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  • Is Juneteenth Canceled?

    06/19/2025 12:39:51 PM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 114 replies
    Liberty Nation ^ | Jun 19, 2025 | Kelli Ballard
    Emancipation Day may have run afoul of anti-woke sentiment.Is Juneteenth being swallowed up – and swept away – by the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement? The nation’s newest federal holiday was meant to be a celebration of the end of slavery in America. It was never an LGBTQ holiday or general celebration of “marginalized communities.” Yet it seems some are trying to co-opt it – or culturally appropriate it, one might say – into the broader movement. As the tide of public and political opinion turns against DEI, however, will Juneteenth find itself washed away as well?The Political History...
  • Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court

    07/19/2022 7:11:32 PM PDT · by rintintin · 38 replies
    CNN ^ | Jul 19 2022 | Edward-Isaac Dovere
    Democratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/07/19/politics/congress-members-arrested-abortion-protest-supreme-court/index.html
  • Reps. Omar, Adams among 16 members of Congress arrested during abortion protest near Supreme Court Capitol Police advised that they would arrest those who did not listen to warnings

    07/19/2022 1:22:19 PM PDT · by Morgana · 56 replies
    FOX NEWS ^ | July 19, 2022 | Ronn Blitzer , Louis Casiano | Fox News
    Multiple members of Congress including Reps. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Alma Adams, D-N.C., were arrested by Capitol Police Tuesday afternoon outside the Supreme Court building during an abortion rights protest. Adams' staff confirmed her arrest in a tweet from her official account. Omar's office confirmed her arrest to WCCO. In a tweet, Omar remained defiant. "Today I was arrested while participating in a civil disobedience action with my fellow Members of Congress outside the Supreme Court. I will continue to do everything in my power to raise the alarm about the assault on our reproductive rights!" she wrote. Capitol Police...