Guide for the Perplexed-an American black man speaks

Byl Holte is a black man, born in America in the 1960s, just on the cusp of GenX. He knows exactly who he is, and who he is NOT. I admire him greatly, for being very astute in his observance of current American culture. and I reproduce two of his recent comments on said culture, …

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Historic, Dangerous, Civilization-ending? Advanced country which seeded the world with Civilization now committing conscious suicide

I have looked back in history to find another example of an advanced, world-girdling empire, that ensured its own demise by inviting barbarians to conquer it in real time. I decided that the example of the Roman Empire, which existed for a thousand years and was conquered by barbarians, is not really a good example. …

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Lesser-Known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: George Clymer of Pennsylvania

George Clymer was an orphan who made good. Very good. George Clymer, a grandson of an original settler of the Penn colony, became an orphan at the age of one. He went to live with a wealthy uncle in Philadelphia, where he received an informal education and he grew up working in his uncle’s mercantile …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Abraham Clark of New Jersey (two takes on his life)

For this lesser-known signer, I am reproducing two separate takes on his life. The first one is from the White House site where I have been getting my information on the other signers. The second one is from an X post that crossed my feed earlier today. Same guy, two different looks at his life …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Caesar Rodney of Delaware

I just learned today about Caesar Rodney. It seems that he had his own "Midnight Ride" for the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Caesar Rodney was born October 7, 1728 on a sprawling farm in Kent County, Delaware. After losing his father in his youth, Rodney inherited wealth and responsibility that he used for …

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In keeping with the America 250 theme, here’s some history you may not be familiar with.

This is a different take on the Boston Tea Party. 252 years ago today, the British Empire closed the busiest port in North America to teach one colony a lesson, and accidentally turned thirteen colonies into one country. On December 16, 1773, a few dozen Bostonians had thrown 342 chests of East India Company tea …

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Friday Fascinating History

Here are some stories and places you will find edifying. https://twitter.com/jameslucasit/status/2060032596793565673?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Vertigo! https://twitter.com/jwhaifa/status/2059308681167057372?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Chagall is one of my favorite artists. https://twitter.com/samahoole/status/2058200985424601597?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ The Medieval period was not really a Dark Age. https://twitter.com/ancienthistorry/status/2060461669252481346?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ This may change your thinking Happy Friday!

The Difference Between the Seattle Public Schools and RushBabe49…

WE DO NOT CELEBRATE PERVERSION HERE. It seems that Seattle Public Schools celebrates Perversion and Depravity rather than Memorial Day. https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/2058926067965210931?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Encouraged by OSPI The Superintendent of Public Indoctrination supports the homosexual agenda, and forces it on innocent children. This is disgraceful.

On Tyranny, Tyrants, and Teen Takeovers

First, my observations on the nature of Tyrants. Having read a good deal of history, I notice that Tyrants may rule with an iron fist, sometimes for decades, they have characteristics in common. Tyrants can never rest on their laurels. In tyrannical regimes, there are always courtiers, hangers-on, relatives, employees, and palace residents around the …

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If this story doesn’t give you chills, you have a big problem.

We are all aware of the big Artificial Intelligence push, with AI assistants in all your software, image generation and deepfake videos everywhere. College students are warned that their majors may lead to unemployment as AI takes so many jobs. This software company has the next step in the AI takeover of the economy. https://twitter.com/wallstreetapes/status/2055326270549037361?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ

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