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If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
Heather Cox Richardson Speech - 250 Year Lantern Anniversary - Old North Church
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April 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
If you'd like to see and hear @hcrichardson.bsky.social deliver her blow-by-blow account of the lighting of the lamps in the Old North Church – where she gave this address – and the Ride of Paul Revere 250 years ago, someone did us the service of recording it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv5l...
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Has anyone noticed that the Republican discourse about North Carolina’s storm recovery vanished after the election? Nothing. Not a peep from them.
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
April 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Has anyone noticed that the Republican discourse about North Carolina’s storm recovery vanished after the election? Nothing. Not a peep from them.
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
Probably because they don’t want you to know THEY LITERALLY DENIED FUNDING FOR NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK!
Crazy how that works!
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I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
April 15, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I don’t think a better headline could have been written about what happened yesterday.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The parents should be charged with manslaughter or child neglect at the very least.
"The vaccination has stuff we don't trust," said the father of the 6-year-old girl who died from measles at the end of last month. Tom Bartlett visited with a family confronting an unthinkable tragedy:
The Texas Girl Who Died From Measles
Her father tells her story.
www.theatlantic.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The parents should be charged with manslaughter or child neglect at the very least.
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Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
March 11, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Bernie Sanders: "I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits, but to privatizing Social Security ... why do you lie so much about Social Security? Why do you make it look like it's a broken system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system so you can give it over to Wall St"
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Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
March 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Being a historian, people ask me if I think the US is living through Germany 1933.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
I answer no, analogies are always imperfect but to me it feels more like Russia 1999: a blatant theft of state assets and liberals in a fugue state, refusing to believe the arc of progress is bending against them.
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Throwback Thursday…
Remember that time Biden cornered the entire Republican Party into denying they’d cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid for a $1T tax break for billionaires?
That was only a year ago. Now, the biggest earned benefits cut in history is in their budget.
Remember that time Biden cornered the entire Republican Party into denying they’d cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid for a $1T tax break for billionaires?
That was only a year ago. Now, the biggest earned benefits cut in history is in their budget.
March 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Throwback Thursday…
Remember that time Biden cornered the entire Republican Party into denying they’d cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid for a $1T tax break for billionaires?
That was only a year ago. Now, the biggest earned benefits cut in history is in their budget.
Remember that time Biden cornered the entire Republican Party into denying they’d cut Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid for a $1T tax break for billionaires?
That was only a year ago. Now, the biggest earned benefits cut in history is in their budget.
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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The Dow has dropped 1300 points over the last two days as Trump defiantly plows forward with tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China — America's most prominent trading partners.
March 5, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The Dow has dropped 1300 points over the last two days as Trump defiantly plows forward with tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China — America's most prominent trading partners.
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Donald Trump is lying to you.
March 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Donald Trump is lying to you.
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NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
How DOGE’s Cuts to the IRS Threaten to Cost More Than DOGE Will Ever Save
The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes. “If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would…
propub.li
March 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration claims gutting federal agencies will save money, but cutting the IRS means the government collects less taxes.
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
“If you’re interested in the deficit and curbing it, why would you cut back on the revenue side?” one expert asks.
By @andykroll.bsky.social
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COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
COLBERT, on Rep. Al Green’s removal:
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
“Some people questioned why so much muscle was needed to remove an old man with a cane. But it turns out it was for a serious reason. When security searched him, they found that he smuggled in a spine."
@latenightercom.bsky.social
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Sign of the day…
February 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Sign of the day…
70% of people on SNAP already have full time jobs.
They're not lazy. They're underpaid.
They're not lazy. They're underpaid.
Rep. Andy Harris: "We think there should be work requirements for able-bodied people who choose not to work. We don't think they should be on Medicaid. We don't think they should be receiving food stamps."
February 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
70% of people on SNAP already have full time jobs.
They're not lazy. They're underpaid.
They're not lazy. They're underpaid.
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Chuck Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems & protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'STOP THE STEAL'" 😂
Funny, but not! Sure hope the legislations passes!
Funny, but not! Sure hope the legislations passes!
February 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Chuck Schumer: "Today Leader Jeffries and I are joining together to push legislation to prevent unlawful meddling in the Treasury Department's payment systems & protect Americans across the country ... we call our legislation, 'STOP THE STEAL'" 😂
Funny, but not! Sure hope the legislations passes!
Funny, but not! Sure hope the legislations passes!
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By 51-50, we now have a deeply compromised, unqualified, D-list Fox host running the US military at the command of a convicted felon who once hosted a reality show.
Just as the Founders intended.
Just as the Founders intended.
January 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
By 51-50, we now have a deeply compromised, unqualified, D-list Fox host running the US military at the command of a convicted felon who once hosted a reality show.
Just as the Founders intended.
Just as the Founders intended.
But at least they didn't vote for Genocide with Harris, amirite?
JUST IN: Trump to lift U.S. suspension of bombs to Israel, per Axios
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
But at least they didn't vote for Genocide with Harris, amirite?
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President Jimmy Carter’s memorial service was today at the National Cathedral near where I live in DC. This seems like an apt quote when I think about his amazing legacy. We should all live our lives like this.
January 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
President Jimmy Carter’s memorial service was today at the National Cathedral near where I live in DC. This seems like an apt quote when I think about his amazing legacy. We should all live our lives like this.
It's less not knowing how to buy groceries and more not knowing how to cook. In today's YouTube age, it's inexcusable for the two generations who learned everything on YT to not know how to cook.
as someone on the zoomer/millennial boundary i feel there's a legit problem with people not knowing how to purchase groceries
January 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
It's less not knowing how to buy groceries and more not knowing how to cook. In today's YouTube age, it's inexcusable for the two generations who learned everything on YT to not know how to cook.
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Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor.
Party of Family Values, am I right?
Party of Family Values, am I right?
December 23, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Congratulations to Mike Johnson for trying to pressure the House Ethics Committee into burying a report that found the then-nominee for attorney general had engaged in sexual activity with a minor.
Party of Family Values, am I right?
Party of Family Values, am I right?
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Elon got exactly what he wanted from the government funding fight: shielding his Chinese investments from scrutiny.
Trump got nothing of what he wanted: getting the debt limit dealt with before his inauguration.
Winners & losers among the co-presidents, from Bob Kuttner:
Trump got nothing of what he wanted: getting the debt limit dealt with before his inauguration.
Winners & losers among the co-presidents, from Bob Kuttner:
How Musk Out-Maneuvered Trump
Musk got the only thing that he wanted. Does Trump realize it?
prospect.org
December 21, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Elon got exactly what he wanted from the government funding fight: shielding his Chinese investments from scrutiny.
Trump got nothing of what he wanted: getting the debt limit dealt with before his inauguration.
Winners & losers among the co-presidents, from Bob Kuttner:
Trump got nothing of what he wanted: getting the debt limit dealt with before his inauguration.
Winners & losers among the co-presidents, from Bob Kuttner:
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These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.
December 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM
These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.
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"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
December 19, 2024 at 1:21 PM
"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget
December 19, 2024 at 12:38 PM
I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget