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Georgia-born enrolled Seminole. he/him

Real Name: Timothy Lange

DOB: 1946

Gender: Male

Location: South of San Francisco, CA, United States

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Diaries published: 10891 (28 days since last diary on Wed Mar 31, 2021 at 06:14 AM PDT)

Comments posted: 119307 (1 day since last comment on Tue Apr 27, 2021 at 03:26 PM PDT)

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Most Recommended Diary: Lynch Mob , 986 comments, 1683 recommends

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Meteor Blades's Most Recent Diaries:

Biden-Harris $4T plan to green U.S. infrastructure is on the right path. But far more money needed
As soon as the word “infrastructure” shows up in a commentary most readers bail out. Everybody knows it’s crucial to our civilized existence, but could anything be more boring to actually discuss? For the next several months, however, discussion of the...
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 159 comments on Wed Mar 31, 2021 at 06:14 AM PDT with 266 Recommends
As expected, extremists say more armed citizens needed to stop slaughters after Boulder shooting
Any time there is a mass shooting, there will be some folks who assert that if more citizens were armed, massacres like Monday’s in the city of my alma mater would be stopped with fewer casualties. Here, for instance, is that line of argument from...
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 208 comments on Tue Mar 23, 2021 at 12:13 PM PDT with 229 Recommends
Thursday night owls: Climate change is weakening ocean currents that shape the weather
This is the final edition of Night Owls, a themed open thread that has appeared at Daily Kos since 2007.  Bob Berwyn at Inside Climate News writes—Climate Change is Weakening the Ocean Currents That Shape Weather on Both Sides of the...
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 94 comments on Thu Feb 25, 2021 at 07:30 PM PST with 155 Recommends
Wednesday Night Owls: GOP cozies up to Jim Crow with still more voter suppression bills
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week. Ari Berman at Mother Jones writes— Republicans Are Taking Their Voter Suppression Efforts to New Extremes From ...
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 33 comments on Wed Feb 24, 2021 at 08:00 PM PST with 96 Recommends
Tuesday Night Owls: Media coverage of Deb Haaland's ascent has flattened Native complexities
Night Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week. At The New Republic, Nick Martin (a citizen of the Sappony Tribe) writes—Deb Haaland’s Ascent and the Complicated Legacy of Native Representation. The congresswoman...
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 75 comments on Tue Feb 23, 2021 at 07:40 PM PST with 121 Recommends
Monday Night Owls: President Biden mourns the half million Americans dead of COVID-19
Be warned that there are a few long pauses. You can read the text of Biden’s speech here.
by Meteor Blades
Comment Count 74 comments on Mon Feb 22, 2021 at 07:35 PM PST with 120 Recommends

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