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Historian. Teacher. Baseball enthusiast.
It's time for someone to write a new New Colossus. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Trump Cuts Refugee Admissions and Prioritizes White South Africans
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October 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?"

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September 17, 1787: A Republic, If You Can Keep It (U.S. National Park Service)
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October 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
One country recently convicted their former president for 27 years in prison b/c he tried to incite a coup after losing an election. The other country reelected theirs and is basically ceding absolute power. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/w...
Bolsonaro Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Plotting Coup in Brazil
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September 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“O ye that love mankind! Ye that dare oppose, not only the tyranny, but the tyrant, stand forth!” -- Thomas Paine
June 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Protesting is a fundamental part of being an America and one of the most protected, patriotic First Amendment rights. No one should let an administration cow them from practicing that right, even if that admin might be "instigating" or trying to "bait" protests.
June 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Just thinking about how insane it is that our govt is willing to impose taxes on ourselves (tariffs) to somehow incentivize the return of outdated manufacturing jobs that will never really come back, but we’re unwilling to place a tax on carbon emissions to try & save our planet from destruction.
May 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I almost forgot about this site! Hoping to see more folks make the move. Please let me know who's here and who to follow
October 29, 2023 at 1:43 AM