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There are strange things afoot at the Circle K.

They carried torches and marched at night. Their goal: defend free speech in America. What started as a small group of young men demonstrating during the 1860 election, snowballed into a mass movement of working-class Americans marching to end slavery. They called themselves the Wide Awakes. And they are widely seen as the political force that helped elect Abraham Lincoln and spur the Civil War. And why is now the time to tell it?

si.edu/sidedoor/wide-awakes

Welcome, newcomers to - and please enjoy your complimentary blueberry pancakes. Many of us came here in search of thoughtful content and have found it. I hope that whatever you are seeking, you will find it here.

@Alfred how much crime scene tape would be needed to surround the entire united states

I want to find a way to be of service to people and simultaneously not watch/hear a scrap of news until 20 January 2029.

I remember being ten and seeing Dad at age 50 throwing a bunch of heavy stuff out of the back of his pickup truck. I remember feeling conflicted about him being old but also strong. ๐Ÿคฃ

Challenging now when most of the people I know in RL are celebrating.

Some small on the local front. "Rooted in Cheyenne planted 158 trees on September 21, breaking the previous record of 137 trees, making it the largest planting to date with 158 trees planted!" ๐ŸŒณ

Trying not to catastrophize is hard when you think it's a catastrophe.

Can I be put in stasis for four years? Or more?

Now I'm going to try to get some more sleep.

I'm not going to be an election denier of the left, but I'm very not OK with this turn of events.

This second term will be the 13th presidency I've lived through. Accurate only for people born between Nov 22, 1963 and Jan 20, 1969. But it seems it should apply to everyone who didn't want this.

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Thankful Turkey

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