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[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Quote of the day from Princeton historian Julian Zelizer on his Substack

“The provision of the Constitution giving the war-making power to Congress, was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons. Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object. This, our Convention understood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions; and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us. But your view destroys the whole matter and places our President where kings have always stood.”

-Abraham Lincoln, 1848

(Thanks Steven Jennings)

[tomorrowusa]

Despite his promise to help working-class Americans, the President has quietly eliminated workplace safety rules for everyday workers -- dismantling the foundation of worker protections in favor of lifting the fortunes of businesses that may find these regulations burdensome. During the government shutdown in 2019, for example, the administration got rid of a 2016 rule that required employers to provide the Department of Labor with reports about workplace injuries. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has the lowest number of inspectors in its decadeslong history, and enforcement efforts have declined, according to the National Employment Law Project.

Julian Zelizer, political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. From CNN. 

It’s not enough to say this once and think everybody got the message. If you have something important to say, you need to repeat it over and over again until people are hearing it in their dreams.

Trump has been terrible for most working families. It’s true that many of them just don’t care because they see eye to eye with The Chosen One on matters related to race. But for those who prioritize economic issues, Trump’s destructive labor policies need to be pointed out repeatedly with examples given of their bad effects.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

'I didn't win the election': Trump concedes 2020 defeat in video interview with historians

Travis Gettys at Raw Story:

Donald Trump admitted on video that he did not win the 2020 election.

The former president conceded his defeat -- which could become a key piece of evidence in the various investigations of his attempts to overturn the loss -- during an interview with a panel of historians convened by Princeton professor Julian Zelizer published by The Atlantic.

“I didn’t win the election,” Trump said.

Trump had reached out to the panel of professional historians in hopes they would produce "an accurate book," said Zelizer, the author of the scholarly book The Presidency of Donald Trump: A First Historical Assessment.

Donald Trump, in an interview published to The Atlantic speaking to Princeton professor Julian Zelizer, admitted that he didn’t win the 2020 election. This is in contrast to his constant pumping out of lies claiming that he “won” the election, especially in front of rally crowds. 

See Also: The Guardian: ‘I didn’t win the election’: Trump admits defeat in session with historians

[myndtalkuniverse]

MyNDTALK American History Fault Lines Julian Zelizer

[ppgpeducation]

Transgender candidates rack up wins in first U.S. elections of Trump presidency

By Sebastien MaloNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Transgender political candidates scored wins in the first U.S. elections since Donald Trump

[pipsrewards]

Earn or redeem PIPs with some timely reading

Have you seen the movie Selma? It’s drawing criticism for its depiction of President Lyndon Johnson. As The New York Times wrote on December 31st 2015: “Was Johnson a civil rights mastermind, or a reluctant follower pulled along by activists led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King?”

Curious to know more about what role LBJ played during civil rights reform?  Earn PIPs or redeem your PIPs downloading Julian Zelizer’s “The Fierce Urgency of Now” to get the scoop. Or check out Taylor Branch’s Pulitzer-prize winning trilogy on Martin Luther King, recounting the essential moments of the Civil Rights Movement.

It’s fascinating reading! And a great way to earn or use your PIPs.

[deadpresidents]

Julian Zelizer: What Jimmy Carter Did Right

Interesting piece about Jimmy Carter on the 39th President's 90th birthday. Carter is the sixth President to reach the age of 90, following John Adams (died at 90), Herbert Hoover (died at 90), Ronald Reagan (died at 93), Gerald Ford (died at 93), and George H.W. Bush (turned 90 in June)

[justprincetonthings]

The probability that the national prohibition on marijuana will end is becoming greater every day. It is almost inconceivable to imagine that it will last much more than a few years.

Princeton's Julian Zelizer in his cnn.com column "Why marijuana's moment has arrived"