Military parade and ‘No Kings’ protest
Events have been scheduled for the whole day today to commemorate the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. The events will culminate in an evening parade followed by a display of fireworks. Concerts are also anticipated to occur. Meanwhile, “No Kings” protests will be held across the country today as a statement against President Donald Trump’s “power grab”. According to Ezra Levin, these protests are supposed to be “the largest” single day protests since Trump’s first term.
From USA Today:
The parade and festival, coinciding with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and Flag Day, will consume several blocks of central Washington, D.C., taking place primarily on the National Mall.
The day kicks off at about 8:15 a.m. ET with a wreath-laying ceremony headed by Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth at Arlington National Cemetery. It will be livestreamed here, and followed by a succession of all-day events including an evening parade and wrapping up with a fireworks display. The parade, along with several other events and concerts, will also be livestreamed.
The festivities are the “opening event” for the yearlong celebration of America’s 250th birthday in 2026, organizers say. While planning for the 2026 bisesquicentennial started nearly nine years ago by an act of Congress, planning began for the June 14 parade a little over a month ago, according to USA TODAY reporting. The administration has repeatedly said that the Army’s anniversary and Trump’s birthday are coincidental, though it is unclear if the U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps will get their own celebrations during their 250th birthdays this fall.
Additional Reading:
Palmer, K. (2025, June 13). What time is Trump’s DC military parade? See full festival schedule. USA Today. Link.
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Doing a Service Marker Dedication this afternoon that will keep me well away from any AO that has a “planned” protest. Howsomeever…will be out and about with a re-enforced rifle squad and all heads will be on swivels. Should be back in plenty of time to watch the parade and fireworks on the TeeVee set. I do love a parade…’specially one I don’t have to march in.
It’s a beautiful day in northern Maine. I get to chuck tennis
balls out onto the mirror surfaced lake for my Chessie to retrieve.
I am able to do that because I share the same debt of those
who came before me and would do it again long before you
see me march in protest of what keeps us free.
I suspect the “no Kings” bullshit will fail miserably.
We had one in my AO, drove back and forth in front of it with a Trump flag flying from the back of my 4WD pickup truck, DAMN, that had them foaming at the mouth while they shat their britches!!!
My sentiments exactly…
^
That’s make perfect sense to a Democrat
Stealing.
Florida Brevard County Sheriff tells protesters that they will be killed if they try to attack any of his officers.
Play stupid games, get shot.
Brought to you by my Governor Ron DeSantis.
I heard that over the radio down here in FL.
He better hope no one gets killed. The lawsuits would be epic.
I hope for the same thing, my friend, just as a general rule of civil society.
As I’m sure you mean in this post.
But I think we both are of the same mind that someone being dropped on the line of “sacrifice for the cause” no matter how stupid that cause happens to be, might be the only way to stop these idiots from thinking that they can keep practicing civil disobedience without the possibility of sanctions such as imprisonment, or…in the extreme…death.
I think that even Thoreau may have drawn the line at something as severe as that.
I think the False Commander “Phony” Phil Mokress (CEO of All-Points Logistics) did some time as a Brevard County Reserve Sheriff’s deputy…..
Our favorite UC Berzerkely alumnus also did some time as an LEO, but obviously didn’t make it past probation.
Ya….me 2.
Actually, what he said was: “If you attack any of my officers, we will notify your family where they can recover your remains.”
Either way, works for me.
The Navy and Marines damn well deserve their own 250th recognition parade when it comes! Air Force can have an air conditioned ice cream social
and live fly-by of the Blue Angels.
Well….at least the Air Force gets nap time after our air conditioned ice cream socials
When the Air Force brings out the B-52s, you don’t need a parade to be respectful and to recognize greatness!
If any are still operational, a low level SR 71 pass with afterburners lit makes greatness instantly recognizable also.
They plan on having parades on those days as well. Today kicks off a yearlong series of celebrations to commemorate 250th anniversaries. The media is posing the question about a parade for the other services to try to tie this day’s parade into the “Trump wants his own parade” meme.
