This Saturday, over a thousand pro-democracy rallies are happening across the country. And in D.C.? Trump is throwing himself a $45 million birthday parade, complete with tanks, helicopters, and military fanfare. His supporters say it’s just patriotism. But parading military power through the U.S. capital at the command of a would-be strongman is nothing to celebrate. In fact, it's downright un-American. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/trump-birthday-military-parade
Trump Wants His Big Beautiful Birthday Military Parade

The planned military spectacle lies outside our traditions and projects weakness, not strength

The Big Picture
@georgetakei if this isn't Big Government I don't know what is. Yet again, Maga is the manifestation of "every accusation is a confession"
@grob Yes!