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Dan Mandell
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Author of THE LOST TRADITION OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN AMERICA, 1600-1870, and many works on Native peoples in New England 1600-1900. Emeritus prof of history, Truman State University, now happy to be in Worcester Mass.
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This is the best overview you are likely to see, and it agrees with you: sephardicgenealogy.com/sephardic-dna/

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ā€œOn Tuesday, the administration said it was providing an additional $2.6 billion in funding for pipe replacement. Over 367,000 lead pipes have been replaced nationwide since Biden took office.ā€ One more good thing DJT would try to kill. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all U.S. lead pipes in a decade
In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all U.S. lead pipes in a decade

The Environmental Protection Agency rule finalized Tuesday could eliminate a toxic threat to U.S. children and is projected to cost tens of billions of dollars.

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Remember when we told that we should be so excited to have all that super consumer choice, of electrical supplier, cable, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.

a man in a yellow jacket is standing in front of trees
a man in a yellow jacket is standing in front of trees

ALT: a man in a yellow jacket is standing in front of trees

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More Christian nationalist grifting and Trump butt kissing, Oklahoma style.

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1932, as imagined by Trump.

A yassified (yassify: to apply several beauty filters to a picture using AI photo-editing software) version of the famous Depression-era photograph of a migrant mother.
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Folks have been asking me about Trumanā€™s student enrollment #s ā€” now that Iā€™m emeritus. šŸ™‚ Just checked: currently 3,364 full time undergrad and grad. Also noticed that in 2016 there were 6,300.

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All true. This phrase seems relatively new to me, & my American Jewish antenna is sensitive to such things. During decades of living in rural Missouri I noticed how "Merry Christmas" was sometimes used aggressively. BTW, that Southern phrase "bless your heart" is often intended as an insult.

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Given DJTā€™s alarming lack of competence, Vanceā€™s assumption of power may be correct if that ticket wins.

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Reporter: "So you are...the..." Barabino: "Chief Operating Officer." Reporter: "Yeah...but..." Barabino: "CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER." Reporter: >sigh<..."okay."

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Tweet from Matt Gaetz @mattgaetz ā€¢ 1h
US House candidate, FL-01
Dear Congress:
On behalf of my fellow Florida Man in grave need of assistance....
Just send us like half of what you sent Ukraine.
Signed,
Your Fellow Americans

Tweet from Rep. Gerry Connolly @GerryConnolly
We passed a bill on Friday that included $18.8 billion for FEMA's hurricane response.
Every Florida Republican, including Matt Gaetz, voted no.
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Dan Mandell
@dhistoryman.bsky.social
Author of THE LOST TRADITION OF ECONOMIC EQUALITY IN AMERICA, 1600-1870, and many works on Native peoples in New England 1600-1900. Emeritus prof of history, Truman State University, now happy to be in Worcester Mass.
172 followers140 following240 posts