A committee of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york-city" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York City</a> Council is set to vote Tuesday on a proposal that could result in monuments to figures like <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/george-washington" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Washington</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/christopher-columbus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Christopher Columbus</a> being taken down. 
The proposal before the NYC Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries, and International Intergroup Relations stipulates that public art that depicts someone who has a connection to slavery or “crimes against humanity” be taken down or have an “explanatory plaque” put up. 
“This bill would require the Public Design Commission (PDC) to publish a plan to remove works of art on City property that depict a person who owned enslaved persons or directly benefitted [sic] economically from slavery, or who participated in systemic crimes against indigenous peoples or other crimes against humanity. If PDC determines a work of art depicts a person who fits these criteria and decides not to remove the work of art, PDC would be required to include in the plan steps it will take to install an explanatory plaque next to the work of art,” the <a href="https://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6252793&amp;GUID=8AE3AFA6-B96B-4AF2-AEBF-CF4870C824AE&amp;Options=&amp;Search=" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposal</a> says. 
Republican officials said the proposal is an attempt to erase history and dishonor the individuals who created America. 
“This is little more than an attempt by the radical left to rewrite our nation’s history,” said Republican Councilwoman Joann Ariola of Queens, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/09/18/nyc-council-advances-bid-that-could-yank-monuments-honoring-washington-jefferson-columbus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the New York Post. “These men all had an enormous impact on this country, and these statues commemorating their achievements have been in place for decades.&#8221;
“The radical left has been trying to reframe our nation as one born from evil, and it is time we put our foot down and say enough is enough,” she said. “The Founding Fathers and the others who worked so hard to establish this great country should be celebrated, not eliminated from memory.”
There are multiple statues of Washington, the nation’s first president and military commander during the war for independence throughout the city, including one in front of <a href="https://www.nps.gov/feha/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Hall</a>, which served as the home to the nation’s first Congress, executive branch offices, and Supreme Court. There are also monuments to Washington in <a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/union-square-park/monuments/1676" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Union Square Park</a> and a <a href="https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/lafayette-square/monuments/1650" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statue</a> of Washington and Frenchman Marquis de Lafayette who fought with the Americans during the American Revolution. 
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Columbus, attributed with first establishing a link between Europe and the Americas, also has several monuments throughout the city, including a prominent statue in Central Park. The explorer has been a major figure for the Italian-American community, which has held him up as a key tie between Italy and the U.S. 
Monuments to Dutch explorer and settler Peter Stuyvesant, Founding Father John Jay, and prominent early New York political figure and Erie Canal proponent DeWitt Clinton could also be on the chopping block.
New York City Officials have already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thomas-jefferson-statue-officially-booted-from-new-york-city-council-chamber" target="_blank" rel="noopener">removed a statue</a> of Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson from the city council chambers and a statue of President Teddy Roosevelt <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/problematic-theodore-roosevelt-statue-to-be-removed-from-nycs-museum-of-natural-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">from in front</a> of the city’s Natural History Museum.

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The White House appeared to blow off criticisms after President Joe Biden became the first sitting U.S. President to not make an appearance at any of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-plans-to-commemorate-9-11-with-stop-in-alaska" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official memorial sites</a> on September 11: Ground Zero in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania — the place where passengers brought down hijacked United Flight 93.
President Biden, who was on his return trip from Vietnam, opted instead to stop in Alaska to commemorate the 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attacks ever executed on American soil. Vice President Kamala Harris made the trip to Ground Zero in his place.
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy said that he asked why the president had chosen not to be present at one of the major memorials himself — and the administration had responded with an analogy.
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/pdoocy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@pdoocy</a> asked the White House why POTUS is not in NYC on 9/11.
DOOCY: &quot;The analogy that I was given is that 22 years after Pearl Harbor, U.S. Presidents were not still going to visit Hawaii.&quot;
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&#8220;Our focus the last couple of days has been President Biden, here in South Asia,&#8221; Doocy explained. &#8220;And when I asked a White House official why it is that President Biden was here and missed the 9/11 commemorations at the attack sites, the analogy that I was given is that 22 years after Pearl Harbor, U.S. Presidents were not still going to visit Hawaii.&#8221;
But presidents have continued to visit Pearl Harbor on December 7, although not every year. The late President George H.W. Bush, who served in the Pacific Theater himself, was on hand for the 50th anniversary of the surprise attack in 1991.
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Someone tell <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhiteHouse</a> comms that Bush 41 was onsite on the 50th anniversary of Pearl Harbor <a href="https://t.co/3PbE4W9VV1">https://t.co/3PbE4W9VV1</a> <a href="https://t.co/oXz0N5Rf3l">pic.twitter.com/oXz0N5Rf3l</a>
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&#8220;FFS, GHWB was at Pearl Harbor for the 50th anniversary in 1991. FDR was at Gettysburg for the 75th anniversary in 1938. These places don&#8217;t stop being important,&#8221; Judianna posted via X.
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FFS, GHWB was at Pearl Harbor for the 50th anniversary in 1991. 
FDR was at Gettysburg for the 75th anniversary in 1938. 
These places don&#39;t stop being important. <a href="https://t.co/XghPsB4IfJ">https://t.co/XghPsB4IfJ</a>
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To make matters worse for the White House, several pointed out the fact that the 22nd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack — December 7, 1963 — fell just weeks after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. JFK, a U.S. Navy veteran, had visited the memorial six months earlier in June of that year.
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Uh, presidents WERE still visiting Hawaii 22 years after Pearl Harbor. Here is JFK doing just that: <a href="https://t.co/01QlQNKgkz">https://t.co/01QlQNKgkz</a> h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/thekytikat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@thekytikat</a> <a href="https://t.co/LzXOHPRkXw">https://t.co/LzXOHPRkXw</a>
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WH Blows Off Critics After Biden Skips 9/11 Memorials: Presidents Weren’t Going To Pearl Harbor After 22 Years

