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Tariffs are taxes. Businesses have absorbed early on but now they are beginning to be passed on and felt. High prices are the result of Trump’s actions.
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Tariffs are taxes. Businesses have absorbed early on but now they are beginning to be passed on and felt. High prices are the result of Trump’s actions.
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The finalists for this year's Frederick Douglass book prize have been announced @yaleglc.bsky.social. 🗃️ macmillan.yale.edu/glc/stories/...
Yale Announces 2025 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Finalists
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October 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The finalists for this year's Frederick Douglass book prize have been announced @yaleglc.bsky.social. 🗃️ macmillan.yale.edu/glc/stories/...
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trump is agitated. he’s no fan of hamas, but he didn’t want israeli strikes in qatar (an important us ally with the largest american base in the gulf).
bibi's plan: act first, then ask for forgiveness later.
@gzeromedia.com
bibi's plan: act first, then ask for forgiveness later.
@gzeromedia.com
Israel attacks and targets Hamas leadership in Qatar | ask ian
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September 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
trump is agitated. he’s no fan of hamas, but he didn’t want israeli strikes in qatar (an important us ally with the largest american base in the gulf).
bibi's plan: act first, then ask for forgiveness later.
@gzeromedia.com
bibi's plan: act first, then ask for forgiveness later.
@gzeromedia.com
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A very emotional and anxious day.
We all need a break and some rest.
So many people root for #Ukraine and work hard to get to peace.
I'd like to thank all these wonderful people.
We have cards. And we keep working.
Slava Ukraini!
We all need a break and some rest.
So many people root for #Ukraine and work hard to get to peace.
I'd like to thank all these wonderful people.
We have cards. And we keep working.
Slava Ukraini!
August 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
A very emotional and anxious day.
We all need a break and some rest.
So many people root for #Ukraine and work hard to get to peace.
I'd like to thank all these wonderful people.
We have cards. And we keep working.
Slava Ukraini!
We all need a break and some rest.
So many people root for #Ukraine and work hard to get to peace.
I'd like to thank all these wonderful people.
We have cards. And we keep working.
Slava Ukraini!
Mumford & Sons at the Gorge (July 2025)🎶🪕🎺🎸
July 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mumford & Sons at the Gorge (July 2025)🎶🪕🎺🎸
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BLOOMBERG: ".. Not every life can be spared from climate change, unfortunately, but many more could be saved if elected officials stopped pretending that they’re powerless to do anything about it."
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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@opinion.bloomberg.com
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The Texas Floods Were Made Worse by Climate Denialism
Elected officials must be held accountable, now and in the future, for the lives lost in disasters brought on by increasingly extreme weather.
www.bloomberg.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
BLOOMBERG: ".. Not every life can be spared from climate change, unfortunately, but many more could be saved if elected officials stopped pretending that they’re powerless to do anything about it."
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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united states dollar has weakened by more than 10% over the past six months compared to top trading partners
the worst start of the year since 1973, after shifting the dollar away from the price of gold
the worst start of the year since 1973, after shifting the dollar away from the price of gold
July 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
united states dollar has weakened by more than 10% over the past six months compared to top trading partners
the worst start of the year since 1973, after shifting the dollar away from the price of gold
the worst start of the year since 1973, after shifting the dollar away from the price of gold
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Restoring military bases to their original names was a stupid decision, but this Lee is not a Confederate general. Please stop saying he is. This Lee is a Medal of Honor recipient.
June 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Restoring military bases to their original names was a stupid decision, but this Lee is not a Confederate general. Please stop saying he is. This Lee is a Medal of Honor recipient.
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Trump must have regretted, in his parade speech, not being able to share his favorite Robert E. Lee quote from Gettysburg: “Never Fight Uphill Me Boys.”
June 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump must have regretted, in his parade speech, not being able to share his favorite Robert E. Lee quote from Gettysburg: “Never Fight Uphill Me Boys.”
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Please share. Thank you. #NationalParks
I am happy to report that the permit forms for the planned rally in support of the National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park on June 16 (4-6:30PM)have been approved. The rally will take place at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
More details to follow.
