#Franklin

Thom Hartmann

Thom_Hartmann

1/ Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans are proposing to let employers injure or even kill their workers and bring back the three-martini lunch...in exchange for one measly month of extended

Joshua Tait

Joshua_A_Tait

The 1776 Report seems like the maudlin Americanism and conservative demonology of West Coast Straussianism at its most cartoonish. 1/ West Coast Straussianism, in large part the thought of Harry

Jordan E. Taylor

PubliusorPerish

My article “Enquire of the Printer: Newspaper Advertising and the Moral Economy of the North American Slave Trade, 1704–1807” is out in Early American Studies! I want to share a

Aoko

MaverickAoko

Thread on the some impeccable people who were SELF-EDUCATED. Benjamin Franklin one of America's founding fathers, touted as most brilliant American of his age only spent two years in a

Wensheng

wenshengw

There are some irregularities in Milwaukee voting data.Milwaukee data file:http://s000.tinyupload.com/?file_id=19964182176253235327 There are 11577 more vote for President than for house, this is to be expected, some people just vote presid

Jay Arnold+

JArnoldTAMU85

Here’s a barbecue thread with every Texas Joint I’ve been to so far because good memories #TXBBQ Starting with the closest joint to my hometown of Rockwall, Smoke Sessions in

Pete EVANS

911CORLEBRA777

REMEMBRANCE DAY 11/11/20THREAD1/ Leslie "Bull" Allen was an Australian Army stretcher bearer who served in World War 2. Though he is remembered for his exploits in the Pacific Theater of

Cleavon MD

Cleavon_MD

This is what it's like to be BLACK in America. "I don't even feel safe. Send me back to Afghanistan or Iraq," says a soldier amid the racism, mistreatment and

KB

TheKBTweets

Peace has a price. I can't get on board with statements like "Peace above all." I'm not advocating violence, but theoretically speaking, this sort of language is historically and morally

Philip Michaels

PhilipMichaels

Who's ready for some #PresidentsDayFunFacts? You're not? You'd prefer I not do this? Well, tough toogies, baby. George Washington was known for his wooden teeth, which he would use to

David Pepper

DavidPepper

THREAD ON LAROSE'S SAD APPEALFor years now, as a legislator, a statewide candidate, and as a Secretary of State, Frank LaRose has been crystal clear about something: he wants voters

❤️🇺🇸Tracy🇺🇸♥️™

BullPup2A

1/ I may lose a few here but am I the only one not having warm fuzzies about Wednesday’s vote? Hear me out... 2/ We know @realDonaldTrump has put America

Dan Anderson

danderson_11

1. George Washington’s second inauguration in 1793 remains the shortest inaugural address ever delivered, at just 135 words.#PresidentsDay 2. John Adams was the first President to receive the oath of

Zak Ali

_zakali

A brief thread on how slavery was almost abolished in 1790, but was defeated by just 4 votes. Info is from actual historian and author of the Pulitzer Prize winning

Phil Nobile Jr.

PhilNobileJr

You've heard mention of how, in the days before cable, there were only five or six channels, but technically, that wasn't 100% the case. See, television sets had two dials

Cranky Federalist, George Washington Respecter

CrankyFed

The Founders on TwitterWashington:-never tweets himself-account curated by staff-usually Hamilton using the account-doesn't follow anyone-only tweets official statements Hamilton:-fights with everyone in lengthy threads-always somehow t

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