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So I don’t know much about Madison Cawthorn. Apparently he has not accomplished much beyond being elected to Congress in North Carolina. He seems to like dancing around on the boundaries of racism and white supremacy, and then jumping back while...
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on Mon Sep 06, 2021 at 06:46 PM PDT
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The mainstream media, including the NY Times was woefully unprepared for the unending blizzard of lies from Trump, granting him an assumed credibility that, over time, they realized was not deserved, was in fact being exploited by him, and they took...
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We all saw Hillary’s bravura performance in front of the House committee on Benghazi. Incredibly prepared on the details, on the timelines, on her talking points, on policy, on her interactions with literally hundreds of people over the time in...
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on Wed Apr 13, 2016 at 08:21 AM PDT
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Sorry for the formatting — so many political and cultural and economic discontinuities colliding at once is simply mind-blowing.
International Luxury Conference
Conference Postponed
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What a relief. The forces of darkness have been beaten back, by oh so barely a margin. "Good", I thought, "we are safe for another four years." And the prospect of looming battles tomorrow and four ...
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Opened up the paper today and saw an AP article whose premise was that Ryan and Obama are both going to "end Medicare as we know it". So this is their new planted meme - the Republicans know they're ...
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- A diary that currently sits atop the Rec list repeats an old false claim. Namely, that Democratic Sanders voters swung the 2016 election to Trump — which gave us the Supreme Court that allowed the Texas abortion law to stand. It is not true. And...1190 comments 312 Recs
- There’s better audio of this on the Meidastouch Instagram feed, but I don’t know how to embed that here. Couldn’t find it on their website. My Governor, JB Pritzker, is living proof that a billionaire can spend a bundle of his own money to get into...431 comments 404 Recs
- I posted an earlier version of this scatter plot graph about a month ago. I figured it was time for an update. Methodology reminders: I go by FULLY vaccinated residents only (defined as 2 doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the...63 comments 204 Recs
- The opinion trending at DKos seems to indicate that some folks are outraged that Paul Allard Hodgkins ONLY received an 8-month prison sentence for his participation in the January 6 insurrection. Let me explain why I believe that is a fair and...330 comments 220 Recs
- Recently my wife got together with some old friends to play cards. During the game one of them began bemoaning the state of public education and what teachers are being "forced" to teach. Specifically the complaint was the teachings about race that...61 comments 73 Recs
- As Republican-controlled states cut off added federal unemployment aid to millions of workers, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal are on the spot with dueling takes on the effects of the cut-offs. The picture you get of the situation in...91 comments 219 Recs
- Annnnnnd there it is: Moments ago, the U.S. Supreme Court finally issued their decision in the long-awaited "CA vs. TX" lawsuit...previously known as "Texas vs. Azar," "Texas vs. U.S." or, as I always preferred to call it, "Texas Fold'em," a term first...94 comments 343 Recs
- We’re animals just like dolphins, wolves, and scorpions—that quote about the Animal Kingdom is an example of bad headline writing for a story that is WOW enough without that claim. Scientists try to design, conduct, and analyze studies without bias but...177 comments 213 Recs
