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    Default Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a national holiday

    President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

    The President and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to deliver remarks at the White House on the creation of the federal holiday.


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    I like food holidays. Juneteenth is an awesome food day.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    I like food holidays. Juneteenth is an awesome food day.
    Just another made up holiday like kwyanzaa?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Just another made up holiday like kwyanzaa?
    Who cares? In the great scheme of things all holidays are made up by folks to celebrate something, the "when" of it isn't all that important, IMHO. Taking some time to enjoy food is always fun, even if you think it is "made up" and that nobody should ever celebrate anything unless it was made up before you were born (like Juneteenth was).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    Who cares? In the great scheme of things all holidays are made up by folks to celebrate something, the "when" of it isn't all that important, IMHO. Taking some time to enjoy food is always fun, even if you think it is "made up" and that nobody should ever celebrate anything unless it was made up before you were born (like Juneteenth was).
    Don't need a holiday to enjoy food. This is just another leftist exercise in "feel good" bullshit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Don't need a holiday to enjoy food. This is just another leftist exercise in "feel good" bullshit.
    When I became a parent I found myself asking my children on occasion, "Is this the hill you want to die on?" when they were making a HUGE deal out of something small, usually something like, "Put your shoes in your room"...

    Basically, pretending that it is important that we not celebrate this is the small stuff.

    My advice to my kids was always, "Don't sweat the small stuff."

    Enjoy the food. Learn something maybe, and fight the good fight like you are the third monkey in line to Noah's ark and it has started raining on the big stuff, you know.. the hill you want to die on...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Don't need a holiday to enjoy food. This is just another leftist exercise in "feel good" bullshit.
    Ha! So you think celebrating the end of slavery is "leftist". Good job. It is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Don't need a holiday to enjoy food. This is just another leftist exercise in "feel good" bullshit.
    Whatevs. Colorado has celebrated this holiday (as a ceremonial holiday, not a day off) for a looooong time. Did you know that North and South Dakota are the only states that do not recognize Juneteenth as at least a ceremonial holiday? This means it is very likely that nearby to you somebody is out selling some awesome food and folks are celebrating even if you dislike the "made up" holiday.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    Who cares? In the great scheme of things all holidays are made up by folks to celebrate something, the "when" of it isn't all that important, IMHO. Taking some time to enjoy food is always fun, even if you think it is "made up" and that nobody should ever celebrate anything unless it was made up before you were born (like Juneteenth was).
    Exactly all holidays are made up at some point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarod View Post
    Exactly all holidays are made up at some point.
    Agreed. I hadn't realized Columbus Day was so recent; 1968.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Just another made up holiday like kwyanzaa?
    Are you trying to say Kwanzaa? You hit every fucking branch on your way to the ground from the stupid tree, didn't you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yakuda View Post
    Just another made up holiday like kwyanzaa?
    No stupid, it actually marks an official date in American history. Do your homework before you type, will ya please?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    I like food holidays. Juneteenth is an awesome food day.
    An awesome freedom day


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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    I like food holidays. Juneteenth is an awesome food day.
    Does anyone who doesn't work for the government ever observe federal holidays? I never know it's a federal holiday unless I'm waiting for the mail or try to walk into a bank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Diesel View Post
    Does anyone who doesn't work for the government ever observe federal holidays? I never know it's a federal holiday unless I'm waiting for the mail or try to walk into a bank.
    Most of them are celebrated by companies that aren't retail centers. For instance, AT&T celebrates most Federal Holidays (Presidents' Day isn't celebrated, nor Columbus day) unless, of course, you work at the AT&T Wireless store where you will be working that day...
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