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Photo Memory of the Week
Posted: 2024 Nov 01
Lighting a Candle: The Election Edition
On Election Day four years ago, I drove to my local firehouse to cast my vote for Joe Biden. But as I went to enter the building, I froze for a moment; my neighbor, a man who has a giant billowing Trump flag on his lawn, was manning the door. Each of us knew exactly who the other was voting for, and I briefly wondered if we ought to hate each other for it.
But by that point, I’d spent a decade as a Democrat living in Trump Country. And in that time I’d slowly come to reject the political prejudice so common among my tribe.
Read the whole (lovely) article: Whatever Happens, Love Thy Neighbour
Posted: 2024 Nov 02
Music of the Week
Posted: 2024 Nov 01
Tag Archives: Sports
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