July 5, 2026
THAT PUB DIDN’T INVENT THE LIGHT BULB, EITHER:
Yes, but you can’t speak freely in that pub https://t.co/TIuttKzCAD
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) July 4, 2026
ALAN K. HENDERSON: Musings on the Declaration of Independence. “These ends are summarized as the rights to “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” To the untrained eye the last two may seem synonymous, but they speak of freedom from undue government coercion and freedom of peaceable individual initiative, respectively. The Declaration lists 27 grievances deemed serious enough to warrant the colonists to ‘throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.’ As I see it, they boil down to four basic principles.”
AMERICA AT 250, STILL ARGUING ABOUT THE THINGS THAT MADE IT WORTH CELEBRATING: The fireworks have faded, the confetti is being swept from the floor, and America is back to doing what it has always done best and worst: arguing, loudly, about liberty.
YEP, THAT’S HER:
This you? https://t.co/MZomB0SSNm pic.twitter.com/mxnuALZwtD
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 5, 2026
IT’S A TELL:
The communist always must destroy your history. History is what attaches you to something. Memories make a home. The communist attacks your history to unmoor you from your home, so you won’t fight him when he demolishes it and renovates it in his image. https://t.co/vnoLWIPAYj
— Spencer Pratt (@spencerpratt) July 4, 2026
LIMITED TIME DEAL: Kismile Nugget Ice Makers Countertop. #CommissionEarned
HMM: Fitness influencer banned from flight for attempting to board ‘naked’ amid record-breaking heatwave. Judging by the photo she’s not indecently dressed — this is the kind of athleisure outfit I see at Target or the mall on hot days around here. So what has Lufthansa’s panties in a twist? “The airline stated that passengers must wear clothing ‘appropriate to the character of a public journey’ that does not impair the well-being of fellow travelers from diverse backgrounds, according to reports.”
“Diverse backgrounds.” Probably means Muslims. Now setting wardrobe standards for European airlines.
YEAH, PRETTY MUCH. The New Socialists: Elite, Ungrateful, and Toxic as Ever.
WELL, YOU KNOW THE LEFTIST VERSION IS A LIE BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT LEFTISTS DO: Roger Kimball: A Tale of Two Countries: On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, America’s story is cast as either triumphant inheritance or unfinished grievance, with no neutral ground in between.
THEY DON’T LIKE IT WHEN YOU CALL OUT COMMUNISTS. THOSE ARE THEIR FRIENDS. Trump’s Mount Rushmore Speech Outrages the Media Like Nothing Since the Days of Reagan.
HORRIBLE LITTLE MAN. SHOULD BE EXILED FROM POLITICS. AND PROBABLY FROM AMERICA.
So Mamdani is now trying to clean up after himself following that horrifically hateful speech he gave. Yet he still cannot help himself. Even on his best behavior, with an army of advisors undoubtedly telling him not to further besmirch America on the Fourth of July, he still… https://t.co/Jmi2qT9CWY
— Hans Mahncke (@HansMahncke) July 4, 2026
OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND:
Yes, but you can’t speak freely in that pub https://t.co/TIuttKzCAD
— (((Aaron Walker))) (@AaronWorthing) July 4, 2026
Even the lefties at Merriam-Webster had fun in the run-up to today:
Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.?
Because we gave them that L in 1776.
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) July 3, 2026
Old Blighty’s clapped out talking points rebutted in style:
Before we even get to that, does your pub's nation even have a navy?
Or free speech. Or a ruling elite that gives a rat's ass about the working class indigenous folk.
I don't think you have, mate. https://t.co/tk2S0eeUKq
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 5, 2026
Did your pub ever save Britain?
We did. Shut up and book a dental appointment. https://t.co/QGE9C3SqhA
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 5, 2026
And neither is Britain's. More than 1,000 years of nationhood later. https://t.co/eQXdDUs3t5
— Northern Barbarian (@xnoesbueno) July 5, 2026
IT’S A SOUTHERN POVERTY SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL!
Happy 4th of July, SPLC. https://t.co/PMavUzov8f
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 4, 2026
When Reuters sent out their photographer to shoot this clearly staged photo, couldn’t they have also dispatched a reporter to write up a story as well?
I’m not gonna speculate as to who these guys are, although the fact that some intrepid journalist hasn’t tracked that down by this point leaves certain implications
— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) July 4, 2026
Exit quote:
Can’t wait to find out which left wing NGO is footing the bill for this nonsense. https://t.co/2UDJcJgfs2
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 4, 2026
Do the Patriot Front guys do anything besides marching around in suspiciously clean khakis, masks and baseball caps? Is there any burning, looting, statue toppling or podium stealing? They seem very much like the Monty Python sketch about would-be bank robbers afraid of breaking the law:
UPDATE:
I just think it’s funny that the “Patriot Front” jabroneys are too embarrassed to show their faces carrying the American flag. Not very patriotic.
Likewise, it’s funny that people who call themselves American patriots carry flags for a cause that sought to destroy America.… https://t.co/2g83ipuK2I
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) July 4, 2026
MORE: Question asked:
Which woman was safer on the metro? https://t.co/OIwRtf1yP0 pic.twitter.com/RP1Mpc6B8V
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) July 4, 2026
OPEN THREAD: No static at all.
THAT OLD LECH HAS NOTHING TO SAY TO US:
Bill Clinton: “The people in charge have unleashed masked agents on American communities to seize people from their homes”
Also Bill Clinton: https://t.co/YYY9CKxoqb pic.twitter.com/ROhuqzyDJC
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) July 4, 2026
SCIENCE: An Underground Mystery Had Engineers Stumped Until They Followed the Rain. “Engineers discovered that falling rainwater can unexpectedly reverse airflow deep underground, solving a mystery with important implications for mine safety.”
THE CRITICAL DRINKER: The Odyssey — Oh, Dear…
As of the time of this post, here’s the ratio of likes to dislikes on its trailer:
In the past, such a ratio foretold of bad things to come from movies such as Snow White. Will The Odyssey endure a similar fate? As the Drinker concludes, “Is it going to reach Oppenheimer levels of success? Probably not, but I do think it’ll turn a healthy profit. And what the hell—maybe [Christopher Nolan will] surprise us all and create a genuine masterpiece with The Odyssey. But I don’t know, man. I’ve got this weird little feeling that he might have gone a bridge too far with this one. Either way, we’ll find out in a couple of weeks.”
UPDATE: There’s still one bold casting choice left for Nolan:
Okay, this is funny.
The new "The Odyssey" movie looks absolutely awful.
Terrible woke casting
A black Helen or Troy, a M-t-F transgender warrior.
Cringe corny lines.Hollywood just keeps churning out L's and ruining everything they can get their hands on. pic.twitter.com/knQ0Zsixkk
— Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) July 4, 2026
Hey, it worked for Amazon, why not Universal, as well?
TRUTH.
America is exceptional because the people who bitch about it the loudest refuse to leave https://t.co/CSF7o7u3a3
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) July 3, 2026
