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The New York Times is a U.S. newspaper, and milkweeds are native there.
by bmitc 3y ago
The New York Times is a U.S. newspaper, and milkweeds are native there.
- fsckboy 3y agoalong with the beautiful Monarch butterfly
- justincormack 3y agoThe Monarch is found elsewhere, saw them in the Canary Islands and they are found in Spain, and Australia https://monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology/global-distribution https://monarchjointventure.org/monarch-biology/global-distr...
- earthboundkid 3y agoI was surprised when I saw Monarchs in Hawaii too!
- croes 3y agoBut not all readers are, neither of the NYT nor HN. So it's good to remind those that the article is only valid for Americans.
- sandworm101 3y agoAnd to remind readers that not everyone in north america is American. Geographically, most of north america is not part of the USA.
- weberer 3y agoNobody needs to be reminded of that. We're not retarded.
- Perz1val 3y agoYes they are. A resident of any American continent is American
- mc32 3y agoThere are two continents in the western hemisphere: North America and South America. Right like everyone in New York State is a New Yorker, right? Of Roman being from Rome but could also refer to ancient Romans.
- bmitc 3y agoThat's what my comment does.