250th anniversary celebrations in Washington have so far seen lackluster attendance, a flimsy, plywood lookalike of Trump’s arch project, and a Confederate flag controversy that turned into a MAGA boycott of a pickle company. The fireworks celebration on July 4th has also been pushed back even later, on account of Trump’s planned speech that night.“On July 4th, it’s going to be approximately 107 degrees out,” Trump said Wednesday in North Dakota, “and I’m going to make a really long speech just to show that I can do anything. It’s gonna be 107!”Read more at The Daily Beast.
The Independent
· Jul 8, 2026
Trump team bragged about its Freedom Fuel station selling gas for $3.47. The price was $2.99 before he took office
Critics were quick to mock the White House’s Freedom Fuel project, with one social media user calling it a ‘joke’
ArcaMax
· Jul 1, 2026
Movie review: Cookie-cutter 'Young Washington' makes for a dull history lesson
It’s the 250th birthday of the United States of America, and how better to celebrate than with a big-screen hagiography of America’s first president, George Washington? “Young Washington” arrives in theaters just in time for July Fourth ...
Washingtonian
· Jun 23, 2026
Is This the Right Time to Be Celebrating America?
A-meh-rica at 250 My best friend was born on the Fourth of July. In recent years—some difficult years for the country—that has given me a level of plausible deniability. I still go to the beach and watch fireworks and down hot dogs like a sword swallower. But I’m not really celebrating America. I’m just celebrating [] The post Is This the Right Time to Be Celebrating America? first appeared on Washingtonian.
Variety
· Jul 4, 2026
Watch Mark Ruffalo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Margaret Atwood, Judd Apatow and More Give Instructions to Combat Trump’s Tyranny on July 4th
While President Trump has chosen to mark America’s 250th anniversary with gaudy displays honoring himself, a team of actors, activists, scholars, comedians and writers have assembled to deliver an urgent warning about the fragility of our democracy. Timothy Snyder, the bestselling author, historian and expert on fascism, recruited dozens of luminaries to recite lines from []
The Week
· Jun 30, 2026
America’s contentious birthday
America’s contentious birthday
That Park Place
· Jul 4, 2026
OPINION: Don’t Let Jimmy Kimmel, The View, Or Hollywood Take Your Patriotism Away This Fourth Of July
As Americans gather for the Fourth of July, fire up their grills, spend time with family, watch fireworks light up the night sky, and celebrate the nation’s Semiquincentennial, there is one thing worth remembering: Never let anyone convince you that loving your country is something to be ashamed of. In recent years, some of the [] The post OPINION: Don’t Let Jimmy Kimmel, The View, Or Hollywood Take Your Patriotism Away This Fourth Of July appeared first on That Park Place.
The Daily Wire
· Jul 3, 2026
Let’s Mark America 250 With A Civic Education Revival
This piece is part of MI x DW, a collaboration that brings Daily Wire readers exclusive commentary and research from the Manhattan Institute’s world-class team of scholars. *** As the United States marks its 250th birthday and Americans reflect on the nation’s Founding, we should also ask whether we’ve prepared the next generation to understand ...
AllSides
· Jun 29, 2026
Media Bias Alert: Trump's 'Freedom 250' Vs. Biden's Pride Celebration
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
· Jun 22, 2026
Si era del gabacho
Here’s a really nice essay from Barney Ronay in the Guardian about the symbolic meanings of the 2026 World Cup: The most notable part of being here is the confirmation of just how much people around the world do reflexively despise the US now, or regard it solely as a frightening and hateful entity, an agent of [] The post Si era del gabacho appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.
