Report suggests Elizabeth Warren ancestor rounded up Cherokees for Trail of Tears. “Ms. Warren’s great-great-great grandfather was apparently a member of the Tenn. Militia who rounded up Cherokees from their family homes in the Southeastern U.S. and herded them into government-built stockades in what was then called Ross’s Landing (now Chattanooga), TN – the point of origin for the horrific Trail of Tears, which began in January, 1837.” In other news, our irony meter has just exploded.
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After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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