The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
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The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
Episode 86: 47 86ed 250
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When earth shaking events, such as the ill-advised illegal war in Iran and the dramatic impact it is having on the world economy, to the continuous 'flooding the zone' to avoid discussing the Epstein Files, some smaller malicious activities get lost in the shuffle.
This episode is about one of them: Donald Trump's theft of the nation's 250th birthday celebration.
And yes, it is so much worse than you have heard. Learn the truth of how one man subverted what could have been amazing, and instead became a dumpster fire.
Show Notes:
The original opinion piece that started it all: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-just-robbed-america-of-a-sacred-reckoning-that-may-never-come-again-opinion/ar-AA27KhYo?ocid=msedgntp
The REAL America 250 site: https://live.america250.org/
The FAKE Freedom 250 Trump site: https://freedom250.org/
The Congressional law establishing America 250: https://www.congress.gov/114/plaws/publ196/PLAW-114publ196.pdf
The Trump Executive Order that undercut the 10-year in the making Congressional effort: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/DCPD-202500197/
The CNBC article referenced: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/03/trump-freedom-250-america250-corporate-sponsors-access.html
The Democrat's 55-page scathing report on Trump's hi-jacking the 250th birthday of America: https://democrats-naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/freedom250_oversight_report2.pdf
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