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I am a retired educator, coach and historical gamer. I feel very blessed to have worked in my hometown schools & served as a city councilman. Thankful to live in a small town in southern Indiana.

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Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

22.11.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 991    πŸ” 225    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 23
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"Timothy Snyder: Russian invasion is on a world war scale, but Ukraine alone is fighting it, keeping us in a 1938-like historical moment"

#BlueSkyFriends Call your Senators & House Member & demand they work against this outrageous betrayal of Ukraine & Europe.

Stand With Ukraine πŸ’™πŸ’›
#You'reNotAlone

22.11.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 999    πŸ” 420    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 17
Interview with Timothy Snyder about the war in Ukraine
YouTube video by United24 News Interview with Timothy Snyder about the war in Ukraine

Stand With Ukraine!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=v4OZ...

22.11.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Trump, why not just meet with them in Munich? You are an appeaser……

22.11.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bears regroup, overcome Vikings 19-17 on late field goal Cairo Santos drilled a 48-yard field goal as time expired, and the Chicago Bears escaped with a 19-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.

Bears regroup, overcome Vikings 19-17 on late field goal reut.rs/3M5UmwT

17.11.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨 Adam Kinzinger is right.
The GOP has a choice to make:
Stand up against child trafficking β€” even when it involves their own leader —
or admit they’re willing to look the other way as long as he hates the same people they do.
There’s no middle ground.
Silence is complicity.

13.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1177    πŸ” 497    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 17

She is sick…..

13.11.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

03.11.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful…..

30.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of the "Barrage 10" card from the game Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, depicting large artillery guns firing a barrage.

An image of the "Barrage 10" card from the game Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno, depicting large artillery guns firing a barrage.

Rally the Troops has added yet another World War I game to the line up: Verdun 1916: Steel Inferno. This is a CDG about the trench warfare around Verdun during World War I, designed by Walter Vejdo, with illustrations by Tardi.

rally-the-troops.com/verdun

25.10.2025 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Beautiful Fall day here in the β€˜Burg. Got the smoker going for the IU game…..Let’s Go HOOSIERS!!!! #IU #HOOSIERS #CFB #B1G

18.10.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Trump doesn't remember/believe/understand HE was president on January 6, 2021

This is how unstable, how mentally unbalanced, how much of a dangerous mixture of dishonesty and insanity Trump is:

"Biden's FBI?" By Jan. 6 2021, TRUMP had run the FBI for 1,448 days #25A

12.10.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1119    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 26
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The Daily Hoosier Daily IU Athletics News, Analysis, Opinion and History

Let’s go HOOSIERS!!!!! www.thedailyhoosier.com?fbclid=IwRlR...

11.10.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I really enjoyed this one.

08.10.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It Sure Looks Like This MAGA Influencer Is Committing Voter Fraud Jack Posobiec keeps voting in a swing state he doesn’t live in.

Jack Posobiec, of β€œPizzagate” fame, has been voting in Pennsylvania for nearly a decade while living in Maryland. trib.al/myCdQpd

03.10.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 310    πŸ” 151    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 12
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Vladimir Putin is testing the Westβ€”and its unity NATO must resist Russia’s efforts to corrode it from within

Vladimir Putin knows he cannot defeat NATO in a stand-up fight. The Russian leader instead aims to corrode the West from within. The alliance must expose everythingβ€”and improve its resilience

02.10.2025 23:40 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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Indiana Makes Loud Statement in Beatdown of Illinois: Respect This CFP Contender Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers heard the noise and delivered their most convincing proof yet that last season was no fluke.

Column: Curt Cignetti stopped himself from trash talking Saturday night. He didn’t have to. Indiana’s obliteration of Illinois spoke volumes β€” the Hoosiers are playoff contenders again.

bit.ly/4nG7E0M

21.09.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No. 19 Hoosiers Hammer No. 9 Illini 63-10 - Hoosier Huddle β€œIndiana doesn’t beat good teams.” β€œIU hasn’t proven it against good opposition.” What are they going to say now? The #18 Indiana Hoosiers dominated the #9 Illinois Fighting Illini, controlling every ...

No. 19 Hoosiers Hammer No. 9 Illini 63-10 #iufb #Hoosiers hoosierhuddle.com/2025/09/20/n...

21.09.2025 03:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Who would have thought that I would have lived long enough to see NBC switch from the Notre Dame game to broadcast the IU football game….and then crushing a top ten team……Go HOOSIERS!!!

#IU #B1G #CFB

21.09.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Go HOOSIERS!!!!!

21.09.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
bert

bert

21.09.2025 02:09 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

If you're a person of faith, it's a serious test of that faith to pray for someone you detest. That's a good reason to try and do it.

10.09.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 700    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 82    πŸ“Œ 10

The only reason why Putin would send drones into Poland would be that he doesn't believe Donald Trump would ultimately honor America's commitment to NATO and he wants to test that proposition.

10.09.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6491    πŸ” 1593    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 110

And Trump will do exactly what Putin tells him to do.

10.09.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 190    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stock Up/Stock Down: Indiana 56 Kennesaw St. 9 - Hoosier Huddle Indiana looked a lot better in Saturday’s 56-9 win over Kennesaw State. IU fixed many of the issues that appeared in last week’s edition of Stock Up/Stock Down, but had some new concerns pop up. Let’s check the portfolio.

Stock up/Stock Down: Indiana 56 Kennesaw St. 9 #iufb #Hoosiers hoosierhuddle.com/2025/09/07/s...

07.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.

Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...

02.09.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 5
The goal of Social Security is to mitigate economic risk, particularly the risk of poverty when someone loses their ability to receive market-based income through employment. All people age, and no one can foresee with absolute certainty when death or disability may occur. Because these events are inevitable, yet the timing is unpredictable, it makes sense to protect against them.

The goal of Social Security is to mitigate economic risk, particularly the risk of poverty when someone loses their ability to receive market-based income through employment. All people age, and no one can foresee with absolute certainty when death or disability may occur. Because these events are inevitable, yet the timing is unpredictable, it makes sense to protect against them.

In outlining his reason for a national program of social insurance, FDR stated:

"It is our plain duty to provide for that security upon which welfare depends."

We lay out why that goal is as essential today: #ProtectSocialSecurity 1/3 🧡
rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/what-do...

14.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Had a great IU Football Kickoff Saturday cookout on a beautiful day. The Hoosiers got the win, but need to improve. Finishing up opening weekend watching Michigan while having a Hoosier Game Day Lager. #IUFB #Beer #B1G #CFB

31.08.2025 00:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She was toast anyway. Hopefully, we can get a Democrat elected there.

29.08.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

well, all political careers are going to die, for heaven's sakes

29.08.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 957    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 1

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