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It goes to show you that you don't need a college degree to change the world, in fact, it may hinder you!!! Good on y'all for writing this post.

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Thank you and thank you for your insightful writings.

I wish I could recall the man's name. He was very wealthy and successful while being a good and generous man also. He left school at third grade. He said, "I would rather be able to say I is rich than say I am poor."

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Love the history! You will find delight in my personal interaction with descendants involved with unknown first flight in America. https://frederickrsmith.substack.com/s/first-flight-1793-and-the-finest

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Thank you Frederick. A high compliment from someone so meticulous to detail. Looked at the link and will definitely read all.

What was interesting about the Wright brothers was it just kept getting deeper and deeper, with more and more interesting things about these two guys. I left out what I thought was the sad irony that Wilbur died in 1912 at only 45 from typhoid possibly from eating contaminated oysters!

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An exceptionally well-written and researched post, David. Thank you for providing a list of practical suggested actions.

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Thank you. I notice that in all your posts as well.

Apparently, some of my practical suggestions could be problematic:

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/government-heightened-threat-ahead-of-midterms

"Campaign events, polling places, ballot drop-box locations, political party offices, and voter registration sites, as well as infrastructure and personnel related to the election, could be targets for domestic violent extremists motivated by election-related grievances, according to the bulletin."

(law abiding Americans showing up to make sure elections running fairly)

State and local government buildings, officials involved in counting votes and certifications, “judicial figures associated with election-related legal challenges, or private companies associated with vote counting” were listed as possible targets following the election, according to the bulletin.

(judges allowing illegal voting practices, Dominion voting machines)

The memo also notes that prolonged certifications could lead to “increased threats or calls for violence targeting state and local election officials because of potential perceptions of fraud surrounding the results, especially in close or highly contested elections.”

(votes showing up in middle of night or disappearing in WEEKS of counting)

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Thank you for this update. I hope that people are not discouraged and that they show up and vote.

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