Episode 42 Happy Birthday America!

We have a fun show for you! This episode R.J. and Fred dive right in. They start off by talking about the horrendous rulings from our Supreme Court. The rulings in question were about anchor babies and mail in voting. After that the guys talk about America's 250th Birthday. In their normal fashion R.J. and Fred do a holiday fun episode. There's a fun segment of what came first? Followed by the usual facts and BSH segment. Last but not least is a wildcard. Enjoy!

Resources:

https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/drafting-table/item/amendment-xiv

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-mailed-ballots-trump-elections-5f24f718ea92a33838485ce6302e079e

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-immigration-c73cf0c70bb550ebf0a55fafddbd935c

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Independence-Day-United-States-holiday

https://ohmyfacts.com/religion-history/26-facts-about-independence-day/

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/dmv-celebrates-250/fireworks-to-dazzle-dc-skyline-for-fourth-of-july-what-to-know/

https://4th-of-july-events-near-me.com/articles/fireworks-usage-2025/

https://capitaloneshopping.com/research/july-4th-shopping-statistics/

https://allgiftsconsidered.com/4th-of-july-gifts/

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SPEAKER_01 0:15

Hello and welcome to This Is The Day Show. I'm your host, RJ Cole. And I'm Fred Graham. Thank you for tuning in to another episode. Feel free to watch or listen into our show. We post our video cast on Rumble and on YouTube. Our podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. If you like our show, we would ask that you subscribe, follow, and also write us a wonderful five-star review. If you choose to do so, you can interact with us. You can email our show at this istheshow at gmail.com. We also can be found on X at This IsThe Day Show without the W. And we are also on Facebook. Find us by searching for This Is The Day Show. You also have the option to text our show. Feel free to send us a text or an audio message. To do this, select the episode that you're about to listen to. Look on the top left of the episode, and it will say send us fan mail. Click on that link and send us what you'd like to. We also can reply back. Please send us any questions, feedback, or interest that you may have for us. Thank you for the continued promotion and support for our show. Here we go. Here we go. So hey, buddy. Well, we're gonna skip our week recaps because they were both magical and wonderful. I'm a little grumpy. So um we talked about courts last week, right? Mm-hmm. Yeah. And uh I thought it was very appropriate maybe this week we talk about two rulings that just got passed. Um not passed, I'm sorry. Interpreted. That's the word we want to use. The Supreme Court came out and said this is what it means. Yeah. Um, and I feel like they can really change some things now. Um and the only way to change that would be our wonderful Republican senators and Congress people doing something for a change. So it's not gonna happen. But yeah, more than likely. But hey, first, let's talk about anchor babies. You ready? Yes. Let's do it. Topic everybody talks about. Alright, so AP News. And this is a quote from them. A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a broad conception of birthright citizenship, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order declaring that s children born to people who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. By a 6-3 vote, I mean that was super divided. I felt like that was a little bit of a majority. But the court struck down Trump's order. A bare majority of five justices in an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts. What a what a great guy. He's so amazing. Strive to bailing him. When I become an adult one day, yeah. I want to be just like John Roberts. Held that the long-settled understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment adopted after the Civil War makes a citizen of anyone born in the country with very limited exceptions. Section one of the Fourteenth Amendment states All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the juris jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. And I thought it was also interesting to pull up from Britannica.com. This is really bad. I don't know what Britannica is. Is it Briton's Britain? Yeah. Yeah. But hey, they were right here, according to the king. Fourteenth Amendment. Alright. Amendment and amendment in 1868 to the Constitution of the United States that granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. The intent of the amendment was to ensure equal protection for formerly enslaved black Americans who had gained their freedom after the American Civil War. So to bring all of that up and recap that. You can I just wanted us to talk about this and really focus on the part where it states subject to the jurisdiction thereof, and how that would have pertained back to 18. I thought it was 1866, but they're saying 1868 here. So Freddy's subject to the jurisdiction thereof, what are your thoughts on the whole 14th Amendment?

SPEAKER_00 6:05

Um my thought is the uh man put me on the spot. Um otherwise I got the answer. There's jurisd wow, the jurisdiction thereof, is that not like our extended territories? Like Puerto Rico?

SPEAKER_01 6:27

When it was, and I only know this because I've heard this talked over and over and over. So that is the part that everybody fights about is subject to the jurisdiction thereof. And what it was meant for was when we took slaves from well, people gave us slaves and we took them, right? And we took them here to America, had the whole civil war and all that other stuff, but they weren't under the jurisdiction of Africa because we took them, right? So they're under our jurisdiction because we took them.

