Ben Edwards
@bostonhistory.bsky.social
Private tour guide in Boston, children’s book author, Revere House board member, marketing guy. Passionate about history, fitness, and plant-based nutrition. walkingboston.com
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From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
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A Reminder of "The Great Task Remaining Before Us"
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A Reminder of "The Great Task Remaining Before Us"
A few thoughts on this 162nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address."
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November 19, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A Reminder of "The Great Task Remaining Before Us"
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Rare photo of Abraham Lincoln on the speaker's platform at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/19/r... #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Rare photo of Abraham Lincoln on the speaker's platform at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/19/r... #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
John Russell Young's Eyewitness Account of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863. Young was a reporter for The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. www.thirteen.org/wnet/history... #TheGettysburgAddress
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
John Russell Young's Eyewitness Account of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863. Young was a reporter for The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. www.thirteen.org/wnet/history... #TheGettysburgAddress
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of the New-York Daily Tribune. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
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From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
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Rare photo of Abraham Lincoln on the speaker's platform at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/19/r... #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Rare photo of Abraham Lincoln on the speaker's platform at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2010/11/19/r... #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From my rare newspaper collection: Original press coverage from the day after the event — Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address as it appeared in the November 20, 1863, issue of The Press, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania newspaper. #TheGettysburgAddress #OTD 162 years ago, November 19, 1863.
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"No journey is too great, when one finds what one seeks." — Friedrich Nietzsche
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"No journey is too great, when one finds what one seeks." — Friedrich Nietzsche
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Frances Marion--perhaps the most renowned female #screenwriter of the 20th century--was born #OTD in 1888.
A trailblazer in the male-dominated film industry, she wrote >300 screenplays & was the first person to win two Academy Awards for writing. #WomenInFilm #film
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A trailblazer in the male-dominated film industry, she wrote >300 screenplays & was the first person to win two Academy Awards for writing. #WomenInFilm #film
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November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Frances Marion--perhaps the most renowned female #screenwriter of the 20th century--was born #OTD in 1888.
A trailblazer in the male-dominated film industry, she wrote >300 screenplays & was the first person to win two Academy Awards for writing. #WomenInFilm #film
time.com/4186886/fran...
A trailblazer in the male-dominated film industry, she wrote >300 screenplays & was the first person to win two Academy Awards for writing. #WomenInFilm #film
time.com/4186886/fran...
"No journey is too great, when one finds what one seeks." — Friedrich Nietzsche
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
"No journey is too great, when one finds what one seeks." — Friedrich Nietzsche
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God this is so utterly despicable. Trump is “he was no angel”- ing a journalist who was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by agents of an authoritarian regime.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
God this is so utterly despicable. Trump is “he was no angel”- ing a journalist who was murdered and dismembered with a bone saw by agents of an authoritarian regime.
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Epstein Scandal is the biggest ongoing political cover up in modern times.
Don't let Trump gaslight you.
He's all over the files. Also, why is Maxwell in a minimum security camp?
Don't let Trump gaslight you.
He's all over the files. Also, why is Maxwell in a minimum security camp?
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Epstein Scandal is the biggest ongoing political cover up in modern times.
Don't let Trump gaslight you.
He's all over the files. Also, why is Maxwell in a minimum security camp?
Don't let Trump gaslight you.
He's all over the files. Also, why is Maxwell in a minimum security camp?
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The Senate has with unanimous consent agreed to pass H.R. 4405, my bill with Rep. Thomas Massie, as soon as it gets there in the morning.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Senate has with unanimous consent agreed to pass H.R. 4405, my bill with Rep. Thomas Massie, as soon as it gets there in the morning.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
It then heads to Donald Trump's desk.
He should have the survivors who made this possible at the bill's signing.
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Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Seems like a good day to revisit why I chose this screen name a little over seven years ago. A 🧵
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
It was about a week after Jamal Khashoggi was murdered, and the first time (that I know of) that Trump was asked about it.
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Mike Johnson earlier: “I called Thune and shared our deep concerns. So I’m very confident that when this moves forward in the process, the senate will take the time to methodically amend this discharge petition.”
The Senate: bsky.app/profile/acyn...
The Senate: bsky.app/profile/acyn...
Schumer: The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House.
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Mike Johnson earlier: “I called Thune and shared our deep concerns. So I’m very confident that when this moves forward in the process, the senate will take the time to methodically amend this discharge petition.”
The Senate: bsky.app/profile/acyn...
The Senate: bsky.app/profile/acyn...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Looks like Trump will sign the bill to release the Epstein files – perhaps as early as tonight – and then he'll have Bondi insist that they can't release the files because of an "ongoing investigation" that Trump himself ordered.
Senate Republicans were so eager to dispense with the Epstein measure that they agreed with Schumer to declare it passed by unanimous consent--even though it has not formally been sent over by the House yet. It may land on Trump's desk tonight.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Agrees to Quickly Clear Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files
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November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Looks like Trump will sign the bill to release the Epstein files – perhaps as early as tonight – and then he'll have Bondi insist that they can't release the files because of an "ongoing investigation" that Trump himself ordered.
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We are all made of stars 🎵
#TimelessTuesday
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November 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
We are all made of stars 🎵
#TimelessTuesday
#TimelessTuesday
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Unanimous vote? In 2025? Have the files been scrubbed or are Republicans done doing the bidding of and for a child sex predator? We will find out.
Low expectations, high hopes.
Low expectations, high hopes.
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Unanimous vote? In 2025? Have the files been scrubbed or are Republicans done doing the bidding of and for a child sex predator? We will find out.
Low expectations, high hopes.
Low expectations, high hopes.
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There's some reporting the evidence in the files is being altered. people.com/epstein-s-br...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Claims He Heard ‘from a Pretty Good Source’ That Epstein Files Are Being Scrubbed of Republican Names
Mark Epstein, brother of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, alleged in an interview with NewsNation that the Epstein files are being edited to remove Republican names.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
There's some reporting the evidence in the files is being altered. people.com/epstein-s-br...
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Schumer: The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House.
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Schumer: The Senate has now passed the Epstein bill as soon as it comes over from the House.