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Independence Day

by WaterGirl|  July 4, 20238:28 am| 143 Comments

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Happy 4th of July!  I will mostly be working to play catch-up after my recent days-long internet outage, but I hope the rest of you will be having more fun than that!

At least I had some early laughs.

For those who did, expect us soon.#SummerOfJustice pic.twitter.com/7eLPmGV8xG

— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) July 4, 2023

This video (below) doesn’t even need to come with a trigger warning because it doesn’t really look like the former guy and the voice is definitely not his!

*The video should play just fine in the embed even without a login because it’s not a retweet.  Get up and dance!

Catchy…

pic.twitter.com/vHe47s3Mr5

— Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) July 4, 2023

And now the classic that we first saw from Adam lo those many years ago.

 

Open thread.  (video removed)

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  1. 1.

    Cameron

    July 4, 2023 at 8:36 am

    https://youtu.be/4VPpAZ9_qAw

  2. 2.

    Raven

    July 4, 2023 at 8:40 am

    If you didn’t see my post about the 1970 4th Parade in C-U in the last post check it out!

  3. 3.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 8:42 am

    Mornin’, y’all!

    Damn! I beat Baud here!

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 8:42 am

    @Raven: copied over..

    This is a YouTube of the 4th of July Parade in Champaign Urbana in 1970.

    There are a few seconds of the anti-war contingent that somehow was at the front of the parade. This footage must have been after the group reformed following the melee at the first intersection. We were set upon by a bunch of locals (some cops in civvies) and it was a hell of a fight for a few minutes. There was more film of the incident but I’ve never been able to find it. A few years later a woman came up to me and said “my brother was one of the people who jumped you, he now knows you were right”!!

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 8:49 am

    @Nukular Biskits: I have marked Baud as tardy on the official Bj roster.

  6. 6.

    schrodingers_cat

    July 4, 2023 at 8:51 am

    Happy 4th fellow Americans and BJers there is no place I’d rather be. Celebrating my 6th citizenship anniversary.

  7. 7.

    Scout211

    July 4, 2023 at 8:57 am

    That was a fun video of Trump singing his current theme song. Jack sitting in the box (Jack-in-the-box) making faces was hilarious. Thanks for the laugh this morning.

  8. 8.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 8:59 am

    @WaterGirl:
    LOL!

    More often as not, I always seem to arrive late, after most of the discussion has died down.

    Starting tomorrow, though, I’ll largely retreat back into Lurkland … my leave will end and I have to go back to work.  :>(

  9. 9.

    OzarkHillbilly

    July 4, 2023 at 9:00 am

    Catchy…

    pic.twitter.com/vHe47s3Mr5

    — Jack E. Smith ⚖️ (@7Veritas4) July 4, 2023

    Too too too too fuckin’ funny. I’m gonna play this one all day.

  10. 10.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 9:01 am

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Congrats!

    Consider this a virtual link to the Leonardo DiCaprio “Cheers!” meme.

  11. 11.

    Jess

    July 4, 2023 at 9:03 am

    Well, that McBride video sure was cheery… fits my mood, actually. It’s raining all day here (central Mass), and my poor doggo spent the entire night pressed up against me panting and trembling from firework stress. This was after a double dose of anti-anxiety supplements. We’re both grumpy and tired now, and can’t go for our usual hike b/c thunderstorms.

  12. 12.

    Raven

    July 4, 2023 at 9:06 am

    @WaterGirl: I’m sorry, I was actually just posting to you!!

  13. 13.

    Ben Cisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️

    July 4, 2023 at 9:06 am

    Good morning.

  14. 14.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    July 4, 2023 at 9:12 am

    @WaterGirl: Uh-oh. Does that mean detention or (dun dun DUNNN) a mark on his permanent record?

    Happy 4th everyone! Grandkids coming over in a few hours, guess I need to go move the dust kitties around.

  15. 15.

    Layer8Problem

    July 4, 2023 at 9:13 am

    @schrodingers_cat:  Happy six years and glad you’re here!

  16. 16.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    July 4, 2023 at 9:16 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Congrats!

    It might not be everything they said in the advertising literature, but we’re getting there. It’s a work in progress, but in progress it is.

  17. 17.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 9:18 am

    Given the day, felt this was appropriate:

    Epic Rap Battles of History: Frederick Douglass vs Thomas Jefferson

  18. 18.

    Tinare

    July 4, 2023 at 9:19 am

    9 am and the crappy fireworks set off by yahoos in the hood has begun. It’s gonna be a long day for the pups. Happy 4th!

  19. 19.

    Planetjanet

    July 4, 2023 at 9:21 am

    Don’t mess with Watergirl today.  She is not putting up with any of your stuff.  That Martina Mc Bride video is quite a party song!

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 9:23 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Wow, 6 years already!  I remember it like it was yesterday.

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 9:24 am

    @Nukular Biskits: Don’t lurk too hard or we will miss your commenting!

  22. 22.

    Phylllis

    July 4, 2023 at 9:24 am

    Happy 4th to all y’all. Enjoying day four of retirement. The neighborhood and surrounding area was quiet last night, but I expect the local aficionados will be out in full force tonight.

  23. 23.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 9:25 am

    @Raven: It’s an interesting strory for everyone, I think!  :-)  But I can remove it if you want.

  24. 24.

    Layer8Problem

    July 4, 2023 at 9:25 am

    Hey WaterGirl, did we ever get a root-cause analysis of your “recent days-long internet outage?” As a devoted subscriber here I feel like calling up your provider and asking to speak to their manager.

  25. 25.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 9:26 am

    @Phylllis: Wow, congratulations!

  26. 26.

    Cacti

    July 4, 2023 at 9:27 am

    @Nukular Biskits: Since they don’t have one of George Washington vs King George III, this one will have to do for US vs UK:

    ERB Teddy Roosevelt vs. Winston Churchill

  27. 27.

    Planetjanet

    July 4, 2023 at 9:30 am

    It’s been decades since I have gone down to the National Mall for the big fireworks.  Tonight I will make the trek with my cycling group.  Great way to get around the traffic and a good group of friends.

  28. 28.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 9:31 am

    @Cacti:

    I wanna say that it was BJ that turned me on to ERB.

    The team that puts those together do a helluva job, not just in the production, but in the research that goes into the lyrics, costumes and backgrounds.

    While some are definitely better than others, they’re all enjoyable, IMHO.

  29. 29.

    Planetjanet

    July 4, 2023 at 9:31 am

    @Nukular Biskits: That was fantastic.  Thanks for sharing.

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 9:33 am

    @Layer8Problem: Thank you!  I am actually planning on calling to speak with the management myself tomorrow. :-)  I wanted to be sure it stayed up all day yesterday before calling, today is the holiday.

    So tomorrow it is.

  31. 31.

    Phylllis

    July 4, 2023 at 9:37 am

    @WaterGirl: Thanks. I put it off for two years because our district was going through consolidation with a neighboring district. I’m glad I stayed to help, and also glad to be done with it.

  32. 32.

    RaflW

    July 4, 2023 at 9:41 am

    I hope everyone who has today off enjoys a much-needed break (and, I’m sorry for friends in retail – I hope you’re getting time & a half and an extra day off some other day).

    But, given the past year (and really the very checkered history of this country) to heck with this whole holiday. Ok, I guess I can muster a mild ‘yay’ for getting out from under a stifling monarchy. But this country, this god damned supreme court, is total gaslighting bullshit when it comes to freedom.

  33. 33.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 9:42 am

    @Nukular Biskits: Oooh.  That’s epic.

    Thanks for the pointer.

    Happy 4th everyone.  Keep your fingers attached, and best of luck to the furry ones.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  34. 34.

    schrodingers_cat

    July 4, 2023 at 9:43 am

    @WaterGirl: Same here. It was at the Old Sturbridge Village and it was perfect summer day.

  35. 35.

    Raoul Paste

    July 4, 2023 at 9:44 am

    @Nukular Biskits:   That historical  rap battle was very well done .  The first of its type that I’ve seen.

  36. 36.

    schrodingers_cat

    July 4, 2023 at 9:51 am

    @schrodingers_cat: * it was a

  37. 37.

    Ceci n est pas mon nym

    July 4, 2023 at 9:52 am

    @Planetjanet: We used to do that when we lived in DC, which we haven’t since 2001. We had a spot of grass on a hillside down by the Kennedy Center that we liked.

  38. 38.

    Steeplejack

    July 4, 2023 at 9:53 am

    @Another Scott:

    Regarding our research on long strings and margin-breaking: I think that if the string is a clickable URL FYWP will successfully wrap it, like the one you pointed to at the end of the “Bursting” thread. But if the string is plain text (or a URL entered as plain text and not clickable) FYWP can have problems wrapping it, depending on the absence of certain characters.