SPEAKER_00 7:01

Right. I also think it covers military bases too. Like our jurisdiction of that military, that is like the American embassy would be, I think, ours too, right? Like if you're in there in a foreign land, I think that also includes that too. Okay. I think. Because if I need medical stuff and I'm in a different country, I'm gonna go to the embassy and be like Yeah, they always yeah.

SPEAKER_02 7:26

Americans! American downs.

SPEAKER_01 7:29

But this this is why the 14th Amendment was written. It was because slaves were here in the country, and instead of them just being nobody's here in the United States, this was written that way they could have citizenship because we took them from their homeland. Yeah, yeah. This was yeah, the whole It wasn't because we were having such a bad immigration problem that people came over here and just dropping babies.

SPEAKER_00 7:58

It was yes, because the idea is like your child might have been born in America and you were brought to America. But you were brought prior to the emancipation proclamation. So that's what I think that's kind of covering is like Yeah, like you weren't born here, but like you were a slave brought here, and as a result, you're here and you've been freed by our government, therefore congratulations.

SPEAKER_01 8:30

You're under our jurisdiction, yeah. Yeah. Whereas if you're a citizen from somewhere else and you come here illegally, you're still under their jurisdiction, not ours. You're a guest in the house. Yes. So thank you, Supreme Court, for all that you do. And secondly, I want to talk about another ruling that we had, which was on voting. Dude, this I feel like we've talked about this stuff for the last month, dude. Like, I know we can't figure it out. We brought this crap up like last week. I do not understand this, but once again, from the AP News, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after election day. Um election day? I'm sorry, election month. Cross that off. A persistent target of President Donald Trump. It's a lot to count. It's hard. There's a big number. We're from California. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws. Yes, they're attacking. And more than half the states in the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election. Oh, so you don't tell me how many. Provided they're postmarked by election day. The outcome spares officials the headache of changing their ballot rules just a few months. Oh my goodness, they have to change the rules. Just a few months before the 26 midterm congressional elections.

SPEAKER_00 10:07

So let's talk about this. Well, that didn't stop Pennsylvania from channeling changing their Melon ballot garbage on, you know, the whole state right before the presidential election.

SPEAKER_01 10:21

Yeah, and yeah. Didn't they try to remove Trump off the ballot altogether or something like that for the primaries or something?

SPEAKER_00 10:29

I I don't know. I just don't understand why this isn't like how this is an issue. Like, it's not that hard. Voting is not hard. Like, elementary kids know how to vote. And you know what? Little Timmy, if he missed that day of school, Timmer! Timmer because he was sick, he didn't get a vote.

SPEAKER_01 10:52

No.

SPEAKER_00 10:52

That sucks. It sucks for Timmy. Try hard next time, dude.

SPEAKER_01 10:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 10:57

But no child left behind, apparently. No vote left on talented. Tempted. Yeah. Because we're gonna spend all the days possible. I think there should be a deadline. I think you should have ID, and it should be a deadline.

SPEAKER_01 11:13

This is why I'm so for just a a day. No mail in ballot, except for like if you're in the military, I get that, but like it should just be a day.

SPEAKER_00 11:22

You know what they should do? This is just really off topic. Well, it's on topic, but because these are both Supreme Court. Would you say it's a hot topic? I would say, I don't know. Maybe it's trendy, it'll catch on. I don't know. Anyway, it's unconstitutional either way, but I think I think every so often they should just do a clean sweep of the Supreme Court and just do a draft pick. Like just random, like you're one of the top ones from the state of Iowa, you're one of the top ones from the state of Michigan, which Michigan's crazy now. I don't know if you saw that. They've been crazy, bud. Well, saw a picture of the Middle East, I mean Michigan, excuse me.

SPEAKER_01 12:00

Yeah. Have you not heard about the wake-up alarm clocks and everything that's going on there? It's crazy.

SPEAKER_00 12:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 12:07

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 12:08

Yep. It's uh it's gonna be interesting. It's gonna be interesting times. And so I like at the same time, I get freedom of religion. Um so I'm not really trying to like knock that, but at the same time, like it didn't seem very peaceful celebration. Like that seemed like a uh really crazy to see like because I I literally saw it before I like read what happened. I was like, man, what's going on over in the Middle East? Middle East of Michigan? Middle of Michigan.

SPEAKER_01 12:48

Yeah, but I'm just gonna say I wish I knew more to distinct between Muslims and Islam. But I know Islam is not compatible with the Christian way of life.

SPEAKER_00 13:00

Islam is the religion, Muslim is the follower. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 13:06

But there's Islam, so because I I've I've been I've heard about Islam, right? And Islam would be people have said that it is the or the political.

SPEAKER_00 13:23

I was taught Islam is the religion like Christianity, right? If you are a Christian, then you follow, but if you're a Muslim, then you follow Islam.

SPEAKER_01 13:34

I'm gonna have to double check my wording on that. But yeah, because they're I believe I'd heard it on two different shows, but yeah, one's more um radical than the other, but I get what you're saying.

SPEAKER_00 13:44

Yeah, they say I there's there's two sex of what we would call comparable language would be traditional and progressive, maybe like new age modern, yeah. Like that that would be more of it. Orthodox and uh New Age stuff like that. And I can't remember those two words for Islam, but I I do know what you're talking about.

SPEAKER_01 14:10

I would think Orthodox would be the one that's not compatible.

SPEAKER_00 14:13

Yeah, Orthodox is the old school, like kill everybody.

SPEAKER_01 14:17

Yeah. Yeah. By sword. But yeah, so um yeah, they're just yeah, yeah, there's a lot of a lot of craziness going on. So like what if what happens to every blue state now? Like, couldn't they just be like, hey dude, we'll get the votes in when we get the votes in. Like, we'll keep counting until we get see, and and this is what I don't understand because it was postmarked. It was in my closet. It was postmarked.

SPEAKER_00 14:45

Because I just I just don't understand it. I don't understand vote like here's how it works. And I think what it is is little Timmy, Miss Class! Timmy! Which you're the teacher's like, hey Timmy, if you're not feeling good, I know that you're you said your tummy hurts. How about you go and vote today? Just in case tomorrow you don't come. And Timmy goes, nah. You know, so as a result, he doesn't make it to the voting of the classroom. But then he whines and cries because he comes back the next day, and then it's like the teacher going, Okay, Timmy, we're gonna let you vote. We'll post it. But it's like, no, dude, that's not how that works. And in in our election, it's supposed to go. Where if for some reason I'm not going to be able to make the polls, which you could probably look up right now, when you vote. Like, when are the midterm elections and and then you type in either your full address if you really want, or you type in your city and state, and it'll pop up, and it'll pop up the exact day, and I'm crazy. I know precinct it'll give you some times, it's weird. But if you're not able to make that, let's say you're going to South Africa to party hard because they made the World Cup. I don't know, whatever, right? So you're like, oh, nope, we got a range delivery over to Europe. Yes, yes, 100%. So you're like, man, I'm not gonna make that. Well, you can apply for an absentee valid ahead of time. It's crazy. And there's rules with that where you get it, you fill it out, and then you send it back prior to the election day. Because if you send it the election day, why didn't you just go vote?

SPEAKER_01 16:56

Because they don't need to find your ballot later to help them out. And if you have a problem with voter ID, just absentee vow.

SPEAKER_00 17:05

Just vote absentee every year. They will never ID. Like, you just mail it in, dude. I think I just felt we're all hunger right there, dude. And apparently, I'm still hungry. You can't count. That's okay. We will literally give you an infinity amount of time to count. It's alright. Yeah. They gotta get enough people with ten fingers, ten toes, and they can get twenty at a time. That takes a while.

SPEAKER_01 17:37

And like now that it endless crap, you're actually gonna have to wait on Republicans to do something, and it's not gonna happen. Don't hold your breath. No. Just read it. And we'll be dead in two minutes. Just hold it very long. Breathe.

SPEAKER_02 17:56

Jess! Breathe.

SPEAKER_01 17:58

Yeah, that's what I was gonna do. So, just in case you guys hadn't heard about the Supreme Court and what stupid stuff they did, now you have it. But, in case you haven't heard, somebody's got a birthday.

SPEAKER_02 18:11

Happy birthday to America.

SPEAKER_01 18:16

It's the 250th birthday.

SPEAKER_00 18:19

So I've been doing this all week. 250 baby. Story behind that. My youngest. No, to my family. Youngest dressed up, and she was wearing her stars and stripes. And it has like little red bows and stuff on this dress. And then she had a headband that kind of clashed, but it was stars and stripes, so it still matched. But it was like white and it didn't really go with any of the other stuff. To critique in your own daughter's outfit. But I said, hey, if anybody says anything to you, just say 250, baby. Can't get mad at America. That's like if America ever plays. You know where we live now?

SPEAKER_01 18:57

Yes, you can get mad at America. You know what? I just, I just whatever. People not being citizens, people not assimilating people who are citizens here, just think it's the worst place possible and go gaze for Palestine and hurrah!

