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LilMikeSF<p>Redefining the history of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> in <a href="https://c.im/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>, the <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> admin has put its anti-<a href="https://c.im/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> thumb on the scales. </p><p>Under new <a href="https://c.im/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> edict to reshape the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Museum</span></a> and the <a href="https://c.im/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a>, curators of historic sites are ordered to rewrite history of <a href="https://c.im/tags/CivilWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilWar</span></a>, delete references to <a href="https://c.im/tags/HarrietTubman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarrietTubman</span></a>. Teaching visitors to historic sites about <a href="https://c.im/tags/UndergroundRailroad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UndergroundRailroad</span></a> has been legislatively mandated since 1998, but recent <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a> era ommissions have been removing references to that, as well as <a href="https://c.im/tags/JohnBrown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnBrown</span></a> from <a href="https://c.im/tags/HarpersFerry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HarpersFerry</span></a> and deleting mentions of <a href="https://c.im/tags/AfricanAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanAmericans</span></a>, the practice of slavery and any "divisive narratives" ...</p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/4jdXL8m" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4jdXL8m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SharedLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharedLink</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/ICYMI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICYMI</span></a> last year <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kellogg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kellogg</span></a>'s spun off <a href="https://c.im/tags/snack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snack</span></a> brands like <a href="https://c.im/tags/Pringles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pringles</span></a>, Cheez-Its , <a href="https://c.im/tags/PopTarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopTarts</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Eggo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eggo</span></a> waffles as a <a href="https://c.im/tags/snackfood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snackfood</span></a> empire seperate from cereals under the name <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kellanova" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kellanova</span></a> ... this week it was announced they're merging group with privately held M&amp;M <a href="https://c.im/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mars</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/candy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>candy</span></a> makers in a massive <a href="https://c.im/tags/SnackFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SnackFoods</span></a> deal valuing the spinoff at $36B . Mars also owns <a href="https://c.im/tags/Skittles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skittles</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Iams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iams</span></a> pet foods and and its last big purchase to pass financial <a href="https://c.im/tags/regulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulator</span></a> scrutiny was purchase of Chicago gum barons <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wrigley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wrigley</span></a> for about $23bn back in 2008 </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/business/dealbook/mars-kellanova-deal-pringles-cheezit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C04.kIdK.N9SXDnKHmgxH&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/08/14/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/dealbook/mars-kellanova-deal-pringles-cheezit.html?unlocked_article_code=1.C04.kIdK.N9SXDnKHmgxH&amp;smid=url-share</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/SharedLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SharedLink</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeStory</span></a></p>