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   Adam H. Kerman to atropos@mac.com   
   Re: Grammys: Billie Eilish Claims Americ   
   02 Feb 26 20:58:57   
   
   From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   BTR1701  wrote:   
      
   >During her acceptance speech at last night's Grammys, singer Billie Eilish   
   >claimed that America is land stolen from "native peoples".   
      
   >Billie Eilish's $14-million mansion sits on several acres of land stolen from   
   >the Tongva peoples who were indigenous to Southern California. Will she return   
   >that land and the home that sits on it to the tribe? I mean, she has the moral   
   >high ground, after all. She's virtuous and she made sure we all knew it.   
   >Signaled it, as it were.   
      
   >So now that it's incontrovertible that she knows her land is stolen, will she   
   >turn it over to the Tongva Tribe? I mean, that's what one does with stolen   
   >property, right? You return it to its rightful owner. If Billie needs an   
   >attorney to help her with the land transfer paperwork, I'd be happy to help.   
   >I'd even do it for free.   
      
   You're probably not volunteering to help her keep the land she stole,   
   defending against an inevitable civil suit from the tribe.   
      
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