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Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, RT≠endorsement
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Maybe! His hair is also just visibly getting much thinner on top.

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This seems to be a thing at Trump events - lighting him so that his hair looks purple. Weird.

Photograph of Donald Trump, with his hair appearing purple due to the lighting.  From: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/28/trump-harris-attacks-mentally-impaired-criticism/
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This story threads the needle on a number of issues that have confused people about Hachette v Internet Archive. Very much worth your time www.wired.com/story/intern...

The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself
The Internet Archive’s Fight to Save Itself

The web’s collective memory is stored in the servers of the Internet Archive. Legal battles threaten to wipe it all away.

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Gotta wonder what the other 2,998 words were.

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Oliver is clear on the importance of getting the facts right, but he doesn't embrace the label "journalist." Alas, the conversation never turns to the view of "neutrality" that the Times makes central to its own journalistic mission - and that might certainly lead some to reject the label.

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This factoid, from this week’s NYT Flashback quiz, is distressing

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In other words, the best advice of the Times' own pollsters is NOT to pay too much attention to any one poll. That advice is at odds with how they use their own poll to generate headlines and drive traffic - which, perversely, it does most effectively when it's out of line with other polls.

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Just going to point out that @nytimes.comwww.nytimes.com/video/us/ele...

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Now that the attempt to build a Black suburb in Chevy Chase is in the news, don't miss our original video. Get the full story on Belmont, including: -Why PG County became a hub of Black prosperity; -Why looking at racial covenants is not enough; -Why it matters in the history of suburbanization.

Belmont: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy Chase
Belmont: The Lost Plan for a Black Chevy Chase

YouTube video by The Birth of a Capital

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Stephen West
@stephenwest.bsky.social
Historian of Civil War & Reconstruction. Bicyclist, baker, 3d favorite human of Banjo the dog. Views=mine, RT≠endorsement
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