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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

10 months

So just in case… Newbie the History Bird and I are here:

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

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We had an assault weapon ban for 10 years: 1994-2004. The world didn’t end. People kept their (other) guns. They bought new guns. It was hardly an attack on gun ownership. This is the least we can do.

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No, it doesn’t. You’re quoting the Declaration of Independence. #ReadTheConstitution

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The Constitution grants us rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – not abortions.

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I think that a lot of people don’t understand what it means to lose democracy.

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My friend is a doctor. She just told me via text message that tonight she witnessed the death of a husband and wife by COVID. They had hosted 30 people for Thanksgiving. Please, please be careful out there.

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Wow. Yesterday the FEC chair tried to publish their weekly journal & was blocked. She says that’s unprecedented It has a draft rule re: foreign election interference So she tweeted the ENTIRE journal. Just putting that here... @KevinMKruse @HC_Richardson H/T @PoliticusSarah

Ellen L. Weintraub (@ellenlweintraub on threads)

@EllenLWeintraub

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@FEC 2/ This week, I published a “Draft Interpretive Rule Concerning Prohibited Activities Involving Foreign Nationals" on the web site:

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He…thought he would get paid for it. There it is.

The Intellectualist

@highbrow_nobrow

3 months

Hannity: “I can’t imagine you ever saying, ‘Bring me some boxes we brought back from the White House. I’d like to look at them.’” Trump: “I would do that..I have the right to take stuff! You know they ended up paying Nixon $18 million for what he had.”

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I adore this photo.

UberFacts

@UberFacts

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Nine years ago, this kid fell asleep during an event at the White House

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A historian speaking as a citizen here: Record everything.

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When a former President, who wants to be a future president, says he wants to terminate constitutional electoral rules, and leaders in his party remain silent, or worse, continue to support him, they have shown themselves for who they are. Believe them.

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I don't have a prime minster. I'm American.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

5 years

Speaking to the American Republican Jewish Coalition, Trump refers to Bibi Netanyahu as "your prime minister"

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Seems like a good day to tweak my name on Twitter...

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Retweeting this for just this reason. Haven't seen Katie Bouman's name enough today associated with the black hole photo. She created a key algorithm that enabled this to happen -- as a grad student (!) A woman of science who deserves to have her name known.

Tamy Emma Pepin

@TamyEmmaPepin

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Congratulations to Katie Bouman to whom we owe the first photograph of a black hole ever. Not seeing her name circulate nearly enough in the press. Amazing work. And here’s to more women in science (getting their credit and being remembered in history) 💥🔥☄️

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THERE WERE ALREADY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE ROOM. This isn't a secret Stalinist chamber. It's a BIPARTISAN committee. You're talking absolute nonsense. Blatant lies. Shame on you.

Rep Andy Biggs

@RepAndyBiggsAZ

5 years

This morning, I joined dozens of my colleagues to storm Adam Schiff’s secret, Soviet-style, Stalinist chamber to demand truth, transparency, and due process. We may have received threats for attempting to hear from today’s witness, but we are more resolved than ever to fight.

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A six foot tall ancient priestess with a golden eye. That is a woman of power.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

@DrLindseyFitz

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5,000-year-old prosthetic eye made from a mixture of natural tar and animal fat. This incredible object was found near the city of Zabol in Iran. The world's earliest prosthetic eye, which was once painted gold, was worn by an ancient priestess who stood 6’ tall. #goldeneye

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So....I'm honored to say that Yale has given me an endowed chair. I'm now officially the Class of 1954 Professor of History.

Joanne Freeman named the Class of 1954 Professor of American History

Freeman is a leading historian of the politics and political culture of the Revolutionary era and early national periods of American history.

news.yale.edu

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Here’s the thing about “just joking” as a strategy: it’s what abusers do. They say something nasty or threatening; watch for the desired reaction; then say “just kidding”—AND attack you for having no sense of humor if you don’t deem it a joke It’s gaslighting w/a menacing edge

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@HC_Richardson

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He’s “just joking” when he says he’ll pardon aides for illegal acts, just like he kids about staying past his term.

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Please don't make claims about "the history of our Country" without knowing something about the history of our country. Signed, A historian

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Interesting. People are saying that DJT wants to “suspend” constitutional election rules. That’s not what he said. He wants to “terminate” them. There’s a big difference. Don’t. Water. This. Down.

