<![CDATA[This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells.]]>This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells.

Given the heat, humidity, low winds and the late start (10:30 p.m.), it promises to be a smoke filled event with AQI climbing through the roof.

https://www.capitalweather.com/dcs-fireworks-supershow-this-year-could-be-a-smoke-filled-mess/

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2c93b623-062a-4f74-890e-ee1318b7547b/this-year-s-july-4-fireworks-in-d.c.-will-feature-860-000-shells-about-50x-more-than-the-usual-10-000-to-20-000-shells.RSS for NodeSun, 05 Jul 2026 11:12:47 GMTThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:45:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:11:25 GMT]]>@AkaSci But the reigning party in the US does not believe that there is a climate crisis at all …

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/tanyakaroli/statuses/116859750684054666https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/tanyakaroli/statuses/116859750684054666Sat, 04 Jul 2026 04:11:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:58:20 GMT]]>@AkaSci Parade Cancelled Due To Oil Company Greed

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jamesmarshall/statuses/116859699255241978https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jamesmarshall/statuses/116859699255241978Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:58:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:55:07 GMT]]>Weather forecast for Washington D.C. for Saturday, July 4th.

A scorcher with evening thunderstorms.
🔥 ⛈️
https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/dc/washington

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859686591488830https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859686591488830Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:55:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:48:58 GMT]]>America’s Independence Day Parade in Washington DC, scheduled for July 4 at 10:30 a.m., has been canceled due to extreme heat. Heat index values are expected to reach between 110 and 115 degrees F at the scheduled 10:30 a.m. start time.

https://wtop.com/fourth-of-july/2026/07/americas-independence-day-parade-canceled-due-to-extreme-heat-conditions/

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859662418023745https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859662418023745Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:48:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:11:51 GMT]]>The extreme heat in Washington D.C. is taking its toll on visitors at the poorly organized open-air State Fair.

7 people are on advanced life support in the hospital.

Notice in the videos that people are not carrying umbrellas, backpacks, coolers or folding chairs. They are likely disallowed.

Tomorrow will be no better.

https://www.rawstory.com/great-american-state-fair-2677157060/

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859516432560497https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116859516432560497Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:11:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:35:01 GMT]]>And please take a few moments to watch this video from Rep. Jared Huffman on "how Donald Trump hijacked what was supposed to be a unifying, non-political celebration of our country's 250th birthday and made it all about him – his vanity projects, his political and religious agenda, his business ventures, and his cronies who gorged on public funds under cover of a shadow corporation shielded from public scrutiny."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHvRA1W54LY
https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-huffman-releases-report-on-how-trump-hijacked-americas-250th-birthday-to-enrich-himself-sell-access-and-harvest-americans-data

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116858191986139026https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116858191986139026Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:35:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:30 GMT]]>It's hot out there. Stay safe.

And read up a bit on heatwaves and climate change.
https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-emissions-have-rapidly-worsened-european-heatwaves-in-just-a-few-decades/
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/02/nx-s1-5879113/heat-wave-nighttime-climate-change
https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/250-years-of-climate-change
https://www.c2es.org/content/heat-waves-and-climate-change/


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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116858056263959984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116858056263959984Fri, 03 Jul 2026 21:00:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:52:43 GMT]]>@AkaSci Poor AQI can trigger heart attacks in elderly overweight men. Just saying.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/KanaMauna/statuses/116857789710168918https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sauropods.win/users/KanaMauna/statuses/116857789710168918Fri, 03 Jul 2026 19:52:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:25:20 GMT]]>@AkaSci
ofc he f'ing did

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/116854143098582078https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/PeachMcD/statuses/116854143098582078Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:25:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:50:24 GMT]]>@AkaSci so very freedom.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/bweller/statuses/116852354203679897https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/bweller/statuses/116852354203679897Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:50:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:43:47 GMT]]>@AkaSci Currently 101F in DC. 104 tomorrow and 103 on the 4th.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Corb_The_Lesser/statuses/116852092257063157https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Corb_The_Lesser/statuses/116852092257063157Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:43:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:27:56 GMT]]>@AkaSci

