If you gave me a million guesses I would have never figured out that the G in Warren G. Harding stands for Gamaliel

New video on Earl Warren is out! youtu.be/J3ISGslve1Q?...

FDR LBJ

Seems like the shift from mainstream news to comic podcasts (Joe Rogan, Adam Friedland, Andrew Schultz, Jon Stewart) has led people to be thoroughly entertained, but lacking in political or economic literacy outside of populist contrarianism www.theargumentmag.com/p/jon-stewar...

Republicans: "Democrats are hot, cool, and fans of the most popular movie franchise in human history"

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a rare and lethal toxin found in the skin of poison dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday. https://to.pbs.org/4rh5p66

A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country. https://to.pbs.org/4rIxYJE

This is the most seats a Japanese party has ever won in post war history. The last time the LDP won at least 300 seats was back in 1986. Getting a 2/3 majority is also huge as the LDP can now amend the Constitution and pass laws without needing the support of the upper house or any other parties.

Another LDP Landslide in Japan youtu.be/L60XAtw42q4?...

The Japanese election is this week, so that means you'll defiantly see more political posters around. This one showing a samurai candidate, from a few years ago, is still one of my favorite designs

Very interesting poster for John Major. With the period from Wilson to Major producing a series of working class Prime Ministers from both Labor and the Conservatives. Another fun fact about John Major is that his father was born in 1879 and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Question: "Can you support a pedo?" Liberals: "No" Diversity of thought on the Right: "That Depends"

Youtube videos I enjoyed this past month

They defended pedos and all they got was this lousy hat

Gavin Newsom Appreciation @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

The Revenge of Ann Richards

New video looking at the mess of the 1792 election in New York Check it out! youtu.be/Pcrvq2qeHtQ?...

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Its interesting how Citizen's United has become the short hand phrase for campaign finance reform when the case had very little to do with corporate person hood, unlimited campaign donations, or money is speech. Knowing Better covered it pretty well a few years ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhpy...

New Video! Here's to year 3 of the Channel youtu.be/HuVrnbWFQVE?...

Well that was quick

Mamdani hasn't even took Office yet and the left is already turning on him 😭

Happy Festivus Everybody! youtu.be/iHyzVFA__LY?...

NATO Commander Wesley Clark on the need to support Ukraine

Good on @hueyli.bsky.social for calling out these isolationist influencers, and emphasizing the need for peer review especially went it comes to scholarship on international relations youtu.be/RieVYtwn-kc?...

Lot of cultural references in the latest Smiling Friends season

Some interesting YouTube videos I recently enjoyed. How about you? The OKI story was wild as I also played a lot of WoW as a kid, but he ended up being sent to a military school. Can't wait to see what happens next in One Piece. And how easy it was to scam people as seen in the case of Crazy Eddie.

A major part about anti-foreigner sentiment in Japan that many English speaking people seem to miss, is that the majority of migrants to Japan aren't western tourists or influencers, but students and low income laborers from China, South Korea, Vietnam, and the Philippines youtu.be/ULKPS8gNk7A?...

Looking at the Hobo Era in America youtu.be/VDhir_nQv-Y?...

Photo from @andykimnj.bsky.social showing Senator Kim and former Secretary Buttigieg as college students at Oxford. Senator Kim notably also attended Deep Springs College, which is half cattle ranch half university

Interesting administrative map of the areas under the authority of the Princely States and the British Raj in 1921 by Sam Dalrymple, author of Shattered Lands

The Diamond Economy Is Unbreakable youtu.be/A7Mk6TQwzt8?...

Some more Youtube video recommendations

The One Piece is Real! youtu.be/y6csFEMZD3o?...

New Japanese Prime Minister, New video on Japan youtu.be/B3IdUW6iO7M?...

Soon after electing their first female leader, Sanae Takaichi, the LDP has just lost their longtime coalition partners, the Komeito. Whose votes they needed to confirm her as Prime Minister of Japan. If you would like to learn more, check out my video on Japanese politics: youtu.be/8esm5-vbWww?...

Some Youtube video recommendations

How to become Prime Minister, without ever having to be Elected! youtu.be/Yw7BI537o2s?...

The American King of Australia youtu.be/kFbjvNHpGwg?...

New video is up! The 1850s Honduran Transcontinental Railroad Project youtu.be/1RHsNA8oxwc?...

Looking at the decline in fertility rates in the US actually reveals a nice story. The largest drop was for mothers aged 15-19, with there being a big increase after age 30. The 20s also experienced a drop, but that is likely due to more women pursing higher education and entering the workforce.

From this awesome website: gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistrictin...

Some Youtube videos I enjoyed this past July and early August. What are some videos you guys enjoyed?

New video is up! youtu.be/8EQTdjQxL5Q?...

Another one! youtu.be/xDkZb43Q0ak?...

New video is up! youtu.be/6q2CgoafxTw?...

This story is fully finished 🙂💙🇺🇦 You guys did such a good thing helping me pay off their debt so Dusha Kharkiv can continue their mission of feeding those in need. Thank you to everyone who helped but special shout outs to @destiny.gg and @realjakebroe.bsky.social and @devinsanluis.bsky.social

Weird category - “Nintendo games” that are actually not Nintendo games Endonesia for PS2 This game’s developer team features designers, planners and programmers that worked on various 1st party Nintendo games during the GBA/GCN/DS/Wii era - and it seems very reminiscent of it.