🚨 How to Ruin the Fourth – July 02 2026

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Lead: Military Integration Without a Vote

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One of the most controversial provisions in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act just took another step toward becoming law, and Congress didn’t even allow lawmakers to vote on removing it.

The provision, now listed as Section 219 (formerly Section 224), would require the Pentagon to appoint an official responsible for coordinating U.S.-Israel defense technology cooperation, including research, weapons development, testing, integration, and industrial collaboration.

According to supporters, the provision simply strengthens a long-standing alliance. But doesn’t an alliance suggest both sides benefit? It does.

But that doesn’t seem to be the case here.

It’s always been a one-sided relationship in which the U.S. keeps giving while Israel keeps taking.

An effort led by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna sought to strike Section 219 from the defense bill before it reached the House floor. But the House Rules Committee refused to make the amendment eligible for debate.

In other words, Congress never even got the chance to vote on it.

Khanna criticized the decision, saying, “Congress has blocked Thomas Massie and my amendment to prevent the integration of our military with Israel. This is unconscionable; they’re not even giving us a vote on the amendment.”

The concerns extend beyond the legislative process, though. Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent warned, “The dangers of allowing any other nation to access our sensitive military technologies are obvious, including the fact that back doors and spyware can be installed that will most certainly be used by the Israelis to influence U.S. policy.”

Those national security concerns shouldn’t be taken lightly.

In recent weeks, the Pentagon raised the counterintelligence threat level after reports that Israeli espionage activities had become more aggressive than usual.

And this is the foreign government we’re expected to trust with deeper access to America’s military technology and intelligence?

Rewriting the 4th of July

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You’d think a Fourth of July celebration would focus on America’s founding. Not in Democrat-run San Diego County, where officials have turned the America 250 event into a showcase for DEI initiatives.

Instead of celebrating the founding of the United States, attendees will sit through a tribal blessing, a land acknowledgment, performances of both the National Anthem and the Black National Anthem, followed by nearly two hours devoted to stories from tribal, Latino, Pacific Islander, African American, and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Then… the fireworks.

As David McIntosh, president of Club for Growth, put it: “The official government July 4th itinerary of San Diego reads like the opening ceremony of the Democratic Socialists of America convention.”

Meanwhile, Bill Wells, the mayor of El Cajon, who released the minutes from the SD County Board of Supervisors meeting, said he had alternative plans:

1. Acknowledge America and its greatness.
2. Celebrate with fireworks and the American National Anthem.

On top of bad event planning, it seems turning Independence Day into a DEI event isn’t exactly a great fundraising strategy. Internal emails show at least one sponsor walked away rather than sign a pledge supporting DEI principles and immigrant communities. Meanwhile, organizers admitted they still didn’t have enough money to pay for the stage, lighting, and sound.

At this rate, the event will either be labeled a flop because it strays far beyond the meaning of a traditional Fourth of July celebration — or it won’t happen at all because sponsors are walking away.

Good job, San Diego County.

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What’s Trending

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