AvatarGrungeflipped into Messed-Up HistoryStoryboardReal-Life Heroes We've Lost All Respect ForAvatarCurated byGrungeNobody's perfect, but some people aren't even close. This includes some of the most beloved figures in all of history — they look great at first glance, but a closer look reveals the terrible people they really were. Even people who get the "hero" moniker can be as selfish and flawed as the rest of us normies.
Avatar"BROOKLYN FINEST"flipped into All Hail The Ancestors..🇬🇳FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoRewriting the Narrative of America’s Most Revered Founding Fathersacobserver.com - WordInBlack.comHarvard professor Annette Gordon-Reed has redefined our understanding of Sally Hemings and her descendants – and Thomas Jefferson, too. (WIB) – …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThese Puget Sound orcas could be designated as distinct species - The Daily Chroniclechronline.com - Lynda V. Mapes / The Seattle Times (TNS)For more than a century, killer whales have been understood to be just one worldwide species, Orcinus orca, with many types. But now, after decades of …
AvatarPaula Nylin Nevelsflipped into Historical AvatarAvatar3 days agoHow Old Were the US Founding Fathers on July 4, 1776?Snopes - Madison Dapcevich"The constitution was basically a Reddit post," wrote one social media user commenting on the young ages of some of the so-called "Founding …
AvatarRaw Storyflipped into Top StoriesAvatarAvatar1 day agoHow a billionaire's privilege is taking down our republicRaw Story - Thom HartmannIn America today, if you can afford at least $50 million in lawyers fees, you can get away with rape, massive financial fraud over decades, ripping …
AvatarNDflipped into DEPTH OF FIELD2 days agoPowerful Side-by-Side Portraits of Civil War Heroes and Their Descendantsverified_publisherMy Modern Met - Jessica StewartPhotographer Drew Gardner has spent the last two decades on his ongoing series, The Descendants. In it, Gardner photographs people whose ancestors made an impact on history. By posing and styling them in the manner of their descendant, Gardner creates a bridge between past and present. While the …
AvatarWagePeaceflipped into 🌳 CvilleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoDid you know that there’s a lot to see and do in Virginia?dailypress.com - Karen McPhersonThere is so much to see and do in and around Williamsburg that it seems unnecessary to branch out to other parts of the state. But other parts of …
AvatarLexington Herald-Leaderflipped into NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoTrump is now selling Bibles — but he’s not the first president with holy books for salekentucky.com - By Brendan RasciusFormer President Donald Trump is now selling Bibles emblazoned with the American flag and inscribed with the phrase “God Bless the USA.” The religious …
AvatarThe Washington Timesflipped into News From The Washington TimesAvatarAvatar4 days agoLiberals wage war on White, rural Americansverified_publisherThe Washington Times - Don FederIt’s always exciting when the left finds another group of Americans to hate. First, it was former President Barack Obama’s bitter clingers, then …
AvatarVirginia Mercuryflipped into Latest from VirginiaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoA tone-deaf attack on diversity at a university first built by the enslavedvirginiamercury.com - Bob LewisThe Rotunda at the University of Virginia. (Style Weekly)Posts began popping up in my social media feeds a couple of weeks ago from friends in my …
AvatarTampa Bay Timesflipped into Opinion columns & editorialsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThe Electoral College needs overhauling. Here’s why.tampabay.com - Jim VerhulstImagine a world in which Hillary Clinton was Donald Trump’s vice president. Or Donald Trump was Joe Biden’s. Impossible to conjure? Funny, that’s …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoThe votes that countthekansan.com - Chad Freyby Wim Laven In the US there are elections because of our Constitution. There is political bantering over everything, including whether the US is …