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July 3rd, 2026: Trump's Big Celebration, $25K To See The Fireworks And Hanging With 90s Celebs · The Daily Sarcast

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  This episode of the Daily Sarcast is brought to you by Patriocrate,
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  the subscription box that delivers a tiny American flag, a hot dog, and a bald eagle statue.
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  Guests have been told that there is a phone check upon arrival,
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  a source for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey's wedding this weekend.
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  Insert theme song here. This is the Daily Sarcast. I give you the news and made me a laugh.
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  I'm Lindsay Vernick, and today is July 3rd, 2026.
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  I'm sorry i sound so exhausted i worked a 14 hour plus day yesterday and i was out in the hot sun,
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  so i'm a little bit wiped if we're just being honest here so i'm sorry if you
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  can hear the exhaustion of my voice,
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  but i am so committed to this pod so i am getting it out there and thank you
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  for listening if you continue to do so.
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  Love you, Mom and Dad. So in real news, Donald Trump is orchestrating what he
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  calls the most spectacular Independence Day rally ever.
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  There will be seven hours of military flyovers, a keynote address at 9.45 p.m.,
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  and a fireworks show with 850,000 shells. Yes, that many.
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  And just to begin, there's so many concerns from all this. It's a lot of money,
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  for one. It's a lot of pollution from the fireworks.
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  And also, this is just turning into a full-blown political rally.
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  Also, the fireworks could melt before they even launch.
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  But what do we know? He's our president, and he knows best, right?
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  Out in California, there's a lot of cities and counties that are banning fireworks
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  for July 4th because of extreme fire risk.
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  Places like Place Air, YOLO, and El Dorado, along with the city of Davis,
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  have fully prohibited all fireworks, even the so-called safe and sane ones.
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  Basically, the reason is because of dry vegetation and triple-digit heat,
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  which creates a perfect storm for fires.
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  Some beach towns like Long Beach are even scaling back their shows and just
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  replacing them with straight-up drone displays.
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  That sucks but also like we've all seen the fireworks we can go one-fourth without
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  fireworks and like there's youtube right,
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  And over in Washington, D.C., the Kennedy Center is having a fireworks display.
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  Oh, but it's a little bit expensive to get in there.
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  I thought it was expensive to go to the bars on Saturday in New York.
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  General admission for the Kennedy Center starts at about $425.
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  To get in. But if you have $25,000, you can get a front row all-access experience
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  to watch the fireworks in luxury.
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  You get a private dining suite, valet service, and a personal meet and greet.
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  Most of the cost, about $19,000 of those dollars, are tax deductible though.
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  So it's actually not that bad if you really think about it. I mean,
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  it's like basically a steal.
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  But all this money supports the Kennedy Center's renovation fund,
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  which we all know desperately needs.
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  And Lindsay Life. So as I said, it was a 14-hour day yesterday on set.
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  But it was a fun, chaotic day.
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  I worked with a lot of 90s celebrity talent again.
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  And it was just so crazy because half the day I spent in a room just hanging
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  out with Stephanie Tanner from Full House and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
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  And I literally turned to them and I'm like, guys, I'm dying right now.
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  Like, teenage me is dying. Like, this is crazy.
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  And they were cracking up because they're like, oh, yeah, like,
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  because they're just regular, normal people.
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  And it's just so crazy how some people will put these celebrities up on pedestals.
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  But like well some of them yeah are fucking crazy but like these women were
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  just like normal down to earth girls and it was like so fun they were like you
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  wouldn't even know that they're super famous so it was cool,
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  and i would like do little things with them all day like we would be eating
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  pizza and i would like be like thinking oh my god i can't believe i'm eating
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  pizza with these people because there's other celebrities too that i'm not naming.
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  But yeah super cool day now that show was officially wrapped. So on to the next one.
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  An MVP of this week goes to Leo, who is a barista in Savannah.
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  And last Wednesday morning, he just smiled simply at a customer who just seemed a bit sad.
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  And then that customer, on the edge of a breakdown, decided to reach out to
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  a friend that he hasn't talked to in years.
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  And then by that afternoon, they reconnected.
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  And because of that one tiny little smile gave both of them a lifeline.
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  So Leo may never know how far his smile made it and what an impact it made,
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  but you also may never know what your smile can do for somebody.
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  So pay it forward, especially this weekend with all the chaos and the craziness.
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  It sounds so cliche, but it's true. You never know what somebody else is going through.
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  So just be nice to everybody. It'll make you feel better too.
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  So it's like basically selfish if you really think about it.
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  Cooking tip of the day is that you can put cheese on your hot dog,
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  but you also can easily just not do that at all.
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  Feedback, comments, questions, a nice Jewish boy looking for a date,
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  email me at lindsay at thedailystarcast.com.
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  My God, I really need to get some rest. Have a great weekend.
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  Happy 4th. Stay safe. Stay hydrated.
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  And I will talk to you guys on Monday.