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David H. Montgomery
@dhmontgomery
"A French history podcaster and enormous goshdang nerd after our own hearts" — @andrewvandam. Host of @thesiecle; senior data journalist with @YouGovAmerica.
Minneapolis
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Born April 25
Joined September 2010
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Jul 10, 2023
    Are you listening to my history podcast @TheSiecle yet? Per listener reviews: - "well-researched & incredibly in-depth" - "thoughtful, clearly constructed scripts" - "both amiable & authoritative" - "the opening music slaps" Links here! Start w/ Ep. 1:
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    A history podcast covering France's overlooked century between Napoleon and World War I.
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Sep 26, 2022
    Why is Disney remaking its old cartoons as live-action movies when it could be remaking them as Muppet movies?
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Aug 6, 2024
    If Walz resigns as governor to become vice president, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan will become governor. It's what happens next that gets INTERESTING. The President of the MN Senate (currently Minneapolis Democrat Bobby Joe Champion) becomes Lt. Gov....
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Mar 28, 2017
    Hey @dog_rates. I did some math on your ratings. Turns out good dogs are getting better! dmont.co/bf
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Jan 23, 2022
    My feed right now:
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Apr 11, 2021
    Alright, I GIFed it. Here’s your Minnesota weather report for the next four months, via SNL.
    GIF
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Oct 31, 2022
    Remember: The reason Twitter has "Verified Accounts" in the first place is because baseball manager Tony La Russa sued Twitter over an impersonator account:
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    Tony La Russa Twitter lawsuit settled
    In about as much time as it takes to type out a 140-character tweet, Twitter and St. Louis manager Tony La Russa have settled their legal dispute.
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Jan 28, 2019
    Minnesota Twitter today: “Why did we cancel school when we only got 6 inches of snow and the temperature is above 0?” Rest of the country: *backs away slowly*
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    David H. Montgomery
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    May 6, 2021
    Walz: Don’t like how I’ve handled COVID? Get vaccinated so you’re around next November to vote me out.
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Jan 5, 2023
    I don't like this tell-all book nonsense. Prince Harry should solve his dispute with his brother the old-fashioned way: retreating to his feudal domain of Sussex and raising an army to contest the throne.
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Mar 15, 2023
    Today's discovery: more than 40% of residents of North and South Dakota live east of Minnesota ('s westernmost point). (Hat tip to u/Llcmn on Reddit for the initial insight: reddit.com/r/minnesota/co…)
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Jan 4, 2022
    Very damning data from, uh… *adjusts glasses* international diamond mining conglomerate De Beers.
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    Bloomberg Opinion
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    Jan 4, 2022
    Diamonds grown in a lab don't conjure up quite the same emotions as natural diamonds do trib.al/QD8KYIN
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    De Beers, the source listed on the included graph, is a diamond mining conglomerate. Their profits depend on people desiring mined diamonds, so they cannot be considered an unbiased source of data regarding consumer preferences. Read more in the article linked in the tweet: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
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    David H. Montgomery
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    Dec 28, 2020
    Some personal news… Since February, I’ve been working at @MPRnews under a temporary contract, one that was set to expire three days from now. Now I’m happy to announce that I’ve accepted an offer to stick around and become a permanent employee at @MPRnews!
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    David H. Montgomery
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    May 30, 2020
    .@GovTimWalz says his unconfirmed suspicion is that not only are “white supremacists” involved in violence in Minneapolis, but also drug cartels.