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Thanksgiving of 2021 may “be the most expensive meal in the history of the holiday,” the New York Times wrote Monday about inflationary prices American families will absorb to celebrate the holiday first commemorated by the Pilgrims in 1621.

Each year I like to remind our supporters to recall what life was like for the Pilgrims who arrived on these shores in December of 1620.

Veterans from the University of Alabama and Auburn University united as one last week to march 150 miles to raise awareness for the 22 veterans lost each day to suicide.

Two brothers in Oklahoma City enjoyed Thanksgiving in their forever home this week after being adopted together in the nick of time.

The University of South Florida acknowledged this week that its Tampa Bay campus is located on land that was previously owned by Native American communities.

As Mike Tyson prepares for his bout with Roy Jones, Jr., the champ posted a Thanksgiving video in which he chomps on one of Jones’ ears.

Pop star Rihanna, whom Forbes recently named among the richest self-made women in America, with a net worth of $600 million, celebrated Thanksgiving by showing her support for Native Americans who are “mourning” during the holiday.

The much-missed ‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek taped enough episodes of his show to last until the first weeks of January, and in so doing was able to offer a message of hope in these times of coronavirus.

Reich claimed, without evidence, that the U.S. would have had coronavirus under control if not for Republican leaders.

Former National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn (Ret.) released a statement this Thanksgiving thanking “every single patriot who circled me with their prayers, wisdom, and kindness.”

The far-left tech giant said it wished to honor “indigenous resistance.”

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) called for a recognition of “the true history of Thanksgiving” as “atrocities committed against Native Americans.”

Utility company Southern California Edison shut off power to 5,000 customers in Los Angeles and Ventura counties on Thursday — Thanksgiving Day — amid elevated fire danger due to strong winds, and warned that over 100,000 additional customers could also see their power turned off.

Former Vice President Joe Biden twice mispronounced “Psalmist” during his 18-minute Thanksgiving message on Wednesday.

The Pentagon will keep its decades-old tradition of ensuring troops deployed overseas, including war zones, get a taste of home with all the trimmings this Thanksgiving.

Frank Gaffney invited Americans to use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to rededicate themselves to American values of freedom and liberty.

“Propelled by hope for a brighter future, these intrepid men and women endured two long months at sea, tired and hungry, to arrive in a new world full of potential,” he wrote. 

Earlier this week, on his nationally syndicated radio show, conservative talker Rush Limbaugh continued his annual tradition of telling the “true story of Thanksgiving.” According to Limbaugh, the story of the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock had been mischaracterized over the years, and the real story of the Pilgrims’ success is their rejection of socialism.

A professor at the University of Iowa has offered Thanksgiving meals to students that are stuck on campus as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Professor Elizabeth Pearce received an outpouring of praise and support after her message to her students went viral.

We chose the Pilgrims and their establishment of the Plymouth Colony in 1620 as the date of “our true founding” in order to repudiate the practice of slavery that was established in the colonies in 1619. By doing so, we affirmed that our nation was conceived in liberty, not racism.

As Americans settle around the Thanksgiving table it may be a good time to remember the Mayflower compact and its role in our Democracy.

Joe Biden is urging Americans to “forgo family traditions” this Thanksgiving as the novel coronavirus pandemic is resurgent across much of the United States.

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital conducted a national poll on family gatherings on Thanksgiving that reveals parents believe gathering with extended family is important for children to build relationships and take part in family traditions.

Former Vice President Joe Biden promised to “root out systemic racism,” while delivering his Thanksgiving address on Wednesday. 

Former Vice President Joe Biden is set to deliver a pre-Thanksgiving address in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) is flying to Mississippi to spend Thanksgiving with his family despite advising residents against traveling for the holidays if possible as part of an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) released an ad on Wednesday, charging that Georgians should not allow Georgia Democrat Senate candidate Jon Ossoff to ruin Thanksgiving and America.

Law enforcement will be “out in-force” as the holidays approach, stopping vehicles at certain New York City checkpoints, and there will be “consequences” for violating quarantine requirements, Sheriff Joseph Fucito said on Tuesday.

During a recent guest lecture at Washington State University, Portland State University Professor Cornel Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving should be replaced with a “National Day of Mourning.” Pewewardy told students that Thanksgiving is based on offensive stereotypes of “indigenous people.”

For more than 30 years, Butterball has been fielding calls from consumers about its turkeys during the holiday season. This year is no exception despite all the changes people are making in fear of contracting the coronavirus.

A left-wing writer on a website devoted to “sex, abortion, parenthood, and power,” is encouraging readers to confront Trans-Exclusionary Radical Feminists — or TERFS — during Thanksgiving gatherings, including physical confrontation.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hosted the annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning Ceremony Tuesday at the White House.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has canceled Thanksgiving plans with his 89-year-old mother and two of his daughters after facing a wave of backlash following his pleas for New Yorkers to limit their holiday plans and “stay away” from their loved ones. 

Gov. Kate Brown (D-OR) is experiencing backlash for saying people should call police on people who violate the state’s coronavirus restrictions on Thanksgiving.

Students at George Mason University argued this week that families should discuss politics over the Thanksgiving holiday. Responses from the students bucked the old adage that “politics and religion” should not be discussed at the dinner table. One student claimed, “White supremacy, things like that, should definitely be talked about.”

140,000 students in the State University of New York (SUNY) system will be required to test negative for coronavirus before they leave campus for Thanksgiving break. Students will self-administer a saliva swab diagnostic test as part of the university’s efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus.