Mastodawn

#Pride is all year long. Don't forget. This year's not-June-event is Seeded Rivalry: A Seed Art Crash Course.

Get it? Seeded Rivalry? 😂

Liz and I are doing the class. I'm not the artist--she is. But I love seed art. And it's fun for us to do things together. #StateFair

Not many tickets left, but f you want to go: https://www.eventeny.com/events/seeded-rivalry-a-seed-art-crash-course-30529/

Seeded Rivalry: A Seed Art Crash Course - Eventeny

Seeded Rivalry: A Seed Art Crash Course - This will be a seed art class that is designed to build community, share our love of gay hockey, and get folks excited in creating seed/crop art! This class will teach folks not only how to create seed art, but also how to submit their pieces to the Minnesota State Fair! The price of the class covers all materials and the space! - https://www.eventeny.com/events/seeded-rivalry-a-seed-art-crash-course-30529/

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NYT > Home Page Jun 11

Some States Pull Out of Trump's 'Great American State Fair'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/great-american-state-fair.html

#Politics #USNews #StateFair

Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.

The New York Times

NYT > U.S.Jun 11

Some States Pull Out of Trump's 'Great American State Fair'

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/great-american-state-fair.html

#USPolitics #StateFair #News

Some States Opt Out of Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’

At least five have declined to participate, the latest sign that the national 250th birthday celebration has become a fragmented and partisan affair as the president seeks his imprint.

The New York Times

Catherine Schmidt Jun 2

#New #Trump #StateFair #BBB #HealthCare #Children #alt

THOM HARTMAN 6/2/26
TRUMP’S “STATE FAIR” NO BREAD BUT A CIRCUS

KillBait News May 30

Trump proposes to replace canceled state fair performers with himself

📰 Original title: Trump reveals potential replacement for artists who bailed on state fair – himself

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#politics #trump #statefair #performers

Trump proposes to replace canceled state fair performers with himself

Amid widespread cancellations from performers due to the Great American State Fair's association with President Donald Trump, the president suggested he could personally step in as a replacement. According to his social media post on Truth Social, Trump described himself as the 'Number One Attraction' capable of drawing larger audiences than Elvis without needing a guitar. He framed the move as a way to rally the nation and replace 'highly paid, third-rate artists.' The festival, organized by the Trump-linked Freedom 250, reportedly did not provide clear information about the event to participating artists, contributing to their mass withdrawals. Trump also proposed holding an additional event, an 'America is Back Rally,' at the same time and location as the fair, inviting only what he described as 'great patriots.' These actions occur in the context of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. The situation highlights the challenges of organizing public events under highly politicized circumstances and demonstrates Trump's tendency to directly insert himself into controversies, further blurring the line between political leadership and personal promotion.

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KillBait May 30

Trump proposes to replace canceled state fair performers with himself

📰 Original title: Trump reveals potential replacement for artists who bailed on state fair – himself

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/trump-proposes-to-replace-canceled-state-fair-performers-with-himself.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#politics #trump #statefair #performers

Trump proposes to replace canceled state fair performers with himself

Amid widespread cancellations from performers due to the Great American State Fair's association with President Donald Trump, the president suggested he could personally step in as a replacement. According to his social media post on Truth Social, Trump described himself as the 'Number One Attraction' capable of drawing larger audiences than Elvis without needing a guitar. He framed the move as a way to rally the nation and replace 'highly paid, third-rate artists.' The festival, organized by the Trump-linked Freedom 250, reportedly did not provide clear information about the event to participating artists, contributing to their mass withdrawals. Trump also proposed holding an additional event, an 'America is Back Rally,' at the same time and location as the fair, inviting only what he described as 'great patriots.' These actions occur in the context of the United States’ 250th anniversary celebrations. The situation highlights the challenges of organizing public events under highly politicized circumstances and demonstrates Trump's tendency to directly insert himself into controversies, further blurring the line between political leadership and personal promotion.

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Clay Winter May 21

From the time in 2018 when we went to the State Fair and I bought a Zippo-style knockoff lighter with Iggy Pop on it. (It stopped working after about a month.)

#cigarettelighters #lighter #iggypop #statefair #carnival #knockoff #junk #junkculture #punk #punkrock #americana

Jeff Shaumeyer Apr 25

Check out these award-winning ears of corn at the #Maryland #StateFair, in #Timonium, Maryland [USA]

NB This is "dent" corn*, dried for feed and grinding, and not "sweet" corn for eating directly.

26 August 2017

Darren du Nord Mar 12

Don't miss the #Minnesota State Fair memorabilia surplus auction! I mean who couldn't use a horse drawn water tank from yesteryear!
#auctions #minneapolis #stpaul #statefair #coolshit

https://bid.auctionmasters.com/ui/auctions/156916?category=All