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Lubbock Will Remove Buddy Holly-Themed Crosswalk After Federal Crackdown (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 3 days ago by sundray@lemmus.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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Archive.today link.

Basically, in its dumbass attempt to outlaw the crosswalks memorializing the Pulse nightclub shooting victims in Florida and a BLM-themed crosswalk in DC, the Trump admin overshot and made a Buddy Holly themed crosswalk illegal, too.

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[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 39 points 3 days ago

Cancel culture pushed by the most fragile snowflakes.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, Republicans sure do love freedom of speech... 🙄

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

You're missing a word ya stupid librul

"Yeah, Republicans sure do love freedom of my speech..."

[–] WatDabney@sopuli.xyz 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Feeling a bit North Korea in here.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Next up, approved haircuts.

[–] LoonyLenny@lemdro.id 9 points 3 days ago

[–] nalinna@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

They also had to get rid of the NASCAR crosswalk in Daytona. Oops.

[–] SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago

That will show those liberal Nascar fans! They're all Antifa anyway