    Just a hypothesis at this point.

  39. 39.

    Spanky

    July 4, 2023 at 10:01 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Happy anniversary! I can’t believe it’s been six years.

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 10:01 am

    @Nukular Biskits: Not my usual style, but that was really great!

  41. 41.

    O. Felix Culpa

    July 4, 2023 at 10:03 am

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Congrats! It was a memorable day. :)

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 10:04 am

    Okay, watching the catchy Jack Smith video one more time, then it’s back to work for me.

  43. 43.

    Raoul Paste

    July 4, 2023 at 10:06 am

    @Nukular Biskits:  Now if they will just turn that Jefferson/Douglas rap into an animatronic show at Disneyworld .  Give Ron DeSantis a complimentary ticket.

  44. 44.

    smedley the uncertain

    July 4, 2023 at 10:07 am

    @OzarkHillbilly: Twitter no worky for me.  Oh well……

  45. 45.

    Spanky

    July 4, 2023 at 10:09 am

    @Phylllis: Welcome to Club Retirement! Where every day ends in “y” and begins with “Saturda”.

    No, seriously.  You stay losing track of the days if you’re not careful.

  46. 46.

    OzarkHillbilly

    July 4, 2023 at 10:12 am

    @smedley the uncertain: That’s too bad, I’m not sure why I of all people, am immune to musk’s fuck ups. I’m usually the first victim of techie screw jobs.

  47. 47.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 10:16 am

    @smedley the uncertain: We did some testing last night, and pretty much everyone could play embedded videos in a tweet, as long as the tweet wasn’t a retweet.

    Did you click to play the video, rather than try to go to twitter?

  48. 48.

    Spanky

    July 4, 2023 at 10:19 am

    Our best ever viewing of the fireworks on the Mall was from a friend’s houseboat. We motored out of one of the marinas on Maine Avenue, had a nice cruise down the Potomac to a cove on the Maryland side where we picnicked, then cruised back to town to watch the fireworks,  with kitchen, bar, and bathroom right there. Perfect.

    That was about 25 years ago. The friend left town long ago, and we’re not inclined to try and top that.

  49. 49.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 10:24 am

    ICYMI, Preliminary Federal Injunction to new Florida voting suppression law (58 page .pdf).

    This case arises from Florida’s latest assault on the right to vote. Plaintiffs move to preliminarily enjoin two amendments to section 97.0575, Florida Statutes. One new provision bars noncitizens from registering citizens to vote, thus discriminating based on alienage, one of the most questionable classifications in equal protection jurisprudence. The other exposes individuals working for third party voter registration organizations to felony prosecutions for retaining voter information without telling them to whom the prohibition applies, what they can retain, and when they can retain it.

    Florida may, of course, regulate elections, including the voter registration process. Here, however, the challenged provisions exemplify something Florida has struggled with in recent years; namely, governing within the bounds set by the United States Constitution. When state government power threatens to spread beyond constitutional bounds and reduce individual rights to ashes, the federal judiciary stands as a firewall.2 The Free State of Florida is simply not free to exceed the bounds of the United States Constitution.

    […]

    Not pulling any punches. Good, good.

    ( via DemocracyDocket.com via Teri_Kanefield )

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  50. 50.

    sdhays

    July 4, 2023 at 10:24 am

    @Raven: … my brother was one of the people who jumped you, he now knows you were right

    And that’s (one good reason) why it’s a good rule of thumb to, you know, not jump people in general.

  51. 51.

    sab

    July 4, 2023 at 10:25 am

    @Spanky: That is why it is useful to take pills, even if only vitamins. Load up your little pill case every week and every day remind yourself what day it is when you take your pill(s).

  52. 52.

    Phylllis

    July 4, 2023 at 10:28 am

    @Spanky: Yes, hubby retired five years ago & I think my going to work helped keep him on track. The only thing we have to stay on top of now on a weekly basis is trash day.

  53. 53.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 10:28 am

    @sdhays: Truth!

