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Happy anniversary, Stonewall riots! Stay revolutionary!

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This image will be posted at least once a week for the remainder of the year throughout the election cycle. This is about saving democracy in America.

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The source of nature’s art. There is no doubt as to the source of wonder and faith. It is in the world around us and the life of snails what they eat.

Cuban Painted Snails (Polymita Picta)

“Their colours come from their diet, lichen and mosses rich in minerals that give the shells these stunning colours. They differ according to the particular mix of plants that each snail has been eating.” - David Attenborough

Attenborough‘s Life In Colour

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Democracy is on the ballot in Valenzuela.

Earlier, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris offered her support. “The United States stands with the people of Venezuela who expressed their voice in today’s historic presidential election.,” Harris wrote on X. “The will of the Venezuelan people must be respected.”

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Do you want to learn how Hawaii became a USA state? Do you want to know how Dole became a ubiquitous pineapple brand? If so you have to know all of the events that led to that tainted hostile takeover.

Liliuokalani (born September 2, 1838, Honolulu, Hawaii [U.S.]—died November 11, 1917, Honolulu) was the first and only reigning Hawaiian queen and the last Hawaiian sovereign to govern the islands, which were annexed by the United States in 1898.

Also known as: Liliu Kamakaeha, Lydia Kamakaeha, Lydia Liliuokalani Paki

Liliuokalani regretted the loss of power the monarchy had suffered under Kalakaua and tried to restore something of the traditional autocracy to the Hawaiian throne. She had earlier made her position clear by opposing the renewed Reciprocity Treaty of 1887, signed by Kalakaua, granting privileged commercial concessions to the United States and ceding to them the port of Pearl Harbor. This attitude forever alienated her from Hawaii’s haole—foreign businessmen—who, after her accession, tried to abrogate her authority.

Liliuokalani Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii.

Also known as: Liliu Kamakaeha, Lydia Kamakaeha, Lydia Liliuokalani Paki

Sanford Ballard Dole (born April 23, 1844, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands [U.S.]—died June 9, 1926, Honolulu) was the first president of the Republic of Hawaii (1894–1900), and first governor of the Territory of Hawaii (1900–03) after it was annexed by the United States.

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The students are the personification of Perseverance and survival in the face of the genocide.

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There are a number of ways to deal with these individuals and civil lawsuits are relatively effective . It’s not a silver bullet that works overnight or immediately. It just takes the intensity to stay the course. 

Proceeds of the sale will go to paying down Jones' $1.5 billion debt to the Sandy Hook families who won two defamation suits against him after he spread false conspiracy theories that the 2012 elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., never happened. "The Connecticut families agreed to forgo a portion of their recovery to increase the overall value of The Onion's bid, enabling its success," according to their lawyers.

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This is ska a cousin of Reggae that grew up in diverse UK communities. It was lumped with punk to make the sound acceptable to Caucasian executives and listeners due to group members that were second and third generation citizens from the commonwealth.

Here’s another example The English Beat..

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Our self destructive behavior is a root cause of climate change.

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Rythym and Blues is the foundation of disco. The term for disco was used to make RnB acceptable to communities outside of the African American community.