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What would locals like others know about the USA?
Headlines
The ordinary sublime of the American diner
NIH resignations: Scientists, administrators on why they left in protest
Charted: What does the U.S. export to China
Why In-N-Out has crossed palm trees in front of most restaurants – SF Gate
Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso exhibition: What Americans miss about the Australian comedian.
Red States Need Blue Cities – The Atlantic
“People Are Right to Be Upset”: Ro Khanna on “Economic Patriotism”
Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem – The New Yorker
News
States Newsroom
usatoday.com
nytimes.com
Documenter Network City Bureau – Facebook
History
va250.org
aaslh.org – 250th – Facebook – YouTube
history.utah.gov – peoples-of-utah – Facebook – YouTube
historycolorado.org – Facebook – YouTube
National Road
Wikipedia
Elsewhere on the Web
United States Road Conditions
Incident Information System
peacecorps.gov – Virtual Service Pilot Engagements
100 Safest Cities in the US – SafeWise
USAFacts – Facebook – YouTube
National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO)
Streetsblog – Facebook
A Cool Guide to American Regional Cuisine V5.3 with 77 food regions across all 50 states + U.S. Territories
Weather
prism.oregonstate.edu
Hardiness Zones
planthardiness.ars.usda.gov
Wikipedia
Heather Cox Richardson
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
Historian compares America’s current divisions to the past and how we can overcome them – PBS NewsHour – Video
Wikipedia
Evening With Heather Cox Richardson – YouTube
Woodie Guthrie
Wikipedia: Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He inspired several generations both politically and musically with songs such as “This Land Is Your Land”
woodyguthrie.org
Way Over Yonder
American Communities Project
A combined social science/journalism effort based at the Michigan State University School of Journalism, the American Communities Project (ACP) – americancommunities.org – uses a vast array of data – from election results and economic numbers to consumer survey and polling – to break communities into different types for analysis. The primary point: Even in the age of the web, people in different places experience the world very differently.
Facebook
Trade
trade.gov
travel-tourism-industry
National Science Foundation
nsf.gov
mmg
Facebook
Youtube
The Nation
thenation.com
travels
Government
analytics.usa.gov
Tom Lehrer
tomlehrersongs.com
Wikipedia
Richard Nixon
Nixon’s the one – Harry Shearer
Edward Abbey
Celebrating 50 years of an unforgettable tale of the desert – Los Angeles Times
Ursula K Leguin
Book News: Ursula K. Le Guin Steals The Show At The National Book Awards
youtu.be/Et9Nf-rsALk
Center for Regulatory Ingenuity
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Center for Regulatory Ingenuity (CRI), launched in 2025, advances a transpartisan vision for improving the U.S. administrative state. It focuses on creating, modernizing, and applying clever, evidence-based regulatory solutions to achieve societal goals, particularly regarding climate and government capacity.
fas.org/initiative/regulatory-ingenuity
New initiative seeks to tackle “big ideas” on climate
Videos
USA Bingo
Big 10 – EPA – Era of Good Feelings – Ken Burns – Left Coast – Mid-Atlantic – Mason–Dixon line – Ping-pong diplomacy – Purple Heart – Richard Nixon – Sun Belt – United States – White House – Woody Guthrie
Wikipedia
United States
American football in the USA
American primitive guitar
Conference USA
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
One hit wonders
American football in the USA
To Kill a Mockingbird (film)
Transcendentalism
Planeta.com