    :-)

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  54. 54.

    narya

    July 4, 2023 at 10:31 am

    @Spanky: back in the day, Chicago’s fireworks were in Grant Park–actually out over the lake–and the absolute best view was from a boat in the harbor. My boss at the time had a boat, and the years we saw the fireworks there were great. They eventually stopped having the symphony orchestra play; they switched to a local radio station with more of a hiphop vibe, which of course changed the crowd, and they eventually stopped doing fireworks altogether. Now I’m close enough to Evanston that I can walk up along the lake if I really need to see fireworks. The other thing that was always sorta amazing is that traffic would STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF LAKESHORE DRIVE to watch. And a couple of years I lived in a building downtown, from the roof of which I could watch all the suburban fireworks out west.

  55. 55.

    laura

    July 4, 2023 at 10:32 am

    Exene, John Doe, Billy Zoom and DJ Bonebrake- it’s not the 4th without X, not at my house anyway:

    https://youtu.be/BLInAn1LwZU

  56. 56.

    sdhays

    July 4, 2023 at 10:36 am

    @Another Scott: It should be unconstitutional for Florida (or any state once part of the former Confederacy) to be allowed to call itself “The Free State of ….”. It’s Orwellian.

    Good that the Federal Courts are trying to enforce some guardrails.

  57. 57.

    Delk

    July 4, 2023 at 10:44 am

    Every year there is this massive unsanctioned fireworks display in my neighborhood. It lasts over an hour. This is what it looks like from my back window. The alderman is trying (once again) to stop it. Fences went up the other day and he said there will be a large police presence (whatever that means) to stop it. This is a neighborhood park in Chicago. There are houses all around the park and the fireworks are professional looking like the ones the city has at Navy Pier.
    We shall see, but I bet it happens.

  58. 58.

    Sure Lurkalot

    July 4, 2023 at 10:45 am

    @laura: Planned to find and post X after my shower…thanks for beating me to it!

    How about some BoDeans?

    https://youtu.be/mpv8prvZufk

  59. 59.

    Steeplejack

    July 4, 2023 at 10:46 am

    @smedley the uncertain:

    The video is in the Jack Smith tweet in the main post. Play it from there, not Ozark’s link.

  60. 60.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 10:47 am

    @Steeplejack: Thanks.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  61. 61.

    Jackie

    July 4, 2023 at 10:47 am

    WaterGirl, that McBride song isn’t about the 4th of July. It’s about spousal abuse.

  62. 62.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    July 4, 2023 at 10:54 am

    @narya: When I was growing up, Detroit and Windsor had joint fireworks over the Detroit River. They were usually on a day in between July 1 and July 4 to honor both Canada Day and Independence Day. Buildings downtown were crowded with people watching.

  63. 63.

    OzarkHillbilly

    July 4, 2023 at 10:54 am

    @Steeplejack: Actually, I didn’t link* ;-) just copy pasted so folks would know what I was laughing about.

    *not that I would blame you for thinking I might have, idiot luddite that I am.

  64. 64.

    raven

    July 4, 2023 at 10:58 am

    Dave Alvin, David Hidalgo, Flaco Jimenez, Los Cenzontles – 4th of July

  65. 65.

    UncleEbeneezer

    July 4, 2023 at 10:59 am

    Happy Independence Day jackals!

    We have tix for the Beach Bus and are heading to Santa Monica to treat ourselves to a day at the beach.  Unfortunately it’s only going to be 68 degrees there.  Hopefully the sun will come out and the sand will get warm enough to justify a swim.  But either way it will be nice to just chill on the sand, read and people-watch etc.

    In the meantime, here’s a fun rendition of the Barbie song by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice.  And a fun video of Margot Robbie showing a behind the scenes tour of the Barbie Dream House set from the upcoming film.

  66. 66.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 11:00 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Happy citizenversary! The traditional 6th wedding anniversary is iron, so…buy some weights, maybe??

  67. 67.

    Ken

    July 4, 2023 at 11:04 am

    @Alison Rose: I’d suggest a cast iron skillet.

  68. 68.

    raven

    July 4, 2023 at 11:07 am

    3 dead 8 wounded Ft Worth.

  69. 69.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 11:09 am

    Also, today is Malia Obama’s 25th birthday! Just the other day, I saw a video clip from probably the first or second year of her dad’s presidency, and it’s just wild to remember what little girls they were when he was elected.

  70. 70.

    MagdaInBlack

    July 4, 2023 at 11:11 am

    @raven: Well! Thank you! Always liked Los Lobos, so subscribed to this channel as well.

  71. 71.