WH Blows Off Critics After Biden Skips 9/11 Memorials: Presidents Weren't Going To Pearl Harbor After 22 Years

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A Tennessean who conducted a daring helicopter rescue during the Vietnam War will be awarded the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/medal-of-honor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Medal of Honor</a> on Tuesday, more than 50 years after his heroic actions. 
Retired Captain Larry Taylor of Signal Mountain, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a>, will be given the award by President Joe Biden for rescuing four soldiers under heavy fire from communist forces during a firefight in 1968. Taylor was deployed to Vietnam from 1967-1968, where he ran 2,000 combat missions and was fired at 340 times, <a href="https://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/taylor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Army.
The act that earned Taylor the Medal of Honor occurred on June 18, 1968, during a battle in the hamlet of Ap Go Cong, then part of the Republic of Vietnam. Taylor was the leader of a helicopter light-fire support team that was tasked with helping four soldiers who had been surrounded by communist forces during a reconnaissance mission. 
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WhiteHouse</a> just announced that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/USArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#USArmy</a> Capt. Larry Taylor will be awarded on Tuesday the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MedalOfHonor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MedalOfHonor</a> for his heroic actions on June 18, 1968, as a first lieutenant with 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam. 
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Taylor and another helicopter provided air support for the soldiers for about 45 minutes before the choppers ran low on ammo and left to scout out an escape route the reconnaissance team was supposed to take. 
He then returned and discovered that plans for a UH-1 “Huey” helicopter to rescue the soldiers had been scrapped “because it stood almost no chance of success,” <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/09/01/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-to-award-the-medal-of-honor-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a White House press release.
“Running low on fuel, with the patrol team nearly out of ammunition, Taylor decided to extract the team using his two-man Cobra helicopter, a feat that had never been accomplished or even attempted,” the White House said. “When the team reached the site, Taylor landed his Cobra under heavy enemy fire and with complete disregard for his personal safety. The patrol team climbed aboard, grabbing on to rocket-pods and skids, and Taylor carried them to a safe location before landing them back on the ground.”
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Speaking last year on the anniversary of the rescue, a member of the patrol that Taylor rescued said he did not think he would survive the battle. 
“Who would have bet that any of us would have even the sun come up on the morning of June 19, 1968, let alone the dawns of another 54 years? Words are inadequate to describe your actions, nor my humble gratitude for the many years of friendship given you and me since then, so I will just say: thank you, sir,” Dave Hill said. 
Taylor, born in Chattanooga, also earned the Silver Star, a Bronze Star, 43 Air Medals, and two Distinguished Flying Crosses. After his service, Taylor went into the roofing and sheet metal business.