SPEAKER_00 19:13

You know what I do love? I do love this one aspect. Like you can hate soccer all you want, but I love all these European people coming over here and saying, America is great. And it's all America is beautiful, America. You guys have so much to be proud of. Yep. And their patriotism for our country is through the roof. Yeah, because it's all just stuff that they've heard about us. They haven't actually been here to experience it. I heard this this person from Scotland was popped up on my because uh obviously my algorithm talks about family, talks about soccer, and uh because the World Cup. And then it talks about like I follow this one dude who's like literally been traveling to America because of the World Cup. But so, because of all that, this this Scott Scottish person popped up, and they're like, uh, we are taught that America is bad. All the negative stuff is is pumped through our media, and then you come here, you meet the people, they're nice, they're friendly, you guys have a beautiful country as far as scenery, you guys have freedom, you guys can do stuff, and they're like, don't change. And it's like, man, you got people from the outside coming in that are pure and genuine, not motive. Um they're just people coming and and and visiting, and it's like by and large, I feel like pure motive people, that's what they have. Now, other people that have agendas and have really bought into anti-America abroad, we'll say it that way, they're coming in and they're trying to just almost take over. And it's like I just I'd like hearing outsiders' opinions that are very much like you guys don't change America, keep it. And I don't know. I wish, I wish, I hope that goes all over people's social media, blows it up so that way the people were like, I hate America, man. Being here sucks. We gotta pay taxes, we gotta work for a living, you know, and it's just like yeah, like you can't be a child your whole life. If you think you can be a child your whole life, and that's your goal, and whatever country you're comparing us to is so much better. If you were born here or not, maybe you should go visit that place.

SPEAKER_02 21:50

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 21:51

Just go check it out.

SPEAKER_01 21:52

Maybe you should. And then just buy a one way ticket. One way ticket. So America's 250th. Once again, my apologies, but a short recap of Independence Day. From Botanic. Yes! I was like, yes, say where that's from. Yes! Man, I feel so dumb. No. Say it. In the United States, the annual celebration of nationhood held on July 4th. It commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. That's why it's the 250th birthday. This document announced the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain. In 1870, the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal workers. Of course they did. And in 1938, it became a paid federal holiday, also called the Fourth of July. The holiday is celebrated across the United States with parades, fireworks shows, picnics, concerts, and other festivities. Independence Day is also notable for its displays of patriotism. That chaps my khakis a little bit. As many Americans commemorate the day by flying the American flag and dressing in the flag's colors are red, white, and blue. And the reason why it chaps my khakis is what I saw this today. Why is everybody like flying a flag now and they wouldn't do it 364 days out of the year? It's just like, oh, independence day is here. Let's let's throw our flags up. I'm gonna tell you why it's patriotic.

SPEAKER_00 23:28

I'm gonna tell you why. 250, huge, right? Everybody's hyping it up, but huge hashtag World Cup. Our USA team is actually doing really well. I will tell you this, I will tell you this. I went to Spain in 2008. Dare you? Went to Spain. No, listen. Listen, I went to Spain in 08, and I was told by the people of Spain that I was with, yeah, dude, we are not a patriotic country. And I said, Are you crazy? Looking around all these like balconies and they got the flag flying for Spain. And they're like, this is all for the Euro Cup. I just said, What? And they're like, Yeah, they're rooting for their team. That is the equivalent of someone flying the iCubs. Yeah, oh, that's the Chicago Cub flag right there. And I'm like, okay. But at the same time, I'm glad. It's the World Cup, Team USA, flag our f fly our flag. If that's the only reason why somebody's doing it, you pick the right flag. But 250, and there is patriotism. So there is. And speaking of 250, let's do your segment, bud. It didn't take you that long to count to 250. Do that math equation, by the way. That's pretty wild. So we're gonna do which is older? The US or another thing. Okay? Alright, dude. I know the answer, so I can't. I didn't cheat, I promise. No, because I I feel like I'm gonna be in the hot seat. Well, I could have Googled it. I had the notes yesterday. No, I didn't put them on the notes. I put them on a separate note that was personal note. No, I I could have looked these. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. You could have. Now, see, now. I'm gonna have to imagine. Only if I get all of them right. Alright. Oh, I just okay. Alright. Which is older? The USA or the patty cake song? Patty cake, man. We're gonna go patty cake song. It is. The patty cake song was actually in the 1900s, dude. That is old. Crazy. That's like a lot of those lullabies, too. Yeah. Super old. There's another one that was like something about like, God bless the queen. I was like, no, this is no King's Day. No. Anyway. Uh, which is older, USA or the Marine Corps? I should know this. Marine Corps. It is by one year. Well, a couple of months, really. Almost a year. So. July 4th, 18th. USA or Central Air. USA. Central Air, dude. The Romans had central air.

unknown 26:11

Crazy.

