Daily Archives: February 1, 2025

#ThisAmericanOpera – Sean Duffy
20th United States Secretary of Transportation

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Sean Duffy – the 20th United States Secretary of Transportation – comes to the upper reaches of the American Government by way of his time as a cast member on The Real World: Boston, Road Rules: All Stars and Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons.

Secretary Duffy holds a marketing degree from Saint Mary’s University, and a law degree from William Mitchell College of Law which is affiliated with Hamline University in Saint Paul, MN.

Interestingly, the Secretary of Transportaion shares an name with the fictional detective Sean Duffy in Adrian McKinty’s mystery novel series.

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Andrew Breitbart was born on this day in 1969

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Andrew Breitbart — an American journalist who founded Breitbart News and co-founded HuffPost — was born on this day — February 1, 1969 — in Los Angeles, California. Tragically, he passed away in 2012.

Mr. Breitbart is best remembered for his formulation “politics is downstream from culture” – which has come to be known as The Breitbart Doctrine. He was educated at the Brentwood School and holds a BA in American studies from Tulane University.

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