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The ACLU used to pretend it supported free speech. Then it abandoned free speech and joined the rat pack of radical leftist groups trying to out-radical each other. That means commemorating Thanksgiving by, according to the ACLU, beginning with a ‘land acknowledgement’. “Start by acknowledging the land beneath you. All land in the United States is Indigenous land” Like St. Matthew Island, Alaska. Which belongs to the ice. “Challenge the false and harmful Thanksgiving origin story.” Always the best way to start a family get-together. “Many foods prepared for Thanksgiving are Indigenous foods: squash, corn, beans, pumpkins, and more. When...

Americans are divided over the “No Kings” protests, which were held across the country on Saturday, according to new polling. The demonstrations — which coincided with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday and the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade in Washington, D.C. — were a response to what organizers called the president’s authoritarian actions. About 2,100 individual protests were held, which, in total, were attended by around 5 million people, according to an estimate from the American Civil Liberties Union, which helped organize the demonstrations. “Today’s protests are a resounding message that people across the nation will not be intimidated by...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The ACLU says they've filed a lawsuit against the University of Michigan after the school banned several people from its Ann Arbor campus due to their involvement in Pro-Palestinian protests. This lawsuit comes just days after the University suspended "Students Allied for Freedom and Equality" for the next two years, a student organization that's been central in many of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The plaintiffs include five people who the lawsuit claims have been banned from campus following their participation in pro-Palestinian protests. They claim the trespass bans are a violation of free speech. One...