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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

14 Mar 2025 • 3 min read
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redskin / red man

31 December 2025 Redskin, a disparaging term for a Native American, is over two and a half centuries old. It is first recorded in a transcript and translation of a speech given by Chief Maringouin, of the Illinois people, on 26 August 1769. It was interpreted by a Frenchman from
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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
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