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Diaries published: 33 (88 days since last diary on Sat Feb 06, 2021 at 05:30 PM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: Trump just disrespected everyone who has ever served. Why do they take it?, 350 comments, 451 recommends
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It will ruffle no feathers here if I say the prosperity gospel is a uniquely American heresy that is utterly false. To its adherents it is the cheapest form of cheap grace, in fact, it is grace that gives back. To its purveyors it is a...
by Mage11an
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on Sat Feb 06, 2021 at 05:30 PM PST
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My very first diary here lamented the change my parents had undergone — turning from open-minded, liberal, progressives into, well, republicans. And while it was annoying when certain topics came up for discussion, we tended to...
by Mage11an
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on Sun Jan 31, 2021 at 01:01 PM PST
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There is a saying (perhaps apocryphal) attributed to Wolfgang Pauli upon reviewing the work of another physicist: “This isn’t right. This isn’t even wrong.” I love this quote because it captures that some things can be so ridiculous that...
by Mage11an
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on Thu Oct 22, 2020 at 12:02 PM PDT
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I expect that many readers here, like me, have somehow gotten on right-wing email lists they can’t get off of. In my case, I receive two or three emails every day from Martha McSally’s campaign. They run the gamut of various scare tactics,...
by Mage11an
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on Thu Oct 01, 2020 at 05:49 PM PDT
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As of the time of this writing (September 23, 2020) there have been more than 6.9M CoV-SARS-2 (aka “Covid”) infections in the US, resulting in more than 200,000 deaths. These numbers are predicted to double by the end of 2020 (which...
by Mage11an
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on Wed Sep 23, 2020 at 08:44 AM PDT
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White privilege today is inextricably bound to our society’s feelings about morality and justice. In fact, a given set of circumstances can be viewed in diametrically opposite ways: as an example of injustice (white privilege) or as an example of...
by Mage11an
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on Thu Jul 30, 2020 at 10:11 AM PDT
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- Incumbent Senator Steve Daines (R) of Montana has joined the growing list of Republicans that have flipped flopped on their opinions pertaining to whether a Supreme Court Justice should be appointed in an election year. During an interview at Montana...3 comments 5 Recs
- When this pandemic arrived on our shores, and much of the PPE was already hard to locate, I first went to my workshop to see what I had in the way of protective gear. I found several boxes of basic dust masks (not quite effective, but better than...37 comments 31 Recs
- As regular Monday Street prophets readers may know I’m working as a live in caregiver for a 90 year old person. And addition I mange the caregiving team of upwards of 7 individuals. Due to the pandemic we are having a lot of staff turnover. My client...7 comments 11 Recs
- Christopher Steele is a hero. To read Jane Mayer's New Yorker report on how the British former MI6 agent began assembling the now infamous dossier detailing links between Donald Trump's orbit and the Russians, how concerned he became by what he was...141 comments 189 Recs
- In the movie Thank You For Smoking, the main character Joey Naylor, a lobbyist for the tobacco industry, has a great scene with his son that talks about how he wins. His son asks him what happens when he’s wrong. Here’s the quick transcript of the...226 comments 241 Recs
- The writings of activist and author Masha Gessen instantly became must-read material when, following Donald Trump's win, she penned “Autocracy: Rules for Survival.” Gessen’s insights were driven by her experiences living in Russia under the rule of...64 comments 99 Recs
- Quinta Juresic has written an article in lawfareblog.com where she argues that Trump is a bullshitter, not a liar, and discusses the difference as well as the more dangerous nature bullshitting presents. She also discusses the challenge this poses to...74 comments 86 Recs
- The nation’s largest, and least dense, congressional district is New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District. Covering the southernmost two-thirds of what’s already a very large state, the 2nd ...58 comments 25 Recs
- An Evangelical pastoral counselor and Liberty University graduate posted a short sermon about Bernie Sanders' speech at Liberty University to reddit yesterday: Bernie is the voice of Justice crying ...626 comments 1289 Recs
- I just wanted this to get some air. Obama is officially the best President the U.S. has had in a long, looong time. From finally cracking the health insurance nut, to getting the Iran deal, his ...215 comments 211 Recs
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