Private tour guide in Boston, children’s book author, & marketing guy. Passionate about health, fitness, & plant-based nutrition. Teach ALL of American history.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
Mar 11
5/ And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.
Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
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Mar 11
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
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Ben Edwards retweeted
28 Dec 2025
When his aircraft landed at Halifax, Nova Scotia, President Zelenskyy was met by Prime Minister Mark Carney – the head of government of Canada.
When he landed at Miami, Florida, not a single U.S. official met Zelenskyy.
Canada is Ukraine's ally. The U.S. is Russia's proxy.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
20 Nov 2025
I have not had a chance to begin the series yet as my weeknights are pretty hectic and I get to bed early…
BUT I would love to know everyone’s thoughts so far on the new Ken Burns American Revolution who has started it!
What are your thoughts?
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Ben Edwards retweeted
22 Sep 2025
26 years ago today, 'THE WEST WING' pilot aired on NBC.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
22 Sep 2025
‘THE WEST WING’ premiered 26 years ago today.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
22 Sep 2025
Want a workout?
Harvard Stadium’s open every morning.
🏟️ 15-inch steps
🏟️ 31 stairs per section
🏟️ 37 sections total
Run it.
Walk it.
Feel it.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
22 Sep 2025
Happy first day of fall! 🍂
From exciting events to stunning views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Monticello is the perfect day trip!
Plan your fall visit to the mountaintop at monticello.org/visit, and let us know when you're visiting us in the comments!
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Ben Edwards retweeted
21 Sep 2025
#OTD, September 21, 1897, the #USSConstitution returned to the #Charlestown Navy Yard in preparation for the ship's centenary celebration on October 21, 1897. #JFK's grandfather, Congressman John 'Honey Fitz' Fitzgerald, led the effort to permanently berth the legendary ship in #Boston, where it resides today. #meetboston @USSConstitution @USNavy @USSConstMuseum @JFKLibraryFdn @JfkMuseum @America250
irishboston.blogspot.com/202…
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21 Sep 2025
The recently unveiled Memorial to Enslaved Persons at King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. Photos taken at 2:30 pm on 9.20.25. Here is the outstanding website: memorial.kings-chapel.org #Boston #FreedomTrail
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21 Sep 2025
The lagoon in the Boston Public Garden on a rainy afternoon. The Swan Boats are closed for the season. They'll be back on April 18, 2026. swanboats.com/plan-your-visi… #Boston #PublicGarden #SwanBoats
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21 Sep 2025
The Great Hall at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts. #Boston #FreedomTrail
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Ben Edwards retweeted
9 Jul 2025
It will always baffle me how easily people will believe that the poor, the sick, the marginalized, and the immigrant are the cause for all their problems, rather than the people in the most powerful positions in their country who refuse to fix problems and exploit them instead.
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Keilar: You’re taking issue with the CBO estimate?
Burchett: The office is very partisan…
Keilar: So in January 2024, there was a Republican who trusted the CBO so much that they reintroduced a resolution to require the house clerk to read the CBO estimate of any bill. I believe that was you, sir.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
20 Jun 2025
Trump's mental clarity during today's hostile and sometimes incomprehensible presser is as obvious to foreign intelligence agencies as it is to us. This is just one clip but both our allies and enemies have eyes and ears too.
Trump: They should give me the Nobel prize for Rwanda and have you looked at the Congo? You could say Serbia. You could say a lot of them. The big one is India and Pakistan. I should have gotten it four or five times. They won't give it because they only give it to liberals.
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2 Jun 2025
Seven facts about Operation “Spiderweb” — a Ukrainian strike that will go down in history as one of the most successful special operations ever conducted.
1. Ukrainian special forces spent 1.5 years preparing and planning the attack.
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Ben Edwards retweeted
28 May 2025
This is not a US presidency, it's a mobster running a criminal enterprise out of the White House. In American history, we've never seen a criminal like Trump:
The corrupt, serial lying conman pardoned tax cheat Paul Walczak after his mother bribed Trump with $1 million at a Mar-a-Lago dinner.
Walczak stole from his employees to fund an extravagant lifestyle — and was pardoned by Trump before he ever reported to prison.
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23 May 2025
Here we go - 17 tours in the next 19 days (May 23 to June 10) to wrap up a VERY busy spring school field trip season! Working with a grade school from Vermont today. They have a 4-hour bus ride to Boston. #Boston #PrivateTourGuide #GradeSchool #FieldTrip #FreedomTrail
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Ben Edwards retweeted
21 May 2025
If you say your goal is to promote transparency to cut fraud and waste, but are actively blocking transparency, then you're admitting that the goal was never to cut fraud and waste.
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