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Happy Thanksgiving!
Hullabaloo: American, you don't count.
driftglass: How did I know without looking?
From the Smithsonian, more on the real history of Thanksgiving, the myths, five ideas to change teaching about the subject, and more native perspectives.
From Addams Family Values, the subversion of the Thanksgiving play (video).
Finally, here's Arlo Guthrie with the Alice's Restaurant Masacree (video of the audio).
This installment by Batocchio.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all! I hope you're having a lovely day and we'll be back tomorrow.
Here is a cartoon and open thread for y'all. - Karoli
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