Where facts fail them

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January 29, 2020

I missed this one back in October:

“…surrounded by enemies and spies catching and perverting every word that falls from my lips or flows from my pen, and inventing where facts fail them.” -Thomas Jefferson’s reflections on Washington, D.C. in a letter to his daughter Martha.
Some things never change, dad!
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) October 31, 2019

Ironically, or aptly, what Jefferson was complaining of there was not an invention.

It's interesting Ivanka picked this example because the thing Jefferson's enemies were accusing him of — fathering a child with a slave — was absolutely something he did. 6 times as a matter of fact. Jefferson was bemoaning being called out for something he actually did. https://t.co/ZnvjPLrkjY
— Rachel Larris (@RachelLarris) October 31, 2019

Maybe that’s what Vonky meant!

Hahaha no, just kidding. The odds that Princess I has ever heard of Sally Hemings are slim.

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Your Name’s not Bruce?

Jan 29, 2020 12:37 PM

The odds that Princess I has ever heard of Sally Hemings are slim.

Sally Hemmings? She’s somebody who’s done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.
Ophelia Benson

Jan 29, 2020 12:54 PM

(Hemings; that’s the spelling, not a typo.)
Your Name’s not Bruce?

Jan 29, 2020 8:05 PM

Ooops. Didn’t even look at your spelling; simply assumed. I shall endeavour to be more observant in the future.

However you spell her name, she is doing great work!
Skeletor

Jan 29, 2020 8:41 PM

A lot of people are saying good things about her.

Where facts fail them

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