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Joinfortmill
Joinfortmill's Journal
Joinfortmill's Journal
February 1, 2025
'The Battle Hymn became the anthem of the Union during the Civil War, and exactly three years after it appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, on February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Joint Resolution of Congress passing the Thirteenth Amendment...The amendment provided that "[n]either slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
On February 1, 1960,...male colleagues from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat down on stools at Woolworth’s department store lunch counter in Greensboro. David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell A. Blair Jr., and Joseph McNeil were first-year students who wanted to find a way to combat the segregation under which Black Americans had lived since the 1880s....In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized February 1 as the first day of Black History Month, asking the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
On February 1, 2023, Tyre Nichols’s family laid their 29-year-old son to rest in Memphis, Tennessee. He was so severely beaten by police officers on January 7, allegedly for a traffic violation, that he died three days later....In 2025 the U.S. government under President Donald Trump has revoked a 60-year-old executive order that protected equal opportunity in employment and has called for an end to all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This February 1, neither the Pentagon nor the State Department will recognize Black History Month.
Mine eyes have seen the glory.'
On February 1, 1862...the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Republic
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-31-2025'The Battle Hymn became the anthem of the Union during the Civil War, and exactly three years after it appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, on February 1, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Joint Resolution of Congress passing the Thirteenth Amendment...The amendment provided that "[n]either slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
On February 1, 1960,...male colleagues from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University sat down on stools at Woolworth’s department store lunch counter in Greensboro. David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell A. Blair Jr., and Joseph McNeil were first-year students who wanted to find a way to combat the segregation under which Black Americans had lived since the 1880s....In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized February 1 as the first day of Black History Month, asking the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
On February 1, 2023, Tyre Nichols’s family laid their 29-year-old son to rest in Memphis, Tennessee. He was so severely beaten by police officers on January 7, allegedly for a traffic violation, that he died three days later....In 2025 the U.S. government under President Donald Trump has revoked a 60-year-old executive order that protected equal opportunity in employment and has called for an end to all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. This February 1, neither the Pentagon nor the State Department will recognize Black History Month.
Mine eyes have seen the glory.'
January 30, 2025
My words: The Vance/Thiel Connection.
'Maddow Just UNCOVERED A Major HIDDEN Trump SCANDAL' 11 min.
My words: The Vance/Thiel Connection.
January 30, 2025
Rachel is excoriating Trump and Kennedy and others
January 29, 2025
If You're not on Bluesky You're missing a lot.
Just spent 20 glorious minutes there.
January 28, 2025
'I hope to lead a thoughtful and enlightening discussion about the most important news of the day, with a specific emphasis on American politics and the state of democracy in the U.S. and around the world.'
My words: Take that CNN!
'Hold on to the truth' Jim Acosta
https://jimacosta.substack.com/'I hope to lead a thoughtful and enlightening discussion about the most important news of the day, with a specific emphasis on American politics and the state of democracy in the U.S. and around the world.'
My words: Take that CNN!
January 28, 2025
'Yesterday, President Donald Trump began a trade war with Colombia after that country’s president refused to permit two U.S. military airplanes full of deportees to land in Colombia. As Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suárez of the Associated Press pointed out, Colombia and the U.S. had an existing agreement for deportations under former president Joe Biden, and it accepted 475 deportation flights from 2020 to 2024, accepting 124 flights in 2024 alone. But the Biden administration used commercial and charter flights, while as national security analyst Juliette Kayyem noted, Trump used a military plane that arrived unannounced.'
My words: Excellent article, people. Take the time to read it. As usual, Trump the Bully, made a mess of things.
'Trump began a trade war with Colombia...'
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-27-2025'Yesterday, President Donald Trump began a trade war with Colombia after that country’s president refused to permit two U.S. military airplanes full of deportees to land in Colombia. As Regina Garcia Cano and Astrid Suárez of the Associated Press pointed out, Colombia and the U.S. had an existing agreement for deportations under former president Joe Biden, and it accepted 475 deportation flights from 2020 to 2024, accepting 124 flights in 2024 alone. But the Biden administration used commercial and charter flights, while as national security analyst Juliette Kayyem noted, Trump used a military plane that arrived unannounced.'
My words: Excellent article, people. Take the time to read it. As usual, Trump the Bully, made a mess of things.
January 28, 2025
Pete Buttigieg: "I'm not discouraged, I'm not checking out and I'm not giving up"
Looking for a bit of hope? Listen to a bit of Pete.
Pete Buttigieg: "I'm not discouraged, I'm not checking out and I'm not giving up"
January 27, 2025
Take A Deep Breath and Find Your People
Don't become overwhelmed with the Chaos Machine living in the White House.
I listen to these two FREE podcasts daily.
1. THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW - Spotify (for the first 100 days)
https://open.spotify.com/show/7yfYvyKNKAuuqSX3PVyRYi
2. COUNTDOWN With KEITH OLBERMANN - IHeart or Youtube (for the duration, I hope)
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-countdown-with-keith-olbe-99705496/
January 26, 2025
'MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas speaks with Canadian Member of Parliament Charlie Angus who says Canada is ready to take on Donald Trump.'
'Canada MP PUTS THE SCREWS IN Trump...CANADA IS PISSED' 11 min.
&t=301s'MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas speaks with Canadian Member of Parliament Charlie Angus who says Canada is ready to take on Donald Trump.'
January 25, 2025
My words: We're screwed unless there's an act of God moment.
'Senate confirms Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary in 51-50 vote'
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-confirmation-vote-senate-defense-secretary/My words: We're screwed unless there's an act of God moment.
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