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Tuesday in Mooseville – Slaveholders-in-Chief Cont’d 2/19/19

February 19, 2019 DoReMI 4

After Denise’s tour-de-force of a post on Sunday (if you haven’t already, be sure to read it here: I refuse to honor George Washington, and ‘founders’ who enslaved and sold human beings ), my efforts […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Slaveholders-in-Chief 2/12/19

February 12, 2019 DoReMI 8

Today’s post is prompted by Dee’s observation that we celebrate Presidents’ Day with no mention of the fact that twelve of them were slaveholders. It occurred to me that I wasn’t sure which twelve those […]

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VNV Tuesday – We Need to Keep Bending That Arc; Lives Depend On It 4/17/18

April 17, 2018 DoReMI 8

H/t to Eric Foner, author of the book, Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad (all citations listed as “Foner” refer to this book) and current events for inspiring today’s post. First, […]

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President Obama: “Our freedom is bound up with the freedom of others”

December 10, 2015 JanF 4

From the White House: On Wednesday, the President travelled to the U.S. Capitol to deliver remarks at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment. The President was be joined by Members of […]

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Restavek – “One who stays with” is the word for a child slave in Haiti.

May 13, 2015 Denise Velez 4

  Ignoring Haiti and its problems is par for the course in the United States, even when the U.S. has played a role in creating them. There was a flurry of concern around the time […]

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Holding Vigil for One of Our Founding “Meeses” – Denise Velez (Updated)

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July 13, 2026 8
Back in September 2008, a group of like minded people gathered at the Motley Moose to talk about politics and how they could promote politicians and political causes that would change people’s lives for the [...]

Summer Sunning!

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June 21, 2026 2
Later this morning, we will mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

May 15, 2026 6
I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2026 2
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]
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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 20, 2026 3
Today, March 20th, at 7:46am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]

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