SPEAKER_00 26:13

Crazy. What is the definition of central air? Central air is they had pipes where it channeled the like duck air. Yeah. It's crazy. Dude, the Romans were so advanced for being ancient. It's like those old guys knew what they were talking about. So, USA or the wristwatch. Let's go wristwatch. It is. First wristwatch recorded being worn was by Queen Elizabeth I. Dang. 1571. Holy crap. Yeah, that's a really old watch. I'm doing better than I thought. Bet you it's a timex to still go it, too. It's Big Ben. Yes. USA or the steam engine. Uh how about a carbonated drink? Oh, I skipped that one. A carbonated drink or the USA? This one. I'm gonna go with USA. It is USA. The first carbonated drink was by some Swedish guy, JJ Schwuppee. Swedish fish. And it was 1783, so it barely, barely lost. Dude, that's that's early. Crazy, dude. Alright, USA or the steam engine. Steam engine. It is the steam engine. Don't have a date.

SPEAKER_01 27:39

Come on, bow me with this batch.

SPEAKER_00 27:41

It was like, you know, like, you know. Alright, USA or the vacuum cleaner. USA. It is USA. The uh what we know as a vacuum was 1901 by a guy named Booth. But 18. Not John Wilkes, it wasn't. No, no, no. That was he got shot down. Um 18, I think it was 92. Some guy in Iowa had the patent. Or like the the plan for it, but he never, you know, he's probably some poor farm kid. Yeah. USA.

SPEAKER_01 28:20

Or sneakers. Um talking about like walking like sneakers. I used USA.

SPEAKER_00 28:32

Sneakers are 1830. I should have done that because they're they were proper until like the 50s.

SPEAKER_01 28:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 28:39

Yeah. Uh USA or a fountain pen. Fountain pen. USA. USA. 1827 is the first fountain pen because they signed with the uh they signed with the quill pen and or whatever that was. Whatever, bird. Not a turkey. Um the point in it. Yep, yeah, yep. Uh USA or birthday cake with candles. Birthday cake with candles. Yeah. 1746, Count Lugwig von Swizendolf was credited with hosting a lavish birthday party featuring a large cake with candles inserted to match his age.

SPEAKER_01 29:34

I wonder how clean those candles were. I don't think I would I'm I'm guessing they were the huge reservoir.

SPEAKER_00 29:44

Yeah. So that's crazy. That that is pretty crazy. Wow. I think the one that blew me away the most was the uh the watch and then the birthday cake with candles.

SPEAKER_01 29:57

Central air.

SPEAKER_00 30:00

The Romans were pretty, pretty advanced, man. I'll give it to them. Nice.

SPEAKER_01 30:06

Yeah. It was pretty fun. Let's do some fun facts. Of course. Naturally, man. Alright, bud. I'm odd, you're even. Yeah. Alright, so John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, both signers of the Declaration, July, whoa, died on July 4th, 1826, exactly 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration.

SPEAKER_00 30:31

The first Independence Day celebration took place on July 8th, 1776, in Philadelphia, where the Declaration was read aloud.

SPEAKER_01 30:41

The Liberty Bell in Philadelphia was rung on July 8th as well to mark the first public reading of the Declaration. Kind of repeated myself there. That's alright.

SPEAKER_00 30:53

We didn't put on there that the bell rung. Fireworks have been a part of Independence Day celebrations since 1776. Or 77, excuse me, just one year after it was signed.

SPEAKER_01 31:08

The largest fireworks display in the United States take place in New York City with over 75,000 shells launched. But this is gonna change this year. Alright, DC NewsNow.com says the fireworks show is expected to begin around 10 30 p.m. and will last about 40 minutes. Officials said 850,000 fireworks shells will launch from 10 sites in this district, including the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, 8 Potomac River barges, and West Potomac Park. Freedom 250 noted that the fireworks display will be the largest fireworks show in history. I have heard reports that the cost is $1.6 million and all the money was donated. Pretty impressive.

SPEAKER_02 32:06

It's gonna be huge.

SPEAKER_00 32:09

Yeah, that's cool. I wish I wish they would do that with campaign money instead, dude. Like I'm against campaign money. Pretty hard. Approximately 150 million hot dogs are consumed. That is so disgusting. On July 4th, each year in the United States, that is so gross.

SPEAKER_01 32:31

I remember, and I'd have to bring this up. There's a certain amount of hot dogs you're supposed to eat less than per month because then your chances of like, I don't know, colon cancer or rectal cancer goes up. Like it's good stuff, man. Anything over 2.5. I think it was like seven. Oh, well that's which is higher than what I thought. Yeah, that's a lot higher than I thought. Um, the Nathan's hot dog eating contest held annually on July 4th, has been a tradition since 1916. A lot longer than I thought.

