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Wilson Dizard III

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Washington DC native & resident. Husband, father, &c. Dachshund ally. Semi-retired journalist; active (i.e., voting) member, National Press Club; winner of several national journalism awards

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Why 30% of Sailors are Filipino
YouTube video by PolyMatter Why 30% of Sailors are Filipino
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100 000 000 PENGO EF BANKNOTE FROM HUNGARY 1946

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UPDATE on US troops DISOBEYING Trump’s ILLEGAL orders
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen UPDATE on US troops DISOBEYING Trump’s ILLEGAL orders

[Release the Epstein files.]

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What’s REALLY Happened Since Trump’s Tariffs Began
YouTube video by The Infographics Show What’s REALLY Happened Since Trump’s Tariffs Began

Ignorant felon Donald Trump harms America

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The crashing value of the Soviet ruble in 1922 moved the government to revalue these 250 ruble postage stamps with a 100,000 ruble overprint.

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[Image: 250 million ruble note of Transcaucasian SFSR] Hyperinflation in early Soviet Russia was 7-years of spiraling inflation from the early days of the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917 to the reestablishment of the gold standard with the chervonets in the New Economic Policy in March 1924.

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[Image: Germany, 1923: money was used as wallpaper.] Zero stroke has been variously described.E.G: With the price a bread loaf running into billions, people have to count in trillions. Those with the malady are normal, except for a desire to write endless rows of zeros & make endless computations.

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[Image: 100,000-yuan CRB banknote in 1945] The Chinese hyperinflation began in the late 1930s,[1] extended to Taiwan after 1945, & ended in the early 1950s.[2] In 1935 the Chinese National Currency was issued without sufficient reserve backing. The KMT government's deficit spending caused inflation.

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Mandats territoriaux were paper government notes issued as currency by the French Directory in 1796 to replace the assignats which had become virtually worthless. They were heavily counterfeited and their value depreciated rapidly within six months. By May 1797 they were worth virtually nothing.

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During the 5-year hyperinflation, the worst inflation was in 2008. The currency was abandoned. The peak was in mid-November 2008 with an estimated monthly rate of 79,600,000,000%. The annual rate reached 89.7 sextillion percent.[1] This resulted in US$1 becoming equivalent to Z$2,621,984,228.[40]

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[Keep the change.] Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe is an ongoing period of currency instability in Zimbabwe which, using Cagan's definition of hyperinflation, began in February 2007. During the height of inflation from 2008 to 2009, the government of Zimbabwe stopped filing inflation statistics.

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Sir John Collier (British painter, 1850-1934)
Myrrh, Aloes and Cassia
oil on canvas
89 ΒΎ x 76 in. (228 x 193 cm.)
Private collection

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From the front lines of the Portland War Zone.

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This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

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How The World’s First Finance Bro Ruined A Nation
YouTube video by hoser How The World’s First Finance Bro Ruined A Nation

John Law (1671 – 1729) was a Scottish-French[3] investment banker. He rose to power in France via a novel scheme for French public finances known as Law's System, with 2 firms at its core, John Law's Bank and John Law's Company. It ended in the devastating boom & bust Mississippi Bubble of 1720.

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When The Media Stood Up For Freedom
YouTube video by Robert Reich When The Media Stood Up For Freedom

My father worked directly for Ed Murrow.

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Tap Testard (active between 1471 and 1531 in Poitiers and Cognac), born in Poitiers at an unknown date, died in an unknown place), Letter from Penelope to Ulysse - Enlightenment of the Heroids manuscript - ms HM60, f. 3 - around 1500 - 24,3 x 16.7 cm.

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Really is a thing to behold.

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Monogrammist IB or Master I.B. (c. 1480 β€” c. 1530) conventional name of a German engraver, painter, and printer.
The Seven Planets - Venus, 1528
engraving. British Museum

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Noble women's clothing of the Qing Dynasty (1636 β€” 1912) in the painting "Appreciating Plum Blossoms at Night in January" (ζ­£ζœˆε―’ε€œζŽ’ζ’…), by Chen Mei (ι™ˆζžš) of the Qing Dynasty, now is preserved in the Palace Museum.

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As the chaos continues In America...Foster girl Lena & Lambie are turning in early & wish all sweet dreams form Martha's Vineyard! #fightfordemocracy #blueskydogs #lambchop #dogs #marthasvineyard #lambie #dogsofbluesky

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They are who we thought they were, and we'll beat the Confederacy this time, too - October 7 GNR Good Day, Gnuville! Happy Supermoon Tuesday! Remember that infamous quote from a MAGA woman who complained that the felon was β€œnot hurting the people he should be hurting”? She meant all of us. I’m no...

[Good News Roundup; excerpt:] I am happy to report that our elected leaders have closed ranks & presented a united front to the Trump regime. It’s good for Illinois & good for Chicago to see our leaders standing resolutely. I love Gov. Pritzker, who has remained calm and steady throughout.

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AOC hits Stephen Miller right where it hurts, and he can't take it New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez laughed off top Trump henchman Stephen Miller after he whined about her Monday night on Fox News. Miller appeared for a friendly interview with right-wing ...

[Context:] Ocasio-Cortez said Miller looked like β€œhe is so mad that he is 4' 10" that he’s [livid].” She urged supporters to mock fascists to undermine them. After this clip was posted online, AOC reposted it & wrote, β€œI cannot believe they aired this and made him listen to it live. I am crying.”

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