June 19, 2020

It's Juneteenth, Nancy Pelosi has directed the Clerk of the House to remove portraits of four former speakers who served in the Confederacy. They will be removed today. We've come so far and yet we still have so far to go.

What is Juneteenth?

Supernatural Snark presents The Great White Delimma.

Crazy Eddie's Motie News uses John Oliver and Vox to explain the Confederacy.

Bonus Track: Every Goddamn Day says goodbye to Aunt Jemima. And please, can she take Uncle Ben with her?

Round-up by Tengrain who blogs at Mock, Paper, Scissors. You can follow Tengrain on the Twitters, too. Send tips, requests, and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with For MBRU in the subject line).

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