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Pretty Translator Sarah Moonmy new favorite genre is intelligent middle aged women being besties and gushing about their fields of expertise.
Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird. https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755
BS. Hamilton’s spinning in his grave He focused on credit, nat’l reputation, reliability As he said: “To see the character of the Government & the country so sported with, exposed to so indelible a blot puts my heart to the torture…Is there a constitutional defect in the American mind?” Maybe so.
Aaron RuparBessent: "President Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton could not have imagined the economy that we would have created. It is the envy of the world."
You don’t frickin’ say.
Scott MacFarlaneFLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
What this article is actually describing is teachers who refuse to do interviews out of fear of the repercussions. Which is a deliberately imposed atmosphere among educators.
The Atlantic“School is meant to prepare students for the real world, but too many institutions are training kids to be silent,” the student-newspaper editors at Georgetown Day School, Annabelle Garland, Jacob Blane, and Sam Gross, argue:
BECAUSE OF COURSE
PBS NewsThe State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
Tomorrow morning on my livestream "History Matters:" How To Keep Power When You Don't Have the Votes: A Guide We're watching it in action. A plan that proved unsuccessful in the past. And the answer isn't just "rig the elections." Join us. Friday 10AM ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=2odd...
So great to see you, Jordan!
Jordan WoodTwo historians who’ve taught us so much about American history and our democracy: @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @jbf1755.bsky.social.  Last night, they reminded us America has been through perilous times before, crises that rhyme with today. We must learn from the past and keep hope alive.
The point of creating such weak cases isn’t to win. It’s to scare people into not protesting. It’s to scare us into silence.
Jess Calarco"Davis, the government says, has attended and facilitated meetings about protests and discussed his anti-authoritarian ideology with other activists. He is not accused of violent acts, taking any specific actions at protests nor having any encounters with ICE agents. He is facing 6 years in prison."