#CadetBoneSpurs
Malcolm Nance goes off from a very historic vantage point.
Malcolm Nance declares independence from this traitorous regime
Monday, July 6, 2026
God is smiting President #StableGenius. The stone presidents are weeping and heavy fireworks haze clouds the nation's capital.
As the US stumbles into the 251st year since the signing of the declaration of independence, RantWoman offers the following half-formed reflections:
1. Whatever one thinks of the whole text and circumstances of the Declaration of Independence--and there is a lot to think--it matters to take at least one day a year to reflect on where the country has been, where it is, where it is going. We are not required to LIKE the reflections but it matters to do them.
2. RantWoman is a grownup and is perfectly capable of using a search engine to round up some videos of celebrations in the small communities of this country, the kind of celebration where the volunteer of the year rides in a convertible ahead of the portable toilet company and the elementary schoolkids pedaling their kid bikes along the route, where there is a high school marching band and assorted kind of homely floats. RantWoman definitely thinks this would be a valuable addition to notes of a fireworks setting the Brooklyn bridge on fire, a plane flying into Chicago complaining about fireworks interference, and arrests of 400 people in LA.
3. Sleep is resistance. RantWoman woke up too late to make it to the worship outside the federal building. RantWoman does not, unfortunately, foresee a shortage of reasons to need to stand in silent witness and is glad to hear glowing reports of Saturday's event.
4. Friends generally are not down with the concept of divine smiting, but Mother Nature definitely does not approve of this year's celebration. It's summer. Thunderstorms happen and so do heat waves. But ping pong sized hail just in time for the President to visit Mt. Rushmore: that is just ...timing. L
ikewise the horrific heat dome and last-minute thunderstorm blessing the President's Fourth of July speech and fireworks. The nation is, perhaps, supposed to be grateful that the thunderstorm probably cooled things off enough to save #DementiaDon from cooking himself with his determination to give his speech no matter what.
After all is said and done, RantWoman is permitting herself a measure of snark: RantWoman's favorite social media swamp prominently features voices talking about how God spared the President and the whole weather thing is the result of "geoengineering" by antifa all suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, TDS. That idea, to RantWoman, is giving the nonexistent antifa organization WAY too much credit. If anyone is "geoengineering" the perpetuation and increasing severity of summer weather patterns, could it POSSIBLY be the President's petroleum-guzzling cronies and bizarro efforts to undo all the measures people are taking to address #ClimateChange?
Just wondering.
Anyway, please "enjoy" the following videos and any videos YouTube may lead readers to besides the ones featured here.
The 1963 March on Washington where MLK gave his "I have a dream" speech did not have people falling out and fainting from the heat--despite the fact that people came in their good clothes. The sartorial standards in 1983 for the 20th anniversary were, um, looser. The planning was also a lot more realistic.
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
After the SemiQuincentennial Party Zoom Open House Sunday July 5, 5 pm-9pm.
AfterParty The SemiQuincentennial a day later.
The Short Version:
Happy 250th Birthday USA
It's the Party after the Party!
Please join RantWoman and friends for an After the party Zoom open house
Sunday July 5,
5 pm-9 pm Pacific.
Zoom info by request: please leave a comment.
Has it really been 50 years since the bicentennial?
(Will there be guests who were not alive in 1976? Please come.
Can we stare down our nation's current mess and possibly contemplate a few more centuries?
YES dang it.
The RantFamily observance of the bicentennial involved a lot of schlepping things around for a Billings Symphony concert in the park, a certain amount of helium balloon sales, and a thoroughly satisfying family picnic the next day.
In that tradition, time for a Zoom party!
Also, family circumstances got in the way of my customary holiday procrastination-themed Zoom open house so family time as needed.
Put on your best patriotic gear, irreverent or ironic T-Shirt or at least come dressed appropriately for Zoom.
Come meet characters from many parts of RantWoman's life
Bring a recipe or at least a vivid description of a favorite picnic food.
Bring something tat makes you laugh.
Bring a reason to be hopeful, outraged, or just perplexed.
Bring a story of a memorable Fourth of July.
Come as you are for as long as you like.
There will also be a couple breakout rooms if people find something they want to chat about in a smaller group.
Readers who would like to attend and have not received an email invite, please leave a comment and Zoom info will arrive.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Worship with Quakers on July 4
Love As Action July 4 2026
Announcement:
Please join a group of Quakers on Saturday, July 4, 2026 in one-hour of silent worship at the Federal Office Building at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Madison Street, Seattle Washington at 11 am to bear witness to the disruption and dehumanization that authoritarian actions are inflicting in our communities. This shared witness reflects core Quaker principles: peace, equality, integrity, and community and it is a visible commitment to justice and compassion. By standing together in quiet waiting worship, we affirm that every person has worth, that fear and violence must give way to love and fairness, and that our communities thrive when all are welcomed. Our hope is that our presence will give heart to all who see us - including through media and online - and remind everyone of our moral obligations to one another. This event is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee and the Peace and Social Concerns Committees of North Pacific Yearly Meeting and University Friends Meeting.We will join together in one hour of silent witness and invite all to bring water, weather appropriate clothes, a portable chair (if needed) and anything else you need to be safe and comfortable. Bring signs showing the signs of authoritarianism you see in your community and messages of love and support for communities that are suffering.Please let us know that you are coming by registering at: https://www.mobilize.us/afscfriendsengagement/event/ 969643/ If you have any questions feel free to reach out to your local organizer Jonathan Betz-Zall jbetzzall@gmail.com or LoveasAction@afsc.org. Find updates at https://afsc.org/love-action
Birthright citizenship???
#14Amendment #BirthrightCitizenship
RantWoman reminds readers of Justice Sotomayor's admonition "Read the opinions"
RantWoman has not yet listened to every second of all the videos linked here but has a couple observations:
--Numbers matter. Whether one interprets this ruling as 5-4 on the Constitutional question or 6-3 about an executive order, the court split is important to note.
--Justice Jackson's historical background in her concurrence seems important.
Justice KBJ STRONG historical narrative expanding on history.
Speaker Johnson GROANS on mic when he hears the decision
Multiple threads including Birthright citizenship
Reference to GROSS proposals about barring visas to pregnant women.
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