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Alexis Coe

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Presidential historian. NYT bestselling author of (almost!) 3 books. Senior fellow @newamerica. American history columnist @nytbr. AlexisCoe.1776 on signal.

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Joined January 2012
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How it started: My first op-ed selfie for mom in 2015. How it's going: My latest op-ed selfie for mom in 2023. nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opini…
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the way I have waited my entire life to be able to play a real life man embroiled in scandal on SNL
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Kevin Watterson@kwattNov 5
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This is so spot-on.
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She writes a paid Substack. He owns the AI company training on it.
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@FilmUpdatesNov 10
A ‘YOU’VE GOT MAIL’ remake is officially in the works. (deadline.com/2026/11/youve-g…)
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tfw you like your second joke better but the first has already secured institutional backing
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If you liked that, you'll love this a.co/d/01r8b0Si
You Never Forget Your First

You Never Forget Your First

Young George Washington was raised by a struggling single mother, demanded military promotions, caused an international incident, and never backed down--even when his dysentery got so bad he had to...

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An error that matters to approximately six people on here and unfortunately, I’m one of them: After Trump said “Well, you should’ve had stock,” there’s been a lot of “Let them eat cake” attributed to Marie Antoinette. /1
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So how’d it happen? I could happily spend a lifetime unpacking it—just as soon as I learn French!—but the record illustrates one of my most loathed conventions: repeat a good story with a disclaimer and trust the disclaimer to travel with it. /3
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In 1841, French writer Alphonse Karr mentioned the attribution, with doubts. He tried to dispute it two years later, citing the same story in a book dated 1760, starring a duchess of Tuscany, but by then, it was too late. /4
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Protecting our country or insulting a duly elected colleague. He made his choice. This hearing on arms control & security was derailed by the GOP’s obsession with gender 20 months ago, so not quite "breaking news" as a reminder of why Republicans lost.
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BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Sarah McBride just flipped the script and left MAGA Rep. Keith Self speechless after he intentionally misgendered her. This is amazing.
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George Washington would have lashed Pete Hegseth long ago. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/geo…
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A more plausible explanation for Katie and Stephen Miller than his-and-hers skin suits
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@inaymaNov 9
If she’s into you. She’s probably a chinese spy.
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Theodore Roosevelt invited boxer Mike Donovan to the White House to spar with him. He wanted Donovan’s expertise—and took the punches himself. Trump wants fighters to “defend us against the Lunatic Left”—from the press office. The strongman needs stunt doubles.
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250 years after 1776, history has questions. And the future needs answers. @AlexisCoe × @reedgalen live in NYC! 
Thu 11/12 · The Bench, Nolita · $25 Tickets: civicforum.org
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@AbdulElSayed, Thomas Jefferson’s Quran is available for congressional oaths and inconvenient historical demonstrations. alexiscoe.substack.com/p/hab…
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Nobody slipped Muslim eligibility into the Constitution while the Christians were out. The objection was heard. It lost.
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The Trump treatment. Why let a perfectly good meltdown go unmonetized?
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🔓LEAKED: Rob Sand's 2003/04 controversial runway footage during his time as a fashion model in Paris and Milan for Prada, Giuliano Fujiwara, and Number (N)ine has been found online. Sand has noted that modeling at age 20/21 was one of his "craziest jobs." 📸SOURCE: Fashion Channel via YouTube
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Dems really challenging separation of thirst and state
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I can’t stop talking about accountability! Up in the next couple of days: The Dream with Jane Marie (my dream, circa 2005), on making the 25th Amendment work when a president can’t. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… In the meantime: alexiscoe.substack.com/p/250…
The Dream

The Dream

Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · Dream fans....WE ARE BACK! We're reimagining The Dream as a weekly interview podcast with guests and segments about, I don't know.... whatever we...

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This is so spot-on.
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