The history of Memorial Day and how it has evolved from its Civil War origins | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/memorial-day-decoration-civil-war-memorial-b2983170.html
Memorial Day, an occasion to honor America’s war dead, originated from attempts to heal from war and prevent its recurrence.
First called Decoration Day, the holiday involved decorating the graves of Civil War soldiers and commemorating their sacrifices.
Some leaders at the time promoted the idea that the holiday could advance post-war reconciliation between the North and the South.
(Though that desire for reconciliation conflicted, to some extent, with advancing redress fo…
A Sinkhole Has Swallowed Part of a LaGuardia Runway Just Days Before Memorial Day, and Hundreds of Flights Are Already Cancelled https://aeroxplorer.com/articles/a-sinkhole-has-swallowed-part-of-a-laguardia-runway-just-days-before-memorial-day-and-hundreds-of-flights-are-already-cancelled.php
“Pirate Ships”
Judy Collins
Pulling together a nautical memorial @… radio episode for the week of my father’s funeral
He was career Navy, licensed for “Any Craft, Any Ocean”
⛵️ 🛳️
Loved Judy Collins and folk music that didn’t get too political
Not sure what he thought of romanticizing pirates 🏴☠️
Dominic Cortese
Wenn wir Merz, Spahn, Reiche, Linnemann und dem Rest der menschenverachtenden Truppe jeweils 50 mio. Euro zahlen würden, damit sie sich aus der Politik zurückziehen, wäre das noch deutlich günstiger als die absolut nutzlose Subvention der Mineralölkonzerne (vulgo Tankrabatt), die reine Verschwendung ist, während ein Rückzug der nutzlosen Regierung nachhaltig wäre.
RE: https://mastodon.social/@botgov/116466014134838527
I had to check. And relieved to learn mma.gov is only the Marine Minerals Administration (dept of interior) which you may not like much but at least it's not that other thing.
to those who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸 #usa #memorialday #fyp
Uusi raportti: Ilmastotavoitteiden saavuttaminen on mahdollista ilman kriittisten mineraalien holtitonta käyttöä https://www.greenpeace.org/finland/tiedotteet/ilmastonmuuto…