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Here are more detailed screenshots on the Google Wikipedia Bull Moose Party

The Progressive Party, popularly nicknamed the Bull Moose Party, was a third party in the United States formed in 1912 by former president Theodore Roosevelt after he lost the presidential nomination of the Republican Party to his former protégé turned rival, incumbent president William Howard Taft. The new party was known for taking advanced positions on progressive reforms and attracting leading national reformers. The party was also ideologically deeply connected with America's radical-liberal tradition.[2] After the party's defeat in the 1912 United States presidential election, it went into rapid decline in elections until 1918, disappearing by 1920. The "Bull Moose" nickname originated when Roosevelt boasted that he felt "strong as a bull moose" after losing the Republican nomination in June 1912 at the Chicago convention.[8]

As a member of the Republican Party, Roosevelt had served as president from 1901 to 1909, becoming increasingly progressive in the later years of his presidency. In the 1908 presidential election, Roosevelt helped ensure that he would be succeeded by Secretary of War Taft. Although Taft entered office determined to advance Roosevelt's Square Deal domestic agenda, he stumbled badly during the Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act debate and the Pinchot–Ballinger controversy. The political fallout of these events divided the Republican Party and alienated Roosevelt from his former friend.[9] Progressive Republican leader Robert M. La Follette had already announced a challenge to Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination, but many of his supporters shifted to Roosevelt after the former president decided to seek a third presidential term, which was permissible under the Constitution prior to the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment. At the 1912 Republican National Convention, Taft narrowly defeated Roosevelt for the party's presidential nomination. After the convention, Roosevelt, Frank Munsey, George Walbridge Perkins and other progressive Republicans established the Progressive Party and nominated a ticket of Roosevelt and Hiram Johnson of California at the 1912 Progressive National Convention. The new party attracted several Republican officeholders, although nearly all of them remained loyal to the Republican Party—in California, Johnson and the Progressives took control of the Republican Party.

The party's platform built on Roosevelt's Square Deal domestic program and called for several progressive reforms. The platform asserted that "to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day". Proposals on the platform included restrictions on campaign finance contributions, a reduction of the tariff and the establishment of a social insurance system, an eight-hour workday and women's suffrage. The part…

Easier amending of the United States Constitution[25][26][27]
The platform also urged states to adopt measures for "direct democracy", including:

The recall election (citizens may remove an elected official before the end of his term)
The referendum (citizens may decide on a law by popular vote)
The initiative (citizens may propose a law by petition and enact it by popular vote)
Judicial recall (when a court declares a law unconstitutional, the citizens may override that ruling by popular vote)[28]
Besides these measures, the platform called for reductions in the tariff and limitations on naval armaments by international agreement. The platform also vaguely called for the creation of a national health service, making Roosevelt likely the first major politician to call for health care reform.[29]

The biggest controversy at the convention was over the platform section dealing with trusts and monopolies. The convention approved a strong "trust-busting" plank, but Perkins had it replaced with language that spoke only of "strong National regulation" and "permanent active [Federal] supervision" of major corporations. This retreat shocked reformers like Pinchot, who blamed it on Perkins. The result was a deep split in the new party that was never resolved.[30]

The platform in general expressed Roosevelt's "New Nationalism", an extension of his earlier philosophy of the Square Deal. He called for new restraints on the power of federal and state judges along with a strong executive to regulate industry, protect the working classes and carry on great national projects. This New Nationalism was seen as paternalistic, in direct contrast to Wilson's individualistic philosophy of "New Freedom".[31]

Roosevelt also favored a vigorous foreign policy, including strong military power. Though the platform called for limiting naval armaments, it also recommended the construction of two new battleships per year, much to the distress of outright pacifists such as Jane Addams.[32]

November 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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Wikipedia differences between Web Browsers DuckDuckGo and Google when searching for Bull Moose Party

Results of searching 'bull moose party' in Web Browser DuckDuckGo. The Wikipedia result shows only Progressive Party (United States 1912). When viewed, the page lacks any details on the party policies, let alone what the Bull Moose Party is. When searching within Wikipedia while on DuckDuckGo, Bull Moose Party is not able to be found.

Results of searching 'bull moose party' in Web Browser Google. The Wikipedia result shows the Bull Moose Party page immediately and when hitting enter opens directly to the page with all its details on the party policies and history. When searching for Bull Moose Party within Wikipedia while on the Google Browser it is the first and only page it shows and directly opens when hitting enter.

November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Really weird search difference between DuckDuckGo and Google when in @wikipedia.org When Searching 'Bull Moose Party' each have different results, you can't even find Bull Moose Party in Wikipedia while on DDG. #Internet #Censorship #Wikipedia #Google #DuckDuckGo #SearchEngine #WebBrowser #Browser

November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Its been so long since the last time I used a sewing machine (usually hand sew), I needed to look up how to thread this beast and just finished threading it!

