protist

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[–] protist@mander.xyz 3 points 3 weeks ago

In December 1941, following the United States' entry into World War II, Congress approved a proclamation designating the federal Thanksgiving Day holiday as the fourth Thursday in November starting in 1942. (Before this declaration, the term "Thanksgiving Day" had only appeared in presidential proclamations during Calvin Coolidge's first term, among his six proclamations.)

The majority of states immediately changed their laws to coincide with the nationally observed date. The first year following the joint resolution with five Thursdays in November was 1944, and Thanksgiving was observed on the 23rd of the month except in the states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Also in 1945, 1950, 1951, and 1956, November had five Thursdays. Texas was the last state to change its law, observing the last Thursday of Thanksgiving for the final time in 1956.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You might recall that in 1939 the US was still trying to climb out of the Great Depression

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Good question. How many upvotes does it have on your end?

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

1 Alcohol prep pad

I would add several more of these

[–] protist@mander.xyz 8 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I see the same, top all time post with 8112 upvotes

[–] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Clickbate may be a totally different thing than clickbait

[–] protist@mander.xyz 132 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

In a shocking turn of events, tech titan Elon Musk and philanthropic powerhouse MacKenzie Scott have engaged in a heated Twitter feud that has left the internet buzzing.

This sentence is literally a lie. Musk posted a single derogatory tweet about her and then deleted it, and she said absolutely nothing in response. What a bullshit article

[–] protist@mander.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Amazing song

[–] protist@mander.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

A couple things come to mind:

Your wife coming into your marriage with an expectation that you change is not fair to you, nor is it your fault.

Also, you're being really, really negative on yourself. You should be celebrating the progress you've made, but instead you're stuck on "it's not enough." I know this is a hard time, but you can also view this as an opportunity. You have a lot of life left to live, and with the new skills you're learning, you can live it to the fullest.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago

84 year old Republican John Carter has represented this district for over 20 years, and I haven't heard that he's retiring yet. He only won reelection last year by less than 1%

[–] protist@mander.xyz 24 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

From Wikipedia:

In 2018, Witkoff opposed sanctions against Russia for its occupation of Crimea.

Witkoff has praised Russian president Putin and has appeared to support Russian government claims about its war against Ukraine. He said that Russia's invasion of Ukraine was "not necessarily" started by Russia, that NATO had a significant role in provoking the conflict, and that most Eastern Ukrainians want to live under Russian rule.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 156 points 3 weeks ago (11 children)

I'm going to go out on a limb and say none of those clearly printed suggestions were written on that extremely course wooden telephone pole

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