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5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
Dick Cheney and George W Bush at the White House on 14 December 2007. Cheney was part of a group of Bush Jr advisers who called themselves ‘the Vulcans’
Let’s get one thing straight: the story of Dick Cheney is not one of accident. It’s a story of intent. And if you want to understand the post-9/11 world—if you want to understand Iraq, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay, surveillance, even the modern deep suspicion of government—you have to understand Cheney. And to understand Cheney, you need to understand the Vulcans.
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The back seat of a vintage Toyota Century limo
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Civil War Draft Letter, Providence, RI, 1863
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When Carrie Fisher told Harrison Ford she was going to publish her journals & reveal they had an affair (Ford was married) while filming Star Wars (1977), Ford raised his finger & said “Lawyer!”
In 1977, Harrison Ford had two kids, a wife, and a carpenter’s tan. Carrie Fisher was 19, famously brilliant, possibly stoned, and about to be devoured by the black hole of global pop culture fandom. They met on the set of Star Wars, a film that would make them both immortal, though not necessarily in the same way. He would become an icon; she would become Princess Leia. Not the actress who played her. Leia. Period.
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17 Eyebrow-Raising Items That People Have Returned to Costco
There’s a certain kind of person who walks into Costco’s return line like they’re testing the limits of human decency. Not in an aggressive way. Not in a loud or confrontational way. But in that deeply unsettling, almost Zen-like way that says, “I know this is wrong, but the system allows it. So what are we really doing here?”
These people aren’t returning things—they’re performing a social experiment. They’re playing Calvinball with capitalism, bending unspoken rules into Möbius strips of logic only they seem to understand. It’s not about money. It’s not about buyer’s remorse. It’s about testing the boundaries of what’s allowed when no one has the nerve to say no.
5 Big Questions From History, Answered
What did it feel like to be a civilian during a Mongol invasion
Imagine waking up to the sound of hooves. Not dozens. Thousands. The ground literally shaking beneath your feet. You’re in a town you’ve known your whole life—maybe a farming village, maybe a walled city with guards and watchtowers—and someone on the edge of town starts screaming that they’re here. You don’t need to ask who.
5 Tiny Habits That Could Save Your Life, Fix Your Relationships, and Earn You Respect
You should check everywhere on your body every once in awhile to see if you have a new mole or a body mark bigger than an eraser at the top of a pencil.
If you see you have a new mole or body mark on your body that wasn’t there before, go to the doctor because it could be skin cancer.
The ABCDE rule which signals for signs of melanoma (skin cancer) A= ASYMMETRY: if 2 half’s look different it could be skin cancer B= BORDER: a round smooth border of the mole or skin mark is a good sign, but if it has a unnatural border, get it checked out. C= COLOR: one color is good, but multiple colors could be a sign of skin cancer. D= DIAMETER: if once again, it’s bigger than a pencil erasers, it could be a sign of skin cancer. E= EVOLUTION: if it has change in size, color, or shape, get it checked out.
5 Historic Photos That Speak Volumes
President Johnson gives Senator Richard Russell, the leader of the filibuster against the civil-rights bill, the ‘Johnson Treatment’
It began before you even realized it had begun. A hand on your shoulder. A drawled “How ya doin’, boy?” A glance that swept the room and then landed, unblinking, on you. Lyndon Johnson didn’t ask to speak with you—he declared it by sheer proximity. And once you were in his orbit, escape was not only unlikely—it was unthinkable.
“The Johnson Treatment” was not a conversation. It was a physical, psychological, and political onslaught. A full-spectrum assault. Words, yes—but also height, motion, touch, breath, facts, flattery, threats, jokes, commands, wheedling, pleading, domination. All fused into a performance that could last five minutes or an hour. However long it took.