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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.

I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.

Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
History shows revoking Harvard's tax status won't be easy — or fast
A presidential effort to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status could run up against a number of challenges, including violating federal law.
www.npr.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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April 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Feel like someone is leaving me a message
April 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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You have to win a lottery to camp at BC Parks now, unless you drive for hours on a logging road for a first come first serve at a "Recreation Site" like this one at Muchalat Lake, where you can drop your canoe in the water in complete solitude. Bliss. #photography #landscapephotography #vanisle #bc
April 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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“We have an obligation to give hate no safe harbor and to stand up to what my dad used to say is the greatest sin of all — the abuse of power.”

President Biden, eulogizing President Carter. Two incredibly decent men.
January 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
In the midst of political turmoil and darkness, raging wild fires, and much other chaos and noise, thank you for a moment with some beautifully photographed nice mushrooms.
Here are some nice mushrooms
January 9, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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In his amicus brief on release of the special counsel report, Trump argues: “As the President-Elect and soon-to-be 47th President, President Trump has an interest in a smooth transition and efficacious vesting of executive power."

And irony is dead right there.
January 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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This is admittedly in part self-serving but if you value the work individual journalists are doing at The Post but are nervous about the paper institutionally, it's important to send signals — shares, clicks, comments — in support of the work you like instead of only criticizing what you don't.
January 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Wisdom from his many years.
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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I support renaming geography but only with fantasy names. Gulf of Mexico can be the Cauldron of Tempests. The Rocky Mountains are the King’s Teeth
January 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Trump is going to make Ozempic more expensive for Americans because Denmark won’t give him Greenland. (I can’t believe I just typed that sentence out.)
How Trump’s Greenland Plan Could Hit Ozempic, Legos and Hearing Aids
Putting tariffs on Denmark unless it cedes the island of Greenland could hurt access to a few key products, including popular medicines.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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🇨🇦💪🏼❤️🏒
January 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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#booksky What's your favorite book opening line? :)
January 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM