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Retired Historian and Dean, enjoying family and friends, coffee, single malt scotch, travel, and sunshine

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April 17, 2025 Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) posted a picture of himself with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whom the Trump administration says it sent to the notorious CECOT prison in El Salvador t...

April 17, 2025

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April 15, 2025 A large crowd of protesters calling for the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man the Trump administration sent to a notorious terrorist prison in El Salvador, milled around the courthouse ...

April 15, 2025

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May your have a great day!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

15.04.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn’t be surprised, alas.

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This is horrific.

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After a few cups, I’ll be human!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

14.04.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 13, 2025 This evening, lawyers for the Department of Justice told a federal court that the administration does not believe it has a legal obligation to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to the United States,...

April 13, 2025

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I’ll just stick with coffee today! β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

13.04.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 12, 2025 It was just 20 days agoβ€”on March 24β€”that editor in chief of The Atlantic Jeffrey Goldberg reported that the most senior members of the Trump administration discussed a military strike on the Houthis i...

April 12, 2025

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Enjoy your weekend!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

11.04.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a plaid vest and pearls looks surprised ALT: a man wearing a plaid vest and pearls looks surprised
10.04.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stay strong, hopeful, and drink coffee!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

10.04.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 9, 2025 (Wednesday) On April 9, 1865, General Robert E.

April 9, 2025

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Enjoy your Hump Day!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜ŠπŸ«

09.04.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 8, 2025 Stocks were up early today as traders put their hopes in Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s suggestion that the Trump administration was open to negotiations for lowering Trump’s proposed tariffs.

April 8, 2025

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More coffee needed!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

08.04.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 7, 2025 Major indexes on the stock market began down more than 3% today when, as Allison Morrow of CNN reported, a rumor that Trump was considering delaying his tariffs by three months sent stocks surging upw...

April 7, 2025

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April 6, 2025 (Sunday) After President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements on April 2 wiped $5 trillion dollars from the stock market, the Republican Party is scrambling.

April 6, 2025

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April 5, 2025 It’s been quite a week.

April 5, 2025

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It’s going to take a lot more coffee for that!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

04.04.2025 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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April 3, 2025 Trump’s announcement last night that he was placing high tariffs on countries around the world came after the stock market closed, but it drove stock futures dramatically downward.

April 3, 2025

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April 1, 2025 Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.

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β€œLet’s get in good trouble.

β€œMy friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”

According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.

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Get ready for your week!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

31.03.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have a wonderful weekend!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

29.03.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s left of it!β˜•οΈβ˜•οΈπŸ˜Š

27.03.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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March 26, 2025 Monday’s astounding story that the most senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration planned military strikes on Yemen over an unsecure commercial messaging app, on which they had include...

March 26, 2025

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March 25, 2025 On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and screams.

March 25, 2025

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March 24, 2025 Today the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, dropped the story that senior members of the Trump administration planned the March 15 U.S.

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March 23, 2025 Fifteen years ago today, President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare, into law.

March 23, 2025

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