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Spaceman Spiff
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Husband/Father/Teacher

Historian with a focus on U.S. political history and the history of American foreign relations and diplomacy.
Introducing the 119th Congress’ Joe Manchin everyone
JUST NOW: Senator @JohnFetterman the lone Democrat to vote with Republicans on the motion to proceed on Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense 👇🏽
January 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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It is vital that we give big ai trillions of dollars and let them burn through billions of cubic feet of natural gas per day so that students are able to get a passing grade without having to learn anything
January 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today I tried to find as many people as possible that I use to follow then finally deleted my 15 year old twitter account.
January 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Brave and powerful words. He says providence intervened and put him there- go out and do his work.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde was nearing the end of her sermon for the inaugural prayer service on Tuesday when she took a breath and looked directly at President Trump.

“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now,” said Bishop Budde. nyti.ms/4jtuyHA
January 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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STEM is so cool. Science is amazing. Kids should develop curiosity about how the universe works and proficiency in uncovering its secrets, so that they can most effectively optimize clickthrough rates on banner ads at the bottom of VC-funded website-apps.
December 27, 2024 at 3:22 AM
Always on point
The last time Dems were this leaderless we selected Mike Dukakis as our candidate. In this latest edition of “Need to Know” I get specific about what Dems need to do address the leadership void in our party. (Spoiler alert: Generational change is a big party of it.) open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
What to Do About the Leadership Void Atop the Democratic Party
The Last Time We Were This Leaderless We Picked Mike Dukakis As Our Candidate
open.substack.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM
First post.
November 27, 2024 at 7:56 PM