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Whitewater, Wine, and things

[Kartott™🦋🕯️🌊 @kartottfiles]

I love this ❤️

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Silly liberals, Trump is playing 5D chess. He said he wanted unconditional surrender in the Iran war, but he never specified which side.

[Bob Elder @southernphd]

I never met Gordon Wood, but I have a story about him.

In one of my grad school seminars, we read Wood’s Creation of the American Republic. The sheer erudition and evidentiary depth of the book bowled me over.

Back then, before kids and before life accelerated to warp speed, I used to call my mother every Sunday to catch up. Lots of times, we ended up talking about what I was reading that week in my grad seminars or for leisure. Mom had an omnivorous mind, and she was always looking for something else to read. She was a true intellectual—curious about almost everything, always eager to integrate new arguments or ideas into her existing schemas of how the world worked or to have those schemas challenged and changed.

When we talked that particular Sunday, I think I tried to describe to her part of Wood’s argument about the relationship between the state constitutions during the Articles of Confederation era and the federal Constitution. Maybe I was tired, maybe I didn’t completely understand her questions, but the end result of the conversation was that Mom had questions about Wood’s argument that I didn’t answer satisfactorily. I told her that she should probably just read the book, and we said goodbye.

She did eventually read the book, but the next Sunday, Mom started our conversation by saying, “Well, I had a lovely conversation with Gordon Wood this week.” For a split second, I thought she was joking, but then I remembered who I was dealing with. I started to sweat. “How?” I asked. A whole variety of unlikely scenarios in which the foremost historian of the American Revolution and my mother, who lived in Wichita, Kansas, might have met ran through my mind. “Oh, I just looked up his office phone number on Brown’s website and called, and he picked up!” Mom said. I decided I would have to find another profession.

As it ended up, Gordon Wood spent about an hour on the phone with my mother answering her questions about the Constitution. Ever since, I’ve had a soft spot for the man when I imagine him picking up the phone in Providence and finding Becky Elder from Wichita on the other end of the line. His generosity in that moment spoke very well of him.

Rest in peace, professor.

[Beakers Bro @BeakersBro]

@SheaSerrano I can't even hate this Knicks team. Still want my Spurs to win, but having Knicks win is better than other teams,

[Beakers Bro @BeakersBro]

@SASpursFr https://t.co/Io0ULG9aXc

my best so far

[Kenton Varda @KentonVarda]

Scandals on both sides!

Ken Paxton took bribes in exchange for official favors, then tried to pay off whistle-blowers using public money.

James Talarico, meanwhile, is dating a vegan.

It's a real lesser-of-two-evils situation here in Texas but it's gonna be a tough call.

[Jen Monroe @thatjenmonroe]

So he’s Christian AND dating a Heritage American (and Heritage Texan to boot)?

Ooooh they gonna be mad online lol

[Adam Mockler @adammocklerr]

Stop pointing out that Ken Paxton helped a pedophile avoid life in prison and walk after 60 days.

That’ll only make MAGA like him more.

[Beakers Bro @BeakersBro]

@jared_shult These numbers are too low. Bought 9 year old Toyota Celica for $1500 in 1980, my crappy studio apt was $500 in 82, gas was cheap but fuel economy was horrible. Yeah, youngster are screwed and we need to tax the rich and raise minimum wage at the least.

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

Dear algorithm, please show me more content like this.

[Rep. Melanie Stansbury @Rep_Stansbury]

Imagine getting in a time machine and going back to 1776 and telling the Founding Fathers that the King would one day be reminding America about the importance of democracy and our checks and balances. That is the timeline we’re living in.

[Ana Maria @achadosviraisof]

Minha prima é crocheteira .
Pedi pra ela fazer ,um descanso de copo pra colocar na mesa do computador,
Ela me vem com esse kkkkk

[Critically Thinking & Drinking 🧐 🥃🧉🍸🍹🤪 @TheCriticalDri1]

Someone tap dancing to Megadeath was not on my bingo card today. Oddly enough this is really enjoyable 😂

[NO CONTEXT HUMANS @HumansNoContext]

A local pub sign.

[Jordan Howenstine @AirlessJordan]

The cowboy hats were Victor’s idea.

[rose @wynrosei]

FUCKING LEGEND OF A RESPONSE.

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.

KURT VONNEGUT (who left us 19yrs ago today) was the only one to respond.

His reply was a doozy.

[Beakers Bro @BeakersBro]

@RealTomPetrini dallas barely has enough players to avoid a forfeit.