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Walleye

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2. Sure, our heritage of racism they want to preserve.However, our more sacred heritage of due process and free speech,

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Sat Apr 26, 2025, 07:47 AM

Apr 26

Independent, judiciary, etc., not so much. When they say heritage, they mean oppression misogyny and racism. They are not talking about the values and principles Americans hold dear.

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Education Department to probe New York for trying to pull school mascot of Native American [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 26 OP

Yeah, because making Native Americans into mascots is Balatro Apr 26 #1

Sure, our heritage of racism they want to preserve.However, our more sacred heritage of due process and free speech, Walleye Apr 26 #2

"When they say heritage, they mean oppression misogyny and racism." BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #3

Exactly Walleye Apr 26 #7

The Massapequa School District had the option to meet with local Indigenous leaders lapucelle Apr 26 #4

For context, Massapequa is LI Trump country. lapucelle Apr 26 #5

But one of the biggest pushers of this BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #8

I think that NAGA might have been founded to specifically challenge mascot laws. lapucelle Apr 26 #15

Yes - and NAGA is who was involved in this... BumRushDaShow Apr 27 #17

I am one of the many people who work hard to elect Democrats on Long Island. lapucelle Apr 27 #18

And as for cultural respect, I can't count the number of times I've heard "Massapequa" lapucelle Apr 27 #19

They keep causing me to JustAnotherGen Apr 26 #6

This is what the bigots running the education department are doing. travelingthrulife Apr 26 #9

... catbyte Apr 26 #10

And they will use what I call self-hating "Clarence Thomas-like" orgs to push these things as "justification" BumRushDaShow Apr 26 #11

You're absolutely right about what Linda MacMahon said. lapucelle Apr 26 #16

New York Indigenous tribes didn't wear full feather headresses like that anyway Bayard Apr 26 #12

It's none of your fucking business! liberalgunwilltravel Apr 26 #13

As if what's left of the Department of Education actually gives a shit about any of this. patphil Apr 26 #14