Episode 19: Don't Reign on My Parade

In Episode 19 of Washed Up, recorded on June 18, 2025, Abigail Cavizo and Colin Mullaney unpack the June 14 #parade in #WashingtonDC, intended to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday — also coinciding with Donald Trump's 79th birthday. On this day across the country, protestors engaged in #nokingsday demonstrations. However, to the cohosts' surprise, the Army parade was less dictatorial and authoritarian than they were suspecting... even fun... and had the atmosphere of a July 4th celebration. However, it was also a huge expenditure, with a lot of security and coordination. Although Colin and Abby saw #trump and crew from a distance, DJT seemed mostly subdued and occasionally roused, saluting to the troops from atop of a platform shared by other cabinet and high-ranking officials. The most interesting part, aside from the history lecture, were the multiple flyovers at the #nationalmall. Colin and Abby also discuss the context of political violence preceding the event, with two Minnesota lawmakers attacked, and one killed alongside her spouse, in the run-up to this DC parade. Middle East tension was also escalating during this DC Army parade, with #Israel launching targeted strikes against #Iran, and the U.S. soon to launch its own bombing operation — now being dubbed as the #12daywar by Trump. Although the cohosts do not go into detail about the seemingly now concluded Iran-Israel war and U.S involvement therein, they do discuss their concerns for broader regional conflict in the future.