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Wanna guess how many states Harris won in 2024?
History, sports, politics, grew up in the 90s. Published a book on Andrew Jackson’s impact on the presidency. Writing a biography of NJ statesman, Samuel Southard.
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Wanna guess how many states Harris won in 2024?
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All fantastic games too
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@gauthamrao.bsky.social Just got an email to my school account from Gilder regarding your Law, Constitutions, and Governance class. Sounds incredible
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Park the shit box and come with me
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I can’t believe what they did at the end. Absolutely incredible
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Trump is gonna lose his shit. They don’t hold back one inch
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Forgot how much I missed #southpark. Trump isn’t gonna be happy
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Mike Johnson seen leaving DC…
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Great..enjoy!
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Didn’t Trump get a lighter sentence in the hush money case partially due to his age? And we’re deporting 82 year olds??
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Is it your first run through?
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GPS says just under four hours. Off to Providence! #shear2025
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II is probably the best of the series.
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You should check out the Suikoden series (if you haven’t already).
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See you there!
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HP font gives it away!
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Unlimited mulligans
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It won’t. We all know it. It’s a joke. He’s not serious. Etc. They’ll throw everything out there they can to excuse it away.
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It’s called a T square
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It’s time. These guys today throw too hard and with too much movement. Far too many missed calls. I don’t want to hear that it’s part of the game. If there’s a way to improve the game, you do it
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Congrats and I’m looking forward to attending #SHEAR for the first time!
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A - that makes no sense. B - does he know how many head coaches the University of Texas has gone through in the last several years?
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Cruz voted against relief for victims of hurricane Sandy in NJ
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He’d make his money back in a weekend
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This
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Doesn’t understand that weather and climate are two different things.
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Machismo prevented so many of those Latin American men from voting for Kamala. It’s all coming to roost now
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Does anyone actually think this abomination won’t pass?
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These people talk in absolutes. “Never happened before,” “Best operation ever,” Best growth we’ve ever seen.” And their misinformed audience eats it up.
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New GOP campaign strategy
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Or ‘98 when they lost five straight to end the season and miss the playoffs. Take your pick.
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Perhaps the most pathetic series in franchise history and that’s saying a lot.
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Nazis occasionally showed visitors staged versions of their concentration camps…
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Brutal haha
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Probably from MAGAs who say he was supposed to get rid of all the brown people by now
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He definitely crushed two car bombs before taking the stage
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Thank you!
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My research into Samuel Southard, who was naval secretary from 1823-1829, has exposed me a bit to naval business in Liberia. I’d love to read Wolnisty’s paper!
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Great to hear!
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Just saw a car with a Tulsi 2020 sticker on it. Doesn’t get much worse than that. Although it could be worth a lot of money as there can’t be more than 10 of those on the whole planet
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I love footnotes. My publisher allowed footnotes for my book. Just so much more reader-friendly.
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And that single line will endear him more, if possible to the MAGA base because “tough guys” drop F bombs
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Unfortunately that sort of balanced approach doesn’t go far in today’s political arena. It’s a shame, really
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He also wouldn’t be able to fight in the daytime or get too close to garlic
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Anyone happen to have a copy of Herbert Ershkowitz’s, The Origin of the Whig and Democratic Party, New Jersey Politics, 1820-1837? Libraries near me have it but as a non-circulating reference book. 🗃️ #blustorians
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Learned to read playing this one.
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He might be asleep
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Notice he didn’t mention her name…
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He definitely has a button up collared shirt of the American flag
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He’s a Latino. They all look the same to them
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1206 words today 🗃️ #amwriting
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Sherrill, closer to moderate than progressive, will face Ciattarelli, a regular Republican turned Trump sycophant in a crucial race. Trump shaved 10 points off Biden’s 2020 margin last November and NJ hasn’t been shy to elect GOP governors. Sherrill should win but will be one to watch in November
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5,000 pages of newspaper mentioning Samuel Southard between 1810 and the end of 1842 (the year he died) done. On to the 1,950 Southard mentions in John Quincy Adams’ diary #amresearching #amwriting 🗃️ #writing #booksky
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anger as seen in protests around the country, the regular voter is unconcerned with or even in support of the dangerous direction the Trump administration is taking the country. Should be interesting #politics #njprimary
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The state swung strongly towards Trump in 2024, with Harris winning by only 6 points (Biden won by 16 in 2020). A double digit D victory would suggest backlash against what has been a chaotic start to Trump round two. A GOP win or narrow D victory would indicate that despite the outward displays of
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Bellwether gubernatorial election in NJ coming up in November. Voted in primary day today. One of a strong stable of established democrats will likely face normal republican turned Trump shill, Jack Ciattarelli who lost to current governor, Phil Murphy in a closer than expected race in 2021.
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She calls everybody by their full name
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On the bright side, there should be an abundance of federal history job openings in 3 and a half years.
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I’m not sure this is what the founders intended when deciding to place control of the military in civilian hands.
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Looking forward to my visit in July!
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I’m on book two myself and am excited to be attending #SHEAR 2nd Book Workshop in July. Currently worrying every day when I go to Chronicling America that the page will be taken down!
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The tools of ignorance! Good for him
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My wife watches The Young and the Restless so I’ve seen my fair share of episodes. Don Jr. is Adam Newman. Anyone who knows the show would probably agree
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Heading to #SHEAR 2nd Book Workshop in July at Brown University. Any good hotel recommendations? 🗃️
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Oh wow that’s interesting! I’d love to pick your brain about his role with the Morris Canal Co. And I have an email in to Princeton to get into their archives this summer. Thankfully, I’m about an hour from Princeton.
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Taught the Gettysburg Address today. Lincoln said, “…testing whether this nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure.” We endured the Civil War. It’s sad that I’m not sure if we can endure the fake tough guy and his flock of moronic sheep
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There are 4,800 pages on Chronicling America with “Southard” in the text between 1790-1845. I’m through about 2,300. We’re gonna plug trillions in deficit spending by shutting CA down? We live in such stupid times
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No take backs
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I may end up there this summer; they have some Samuel Southard material I’d like to look through.
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He wasn’t too far from threatening teams that continued to pass on him.
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Strawberry Gout
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Ruby Tuesday
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Maybe we won’t have to wait 7 months. Protests at Tesla dealerships around the country and Tesla and Cybertruck vandalization isn’t a terribly far cry from dumping EIC tea overboard. People are pissed
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Right. The tax on tea did not come with the Tea Act of 1773. It had been in place since the Townshend Act six years prior. The original poster was linking the present tariff to a timeline from the Tea Act to the Tea Party. I was just pointing out that the timeline is a little of
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The tea tax had been in place since 1767. The Tea Act granted exclusive distribution privilege to the East India Company (Trump admin granting privileges to Space X) so the parallels are there even if the timeline is off
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Has he ever spoken with a MAGA member?
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Northern NJ. Lake community. Asked 300k. Got offers between 287 and 330. None put down more than 10%. Many 3.5% FHA
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Thankfully, that’s not true. My wife and sister in law just sold her mother’s house. They had 9 offers. Not one had a higher down payment than 35k and most were around 15-20k
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We aren’t far from an American tourist getting kidnapped in a foreign country and after the administration sees the person is a Democrat, they throw up their hands and claim they can’t do anything, are we?
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Haha poor guy thought his day was made!
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Just go out and roll some boulders
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Very challenging game
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Probably not but he could be impeached and removed for election interference and insurrection but Mitch McConnell screwed the whole country
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You’re killing it!
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Wonder when we’ll see the “I don’t even know the guy” post