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Anyone who compares vaccine mandates with the Holocaust shows that they have NO understanding of history, NO understanding of vaccines, and absolutely NO decency.

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@jbf1755

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It feels as though history can’t yell any louder than this. H/T @HC_Richardson

Jared Keller

@jaredbkeller

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Trump administration to hold migrant children at base that served as WWII Japanese internment camp

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@jbf1755

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God didn’t write the Constitution. People did. And they made it amendable.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders

@SarahHuckabee

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Democrats say we have guns in America because of “corruption”. No, we have guns because it’s our God-given right enshrined in the Constitution.

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I’d like us to stop using “Taliban” re: events in Texas. In the same way that I’d like us to stop describing extreme right-wing behavior as “Nazism.” Both words suggest that what’s happening is somehow “foreign.” But it isn’t. It’s American. And needs to be confronted as such.

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Not retweeting the source of this tweet, but: Sending out absentee ballots, teaching people how to vote legally & correctly, then harvesting & counting valid votes is called: an election. It’s only “cheating” if you believe that you should hold power regardless of valid votes.

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The Founders readily acknowledged the founding was flawed. They spent their retirement years saying so. What's really dangerous is teaching people that we had a flawless founding. We didn't. And the process of reckoning with the flaws defines the arc of American history.

Mike Pompeo

@mikepompeo

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If we teach that the founding of the United States of America was somehow flawed. It was corrupt. It was racist. That's really dangerous. It strikes at the very foundations of our country.

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I will NEVER teach the Articles of Confederation the same way ever again. Or the Constitution, for that matter.

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Folks -- I'm going to throw an idea out into the Twitter-sphere & see what happens. What if there was a giant history rally? A teach-in of sorts w/teachers & historians of all kinds getting together to discuss what we can learn from American history to help us in the present?

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My friend’s brother died from COVID-19. I’m putting this here because it’s easy to get lost in numbers, generalizations, dates, & (false) dismissals of this virus & its costs. This is close. And it’s real. We’re having a Zoom memorial tonite. What a sentence to have to write.

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The President has already been impeached.

Kellyanne Conway

@KellyannePolls

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YOU CAN’T IMPEACH THIS! - two trade deals in a week - nearly 200 federal judges - China to buy $200 billion in US goods/services - USMCA = 176K new jobs - stock market, wage growth & employment records - dead terrorists - USA exporting nat gas & oil🇺🇸

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Philip seems to have asked his dad for advice but AH probably assumed the duel wouldn't happen. At that point he'd been involved in 10 affairs of honor that didn't end up in a duel. When he discovered his son had left for the dueling ground, he fainted. #HATM #HamiltonFilm

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NYC isn’t in a state of anarchy. But that’s not the point. Outlawing & punishing opposition to the administration and civil protest: that’s the point. Justice Dept. brands NYC an 'anarchist jurisdiction,' targets federal funds

Justice Dept. brands NYC an 'anarchist jurisdiction,' targets federal...

New York City was among three cities labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Justice Department on Sunday and targeted to lose federal money for failing to control protesters and defunding cops,...

nypost.com

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A blah evening, so I tried to come up w/a good memory. Here's what I got. Remember that feeling--when you were a kid--& you were taken to the library--& the paper smell of books--& you wandered & picked books & carried your loot home, trying to decide which to read 1st? That.

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Jefferson didn't win in a landslide & AH didn't decide the election. He certainly wrote LOTS of letters attacking Burr, but by that point he didn't have as much influence in his party. They seem to have reasoned their way to a conclusion on their own. #HATM #HamiltonFilm

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3 years

A reminder: The next phase in the impeachment will be a trial in the Senate. Investigating crimes isn't revenge. It's the operation of a system of justice.

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If you want to toss out the Constitution to become president, you’re tossing out the document that *creates* the presidency. So…”game” over. You want to be a dictator. It’s that simple.

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Musk is spreading an unproven charge from a Reddit account. My students know better. I teach them to evaluate sources before believing them.

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The RNC statement about “legitimate political discourse” is a line in the sand. The democratic process is on one side. Authoritarian rule by force is on the other.

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2 years

Like many other historians, I think when democracy is at stake, a 3rd party is not the way to go. Bringing the middle & left together to defeat authoritarianism is urgent. Creating a 3rd party complicates matters. It feels like an ego play at a time when we *must* get past egos

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Hey folks: I'm one of a group of founding era historians who signed on to an amicus brief for the Supreme Court concerning presidential immunity (and the many ways in which it makes no sense.). It was released to the public today. You can read it here:

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We’ve been watching the president destroy faith in the workings of democracy, the electoral process, and institutions of government. We’re now watching his party openly and aggressively avow and abet the same.

