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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 15-Jun-2020 17:54:17 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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   Statues: I have been to Mississippi and seen Confederate monuments "Dedicated to the men who fought for our freedom" on courthouse lawns. So, no, leaving particularly egregious statues in places of honor is not acceptable. Yet, those people and their acts are part of our history, and I do not want us to forget them.
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   I don't have a full solution, but moving some statues to museums, and putting statues of less horrid people and events up next to others is a better way forward than either leaving all the statues in place or toppling and beheading them.
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   While most of the US is distracted by statues, two Black men were found hanging in #SoCal. One on 2020-05-31 near the Victorville library, and one 2020-06-10 near the Palmdale city hall. In both cases, Sheriff's deputies quickly said "suicide" ... but in #Los_Angeles County, a member of the Board of Supervisors has asked the California Attorney General to investigate. As far as I know, #San_Bernardino County has not asked for a light to be shined on their own potential lynching.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 15-Jun-2020 18:00:18 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     https://nu.federati.net/url/270602 [www latimes com]
     
     Palmdale, in Los Angeles County, seeking answers in their hanging.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1)'s status on Monday, 15-Jun-2020 20:34:59 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     • Douglas A. Whitfield
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     I have not been to #SD yet, but another monument is being carved 17 miles away.
     
     https://crazyhorsememorial.org/