More details to follow.
June 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Please share. Thank you. #NationalParks
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Pre-tariff spectacular: “Turn Right at Machu Picchu” is available today on various platforms for $1.99!
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bookshop.org/p/books/turn...
Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
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May 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Pre-tariff spectacular: “Turn Right at Machu Picchu” is available today on various platforms for $1.99!
bookshop.org/p/books/turn...
bookshop.org/p/books/turn...
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Happy Birthday U.S. Grant. The finest soldier to ever wear a US Army uniform. Destroyed Lee’s army, freed 4m from human bondage, destroyed slavery “the cause and pretext of the rebellion,” saved democracy and the United States of America.
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
April 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Happy Birthday U.S. Grant. The finest soldier to ever wear a US Army uniform. Destroyed Lee’s army, freed 4m from human bondage, destroyed slavery “the cause and pretext of the rebellion,” saved democracy and the United States of America.
Huzzah!
Huzzah!
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This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Bluesky says it is now sending referral traffic through its "go" subdomain to make it easier for publishers to track the traffic coming from the social network (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
March 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
This is more important than you realize. Bluesky doesn’t downgrade links. Which means news sites will get more traffic from here than other sites.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
Which gives them economic reasons to post here first.
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Update on the Erasure of History at Arlington National Cemetery: It's Much Worse Than I Thought 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Update on the Erasure of History at Arlington National Cemetery: It's Much Worse Than I Thought
Last week I reported on the order to delete lesson plans/modules on the website of Arlington National Cemetery that covers various aspects of the cemetery’s history.
open.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Update on the Erasure of History at Arlington National Cemetery: It's Much Worse Than I Thought 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
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You will be hard pressed to find a better NPS staff than the one at Camp Nelson in Kentucky. There is no better place to learn about the military service of Black Union soldiers. 🗃️ www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
One-fourth of federal staff fired at Civil War site that housed Black Union soldiers in KY
“It is our No. 1 tourism asset in Jessamine County. It’s our most visited spot,” said a longtime Camp Nelson volunteer.
www.kentucky.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:15 PM
You will be hard pressed to find a better NPS staff than the one at Camp Nelson in Kentucky. There is no better place to learn about the military service of Black Union soldiers. 🗃️ www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...
Priest Lake, ID.
March 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Priest Lake, ID.
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NYT: “.. The New York Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. .. Several have recently deleted their social media accounts ..”
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
NYT: “.. The New York Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency. .. Several have recently deleted their social media accounts ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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elon still working the bugs out of grok 3…
February 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
elon still working the bugs out of grok 3…
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Gulf of Mexico is in New Hampshire?
February 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gulf of Mexico is in New Hampshire?
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putin is a war criminal. i have no problem with the us president (or macron or scholz) talking with him. but under no
circumstances should his crimes be normalized or white washed.
what’s happening right now is a stain on the united states and its role in the world.
circumstances should his crimes be normalized or white washed.
what’s happening right now is a stain on the united states and its role in the world.
February 18, 2025 at 10:20 PM
putin is a war criminal. i have no problem with the us president (or macron or scholz) talking with him. but under no
circumstances should his crimes be normalized or white washed.
what’s happening right now is a stain on the united states and its role in the world.
circumstances should his crimes be normalized or white washed.
what’s happening right now is a stain on the united states and its role in the world.
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"Hegseth upheld the most important decision from Congress and the Naming Commission. Confederates like the old namesake, Braxton Bragg, do not deserve commemoration in the Defense Department."--Ty Seidule www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Fort Bragg is back. Stop the re-renaming of Army bases there.
Hegseth upheld our most important decision: Confederates don’t merit Defense Department commemoration.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Hegseth upheld the most important decision from Congress and the Naming Commission. Confederates like the old namesake, Braxton Bragg, do not deserve commemoration in the Defense Department."--Ty Seidule www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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"No man shall be compelled to frequent or support religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion." It's etched on the Jefferson Memorial. 🗃️
February 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"No man shall be compelled to frequent or support religious worship or ministry or shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion." It's etched on the Jefferson Memorial. 🗃️