SPEAKER_00 33:02

A lot longer. The American flag, also known as the Stars and Stripes, was adopted on June 14th, 1777, and featured 13 stripes and 50 stars.

SPEAKER_01 33:19

Just in case you guys don't know. In 1870, Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.

SPEAKER_00 33:29

I'm sure they took the day off and got paid.

SPEAKER_01 33:33

If they showed up. I mean, 1870, uh they're they're probably a lot more respectable than Congress now.

SPEAKER_00 33:40

It wasn't until 1938 that Congress declared July 4th as a paid federal holiday sidebar. Did you get paid today? Today on the third, yes.

SPEAKER_01 33:55

It's unconstitutional, bud. I know unions are. In 2025, 2.3 billion in estimated total US fireworks revenue. Wow, that's a lot of money. Yeah. 1.6 billion in consumer use and over $700 million on professional displays.

SPEAKER_00 34:19

That's even not even an even like. I was surprised the consumers. We 1.6 billion? Dude, we love our fireworks. Dude, we could like yeah, blow stuff up. Just give us some CPU. I want to see what those numbers are after after July. And this I believe was last year. Yeah. Over 285 million pounds of fireworks are expected to be consumed according to APA.

SPEAKER_01 34:52

Imports from China still dominate, making up 95% of the supply of fireworks. Huh. More than that. What? In China.

SPEAKER_00 35:04

Can't make them here, apparently. Americans spend spent 8.9 billion on food alone, including 150 million on dogs.

SPEAKER_01 35:19

Yum yum. Consumers spend about 3.7 billion on alcohol, mostly beer, for July 4th in 2025. That's crazy. Hot dogs and beer, huh? That's where it's at. Yum yum. That's gonna mess your tummy up. That's all I gotta say. Bubble guts for sure. Oh, bad. How about some buy, sell, or hold on these gifts brought by allgiftsconsidered.com. I love it. I'm so looking for it to. All I gotta say about this list is I mean, it's a little bit better than normal. But I'm I'm underwhelmed because it's just like, oh, let's throw some print for the day, and we'll call it Independence Day gifts. Nice. Alright, bud. Number one, I'll just read them all. Alright. Fourth of July family matching patriotic t-shirts.

SPEAKER_00 36:24

What are we doing? Buy seller hold? I'll hold. I prefer personally like all wearing patriotic shirts, that's cool. But if they say different stuff, that's cool with me too. That's what I would prefer. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 36:35

We like to go to um like I know old Navy does stuff yearly. I unfortunately wasn't able to get my shirt from Old Navy this year. But instead went to Menards, got one for five bucks. Really? Not a bad looking tea. Yeah. Nice. I feel like it's a little scratchy though. Oh shit for five bucks. I mean so I will sell that, I guess. So here's the freedom. Personalized tumblers. It says here's the freedom.

SPEAKER_00 37:03

Oh, like uh. I'm not a tumbler guy, which is extremely odd because I'm construction, but no, I'm totally selling that.

SPEAKER_01 37:14

Um, no, money can be spent with better things.

unknown 37:19

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 37:19

I mean, but there are some really cool like I I've seen a couple that are pretty cool. They're the tumblers.

SPEAKER_01 37:26

And we've had we've had an issue in our house where we've kept cups, so I'm like, no, pretty much way too many. Yeah. Plus, I drive semi, there's not a big enough tumbler for me. Give me a gallon tumbler, I'll even if it says poop on it, I'll take it.

SPEAKER_02 37:41

128 ounces of America Love, baby!

SPEAKER_01 37:47

If I can't even use bathroom in places, you think they're gonna give me water? No. How about some red, white, and blue roses? Uh I have no need for those. So I'm gonna sell them. Oh sell. Some orchids, I'd think about it, though. Fourth of July Engrave bottle opener. So. So. I literally have no purpose with a bottle opener.

SPEAKER_00 38:12

Yep. Do yourself Independence Day wreath. My wife likes that. Like I think they look nice. Like she did a good job, but um, not for me.

SPEAKER_01 38:23

Not not only are they not getting you the wreath, but you have to put it together yourself. Yeah, like you gotta, it's dude just the IKEA in Fourth of July Wreath. That's where I'd be offended. Like, I'm not putting together my own wreath. Like, get out of here.

SPEAKER_00 38:37

No, yeah, it's kind of a build your own. You just yeah, sell.

SPEAKER_01 38:43

It's America. America.

SPEAKER_00 38:46

Made in China, dude.

SPEAKER_01 38:50

Points. American made patriotic boa. Right up your alley. What's a boa?

SPEAKER_00 38:57

Looks like a scarf. Oh no. Sounds like a bow and constructor. Boa knife, Bowie. Think about yeah, bow constructor just hanging. Nah, that all like is it like World Cup stuff? Like that's what they wear, that little scarf thing. Is that what that is?

SPEAKER_01 39:14

I don't know the World Cup Cup. I don't know, man. It just in the picture looked like a scarf. Yeah, something. I always thought bows were had like the kid fur on it. Oh no. No.

SPEAKER_00 39:25

But that doesn't say America to me.

SPEAKER_01 39:30

No. How about some patriotic earrings, my friend? I feel like my daughter. No, obvious. No. No, that'd be pretty cool for the kiddos. Sure. I'll buy it. Or kiddo. Fourth of July sunglasses.

SPEAKER_00 39:49

Yeah, I'd buy those. Just probably for the one day, you know, wear them and be like, yeah, America. I'll use them for weed eating. Unless it's unless it says like 250. Let me wear them every every Independence Day, not just specific or specifically for this.

SPEAKER_01 40:06

I have like three random pairs of sunglasses I use for weed eating. Just randomly have it there or there.

SPEAKER_00 40:13

If you had dude, if you had yourself some bad boy patriotic stars and stripes on your face, those glass grass braids would just fly right away. They wouldn't even come hit you. They'd just be like They just blaze in my America, no! You wouldn't even weed eat, the weeds would just die.

unknown 40:31

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 40:32

Or roundup. Roundup. Give me cancer at the same time. Yes. Patriotic dog bandana. Uh no. No, I don't need that. I don't I don't have a dog. Um I like bandanas on my dog from time to time, but no, I'm good. So uh how about a personalized grill set? Sorry, grill. Grill.

SPEAKER_00 40:56

Like, like look at my grills in my butt. My grill!

unknown 41:05

Yes.

SPEAKER_00 41:09

I'm sorry. I died. Yeah, I think that'd be cool, dude.

SPEAKER_01 41:13

Honestly, like for uh like my old job gave me a grill set for like trucker appreciation week, and oh my god, it was like a $2 piece of junk.

SPEAKER_00 41:25

Like, I think if you got like like a smash burger one that like puts the stars and stripes, and I'd be like, you're eating American-made beef. I think I'd want to put my face on the burger. Just shh.

SPEAKER_01 41:36

That right there's an American. Made in America. Yes. I'd go for it, do you? Oh. Um, how about a patriotic candle, my dude? Smells like freedom. Diesel and French fries.

SPEAKER_02 41:56

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 41:59

Oh. Would you like a patriotic water splash pad? Hook the hose up and it shoots the water out.

SPEAKER_00 42:07

I mean, I don't know. What's no?

SPEAKER_01 42:11

I told you, it's just stars and stripes and patriotic stuff. That's all it is. You just slap those colors on there and it's independence there. Yeah, man. Yeah, I'll I'll sell myself. Um personalized cutting board. For all your charcuterie stuff you do.

SPEAKER_00 42:28

I don't know. You have fancy pants. I don't I don't think I don't I don't see how I know. Sell. Patriotic picture frame.

unknown 42:41

No.

SPEAKER_00 42:45

You sure? No, I'm good, man.

SPEAKER_01 42:51

How about some stars and stripes outdoor throw pillows? You couldn't give me one for my bed, which I need. No, ask me outside. I'll give the red, white, and blue in bed. Like, I'm good with that.

SPEAKER_00 43:02

It's for the patio bed. I honestly we could probably use some. If they're a gift, yes. Maybe, maybe July 5th we'll pick up a set. We'll hold it. That'll be. 75% off. Hobby Lobby.

SPEAKER_01 43:19

Yeah. Um, yeah, I'll sell. Um, how about red, white, and blue tie-dye box set?

SPEAKER_00 43:26

I'm guessing it's just ties like my kids would actually really like that.

SPEAKER_01 43:30

Oh, no, no, tie-dyeing would be better. This is a box set of just like tie-dyed red, white, and blue items, like a tumbler and stuff like that.

SPEAKER_00 43:38

No, that's no.

SPEAKER_01 43:40

Yeah, give the original tie-dye and let them it's it's not my list, like I know, I know. I wouldn't pick this, so patriotic temporary tattoos. Like, what's that look like? We got an eagle with the flag, and screaming murka, maybe like I don't know, a snake and a Mouth or something.

SPEAKER_00 44:00

Nah, I'm good. I don't need a temporary tattoo. So blue. Sorry. Red, white, and blue hairbows. For my kids, yes. Hair bow daughters. My hair. My what I was like, wait, what? For my daughter. They will probably be in red, white, and blue, some form or fashion of hairbows. So cool.

