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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

24 Oct 2023 • 4 min read
Halloween
A Halloween jack o’ lantern

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Photo of a large ship with a very large crane on its deck

neither confirm nor deny / Glomar response

29 December 2025 When a US government official neither confirms nor denies the existence of a classified program it is called a Glomar response or a Glomar denial. This label has its origins in one of the most fascinating incidents of the US-Soviet Cold War, but the wording neither confirm
29 Dec 2025 3 min read
A slice of fried scrapple served on a plate with a sprig of parsley
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scrapple (paid)

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1985 Tennessee license plate with the motto “Volunteer State”
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voluntary / volunteer (paid)

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