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Melissa Johnson
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 15h
Some news as I try to bring some order to all the different things I do:
American Conversations: Marc Elias
Hi Folks:
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025
“I think it’s really important that this video be made public,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) said today on Face the Nation. Himes was referring to a video of the September 2 U.S. military strike on...
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d
Trainwreck? In October 2024, The Economist called Biden's economy "the envy of the world."
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
BARTIROMO: What are you expecting the president's economic message to be?

SEN. McCORMICK: I think the message is that we inherited a trainwreck from the Biden administration and we made a lot of progress

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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 1d
Atomic Age fact-checking walkthroughs are always fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSfJ...
Critical Thinking with AI Mode #60: A Safe, Harmless, Giant Atomic Bomb
YouTube video by Mike Caulfield
www.youtube.com

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 2d
SilentMiddleChild
@silentmiddlechild.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d
December 6, 2025
December 6, 2025
On the sunny Sunday morning of December 7, 1941, Messman Doris Miller had served breakfast aboard the USS West Virginia, stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and was collecting laundry when the first of...
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 2d
For those who missed this morning's episode of "What the Heck Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne

Here you go:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS3Y...
What the Heck Just Happened? (With Heather and Joanne)
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
www.youtube.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 3d
December 5, 2025
December 5, 2025
Late last night, the Trump administration released the 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States of America.
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Mike "looking for research fellowship" Caulfield @mikecaulfield.bsky.social · 3d
When I talk about using LLMs to fact-check, many people reply "Me, I'd rather consult a fact-checker" I think I mostly agree, but the *best* option is to consult a fact-checker who **knows how to use AI**
We're not taking the fact-checking powers of AI seriously enough. It's past time to start.
Some notes on the Grokipedia error that wasn't
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 4d
December 4, 2025
December 4, 2025
“What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service,” Representative Jim Himes (D-CT), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, said.
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d
I had the absolute pleasure of joining @hcrichardson.bsky.social for a conversation yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N15L...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Himes: "What worries me is what causes a man of real integrity & w/ a storied professional history like the admiral to order this strike? My guess is it has something to do w/ the secretary of defense who writes a book about how we need a lot less ethics and lawyers involved & a lot more lethality."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Himes: "The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat ... the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch."

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Kevin M. Levin @civilwarmemory.bsky.social · 4d
I didn't expect to see this Jon Stewart conversation with historians @jbf1755.bsky.social and Allen Guelzo. Well worth your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=isBC...
American “Heritage” vs. American History | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Mark Warner: "I hope it would remind folks that J6 was an ugly, awful day, and this administration and president basically pardoned all the perpetrators. It's that kind of picking and choosing of facts from this crowd that makes me a little bit crazy."

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 4d
New: “Eric Trump Has Gotten 10 Times Richer Since Dad’s Election”

@kylekhanmullins.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Here’s How Much Eric Trump Is Worth
Crypto took the real estate heir’s fortune and supersized it, briefly making the president’s second-oldest son a billionaire in early September.
www.forbes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d
Sean Duffy: "I hear President Trump talk publicly and privately -- he cares about affordability for the American consumer." (Trump literally called affordability a "hoax" just yesterday!)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d
New in PN: Costco demands a refund from Trump

"One of the biggest importers in the country has entered the fray, at the risk of finding itself crosswise with the Trump administration. This is what happens when you let the president break the law for a little while."
Costco demands a refund from Trump
The mega-retailer is suing to get its tariff money back.
www.publicnotice.co

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 5d
December 3, 2025

heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/december-3...
December 3, 2025
Republican Matt Van Epps won yesterday’s special election in Tennessee’s seventh congressional district, but Republicans aren’t celebrating triumphantly.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 5d
My message to Trump: Your message of bigotry won’t work. Somali Americans are here to stay. 💅🏾

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 5d
The original White House--like the Capitol--was deliberately NOT garish.They were supposed to reflect republican governance: not monarchies, not aristocracies.They were supposed to show a commitment to We the People.

The current decorations are the precise opposite.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
We Asked Interior Designers To Explain Trump's 'Garish' White House Redesign — And They Had THOUGHTS
Experts weigh in on the president's gold-soaked makeover of the Oval Office and more.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 5d
"Fractures have emerged in the Maga coalition," writes Guardian columnist Moira Donegan. "Republicans are beginning to imagine what the country – and more importantly, their own careers – will look like without him."
Cracks have emerged in the Maga coalition | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 6d
December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
The news of last Friday, November 28, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Joint Special Operations commander overseeing an attack on a small vessel carrying 11 people on September 2 to “kill ev...
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 6d
New: "Nasdaq Tells Trump Crypto Partner Alt5 Sigma It ‘No Longer Meets’ Listing Requirements After Missed Report"

me, for @forbes.com

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Alt5 Sigma Told It’s ’Noncompliant’ by Nasdaq After Failing To File Earnings Report
A fintech firm that routed $500 million to an entity affiliated with President Trump is yet to file its report for the third quarter, which ended in September.
www.forbes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d
images of Trump dozing during today's cabinet meeting

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty & Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)

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Julie Ingersoll @julieingersoll.bsky.social · 6d
What's Trump gaining by blowing up boats in the Caribbean?

It's the same as the deportations: first criminals, then undocumented, next revoke documentation, then naturalization, now anyone "not compatible"... Next?

He's preparing Americans to accept using the military to blow up domestic targets

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 6d
Steve Witkoff, a special envoy for President Trump, and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, are expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Moscow on Tuesday, as the White House pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine. Follow live.
Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. Envoy to Meet With Putin in Moscow
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 7d
December 1, 2025
December 1, 2025
President Donald J.
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