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@agingangrily

Historian. Believes in thinking critically and generously.

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There is a lesson in that for the Republican Party...and a lot of consensus elites.....and a lot of Democrats.

21.02.2026 23:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Different answer: Forcing info into simplistic formulas makes it easier to manage and assess.

05.02.2026 23:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We know he rapes women. And we are very close to proof he rapes girls.

12.11.2025 19:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a bald man with black eyes and a black turtleneck is looking at the camera ALT: a bald man with black eyes and a black turtleneck is looking at the camera

Uncle Fester is a better match.

04.10.2025 03:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn. I'm teaching my Early Modern France and the Wider World course now and probably won't teach it again before I retire.

09.09.2025 18:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would the Benny Hill theme song have been a better choice?

09.09.2025 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Their Churchill-mania and disturbing interest in things Nazi would lead the punch to land.

15.08.2025 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Instead of the Nobel Peace Prize he so desires, we should nominate Trump for the Neville Chamberlain Peace Prize.

15.08.2025 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Charlton Heston's post-Apocalytic phrase was his best: PotA, Soylent Green, and The Omega Man. Better than anything he did it his epic phase.

28.07.2025 04:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Their work on Revolution seemed at cross purposes.

07.07.2025 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I once went to an all-night organ recital at Saint-Eustache that was magnificent.

21.06.2025 22:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The great irony....the guy who directed the film Fiddle on the Roof was not Jewish.

20.06.2025 21:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very interesting book.
h-france.net/vol25reviews...

16.06.2025 16:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He can probably just buy the El Salvador prison.

05.06.2025 23:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โœ‹

10.05.2025 20:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 25724 ๐Ÿ” 4740 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 977 ๐Ÿ“Œ 243

As an old guy nearing retirement, AI is one of the many reasons that I have found teaching in prisons recently very rewarding.

07.05.2025 13:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you watched The Two Pope's? And excellent film to counter the silliness of Dan Brown's world and the bizarre ending of Conclave.

27.04.2025 02:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Glad they are doing this. Wish it was the Unis and Colleges signing and not the president's.

22.04.2025 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

She can almost convince me to become a birder.

12.04.2025 01:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The stock market is Johannes Kepler. Crypto is Giordano Bruno.

08.04.2025 14:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So....how are all the soccer moms and Nascar dads feeling about the "very stable genius" now?

03.04.2025 15:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Your feet, knees, and hips would like a word.

28.03.2025 17:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're more trusting than I am

25.03.2025 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The NoBalls Prize?

28.02.2025 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Having edited a lot of academic prose, I'd be more suspicious of writing that never used them.

09.02.2025 16:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe that's what the JP Morgan gold infusion is for

02.02.2025 19:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good for Adams, but he took the idea from Montesquieu.

31.01.2025 00:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A musician.

26.01.2025 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump inauguration to move indoors amid frigid temperatures in Washington โ€“ live President-elect says festivities scheduled for his inauguration day will be held indoors โ€“ including the traditional parade

They are going to love Greenland.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

17.01.2025 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do you read or watch On the Beach?

15.01.2025 18:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0