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A ship that sank into the depths of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lake Michigan</a> in 1881 has been discovered by shipwreck hunters, who described the ship as being like “a time capsule” into the past because of how well it has survived over the years. 
The Trinidad, a schooner that transported grain between Wisconsin, Illinois, and New York, was <a href="https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-shipwreck-trinidad-discovered-lake-michigan-687b68a5a1572dcb9089d8cf2b3d438b" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found</a> in July by Brendon Baillod and Robert Jaeck. The remains of the ship were found roughly 10 miles off the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wisconsin" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wisconsin</a> coastline two years after the two maritime historians began their mission. 
“We were stunned to see that not only was the deckhouse still on her, but it still had all the cabinets with all the dishes stacked in them and all the crew’s effects,” Baillod <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/02/us/lake-michigan-trinidad-shipwreck.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the New York Times. “It’s really like a ship in a bottle. It’s a time capsule.”
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Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew&#39;s long-ago possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin&#39;s coastline. <a href="https://t.co/XSTPmIYqId">https://t.co/XSTPmIYqId</a>
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There were eight men aboard the ship who escaped in a lifeboat and made it to Algoma, Wisconsin, in May 1881. The ship&#8217;s dog went down with the wreck. 
&#8220;The captain and the crew immediately escaped in the ship’s yawl and after battling waves, the cold crew made it in to Algoma (then Ahnapee). The only loss aboard the TRINIDAD was the ship’s mascot, a large Newfoundland dog who was asleep next to the stove when the ship began to sink,&#8221; the Wisconsin Historical Society <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wisconsinhistoricalsociety/posts/pfbid033JSvKSQN4TfYVQCTSvpZiTxJpr7BajL7Vhw5kDy6EbdMnB5qgPXV3hsiMGuexWaVl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Baillod and Jaeck used the account written by John Higgins, the ship’s captain, to help them locate areas to search for the wreck. 
“The wreck is among the best-preserved shipwrecks in Wisconsin waters with her deck-house still intact, containing the crew’s possessions and her anchors and deck gear still present,” a press release on the ship’s finding said. 
The Wisconsin Historical Society helped to charter an underwater craft to survey the wreckage of the Trinidad and confirm its location. 
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The ship was originally constructed in 1867 and used to facilitate grain trade between the upper Midwest, Pennsylvania, and New York. The 140-foot long schooner went down with a load of coal after it sprung a leak going through the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in Door County Wisconsin, according to the Associated Press. The ship was reportedly not well kept, which contributed to its demise. 
“If you lived in Philadelphia, Boston or New York in the 1860s and ’70s and you’re eating a sandwich, the bread in that sandwich was almost certainly grown in Wisconsin and brought on a schooner,” Baillod told the Times. 
Baillod said that he hopes that the wrecked ship could be made visible to the public. 
“These are resources that are held in public stewardship, owned by the public,” he said. “They should be visible by the public.”
A 3D model of the ship, <a href="https://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/discovery-of-the-historic-great-lakes-schooner-trinidad?fbclid=IwAR3PqKSRq03g7cliA1vLl-rpPZDQK7d3MJAw82Mw5ngCLaoZUXeqcfYjRbc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> by Ship Wreck World can be viewed <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8xESmKJQ6g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. 
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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/colorado">Colorado</a> middle-schooler who was kicked out of class for wearing a patch of the Gadsden flag on his backpack said that his school “tried to tread” on his rights <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1799-there-s-no-such-thing-as-free-medicine-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">during an interview</a> with Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro.
Jaiden Rodriguez, a 12-year-old who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/colorado-7th-grader-kicked-out-of-class-for-gadsden-patch-because-of-slavery-origins" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pulled from class</a> at The Vanguard School in part for having the iconic flag on his backpack, told Shapiro that other kids at his school are allowed to display Pride-themed pins, but that he was punished for his Gadsden flag patch because a teacher thought that it was associated with slavery.
“They don&#8217;t know what they&#8217;re talking about at all. It&#8217;s a revolutionary flag. It has nothing to do with slavery,” Rodriguez told Shapiro on his podcast. “It was meant as a warning sign not to tread on our rights in the revolution. Which is funny because they tried to tread on my rights and then they found out they [could] not.”
The Gadsden flag, a yellow flag depicting a coiled rattlesnake with the words “Don’t Tread On Me,” was flown during the Revolutionary War. The flag was designed in 1775 by U.S. brigadier general Christopher Gadsden, who critics have pointed out was a <a href="https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/2949/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slave owner</a>.
Rodriguez said that he expected to win a race for student council in a “landslide” due to the controversy and that he was now “Mr. Popular” at his school.
On Monday, Vanguard School Director of Operations Jeff Yocum emailed Jaiden’s mother an explanation that cited several news articles about the flag.
Yocum cited a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/08/03/wearing-dont-tread-on-me-insignia-could-be-punishable-racial-harassment/">decision</a> by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which said that while it is “clear that the Gadsden Flag originated in the Revolutionary War in a non-racial context,” nevertheless, “it also has since been sometimes interpreted to convey racially-tinged messages in some contexts.”
The school board of Vanguard <a href="https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/colorado-springs-mom-says-son-kicked-out-of-class-over-gadsden-flag-patch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a decision to allow Rodriguez to wear the Gadsden patch after a board meeting on Monday night.
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&#8220;Last week, a student came to school with patches affixed to his backpack, with a half dozen patches depicting guns/weapons and one referencing alcohol,&#8221; the school told parents, adding that one of the patches was the Gadsden flag.
“From Vanguard’s founding we have proudly supported our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the ordered liberty that all Americans have enjoyed for almost 250 years,&#8221; an email from the school board reportedly said. &#8220;The Vanguard School recognizes the historical significance of the Gadsden flag and its place in history. This incident is an occasion for us to reaffirm our deep commitment to a classical education in support of these American principles.&#8221;
The school added that the district had informed school administrators that the flag was not allowed. According to a Tuesday statement from Harrison School District 2, another issue was several patches that referenced guns.
“The student returned to class without incident after removing the patches of semi-automatic weapons from the backpack. The Vanguard School and Harrison School District 2 worked in collaboration to resolve this matter,” the district said in a statement.
Rodriguez said that other kids were allowed to support “Pride,” but he wasn’t allowed to wear the historic Gadsden flag.
“There&#8217;s kids with pride pins and the teachers don&#8217;t say a thing. But I wear a Gadsden flag and it’s the end of the world. I see them in the hallways. It saddens me that they can do whatever they want, but I can&#8217;t wear a Gadsden flag,” he said.
When asked by Shapiro if he had any political ambitions, Rodriguez said that he would hope to run for governor of Colorado.

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Colorado Student From Viral Video Tells Ben Shapiro School Tried To 'Tread' On His Rights, But Failed

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia</a> college has continued to erase <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-revolution" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Revolutionary War</a>-era figures from campus to be &#8220;more inclusive,&#8221; including a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Virginia Peninsula Community College <a href="https://www.vpcc.edu/news/2023/08/Griffin,%20Wythe%20Halls%20to%20be%20Ranamed%20Kecoughtan%20Hall.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> this week that it would change the names of two halls, one named for Founding Father George Wythe and the other for Dr. Corbin Griffin, who served as a surgeon for Virginia Patriot soldiers.  
“Virginia Peninsula Community College is renaming Griffin and Wythe halls, which are connected and function as one building, to Kecoughtan Hall. The name is a tribute to the Kecoughtan tribe, the early settlers of the land where VPCC’s Hampton campus is located,” VPCC announced on its website.
According to school official Steven Felker, the process of changing over the signs will be “gradual.” The school had formed a naming task force and gathered feedback from faculty, student government, and others on the proposed changes. 
Wythe, who lived from 1726-1806, had a <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Wythe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">storied career</a> in Virginia. As a law professor, he taught luminaries like Thomas Jefferson, Henry Clay, and John Marshall. In the years leading up to America’s war for independence, he served as a delegate to the Virginia House of Burgess, where he openly opposed the Stamp Act. During the war, he was a member of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. He later attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and was influential in pioneering the field of constitutional law. 
Like many Founding Fathers, Wythe had a complicated relationship with slavery. Although he owned slaves, he was <a href="https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/explore/nation-builders/george-wythe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recognized</a> as an early proponent of abolition and worked throughout his life to free them. As a judge in Virginia, he <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=9604" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ruled in favor</a> of freeing slaves during an internal family dispute over the will of a Quaker landowner. 
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Less is known about Griffin, but historians know that he was a surgeon for Virginia’s revolutionary soldiers and <a href="https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=80985" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent time</a> on a British prison ship outside Yorktown. He <a href="https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/3770" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was</a> also a Virginia state senator. 
VPCC was previously named Thomas Nelson Community College. Nelson was another Revolutionary War hero and signer of the Declaration of Independence. His name <a href="https://www.vpcc.edu/renaming/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was removed</a> so the college could be more “welcoming, inclusive, and representative of our unique region,” according to school president Towuanna Porter Brannon. 
Nelson <a href="https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/N000044" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was a member</a> of the first Continental Congress in 1776 and 1779, led Virginian forces against the British from 1777 to 1781, and was governor of Virginia.

John Trumbull’s painting, Declaration of Independence, depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence presenting their work to the Congress. The painting can be found on the back of the U.S. $2 bill. The original hangs in the

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Vice President Kamala Harris suggested in an interview on Monday that a top black academic behind Florida&#8217;s African American history curriculum was lying about that history.
The segment came after Dr. William Allen, former chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and Florida’s African American History Standards Workgroup member, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-black-academic-who-co-created-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum-shreds-democrat-lies">slammed</a> Harris last week over her “lies” about the curriculum after she seized on one sentence from the 216-page outline to make her false claims.
ABC News reporter Linsey Davis gave a favorable framing of Allen&#8217;s remarks, saying that he only suggested Harris&#8217; position was &#8220;ideological posturing.&#8221;
&#8220;What’s your response to that?&#8221; Davis asked.
Harris responded by suggesting that Allen was not telling the truth.
“Well, I think that this is just a matter of whether one chooses to speak fact and truth or not and it’s pretty much that simple,” Harris said. &#8220;I don’t think that this is subject to any ideological debate to say that people who were enslaved did not benefit from slavery, period.&#8221;
&#8220;And I’ll say this also because it almost seems ridiculous to have to say what I just said, that enslaved people do not benefit from slavery,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;There are so-called leaders, extremists, who are attempting to require in our nation an unnecessary debate with the intention, I believe, to try and divide us as Americans. Stop. Stop.&#8221;
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Allen responded to Harris&#8217; claims by saying that it was &#8220;obviously part of a larger effort driven by an agenda.&#8221;
&#8220;The reason I call the vice president&#8217;s statements categorically false is because it is obvious to anyone of basic literacy that the mere grammar of the sentence in the curriculum standards to which she referred refutes her charge,&#8221; he told <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/abc-news-asks-kamala-harris-much-race-gender-contribute-dismal-polling">Fox News</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/heritage-foundation-president-blasts-false-claims-about-floridas-african-american-history-curriculum">Heritage Foundation President Blasts False Claims About Florida’s African American History Curriculum</a>

