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Appealing to the better angels of our nation.

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Appealing to the better angels of our nation through art, history, and (occasional) political commentary.

#TIDBITS: Historical anecdotes, quotes, and images

#TWOCENTS: Political commentary and current affairs

#TOONEDIN: Political cartoons and memes

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TIDBITS: From “A Conversation with Rod Serling,” a 1968 television interview featuring Rod Serling, the creator of The Twilight Zone; James Dickey, poet; and Bernie Harrison, journalist for the Washington Star.
February 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
TIDBITS: “I long to hear that you have declared an independency. And, by the way, in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.
January 28, 2026 at 10:26 PM
TIDBITS: How 90s is this? John F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared alongside Jerry Seinfeld on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 14, 1998, the night of the Seinfeld series finale. Seinfeld and Kennedy make reference to the famous “Soup Nazi” episode of Seinfeld.
January 22, 2026 at 11:21 PM
TRAVELIN: Patriots play in the snow ❄️ Boston, Massachusetts is rich with history, & when the snow falls, it becomes a winter wonderland!

Image 1: The Boston Public Garden’s statute of George Washington stands tall in the snow as squirrel looks on; December 2025 (credit: @_joes_shots on Instagram)
January 12, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Wishing everyone a happy holiday season! Be merry and stay warm, I’ll see you in the new year! ❄️🎄❄️
December 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
#TIDBITS “With Walt Disney. One time we were interviewed and the reporter asked me about us being on opposite sides of the political fence. Walt said ‘That has nothing to do with our friendship.’ I always appreciated that.”

Source (image/info): My Lucky Life in & Out of Show Business, Dick Van Dyke
December 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Rest in peace, Rob Reiner
#TWOCENTS
December 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
#TIDBITS Some fun facts about our favorite green meanie, Mr. Grinch!

☀️“The Grinch” first appeared in an illustrated poem written by Dr. Seuss in Redbook Magazine during the summer of 1955.
📕How the Grinch Stole Christmas was published in 1957, the same year as The Cat in the Hat!
December 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
#TIDBITS To borrow a phrase from A Christmas Story’s Ralphie Parker, it turns out Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer began life as “a crummy commercial.”
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#TIDBITS Many presidents have had a hand in making Thanksgiving the holiday we know it as today.
November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#TIDBITS In 1975, former Secret Service Agent Clint Hill sat for an interview with Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes. Hill discussed a range of issues facing the Secret Service at the time and recalled his experience serving five presidents from Eisenhower to Ford.
November 19, 2025 at 11:06 PM
#TIDBITS 30 years ago this month, Toy Story was released in theaters, making history as the first computer animated full-length feature film.
November 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#TIDBITS “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?”

“A republic, if you can keep it.”

Benjamin Franklin’s reply to Elizabeth Willing Powel at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1787.
November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#TIDBITS Best remembered for his role as Frankenstein’s monster, Boris Karloff was also an early member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), a union organized in 1933 to advocate for actors in Hollywood.
October 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#TRAVEL Born in Missouri & raised along the Mississippi River, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) found himself amongst the yankees of New England as an adult. In 1873, Twain & his wife Olivia Clemens developed plans for a home in Hartford, CT, where his publisher & other literary luminaries lived.
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
And now my dogooders, it’s time for a brief autumn hiatus. Take this as your reminder to log off, peep some leaves, and sip some pumpkin spice. 🍁🍂🧡🍂🍁
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#TIDBITS George W. Bush and Barack Obama have forged a delightful friendship in their post-presidencies.

“[Y]ou will have an Almighty God to comfort you, a family who loves you, and a country that is pulling for you, including me,” Bush wrote in his transition letter.
September 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
#TWOCENTS Recent remarks from President Obama reminding us just how special the American experiment is. He also discusses the importance of unifying leadership during moments of political tension.

Source (clip): @Acyn on X (formerly known as Twitter)
September 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#TRAVEL Hildene, the Lincoln family home in Manchester, Vermont, was established by President Abraham Lincoln’s son Robert Todd Lincoln in 1905. Hildene gets its name from the hill upon which the home sits overlooking the dene (a valley with a stream).
September 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#TWOCENTS In a 2016 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Senator Marco Rubio condemned the hostile campaign rhetoric of Donald Trump. Both men were running for president and Trump had been calling for violence against protestors at his rallies.
September 12, 2025 at 12:19 PM
#TIDBITS “[H]e was at the Constitutional Convention, he knows what’s in the Constitution, but he’s so careful that he’s binding himself to the rule of law, to the Constitution, to the limits and responsibilities of that office.”
September 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#TIDBITS Suzanne Kaaren moved out to Hollywood in the 1930s and soon secured bit parts in films for studios such as 20th Century Fox and Columbia Pictures. She starred alongside The Three Stooges as Gail Tempest, a woman put on trial for murder, in the 1936 short film “Disorder in the Court.”
August 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#TIDBITS What’s on the menu at the White House? It depends on the president, of course!
August 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
#TIDBITS “Being President is like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding or be swallowed.” -Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States

Image 1: Actress Lauren Bacall and Vice President Truman cause a stir with a publicity stunt in 1945.
August 12, 2025 at 11:40 AM
#TIDBITS By the end of 1941, Ronald Reagan was one of Hollywood’s hottest actors. He was fresh off an Oscar worthy performance in King’s Row and had just signed Hollywood’s first million dollar contract with Warner Bros.
August 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM