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Tag: confederate flag

  • Kintsugi
  • June 2, 2021November 5, 2025

Insurrectionist who waved Confederate flag in Capitol allowed to take family road trip before trial

Aldous Pennyfarthing and Daily Kos May 16, 2021 The dude who hosted what may be the most infuriating photo op during the events of Jan. 6—the brandishing of a flag

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  • Kintsugi
  • May 16, 2021

What This Cruel War Was Over

TA-NEHISI COATES JUNE 22, 2015 The Confederate flag is directly tied to the Confederate cause, and the Confederate cause was white supremacy. This claim is not the result of revisionism. It do

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NY Times

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NPR

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The Progressive

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FactCheck.org

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Snopes.com

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