Really Facebook? It is Veteran’s Day and you censor this pic as “Violent or Graphic”?

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Friday November 10, 2023 · 6:52 PM PST

2023/11/10 · 18:52

One of the three men standing in the field was a US Army General pinning 1st LT. bars on my Grandfather during his “Battlefield Commission” from 1st Sergeant during WW II

“Violent or graphic content.”

Here is the verbiage of the offensive post I made to my timeline.

”In honor of Veterans Day, my grandfather Capt. Costa Divonis receiving his World War II battlefield commission from 1st Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant during the Aleutian Islands campaign. Grandpa “C” later served in Europe and deployed to Okinawa immediately after VE Day. Respect and admiration for all of our Veterans. Thank you for your Service.“

Wow. Just wow. But it brought me out of retirement here on Kos.

Trump - "inspired some of America’s best political writing/satire the world has ever known"

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Tuesday October 04, 2016 · 9:20 AM PDT

2016/10/04 · 09:20

I have just read this Huffington Post piece and feel compelled to share …. as I’ve FINALLY found something “positive” about Donald Trump. The writer hit the nail on the head and to be honest …. I learned a lot vis a vis the vocabulary that is being used to describe “The Donald”.

www.huffingtonpost.com/...

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“What’s good about Trump’s poor grasp of reality beyond his towers—and his whimpering that the media is unfair and “mean” to him—is that he has elevated America’s reading levels (in volume and grade level) to new heights.”

Very cool ... POTUS and First Lady dine at my cousin's place last night

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Thursday September 25, 2014 · 8:04 PM PDT

2014/09/25 · 20:04

President and Michelle Obama were in New York for the UN Assembly, and had dinner at my cousin's restaurant ... Estela (which was recently named #2 Best new restaurant in America). Incredibly exciting.

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Sunday February 19, 2012 · 7:19 PM PST

2012/02/19 · 19:19

Wow.

Congressional Candidate and Pinal County Sherrif Paul Babeu has resigned from Mitt Romney's Arizona committee and has admitted he is gay. This is over threats to deport his gay lover, a Mexican Immigrant,

http://latino.foxnews.com/...

Babeu is also a vocal critic of President Obama, criticizing him frequently over a multitude of issues, including "Border Security".

http://www.kvoa.com/...

An amazing, amazing day.

The Legacy of Medgar Evers -- continuing today

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Saturday May 16, 2009 · 7:17 AM PDT

2009/05/16 · 07:17

This is a wonderful story about a wonderful family.

The family of Medgar Evers continued his legacy this past week, with the graduation of Courtney Cockrell from the University of Mississippi Law School in Oxford, MS. Courtney, and her twin sister Corrie Cockrell (UM JD '06) are the Grand Daughters of Charles Evers, who took over his brother Medgar's work after the assassination in 1963. Their Uncle Medgar had been denied admission to the University of Mississippi Law School due to his race, and he worked to integrate the school prior to his death. The graduations of Corrie and Courtney from Ole Miss Law School has allowed their family to come full circle.

Photo of 86 year old Charles Evers and UM Law School Graduate (May '09) Grand Daughter Courtney Cockrell -- http://www.flickr.com/...

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Thursday January 15, 2009 · 7:53 AM PST

2009/01/15 · 07:53

Harold Dow of CBS recently spent time in Jackson, Mississippi interviewing Charles Evers (Medgar's brother -- who took over Medgar's work after his assassination) http://www.wiley.com/... and his Granddaughters, twins Corrie and Courtney Cockrell -- as well as other members of the family. This interview will air on CBS as part of their Obama Inaugural coverage the night of January 20, 2009 (at 9:00pm Eastern).

There have been several articles written about the twins, who were accepted into the Ole Miss law school 50 years after their great uncle Medgar was denied admission to the law school due to his race. Medgar worked for years to get the school integrated, and was successful in 1962, a year before his death. With his descendants there (one of the twins has graduated from law school and the other graduates this May, their family has come full circle).

January's Glamour Magazine recently did an article on the story (January '09 issue).
http://lifestyle.msn.com/...
More below the fold.

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Thursday November 06, 2008 · 1:05 PM PST

2008/11/06 · 13:05

Sure, Mrs. Hockey Mom got all the attention for dropping pucks at NHL games (and having the home team go into a tailspin immediately afterwards).

I thought it was interesting that on Tuesday night in Vancouver, BC -- they actually had to DELAY a puck drop to re-start play in the game between the Canucks and Nashville Predators.

It seems as if during a stoppage in play, the public address announcer announced that Barack Obama had clinched the U.S. Presidential election.

What happened next was something out of Game 6 of the '94 Stanley Cup Finals (a classic game won by the Canucks over Mark Messier -- not Wayne Gretzky --- E6 -- thanks for the correction --and the New York Rangers).

On Tuesday, shortly after 8pm, the crowd of 18,000+ at GM Place erupted in cheers -- and they wouldn't stop!!! Our neighbors to the north understood exactly what had happended, and they couldn't be happier.

I thought that was pretty cool.
http://canucknation.ca/...

Note: The Rangers ultimately won Game 7, and the Stanley Cup -- but Game 6 is, to date, the greatest hockey game ever played in British Columbia (from their local standpoint).

From Young Republican to Barack

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 12:01 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 12:01

FWIW, I thought I'd share my story that started during my Senior year of High School..... I'll title this "From Young Republican to Barack".

In Jan. 1973, shortly after turning 18, I attended a 5 day youth leadership conference in Washington DC. 300 High School and college kids from all over the country took over the Holiday Inn near Catholic University. The group was Young Republicans -- and this event was centered around President Nixon's 2nd Inaugural. Two kids from Washington State (including myself) accepted invitations and attended.

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Really Facebook? It is Veteran’s Day and you censor this pic as “Violent or Graphic”?

Trump - "inspired some of America’s best political writing/satire the world has ever known"

Very cool ... POTUS and First Lady dine at my cousin's place last night

Obama basher/Arizona Sheriff resigns from Romney campaign over threats to deport his gay lover

The Legacy of Medgar Evers -- continuing today

Medgar Evers' descendants celebrate, come full circle

The whole world is watching (con't) -- NHL game delayed by applause for Barack

From Young Republican to Barack