Juneteenth

 Juneteenth is a day I heard about long before it became a federal holiday. It celebrates the day the Emancipation Proclamation was announced in Galveston, Texas. It’s kind of a joy that it came from Texas; but it’s a shame, too. Texas colonists fought for independence so they could cash in on the slave based economy creating so many plantations in the South. Mexico had outlawed slavery. Texas later left the union for the same reason.

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the day news of freedom finally reached the last enslaved Americans in Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It's a reminder that justice delayed is justice denied, and that freedom, equality, and democracy are never…

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) June 19, 2026

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the day news of freedom finally reached the last enslaved Americans in Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It's a reminder that justice delayed is justice denied, and that freedom, equality, and democracy are never guaranteed. We honor those who came before us and recommit ourselves to the ongoing fight for civil rights and equal justice for all.

Advanced Nanobubble Popehat:

Went to a Juneteenth event last night — an interfaith thing among local churches my wife helped with. Learned a bunch I didn’t know. Among what I learned — that Owen Brown, John Brown’s son, became a big local figure in Pasadena and his grave up on a mountain is still a popular hike.

/2 Anyway, the pastor who spoke talked about John Brown refusing to accept what was widely accepted, refusing to take the status quo as ordained, willing to treat the dispossessed as being just as worthy of your most extreme efforts as your brother or neighbor.

Which has bugger all to do with self-reliance.