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Posted on July 19, 2026

“They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.”

It could have been yesterday that Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), one-time speaker of the House, said this.

What Trump does to your mind—and the sum of human knowledge—was never on better display than in Thursday night’s speech. Continue reading ““They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.””

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