Nah, that's just what you want it to correlate it to.
People act like it's being forced on somebody lol, it's not a big deal

I'm having to work because my corporation is racist, obviously.

You guys need to:

Leftist: "Hi Texas! We're taking your Juneteenth Holiday and making it a Federal holiday!"

Texas: "Uhhhh okay….but why would you take a holiday only relevant to one state and make it national? If celebrating the end of slavery is what you wanted then Emancipation Day is the day slavery ended in ALL of America 6 months AFTER Juneteenth."

Leftist: "That's not important! It's the spirit of the holiday that matters!"

Texas: "Okaay, so by this logic we should celebrate Texas Independence Day in place of July 4th"

Leftists: "Silly Texas! That wouldn't make any sense now would it!"

Texas: "Yeahhh….guess it wouldn't…"

I will be remembering my ancestors who sacrificed life and treasure to make Juneteenth possible.

Ralph79 said:

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Federal Holiday and most schools are closed. Just wondering what the type of events are happening today.

Reminder, Ags: Texas A&M offices will be closed tomorrow for Juneteenth and will reopen on June 20. #tamu

— Texas A&M University 👍 (@TAMU) June 19, 2023

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Well...I work for the system so I'm doing a lot of nothing today.

I'm not.

Burrus86 said:

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Working…selling a pile of AR-15s out of the back of my pickup.

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When you play that Rambo theme song as you're driving down my block, I come running!

Phone rings

"Are you open today?"

Yes we are. (Mentally thinking no we aren't. That is why I answered.)

"Thanks."



Why would a Mexican place be closed today?

Defense contractor and still working.

I actually think it is very cool that the entire nation celebrates the day that freedom to slaves was announced in Texas. I am not going to let politicians taint my view of June 19th. It is not a holiday for me but I like to remember this day. I will probably try to cook some burgers tonight and talk about the importance of the announcement on this day in 1865 in Galveston with my young children. I am sure we are all thankful we do not practice legalized slavery the way we did in those days.(FYI, I am a conservative Republican voter)

Ridgeback85 said:

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I actually think it is very cool that the entire nation celebrates the day that freedom to slaves was announced in Texas. I am not going to let politicians taint my view of June 19th. It is not a holiday for me but I like to remember this day. I will probably try to cook some burgers tonight and talk about the importance of the announcement on this day in 1865 in Galveston with my young children. I am sure we are all thankful we do not practice legalized slavery the way we did in those days.(FYI, I am a conservative Republican voter)

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Burgers and slavery discussion a kids dream

We pay unbelievable income tax, sales tax, gasoline tax, property tax, school tax, capital gains tax, etc etc etc and they can take your land anytime they want with eminent domain..... yea glad we ain't slaves.

Went to my dentist this morning. Then immediately to work.

Rattler12 said:

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Rapier108 said:

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Working like always.

Even if I had the day off, I would not be celebrating a virtue signaling made up holiday.

And because someone will say "but it was already a thing in Texas," I am referring to the federal government pandering due to Fentanyl Floyd and making it a holiday when it has nothing to do with the end of slavery in the United States.

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What the hell does george floyd have to do with Juneteenth? Doesn't correlate, I remember learning about this date in 7th grade Texas history class. The day getting more recognition doesn't have anything to do with george floyd.

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Correlates very well. It wasn't a made a national holiday until a year after Floyd. It was Biden's minion's idea and he made it happen. Pure political move based on Floyd's death.

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Exactly. It's a joke. And turns out red black and green wasn't ever a junetennenth theme. Red white and blue is due to the Texas and USA flag.

I am working on this fine day, while native Americans have been given this holiday off, but not any other race. I'm just sitting here marveling at it all.

LarryElder said:

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Ridgeback85 said:

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I actually think it is very cool that the entire nation celebrates the day that freedom to slaves was announced in Texas. I am not going to let politicians taint my view of June 19th. It is not a holiday for me but I like to remember this day. I will probably try to cook some burgers tonight and talk about the importance of the announcement on this day in 1865 in Galveston with my young children. I am sure we are all thankful we do not practice legalized slavery the way we did in those days.(FYI, I am a conservative Republican voter)

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Burgers and slavery discussion a kids dream

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He will be sure to serve chocolate ice cream...

