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Re:Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms by einpoklum on Sunday May 10, 2026 @01:49PM (#48086143)
Like May 1st which is snubbed in favor of (non-organized?) Labor Day, and, well, the metric system which has somehow still not been adopted in the US...
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Re:Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms by Swizec on Sunday May 10, 2026 @04:01PM (#48087320)
> Like May 1st which is snubbed in favor of (non-organized?) Labor Day

Oh don’t even get me started! Labor Day was specifically set for a different day than May 1st to discourage solidarity with international labor movements. Wouldn’t want people to feel a camaraderie with the communists and socialists abroad

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