Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Ellinson On the History and Politics of the AR-15

Out today: Zusha Elinson and I on the history and politics of the AR-15 on the "Guns Unpacked" podcast. Thank you, Alex Young, for a great discussion. #history #guns
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Wherever you get your podcast, coming Monday, Nov. 3. #guns #AmericanHistory #ar15 #massshootings
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Can a Farming Community Resist a Development Boom? - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts When a pro-growth mayor in rural Tennessee dies unexpectedly, his vision for development is suddenly challenged. What began as a land dispute quickly escalates into a clash of values, dividing the dee...

@wsj.com's The Journal podcast on the farming/development fight in rural #Tennessee
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Disney’s Marvel Abandons Georgia, Taking Livelihoods With It Tax incentives lured studios to help build the ‘Hollywood of the South,’ but now Marvel and others are going overseas for cheaper labor costs.

#ICYMI #Georgia wanted to become #Yallywood and for a brief period became a major player for TV/film. Now it's got problems. By @benfritz.bsky.social
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No Longer ‘Dead Brad Walking’: Georgia’s Election Chief Makes a Comeback Republican Brad Raffensperger, who refused to ‘find’ more votes in 2020, survived political exile by MAGA—and is now eyeing higher office.

After #Trump narrowly lost #Georgia in 2020, he lashed out at GA Sec of State Brad Raffensperger. He wanted Raffensperger out of office and politics. It didn't work.
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St. Louis Couple mentioned in American Gun get AR-15 Back St. Louis lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey recently regained possession of their AR-15 rifle. Five years ago, the firearm was seized after Mark McCloskey brandished at Black Lives Matter protesters...

St. Louis couple get their #AR15 back, 5 yrs after they brandished it at #BlackLivesMatter protestors.
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Nixon's resignation letter.

Fifty-one years ago today.

Shooter Injures Five Soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia A suspect is in custody after shooting and injuring five soldiers at a U.S. Army base in Georgia, officials said.

5 soldiers wounded in shooting at #Army fort in #Georgia.
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Manhattan Mass Shooter used AR-15 VariantAmericanGunBook The shooter who attacked a Park Avenue office building and killed four people used a commercial, semiautomatic version of an M4 rifle, a shorter version of the M16/AR-15 rifle developed by Eugene Ston...

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Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

Atlanta’s Growth Streak Has Come to an End “Welcome South, Brother” is turning into goodbye as many residents look to smaller, more affordable metro areas.

#Atlanta's domestic migration growth streak -- decades old -- was broken last year. Key reason: housing costs.
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#OTD 1864 #Atlanta. Union victory that paved the way for the surrender of this strategic city, the March to the Sea, and the collapse of the Confederacy.

After a Mayor’s Mysterious Death, a Land Dispute Divides Republicans in Tennessee A development battle is splitting a deep-red county over what it means to be conservative.

The fight over #farmland versus #subdivisions in #rural America is intensifying.
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Cam McWhirter Really Wants to Talk About James Weldon Johnson Podcast Episode · What I Really Want to Talk About · 06/26/2025 · 45m

Great speaking w/ Tim Monroe on his "What I Really Want To Talk About" podcast. I talked about #JamesWeldonJohnson: poet, journalist, songwriter, diplomat, etc., including #NAACP leader during the #RedSummer of 1919 and key figure in the #HarlemRenaissance.
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I can report that #Hiking on @isleofmanofficial.bsky.social is beautiful.

When Towns Rebuild From Disaster, Some Get Priced Out In Panama City, Fla., and Paradise, Calif., money poured in after natural disasters—squeezing some residents out. The dynamic is repeating across the U.S.

@wsj.com investigated what happens after natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires strike communities. We found an emerging cycle in this era of increasingly extreme weather in America: communities struck by disasters often become richer and more exclusive.
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Born #OTD 1871. #JamesWeldonJohnson, novelist, essayist, poet, songwriter, diplomat, lawyer, etc. Key official in the NAACP, including during the #RedSummer.
“I will not allow one prejudiced person or one million or one hundred million to blight my life.”

Benjamin Franklin Said to 'Question Authority'? We were unable to locate any evidence Benjamin Franklin ever said it was the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.

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The greatest danger to american freedom (Spurious Quotation) Find out why scholars don't think "The greatest danger to american freedom is a government that ignores the constitution" is a real Thomas Jefferson quote.

Jefferson never said this. www.monticello.org/research-edu...

$105 Million Reparations Package for Tulsa Race Massacre Unveiled by Mayor

Interesting development and begs the question: What about the Red Summer events of 1919? #RedSummer1919
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what’s with the weird AI photo on the story?

Pope Leo XIV didn't once urge people to 'be woke' "To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a meme featuring the quote read.

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Finally, a #Pope who grew up watching Bozo. #WGN

AC/DC - Highway to Hell (Official Video) YouTube video by acdcVEVO

#Trump: #WSJ "has truly gone to hell."
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Canadians Elect Mark Carney’s Liberals to Confront Trump The former central banker vowed to counteract Trump’s threats to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.

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Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against The New York Times After two hours of deliberation, a jury rejected Sarah Palin’s claim that she had been defamed in the newspaper’s 2017 editorial.

Breaking News: A federal jury ruled against Sarah Palin in her yearslong defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies—and Their Mothers The world’s richest man juggles more than a dozen children and ‘harem drama’ along with running his companies and advising Trump. He recently took a paternity test in a battle with one woman over mone...

#WSJ #Musk #Journalism
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Colorado’s New Tack on Gun Control: Make It Harder to Reload First-of-its-kind legislation aims to slow shooters’ ability to reload. Gun-rights groups say it will ban America’s most popular guns.

#Colorado's new law will ban the sale of #guns with detachable magazines, the law's goal is to make it much harder for a mass shooter to reload.

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Judge orders White House to allow AP access to news events U.S. Judge Trevor N. McFadden rules the White House cannot deny the Associated Press access to news events because the wire service continues to use "Gulf of Mexico" rather than "Gulf of America".

A federal judge ruled that the Trump White House must admit the AP's journalists to news events - ruling its exclusion was "unlawful."

Almost two hours later, two AP journalists were rejected from the WH pool to cover a Trump speech.

My NPR story:
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