    Steeplejack

    July 4, 2023 at 11:15 am

    @OzarkHillbilly:

    I knew it wasn’t an actual link. I just used the word as shorthand because it seemed like that person wanted to link from there.

  72. 72.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 11:16 am

    Adam may include this in his update tonight, but Zelenskyy posted a lovely greeting to Americans for the 4th (in English). I typically don’t like people in this county blathering about freedom because it’s usually empty and/or performative and/or sappy. But coming from him, of course, it means something very different and carries a lot of weight.

  73. 73.

    twbrandt

    July 4, 2023 at 11:16 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Happy 6th! Glad you’re here and adding your presence to this grand experiment we call the USA. Glad you are here on BJ too!

  74. 74.

    laura

    July 4, 2023 at 11:17 am

    @raven: Flaco es muy bueno❤ oh how I love an accordian!

  75. 75.

    Brachiator

    July 4, 2023 at 11:19 am

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Congratulations!

  76. 76.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 11:20 am

    @Jackie: Oh.  The beginning seemed like it was about the 4th.  Removed.

  77. 77.

    Jeffro

    July 4, 2023 at 11:24 am

    @laura: sweet!

    @Sure Lurkalot: thanks, did not know that one!

    I like a little Soundgarden myself…(even if the song’s actually about LSD =)

  78. 78.

    Miss Bianca

    July 4, 2023 at 11:29 am

    @raven: Ahhh…that’s the one I was waiting for!

  79. 79.

    Miss Bianca

    July 4, 2023 at 11:38 am

    @Dorothy A. Winsor: I remember those! We used to go down to the river to watch them.

  80. 80.

    LiminalOwl

    July 4, 2023 at 11:45 am

    @schrodingers_cat: Congratulations! And happy Fourth to you and all of BJ!,

  81. 81.

    Soprano2

    July 4, 2023 at 11:48 am

    Happy 4th everyone. I went to a Jazzercize class this morning for the first time in two weeks. It was good to be back! We’re just going to stay home, maybe drive up to the community college parking lot to watch the fireworks 🎆 from the ballpark tonight. The yahoos have been setting off fireworks in my neighborhood since late last week, even though it’s highly illegal inside the city. I’m sure there will be more tonight even though the free fireworks show is about 1/2 a mile away.

  82. 82.

    oatler

    July 4, 2023 at 11:49 am

    The Movies! channel is showing “1776” today, featuring hits like “Sit down, John!” and “He’s Obnoxious And Disliked”.

  83. 83.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 11:49 am

    @Raoul Paste:

    EXCELLENT idea!

  84. 84.

    lowtechcyclist

    July 4, 2023 at 11:51 am

    @Planetjanet:

    It’s been decades since I have gone down to the National Mall for the big fireworks. Tonight I will make the trek with my cycling group. Great way to get around the traffic and a good group of friends.

    Agreed! I used to do that when I lived in No.Va. a few decades back (Mt. Vernon bike trail to Memorial Bridge, which put me right there), unfortunately there’s no good bike route in from southern MD that I know of.

    Have a great time!

  85. 85.

    OzarkHillbilly

    July 4, 2023 at 11:51 am

    @Steeplejack: :-)​
     

    Eta: a naked link to it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbjunFQKuFQ

  86. 86.

    Scout211

    July 4, 2023 at 11:53 am

    @Soprano2: How is Mr.Soprano2 doing these days?

  87. 87.

    lowtechcyclist

    July 4, 2023 at 11:54 am

    @Phylllis: ​
     

    Congrats! December 15th is my magic date, just 164 days away (but who’s counting, right? ;-)

  88. 88.

    trollhattan

    July 4, 2023 at 11:56 am

    @Delk: Odds the same cops are part of putting on the display?

  89. 89.

    mrmoshpotato

    July 4, 2023 at 11:56 am

    @Nukular Biskits:

    Mornin’, y’all! 

    Damn! I beat Baud here!

    What do you win?

  90. 90.

    UncleEbeneezer

    July 4, 2023 at 11:56 am

    @Jeffro: I was trying to figure out what the hell that song is about, lol!  Love it.  SuperUnknown is a most underrated album, imo.  I also love Independence Day by Elliot Smith, which also appears to not actually be about the holiday in any way.

  91. 91.

    Matt McIrvin

    July 4, 2023 at 11:59 am

    @sab: I got one of those week-planner pill cases after my knee surgery and, wow, it’s helpful. Kept using it even when my pill-taking regimen went back to pre-op normal.

