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Letters from an American – October 13, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, October 13, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 13, 2025 Last Tuesday, President Donald J. Trump showed to Canadian officials a plan for a triumphal arch that would sit on the banks of the Potomac River opposite the Lincoln Memorial in a traffic rotary at the Virginia end of the Arlington…
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Letters from an American – October 12, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American Letters from an American – October 12, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 12, 2025 On October 9, President Donald J. Trump’s office issued an official proclamation declaring Monday, October 13, “Columbus Day.” The proclamation says that the day is one on which “our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus—the original…
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Seeing Things – Democracy Leads To Peace – Liza Donnelly
I cannot help but think the Nobel Committee is sending a message to the world as it turns more authoritarian and more to radical right ideologies…. and to Trump. Machado built a powerful social movement challenging the country’s authoritarian president, and has been living in hiding since last year. The committee said she received the…
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It’s Our Country – by Liza Donnelly – Seeing Things
It’s Our Country We are not all beholden to Trump’s desires By Liza Donnelly, Oct 08, 2025 The lack of respect from Attorney General Pam Bondi towards Senators during a hearing yesterday was astounding. It was horrible, it was hostile. She had scripted notes for each Senator in order to attack them. The Senators did…
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Letters from an American – October 8, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American October 8, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 08, 2025 Yesterday, journalists observed members of the Texas National Guard at a U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, Illinois, about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. This morning, the Defense Department announced the federal activation of about 200 soldiers from the…
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Letters from an American – October 7, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, October 7, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 07, 2025 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today floated the idea that workers furloughed during a government shutdown are not guaranteed back pay when the shutdown is resolved. Marc Caputo of Axios broke the story of the new OMB memo this…
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Civil Discourse – Project 2025: Taking on the Constitution – Joyce Vance
Another Saturday night in America. I remember when Saturdays were our nights off. That’s not the case right now. These developments are urgent, and it’s more important than ever that we continue to pay attention. If you aren’t already a subscriber, please consider becoming one. Your paid subscriptions help me devote the time and resources…
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Letters from an American – October 3, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, October 3, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 03, 2025 Although President Donald J. Trump has not appeared in public since Tuesday, his social media account has been posting up a storm. Just three weeks ago, administration officials were insisting that Democrats were responsible for hateful political speech. Trump’s account last…
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Civil Discourse – A Note About the Comey Case – Joyce Vance
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance A Note About the Comey Case By Joyce Vance, Oct 02, 2025 In the wake of the Comey indictment, The Washington Post is reporting tonight that “Lawyers inside the high-profile U.S. attorney’s office [for the Eastern District of Virginia] prosecuting former FBI director James B. Comey are unnerved by what…
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Letters from an American – October 1, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, October 1, 2025 By Heather Cox Richardson, Oct 01, 2025 Last night, as the government barreled toward a shutdown, President Donald J. Trump posted yet another doctored video on social media. This one showed House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reacting to Trump’s deepfake video of September 29 that faked Senate…
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Seeing Things – Trump: Delay, Lie, Fake Stuff – Liza Donnelly
Trump: Delay, Lie, Fake Stuff And I saw this person today By Liza Donnelly, Sep 29, 2025 The above is a live drawing I did on my iPhone with my finger. I was waiting for the commuter train in Yonkers, NY and this elderly man on his phone walked by. Adelita Grijalva was voted into…
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September 25, 2025 – by Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American September 25, 2025 Heather Cox Richardson Sep 25, 2025 Today, with the popularity of President Donald J. Trump and his administration dropping, Trump’s disastrous performance at the United Nations, the return of comedian Jimmy Kimmel to the airwaves, and the Tuesday’s election in Arizona of Democratic representative Adelita Grijalva, who will…