Photos of the bodies of heat victims is going to spoil the news about the concert that only the heat victims attended.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kevinrns/statuses/116852029923951000https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kevinrns/statuses/116852029923951000Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:27:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:13:28 GMT]]>@AkaSci

I went to the Arkansas Folklife Festival last weekend.
This is a list of things they suggested you bring.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/johntimaeus/statuses/116851973035739274https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/johntimaeus/statuses/116851973035739274Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:13:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:07:54 GMT]]>@AkaSci

what the fuck nonsense is this?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/116851951192552657https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/darwinwoodka/statuses/116851951192552657Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:07:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:56:24 GMT]]>@AkaSci

Freedom 2026 - Clear bag policy (Literally what jails in Australia demand)
Orwell level dissonance.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116851905981943809https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/n_dimension/statuses/116851905981943809Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:56:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:35:06 GMT]]>@AkaSci A link to the actual report, for those wishing to read it:

https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/freedom250_oversight_report2.pdf

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116851822213425978https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.murkworks.net/users/moira/statuses/116851822213425978Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:35:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:08:14 GMT]]>House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes

"Trump staged a hostile takeover of the US’s 250th anniversary celebration to enrich political allies, harvest voter data and promote Christian nationalist ideology.

The interim report outlines a web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes orchestrated through a shadow corporation embedded within the National Park Foundation."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/02/trump-hijacked-250-anniversary

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851716573551640https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851716573551640Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:08:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:35:07 GMT]]>From a new report from the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources -

"Under President Trump, this anniversary has been hijacked and perverted into a hotbed of corruption and self-enrichment. This interim report documents how the machinery built for a national commemoration was converted, deliberately and over a period of months, into an apparatus for raising and spending money in service of the President’s ego, political ideology, and pet projects."

https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851586333626947https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851586333626947Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:35:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:20:58 GMT]]>@AkaSci so fireworks start on July 5th then?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pg1958/statuses/116851530663648778https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/pg1958/statuses/116851530663648778Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:20:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:40:34 GMT]]>@AkaSci I note the President and most members of the GOP in Congress do not want to fund public transportation, but here is the federal government advising everyone to take public transportation to the official celebration of our nation's creation. I suppose hypocrisy by elected officials is so common, I should not be offended, but I am.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/DrJay/statuses/116851371854001608https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.energy/users/DrJay/statuses/116851371854001608Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:40:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:17:18 GMT]]>@AkaSci The comparison with the bicentennial is stark. Trump's touch turning a party into a wake.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/Thorium/statuses/116851280348951296https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/Thorium/statuses/116851280348951296Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:17:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:34:52 GMT]]>Other July 4th evening program restrictions -

Clear Bag Policy, - one clear bag not exceeding 12" x 6" x 12" or one small clutch no larger than 10" x 6" x 2".

No backpacks.
No selfie sticks.
No pets. No balloons.

No Pineapple Wi-Fi router (?).
No Flipper Zero (?)

Is this for security or is it to create an atmosphere of fear, suspicion and anxiety?

https://www.secretservice.gov/prohibiteditems

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851113483240185https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/AkaSci/statuses/116851113483240185Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:34:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:27:40 GMT]]>@FinchHaven @AkaSci

A legend in his own mind

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116851085183855508https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/GhostOnTheHalfShell/statuses/116851085183855508Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:27:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to This year's July 4 fireworks in D.C. will feature ~860,000 shells, about 50x more than the usual 10,000 to 20,000 shells. on Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:24:25 GMT]]>@AkaSci

"Fireworks will start after trump's speech which starts at 9:45."

So

Fireworks start about 11:00 pm -- midnight, maybe

That'll really pump up the crowd size

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/FinchHaven/statuses/116851072386425901https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/FinchHaven/statuses/116851072386425901Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:24:25 GMT