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Happy Resistance! ✊
December 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Happy Resistance! ✊
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🗃️ On Christmas Eve, 1988, President-elect George H. W. Bush nominated Elizabeth Dole to serve as secretary of the Department of Labor.
Dole, the wife of Senate leader Bob Dole—Bush’s primary Republican rival—had served as transportation secretary in the Reagan administration.
Dole, the wife of Senate leader Bob Dole—Bush’s primary Republican rival—had served as transportation secretary in the Reagan administration.
December 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
🗃️ On Christmas Eve, 1988, President-elect George H. W. Bush nominated Elizabeth Dole to serve as secretary of the Department of Labor.
Dole, the wife of Senate leader Bob Dole—Bush’s primary Republican rival—had served as transportation secretary in the Reagan administration.
Dole, the wife of Senate leader Bob Dole—Bush’s primary Republican rival—had served as transportation secretary in the Reagan administration.
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On December 24, 1992, President George H. W. Bush pardoned six individuals involved in the Iran-Contra Affair.
December 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On December 24, 1992, President George H. W. Bush pardoned six individuals involved in the Iran-Contra Affair.
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President Franklin Roosevelt holds his grandchildren, Franklin D. Roosevelt III (left) and John R. Boettiger (right), at the White House on Christmas Eve 1939.
December 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
President Franklin Roosevelt holds his grandchildren, Franklin D. Roosevelt III (left) and John R. Boettiger (right), at the White House on Christmas Eve 1939.
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NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
December 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NASHVILLE - TN HS Dems Tennessee High School Dems deliver a petition to Senator @MarshaBlackburn to stop the just-announced government partnership forcing TP USA chapters into every school in Tennessee. (“to stop far right extremism”)
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Meet Sergeant Loki. Eats, sleeps, shoots! Loki serves on a PzH 2000.
He senses danger by smell, and in his free time, he enjoys gnawing on pine branches.
📹 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasylo/Facebook
He senses danger by smell, and in his free time, he enjoys gnawing on pine branches.
📹 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasylo/Facebook
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Meet Sergeant Loki. Eats, sleeps, shoots! Loki serves on a PzH 2000.
He senses danger by smell, and in his free time, he enjoys gnawing on pine branches.
📹 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasylo/Facebook
He senses danger by smell, and in his free time, he enjoys gnawing on pine branches.
📹 43rd Separate Artillery Brigade named after Hetman Taras Triasylo/Facebook
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Degrees can be purchased. Wealth doesn’t necessarily mean integrity.
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Degrees can be purchased. Wealth doesn’t necessarily mean integrity.
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Rachel Maddow is a spot on!
December 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Rachel Maddow is a spot on!
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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This is my Christmas gift to my homeless neighbors, to the volunteers who get great joy from helping them…and, yes, to myself. Merry Christmas to all!
🧵 9 of 9
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is my Christmas gift to my homeless neighbors, to the volunteers who get great joy from helping them…and, yes, to myself. Merry Christmas to all!
🧵 9 of 9
🧵 9 of 9
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In Moscow, they call her “our girl Tulsi” for a reason.
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
In Moscow, they call her “our girl Tulsi” for a reason.
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WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105. Rest in Peace
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WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105
Pearl Harbor survivor and U.S. Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab has died. He was 105. His daughter says he passed away at home early Sunday.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105. Rest in Peace
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Articles of impeachment are now being drafted against the Trump loyal Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are moving to file the articles of impeachment against Bondi for not fully releasing the Epstein Files as required by law.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are moving to file the articles of impeachment against Bondi for not fully releasing the Epstein Files as required by law.
December 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Articles of impeachment are now being drafted against the Trump loyal Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are moving to file the articles of impeachment against Bondi for not fully releasing the Epstein Files as required by law.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are moving to file the articles of impeachment against Bondi for not fully releasing the Epstein Files as required by law.
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Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
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I absolutely love her Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan of the ivehaditpodcast.com/she are my spirit animals
December 9, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I absolutely love her Jennifer Welch and Angie "Pumps" Sullivan of the ivehaditpodcast.com/she are my spirit animals
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On December 17, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in a ceremony alongside the Canadian and Mexican ambassadors in Washington.
The pact would be ratified the following year.
The pact would be ratified the following year.
December 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
On December 17, 1992, President George H. W. Bush signed the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in a ceremony alongside the Canadian and Mexican ambassadors in Washington.
The pact would be ratified the following year.
The pact would be ratified the following year.
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Crockett: As he stood up today in front of the American people, he sounded like a used car salesman. Like, let me just shout it out. Buy what I'm selling. Yes. This is a lemon. Yes. He is selling nothing but lemons
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Crockett: As he stood up today in front of the American people, he sounded like a used car salesman. Like, let me just shout it out. Buy what I'm selling. Yes. This is a lemon. Yes. He is selling nothing but lemons
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Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a family of crime fighters.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a family of crime fighters.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
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AOC on a 2028 presidential race against JD Vance: “I would stomp him.”
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
AOC on a 2028 presidential race against JD Vance: “I would stomp him.”
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IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
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LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
December 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
LOLOLOLOL hahahahahahaha
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📰 As the old adage goes, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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🗃️ Last Week in History, December 8-14
War Declarations, Nobel Prizes, and Impeachments
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December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
📰 As the old adage goes, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
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