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Still teaching history in person and online . Tennessee resident. Sewanee alum.
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Rep Raskin has been great. Rep Ocasio-Cortez has been great. And Rep Frost and Rep Crockett. Senator Murphy. Maybe no one knew exactly what to do. But such people laid down a clear marker. Let’s respect these and other elected federal representatives who stood out these first few weeks.

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump. Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.

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you love to see it

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Historians Council Member Jonathan Gienapp chatted with Strict Scrutiny about the historical problems with originalism. Check it out! +follow @jgienapp.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... @kateshaw.bsky.social @profmmurray.bsky.social @leahlitman.bsky.social @brennancenter.bsky.social

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listen to this. Elon can barely form a sentence right now.

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Can we also keep in mind that while Zelenskyy like Churchill 1940-45 postponed elections, Trump in peacetime tried to overturn by violence an election he lost - and has since pardoned all the co-conspirators in his attempted coup?

submitted 2 days ago • 87 comments

i don't have it in me to start agreeing with bret stephens too. i've agreed with steve bannon once today.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Received my Bishop Budde book in the mail that i ordered back when everyone was obsessed with her--3 weeks ago seems like a long time.

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remember when he ran away from that cardboard robot in the snow?

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Just any time checking the internet lately.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

could we get trump alone in a room with some canadian hockey fans...to talk civilly of course.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

It's not DEI but definitely hiring unqualified reality stars to run government organizations is a problem. #DeltaPlaneCrash

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