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Madelaine DrohanI was happy to hear former prime minister Jean Chrétien mention that Benjamin Franklin went to Montreal in 1776 and tried to enlist the French Canadians in the American Revolution. He was told “Non, merci,” Chrétien said. It’s an important part of our history and something I cover in my forthcoming book about Franklin’s many attempts to make Canada American. It didn’t start with Trump.It’s around the 16-minute mark: <a href="https://youtu.be/tU8qNxempS0?si=4asXl1nNSppOh2hh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/tU8qNxempS0?si=4asXl1nNSppOh2hh</a><a href="https://historians.social/tags/HeDidNotConquer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeDidNotConquer</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://historians.social/tags/CdaUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CdaUS</a>

Morayner Blacksmithmy crush on Ben #Bloguidien du 6 mars 2025 : "Vous pouvez passer une journée avec une personnalité ayant existé, vous faites quoi avec qui ?" Une fois, je me suis retrouvée dans un atelier commandité par le chômage, sur le papier une ou deux semaines, je ne sais plus trop, pour apprendre à passer des entretiens d'embauche et rédiger un CV, mais du contenu d'un niveau si rudimentaire et idiot - d'autant plus que j'ai "quelques" UE validées en lettres-langues et en lettres modernes - que […] <a href="https://morayner.org/my-crush-on-ben/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://morayner.org/my-crush-on-ben/</a>

DecaturNatureBe like Ben: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography-benjamin-franklin/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography-benjamin-franklin/</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GreatAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatAmericans</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/rolemodels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rolemodels</a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#benfranklin</a>

Stitch26<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrietTubman" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HarrietTubman</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorrieTenBoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#CorrieTenBoom</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AudreyHepburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AudreyHepburn</a> (Yes, *the* Audrey Hepburn!)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GeorgeWashington" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#GeorgeWashington</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ThomasJefferson" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ThomasJefferson</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PaulRevere" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PaulRevere</a>Anyone else have names to share of other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResistanceFighters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ResistanceFighters</a> throughout history? Looking to spread some <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Hope</a> that if *they* did it, *we* can too!!

donutage (Bill Cole)Happy Birthday to Benjamin Franklin, the deathless lich-king of Philadelphia. Defy him at your peril!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnofficialDiaryDates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UnofficialDiaryDates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a>

Out of Context Podcast Quotes"He's 99% sure it's not the real Ben Franklin, but he's going to interrogate him anyway." - JENNA FISCHER, Ben Franklin, Office Ladies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OfficeLadies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OfficeLadies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheOffice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenjaminFranklinDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenjaminFranklinDay</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JennaFischer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#JennaFischer</a>

Out of Context Podcast Quotes"And I can't prove that Lin Manuel Miranda was in the audience or ever saw that sketch." - ANDY DALY, Ben Franklin, Office Ladies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OfficeLadies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OfficeLadies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheOffice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LinManuelMiranda" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LinManuelMiranda</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HappyBirthdayLinManuelMiranda" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HappyBirthdayLinManuelMiranda</a>

RoundSparrow 🐦"Mankind naturally and generally love to be flatter'd: Whatever sooths our Pride, and tends to exalt our Species above the rest of the Creation, we are pleas'd with and easily believe, when ungrateful Truths shall be with the utmost Indignation rejected." USA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FoundingFather" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FoundingFather</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a> "A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain" (1725) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FWakeY1725" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FWakeY1725</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FWakeYear1725" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FWakeYear1725</a>

Fedecops"Are you ready to take responsibility without excuses? 🤔💯""Never ruin an apology with an excuse." - Benjamin Franklin. Own your actions, learn, and grow. 🌱💪<a href="https://moth.social/tags/Motivation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Motivation</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/SelfGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfGrowth</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/Accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Accountability</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/TakeResponsibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TakeResponsibility</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/NoExcuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NoExcuses</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/PersonalGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PersonalGrowth</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/OwnIt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OwnIt</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/LearnAndGrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LearnAndGrow</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/Mindset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mindset</a> <a href="https://moth.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a>