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I just sent this to a media outlet that asked me to respond to today's "history" conference. Passing it along.

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No. I don’t. But CNN aired a DJT rally with a selective audience. This isn’t about silos. It’s about responsible journalism with context and pushback. There was none of that on CNN last night. It was irresponsible—a desperate ratings ploy. And CNN owns it.

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@Acyn

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Cooper: You have every right to be outraged today and angry and never watch this network again. But do you think staying in your silo and only listening to people you agree with is going to make that person go away?

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I see there’s a raging “founders never intended” conversation this AM. So... 1) There was no single “Founders view.” They disagreed on big things in big ways. A lot. 2) The constitutional amendment process exists because people assumed that there would be change. Please stop.

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AND WIFE? Her name is Esther Duflo. She has just won a Nobel Prize.

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Oh COME ON @EconomicTimes !

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Wow.

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W.E.B. DuBois’ brief note on the life and moral cowardice of Robert E. Lee is one of the single most brutal pieces of writing I’ve ever read

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This A.M.’s waking thought: Fed’l employees take an oath to support & defend the Constitution. Some are being purged for doing precisely that. This isn’t simply a test of loyalty. It’s removing defenders of constitutional governance & the rule of law—for doing precisely that.

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An impeachment doesn’t negate an election. The same people who devised basic electoral rules in the Constitution put impeachment in the Constitution as well. It’s a check against abuses of power. But you already know that.

Ronna McDaniel

@RonnaMcDaniel

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The Founders began the Constitution with “We the People” for a reason. Pelosi wants to negate the votes of 63M Americans, all while denying @realDonaldTrump due process. It is the ultimate abuse of power, and all the more reason why Republicans must take back the House in 2020.

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Sometimes, I have hope in the rule of law.

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The San Antonio sheriff is launching a criminal probe into DeSantis’s kidnapping operation: “What infuriates me most in this case is that we have 48 people who are already on hard times, they are here legally…and I believe they were preyed upon.”

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1/ Folks: If you don't know why using a yellow Star of David to signal vaccine opposition is offensive, please listen. That star -- used by the Nazis -- marked millions of Jews for death.

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Impeachment IS the Constitution. I’m so tired.

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@JasonSCampbell

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Fox guest Tom Fitton says Mitch McConnell should "change the rules to protect the Constitution" and not have an impeachment trial

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Stacy Abrams on MSNBC just now: “The reality is that when you break democracy for anyone, you break democracy for everyone.”

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Benedict Arnold went over to the enemy during time of war. If that’s how you view political debate, disagreement, and the Democrats, you’ve lost your way and no longer believe in democratic governance.

Media Matters

@mmfa

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Lou Dobbs compares Senator Mike Lee to Benedict Arnold for criticizing Trump administration’s military briefing on Iran

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Pete Souza photo of President-elect Obama meeting with former presidents over lunch.

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Remember when presidents used to bond with ex-presidents, creating a sense that we were all in this together & that some things rose above politics?

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This is also happening in Charlottesville tonight.

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Hey folks. I don't normally do this but I'm having a bad moment. Tomorrow we begin selling my parents belongings (in Seattle). I've been working w/my brothers for weeks. But it didn't hit me until now. Anyone who wants to send some cheering words will be greatly appreciated.

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Every now and again, it strikes me that we're watching people who feel so absolutely entitled to power that they can't accept, admit, or imagine that they've lost it -- even in one election. In a democracy, you're not *entitled* to power.

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This is so smart.

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As a Hamilton scholar, I’d like to salute the fact that we now��in the year of our Lord 2020–have our first female secretary of the treasury.

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A few years ago, a friend who's the same age as me (👋🏼) said: What if we grew up during a peak period of democracy that is now ending? I've never stopped thinking about it.

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You can't be the party of Lincoln with the Confederate flag on your side. Lincoln had a pair of socks with the Confederate flag under each foot.

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This week on What-The-Heck-Is-Impeachment: <hears on TV...> “The Founders warned us of a single party impeachment.” NO. THEY DIDN’T. There were no organized parties at the time. They knew impeachment would be partisan. And STILL wanted it as a vital check on executive power

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So... Fed’l government tells states to go find their own PPEs. They do. And when the supplies arrive in the US on their way to the state that bought them, the federal government seizes them? Do I have that right?

Eric Feigl-Ding

@DrEricDing

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Absolutely crazy: Two major shipments of PPE purchased by MA (by the governor) were impounded by the federal government en route. Feds then cited "force majeure" to compel them to sell the millions of masks to them instead. HCW in MA be damned. #COVID19

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When people show you who they are, believe them.

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Just a reminder that Georgia’s voting bill is NOT a response to voting fraud. It’s a response to losing an election. And it gives Republicans the power to decide elections in future.

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If someone at your workplace -- who dislikes you -- put an anime video online showing him/her killing you, that wouldn't seem like a joke. It's a threat.

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I hate referring to dictators as “strong men.” They’re not strong. They’re weak. It’s why they have to rule through force and corruption, plying their trade by banking on the fear and greed of those around them.

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THIS. MAKES. ME. CRAZY. Folks, impeachment is IN the Constitution.

Kevin M. Kruse

@KevinMKruse

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Pat Cipollone is seriously arguing that removing a president through impeachment -- which is literally the remedy for presidential misconduct written into the Constitution -- would violate the Constitution.

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There can be no unity without accountability. Period.

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Please stop promoting the books of people who could — and SHOULD—have spoken up while they were in power. They’re being rewarded for their silence.

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“Mean tweets” After the last four years. Wow. I need coffee.

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US history class, 2050 Student: In 2019, Americans knew a foreign power influenced their election? Teacher: Yes. Student: And senators refused to address it? Teacher: Yes. Student: So Americans gave their power of election to a foreign country? Teacher: Yes. Student: ?????

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This! I hadn't thought of this before.

Suit Up Maine 🦞

@SuitUpMaine

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When stocking up for #SocialDistancing , if an item has a WIC symbol beside the price, get something else. People who use WIC to feed their kids can't switch to another brand or kind of food. If a store runs out of WIC-approved options, they will go home empty-handed. #mepolitics

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I sometimes feel that some Americans fundamentally don't understand what democracy is, and thus don't understand what they risk losing, and how hard it will be to regain once lost.

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@BeschlossDC

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We are seeing more evidence that maybe it wasn’t such a great idea to reduce the number of classes in America that teach civics, democracy and history.

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“[Republicans] want reconciliation w/o apologies, concessions w/o sacrifice, power w/o accountability. And many of them are using threats of violence to encourage Democrats & the disloyal to fall in line” My new piece on accountability in ⁦ @nytimes ⁩

Opinion | Why 1850 Doesn’t Feel So Far Away (Published 2021)

Congress has been here before. It wasn’t pretty.

www.nytimes.com

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Amelia Frappolli

@AmeliaFrappolli

4 years

Today's edition of "you could reuse this article from 100 years ago in 2020" (The Seattle Star, Nov. 2, 1918)

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

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The fact that there are 19 people included in the indictment is important. This isn’t just a Trump problem. It’s a Republican problem. We need to get past the idea that Trump’s departure from the political stage would end our current political crisis.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

I woke up thinking along these exact lines. The IG report had findings. It found no partisan bias. No secret plot. I’ve seen more than 1 person say “both sides had their own interpretation of the report.” This is not a both sides moment. The report had findings. Report them.

JOSHUA

@ProfJoshuaA

4 years

Man...y’all gone “both sides” the apocalypse one day.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

5 years

In case anyone needs to see this today: A constitutional congressional investigation isn’t a coup. No matter how many times you claim it is.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

5 years

So familiar! Baby elephant plays with birds. Falls down. Runs to mom. 😊

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Retweeting this because we all need something anti-virus right now. So here are penguins hopping down the stairs.

darcie

@333333333433333

4 years

Penguin Descending Stairs, Looking Around and Waving a Wing

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

3 years

Seems like this is needed: Boycotting a brand for its politics isn’t “cancel culture”—our new buzzword. It’s...boycotting. An old, tried but true strategy. Lots of it going on during the American Revolution. Here’s a link to a boycotting petition.

Revolutionary discovery — Harvard Gazette

Harvard’s Houghton Library recently uncovered documents from 1767 that foreshadow the American Revolution: eight sheets of signatures — more than 650 in all — protesting Colonial taxation.

news.harvard.edu

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Here’s an idea for the Democratic contest: Campaign for who you like. Vote for who you like. Then vote for whoever wins.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

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Oh hell. 1. Burr was tried for treason because (in part) he seemed to be WORKING W/FOREIGN NATIONS to seize American land. 2. T.Jeff didn't do this on his own. There was a trial--evidence of crime--Burr was acquitted. The system of government did its job--NOT a foreign gov't.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Bolton’s book is titled “The Room Where It Happened,” and I’m insulted on behalf of “Hamilton.”

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

3 years

I had a martini and a brownie for dinner. And I'm not sorry.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

2 months

At this point, framing this in a "politics as normal" framework is profoundly irresponsible.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar

2 months

Kristen Welker describes Trump's attacks on a judge's family and other unhinged rhetoric as "a reminder that we are covering this election against the backdrop of a deeply divided nation."

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

3 years

This...is amazing. Watch until the end.

Erik Solheim

@ErikSolheim

3 years

The Japanese 🇯🇵 Puffer Fish is probably nature's greatest artist 🐟 To grab a female’s attention he creates something that defies belief 😲

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Once again: NOT what Hamilton said. He said impeachment was bound to be partisan He said--for that reason--the Senate, a dignified body that can rise above partisanship, should have the final say He believed in the rule of law & the need for checks & balances Like impeachment

ABC News Politics

@ABCPolitics

4 years

Rep. Kevin McCarthy on impeachment effort: "This is the day that Alexander Hamilton feared and warned would come...It's not a day that history will be proud of. It's not a day I hope America ever repeats."

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

A final symbolic death of 2019.

Vincent Alexander

@NonsenseIsland

4 years

R.I.P. Jack Sheldon, jazz musician and actor of SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK fame. Everybody knows this voice:

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

1/ Schiff's emotional closing this evening: Can you count on him to put the nation's interest above his own? You KNOW you can't count on him. What if China interferes in the election. Can you trust he'll call them on it? Or would he reward them w/a trade deal? You don't know.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

3 years

I’m not going to cheer for someone finally accepting the democratic process after weeks of enabling the precise opposite.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Sometimes I love Twitter.

Betsy

@sistersome

4 years

i make fan art for the bunny who comes to my window every day

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

5 years

I'm going to say it. I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE COMFORT FOODS OF THE CANDIDATES. I DON'T CARE WHAT SONG PLAYS WHEN THEY TAKE THE STAGE. I want to know what these people are going to do to salvage the republic. That is what I want.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

5 years

So....guys..... #HamEx

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

THIS The USPS isn't a business. Never was. Never meant to be It's a vital public service that connects & serves the nation It's essential to a functional democracy Stunning but true: not everything's a business Some things serve society & we contribute to them in that spirit

Kevin M. Kruse

@KevinMKruse

4 years

Here’s the deal on the United States Postal Service: it’s not a business! It’s actually a public service. The word “service” is right there in the name.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

2 years

The American people have a right to his testimony. He served us. At our will. Shameful.

CBS News

@CBSNews

2 years

BREAKING: Former Vice President Mike Pence tells CBS News that he's "closing the door" on testifying before the Jan. 6 committee. “Congress has no right to my testimony,” he tells @margbrennan .

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Facts are only “radical indoctrination” to those who fear the truth. Honoring our history means teaching it in its full complexity, not masking it.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

5 years

Hamilton. While at Hamilton’s home, the Grange in NYC. WITH A FRICKIN’ VIDEO PLAYING BEHIND HIM OF ME, TALKING ABOUT HAMILTON.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Scene on a train: Him: 🤔 Me: 😐 Him: 🙂Do I know you? Me: 😬 I don’t think so... Him: 🤔🤔🤔 Him: 🙂 Did we go to college together? (Details) Me: 😐 No Me: 😐😐😐 Me: 🙂 I’m a historian, if that helps . . . Him: 😀 THE HAMILTON DOCUMENTARY. WE SAW IT 10 TIMES Me: 🤣 The end.

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

4 years

Jefferson did get back from France a bit late -- and according to his letters, he was surprised at what he called the "high tone" of the nation's politics. #HATM #HamiltonFilm #hamilfilm

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Dr. Joanne Freeman (@jbf1755 on lots o’ platforms)

@jbf1755

3 months

One last point. The Republican responding to the address is speaking from her kitchen and talking about her children and God, and wearing a cross. Keep your eyes open. #SOTU

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