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Missouri</a> county named for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/andrew-jackson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Jackson</a> will remove two statues of the former president despite county residents previously voting to keep the monuments up. 
City officials in Jackson County, Missouri, will remove statues of Jackson outside courthouses in Independence and Kansas City after the Jackson County Legislature <a href="https://fox4kc.com/news/jackson-county-to-remove-andrew-jackson-statues-outside-courthouses/">voted</a> 7-1 to remove the statues. The vote came after the county legislature had previously decided to let residents vote on the fate of the statues in a ballot initiative in November 2020. 
At the ballot initiative, voters in the county voted to keep the statues, with over 72% of county residents <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jackson_County,_Missouri,_Question_2,_Removal_of_Andrew_Jackson_Statutes_(November_2020)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">voting against</a> a proposal to remove the statues of Jackson, who was president from 1829-1837. 
“I remain committed in my belief that the statues of a man who owned slaves, caused thousands of Native Americans to die and never stepped foot in our County should be removed from our public facilities,” <a href="https://fox4kc.com/politics/your-local-election-headquarters/jackson-county-residents-vote-to-keep-andrew-jackson-statues-outside-courthouses/">said</a> County Executive Frank White after the November vote. 
The statues of Jackson, who is credited with orchestrating the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans against the British during the War of 1812, were in front of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City and the Historic Truman Courthouse in Independence. 
According to the Jackson County Historical Society, the county was <a href="https://www.jchs.org/history-of-jackson-county#:~:text=Jackson%20County%20was%20organized%20on,minuscule%20settlement%20near%20a%20spring." target="_blank" rel="noopener">organized</a> on December 15, 1826 and named for Jackson, who had been a U.S. senator for Tennessee and was nationally known thanks to the Battle of New Orleans. 
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In 2021, the county added a plaque to the statue that referenced Martin Luther King Jr.
 “This statue of Jackson reminds us we are on a path that, in the immortal words of Martin Luther King Jr., bends towards justice. In turn, we must acknowledge past injustices to help us create a greater nation built upon humane policies to light our way and the way of humanity everywhere,” the plaque <a href="https://fox4kc.com/news/jackson-county-to-remove-andrew-jackson-statues-outside-courthouses/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">read</a>. 
Last month, Legislator Manny Abarca introduced a <a href="https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-06-12/jackson-county-legislator-wants-andrew-jackson-statues-removed-from-kansas-city-area-courthouses#:~:text=%22It%20is%20in%20the%20moral,groups%20or%20proponents%20of%20slavery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">resolution</a> taking aim at Jackson over his ties to slavery and the Trail of Tears. 
&#8220;It is in the moral interest of Jackson County to immediately create separation from these moments in our nation’s history through the removal of statues or monuments associated with them so as to not accidentally bestow honor on individuals who were engaged in the genocide of indigenous groups or proponents of slavery,&#8221; the resolution said. 
The statues have been a target of vandalism in recent years, with some labeling the former president as a racist. After the county legislature’s vote, they will be removed and stored by the city.