  92. 92.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 12:01 pm

    @mrmoshpotato:

    Uh … the satisfaction of knowing I beat Baud?

  93. 93.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 12:06 pm

    @Nukular Biskits: Cherish it, friend :P

    (BTW did you mean to include a link in your nym? Right now it’s “n/a” which obviously goes to an error page, but you can just leave it blank if you don’t have one to use.)

  94. 94.

    Jay

    July 4, 2023 at 12:07 pm

    @Another Scott:

    Other than Nazi’s.

    ABPN,……….

  95. 95.

    lowtechcyclist

    July 4, 2023 at 12:16 pm

    @Another Scott: ​
     

    There’s language that lands quite a punch! Governing within the bounds of the Constitution is “something Florida has struggled with in recent years.” There’s a pattern here, not just this one case, says this court.

    Of course, they’re not ‘struggling’ at all, they’ve got a governor and legislature that don’t give a damn about the Constitution unless they can use it to their advantage. But that would have been a bit much for a judge to say in an opinion.

  96. 96.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 12:16 pm

    @Jay:

    ABPN

    something something punch nazis?

    All Bros Punch Nazis?

    After Breakfast, Punch Nazis?

    Alison Believes (in) Punching Nazis?

  97. 97.

    Sister Golden Bear

    July 4, 2023 at 12:17 pm

    Wishing Tony J a Happy Ungrateful Treasonous Colonials Day!

  98. 98.

    Nukular Biskits

    July 4, 2023 at 12:18 pm

    @Alison Rose:

    Well, given Baud hasn’t shown up to concede, my victory is meaningless.

    (BTW did you mean to include a link in your nym? Right now it’s “n/a” which obviously goes to an error page, but you can just leave it blank if you don’t have one to use.)

    A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, I probably put “N/A” in the “Website” field because … reasons.  I dunno.  Firefox auto-complete fills in the field each time.  I guess I could change that to my Twitter account, but I’d hate to sully the perfectness that is the Jackalariat commentary.

  99. 99.

    Ben Cisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️

    July 4, 2023 at 12:23 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Congratulations and good on you!!

  100. 100.

    cain

    July 4, 2023 at 12:25 pm

    @Raven: ​

    Loved that other photo of you and the other guy who looked like John Lennon.

    ETA #100 !! 🎆🎇🧨

  101. 101.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 12:25 pm

    @Nukular Biskits: Hahaha gotcha :)

  102. 102.

    The Very Reverend Crimson Fire of Compassion

    July 4, 2023 at 12:27 pm

    @Alison Rose: Always Be Punching Nazis!  Happy Fourth to all y’all!

  103. 103.

    cain

    July 4, 2023 at 12:35 pm

    @WaterGirl: ​
     
    I got my citizenship and passport in 1995 and I was 25 years old. I resisted getting my U.S. citizenship but my dad made me telling me that this country gave me my values and ethics that India gave me my history and another part of my values. But also I had something to give to this country.
    Changing my citizenship was hard but I realized that I am still an Indian but my identity was the mix of everything.

    After that I promptly lived in Dublin working at Guinness for the summer. Going to Europe on an Indian passport would have been a pain in the ass so I’m grateful for that too!
    Next year I believe will be 30 years as a U.S..citizen.

  104. 104.

    Mike in NC

    July 4, 2023 at 12:36 pm

    Happy Independence Day. Here’s hoping the Summer of Justice arrives soon for the orange apeman holed up in his shitty club in New Jersey, plotting the next coup.

  105. 105.

    cain

    July 4, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    @raven:

    Nothing says USA! USA! Than a mass shooting over the 4th. Most American thing ever.

  106. 106.

    Dorothy A. Winsor

    July 4, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    @Mike in NC: So say we all.

  107. 107.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    @The Very Reverend Crimson Fire of Compassion: That works!

  108. 108.

    cain

    July 4, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: ​
     

    Congratulations! 👏🎉

  109. 109.

    Alison Rose

    July 4, 2023 at 12:38 pm

    @cain: There was one at a July 4th parade last year. Ain’t we great?

  110. 110.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 12:39 pm

    KyivIndependent.com:

    Switzerland wants to join the European Sky Shield Initiative, which was founded in reaction to Russian aggression in Ukraine, Swiss broadcaster SRF cited the Swiss Defense Ministry on July 4.

