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$20 used to mean something

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ppl who celebrate fictional character birthdays are annoying pass it on

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Well!

So first, let's clear a common misconception: no, President Abraham Lincoln did not love Black people nor see them as human equals. At best he was centrist about it (though, even his implication that 'exceptional' Black men ought to vote got him assassinated).

"My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do, it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union...I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free."

The "freeing of slaves" after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was meant to kneecap the economic and military powers of the seceded South. Lettuce stop making a white savior figure out of Lincoln, or thinking that my people's shackles were unchained via anything other than desperate war strategy and extreme violence. Think on that, for a moment.

That being said!

But not everyone in Confederate territory would immediately be free. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as "Juneteenth," by the newly freed people in Texas.

Consider going through the Smithsonian website to learn about Juneteenth! Recognize why it's an actual day of freedom, versus July 4th and the independence of a select few.

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The child is not even two pounds, he is in the intensive neonatal care unit. He is blind, may be unable to walk and he may not survive at all. Adriana Smith's mother, April Newkirk has affirmed that the decision to stop life support should have been the family's. The baby's name is Chance. Fuck Brian Kemp, I hope he gets sepsis.

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i have yet to play this game but the story is so fire ..

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Wip but I don’t really like it so idk if it’s coming past this stage. Also wow im posting digital art for once hello

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Uh

Baby (pickled)

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Also ive been inactive because I suddenly got backed up on comms for the first time in my life so. Hell yeah

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Also the furry con did it too they have a lot of sonic at the furry con. Who would’ve guessed

I’ve been avoiding sonic like the plague for like 10 years of my life now because I know it’s too up my alley and it would consume me if I got into it and sadly I out of pure curiosity watched a short video on it.

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I’ve been avoiding sonic like the plague for like 10 years of my life now because I know it’s too up my alley and it would consume me if I got into it and sadly I out of pure curiosity watched a short video on it.

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Okay this is weird. I was JUST talking to mutuals about how I never change my interests while everyone else is…. And i say this everytime a new long term interest hits but I dunno if dsmp is sticking around this time… I havent been drawing them or even enjoying the characters recently which is. Wild. It’s been 6 years for me interacting with this… yikes.

In other news. Sonic the hedgehog anybody?

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Oh no, you got isekaied into the last media you read/watch. You are now a background character dead center in the plot. Are you surviving.

Yes

No

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i just read over 50k words of a really mid fic that wasn’t written well and didn’t make like any sense but i powered through because the concept was interesting and it fucking ended with shadow the hedgehog showing up. i cannot stress enough that this fic has absolutely nothing to do with shadow the hedgehog. it was not a sonic the hedgehog franchise fic. why was shadow there. i think i need to kill myself now

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truly