The Alabama museum grappling with the
'Gulf of America'
Posted By: earlybird, 2/9/2025 7:28:07 PM
Last year Karen Poth decided it was time to rename the museum she runs in Mobile, Alabama, to better reflect its unique status. To do so, she first had to line up support from elected officials and her board of directors before raising money for the project. Next, she needed to update the museum's website, logo and printed materials. Then in April 2024, she finally unveiled the new name in letters stretching 50ft across the eight-storey building: the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, the only museum in the world dedicated to the history, folklore and culture of the largest gulf on Earth. So, imagine her response
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This is a good strategic move. Security Clearances are the credentialed currency of those who work in the DC administrative state. Specifically, a lawyer inside the DC machine is essentially of no value without a security clearance.
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Revocation of security clearances is a win, win, win; a triple winnamin.
Last year Karen Poth decided it was time to rename the museum she runs in Mobile, Alabama, to better reflect its unique status.
To do so, she first had to line up support from elected officials and her board of directors before raising money for the project. Next, she needed to update the museum's website, logo and printed materials. Then in April 2024, she finally unveiled the new name in letters stretching 50ft across the eight-storey building: the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico, the only museum in the world dedicated to the history, folklore and culture of the largest gulf on Earth. So, imagine her response
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Interference in another country's internal affairs?
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According to the Associated Press:
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Will it help stave off a potential Armageddon?
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It’s a Croc block!
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