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Frank Amari

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Lapsed attorney and former public defender. Pro-Democracy, Anti-Trump. Loves dogs, nature, art and history. "As long as one lives, one can learn." - Ruth Bader Ginsburg 🌊💙🌊💙

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · Nov 9

A question I've yet to see be asked:
What part of the greatness of America WASN'T accomplished by immigrants or by their "proud to be American" descendants?

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 53m

The Atlantic:

The American Experiment

At 250, the Revolution’s goals remain noble and indispensable.

By Jeffrey Goldberg

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The American Experiment

At 250, the Revolution’s goals remain noble and indispensable.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 55m

The Atlantic:

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

By Ned Blackhawk
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How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 57m

Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

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Trump Is Accusing Foes With Multiple Mortgages of Fraud. Records Show 3 of His Cabinet Members Have Them.

The White House has targeted opponents, including a Fed governor, for having more than one primary residence on their loan papers. ProPublica found that, in one case, a Trump cabinet secretary got two...

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1h

ANTIFA, 1944:

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1h

Thanks, Judith!
Have a great day!! 😊💙

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 1h

170 years ago, the US Army massacred a Lokota village. Their plundered belongings are now back in Nebraska.

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170 years ago, the US Army massacred a Lakota village. Their plundered belongings are now back in Nebraska

170 years ago, the U.S. Army massacred a Lakota village near Lewellen, Nebraska. Dozens of items plundered from the dead were recently returned to tribal descendants.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 4h

From the fascist playbook:

Trump deploys tactics and language of war against perceived domestic threats

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Trump deploys tactics and language of war against perceived domestic threats

It represents a dramatic shift in the use of the military, which has been focused for most of American history on threats from abroad.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 4h

For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force

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For Trump, media manipulation is his show of force

The president has long attacked the media as “fake news,” but the White House has created a new crop of journalists to advance its policy priorities.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 4h

"In the conduct of my own show, I've never asked a performer his religion, his race or his politics. Performers are engaged on the basis of their abilities."

-- Ed Sullivan, who died #OTD 1974

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 5h

"I wanted to say to Elvis Presley and the country that this is a real decent, fine boy, and wherever you go, Elvis, we want to say we've never had a pleasanter experience on our show with a big name than we've had with you."

-- Ed Sullivan, who died #OTD 1974

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

On Newsmax.

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

Trump's China tariffs are decimating America's soybean farmers.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

Without blaming Biden, these folks ain't got much.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

Let's trust the guy who will lower drug prices by 1,000%!!

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

Let's trust the guy who bankrupted casinos!!

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

"Nearly 2,500 historians and authors have told the story of America in the pages of our magazine."

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Some of Our Favorite Essays

Nearly 2,500 historians and authors have told the story of America in the pages of our magazine

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

After threatening to increase tariffs on China by 100% on Friday, the guy posts this today:

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 20h

Dietary fat was a scapegoat. Now MAHA is naming a new one.

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Opinion | Dietary fat was a scapegoat. Now MAHA is naming a new one.

Targeting ultra-processed food repeats America’s missteps on nutrition.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 21h

Public radio cuts could silence classical music in America

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Column | Public radio cuts could silence classical music in America

Sweeping funding cuts to public radio could deal a devastating blow to classical music communities.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 21h

The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

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The real winners of Trump’s attack on clean energy aren’t American

U.S. politics are undercutting clean energy at the same time economics are propelling it forward globally. Can the U.S. afford to sit this out?

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 21h

Simply despicable:

Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

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Trump escalates his use of federal power to target Democratic states

Democrats see a clear pattern of inflicting pain on places that are politically unfriendly, while Trump has declared his intent to hurt liberal areas and policies.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 23h

"MY BRUSH WITH HISTORY

"I Watched LBJ Sign the Civil Rights Act"

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I Watched LBJ Sign the Civil Rights Act

The author was a press researcher in 1964 when he tagged along to watch Lyndon B. Johnson sign the 1964 Civil Rights Act outlawing discrimination.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 23h

The Birth of Birthright Citizenship

A Chinatown cook's fight to re-enter the U.S. in 1895 went up to the Supreme Court, which upheld his claim to birthright citizenship and guaranteed it for all through the 14th Amendment.

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The Birth of Birthright Citizenship

A Chinatown cook's fight to re-enter the U.S. in 1895 went up to the Supreme Court, which upheld his claim to birthright citizenship and guaranteed it for all through the 14th Amendment.

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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 23h

Some delegates at the Constitutional Convention wanted a strong executive, while others feared the American president might become a king.

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“Shall We Have a King?”

Some delegates at the Constitutional Convention wanted a strong executive, while others feared the American president might become a king.

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