Almanac recaps birthdays and notable facts for Feb 13
The Almanac notes February 13, 2025 as day 44 of 2025 and day 55 of winter. It lists birthdays of Grant Wood to Mena Suvari, quotes Chuck Yeager, cites Kurt Vonnegut on Dresden, claims 290 nuclear weapons in France, and marks the moon between February 12 full and February 20 last quarter.
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Grant Wood
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Chuck Yeager
Kim Novak
Stockard Channing
Jerry Springer
Mike Krzyzewski
Peter Gabriel
Henry Rollins
Neal McDonough
Randy Moss
Mena Suvari
France
A Better Way to Fix Education Policy
Washington Post columnist argues abolishing the Education Department would not end programs already funded and may not shrink government. He notes programs would move to other agencies, and real reforms like student loans and civil rights enforcement offer more productive paths.
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Donald Trump
Linda McMahon
Maxwell Frost
Florida
Becky Pringle
National Education Association
Carter
Ronald Reagan
House
Newt Gingrich
George W. Bush
Trump
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Betsy DeVos
Departments of Commerce and Labor
The
Heritage Foundation
Congress
U.S
Thomas Massie
Kentucky
Department of Education
Education Department
Department
America
Massie
Chip Roy
Texas
Senate
Trump pushes sovereignty over Gaza Canal and Greenland real estate
Doyle McManus argues Trump flips traditional foreign policy to a sovereigntist approach, courting unaligned states while alienating allies. He could weaken US security as China builds influence with USAID cutbacks and a nascent Axis of Autocrats forms. The columnist warns the moves may yield short term gains but long term costs.
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Washington
Donald Trump
United States
Gaza Strip
Aaron David Miller
Middle East
U.S
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Trump
Gaza
Panama Canal
Denmark
Greenland
Canada
Mexico
Elon Musk
Rutgers University
Jennifer Mittelstadt
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Asia
America
NATO
China
Xi Jinping
Russia
Vladimir Putin
North Korea
Kim Jong UN
National University of Singapore
Musk
USAID
Africa
Latin America
USS
Iran
Tucker Carlson
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at The Chronicle Telegram
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Chronicle-Telegram
Trump Derangement Syndrome and Trump Era Debates
A Washington Post essay argues that claims of Trump derangement syndrome polluted liberal discourse and hindered policy critique. It examines tariffs, USAID criticism, and general political tribalism, noting varied realities behind claims and urging calm factual scrutiny. Megan McArdle is cited as the author.
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Megan McArdle
Washington Post
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Kurt Vonnegut
Dresden
Ramesh Ponuru
Ramesh Ponnuru
National Review
American Enterprise Institute
Penye
Doyle McManus
Los Angeles Times
Doyle. McManus
Latimes.com
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Letters
Chroniclet.com
Russiagate
Customs and Border Protection
Drug Enforcement Administration
Politico
Chris Rufo
Mike Benz
Foundation For Freedom Online
White House
Mike Cernovich
Biden
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