It is hard to overstate just how much everyone was Bicentennial crazy in 1976. The 200th birthday party was, coast to coast, a big fucking deal. And that was in a very contentious election year. This entire 250th has been a dud, and for good reason. Who feels good about flag-waving right now?
@adamparkhomenko.bsky.socialThe national mall currently. Is this more or less people than who attended Trump’s inauguration.
