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So what happened after that?
The British sailed into what was re-named New York Harbor and took Manhattan, that’s what happened. But what happened after that happened? In Taking Manhattan, Russell Shorto tells us what happened: Scholars of American history once chose to set the … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Culture, Government, Politics, Racism, Religious fundamentalism, The Facts of Life
Tagged "Taking Manhattan", American revolution, capitalism, George III, Native Americans, New Amsterdam, New England, Puritans, Russell Shorto, slave trade, slavery, the bible, Wall Street
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Texas may not be lost to us forever
From Harper’s Weekly Review: In Texas, a school district removed the Bible from classrooms under a new law banning sexually explicit or vulgar books.
Posted in MAGA, Politics, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism
Tagged Harper's, Texas, Texas school district, the bible
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I seem to have missed out on a new holiday ritual
I just noticed a new thing: both Christmas and Hanukah families are wearing matching PJs when they take and post the holiday pics. Where was this law inscribed? In stone somewhere? I’m fairly sure it’s not in the bible. To … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Boxing Day, Buddhism, Christmas, Hanukah, Islam, Magis, matching pajamas, the bible, the Second Temple, vegetarianism
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