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I don't want to be known as just an American Some Guy guy so let's talk malfunctioning blimps, social liberals, and the closest Canada has ever come to a Newfie PM. thread

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The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution (1870) famously says "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." thread

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William Wallace Mills (1836-1913) was almost the father of a new state. thread

Black and white image shows a portrait of William Wallace Mills. He wears an opened dark colored coat, a light-colored vest and a white shirt underneath. Mills directly looks into the camera with big dark eyes, and only a dark mustache neatly trimmed to decorate his face. His hair has some waves that barely cover the top of his ears and is combed and parted at the side with a receding hairline.

"Indeed, the Government has fallen into the hands of the Slave Power completely. So far as national politics are concerned, we are beaten — there's no hope. We shall have Cuba in a year or two, Mexico in five; and I should not wonder if efforts were made to revive the slave trade," 1/

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have to prepare for my podcast appearance this week.

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Milton Wright September 27, 1857 Rev. Harritt and Mr. McCord went over on the Ricreall to a funeral preached by Rev. T.J. Connor. Connor sent me word, that the people of Lane Mission wanted me to come to the mission. #wrightposting

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She doesn’t usually climb in laps

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Adams and Liberty (John Adams)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZZQ... there's only one album that it's bad to dislike and it's this one

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YouTube video by Oscar Brand - Topic

Andrew Reeves @andrewsshi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I enjoy listening to One Radio - Christmas, the Manila-based Christmas radio station on Radio Garden, because of the wonderful mix of old-time American Christmas carols in English, the same in Tagalog, and also Filipino Christmas pop of various sorts.

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A mini thread on why I find the history of ritual magic in the Western Tradition to be really freaking cool.

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1932 As many people have been talking about lately, Herbert Hoover in 1932 did not do _that_ much worse in terms of raw numbers than he did in 1928, despite the first being a landslide loss and the second a landslide win. thread

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I've previously had threads about Maryland Whig John P. Kennedy and how he might plausibly have become President in 1841 (had he been Harrison's VP) or 1865 (if he had been Lincoln's VP in 1865). Not only did Maryland Whigs count a Kennedy in their number, but also a Johnson - thread

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Sc... might have been the best possible Liberal Republican candidate in 1872 (though I think he still would have lost to Grant) - his German birth of course made him ineligible for the Presidency, however.

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Carl Schurz - Wikipedia

he is getting the votes of the 'soft' bad people and convincing as many of the 'hard' bad people as possible not to bother coming out to vote for Paxton, a man many of them aren't excited about.

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11. A Demon-Haunted Galaxy: Against the Korby-Crater Consensus in Astroarcheology

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Milton Wright September 26, 1857 It was too rainy for me to go to Salem. Mr. McCord went and brought the Telescope. I have symptoms of a chill, and have fever through the night. #wrightposting

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Senator Robert Prevost (A-IL) confirmed this year that he will not seek re-election in 2028, but did not comment if he plans to seek the American Party's Presidential nomination that year. Prevost, long seen as the leader of the Party's Catholic wing, would represent institutional experience in -

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Cecilton, MD. A small town. You might think there's no way a town of that size could produce a man who might plausibly have been President multiple times, a man with a proud yet common name that has been held by no POTUS so far. and yet. thread.

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Recently I was in a conversation about how implausible it was to imagine a white Southern Dem named Underwood becoming POTUS in the 21st century and I stand by it. however, a white Southern Dem named Underwood definitely could have become POTUS in the _20th_ century - this is his story. thread

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Milton Wright September 25, 1857 I wrote too late to go to the post office. #wrightposting

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Let's talk about Mormons who might plausibly have become Presidents as Democrats - thread

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Robert Schuller - Wikipedia

okay here we go. when I say "Robert Schuller" and "California evangelist" you probably think Robert Schuller of the Crystal Cathedral. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_... or his son and successor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_... or HIS son, successor, etc en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_S...

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you should definitely follow people whose politics you don't share; this does not mean you should follow bad people.

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Americus V. Rice - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americu... The closest the US has come to President Peter Magyar.

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Okay, I’ve ordered copies of THERE WILL BE TIME for father-son book club. I hope it hasn’t aged badly!

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Milton Wright September 24, 1857 Rev. Daugherty left, and Rev. Jer. Kenoyer came. #wrightposting

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This is why @carloshasanax.bsky.social has been such a good friend to me these many years

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Now having said all this, IMO the clearest and easiest path to a bisexual American President can be found in 1992, if Bill Clinton had selected Harris Wofford as his VP.

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On the recent Bisexual Day of Visibility, many people I follow on here were talking about the lack of bisexual representation in US politics. It is true that there are not very many people in US politics who openly identify as bi -

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someone on Wikipedia has added the Apocalypse of John to the apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction list, to which I say GUESS AGAIN ATHEISTS HAHAHAHAHA

"FAKE: See also Charles Prentiss Orr" rude

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70s gender discourse in the world where Ford picks Anne Armstrong as VP and is then gunned down by Sara Jane Moore, the second woman to try and assasinate him since the selection of Armstrong.

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A political thought experiment: Assume it's January 2029. You are an ambitious young Dem pol who thinks you could be POTUS and President Moore (via the randomizer) has offered you a Cabinet post of your choosing. Which one do you pick - if any?

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A Problem From Hell: Omega IV and The Non-Interference Directive, 2270-2350

Milton Wright September 23, 1857 Rev. William H. Daugherty came in the evening. #wrightposting

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1. The Ship With No Eyes: An Oral History of the USS Exeter, 2265-2269

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