Mac Arthur got a parade when he harshed Truman’s mellow. My, how things have changed.
Meanwhile, I’m good with having events that celebrate the country instead of little queers dancing about in their finest Sam Brintman fashions.
Trump doesn’t need a parade, his life is already a carnival.
Looking forward to the 2026 July 4th!
Mayor of Brandon Johnson of Ch*tcago blows it out his Leftist ass:
https://x.com/Breaking911/status/1932864503353405507
I’ve been to Chicago plenty of time on business and once for the ‘Taste of Chicago’ for Fourth of July in 1991. The area down the Chicago River, Riverwalk, and Navy Pier was nice. I even stayed at Trump Hotel (2016) which was over the top as one my expect. There a TV inside the bathroom mirror god sakes. Aside from the awful winter weather, I would never work, live, or go anywhere near that place ever again. An its only gotten worse since my last trip.
You would think someone with a 4% approval rating would find better things to focus on— like fixing your shit city. No one likes you bro.
I bet when he catches a reflection of himself even he mutters “man, that guy sucks.”
I swear that guy is the dumbest mayor in the history of Chicago. He has a 4% approval rating and he has only been in office for a few months.
Protest here with 50-75 folks happened to coincide with the Junteenth parade.
Mostly old hippies, gays, only 1 or 2 that ping my radar.
Full load-out & Maverick 88 on standby.
Fortunately nothing escalated and I was able to return to the Compound after 1400 hours.
A few Hispanic females waving signs, but the antifa/Hamas wannabe was gone, as was the skateboard dude.
Local PD had the observation cameras up across the street. Hope they got a good photo of the females holding up 8647 signs and give them to the Feds.
Glad I don’t have to clean my guns, honestly.
“as was the skateboard dude”
It wasn’t Bobby Francis O’Rorke was it?
Drove past some protesters. Looked like the usual rifraff. I think I will proceed to live my life completely unmoved by their chicanery.
Saw plenty og rainbow flags at the one I drove past a few times with a Trump flag flying, many of them looked like they were recruited out of a homeless shelter!
The one around here was pretty old, very white, and >50% female.
Did see a guy I went to high school with. He was (or maybe still is) an Infantry ossifer.
Maybe he’s got a grandma fetish?
Minnesota “No kings protests” cancelled.
I assume the blame Trump polices, white privilege and stricter gun control will be forthcoming in 3…2…1.
https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-lawmakers-shot-d7983e1e4f1a7573a487cab1a98cd172
This is my surprised face… guess they weren’t radical left enough? Or this dude was paid for a false flag op?
Walz appointed him in 2019:
https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-vance-boelter-man-linked-to-minnesota-lawmakers-john-hoffman-and-melissa-hortmans-shootings-101749920197838.html
They are considering he may have been a closet anti-abortion. Apparently he has a target list of clinics, he hasn’t serviced those targets though.
Plus he got all kinds of sh*t going for him:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/minnesota-shooting-suspect-company-claims-214727018.html
It was a mostly peaceful shooting (if you were the one to survive).
Most murders are mostly peaceful except for the murder part.
Welp, we know Tampon would not have appointed unless he was an avowed Proggy D-rat.
No protests around here that I know of. I haven’t seen the riffraff since I left DC and the Richmond area. I’m sure they exist but probably stick to New Orleans. I regularly go to the LSU, Southern, Southeastern, and UL Lafayette campuses and don’t see anyone “protesting” or trying to stand out. It’s much different than the VCU campus post-9/11, where students had tables set up declaring “Osama bin Laden is innocent”.
My house has been infiltrated by creatures for whom I have more respect than I do for Leftist agitators and criminals: rats. I had my pest control guy out yesterday and he ended up placing glue traps around the house and bait traps outside. I don’t like injuring or killing little creatures, but I’ve heard enough complaining from the wife and kids about hearing noises and being scared.
Anyway, my wife is of the opinion that Trump is to blame for all the ills in the world. LA? It was entirely peaceful until Trump spoke up about things. If she were in better health, she told me she’d be out there joining the protesters.