Out of Context Podcast Quotes"Teddy Roosevelt, Alexander Hamilton, and Ben Franklin are the only founding fathers I have ever played in my entire career." - ANDY DALY, Ben Franklin, Office Ladies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OfficeLadies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OfficeLadies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheOffice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheodoreRoosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#TheodoreRoosevelt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HappyBirthdayTheodoreRoosevelt" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HappyBirthdayTheodoreRoosevelt</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndyDaly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#AndyDaly</a>

Connect ParanormalBenjamin Franklin, a prominent American founding father, was not only celebrated for his contributions to literature, politics, and science but also for his intriguing involvement in occult societies like Freemasonry. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Benfranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Freemasons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Freemasons</a> <a href="https://connectparanormal.net/2024/10/07/exploring-benjamin-franklins-secret-societies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://connectparanormal.net/2024/10/07/exploring-benjamin-franklins-secret-societies/</a>

Connect ParanormalBenjamin Franklin was involved in lots of secret societies including the Freemasons and the hellfire Club. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/benfranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#benfranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/secretsocities" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#secretsocities</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freemasons" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#freemasons</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hellfireclub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#hellfireclub</a>

donutage (Bill Cole)<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1723, budding young necromancer Benjamin Franklin arrived in colonial Philadelphia. Backed by his army of bifocal-wearing zombies, he seized control of the city and has ruled it ever since from a secret tomb beneath City Hall. All Hail the Lich-King Franklin!<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnofficialDiaryDates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#UnofficialDiaryDates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FranklinsLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#FranklinsLanding</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a>

Dave MuthThis is a GREAT article about an early american Abolitionist and his times. Thank you <a href="https://todon.eu/@jalcine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@jalcine</a> !! (I'd never heard of this man. I wish I could read about his wife.)<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Abolitionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Abolitionists</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Abolition</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://todon.eu/@jalcine/113252419652530411" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://todon.eu/@jalcine/113252419652530411</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Estimating the Size of a Single Molecule How Ben Franklin and Lord Rayleigh used little more than oil and water to calculate a molecule's size <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41629475" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41629475</a>Clever! * Rayleigh meas. 0.81 mg oil; placed on known area of water * divided volume of oil by area it covered * assumed oil formed single layer of molecules: monolayer * thickness of the oil film = length of one oil molecule<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/physics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ScienceHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LordRayleigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#LordRayleigh</a>

MaskedSanity™One guy quotes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#BenFranklin</a>, another quotes <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HannibalLecter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#HannibalLecter</a>. As a student of history and the American Presidents. That says a lot to me. Actually, it just confirms things to me even more.

SumoKunHappy Independence Day Everyone! Ben Franklin from Disney's Ben And Me seems to be in quite the pickle, what with his Patriotic Panties pulled over his head. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/IndependenceDay2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndependenceDay2024</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/FourthOfJuly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FourthOfJuly</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/IndependenceDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndependenceDay</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BenAndMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenAndMe</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Disney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Disney</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Wedgie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wedgie</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Briefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Briefs</a>

C_BInside the Grand Marais Ben Franklin. <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/MackinawWoolHat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MackinawWoolHat</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Monday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monday</a>

Mistigris computer arts, est. 1994Mistigram: at the convergence of global <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/wind/" target="_blank">#wind</a> day, fly a <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/kite/" target="_blank">#kite</a> day, and <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/electricity/" target="_blank">#electricity</a> day, you get this, AdeptApril’s <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/ansiart/" target="_blank">#ANSIart</a> tribute to #BenFranklin.<a href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/adeptapril-jun15/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/adeptapril-jun15/</a><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/15-june/" target="_blank">#15June</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/adeptapril/" target="_blank">#AdeptApril</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/ansi-art/" target="_blank">#ANSIArt</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/ansiart/" target="_blank">#ANSIart</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/ben-franklin/" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/electricity/" target="_blank">#electricity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/jun-15/" target="_blank">#Jun15</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/kite/" target="_blank">#kite</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://mistfunk.wordpress.com/tag/wind/" target="_blank">#wind</a>

Mistigris computer artsMistodon: at the convergence of global <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wind</a> day, fly a <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/kite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kite</a> day, and <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electricity</a> day, you get this, AdeptApril's <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ANSIart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ANSIart</a> tribute to <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BenFranklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenFranklin</a>.

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