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I'm hoping Jimmy Carter outlives him

I'm pretty much the same. The Virginia Social Studies book in the fourth and seventh grades were not very helpful. My wife's history major was during that period. Most of what I know is by osmosis

I've been reading a bit of McBrides stuff lately. (Saw him at the Library of Congress book fair). I may have to check this out. (I wonder if the Library of Congress will make the new administration's cuts) Fun fact, when Bush Jr was sworn in Barbara Bush asked David Rubinstein if the Library of Congress had a book fair. His reply, there will be one next year. He's been the major sponsor ever since. It would be a shame to see it and the Institute of Museums and Library Services end up on Musk's chopping board.

How is Last's argument much different from Mitch McConnell's vow to make Obama a one term President. The GOP has been stonewalling everything Democrats have proposed for years, without offering any viable alternatives.

If the Confederate Nation would have kept the war in the south they may have prolonged the war. However I think the aggressiveness of Sherman and to a certain extant Grant finally turned the tide with the battles in the Southern States as opposed to mamsy pamsey General McClellan

They would have loved to have captured the District of Columbia. Force a surrender and continue the government they had already set up in the states that left the Union. Lincoln had to sneak into DC for his inauguration. Recommended reading Eric Larson's Demon of Unrest. A good overview to the events that led up to the attack at Fort Sumpter. A lot of parallels to what is happening now politically.

https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com/post/3lahgnpwoyu2s

I am rapidly coming around to the JV Last philosophy. Let Trump have his way. Then when everything falls apart (by 2026, the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence) do everything you can to point out that everything, the economy, lack of available workers, lack of decent healthcare falls on the backs of the Republicans (even the ever rising deficit). Campaign like hell in every Congressional district, every incumbent senate seat. The U-S has become a hell hole because of Trump's policies. https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/a-modest-proposal-let-trump-be-trump?r=45wcm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email And if things are surprisingly better in 2026 and I'm still above ground, I'll own it. Til then let Trump be Trump and just smile when the Trumpaholics complain. (Actually they'll be surprisingly quiet by then)

I've been spending the past couple days catering to my spouse who had a bionic knee put in Wednesday. The Sun came up both days. I still have concerns about the future of health care under the new regime as well as inflation if DJT gets his way with tariffs. At least the neighbor Trumpers have taken down their HOA forbidden flag (again) and if I'm out walking the dog ( or run into them at the dog park) I'll still refuse to engage for a while. They seem nice, but the grudge lingers. Meanwhile looking forward to statewide elections next year and the election of future Governor Spanberger.

https://x.com/ap/status/1854932316386144716?s=61&t=akgNyUltuSb7RN54lulxTw BREAKING: The Justice Department has brought criminal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week's presidential election.

One of the things the Trumpublicans will definately try to do is privitize Medicare. They have actively pushing Medicare Advantage. MA is the biggest piece of **** disguised as "health insurance". Maybe Congress and the White House should also be enrolled in it as well. https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/07/nx-s1-5183092/trump-election-2024-medicare-advantage

And so it begins https://x.com/rsprousenews/status/1854684137082212717?s=61&t=akgNyUltuSb7RN54lulxTw

Trump names Susie Wiles Chief Baby Sitter https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1854658707638173952?s=61&t=akgNyUltuSb7RN54lulxTw

It was payback to Jim Clyburn who was instrumental in Biden's nomination in 2020. It was during the primaries that Bided vowed to put a black woman on the ticket

Yep, some of the least healthy, most obese people I know are folks who tend to vote MAGA. Those of us who are older and have life defining illnesses might as well just take our Soylent Green like “good citizens”

https://x.com/robynelyse/status/1854033371384390064?s=46&t=Hkcls71g8OYK4gqVoqRrnw Abortion ballot measures passed (or in the case of Florida, got well over 50%. Nebraska gave workers the right to earn paid sick leave. Missouri voted to raise the minimum wage to $15. People want left-wing policies and Republican politicians, and ... that's tough.

I'm wrong here. I blanked for a moment at thought Louise Lucas was running, she's not.

And Virginia jumps right into statehouse races next year. Right now the front runners are two African American women. It should be quite interesting.

New word for the day. Kakistocracy, that is exactly what we have become. No longer the best and the brightest, that train left the station years ago. We have become the mediocre lead by the worst, and the majority loves it

Tom Nicols on Musk’s thingofajig The irony is that Biden's term wasn't a disaster. Unemployment at 4, inflation at 2.4 - America's economy the envy of the world. As I wrote - long before this election - when people think that's "bad," illiberal populism thrives on fake nostalgia. I don't think there's much she could have done differently, or any Dem, for that matter, because - as I kept saying - this was always about voters in four or five states. Most people rejected Trump again, but a few hundred thousand in a nation of 350 million can negate that. /1 The Electoral College - which I once defended as a symbol of federalism - is going to produce another minority-vote president, and that's setting up a crisis of legitimacy. American institutions can't keep producing that outcome. But that's a subject for another day. /2x

Tom Nicols on Musk’s thingofajig The irony is that Biden's term wasn't a disaster. Unemployment at 4, inflation at 2.4 - America's economy the envy of the world. As I wrote - long before this election - when people think that's "bad," illiberal populism thrives on fake nostalgia. I don't think there's much she could have done differently, or any Dem, for that matter, because - as I kept saying - this was always about voters in four or five states. Most people rejected Trump again, but a few hundred thousand in a nation of 350 million can negate that. /1 The Electoral College - which I once defended as a symbol of federalism - is going to produce another minority-vote president, and that's setting up a crisis of legitimacy. American institutions can't keep producing that outcome. But that's a subject for another day. /2x

Story of the election from the Fox News voter analysis (national): White voters: 53-43% Trump (was 55-43% Trump in 2020) Black voters: 81-15% Harris (was 91-8% Biden in 2020) Hispanic voters: 56-40% Harris (was 63-35% Biden in 2020). https://x.com/joshkraushaar/status/1854019463726633054?s=46&t=Hkcls71g8OYK4gqVoqRrnw

From what I saw there was an 8 point shift from 2020, 61.5-36.5 Biden. 57-40 Harris.

From what I saw there was an 8 point shift from 2020, 61.5-36.5 Biden. 57-40 Harris.