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So grateful for my time at Parker!! — Parker Celebrates 30 Years! youtu.be/tecvqBwFNtA?si=4i0M… via @YouTube
Trump's new world order: Strongmen make the rules axios.com/2025/02/28/trump-n…
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#OnThisDay in 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signs a new law that would admit women as members of the Supreme Court bar and allow them to submit and argue cases at the Court.
Learn more on #ConstitutionDaily: ow.ly/JJl450UU7Zh
5 fmr Sec. of Treas: "The role of the Treasury Department — and of the executive branch more broadly — is not to make determinations about which promises of federal funding made by Congress it will keep, and which it will not."
nytimes.com/2025/02/10/opini…
"Historians differ in our understandings of the past. We do not differ in our commitment to evidence ... We urge ... all citizens committed to democracy to speak out ... Our society has never needed us quite as much as now." newrepublic.com/article/1912…
Though the impacts are different, the parallels are intriguing. Precedents matter. -- The Obama administration created the US Digital Service to be a uniquely nimble organization. Elon Musk is exploiting that feature to test the limits of U.S. law.
notus.org/whitehouse/elon-mu…
Pitting free exercise against the unitary executive -- Quaker groups file suit over the end of policy restricting ICE arrests in houses of worship #sschat #apusgopo nbcnews.com/politics/nationa…
Why Trump’s Tariff Idol, McKinley, Abandoned His Own Tariff Policy @WSJ youtu.be/svktRVVNJO8?si=Qx66…
How cool is this?!?! Dr. Laurie Craigen’s inspirational quest, as told by the incomparable @emkhowley in @holy_cross Magazine. #endALZ #justkeepswimming @alzassociation magazine.holycross.edu/node/…
Updated: The birthright citizenship question and the Constitution, with update linking this week’s executive order @ConstitutionCtr #sschat #apusgov constitutioncenter.org/blog/…
QOTD: “A dramatic failure to understand biology.”
Neuroscientist Rachel Levin, who studies the development of sex, characterizes an executive order issued by US president Donald Trump that attempts to define biological sex. @statnews via @Nature
statnews.com/2025/01/23/trum…
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Inside the booth with Phil Liggett and Bob Roll for Mark Cavendish's historic 35th Tour de France stage win.
@PhilLiggett | @bobkeroll
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.@ClemsonBaseball ate and left no crumbs 🍽️
#NCAABaseball x 🎥 TT/officalbananaball
Happy Diwali! May the light conquer darkness! #Diwali2024
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A frank and productive exchange of views with my counterpart on key issues like expanding the global supply of candy and toys and tightening sanctions against chores.
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Join us for a screening of “A Night At The Garden” and interview w/ Academy Award winning director @marshallcurry this Sunday, 7 PM EST.
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Join @StuartPStevens, @RuthBenGhiat, @JenMercieca, @DeborahACohen & Dr. Peter Simi to discuss the parallels between Trump's rally & the original Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden.
💻Set a YouTube reminder: youtube.com/watch?v=9gZeinnx…
After the election, just stay calm. "Sluggish vote counts could fuel distrust in the election, spark protests and paralyze governance... Big money will be spent to confuse you." @axios axios.com/2024/10/24/electio…
A Purrrrfect Political Storm:
Crazy cat ladies have come to dominate this election season. It’s hardly the first time. -
daily.jstor.org/a-purrrrfect…
This article points to three important shifts: (1) 53% of Americans get 25% or more of their income from the federal government. (2) Post-Trump presidency, those people predominantly vote Republican, so (3) Republicans support big federal spending.
axios.com/2024/10/11/trump-w…
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The Vandy goalpost traveled almost 3 miles to get to the Cumberland River 🔥😳
From tearing it down to ending up in the river it only took @VandyFootball fans a little over an hour to get the job done 🤯