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Brian Flynn
ApparentlyBrian
Today I learned about my great-grandfather, Edward Boutros, born in Romieh, a suburb of Beirut when Lebanon was still called Syria, a province of the Ottoman Empire. Around 1900 he
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surya bowyer
suryabowyer
Happy Birthday, Donald Barthelme. Best known as a short story writer, Barthelme also enjoyed making surreal collages. Here is a thread that pairs his collages with some of the best
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Evil MoPac
EvilMopacATX
I don't know shit about other places in Texas, but here are my working theories (a thread)Abilene: Selfish dicks who didn't know UT was supposed to winAmarillo: Reachable by morningBastrop:
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socially distant rendon
maria_rendon97
Not even SNL could not write something as ridiculous as this actual, real news report from my local station Please enjoy the original articlehttps://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/dozens-of-arrest-made-at-go-topless-jeep-weekend-on-bo
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Pontius Pilate
ChiefKappa23
Happy Juneteenth to everyone! Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that
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Victorio Milian
Victorio_M
Past:"The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights
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avocadograntt
a thread of JUNETEENTH please give this a read, educate yourself juneteenth is the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865,
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Peter Manseau
plmanseau
Ten US cities with populations of 50,000:Joplin, MOLacey, WAGalveston, TXSmyrna, TNHoboken, NJEnid, OKLa Crosse, WITroy, NYLogan, UTMethuen, MAPick one & imagine it empty: buildings still there, cars left in the
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Sam
Samir_Madani
Port Neches, TX 1 hr ago. #OOTT Nederland, TX 1hr ago. Meanwhile in Houston just 52 minutes ago.... Houstonians are slightly puzzled. Shreveport, LA just 14 min ago. Still nothing.
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Dr. Samantha Montano
SamLMontano
The situation: We see a disaster happen and we want to help. This is really generous and understandable. Miss. Geist explains: We empathize. So we think about what we can
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anna
tpwkhollands
THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH: A THREAD On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War ended and the enslaved were free. These troops
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Lauren R. Welch
Lrochellew
Juneteenth is a couple of days away! On June 19, 1865, enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, TX, were told they were free. Now, 155 years later, people in cities across the
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Kyra's Shea Medleys Hair & Skincare
KyraSheaMedleys
A THREAD ON THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas on June 19th, 1865
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micah | JUNETEENTH
HOLLYWOODMADDEN
the history of juneteenth- just in case you don’t know share this thread and educate yourself!! juneteenth is one of the oldest nationally celebrated holidays in celebration of the abolishment
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ian haydon
ichaydon
We all want a COVID vaccine — but we won't get one unless tens of thousands of people enroll in a Phase 3 study. See: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04470427#61;moderna&&draw&=2&&rank&=530,000 volunteer
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Lupe Mendez
thepoetmendez
Yt folks romanticize the founding of Texas: 1)it wasn’t “The South” 2)it was its own nation 3)it was a rebel stateThe truth: broke ass country hick white men didn’t like
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