# AMERICA 250 IS A FAILURE! - We Are Witnessing The Symbolic Collapse Of An Empire Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-alternative-media-5819124/america-250-is-a-failure-we-are-witnessing-the-symbolic-collapse-of-an-empire Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-alternative-media-5819124/america-250-is-a-failure-we-are-witnessing-the-symbolic-collapse-of-an-empire.md Podcast: [World Alternative Media](https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-alternative-media-5819124) Published: 2026-06-30T20:40:52+00:00 Episode link: https://vigilante.tv/w/gkybrCgZVHtMwErPvUTiRM Audio file: https://vigilante.tv/static/streaming-playlists/hls/7c340b0d-c3c4-468c-9d4a-a18a5f415543/fa656585-56b7-478f-839d-880c0c92a81a-360-fragmented.mp4 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/world-alternative-media-5819124/episodes/america-250-is-a-failure-we-are-witnessing-the-symbolic-collapse-of-an-empire Duration seconds: 1782 ## Resource GET HEIRLOOM SEEDS & NON GMO SURVIVAL FOOD HERE: https://heavensharvest.com/wam USE Code WAM to save 25% plus free shipping! USE Code WAM50 for 50% off on select items like the #10 cans & MRE packs! Pledge here! Just a dollar a month can help keep us alive! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=2652072&ty=h&u=2652072 EXCLUSIVE replays of hour plus long live shows are available here at $5 a month or more! BUY GOLD HERE: https://firstnationalbullion.com/schedule-consult/ Avoid CBDCs! GET 10% OFF ON SHILAJIT FROM DR. KAUFMAN WHEN YOU USE CODE WAM10 HERE: https://medauthentica.com/discount/WAM10?redirect=/products/authentica-shilajit%3Fsca_ref=10867124.wrNV3jkYSaMg9 HELP SUPPORT US AS WE DOCUMENT HISTORY HERE: https://gogetfunding.com/help-keep-wam-alive/# Josh Sigurdson reports on the America 250 state fair event on the National Mall in Washington, DC. As we've all seen, the event is not going well. Very few people are in the crowds, the displays look like they were ordered from Temu and the media is having a field day. While the mainstream media takes a victory lap, not everything they're reporting regarding crowd sizes are true. There is context to the situation, however it is still far worse than the Trump administration claims it is. With people getting baptized under an Israeli flag to arrests due to lude behavior at the event, this whole thing is going down like a historical joke. On the 200th anniversary of the United States, crowds were huge and people were proud of their country. On the 250th, (while we don't yet know how big crowds could be on the 4th of July) people are generally uninterested. This is extremely symbolic of the fall of an empire and both the left and right are heavily involved in this demoralization ritual. In this video, we expl… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/world-alternative-media-5819124/episodes/america-250-is-a-failure-we-are-witnessing-the-symbolic-collapse-of-an-empire/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-alternative-media-5819124/america-250-is-a-failure-we-are-witnessing-the-symbolic-collapse-of-an-empire.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.