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How it should be. America is meant for every person of goodwill, regardless of color, religion, gender, or anything else. E Pluribus Unum.
A 19th century political cartoon entitled "Uncle Sam's Thanksgiving Dinner" showing people of all races at a Thanksgiving Day feast. In one corner of the picture it says "Come one, come all" and in the other it says "Free and Equal".
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The ending of the speech always reminds me of the America I want to believe in.
The last paragraph of the Gettysburg Address: "that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. "
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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1938 - a little girl has a tea party with a lobster and a hawk.
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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This checks out.
"Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician and I'll show you a crook." - Harry Truman
November 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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An old time picture of people voting. The caption says, "...where you vote as you please. Where the privileges of democracy belong to all people equally... where your government is your servant, not your master * This is your America... keep it free!"
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Found on Reddit today:
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Somaliland has tortoises!
September 5, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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The cave paintings at Las Geel in Somaliland are around 5000 years old and I was lucky enough to go and see them.
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Never mind my rocket car, where is my giant sea horse?
An olde-timey picture of men in diving suits riding giant sea horses.
June 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Down with the oligarchy!
A giant banner in Venice Italy reads "If you can rent Venice for your wedding you can pay more tax"
June 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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When we throw up our hands and pronounce we're doomed - we abdicate our responsibility to those who come after us, those who will look to us as ancestors. Further, we disrespect the struggles of those who came before us, who fought and laughed and wrote and built things not because they believed they would win every battle, because it was essential for us... Who are we then, to abandon these inheritances? - Eve L. Ewing
June 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Jesus liked everyone but bankers, which tells you something about his politics.
Jesus attacking the money changers in the temple.
June 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Roy Kent!
A coffee cup with a Venn diagram of three circles: Here, There, Every F*ckingwhere. Roy Kent is in the union of the circles.
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Nick Offerman is the best!
June 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A 1929 Henderson Streamliner motorcycle
May 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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This is what America should be.
An old political cartoon: Uncle Sam welcomes a diverse crowd of immigrants onto a boat labeled "The US Ark of Refuge"
May 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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"Hey a zeppelin! That's mine!"
An old black and white photo of passengers boarding a zeppelin.
May 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Found this on Reddit today, I think the figure on the right is meant to be Kruschev.
A cartoon with two panels: The leftmost, marked "1949", shows a boy wearing a paper hat labeled "NATO" confronts a heavily armed Russian. The second panel is labeled "1959", shows a heavily armed man with a helmet labeled "NATO" and the Russian looks scared.
May 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Inside the Bromo-Seltzer clock tower in Baltimore.
Inside a clock tower: gears, machinery and the inner faces of the clocks.
May 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Goodus doggicus (doggici?)
A Roman mosaic of a dog on a leash. The caption reads, "Patricus, never again shall you give me a thousand kisses. Never can you be contentedly in my lap. In sadness, I buried you, as you deserve."
May 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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May 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Remember kids, Nestle is super evil and should be reduced to a (metaphorical) smoking crater in the ground.
April 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Happy Earth Day (and Hail Sagan!)
April 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This is the way.
“When I was a boy I used to think that STRONG meant having big muscles, great physical power; but the longer I live, the more I realize that real strength has much more to do with what is NOT seen. Real strength has to do with helping others.” - Mister Rogers
April 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Found an old tariff cartoon on Reddit. I guess we're at the "Those who don't learn from history" part of this CF.
Old political cartoon: An American family at the table is pinned by a beam of light coming through the wall of their home. The caption reads, "Republican tariffs: nothing can keep it out."
April 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM