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“There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness & soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.”
~Ida Tarbell
Image: Ida Tarbell in 1904. Public domain.
~Ida Tarbell
Image: Ida Tarbell in 1904. Public domain.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“There is no man more dangerous, in a position of power, than he who refuses to accept as a working truth the idea that all a man does should make for rightness & soundness, that even the fixing of a tariff rate must be moral.”
~Ida Tarbell
Image: Ida Tarbell in 1904. Public domain.
~Ida Tarbell
Image: Ida Tarbell in 1904. Public domain.
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We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
We’re in a hell of a lot of trouble.
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First woman CEO in the United States?
Anna Bissell. Born #OTD in 1846.
She took over the Bissell company in 1889. She secured patents, boosted marketing & grew exports to Europe & Latin America and, by ~1899, had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. #WomenInBusiness
Anna Bissell. Born #OTD in 1846.
She took over the Bissell company in 1889. She secured patents, boosted marketing & grew exports to Europe & Latin America and, by ~1899, had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. #WomenInBusiness
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
First woman CEO in the United States?
Anna Bissell. Born #OTD in 1846.
She took over the Bissell company in 1889. She secured patents, boosted marketing & grew exports to Europe & Latin America and, by ~1899, had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. #WomenInBusiness
Anna Bissell. Born #OTD in 1846.
She took over the Bissell company in 1889. She secured patents, boosted marketing & grew exports to Europe & Latin America and, by ~1899, had created the largest organization of its kind in the world. #WomenInBusiness
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
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November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
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"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid." .. (Heinrich Heine) (Cartoon Dave Granlund)
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