Happy 4th of July, when we mark the 1863 Fall of Vicksburg, MS. After weeks of day and night bombardment by Union cannon and gun boats, rebel supplies were exhausted. Residents sheltered in holes, eating horses and (yes) dogs. Grant's victory effectively split the Confederacy in two. 1/2

We knew it would be messy. We knew there would be real losses and needless harm. And yet, fatalism is self-fulfilling. In my life I've never backed down from a bully. Do not appease. Do not ignore. The bully wants to intimidate, not to fight. 1/2
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In the local Biergarten. Children darting, dates snuggling, night falling, R&B ambienting, philosophy fermenting, nerves steeling, soul purifying.

Dispatches.
Belated, but life gets in the way of the editing process.
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United States Disappeared Tracker: 1214 and growing.
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Das is nicht gut.
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There are many ways to act, and if you aren't able to use this, then just pass it on. If you are able to buy Canadian, possibly by internet order, here are some suggestions to get your money away from US corporations. Other similar ideas welcomed.
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When reason fails, when the day is lost, what remains is witness, in the fullest sense of μάρτυς.