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Politics : A Real American President: Donald Trump

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To: didjuneau who wrote (454181)11/5/2025 8:08:12 PM
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BTW: Washington Irving may have been America's first chronographer of DEI, or "Didn't Earn It".

One of the Noticers. Immortal satire!
But however his memory may be appreciated by critics, it is still held dear among many folks, whose good opinion is well worth having; particularly by certain biscuit-bakers, who have gone so far as to imprint his likeness on their new-year cakes, and have thus given him a chance for immortality, almost equal to the being stamped on a Waterloo medal, or a Queen Anne’s farthing.
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Two years before the publication of “Rip Van Winkle,” the original Waterloo medal was issued by Prince George (later King George IV) of England to the entirety of the English forces present at any of three significant battles against Napoleon’s French army in June of 1815. This action was a source of controversy within the British army, as the medal was the first to be granted equally across all ranks and many did not believe that it was appropriate to reward soldiers simply for doing their jobs.

— Caitlin, Owl Eyes Staff
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