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Nevilledog

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Sun May 26, 2024, 12:23 AM May 2024

Ken Burns warns of Trump in Brandeis commencement speech





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Ken Burns on Trump during his commencement speech at Brandeis:

"He is the opioid of all opioids"


11:49 AM · May 25, 2024



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Ken Burns warns of Trump in Brandeis commencement speech (Original Post) Nevilledog May 2024 OP
Very powerful speech LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #1
TY, LMPV! Cha May 2024 #6
Thank you Ken Burns. Fla Dem May 2024 #9
not everyone clapped -- including the adult on stage and some of the kids in audience. oh well nt orleans May 2024 #2
AN adult on stage, elleng May 2024 #4
why r u splitting hairs with me? you know what i was talking about/referring to, right? nt orleans May 2024 #8
Some can't handle the truth. Some B.See May 2024 #7
Ken Burns the national treasure oasis May 2024 #3
That was worth listening to every minute. KS Toronado May 2024 #5
That was and is a wonderful, wonderful speech peggysue2 May 2024 #10
Kick dalton99a May 2024 #11
Kick oasis May 2024 #12

orleans

(37,191 posts)
2. not everyone clapped -- including the adult on stage and some of the kids in audience. oh well nt
Sun May 26, 2024, 02:13 AM
May 2024

elleng

(141,926 posts)
4. AN adult on stage,
Sun May 26, 2024, 02:42 AM
May 2024

and presumably some of the so-called 'kids' in the audience are also adults.

orleans

(37,191 posts)
8. why r u splitting hairs with me? you know what i was talking about/referring to, right? nt
Sun May 26, 2024, 09:43 AM
May 2024

peggysue2

(12,597 posts)
10. That was and is a wonderful, wonderful speech
Sun May 26, 2024, 12:06 PM
May 2024

How fortunate for Brandeis' Class of '24 to have the likes of Ken Burns at that podium. How fortunate for us, all of us, that we've had the continuous art, knowledge and vision of a Ken Burns .

Makes my heart sing.



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