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atlgaytheist , to random
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I'm still going through thousands of photos from my trip, but the Dr Martin Luther King Jr memorial is one I keep thinking back on. The details and symbolism are incredible.

It was designed as an "unfinished" statue to represent his unfinished work. And the statue is symbolically cut from a much bigger rock that represent the mountain of despair that MLK Jr referenced in his famous DC speech.

And it is specifically oriented so that he forever looks across the Potomac at the Jefferson memorial, representing a slaveowner who penned an ideal he didn't fully embrace.

In MLK Jr's words, Jefferson penned a promissory note on behalf of the United States that we defaulted on. And nearly 200 years later, MLK Jr stood on the National Mall to demand that it apply to everyone.

A photo from behind the MLK JR statue showing it facing across the Potomac River towards the Jefferson Memorial

hrefna , to random
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Great I got blue marker dye on my hands -.-

That'll come out maybe a few years after I die, pretty sure.

atlgaytheist ,
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@hrefna lean into it. "Yeah, it's weird. Every time I put a curse on someone, my hands turn a darker shade of blue 🤷"

GottaLaff , (edited ) to random
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📌 Via Tamar Hallerman: 1/...

Coming at 1 pm: closing arguments from Fulton election defendants who are arguing should be disqualified from the case. We're also expecting both sides to try and submit additional evidence, incl text messages, cell records and an affidavit

Live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgescottmcafee/streams

Among today's spectators: Scott Grubman, att'y who rep'd defendant Ken Chesebro. Former Dekalb CEO and gubernatorial candidate Vernon Jones is also back

atlgaytheist ,
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@GottaLaff He's really hand-wringing about being called racist🙄 If the shoe fits tho👀

atlgaytheist ,
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@GottaLaff Abbate seems nervous, or just not comfortable. I wonder how much of it has to do with the DA and Special Prosecutor sitting right behind him😅

atlgaytheist ,
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@GottaLaff @ralfmaximus He's awkward, but it's to a judge, so I don't think it matters that much. If it was to a jury, I'd be worried that he comes across as not confident in his arguments🤷

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