Buck Turgidson said:

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12thMan9 said:

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Getting fried chicken from the Chinese running Hartz Chicken, getting a watermelon from the Hispanic Fiesta Mart, and chasing it w/a 40 oz bought at the corner store run by the Middle Easterner.

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Is Hartz any good? I can't recall ever having it.

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Yes. And cheap. $5.15 for 2 thighs & 2 rolls at Gessner location. Best quick lunch you can find, good & greasy.

TexAgs91 said:

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By badmouthing the party of slavery and the KKK

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The late Senator Robert Byrd would not be happy.

doubledog said:

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I will be remembering my ancestors who sacrificed life and treasure to make Juneteenth possible.

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Not to worry. You'll have the chance to sacrifice life and treasure again if the reparations crowd ever get their way.

✊🏿🦷 pic.twitter.com/cUSdWsKDDC

— Dumbass Photoshop (@DumbassPhotoshp) June 19, 2023

Just another day on the calendar for me.

agz win said:

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Fishing for white bass and relaxing under the pines.

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Kill whitey (bass)!!!!1

I'm sorry about slavery. For Pete's sake can we move on now!!??

SuhrThang said:

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I'm sorry about slavery. For Pete's sake can we move on now!!??

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I'm not. I had zero to do with it.

Yea. No kidding. My southern ancestors were homesteaders, and like most they could barely afford a bag of flour or sugar, much less own a slave.

Conducting physical fitness on my day off. So still doing Army things because I don't know what else to do.

Gunny456 said:

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Yea. No kidding. My southern ancestors were homesteaders, and like most they could barely afford a bag of flour or sugar, much less own a slave.

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Mine were in Italy until after WW1. I stopped apologizing for things I didn't do when I got a divorce.

Sitting here in day 6 of severe thunderstorms and watching for tornados near Gulf Shores.

One is on the ground right now!

TheEternalPessimist said:

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Sitting here in day 6 of severe thunderstorms and watching for tornados near Gulf Shores.

One is on the ground right now!

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Wouldn't mind that here in Texas

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on June 19th.

So there's that!

Not going out into the backcountry for three days, thanks to excessive snow accumulation.

Ridgeback85 said:

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I actually think it is very cool that the entire nation celebrates the day that freedom to slaves was announced in Texas. I am not going to let politicians taint my view of June 19th. It is not a holiday for me but I like to remember this day. I will probably try to cook some burgers tonight and talk about the importance of the announcement on this day in 1865 in Galveston with my young children. I am sure we are all thankful we do not practice legalized slavery the way we did in those days.(FYI, I am a conservative Republican voter)

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Sooooo

You get that Slavery was still not officially ended for another 6 months after Juneteenth right?

Don't fall for Leftists mythmaking that Texas was the last holdout of slavery in America. It was still entirely legal in the Union border states for another 6 months until Emancipation Day in December of that year.

But as usual the truth isn't convenient for Dems so they manufacture a lie instead

I'm sitting around in my pajamas waiting for my ss disability check to come.

Ralph79 said:

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Federal Holiday and most schools are closed. Just wondering what the type of events are happening today.

Reminder, Ags: Texas A&M offices will be closed tomorrow for Juneteenth and will reopen on June 20. #tamu

— Texas A&M University 👍 (@TAMU) June 19, 2023

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Going to find some liberals on bikes or walking around to "roll coal" on.

Back around 1950 Juneteenth was important to my family. Why? Because we grew watermelons on our family farm and we always timed the planting to have them ready for picking by Juneteenth. It was a big celebration day among the black population in East Texas and we wanted to have our watermelons ready to sell. I venture to say very few people around the country knew about it, but if you grew watermelons for a living in East Texas you were well aware of it.