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I research dead people to learn about living ones. Former tech association CEO, frequent speaker on #genealogy. Author of IMMIGRANT SECRETS, 70ish: LESSONS LEARNED, and WILL'S CHRISTMAS LIST - web site = https://www.searchformygrandparents.com/
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The focus on waste and efficiency is just a smokescreen. DOGE is all about: 1) Breaking the back of the civil service; and 2) THE DATA. This article is worth reading. This article from @theatlantic.com worth reading. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

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Trump's capitulation to Putin and abandonment of Ukraine is just disgraceful. And now to blame it on Zelensky and have the #GOP say nothing ... The mind reels.

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Current American foreign policy is about draining power from the US and its allies, thereby creating atmospherics in which Donald Trump feels good and Elon Musk converts lost state capacity into personal profit. The weakness, in other words, is the point. snyder.substack.com/p/affirmativ...

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Marco Rubio's collaboration with Russia's Sergei Lavrov and Putin is one of the most disgusting acts of betrayal to democracy and our nation. Rubio has secured his place in history of infamy.

submitted 4 days ago • 1363 comments

Yup.

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The soundtracks of our lives. #SNL open.substack.com/pub/johnmanc...

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Wandering about in Irish cemeteries, sometimes you find things - www.searchformygrandparents.com/home/1952-fi... #genealogy #ancestry

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I thought 70 was supposed to be the new 60. Why does it feel like the new 80? #ancestry #genealogy a.co/d/fZdqJOt

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I thought 70 was supposed to be the new 60. Why does it feel like the new 80? #ancestry #genealogy a.co/d/fZdqJOt

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Bernie nails it.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

This.

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These clowns have no shame.

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That dude can eff up anything

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youtu.be/8QXQWHdSMcM?...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly

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Read this piece by historian Heather Cox Richardson. You - and we - are being scammed "Before taking office, Mr. Trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals." (Brian Stelter, NYT) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

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At different points in life we are all both victims and empathizers. We all have stories. We all have traumas, either personal ones or inherited ones. We all have birthmarks.

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If true about U.S. National Archives and Records Administration now being subsumed under the State Department, how about ARMA International, AIIM International, NAGARA and the #genealogy community voice their objections?

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Just a thought. maybe #DOGE access to federal data systems isn't really about cuts, although they will take that. In a world of ever voracious #AI systems hungry for data, is access to an entirely new massive source of data the real play?

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

True. Dat.

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

submitted 17 days ago • 2610 comments

Exactly. Exactly. Exactly.

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Yup. No penalty for the lies.

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I Love this!

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Birthright Citizenship - The part of my father’s childhood that keeps coming to mind amidst all of the current demonization of immigrants is his legacy as the son of Italian immigrants. Full post HERE — substack.com/home/post/p-... #genealogy

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Good. SOMETHING. Post the video on social.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

Yes. Yes. Yes.

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Somehow we got to the point where millions of American Republicans love Vladimir Putin and hate Canada.

submitted 20 days ago • 609 comments

Unbelievable

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#genealogy #ancestry #indieauthors - @amazon fame is fleeting, so I'll enjoy it while I can - a.co/d/5fQEDTO

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

I've lost sleep.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly, exactly, exactly right. For the life of me I can't understand why someone who is 72 years old can't just say eff it and do the right thing.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

He is a compulsive liar, lying even when he doesn't need to. And the buffoons who voted for him just don't care.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Take a look at any family photo from your teenage years. It likely could be a winning entry in the "Awkward Family Photo" sweepstakes. open.substack.com/pub/johnmanc...

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#genealogy #ancestry - hot off the presses - 70ish: Lessons Learned - a.co/d/adQ12GN

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

I am so grateful for what you do, @maddow.msnbc.com

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At different points in life we are all both victims and empathizers. We all have stories. We all have traumas, either personal ones or inherited ones. We all have birthmarks.

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly right.

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#Genealogy - So excited that 70ish: Lessons Learned is now in paperback -- www.amazon.com/70ish-Lesson... -- the Kindle version is still $2.99. For those that have provided reviews, THANK YOU.

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I wonder how many Fox viewers actually knew about Caroline Kennedy's statement.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

If only members of the Senate would step up and be this courageous. Come on - you know Kennedy is not qualified for this job. Show some guts.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

Now available in paperback - $9.99 - And the Kindle version is only $2.99! - Get it here - www.amazon.com/70ish-Lesson...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Exactly.

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Sen. Thom Tillis will be remembered by history as a coward. For not, let us work to see that he is defeated in Nov. 2026.

submitted 26 days ago • 1247 comments

On the heels of the mob boss FAFO post, so much for peace, love, and understanding - #GOP senators, you only have a short window to head off the worst of the worst appointees. Do your freaking job.

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