Thanksgiving Tag

YouTube Celebrates “Unthanksgiving” Instead of Thanksgiving

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 27, 2020 16 Comments

Big tech has become trite and tiresome. Instead of honoring Thanksgiving (a holiday made national holiday by Abraham Lincoln, for crying out loud), the tech giant celebrated "Unthanksgiving" on social media. Because colonialism blah blah blah.

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The connection between this Thanksgiving and George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 26, 2020 8 Comments

As I was preparing for Thanksgiving, I pulled up one of my Thanksgiving go-tos, which is just so, so good -- George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789.

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Legal Insurrection Authors Give Thanks This Thanksgiving

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 26, 2020 12 Comments

It's been awhile, too long probably, since I've compiled a post of thoughts from the LI team. If ever there was a day for it, it's today.

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Professor Offers Advice to Students on ‘Decolonizing Your Thanksgiving’

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 25, 2020 6 Comments

“unlearning some of the myths that we’ve learned about Thanksgiving”...

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UVA Student Paper Op-Ed Says Stand Up to ‘Racist’ Family Members at Thanksgiving

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 24, 2020 13 Comments

“No matter the outcome, standing up for your principles disrupts the presumption of agreement so often assumed by bigots”...

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Virginia Wesleyan Basketball Players Disciplined for Off-Campus ‘Friendsgiving’ Gathering

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 21, 2020 0 Comments

"You had a gathering you’re dismissed from the school completely"...

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Lightfoot, de Blasio Impose Heavy Restrictions Due to COVID-19 Ahead of Thanksgiving

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 13, 2020 26 Comments

Two of America's greatest mayors are doing everything they can to restrict joy and happiness during this wonderful season. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot basically canceled Thanksgiving.

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Michigan State Publishes Article Calling Thanksgiving a ‘National Day of Mourning’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 01, 2019 1 Comment

"reject traditions that sustain harmful stereotypes about Indigenous peoples"...

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Newsweek Reporter Fired for Inaccurate Report About Trump Spending Thanksgiving “Tweeting and Golfing”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 30, 2019 35 Comments

As Legal Insurrection readers are aware, President Trump spent his Thanksgiving in Afghanistan serving Thanksgiving dinner to our troops and personally thanking them for their service to our great country.

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George Washington U. Hosts ‘Transgiving’ Event for Students

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 29, 2019 5 Comments

"Students for Indigenous and Native American Rights have graciously offered to speak about the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous genders throughout the world"...

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These Thanksgiving Desserts Bring a Lot to the Table

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 11 Comments

We celebrate Thanksgiving today, which means FOOD! If you follow me on Twitter (warning! I swear a lot), you'll notice I have a passion for cooking and baking. I decided to share with you great Thanksgiving desserts you can bring to your table this year along with links to the recipes.

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President Trump Makes Stealth Thanksgiving Trip to Troops in Afghanistan

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 28, 2019 7 Comments

President Donald  Trump took a stealth trip to Afghanistan this Thanksgiving, to visit U.S. military troops stationed at Bagram Air Field.

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A Very Happy Thanksgiving From Us at Legal Insurrection

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 28, 2019 9 Comments

Thanksgiving 2019 is upon us. It's a day for us to all get along, put aside our differences. It's a day to remember how lucky we are to live in this country. We decided to put together what we're thankful for in 2019. Please share your thoughts in the comments!

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University in Pennsylvania Aims to Help Students ‘Decolonize Thanksgiving’

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 15, 2019 3 Comments

“We have a poster that addresses the 'myth of thanksgiving' with quotes from Native scholars and activists”...

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Black Friday’s War on Thanksgiving

Posted by Tyler Hummel on November 23, 2018 8 Comments

A few years ago I remember listening to a random episode of the Rush Limbaugh Show live when Rush was on holiday and had a guest speaker sitting in from New York City. He did a segment on the much-ballyhooed “War on Christmas” that has been contentiously discussed on the right side of the aisle and flatly disregarded on the left.

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A really quick Thanksgiving

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 22, 2018 35 Comments

I wasn't planning on a "Thanksgiving" post. This is a late in the day inspiration, now that we have returned home from a relative's house and I'm fighting my best to keep from falling asleep.

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George Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 22, 2018 3 Comments

This is one of my favorite pieces of American history. It speaks so much to who we are and who we are meant to be as a people. And that's why I post it every year. George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation written in 1789 is essential holiday reading. The colonies frequently set, "aside days of thanksgiving, prayer, and fasting in response to significant events," according to Mount Vernon's historical sources.

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Trump Pardons ‘Peas’ and ‘Carrots’

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 22, 2018 13 Comments

Tuesday, President Trump pardoned two turkeys -- Peas and Carrots. This year, voters selected the turkey to be pardoned via a poll on the White House's official website.

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