Recovering academic, farmer, also @OTDRhodeIsland
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FEBRUARY 02 1778: In Fleet Greene’s journal, which he kept while he was living in Newport from 1777 to 1779, he writes: “Reported that 60 men belonging the Somerset Man of War, that were cutting wood on Rose Island, rose on their officers, and carried them on the mainland.”
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Remember when they did this in the West End Providence
Jun 4
Tonight, the US military will be conducting a training exercise in northeast Pasadena until 1:00 a.m. During this time may hear limited helicopter activity, controlled explosions, and simulated weapons fire. Pasadena Police will be assisting with pedestrian and vehicle safety in the immediate area. This event is not open to the public or media. Should you have any concerns during the training, please contact (626) 744-4241.
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Sheria Clarke refused to acknowledge who won in the 2020 election. Why are @SenJackReed and @SenWhitehouse voting to confirm her nomination? Why has Sheldon voted SIX times to confirm Trump’s nominees?
Why is Rhode Island's Senator @SheldonforRI supporting Trump?
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Michael J. Simpson retweeted
May 14
An important Native American historic site in East Providence RI is slated to be turned into a massive mixed-use development.
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Long live Greater Rhode Island
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Michael J. Simpson retweeted
Apr 29
Did the homeless guy who helped break the case open ever end up with reward money?
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SETH MAGAZINER
These 20 Democrats joined the GOP yesterday in voting to gut due process convictions and say that people should be deported for crimes they have not even been convicted of.
ALT Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Greg Landsman (OH-01) Sharice Davis (KS-03) Seth Magaziner (RI-02) Don Davis (NC-01) Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) Laura Gillen (NY-04) Chris Pappas (NH-01) Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) Josh Riley (NY-19) Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) Eric Sorensen (IL-17) Adam Gray (CA-13) Tom Suozzi (NY-03) Steven Horsford (NV-04) Derek Tran (CA-45) Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) Bill Keating (MA-09) Eugene Vindman (VA-07)
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Jack Reed is up for election in 2026.
Asked if he'd vote to authorize war with Iran, Democratic Senator Jack Reed says no, "except for activities defending the state of Israel."
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all my homies hate esek hopkins
FEBRUARY 26 1802: Esek Hopkins, slave ship captain, & 1st Commodore of @USNavy, died in Providence. Hopkins captained the Brown brother's vessel Sally in 1765 that resulted in the death of 109 of 196 enslaved Africans. In 1772, he was tried for torturing British prisoners. #OTD
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Michael J. Simpson retweeted
Feb 24
rhode island should invade now while theyre vulnerable
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Providence at 32.8" - breaking the record of 28.6" set back in the Blizzard of '78. 🤯
And more to come....
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Rhode Island erasure
Feb 1
I don’t see a single blue state.
Just blue cities trying to tell us all how to live.
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On the other hand. This tiny geopolitical area has 10 Democrat Party Senators Compared to Approximately the same area as Wyoming. They should be forced to combine into one state and get only 2 Senators for the state.
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EVERYONE START MAKING BABIES QUICK
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RI projected to lose a congressional seat in this 2030 census forecast
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A real photo from 2020 when the Rhode Island National Guard was protecting the Cheesecake Factory in Providence.
Jan 20
part of the problem with the united states right now is like 30% of the population genuinely believes that having to show vaccination records at a cheesecake factory to eat inside is literally the exact same as being killed by state police on the street for no reason
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FEBRUARY 02 1778: In Fleet Greene’s journal, which he kept while he was living in Newport from 1777 to 1779, he writes: “Reported that 60 men belonging the Somerset Man of War, that were cutting wood on Rose Island, rose on their officers, and carried them on the mainland.”
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I have never seen anything about this mutiny of 60 men (sailors from the HMS Somerset) on Rose Island. The Somerset would later famously wreck off of southeast Massachusetts in November— so it was definitely in the region. Has anyone ever seen this mentioned anywhere else?
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FEBRUARY 18 1779: The Providence Gazette publishes a story from Paris that mentions: “Those officers ran some risk in their passage, as 60 of the crew of the English ship the Somerset, whom they had taken to navigate their frigate, had formed a plot to murder them…”
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