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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver

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Military aviation history author (search my name at Amazon in books). Screenwriter of the cult classic "The Terror Within." Writes "That's Another Fine Mess" on Substack. Politically left since forever. Cat lover. Well-known plastic airplane model-maker

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Fredericksburg, Va., Daily Star

Fredericksburg, Va., Daily Star

McDaniel

McDaniel

Feb. 25, 1926: A bill for compulsory Bible reading in Virginia’ public schools is stymied after a state Senate committee rejects advancing it, 10-4. The panel heard from leading Baptist preacher George McDaniel, who called the proposal state intrusion into religious affairs.

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Historian finds German decree banishing Trump's grandfather Royal decree ordered Friedrich Trump to leave Germany and never come back after he failed to do military service

Trump’s grandfather was ordered to leave Kingdom of Bavaria, Germany and never come back for dodging military service it's a shame the US didn’t banish Cadet Bone Spurs

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016...

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Pittsburgh Post

Pittsburgh Post

Cartoon by J.P. Alley, Memphis Commercial Appeal

Cartoon by J.P. Alley, Memphis Commercial Appeal

Feb. 25, 1926: The National Education Association comes out against state laws to ban the teaching of human evolution in schools. Over 5,000 teachers vote unanimously for the resolution a year after the state of Tennessee convicted teacher John Scopes for teaching the science.

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THIS IS WHO DELIVERED THE STATE OF DILLUSION LAST NIGHT........
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Gov. Abigail Spanberger: "The scale of the corruption is unprecedented. There's the cover up of the Epstein files, the crypto scams, cozying up to foreign princes for airplanes and billionaires for ballrooms, putting his name and face on buildings all over our nation's capital."

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Repost by @Rainmaker1973

RT by @Rainmaker1973: A man and his friends rescued a turtle from parasites

Click to see original repost

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Don’t just impeach the liar and cheat, but arrest him for what’s in those Epstein files. DOJ are protecting The Felon…. That’s gotta stop. #RemoveTrumpVanceMAGA

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A new report reveals the racist right-wing Twitter account β€œjohnnymaga” is operated by a taxpayer-funded White House staffer named Garrett Wade.

Wade called Trump’s video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes a β€œmasterpiece.”

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Me too!

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We used to give people medals for killing Nazis and fascists.

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In his own admission β€œdumb people like me”

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Trump's State of the Union: "In one year, we have lifted 2.4 million Americans -- a record -- off of food stamps"

Imagine being proud of starving people for your own amusement, it's sickening.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

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The Epstein Class Is on the Run in Europe. In America, It’s in the White House. The Epstein files are triggering arrests and resignations overseas β€” but in the U.S., the people who should be investigated are running the government.

open.substack.com/pub/bluedotb...
America the barbarians on the planet

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Russian stuff blowing up: Ukraine hits Smolensk chemical plant Ukraine attacked a large chemical plant in Smolensk that produces fertilizer and products for the Russian military. The same plant was struck about three months ago. A new video showing the strike on ...

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

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Mr. Tur is a momron. As is she.

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This is the best response I've seen.

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This

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If you think BIRTH CONTROL pills are β€œa disrespect of life,” and can’t just say birth control is safe and effective for the overwhelming majority of women with your whole chest, you should NOT be America’s top doctor.

I'm voting NO on Casey Means for Surgeon General.

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The US men's team is your standard collection of white male jockstap oafs.

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youtube.com/post/UgkxKHe...

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That's what happens when we have a collection of Russian traitors in the White House.

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Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponryβ€”and It Should Alarm Us All In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end wellβ€”or anytime soon.

Trump’s ICE Is Quietly Stockpiling Weaponryβ€”and It Should Alarm Us All

In addition to staffing up at a furious rate, ICE and CPB are acquiring a vast cache of weapons from private contractors, new data reveals. This will not end wellβ€”or anytime soon.

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Sometimes I think he’s just trolling us.

But no, he really is this stupid.

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πŸ˜† Don’t threaten us with a good time!

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