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It is What it is | Commentary

I grew up in the 1960s, and verbal memes were significant in my black experience. Conversational shorthand was prevalent, with words like solid, psych’, and even rap having a different meaning then than now. Solid could take on multiple meanings depending on context; it could mean I understand, you are...

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December 5, 2022

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Mats of Sargassum macroalgae overruns the Caribbean and culprit of the power outage in Puerto Rico

There are multiple species of Sargassum, a type of macroalgae common in the tropical Atlantic. For centuries blooms of the harmful seaweed have floated in the open low nitrogen waters of the North Atlantic. Sargassum could not reproduce in the northern waters of the Atlantic in large amounts as it needs...

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October 12, 2021

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My Race is an Issue

Most things in America are solved by either common sense, solemnity, or time. The one exception is race. Historically both the Democratic and Republican party has used race as a means of power and control. Although the Federalist Party is long dead, the current Republicans are fighting, legislating, and restoring...

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May 17, 2021

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Trump-Jugend try for parody, but demonstrate their racist ignorance.

The sponsors of campus speakers like Ann Coulter and Milo Yiannopoulos, Young America’s Foundation took on Pete Buttigieg, thinking that they were delivering trenchant criticism. Instead, they’ve revived the critical history of urban planning and design, now articulated by the Trump-jungend. Anyone who’s encountered urban elevated highways has experienced the social divisions...

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April 11, 2021
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FL-Gov: COVID-19 Grim Reaper Lawyer Launches “Remove Ron” PAC To Take Down Idiot Trumper Governor

This is awesome: As Gov. Ron DeSantis sets his sights on a gubernatorial reelection bid in 2022, an attorney who’s been critical of the governor has launched a “Remove Ron” political committee to raise funds and unseat DeSantis. Daniel Uhlfelder, known as the ‘grim reaper’ lawyer because of his attempts...

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February 18, 2021

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GA-Sen A: Climate Denier & Hypocrite David Perdue (R) Lives In Protected Beachfront Mansion

From The Intercept: IF SEN. DAVID PERDUE wins reelection in Georgia’s runoff in January, the Republican Party will almost certainly maintain its Senate majority. Perdue, an outspoken climate denier, urged President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accords; voted against a Senate resolution that affirmed that climate change is real and that...

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November 14, 2020

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What is Going On?

Time after time, succeeding presidents have followed less than stellar Republican administrations feeling obligated to bestow forgiveness. Richard Nixon masterminded a crime, known to every police drama watcher as B&E, breaking and entering. Nixon was disgracefully relegated to the dustbin of history, but that dustbin was a mansion off the...

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November 13, 2020

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Will you quietly die for the 1%, because you can't be cooped up all your life or live in Belarus

Decisive winning and GOTV will be important now that we know many of the things that Trump is obviously trying to do to “rig” the election. Belarus shows us that we also know what bad elections look like and why external actors are engaged in the process. Sometimes referred to...

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August 10, 2020

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So you call yourself a patriot? Masks make you uncomfortable.. Really? ( Trigger Warning)

Back when the WWII soldiers left their families and stormed the beaches of Normandy under fire and away from loved ones, they made sacrafices and huge sacrifices. It was not a comfortable time. x x YouTube Video When Korean soldiers weathered the freezing cold in the Forgotten War, they made...

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July 11, 2020

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Idiots in charge ! What part of there is no economic recovery if people are sick and dying.

I have never seen such stupidity and idiot leadership in one country in my life. Do I have faith in the American people to wear a mask and social distance? Hell No. They don’t have sense enough to believe science and truth. They only believe if they get...

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July 3, 2020

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Appears That Republican Arizona Governor Ducey Is In De-Reopening Mode.

It sure looks like Arizona is going for another shutdown to deal with the coronavirus, but I suspect that Republican Governor Ducey would prefer to call it a “de-reopening” of Arizona. Conceding he made a mistake in allowing them to reopen, Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday shuttered all bars in...

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June 30, 2020

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Oceans water column is heating faster than predicted, screwing any efforts to slash CO2 and methane.

The oceans are really what tells you how fast the Earth is warming. Using the oceans, we see a continued, uninterrupted, and accelerating warming rate of planet Earth. This is dire news.” Professor John Abraham, University of St Thomas, MN There are many complicating factors in our efforts to combat the...

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June 26, 2020

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Oceans water column is heating faster than predicted, screwing any efforts to slash CO2.

The oceans are really what tells you how fast the Earth is warming. Using the oceans, we see a continued, uninterrupted, and accelerating warming rate of planet Earth. This is dire news.” Professor John Abraham, University of St Thomas, MN There are many complicating factors in our efforts to combat the...

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June 26, 2020

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Is There A Breaking Point With GOP Governors When It Comes to COVID-19? Probably Not.

Most GOP governors have decided that it is better to have an “open” economy than save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The worst of them never lockdown their states (see South Dakota and Iowa for examples), and even some who did order lockdowns reopened as rapidly as possible — most of...

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June 23, 2020

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is the Second Wave already underway? Regardless, Trump will trade your life for the economy

Bloomberg has declared a second wave even before the first has achieved a trough in the US for any new uptick. South America and Africa remain in their first wave and have yet to reach a peak. Remember that the current recession began before the COVID-19 outbreak, and that Trump’s...

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June 15, 2020

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For Memorial Day: The Highest and Purest Democracy

A submission for Memorial Day weekend: The Highest and Purest Democracy: Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn’s Iwo Jima Eulogy to his Fallen Comrades Roland Gittelsohn was a Marine Corps chaplain in World War II, and he was on Iwo Jima just after the battle. One of the other chaplains, who was organizing...

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May 23, 2020

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Protester dressed as Grim Reaper haunts newly reopened Florida beaches

The only way this could be better is if Max von Sydow were still alive so this Grim Reaper dude could play chess with him on the beach. Daniel Uhlfelder, a lawyer from Florida, is protesting the reopening of Florida’s beaches in the coolest, most blunt way one can — by...

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May 1, 2020

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MSNBC host allows Trump cultist to display her ignorance

Host Katy Tur covered a protest demanding the opening of the economy. A Trump cultist showed ignorance of our new reality that explains her behavior. Tur gave the proper context stating it is small and politically driven. Misinformed Trump Cultist See the full episode here. During the Tea Party astroturf...

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April 29, 2020

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Ed Kilgore's Piece About Trump Doomsday Scenario Raises Questions, But…

Ed Kilgore of New York Magazine posits that the coronavirus pandemic may be for Trump what Hurricane Katrina, the Iraq War, and the financial crisis were for George W. Bush: it could finally erode Trump’s base. Yeah, I know. I know. I know. I’m more with Cornell Belcher who thinks that...

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April 25, 2020

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Trump's Mini-Me Is Worried About Georgia's Reopening. Ya Think?

From TPM: Graham Worries Georgia’s Reopening Is ‘Going Too Fast Too Soon’ We respect Georgia's right to determine its own fate, but we are all in this together. What happens in Georgia will impact us in South Carolina. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 21, 2020 Think about it. South Carolina,...

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April 21, 2020

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I told you Georgia was dumber than Florida and Florida is pretty dumb.

Many here and other liberal sites always believed Georgia was going to go blue. I don’t think so. I hoped so but with that idiot governor Kemp in the statehouse, I don’t see it. I am a Georgia native and not a proud one but I am one still the...

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April 21, 2020

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Do Recent POLITICAL Decisions and Protests Negate IHME Coronavirus Model?

Do political decisions by Trump allies, protesters, and red state governors like Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida negate the IHME model for the coronavirus? For those not into the weeds of coronavirus modeling, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington produced...

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April 21, 2020

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GA-Sen: GOPers That Sold Stocks During COVID-19 Pandemic Now On Committee To Reopen Economy

Kudos to Julia Conley at Common Dreams for capturing this: Three weeks after government watchdogs demanded the resignation of U.S. Sens. Kelly Loeffler and Richard Burr following reports that both responded to briefings about the burgeoning coronavirus pandemic in late January by selling millions of dollars in stocks, critics slammed...

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April 18, 2020

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Anyone See This Public Display of Stupidity in Floriduh?

Here is the Huffington Post article on “the mad dash” to hit the beaches in north Florida yesterday. They has some great pics of all those people practicing social distancing on the beach. /s. From CNN: Jacksonville, Florida (CNN)Beaches and parks in Jacksonville, Florida, reopened Friday afternoon as more states consider...

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April 18, 2020

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Live Blog: COVID Taskforce Briefing, “the ratings for the WH Press Briefings are 'through the roof'”

Live Blog below (Trump rarely starts on time, today it has been announced to begin at 6pm EDT) Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing at The White House Trump didn’t ask Ukraine to announce a bogus investigation into Bernie or Harris or Warren or Booker. Trump was afraid...

