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A 250th birthday party with a presidential face on the passport: the cultural politics of America's semiquincentennial

The United States marks 250 years on 4 July 2026 with a presidential passport redesign, a culture-war keynote, and a federal commission whose framing of 'American heritage' has become its own political artefact.

Camille Aubert · Monexus Culture desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·4 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
A photographer photographs a woman carrying a Palestinian flag during a march down a city street, with a "FREE PALESTINE" sign visible.
A photographer photographs a woman carrying a Palestinian flag during a march down a city street, with a "FREE PALESTINE" sign visible. @HYPERALLERGIC · Telegram

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