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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 13h

White House planning meeting:

“We are going to have to lie a lot this Sunday. Who’s willing to lie the most shamelessly?”

“Well, duh. That’s JD.”

“Of course. Get him on every show possible.”

“Done!”

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14h

Vance: I’m sure that in the course of his life he has been paid more than $50,000 for services. The question is did he do something illegal.

Stephanopoulos: I’m asking if Homan accepted the $50,000

Vance: Is it illegal to take a payment for doing services? Low income women can’t get food

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 16h

Sunday painting: “Mori Point”

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Party in Milwaukee!!

Thank you for the warm welcome, Brew Crew.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Pepper Lambeau getaway…

First stop—Brewers-Cubs, Game 5 ⚾️

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing how on message MTG is.

Run everywhere, and hammer on this message:

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Jenny Sampson 🇮🇪 🇪🇺 @jennysampson.bsky.social · 1d

Read to the end… (I failed)

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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poshponypanache.bsky.social @poshponypanache.bsky.social · 1d

Take the quiz!
I learned something this morning that really made me think.

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Would you have been allowed to vote in Alabama 60 years ago?

Take this literacy test and see…

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

This is a map of Kentucky’s bourbon trail.

All the distilleries across the Commonwealth. Touring them is a big draw for tourists.

But now, it’s also a map of Trump’s economic wreckage.

Because his tariffs and ceaseless attacks on Canada are crushing bourbon exports.

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SharonA is watching baseball @sharonawrites.bsky.social · 1d

Take the quiz and read to the end.

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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Ultracrepidarian @shevek57.bsky.social · 1d

Share wide and far! (Make sure to read until the end of the thread.)

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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Louise T she/her @louisetallen.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, this is enlightening. Take the time to read the whole thread.

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Would you have been allowed to vote in Alabama 60 years ago?

Take this literacy test and see…

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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mav @mav.wtf · 1d

Worth your time.

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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Michael Planey @airplaney.bsky.social · 1d

A little history lesson for anyone interested

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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TNTArtbyTina @tntart.bsky.social · 1d

This thread is really worth reading! I had no clue about this, seems it should’ve been taught in one of my history courses. 🤔

David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

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Pop Quiz!

Every American should know the basics of our Founding, don’t you agree?

The history, and the Constitution itself?

Well, to make sure you know it, and as part of my virtual Democracy Academy, let me give you a quick pop quiz.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Believe it or not, the test above—as easy as it was to fail—is actually one of the more straightforward “literacy tests” from the Jim Crow South.

You can read more about them, as well as see if you would’ve passed the Alabama test, by reading today’s newsletter, here:

2-Minute Quiz: How Well Do You Know Your Constitution?

A High-Stakes Test

open.substack.com

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Now, what if I told you that sometimes, literacy tests were also taken as a group. And even if you passed, if someone else failed in your group, you too failed.

Terrible?

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

BUT, alas…we know that that was one of the tricks of these “tests.”

They were selectively administered and enforced, and “scored” with great discretion—such that Black voters failed far more often than White voters regardless of the answers they provided.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

I have given this “Quiz” every year to my law school class, and as smart as they have been, none of my students got every question right.

So they would not have qualified to vote in Alabama in 1965…that is, if this test had been consistently enforced.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

These 12 questions were part of a far longer series of questions a voter in Alabama faced in 1965 when she or he tried to vote.

These were all questions on the 1965 Alabama Literacy Test.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

Not kicked off BlueSky…even worse than that!

Failure means you aren’t allowed to vote in the upcoming election, or next year’s midterm election.

Harsh?

Maybe, but also our history.

This was not a pop quiz I wrote.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

How’d you do? Feel good about your answers?

Ok, be honest…do you think you got them all right?

Now, what if I told you that if you got one answer wrong, you failed the test.

And that there was a major punishment for that failure.

Not just a bad grade in my class…but worse.

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

11) If it were proposed to join Alabama and Mississippi to form one state, what groups would have to vote approval in order for this to be done? __________________

12) Of the original 13 states, the one with the largest representation in the first Congress was ____________

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

9) Impeachments of U.S. officials are tried by ______________

10) If a vacancy occurs in the U.S. Senate, the state must hold an election, but meanwhile the place may be filled by a temporary appointment made by _______________

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David Pepper @davidpepperoh.bsky.social · 1d

6) Name one area of authority over state militia reserved exclusively for states

7) Name two things which the states are forbidden to do by the U.S. Constitution.

8) Name two of the purposes of the U.S. Constitution.

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