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George Takei: History has many painful lessons.
George Takei should know.
He spent his years from age 5-8 in an internment camp.
Coming soon to a city, town, home, campus near you.
History has many painful lessons.
— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-10-02T21:00:38.944Z
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drumming
Four dead in Ohio
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How can you run when you know?
It happened once and I fear it will happen again.
I was a Junior in High School when this all came down. I
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