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South Dakota Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kristi-noem" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kristi Noem</a> (R) blasted Ben &amp; Jerry’s anti-American 4th of July message and said the leadership of the company hasn’t studied its history enough.
On Independence Day, Ben &amp; Jerry’s Twitter account <a href="https://twitter.com/benandjerrys/status/1676214289353572352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1676214289353572352%7Ctwgr%5Eeae99805a53f57fb262ef2167a7361f0332a9179%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fmedia%2Fgov-noem-hits-back-ben-jerrys-mt-rushmore-opposition-no-idea-doing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> a message pushing for the return of “stolen Indigenous land,” including Mount Rushmore, located in South Dakota, to Native American groups. Attached to the tweet was a company article that said Mount Rushmore should be returned first, <a href="https://action.lakotalaw.org/action/land-back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">linking</a> to a petition to return the iconic American landmark. Governor Noem had other thoughts on the matter.
“I&#8217;m not going to listen to a bunch of liberal Vermont businessmen who think they know everything about this country and haven&#8217;t studied our history,” Noem told “<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/gov-noem-hits-back-ben-jerrys-mt-rushmore-opposition-no-idea-doing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox &amp; Friends</a>” Thursday. “Right now, Mount Rushmore is the greatest symbol of our freedom and history of the United States of America.”
The ice cream maker’s article, titled “The US Was Founded on Stolen Indigenous Land—This July 4, Let’s Commit to Returning It,” tries to persuade readers that Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills should be returned to the Lakota people, repeatedly claiming the United States “stole” the land. All the fun and festivities of the 4th of July, Ben &amp; Jerry’s says, “distracts” from this claim.
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This 4th of July, it&#39;s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: <a href="https://t.co/45smaBmORH">https://t.co/45smaBmORH</a> <a href="https://t.co/a6qp7LXUAE">pic.twitter.com/a6qp7LXUAE</a>
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The company also says the presidents whose faces adorn the rocks — George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln — “actively worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and ways of life, to deny Indigenous people their basic rights.”
“We can learn from the men on that mountain,” Noem said. “We can do better. But, boy, they led us through some challenging times. And I think Americans in this country need some inspiration, and we can gain it from a monument like that.&#8221;
Noem said Americans should be proud of their country and “knock off” the claims Ben &amp; Jerry’s is making, prompting host Brian Kilmeade to point out that Ben &amp; Jerry’s is taking “advantage” of the country and its free enterprise system, all while strongly criticizing it.
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Noem isn’t the only politician who has spoken out against the ice cream company. Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-jerrys-posts-anti-american-message-on-july-4th-critics-blast-their-hypocrisy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a> what the company was picturing when it said the U.S. should “return” the land. “Expungement of property rights? Repatriation of most Americans to Europe?” Lee asked.
In January, South Dakota Republican Rep. Dusty Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-bill-aims-to-prevent-destruction-of-mount-rushmore" target="_blank" rel="noopener">re-introduced</a> the Mount Rushmore Protection Act, which would prevent Mount Rushmore from being renamed or destroyed amid protests and calls from Native Americans and activist groups. Sixteen other Republicans — and no Democrats — have <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/386/committees?s=1&amp;r=12&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22%22%5D%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">co-sponsored</a> the bill.
“Our nation’s history is not without its flaws, but there is no doubt the faces on Mount Rushmore represent democracy, freedom and the great American experiment,” Johnson said at the time.