SPEAKER_01 44:23

I sure for my wife, sure. But if it's by selling all for me, no. No. Sell for me personally, but chocolate chip cookie pie. That just has red, white, and blue colors on it.

SPEAKER_00 44:35

Dude, I'd chocolate chip cookie pie is where to go, dude. I'd I'd buy one right now. It's still hit and miss, though. I mean, if it's a good one, I'll take it. Well, of course, if it's a good one. And then I'm eating America.

SPEAKER_01 44:46

But if I have, I don't know, Manual coming over here and he's like, hey, I got this for you. And I'm like, I don't know if it's good or not. I don't know if I want it.

SPEAKER_00 44:58

I feel like it's gonna be a little bit like doughy. I'd risk it. But I'd risk it. Probably made in America in China.

SPEAKER_01 45:11

Sure. Um, and last but not least, 4th of July slippers. From a friend to a friend. I don't wear slippers in July. Don't be bashing. I'm wearing my slippers right now. Because I'm too lazy to put on socks.

SPEAKER_00 45:30

I would no. I don't need 4th of July slippers. Sure, I'll take them. I bet you will. I'll take them. What is that supposed to mean? I just you're more of a slipper. I wear slippers in the winter time, and it's because the floor is cold. But if I'm around the house, it's probably socks. Just I don't know if you're gonna have this problem. This is way off topic, but my children love to wear my socks. And they don't even have to match. They'll just wear whatever sock is mine.

SPEAKER_01 46:05

I don't have this problem. I have a different problem that's like that though. Oh yeah? But I don't feel like I should call. No. Probably shouldn't. Stuff out. So so yeah. Yeah. Last but not least, my friend, let's jump into this week's wild card, shall we? Let's do it, man. And welcome to this week's segment of the wild card. Made in America? Am I? Yeah. No, we're talking about made in America. Yeah, the wild card. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00 46:40

I'm made in America. This is a goofy show. We're just gonna focus. Alright. It was my segue. It was a really good segue. I just I just yeah, dude. I'm telling Alright. Hit it. What is, in your opinion, the best thing America made or an American invented?

SPEAKER_01 47:04

So best thing America made, I'm not sure about that, but American invented was the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. Nice. A hundred years after.

SPEAKER_00 47:19

I think the best thing. Man, that that is that is very strong language. Yes. But the American made was 69 Camaro. Super charge. That was the best thing made. I don't know. It's one of the one things that I was like, dude, that was American muscle. And it is so bad.

SPEAKER_01 47:45

The first thing that's coming to my head, and I don't know why I don't even own one. I've never seen one except for on a video, but like Elon Musk's cool like torch thing that he had. Oh yeah, the the flamethrower.

SPEAKER_00 47:57

Yeah, dude, that is pretty nice. I I would say the shotgun, Smith Western, like you can go down the whole armory, and there's a lot of cool, like I guess cool, maybe not the best word, but like dope. Yes, that is exactly what I personally it's for shizzle. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. I think I think jazz. American-made jazz. I like that. Oh, the music. Yeah, like the jazz music. Not the basketball team. They're garbage. The Utah Jazz. Are they still a thing? Yeah. Oh man. Yeah, they're not good, but yeah. I mean, didn't they have Carl Malone at one point? At one time, dude, they were actually a decent team in the 90s. Decent but not good. Well, that's because they had to go against Michael Jordan. So who was American? Was? Is what happened to him? What happened is uh I got nothing on that one, dude. He's still American. But um so yeah, that's I think it the list of things that Americans invented is pretty cool. Um I think modern day it'd be Elon Musk, has got a lot of cool stuff that he's made too, but I don't know how much he's actually made or just funded. Yeah it's a weird gray line, but still you gotta have the money to do it. Hey, you research it over there. Yep. Cool. So I didn't know that you would uh you'd think the telephone was one of the coolest things.

SPEAKER_01 49:41

No. Um American invented, not made. But I just let's be real here. I looked 10 minutes before the show and then I'm like thinking the telephone, that being invented, how it probably spurred so much to actually happen. Yeah. Just being able to talk instead of letter or horse code.

SPEAKER_02 50:07

Telegram.

SPEAKER_01 50:08

Yeah, that was you know, but so yeah, that's all I got for a show. You got anything else you want to add? No, man. Goofy fun show. Like the well showing our true colors here, red, white, and blue. Yes. Yes. Alright, buddy. Dude, we should have we should have totally had some sunglasses. That would be so fun. Just but no. If we kept our faces in the perfect spot and didn't move them at all, I could get that done. That'd just be more work. It's like literally like an overlay, so it's just your picture and yeah, I can't do it. Yeah, it's too hard. It's alright. Thank you once again for listening to This Is The Day Show. Don't forget to stay in. Thank you.