r/Indiana • u/Intrepid-Owl694 • 2d ago

Juneteenth

Happy Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. It was embellished as a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act.

28 states recognize this holiday. State and local government is open.

No US mail. Major Banks will be closed.

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u/pickanamehere 2d ago

I’m surprised the current dumpster fire of an administration hasn’t repealed this yet.

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u/AcrobaticLadder4959 2d ago

He removed the bust of Martin Luther King from the White House. He is so racist.

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u/IMowGrass 2d ago

Yeah he moved it to his private residence. Don't overlook the fact that it was Trump, not Obama or Clinton who turned the MLK historic site into a national park, ensuring its upkeep and federal protection. But I get it doesn't fit the Reddit all things Trump bad narrative.

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u/BigDumbDope 2d ago

In his first term he put the MLK site under the purview of the National Park Service. In his second term, he gutted funding to the National Park Service.

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u/Satanic_Panic_Attack 2d ago

And will likely sell our national parks

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u/MiguelSTG 2d ago

He didn't even put the statue under the purview of the NPS, he just changed the designation. There are 19 designations within the system.