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While Franklin Pierce was widely regarded as a kind and friendly person, his presidency would destabilize the fragile peace between the North and the South, according to Joseph Forneri, professor of political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
Franklin Pierce was born in New Hampshire near the turn of the 19th century, and was the son of Benjamin Pierce, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin distinguished himself at the Battle of Saratoga and was renowned as a war hero &#8211; he would later serve as governor of New Hampshire, and Franklin spent much of his early political career in his father’s shadow.
Pierce began his political career shortly after graduating from college in 1824 – by 1829 he was elected to the New Hampshire state legislature and by 1832 he had been elected to Congress. By 1837 he was the youngest member of the Senate.
“The overriding political issue of the day was slavery,” Forneri said. “While not a slave owner himself, Pierce believed that the constitution committed the federal government to protecting slavery. Not surprisingly, Pierce’s position endeared him to his Southern Colleagues. This support was key to his political career.”
By 1842, financial concerns and his wife’s chronic illness compelled him to resign from the Senate and take a step back from any electoral ambitions, although in political terms he arguably became more powerful during this period as he emerged as an influential apparatchik and Democratic party boss in New Hampshire.
However, the seizure of large swaths of the Southwestern United States after the Mexican-American War destabilized the delicate balance of power between slave and free states and created an opportunity for a man like Pierce to achieve national prominence.
A tentative compromise was reached in 1850 which admitted California to the Union as a free state and left the status of the New Mexico and Utah territories indeterminate.
“That’s where things stood when Franklin Pierce, through an improbable series of circumstances, became America’s 14th president,” Forneri said.
“When the Democratic convention opened in June 1852 in Baltimore Pierce was not even a dark horse candidate &#8211; he wasn’t a horse at all,” Forneri explained. However, a continual deadlock between candidates representing different regional interests created an opening for Pierce, a Northerner who would protect Southern slavery.
Pierce was selected as the Democratic nominee on the 49th ballot and coasted to a victory in the general election, as the rival Whig party was even more sharply divided on the slavery issue.
While in office, however, Pierce would fracture the country even further by shepherding the Kansas-Nebraska Act advocated for by Illinois Democrat Stephen Douglass, which undid all previous legislative compromises and let the various territories decide for themselves whether or not they would permit slavery within their borders.
While Douglass’s concept of popular sovereignty was meant to end the controversy surrounding slavery, it only escalated it. Kansas and Nebraska saw widespread violence between settlers as pro- and anti-slavery factions flooded the new territories, determined to swing the state’s formative elections in their favor.
“Bleeding Kansas” presaged the violence that would engulf the country as abolitionist and anti-abolitionist forces split the young nation in two.
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Whatever <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/juneteenth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juneteenth</a> once stood for as a state holiday is dead and gone. Today, leftists use the new federal holiday as merely the latest tool to advance &#8220;equity&#8221; — aka race-based discrimination — and further entrench Critical Race Theory into American society.
That Democrats are using something positive and noncontroversial — the celebration of emancipation and an end to slavery — to push its anti-American agenda is unsurprising. The Left always takes that which is proper and twists it for their own end. What is alarming is how many Republicans are oblivious to this tactic.
To start, consider that leftist success depends upon invoking fear, preying upon the goodwill of Americans, and conning gullible rubes in the GOP. To see a textbook example of that strategy, look no further than how &#8220;<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2021/06/17/bill-signed-s-475/#:~:text=On%20Thursday%2C%20June%2017%2C%202021,as%20a%20legal%20public%20holiday." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Juneteenth National Independence Day</a>&#8221; came to be.
For background, on June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced slavery had ended via the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier. Since then, varying communities have celebrated &#8220;Juneteenth&#8221; most predominantly in Texas. Its regional significance and place in black culture should not be understated — even if not recognized by the majority of Americans.
In 2020, after George Floyd&#8217;s death, activists began pushing for its national holiday status. President Donald Trump, reportedly <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-juneteenth-idUSKCN26G326" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advised</a> that supporting such a holiday would curry favor with the black vote in the 2020 election, voiced support for Juneteenth.
&#8220;This Juneteenth, we commit, as one Nation, to live true to our highest ideals and to build always toward a freer, stronger country that values the dignity and boundless potential of all Americans,&#8221; he <a href="https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/presidential-message-juneteenth-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">declared</a> on June 19, 2020.
Democrats accused him of racism despite his calls for unity. They then took the Juneteenth craze and ran with it.
A year later, President Joe Biden signed into law near-unanimous legislation making Juneteenth the 11th federal holiday. Biden used the occasion not to unite all Americans, but to foster division.
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Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/06/17/remarks-by-president-biden-at-signing-of-the-juneteenth-national-independence-day-act/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the nation that Juneteenth in part represents &#8220;the ongoing work to have to bring true equity and racial justice into American society.&#8221;
&#8220;In short, this day doesn’t just celebrate the past; it calls for action today,&#8221; he added.
Biden isn&#8217;t speaking of performative gestures. It is a whole-of-government approach. Since practically Day One of Biden&#8217;s term, his administration has been intent on unleashing a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-unleashes-total-transformation-of-government-with-equity-action-plans" target="_blank" rel="noopener">total transformation of government</a>&#8221; that turns the administrative state into a vehicle for race-based discrimination and redistribution of wealth.
What that really means is an abandonment of equality.
&#8220;The entire program is set to lower standards, dilute meritocracy, and have the first large-scale government-supported laws that discriminate against people based on their race since before Eisenhower was President,&#8221; 1776 Project PAC founder Ryan Girdusky said of the Biden administration&#8217;s plan.
Democrats are quite honest and open about that. Folks like Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) are unafraid to say what Juneteenth is really all about now.
&#8220;It’s Juneteenth AND reparations. It’s Juneteenth AND end police violence + the War on Drugs. It’s Juneteenth AND end housing + education apartheid. It’s Juneteenth AND teach the truth about white supremacy in our country,&#8221; she tweeted. &#8220;Black liberation must be prioritized.&#8221;
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It’s Juneteenth AND reparations.
It’s Juneteenth AND end police violence + the War on Drugs.
It’s Juneteenth AND end housing + education apartheid.
It’s Juneteenth AND teach the truth about white supremacy in our country.
Black liberation must be prioritized.
&mdash; Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoriBush/status/1670797693407354882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, agency heads in the Biden administration rushed to declare how their department is accomplishing Justice40 — the <a href="https://www.energy.gov/articles/commitment-climate-justice-celebrating-juneteenth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden plan</a> that &#8220;directs 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments to flow to underserved and overburdened communities.&#8221; That should be taken to mean mostly non-white areas.
The Energy Department said that &#8220;Juneteenth serves as a celebration and a reminder of why advancing climate justice is an integral part of our work at the Department of Energy today and every day.&#8221;
&#8220;Climate justice&#8221; looks a lot like &#8220;racial justice,&#8221; as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bidens-climate-endgame-a-50-trillion-bridge-to-racial-equity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously observed</a>.
And Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona stated Monday, &#8220;We cannot celebrate #Juneteenth without committing to fight for equity &amp; opportunity for all.&#8221;
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We cannot celebrate <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Juneteenth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Juneteenth</a> without committing to fight for equity &amp; opportunity for all. 
Progress for America must ensure that Black and Brown children receive an excellent education and the resources they need to thrive. <a href="https://t.co/F1o9ckNld8">pic.twitter.com/F1o9ckNld8</a>
&mdash; Secretary Miguel Cardona (@SecCardona) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecCardona/status/1670778491103584265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Equity&#8221; in education is often <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dei-is-dead-glenn-youngkins-diversity-officer-nukes-woke-diktats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">code</a> for lowering standards and diluting the overall quality of education.
Excellence and potential success of federally-funded projects alone no longer determine where your tax dollars go — what really matters is whether it can put more money in the hands of minorities. Everything the Biden administration does domestically is animated by that mission — especially marking Juneteenth.
In 2021, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT) warned that Juneteenth would be used by the Left to push for these sorts of plans. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) derided him as &#8220;kooky.&#8221;
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Kooky <a href="https://t.co/O3gPnJCyiR">https://t.co/O3gPnJCyiR</a>
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Cornyn is a potential replacement for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), it should be noted. The only thing that is &#8220;kooky&#8221; is that the Republicans have not learned the way the Left operates yet. Rather than offering any pushback, Republican leaders like Ronna McDaniel still think that this day is really about American Exceptionalism.
&#8220;Juneteenth reminds us all how valuable freedom is and what we can achieve when we appeal to our nation’s highest ideals and come together as Americans,&#8221; she said in a statement.
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&quot;Juneteenth reminds us all how valuable freedom is and what we can achieve when we appeal to our nation’s highest ideals and come together as Americans.”
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So, while Republicans use Juneteenth to offer vague platitudes, Democrats are using it to browbeat their opponents into supporting their agenda and score wins for their voters.
Democrats never do something out of the kindness of their own hearts. The Left has no desire to honor our nation&#8217;s heritage simply to celebrate American greatness. Democrats only advance certain holidays, policies, or rhetoric if it gives them a chance at maintaining and expanding power. They know that the GOP is either unwilling or too scared to call them out for it.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – JUNE 17: People march during a Juneteenth reparations rally on Broad Street on June 17, 2022 in Newark, New Jersey. The New Jersey Institute of Social Justice (NJISJ), elected officials, and activists marched and held a rally at City Hall celebrating the second year Juneteenth was recognized as a federal and state holiday in New Jersey. Legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday was introduced by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) in 2020.

