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Back to Search#Todayin1776: John Adams Writes to a Boston Merchant About Independence Momentum
Dear sir Philadelphia June 1. 1776
Your favours of May 14. and 22d. are now before me. The first I shewed to Mr. Morris, as soon as I received it. T…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Autopsy? More Like Au-sloppy, Amirite?
Vic and Mary Katharine talk primary predictions (Cornyn vs. Paxton), a farewell to Thomas Massie and Stephen Colbert, the DNC's embarrassing autopsy,…
5 months ago
A Full Diaper Episode
Vic and Mary Katharine talk about big victories on the parenting front at MK's home, foreign policy updates on Iran, China, Venezuela and Cuba, fully…
5 months, 1 week ago
Technical Difficulties of Redistricting
Vic and Mary Katharine valiantly fight technical difficulties (successfully!) of their own to tell you about the technical difficulties Virginia Demo…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Of Nazi Tattoos and Senate Races
Vic and MK dive into the news that Graham Platner is the presumptive Dem nominee for Senate in Maine, which means everyone who is left of center has …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#Todayin1776: Joseph Ward Writes to John Adams Threats to Boston and Also A New Job
Joseph Ward is a cousin and aide-de-camp to Gen. Artemas Ward. He is a frequent correspondent of Adams, reporting what he's seeing on the military fr…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Assassination Attempt at the WH Correspondents' Dinner
MK and Vic talk Mary Katharine's live experience of an attack on democracy and free speech and the subsequent press coverage, which veered very quick…
6 months ago
#Todayin1776: George Washington Wants His Aides-de-Camp PAID
The Continental Army deals with all kinds of personnel problems and shortages. In this case, Washington is taking the step of explicitly requesting b…
6 months ago
Dems Get Their W in Virginia Redistricting
A salty episode of Getting Hammered as Vic and Mary Katharine contemplate exporting the governance of Fairfax and Arlington to the rest of Virginia a…
6 months, 1 week ago
It Wasn't Fartgate That Brought Down Swalwell
Vic Matus and Mary Katharine Ham talk about Iran, the blockade, the strategy, and the negotiation-athon. They also talk about Trump's AI post, backla…
6 months, 2 weeks ago