Slipping the surly bonds of ignorance and confusion as a curious, lifelong learner, curator/teacher, and family man.🕊️

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President Trump's investment accounts made 3,642 transactions between Jan. 6 and March 30, a pace of about 63 per trading day, according to a financial disclosure form filed in May,. The president traded between $212 million and $695 million in stocks and other securities over the first three months of the year — an unprecedented sum for a sitting president – and the sheer volume of the trades, and the timing of certain transactions, has prompted accusations of insider trading and conflicts of interest from Democrats and ethics experts. CBS News extracted and analyzed the data to compile an interactive dashboard below, that is available in the linked article. @jolingkent
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Flesh-eating #screwworm now in Texas & New Mexico. Maggots that devour living flesh — not dead tissue. Killing cattle, dogs, wildlife. After 60 years gone, it’s back. Ranchers & pet owners: inspect animals NOW. Any open wound is a risk. Report suspicions immediately.
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On the Shoulders of Giants: Day 4 • Devotional bible.com/reading-plans/2959…
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Headlines today 1963:
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was named by Act of Congress, January 1964, signed by President Johnson:
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🇺🇸 General Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. (1920–1978) The first African American to achieve four-star rank in U.S. military history, General James earned his stars the hard way—through leadership, courage, and combat. #ChappieJames #TuskegeeAirmen #BlackHistory #MilitaryHistory
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This is Sad! For almost 30 years, leaders from both parties have set politics aside to honor the women veterans who gave their lives for this country at Arlington National Cemetery. Then Trump and Hegseth shut it down. Why? Because the ceremony recognized women. This is an insult to every woman who wore the uniform, served with courage, and sacrificed for this nation. Yesterday, @demwomencaucus stood with the women veterans Trump and Hegseth tried to erase and held an event anyway. We see you. We honor you. We thank you. 🇺🇸
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The Committee of Five—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman—was appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago today. Jefferson's draft of the document is here at the Library, and will be featured in a new exhibition opening July 3.
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Donald Trump’s name is being removed from the Kennedy Center right now Via @DCNewsNow
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🚨 HOLY SHIT. A U.S. citizen just testified before the Senate that ICE agents ignored his passport, detained him, placed him on suicide watch, and released him WITHOUT charges or explanation. Read that again. An AMERICAN CITIZEN says he showed agents his passport multiple times… and still ended up locked in a cell under 24/7 lights, stripped naked, wearing a hospital gown while guards watched him constantly. His family reportedly had no idea where he was. Then after all of that? No charges. No explanation. Just released.
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12 June 1987: U.S. #President Ronald #Reagan calls on #Soviet leader Mikhail #Gorbachev to tear down the #Berlin Wall at a speech at the #Brandenburg Gate. The wall came down on November 9, 1989. #History #HistoryMatters #OTD #ad amzn.to/30FxXN8
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Five months before his own assassination, JFK poses with family of Mississippi NAACP's Medgar Evers, who was assassinated today 1963, hours after Kennedy gave his civil rights speech:
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CNN aired a montage of Trump’s past claims that the U.S. was on the cusp of a deal with Iran, with Anderson Cooper noting that today’s announcement marks the 39th time he’s made a similar claim.

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📆 Save the date 📆 The New Orleans Book Festival returns March 11–14, 2027! Relive the magic from this year’s festival and start making your plans to join us next year for another unforgettable celebration of books, ideas, and community! bookfest.tulane.edu
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