Don’t Fall For It, Republicans: Juneteenth Is Now Just Another Tool To Advance Equity (AKA Race-Based Discrimination)

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A team of firefighters from the Marion, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ohio" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ohio</a>, fire department uncovered a 118-year-old time capsule as they were attempting to retrieve a cornerstone from one of the city’s old fire stations.
On May 25, seven firefighters were tasked with retrieving the cornerstone in an effort to help preserve the department’s history. When it became clear the job wasn’t going to be as easy as they thought, they decided to call in an engineer to get the cornerstone out. That’s when they found a piece of the department’s history no one knew existed.
&#8220;Honestly, we were at the point where we were about to stop (trying to remove the cornerstone) because we were concerned about the stability of the building. We didn&#8217;t want to risk there being a collapse,&#8221; Marion Fire Department Captain Ryan Redmon <a href="https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/local/2023/06/07/unsealing-the-past-marion-fire-dept-opens-time-capsule-from-1905/70276025007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the Marion Star. &#8220;As we were finishing up, we happened to look inside and there was a gap in the cornerstone. I slid my hand in there and felt upwards and realized there was definitely something in there.”
“It was just sitting in there. We were beside ourselves,” Redmon added. “We had no idea that was in there. To find something that pertinent to our history, it&#8217;s just very exciting for our guys.”
The station where the capsule was found had been bought by a local entrepreneur, who informed the department that it would be demolished, the Marion Star notes. With permission, the department proceeded with removing the cornerstone in their preservation efforts.
The capsule is a copper box that was soldered shut. The department invited city residents to attend the opening on May 31, where documents and other memorabilia from the late 19th and early 20th century were unveiled.
Inside the capsule were nine Marion Fire Department badges from the early 1900s, an invitation dating to 1878 for the “Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fireman’s Association Fireman’s Games,” copies of July 1905 editions of the Marion Daily Star newspaper, and a letter with a list of all the firemen from when the cornerstone was laid on July 20, 1905, among other items.
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&#8220;Honestly, I felt like a kid at Christmas when (firefighter Andrew Niles) got that box open,&#8221; Redmon said. &#8220;We had no idea what was in there. It wasn&#8217;t even completely open yet and we had those badges staring out at us. … You can&#8217;t put a dollar value on that.&#8221;
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The badges and documents were in “extremely good condition” for being locked away for such a long period, according to the Marion Star.
Before the discovery, the department had been on a mission to gather the history of the department, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/ohio-firefighters-find-118-year-old-time-capsule-buried-fire-station-inside" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox News. Throughout their research, no record of a time capsule was ever discovered, Redmon told the outlet.
Everything contained in the capsule will be kept at the local historical society as the firemen wait for a new station to be constructed, where the contents will eventually go on display.
“We&#8217;ll help them get everything preserved as it should be so that it&#8217;s safe for the next generations to be able look at and enjoy,” Brandi Wilson, director of the Marion County Historical Society, told the local paper. “Maybe they can even do a time capsule to place in the new building.&#8221;

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Ohio Firefighters Discover Century-Old Time Capsule In Old Fire Station Set To Be Demolished

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