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paw617.bsky.social @paw617.bsky.social

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... “Abraham Lincoln told his biographer, friend, and law partner of 18 years, William Hearndon, that he had been infected with syphilis in 1835 or 1836.”

jul 16, 2025, 8:04 pm • 0 0

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social

Or did he? If he were infected with it he'd not have lived functionally to 1865. Hearndon either got it wrong, or lied. There was no cure. Also he'd have given it to his wife, who was ALWAYS crazy, and who didn't die of it; and his son Robert did not have it,a nd would likely have gotten it fetally.

jul 16, 2025, 11:07 pm • 0 0 • view
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paw617.bsky.social @paw617.bsky.social

I was just showing you where I got the info, John. Doesn’t matter to me at all whether he had it or not. Much greater probability Trump has it…

jul 16, 2025, 11:21 pm • 0 0 • view
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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social

wikipedia

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jul 16, 2025, 11:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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paw617.bsky.social @paw617.bsky.social

That’s that…

jul 16, 2025, 11:40 pm • 1 0 • view