Trump releases MLK Day proclamation after criticism for delayed response

President Donald Trump released a proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in honor of the slain civil rights activist, after being criticized by groups like the NAACP for not issuing a more timely statement. #Trump #MartinLutherKing #proclamation #history #publicparks

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Trump releases MLK Day proclamation after criticism for delayed response

President Donald Trump released a proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr Day in honor of the slain civil rights activist, after being criticized by groups like the NAACP for not issuing a more timely

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Is It Really Illegal To Eat Watermelon In This US City's Public Parks? - Mashed

Although largely unenforced, a Beech Grove, Indiana, law prohibits the eating of watermelon in public parks. Apparently, the rinds damage park trash bags.

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https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/confederate-general-statue-toppled-in-2020-to-be-reinstalled-in-dc/3970324/ “The Klan connection is a frequent accusation from Pike's critics and one which the Masons dispute.” #DMV #PublicParks #USPolitics #AlbertPike #CivilWar
Confederate general statue toppled in 2020 to be reinstalled in DC

A statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike that demonstrators toppled and burned in 2020 will be reinstalled in D.C., the National Park Service said.

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Oregon is home to over 3,200 parks. One of them is the world’s smallest, comprising exactly one tree.

Mills End Park resides in a median strip in downtown Portland.

In 1946, Dick Fagan worked near what was then a hole in the ground, where a broken light post had not been replaced. He planted flowers in the hole and named it the world’s smallest park. In 1971 the Guinness Book of World’s Records confirmed it.

https://www.portland.gov/parks/mill-ends-park

#PublicParks #Oregon #PNW #MillsEndPark #TIL #History

Mill Ends Park

The smallest park in the world!

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845 #ClimateEmergency #PublicParks

What is making you sick: skimping and #Greed

"We Really Suck At Making Public Parks In America #urbanplanning" [ ± 1-3 min]
by timwalks [May 19, 2025]

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#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
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We Really Suck At Making Parks In America #urbanplanning

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Update on the #privitization of #publicparks parents are now parking on the street in the bike lane right in front of no parking signs. This is how privatization “saves money”—not providing basic services like unlocking the gate for the leagues who pay fees.
Tree data in Taipei - Rohini Lakshané - Medium

Trees are people to me. Which is why I was pleasantly surprised to see these tags on trees lining the streets and growing in the parks of Taipei. This tag shows the tree ID from a census of trees in…

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