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Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, repost ≠endorsement
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Yes, learning from history, very much his MO
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Update - the Secretary of the Interior invited visitors to National Park Service sites to criticize how they present the nation's history.
What he's getting is criticism of his efforts at censorship.
www.govexec.com/management/2...
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"I don't want to be Mr. Wet Blanket Scold" - but I do it anyway, out of my deep and selfless sense of DUTY
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Update - the Secretary of the Interior invited visitors to National Park Service sites to criticize how they present the nation's history.
What he's getting is criticism of his efforts at censorship.
www.govexec.com/management/2...
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thanks!
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archive.is/AwdLP
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The permit for its installation runs through Sunday.
So if you're in or around DC, you've got a few days left to check it out!
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I didn't get good close ups of the plaques (I wasn't the only one taking pictures of it!). Below is the description from the Post.
The Putin quote - "a very bright and talented man" - is just beneath "Dictator Approved."
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Can confirm that it was attracting the attention of a small but steady stream of pedestrians today
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For folks who enjoy archival photos, Texas Highways did a nice #Juneteenth piece documenting celebrations over the past 160 years. #TexasHistory #BlackHistory #BlackTexasHistory
texashighways.com/travel-news/...
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This is in response to a directive from the Secretary of the Interior that targets "any signs or other information that are negative about either past or living Americans" at National Park Service sites
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So far as I can tell, many at the New York Times really enjoy trolling their own readers
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Don't feed the trolls, is what I am saying
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Rude not to include him in the Signal group chat.
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I know that dilemma too!
But it's less about how much you talk than what you talk about - time management, that is. You're using your voice the whole time!
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Yeah, I think using his voice more wouldn't so much dilute it as reveal its weakness
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Side note: please stop insulting professors like this
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gift link
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I just figured that out too!
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"William McKinley rides by on a tariff" is a quality line