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Proud public school US History teacher. Retired in 2022 after 41 years of teaching honest history.
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The 100th day of Trump 2.0 falls on the 80th anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler. Draw any conclusions or make any observations you deem relevant.

From Nov 7:

Hello @mlb.com ? I think you need to improve your proofreading...

History repeats itself

This continues to be a tragic effort to hide history which is only done by authoritarian regimes. #resist

Hopefully no comment necessary.

TN PASTORS: “Leaders from the Southern Christian Coalition are condemning the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education… saying the action will immensely harm children and schools.” www.local3news.com/local-news/t...

Happy original inauguration day and all who celebrate. Let us continue to fight for the American dream in these tumultuous times.

During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sláva Ukrayíni!

The Papua New Guinea Courier is in rare form.

Frederick Douglass on the Dred Scott decision of 1857. "The Supreme Court of the United States is not the only power in this world. It is very great, but the Supreme Court of the Almighty is greater. Judge Taney can do many things, but he cannot perform impossibilities.

Nice day to stay in and watch a historical comedy/fiction movie.

Re: Justin Trudeau.... Hey Canada, want to trade?

Jefferson believed that Jesus was the greatest moral teacher who lived, but did not believe he was divine and edited the miracles out of his copy of the New Testament because it could not be proven rationally.

31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.

Please pass this along, thank you.

Honest. Decent. Principled. A Lifetime of Selfless Service. #ThankYouJimmyCarter 🙏

Ditto!