DC as a microcosm of our national moment:

The white nationalist org Patriot Front marched in DC on July 4, 2026 before the evening’s ostensibly bipartisan festivities. A more historically informed observers pointed out that the KKK held a similar march in 1926. Elsewhere, a massive copy of the Constitution’s preamble was carried through the streets.

Our new birth of freedom remains an ongoing difficult labor and delivery.

A screenshot of a social media post from July 4, 2026, drawing a parallel between past and present extremist marches in Washington, D.C. The top portion is captioned “100 years ago.” and features a historical black-and-white photograph of a massive Ku Klux Klan march down a wide avenue with the U.S. Capitol dome in the background. The bottom portion is a quote-posted video showing a contemporary group, the Patriot Front, marching in uniform blue shirts, khaki pants, and white face masks while carrying American flags outside Union Station, with a police SUV in the foreground.

A screenshot of a social media post from July 4, 2026, by Alejandro Alvarez. The text states that a coalition of anti-Trump protesters marched in Washington, D.C., with a 700-foot banner featuring the Constitution’s preamble and thousands of signatures. The video still shows a high-angle view of a city street leading toward the U.S. Capitol dome in the background. Protesters are holding the edges of an enormous, parchment-colored fabric banner, with the front section stylized to read “We the People” in large cursive script and the rest of the long trailing fabric covered in handwritten messages and signatures.

Nic Babarskis @thebigbabooski