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NYE Washington Monument illumination kicks off Trump’s yearlong America 250 celebration
www.msn.com ^ | 12/31/25 | unknown

Posted on 01/01/2026 6:52:44 AM PST by chiller

17 min video Stunning Historical Beautiful

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 250; illumination; monument; washington
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Must see.
1 posted on 01/01/2026 6:52:44 AM PST by chiller
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To: chiller

The creator of this masterpiece deserves recognition....I’m attempting to learn his name.

He has said on his final day he’ll look back on this project as his greatest memory.

What a challenge...projecting rectangular images on a vertical canvas.

“America’s biggest birthday candle”


2 posted on 01/01/2026 6:58:00 AM PST by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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To: chiller

I heard he had onky 3 weeks to get this together!


3 posted on 01/01/2026 6:59:29 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: chiller

That’s amazing. Here is a youtube video of that, seems it is five hours long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBTO5DIbRi4


4 posted on 01/01/2026 7:01:03 AM PST by Yogafist
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To: chiller

Very nice! Great way to start off 2026!


5 posted on 01/01/2026 7:05:36 AM PST by Paul R. (Old Viking saying: "Never be more than 3 steps away from your weapon ... or a Uriah Heep song!" ;-))
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To: chiller

This creation is a masterpiece achievement!


6 posted on 01/01/2026 7:19:05 AM PST by jonrick46 (Leftniks chase illusions of motherships at the end of the pier.)
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To: chiller

Haven’t watched it yet, but I’ll assume it is better and more respectful than the graffiti applied to Westminster Abbey.


7 posted on 01/01/2026 7:20:34 AM PST by hanamizu
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To: chiller

This is fantastic!


8 posted on 01/01/2026 7:38:34 AM PST by spacejunkie2001
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To: chiller

We’re going Saturday night.

They did the same thing to celebrate Apollo 11’s fiftieth anniversary.

AMERICA!


9 posted on 01/01/2026 7:46:01 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: chiller

That is a spectacular light show. The narrative is the history as I learned it when they still taught it in school. No revisionist crap there. Good job!!


10 posted on 01/01/2026 7:53:27 AM PST by pfflier
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To: cyclotic

Let me know cyclotic how they handle the audio....... if it’s just for those on the elipse, or on wifi/bluetooth in the area for people viewing from parked cars.

Curious

FYI, for those in DC metro....it’s only running until the 5th, or 7th ???

On the hour, from 7 to midnight, iirc


11 posted on 01/01/2026 8:02:30 AM PST by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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To: chiller

All I saw was a Cosco Ad


12 posted on 01/01/2026 8:10:59 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Texas Fossil

Scroll down a few posts On Rapid Response until you see the monument on:

https://x.com/RapidResponse47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2006525083590803664%7Ctwgr%5Ee6dc49a73d76fb6ad68d0fe0139590dfc501edcd%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fus%2Fnye-washington-monument-illumination-kicks-off-trump-s-yearlong-america-250-celebration%2Far-AA1TnxTZ%3Focid%3DBingNewsSerp


13 posted on 01/01/2026 8:14:02 AM PST by chiller ( Davy Crockett said:"Be sure you're right, then go ahead." I'll go ahead.)
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I figured out the faded “continue” tab.

It was a pretty nice view.

I’m sure that Trump will do many things spectacular in the coming months. Probably the heaviest around the 4th of July.

Trump is truly a man who loves the USA.


14 posted on 01/01/2026 8:25:16 AM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: chiller

We went a few years ago for the Apollo 11 commemoration. The audio was incredibly good.

This will be the same. It’s up to Trump standards.


15 posted on 01/01/2026 9:59:23 AM PST by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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