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Phil Gibbon
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Adj. Prof. of History, Jefferson-East Falls
U.S. in the World, Global Politics, Human Rights, War & Political Violence
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The only blue that really matters
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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I’m a little late here, as always, but maybe this helps?
September 6, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Apologies, went to watch the Phillies beat the Reds.

anyway, fwiw…

Arlen Specter (with Charles Robbins), Passion For Truth: From Finding JFK’s Single Bullet to Questioning Anita Hill to Impeaching Clinton (2000, 2001), 153-154.
Other top Republicans pitched in. Governor Scranton arranged a brief meeting and photo op with former president Eisenhower. My appointment was at Eisenhower's office in Gettysburg. Eisenhower's aide ushered me in. The former president was at his desk. He was wearing plaid slacks and a plaid jacket, unmatched. His hair was a little whiter and thinner than it had been during his presidency, but otherwise he looked the same as his news photographs. He seemed relaxed and cordial. Even after his aide called him "General," I was still uncertain what to call him. The aide told Eisenhower that here was a lawyer who could answer a legal question that had been troubling him. Eisenhower proceeded to complain to me about recent Supreme Court decisions that made it more difficult for police officers to question and search suspects. "Why are these goll-darn Supreme Court decisions coming out?" he asked. "Why doesn't Congress pass a law?" Surprised that the ex-president thought Congress could pass a law to override a court decision on constitutional grounds, I explained that such a reversal would require a constitutional amendment. Eisenhower took it in. Then, still relaxed and chatty, he asked about the work of the Warren Commission and the chief justice's role as chairman. Eisenhower questioned whether it had been proper for Chief Justice Warren to serve on the commission. Forgetting momentarily that I was speaking to a former president, the one who had appointed Earl Warren to the high court, I related Warren's rationale for taking the job. I went through the various officials who had in turn approached the chief justice, up to President Johnson himself, and detailed Johnson's request to Warren to serve his country in a time of crisis. Eisenhower grew impatient and scowled. "Warren did not have to do that. He is not under the president. If he were, I would have fired Warren a long time ago." At the end of our talk, as a photographer clicked away, I showed Eisenhower a bound copy of the magistrates investigation report. Inno-cently, the former president said, "Yeah, this is like the story I read about an investigation of judges in Philadelphia."
July 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Two AP breaking news notification that seem to contradict each other, about two hours apart: Top: Iran's foreign minister says that as long as Israel stops its airstrikes early Tuesday morning, it will halt theirs. Bottom: Trump says Israel and Iran agree to “complete and total ceasefire” to be phased in over 24 hours.
June 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Fuck all the way off.
"Universities must engage with Al technology. Students are going to look for Al at their university of choice, and if they can't see it there, they're going to vote with their feet and go somewhere else where they can get it." - Joe Glover, Interim Provost, University of Florida By embedding Al instruction across disciplines, you can ensure that all students-regardless of their field-gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate an Al-driven world. The University of Florida has created a resource center to share practical advice and best practices from leading faculty and administrators who are integrating Al throughout campus.
June 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Only 6 months apart
The Economist cover from October 2024. A roll of money is launched like a rocket. The Economist cover from April 2025. A wounded bald eagle in bandages.
April 24, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Michael Dukakis in an M1 Abrams tank. MICHAEL E. SAMOJEDEN | AP
March 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance wears a tactical helmet and gear as he takes part in shooting practice during a visit to Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Va., March 26, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque) The Great Gazoo
March 29, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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One of the best things I saw at the Eagles parade, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Bury the Chiefs 2025 #RicksFuneralHome
February 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Well, I asked … and the answer was superb.
A text exchange I had with a friend about celebrating pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training. The picture is of Dick Allen juggling 3 baseballs while smoking a cigarette in the Chicago White Sox dugout in 1972.
February 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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What a contrast
New York Times headline: White House Press Secretary Makes Steely and Unflinching Debut Guardian headline: Trump’s Press Chief Shows She’s More Than Capable of Going Full North Korea
January 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Oh?
January 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Damn, 17???
And LaTech is doing this with like 15 players headed to the portal 😂
No wonder this:
Everyone at USA Today Sports picks Army to defeat Louisiana Tech in the Independence Bowl.
December 29, 2024 at 12:16 AM
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This is quite a thing, for sure!
50 years of the Assads in power.
13 years of civil war.
6M+ refugees.
Humanitarian, environmental, and economic catastrophe on a massive scale.

But this stuff won’t just disappear as Assad himself did.
Chaos and destabilization will likely continue.
December 8, 2024 at 2:08 PM