Clayton Sanders

Financial, political, legal, and book junkie.

[Clayton Sanders @csandman96]

I called my dad today and he said “hurry up. I’m missing the James Bond marathon on TNT.”
I respect that.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Fifty years ago tonight, in 1976-appropriate leisure suit, President Gerald Ford and Betty on Truman Balcony of White House for Bicentennial fireworks:

[Today In History @historigins]

During the third presidential debate in 2000, Al Gore walked across the stage to stand right next to George W. Bush while he was answering a question about the Patient Bill of Rights. ⁠
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The moment became iconic when Bush interrupted his speech to give Gore a dismissive, mocking nod, which the audience greeted with laughter and which critics later deemed a tactical error on Gore’s part.⁠
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[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

This tweet is now 10 years old:

[Summie's write @RuthSummie]

Being a reader and an adult with a full-time job is hard

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Today would’ve been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday.

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

We honor today Antonin Scalia's 90th birthday. A great American.

[Mike Pence @Mike_Pence]

Today’s 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court is a Victory for the American People and a Win for the Separation of Powers enshrined in the Constitution of the United States.

In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, our Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the Constitution grants Congress - not the President - the power to tax.

American families and American businesses pay American tariffs - not foreign countries. With this decision, American families and businesses can breathe a sigh of relief.

I’m proud of the work our organization @AmericanFreedom has done on this case through our robust amicus brief program to advance economic freedom and defend the Constitution.

With this historic decision, America can now return to the pursuit of Free Trade with Free Nations under the Constitution of the United States!🇺🇸

[Sophia Proneikos @Pergament_F]

"I'm old-fashioned and think that reading books is the most glorious pastime that humankind has yet devised."
Wislawa Szymborska

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Coin toss for Super Bowl 1985 was by President Reagan from White House (tails)—same day as he was sworn for 2nd term:

[Creepy.org @creepydotorg]

Remember Enya? She’s 64 years old, has never been married, has no kids, and lives in a castle with her cats.

[Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute @RonaldReagan]

“So are you for school choice or not?” - @CondoleezzaRice at the Reagan Library, 2024 🔥

[David Reamer @ANC_Historian]

"It's the only U.S. state that touches 2 oceans," from a 2001 episode of Jeopardy. Guess.

[Andreas Koureas FRAS FRSA 🇬🇧🎗️ @AndreasKoureas_]

On this day in 1965, the greatest man of the 20th century died.

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Thomas Jefferson’s Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin, lived long enough to be photographed in late 1840s:

[2001 Live @25YearsAgoLive]

Vice President Al Gore (left) leads the procession of Senators to the House chamber in the U.S. Capitol for the certification of electoral votes for President-Elect Bush.

Although he lost the election in a contentious battle, Gore is respecting the time-honored American tradition of peaceful transfer of power by certifying his opponent’s victory.

[2006 Live @20YearsAgoLive]

First news story of 2006:

Michael Bloomberg officially begins his second term as Mayor of New York City at 0:00 EST.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

“You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.”

― Ray Bradbury

[Louise Jensen Duffy (also Ernest Jensen) @LouiseWeebe]

So, a lot of people ask me why I buy so many books. The truth is, I have a genetic disorder where my body doesn’t produce enough books of its own, so I have to supplement.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries:

“It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones.

“There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion.

“If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the ‘medicine closet’ and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That’s why you should always have a nutrition choice!

“Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity.”

[Maliha @CaffeinatedLiha]

I believe you should always re-read your favorite books at different stages of your life. The plot never changes but your perspective does.