So, I took a bit of guilty pleasure in telling her what has to be done with the rats. I’m not going to even attempt no-kill traps I’d have to take and empty miles away. We tried that with mice in Northern VA. I sure can’t afford for the exterminator to come empty the traps 2-3 times a week, and I don’t want to hear rats panicking as they’re trapped and slowly dehydrating and starving to death. Coincidentally, I have 15 or so .22s and a fair number of .22 LR shotshells. If those prove less than ideal, I have a bunch of 12-gauge birdshot and some shells for the .38 and .357. Maybe even some .45 Colt shells somewhere.
Maybe I’m all talk or maybe I’m just deranged, but I’d rather take out a person looking to harm me or my family than I would a rodent. The rats are unwelcome, though, and what has to be done will be done.
Good on you not relocating a problem to someone else. Years ago I lost a bunch of chickens because someone trapped two foxes in town and then released them along my property line. I saw on the camera who it was and went had a very long conversation with the person. I told him if ever happened again I would be relocating a number of possums and skunks to his house.
Got some video on my game camera of a rat and a squirrel duking it out over bird feed. They were not having Kabuki Theater, they going at, like it was personal or something. Rat was as big as the squirrel.
I waited until sunset the next day to kill them. Used an airgun, Benjamin pump up kit. They put on one hell of death dance when you connect with .22 pellets.
The woman couldn’t stand seeing it while I was laughing like a fool.
You can get some decent rat kill at Tractor supply, causes internal bleeding so they don’t stink so much and they don’t leave much of a trail.
That air rifle could be handy for managing local insurrection but I would want a repeater such shenanigans.
Provided you don’t have household pets, a saucer or 3 of antifreeze works wonders. But then again, so do a couple feral cats.
I had a go-around with some rats in my garage, and those plastic “T-rex” style traps worked really well, especially with disposal!
I use one of those electric zapper traps, works great on pack rats, mice and even squirrels. Just huck ‘em over the back wall and feed the coyotes.
No King? Which party selected their candidate for President without a single commoner’s vote?
OK, no queen then. I can work with this.
Doesn’t matter if the commons do vote. The fix is always in.
Watching the parade, announcer:
…elite. They can win anywhere, anytime….This is the Cav!
Me, yelling: Ghey! GHHHEEEEYYYY!
LTC George A. Custer was not available for comment.
“OH SHIT, where are all these Injuns coming from?”
G. A. Custer at Little Big Horn
I hear he wore an Arrow Shirt the day he died.
Well, us Marines don’t generally parade on our birthday, since we start early and by “marchie, marchie” time we’re way too fucking drunk to stand up.
Palantir and Coinbase sponsored the parade.
Crypto scammers and data surveillance hoarders.
Dystopian business ties with the president and VP directly. While in office.
The fact that major companies were not involved shows this was Trump throwing a parade for himself.
Try Desitin or Boudreax’s Butt Paste.
Now go have yourself a nice day.
Got somethin’ fer him:
http://artpictures.club/view.php?img
My Occupy Wall Street retort to ‘big, bad ebil corporations’:
Have you and/or your friends unionized to buy shares and elect different leadership more aligned with your stated goals and values?
No?
Then shut your fucking cock holster.
This is all he can come up with. He is worn out from the 24 hours of non-stop “No Kings” protesting with his Antifa boyfriends, plus there was that after riot fapfest.
George Soros and USAID-supported NGO’s paid for the “No Kings” charade. Go play the blame game elsewhere, your liberal/progressive card has been denied. Again.
You’re dismissed, major.
How long does it take someone new to your life, to get tired of your BS and leave? I’m assuming it’s a quick turnaround.
If major companies were involved, you’d say Trump is owned by big business. We’re all wise to your spin game. Frankly, you suck at it.
About how the “No Kings” stuff went:
Mr. Chronicbutthurtsforevah never came back to thumb her nose at us and tell us how Trump will never be king now because of his protest. At least if he made that prediction he would be 1 for 3,351