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Reparations for slavery is getting some airtime these days, partly due to the Biden administration supporting a study of the subject. It was also brought up for discussion on Bill Maher’s program last Friday. While I suspect a poll of Daily Kos readers...
by dlsamson
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on Mon Mar 08, 2021 at 09:26 AM PST
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I should start this diary with an apology for some of my recent entries. While I at times intend to be provocative, I never intend to justify racism, nationalism or other forms of behavior that are clearly plagues upon humanity. As with most...
by dlsamson
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on Sun Dec 27, 2020 at 08:18 AM PST
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People need to appreciate the distinction between “white supremacy” & “white nationalism.” The former is a subset of the latter. White supremacy is the territory of blatant racism & while the white supremacists are certainly white nationalists,...
by dlsamson
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on Sat Dec 26, 2020 at 11:09 AM PST
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One of Donald Trump’s best opportunities to steal this election comes from his attempts to depict the Democrats as fostering chaos in the streets of our cities. It doesn’t matter that it is 99% lies — like the picture above of riots in Spain being...
by dlsamson
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on Sun Sep 06, 2020 at 04:54 AM PDT
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I can understand how many people are numbed by the news & how it might be that some see too much bias all around & aren’t sure who to trust. I would like to offer up this straightforward reminder of just what kind of person we currently have in...
by dlsamson
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on Thu Jul 16, 2020 at 02:33 PM PDT
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OK, it’s just the immature little Junior high boy in me but… Teddy Roosevelt’s motto was “Talk softly & carry a big stick.” I think the most appropriate motto for the Trump campaign should be: “Whine loudly & carry a limp ...(eggplant)” I know...
by dlsamson
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on Tue Jul 07, 2020 at 01:48 PM PDT
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- Hoping to score some cheap evangelical cred, Lauren Boebert asked her Twitter followers what their favorite Bible verse is. Did she really think that an open social media forum was going to give her what she wanted? Perhaps. She’s dumb enough to think...613 comments 606 Recs
- If there were any lingering doubts as to the violent intentions and motives of those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, those doubts may now be put to rest. From minute details, such as the most effective type of zip ties to restrain elected officials...318 comments 661 Recs
- x Vimeo Video After Georgia Republicans lost two seats in the U.S. ...8 comments 64 Recs
- Shortly after Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz appeared on Tucker Carlson for an interview that was strange even by Carlson standards, he was raptured into conservative heaven, and has not been seen again upon this Earth. At least, that appears to be what...323 comments 362 Recs
- At some point recently, an idea emerged from the fetid bowels of right-wing media that there was suddenly a "border crisis" and that it's all Biden's fault. If you look at the actual data, however, the recent rise in border apprehensions began under...18 comments 118 Recs
- Hey, I get it. If I’d tried to overthrow the legitimate government of the United States, I probably wouldn’t want to be tried in Washington, D.C., either. Because, you know, Washington residents tend to frown on such hijinks. So it only makes...378 comments 414 Recs
- When the House of Representatives passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Republicans lined up unanimously against it despite the fact that it's arguably among the most popular legislative...206 comments 133 Recs
- In Wednesday's congressional hearing, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy brought his usual brash, bullying self to the table, at one point snarling at Rep. Jim Cooper that he would be in this job for "a long time. Get used to me." Within an hour...431 comments 622 Recs
- I never thought to hear such snark from someone as genteel as Merrick Garland. And maybe he wasn’t trolling the poster boy of domestic terror and insurrection after all. But, damn, it sure feels like Garland, whose path to the Supreme Court was...651 comments 832 Recs
- On Thursday evening, CNN reported that the close to 5,000 National Guard troops who have been stationed around the Capitol since shortly after the Jan. 6 insurgency will stay in place until March 12. If it seems odd that the Guard is still in...721 comments 664 Recs
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