Real Clear Politics
· Jul 3, 2026
Celebrating America's Radical Revolution
Celebrating America's Radical Revolution
Townhall
· Jun 21, 2026
The Reactions to This Trump Podcast Quote Have Been Absolutely Hilarious
The Reactions to This Trump Podcast Quote Have Been Absolutely Hilarious
ScheerPost
· Jun 28, 2026
The Threat Is Backwards
Jeffrey Wernick There is a phrase that does a great deal of work in American political argument, and almost none of it honest. The phrase is American culture, invoked as something immigrants endanger and citizens defend. It is worth asking what the phrase means, because the moment you press it, the entire architecture of the []
Fox News
· Jun 24, 2026
Larry David slams Trump's White House UFC fight, says it made him 'embarrassed to be an American'
Larry David says Trump's White House UFC fight made him feel embarrassed to be an American, calling the 250th anniversary celebration a travesty.
NPR Topics: Food
· Jun 19, 2026
Can you taste history? We try George Washington's original beer
Hops, yeast...and a lot of molasses
Conservative Review
· Jul 3, 2026
Preserving America’s Principles in an Unprincipled World
Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Founding tomorrow with an extravaganza of concerts, parties, fireworks, and parades. Their friends from abroad are joining the party with gusto: Yesterday, an armada that descended on New York Harbor as part of the festivities included service members from over 100 countries.The post Preserving America’s Principles in an Unprincipled World appeared first on .
Novara Media
· Jul 12, 2026
Gary Stevenson Fires Back at Piers Morgan
'It's a comedy show, isn't it? It's a comedy show. And Donald Trump is also a comedian.' Aaron Bastani in conversation with Gary Stevenson, following his most recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. Watch the full episode of Downstream on our YouTube channel.
Free Press
· Jul 6, 2026
Deeming Nationalism Infantile Isn’t “Hating America”
Wow, U.S. social media is suffering a pandemic of nationalism just in time for a celebration of a declaration of the crimes and abuses of King George, a laundry list of horrors that pale beside the accomplishments of any recent U.S.
The i Paper
· Jun 23, 2026
I’m sorry Americans, but you still don’t know how hated your country is
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: Trump is the product of the American myth we bought into
DNyuz
· Jul 10, 2026
Trump’s monumental heap of trash is enough to get organizers prison time
If you ever wondered what would happen if Fyre Festival and a political rally had a baby, Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair may have provided the answer. Billed as a celebration worthy of America’s 250th birthday, the GASF — which ends Friday — may instead be remembered as a case study in how hype []
Modern Diplomacy
· Jul 6, 2026
Why Adversaries Don’t Need to Win a War to Weaken America
As America marks its 250th birthday this summer, the celebrations come amid growing public skepticism about the health of American democracy. In the spring of 2026, a Pew Research survey exposed that 62 of Americans were dissatisfied with the way democracy was working. This dissatisfaction is hard to square with the numbers. The United States [] The post Why Adversaries Don’t Need to Win a War to Weaken America appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
Fark
· Jul 5, 2026
Happy Birthday America, we have prepared a short video demonstrating your growth as a country [Murica]
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Independent Journal Review
· Jul 7, 2026
‘The View’ Discusses The American Flag
“The View” marked the Fourth of July weekend with a segment that managed to turn a broadly patriotic holiday into another culture-war argument. Across the country, Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with fireworks, parades, cookouts, and plenty of American flags. For many people, the Stars and Stripes remain a straightforward []
Slate Magazine
· Jul 4, 2026
Living Abroad Helped Me Realize I’m Proud to Be an American
Sure, we can be loud and fake. But Americans have some genuinely great qualities too.
GB News
· Jul 5, 2026
Washington DC sky lit by 'largest fireworks show in history' for America 250 - WATCH IN FULL
Thousands gathered in Washington DC were treated to the “largest fireworks show in history” as the United States celebrated the 250th anniversary of declaring independence. President Donald Trump watched on as the stormy night sky was lit up by huge, fantastically colourful explosions above the American capital’s most historic landmarks.Accompanying the awe-inspiring spectacle was a concert, playing a medley of American classics.Throughout the evening, which was disrupted by stormy weather, DC also hosted a landmark speech by President Trump and a flyover that included the brand-new Air Force One. WATCH THE FULL DISPLAY ABOVE Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
National Review
· Jun 24, 2026
The Marvelous Arrogance of the American Revolution
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