    According to SRF, the ministry said that this move does not violate the country’s neutrality policy. The participation should involve mainly coordination of procurement and maintenance of air defenses on a European level, thus decreasing the costs, the outlet wrote.

    “Joint air defense training is also under discussion,” SRF cited the ministry.

    The Germany-spearheaded air defense initiative was launched in October 2022 and encompasses 17 European NATO countries. It was established in reaction to massive Russian air strikes against Ukraine.

    Euractiv reported on July 3 that Austria, a non-NATO member just like Switzerland, seeks to join the initiative due to the changes in the security environment after Russia’s invasion.

    […]

    Very interesting.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  111. 111.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 12:42 pm

    @cain: What a story /history!

  112. 112.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    @Another Scott: Yet they still want to remain neutral on Ukraine?

  113. 113.

    trollhattan

    July 4, 2023 at 12:45 pm

    Russia celebrated the 4th by lobbing a daytime ballistic missile at civilians in a Ukrainian town named Pervomaiskyi. Forty-three injured is the latest count. They may be shitty at war but they’re excellent at terrorism.

    The only 4th of July song I need is “4th of July.” Dave Alvin-David Hidalgo-Flaco Jimenez live version. America, y’all.

  114. 114.

    trollhattan

    July 4, 2023 at 12:47 pm

    @Another Scott: Considering they’re pretzeling themselves preventing Swiss weapons from going to Ukraine, it is interesting.

    “We may have our standards of neutrality, but those fuckers are crazy.” Sounds on-brand equally in Italian, French and German.

  115. 115.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 12:52 pm

    @trollhattan:  That was my response, too, but your phrasing is much better!

  116. 116.

    Jay

    July 4, 2023 at 12:58 pm

    @Alison Rose:

    what ever will do, you do you,

    it’s Always Be Punching Nazis,

    But hey, if you can only do it after a good hearty breakfast, you go girl.

  117. 117.

    Ben Cisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️

    July 4, 2023 at 1:09 pm

    Today would have been Papa Cisco’s 86th.  I miss him of course, but Mama Cisco and I talk every single day and invariably wind up discussing (and also laughing our asses off) about something he said and/or did.

    Bittersweet, but with a hard lean towards the sweet.

  118. 118.

    trollhattan

    July 4, 2023 at 1:10 pm

    @Ben Cisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️: ​
    May his memory be a blessing, always.

  119. 119.

    JoyceH

    July 4, 2023 at 1:12 pm

    I’m going to celebrate the holiday by eating take out BBQ and sit around reading Gideon Oliver mysteries and streaming Stargate Atlantis. My old TV is on its last legs, starting to get an intermittent dim streak on one side. I’ve got the new TV here sitting in its box ready to go, but I’m putting off the switch. Sigh – getting all the connections right, setting up all my services and passwords, learning a new remote…

  120. 120.

    Cheryl from Maryland

    July 4, 2023 at 1:16 pm

    Fourth of July always makes me remember when my mother-in-law confused my father-in-law’s pills with their dog’s tranquilizers.  The dog went nuts, and my father-in-law went to sleep.

  121. 121.

    planetjanet

    July 4, 2023 at 1:21 pm

    @lowtechcyclist: ​
     
    Anacostia trail from Kenilworth? Yes, its a drive from Southern Maryland. But I am in Woodbridge, so as far north as Waldorf. We are meeting at Alexandria city hall.

  122. 122.

    planetjanet

    July 4, 2023 at 1:22 pm

    @Another Scott: Don’t let them in.

  123. 123.

    Ruckus

    July 4, 2023 at 1:23 pm

    @schrodingers_cat:

    Thank you for joining us. We don’t always get it right.

    But often we do.

    Welcome. Enjoy. Prosper. Vote.

  124. 124.

    LiminalOwl

    July 4, 2023 at 1:25 pm

    @Spanky: The last year I lived in NYC, we were in a 40th-floor apartment overlooking the Hudson River (well, across Broadway and a few more blocks). Fireworks were just about at eye level, maybe half a mile away.

  125. 125.

    Soprano2

    July 4, 2023 at 1:26 pm

    @Scout211: Well, he got Covid too, but several days after I did. We went to urgent care yesterday to get a Covid test; if it comes back by tomorrow he can get Paxlovid.🤞🤞 So far he just has a cough and sniffles, hope it stays that way! Thanks for asking.

