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https://www.seattlecenter.com/events/event-calendar/naturalization-ceremony-41st-annual (One of the speakers just said “When the power of love overcomes the love of power then the world will know peace.” This is variously attributed to William Gladstone and Jimi Hendrix but it probably made a lot of people think of the couple flying the flag on top of the Empire State Building, which is still America 250 af.) Native American storyteller Gene Tagaban just led the crowd in chants of “We are the people!” The speaker just recognized the oldest person being sworn in today, a man named Manuel from the Philippines who is 81 years old. submitted by /u/bennetthaselton |
