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Happy Martin Luther King Day

This is your annual (I should make it annual for real!) reminder that some states commemorate Martin Luther King’s birthday and Robert E. Lee’s birthday on the same day. And some states used to do this but then split it into two holidays because it was weird to commemorate a civil rights leader and a Confederate general on the same day. Arguably it is just weird to celebrate a Confederate general but I guess this is why I do not hold public office. Anyway, this year I’m celebrating the fact that although the states north and east of mine do…

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