November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM

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Needed to do some hemming so I took out my inherited Singer sewing machine. I wanted some tea while I sewed so I put out my moon teapot. The singer work light no longer works so I got my "lamp cat" for setting up. Suddenly I felt very Studio Ghibili ☺️

November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM

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That sauropods just could not resist these cuties!🧵2/2

November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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So this #Dinosaur #Edmontosaurus, "Warwick's Duck", has an "extreme degree of lesions and fractures in the neural spines of the vertebrae", caused "by an external pressing force acting vertically to diagonally" with different "pathological events". My take on what happened... 🧵1/2

$Dr Dean Lomax - Palaeontologist This #FossilFriday goes hard. With a bang! Well, erm, dinosaur sex. To celebrate, let’s talk about one of the most important dinosaur tails reported in the sensational paper published this week in iScience: “Warwick’s Duck”. This is a tail belonging to the dinosaur Edmontosaurus, discovered in 2009 by Dr. Denver Fowler and his dad, Warwick Fowler, in the Hell Creek Formation, collected for the Museum of the Rockies. The specimen is now loaned to the Badlands Dinosaur Museum in Dickinson, North Dakota. The importance of this specimen is the extreme degree of lesions and fractures in the neural spines of the vertebrae. Their tips are, in fact, broken, fused to the left side, sometimes showing degrees of infection, all caused by an external pressing force acting vertically to diagonally. What’s even more incredible is that in this specimen you can recognize different “pathological events”: on the same spine, including indications of older fractures together with newer fractures, separated by a certain amount of time. This is recognizable by the degree of roughness/smoothness on the surface of the pathologically newly formed bones. There is a repeated diagonal pressing action on the anterior part of a tail… and, well, what could it be? The study attempted to understand this and, uh, well it most likely (but not definitely!) is the result of mating. The male mounts the female, and the sheer weight of the body presses, stresses and breaks the tip of the spines in the female! Ouch. What an awesome study led by Dr Filippo Bertozzo. As a big chunk of my research and area of interest focuses on prehistoric animal behaviour, I found the research fascinating. Who doesn’t love dinosaur sex lives?! I included research on dinosaur sex in THE SECRET LIVES OF DINOSAURS, which Filippo reviewed and loved! Illustration by Emiliano Troco. Skeletal reconstruction by Ivan Iofrida.$

November 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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Dang, check out that super briyt* star!

*Trying out a 'Fonetic' Spelling of "bright" 🙃

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November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM

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I remembered I had a stash of clear containers I saved from family and friend's take out orders to reuse for any future germination projects I have. And Lo! I finally can repurpose them! ♻️🌱So now they are likely to reach the 22°C germination temperature I need!🧵2/2 #NativeGardening #Cactus #Canada

November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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#PricklyPear seeds finished #ColdStratifying in the fridge so I planted them in my spare #bonsai pots (black pot=3, circular pots=4 ea., tiny pot=1) #Germination requires 22°C but my house is 20°C in the winter months, so likely keeping these pots moist and will see nothing until spring, unless 🧵1/2

November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM

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Was trying to finishing prepping the meadow site for the last of my winter sowing, unexpectedly ended up sowing by the light of a Super Moon! 🌕🧑‍🌾🌾 /|\

November 4, 2025 at 11:18 PM

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My 2nd year making these treats for #Halloween, "Breaded Leaf and Chocolate Acorns" are they #TrickOrTreat? 13 boxed treats with full leaves and 20 wrapped treats with leaf pieces (fell apart). Live in a tiny village so I expect left overs!

October 31, 2025 at 9:17 PM

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Kagawong Waterfall today #NatureVideo #Nature #Waterfall

October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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Enjoyed a noon walk along the Kagawong Falls Trail today

Following flit 🦋 is a video clip of the falls...
#Photography #AutumnPhotography #Autumn #Waterfall #October

October 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM

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I did not get the Eastern Prickly Pear from SeedTime.ca but they have helpful general seed care instructions with their orders. Here is a picture of one of general info pages for those want to grow from seed - the most affordable option to garden! #NativeGardening 2/3🧵

Thank you for your business!

At SeedTime.ca, we want you to have a sense of accomplishment when you see most of your seeds sprouting. Not everyone is a seed and plant nerd like we are, so we have prepared this step-by-step guide along with an ecological overview for your favorite plants to assist you through the process. For desirable germination results, following this instruction is recommended.

This short list of Dos and Don'ts will help you get there:

Do: put the seeds undergoing cold stratification in your fridge, which usually keeps the interior temperature between 1°C to 5°C which is the ideal temperature for seeds to break dormancy.

