I'll be the 10,000th to reply, "Silly Debra, it's -white- smoke that's released when a new mayor is elected."

Happy Birthday, I can't think of a better gift than to see the Dropkicks, hope you have an Amazin' time!
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Scout says "Grrrrrrracias nü Fren!"
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I could not be more proud of this fellow @bostoncollege.bsky.social Eagle! #weareone #forboston

Love this Willie, bringing the power of positivity! Let's Go Mets! 🧡💙

Fucking Ohta and his "FukuiSan" updates from the floor caused me to take more drinks in the "Iron Chef" drinking game than anyone or anything. My liver and brain will never forgive him for being so meticulous in his job.

Yeah, I know.
BTW, actual text I sent my non-Jets fan friends this morning:
"I think I found the perfect trinity to represent the Jets ownership, management, and players for most of my life..."

May she bury us all.

No. A bad day for me just got worse
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Nah

This a perfect description, thank you for putting it in words when I was unable to! Also, I have to believe there's some New England provincialism at play when he gets to talk down to an SEC program.

But to directly answer your question, Ms. Jenkins, yes, I do believe that. The result is that as a Cuban American who lives in South Florida, this means turning away from many, in fact most, of my family members, and many lifelong friends.

I would argue that any value in their civility is inversely proportional to the virulence of their bigotry. The White Citizens' Councils are no different than the Ku Klux Klan, and shouldn't be treated any differently, even if one wore suits while the other wore hoods.

So far, you have referred to him as an interesting man, and stated he argued with civility. But please, explain to my simple minded and ignorant self that that matters more than his unadulterated bigotry towards me, a queer, left wing Latino?

Actually, speaking as a Cuban American who lives in the heavily Venezuelan American enclave of Doral, FL, far too many brown mental all ages around me fully gorged the racist tripe that Kirk and Trump were dishing out.

Please, explain why his tone mattered more than the content of his words? Do you actually believe bigotry can be overcome with a dispassionate but well crafted argument? Fuck that! It's bad he was murdered, but I won't lie and say I mourn his death. One less bigot is a net plus for humanity.