  126. 126.

    Soprano2

    July 4, 2023 at 1:27 pm

    @Matt McIrvin: Wish I could get hubby to do that! I use one for my supplements so I only have to do them once a week.

  127. 127.

    Another Scott

    July 4, 2023 at 1:31 pm

    @WaterGirl: Baby steps.  Camel’s nose.  Dog forbidden from couch.  Etc.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  128. 128.

    Ruckus

    July 4, 2023 at 1:35 pm

    @Spanky:

    What the hell is wrong with losing track of the days?

    I worked 60 yrs to get to retirement and I really don’t want to have to think about what day it is. I keep a paper with my appointments by my computer so I don’t have to check the date and the day. The only reason I had to worry about what day it was before retirement was so that I didn’t miss work. Now? Sun come up, sun go down, it’s another day alive, only 26 more years and I’ll make my goal, a century alive. May everyone have an unreasonable goal of life that they get to see.

  129. 129.

    Ben Cisco 🇺🇸🎖️🖥️♦️

    July 4, 2023 at 1:37 pm

    @trollhattan: Thank you!!

  130. 130.

    WaterGirl

    July 4, 2023 at 1:49 pm

    @Cheryl from Maryland: Oh, no!

  131. 131.

    Sister Golden Bear

    July 4, 2023 at 1:54 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Happy Citizenshipversary!

  132. 132.

    BruceFromOhio

    July 4, 2023 at 1:58 pm

    @UncleEbeneezer: It is interesting how fired up I am for the film, having grown up with tinker toys, Tonka trucks and Hot Wheels. And green plastic army guys.

    MrsFromOhio is aghast (at the film, not the upbringing)

  133. 133.

    Sister Golden Bear

    July 4, 2023 at 2:02 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: Fun fact, the Barbie movie used so much pink paint for the sets that it caused a worldwide shortage.

  134. 134.

    trollhattan

    July 4, 2023 at 2:25 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: Greta Gerwig–Sacramento girl!–can do no wrong. My kid’s all in for seeing it; I have yet to return to movie theaters since covid.

  135. 135.

    Sebastian

    July 4, 2023 at 2:45 pm

    Happy 4th everyone!

  136. 136.

    Sebastian

    July 4, 2023 at 2:46 pm

    @Sister Golden Bear:

    Didn’t affect my psycho downstairs neighbor lol

  137. 137.

    Kathleen

    July 4, 2023 at 3:45 pm

    @Cameron: Great song. I love Martina McBride. “This One’s For The Girl” always gets me sniffing!

  138. 138.

    Kathleen

    July 4, 2023 at 3:50 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: Congratulations and glad you’re a citizen!

  139. 139.

    Manyakitty

    July 4, 2023 at 4:28 pm

    @schrodingers_cat: any chance for a non-twit link?

    Also, too, congratulations 🎉

  140. 140.

    Matt McIrvin

    July 4, 2023 at 4:50 pm

    @Soprano2: You just stop worrying about whether you already took today’s pill or you’re remembering taking it yesterday.

  141. 141.

    Soprano2

    July 4, 2023 at 6:13 pm

    @Matt McIrvin: I only have two pills and an inhaler, so that’s not a problem for me, but I take several supplements and I was tired of counting them out every day. I wish hubby would get one so I didn’t have to put his meds on the counter every morning. It’s the only way I can be sure he takes them.

  142. 142.

    Ruckus

    July 4, 2023 at 6:27 pm

    @UncleEbeneezer:

    @BruceFromOhio:

    When I was in my teen years I helped make the molds for Barbie Dolls. We manufactured a fair amount of molds for various toys, including Barbie and the Hanna Barbera cartoon characters. Seemed rather weird to me as a youngster to be machining the cavities to make Barbie dolls……. Which is the part I did. (The cavity of a mold is what shapes the plastic part) Barbie seemed a bit, how should I say this, overbuilt. Especially as I’ve also met the couple that co founded Mattel and the woman was supposedly the model Barbie was designed around. I didn’t get the connection.

  143. 143.

    UncleEbeneezer

    July 4, 2023 at 7:52 pm

    @BruceFromOhio: Me too!  It looks super-fun and has a pretty killer cast.  Hopefully it will break ALL the box office records just so we can all point and laugh at the miserable, incel tears at seeing their favorite Star Wars movie (or whatever) surpassed by something girly and pink!

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