Do: do treat your seeds with hydrogen peroxide. There are two reasons for this 1) It is usually used to fight off the seed mold that might potentially develop in your fridge. I Simply spray the seeds undergoing stratification in your fridge regularly with diluted (1%

to 3%) hydrogen peroxide and they will thank you later with green leaves

2) It is used in scarification to break down hard seed coats and induce germination. Solution

usually comes in a wide range of concentration, depending on how hard the seed coats you are treating and how long the seeds have remained dormant. 1% to 15% concentration is considered ideal for most seeds.

Do: soak the seeds to hot water to scarify them if you don't have access to hydrogen peroxide or you just don't want to be around chemicals in general. For seeds with hard coats (e.g. oak, hazelnut, walnut etc.), boiling water (-100°C) is recommended.

Don't: don't completely seal the bags or whatever container you are using in which you cold stratify the seeds. Instead, poke a few holes for aeration. Seeds, just like us, need to breathe. Old seeds, particularly the ones with hard coats have shown difficulty taking up oxygen themselves. So don't cut off their air when they need it the most.

Don't: don't place seeds in your freezer, which usually keeps the interior temperature below -10°C. A…

Pictured is the jar holding a paper towel that was spritzed with hydrogen peroxide and then lightly rinsed and gently wrung to stay moist and antibacterial and wrapped the Eastern Prickly Pear seeds in the bundle fastened with an elastic band - first time trying with hydrogen peroxide as my previous experiences led to mold in many paper towel wraps.

October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM

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META allows this original video (www.facebook.com/share/r/1BEc...) by gerlynhenry on Instagram to be visible, but when I shared it on FB the post went through, but the video was not visible. I edited to add screenshots but that "failed", a new post w/ images seems to work. #SocialMedia #Censorship

October 19, 2025 at 8:12 PM

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I have seen a lot of justifying of having invasive species. Migrating birds eating from it is not enough, and is in fact worse because they are spreading it and exasperating the problem. Read the attached image for why 👇 #Ecology #Wildlife #Gardening #Ecosystem #Environment #Garden #PlantNative

Image Text over a photo from inside a Temperate Autumn Forest:

NON-NATIVE =/= INVASIVE

BUT

INVASIVE PLANTS MUST BE REMOVED!

Here Is Why

Not all non-native plants are invasive - which are called 'naturalized' - and some native plants can be 'aggressive' and rapidly shift an ecosystem in an area. The biggest reason why we advocate removing invasive plants is because they break native ecosystems - yes even if the birds enjoy them, birds migrate long distances and so they are more adaptable to varied food sources.

Invasive plants aggressively replace native species that native animals have evolved connections to. So pollinators, soil microbes, fungi, mammals, ground birds, and any other species that cannot migrate, cannot sustain themselves on Invasive Plants. So you get ecological collapse. Reduced biodiversity. Which increases vulnerability to environmental events, and end up with a degraded environment - more erosion, flooding, and fires. It is not something we see in a year, but typically over the course of a decade.

Removing invasive species can prevent a degraded environment and natural disasters.

October 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM

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Meant to use this one as the last photo 🙃

October 17, 2025 at 5:23 AM

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Used Chert, Steel, Char Cloth, Linen, Milkweed Fluff, and Resin to start a fire tonight in my rewilded 1/4 acre lot that used to be lawn with a few mature trees. Northern Ontario, Canada #Bushcraft #Campfire #Nightsky #Astrophotography #NightPhotography /|\
🪨✨️ 🔥🌌

October 17, 2025 at 4:01 AM

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Never thought I would find one in the wild in Northern Ontario, Canada
#PrayingMantis #Entemology

October 17, 2025 at 3:54 AM

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Happy Thanksgiving from Northern Ontario, Canada

Image of White Pine and Black Walnut this morning with a clear sky, October 13th, 12025 H.E.

October 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM

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FB is blocking this video's visibility even though it was shared within the META system (instagram video shared on FB). It is by @rachelgilmore.bsky.social addressing "Remigration" and its manifestation in Canada. #Journalism #Censorship #Canada #Fascism #SocialMedia @charlieangus104.bsky.social

The Facebook group 'Canadians United Against Hate' shared one of Rachel Gilmore's videos, the post describes the video as being about "How the far right and fascists are trying to make the ethnic cleansing of racialized Canadians more palatable."

Shared video post kept the words but removed the video. The words that remain say, "Yes, there are extremists trying to implement the same xenophobic "cleansing" here in Canada. Look out for their watered down terms and be aware of their true intent."

Rachel Gilmore's video addressing "Remigration" on Instagram

October 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM

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Bonus, update on how my jade bonsai looks! Very forest like now!

October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM

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This year I let my 13 year old, from seed, citrus #bonsai grow with the hope of getting flowers, did not happen. As I don't often get a good time to trim during daylight, I took it. I already trimmed 3 branches before realizing I should take some before pictures, so those 3 branches are on the pot.