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Historian & author of "White Metropolis" and co-author of the upcoming "The Purifying Knife: The Troubling History of Eugenics in Texas." He/him.

Joined November 2008
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Betsy has started partying early.
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I won’t have a double.
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How I feel most of the time watching the news.
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Betsy and I at Christ United Methodist Church in Plano where we enjoyed traditional Christmas music.
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Well, she was on to something regarding herself.
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We had a fun time at a costume Christmas party last night with John Lundberg & Katie Kubacak Lundberg. Katie went as the Grinch. My name tag identifies me as George Bailey from “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Betsy Friauf came as the “Ghost of Christmas Present” (get it?)
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We had a great time at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reunion last night at Lot 12 in Fort Worth. That newspaper will always mean a lot to me because that's where I met my partner in all things, Betsy Friauf.
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Of course, Trump is likely a child rapist and his DOJ released the info on Bill Clinton as a distraction from his obvious coverup of his crimes. But It's disgusting that Democrats are again leaping at the chance to be a hypocrite about Clinton and his career as a sexual predator.
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Anti-vaxxers are very proud they are making Americans sicker and weaker with the added bonus that they are going to kill a lot of people.
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Islamophobia is un-American.
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Betsy likes the new earrings I got her for our anniversary.
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What Democrat is going to support an unprovoked invasion of Venezuela and why is his name John Fetterman? nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/po…

U.S. Steps Up Campaign Against Maduro in Seizing Tanker Off Venezuela

The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a campaign against President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela.

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Today is our 16th wedding anniversary. I love this photos of us taken by the Community Unitarian Universalist Church in Plano when we joined. Life with Betsy has been an adventure. I never tire of her wit, her smarts, her generosity, & her big heart. She's a treasure.
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My 16th wedding anniversary w/ Betsy Friauf is tomorrow. One of the things I most love about her is that she treated Dominic like one of her own. He once said he saw her as his other mom. Her love helped propel his many accomplishments from Taekwondo to orchestra to choir.
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I made a presentation at a local church about the unhinged Islamophobia unleashed by Gov. Abbott, state Attn. Gen. Ken Paxton, & state Rep. Jeff Lech against the East Plano Islamic Center because that mosque wants to build a planned community.
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Yep. And single-payer and a refusal to support genocide would be nice too. newrepublic.com/article/2039…

No, Progressives Don’t Want “Purity.” They Just Want Some Courage.

When left-leaning Democrats complain about corporate influence, it’s not a “purity test.” It’s a demand for a better politics.

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Please consider helping out students and others prosecuted for peacefully protesting against the Gaza genocide at the University of Texas at Dallas. donorbox.org/legal-fees-supp…

Legal Fees Support | SJP UTDallas (Powered by Donorbox)

On May 1, 2024, UT Dallas arrested 21 students, alumni, faculty, & community members at a protest during heightened moments of repression. The protest centered the genocide in Gaza & demanded that...

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What I’m reading today.
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Betsy early in our dating life in January of 2009 in Washington, D.C.
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My co-author and partner in all things, Betsy Friauf, is profiled this month at the East Texas Historical Association website. static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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