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April 9, 2020

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Humanitarianism and Politics

In the wake of the firing of Fox News business host Trish Regan, who labeled the coronavirus an “impeachment scam,” it reminds me more every day of Republican hypocrisy. From Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, the finger-pointing and shouts of stop politicizing the COVID-19 virus...

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April 1, 2020

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Miami's LGBTQ Winter Party Festival drew thousands now some attendees are dying and becoming ill.

In early to mid-March, the City of Miami canceled large gatherings such as Calle Ocho, Ultra Music, and Coachella festivals all located in the City of Miami. One event not canceled was the Winter Party Festival, an annual fundraiser that raises millions for various HIV/AIDS causes, and LGBTQ rights. The...

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April 1, 2020

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more Trump unhingery because the quarantine will contain the cooties like a barn door

x I'm not sure what's going on here outside my classroom in Rhode Island, but those New Yorkers look *way* off course pic.twitter.com/SM61VG4E6C— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) March 28, 2020 So Trump will attempt to blockade which counties in NJ and CT and will there be attempts to put in checkpoints....

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March 28, 2020

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Joe Biden Slams Idiot GOP Florida Governor For His Piss Poor Handling Of The Coronavirus Epidemic

Get ‘em Joe! Joe Biden is accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of dragging his feet in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “This deadly pandemic does not discriminate along party lines, zip codes, gender,...

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March 25, 2020

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Right Wing Host: Forget coronavirus. Go to work.

Trump’s Right-Wing cabal is in sync and functional in complete disregard of the coronavirus science. Yesterday Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pointed out that Trump's Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin made it clear his interest was the markets. He showed no interest in compassion. Trump in recent press conferences...

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March 25, 2020

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DeSantis considering separating families from those who test positive or show symptoms in Florida.

Say what you will but this is much too late and waaaaaaay too wrong. Florida better get that notion out of their heads real quick and in a hurry. Quarantine people in homes is fine but don’t start that Ice like crap. We won’t have it. Take your #1 Resident...

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March 22, 2020

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Trump claimed virus a hoax, now Trumpists say it’s a hoax to remember they said it was a hoax.

President Donald Trump hugs and kisses the American flag after speaking at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Whatever you might think of David Frum, he does seem to have the number of the phenomenon called Trumpism especially as it is now trying to save itself before the retreat to the bunker. Like Trump’s tweets, diversion and distraction are the gonads in his bag of tricks. Diametric opposites and misdirection...

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March 21, 2020

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Boomers …We are still fighting to survive and change things ( most of us)

I was sitting outside on the patio tonight and boy did I have a huge reflection hit me. I hear a lot of young folks complain about boomers. This is not a pie fight, just a little reminder of what we have been through. You young folks have some real...

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March 21, 2020

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Reef-Building corals show 'disaster traits' and make preparations for extinction.

A City University of New York presser reveals with a new study, published on March 3, 2020, in the journal Scientific Reports that stony corals, the coral that builds the earth warm-water reefs, are reeling from the consequences of our fossil fuel emissions. These corals provide habitat for a quarter...

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March 5, 2020

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Reef-Building corals show 'disaster traits' and 'preparing' for extinction.

A City University of New York presser reveals with a new study, published on March 3, 2020, in the journal Scientific Reports that stony corals, the coral that builds the earth warm-water reefs, are reeling from the consequences of our fossil fuel emissions. These corals provide habitat for a quarter...

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March 5, 2020

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‘Invisible oil’ from Deepwater Horizon crisis spread to the Florida Keys, Cuba and North Carolina.

The massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 was an environmental calamity of epic proportions. Two hundred and five million gallons of crude oil and two hundred and twenty-five tons of methane spilled into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast. Now a new study by...

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February 15, 2020

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The Daily Bucket–Tern, Turn, Turn

We skedaddled out of Panama City heading kind of north on highway 2. But the paved road turned to dirt after 150 miles. By then we were as far south as you can go in the Northern Hemisphere. We’d driven to the tip of Panama’s southernmost peninsula. You could drive...

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February 6, 2020

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Western Australia will experience the first cyclone of summer with heavy rain and strong winds.

Some good news for the north coast of Western Australia. A tropical Cyclone promises heavy rain and winds to the parched, tinder dry, NW region of the island continent. “The Bureau of Meteorology’s Neil Bennett said the cyclone’s expected path would take it into WA’s southeast and close to the...

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January 7, 2020

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We always knew they would be first.

Tacloban, the Philippines, in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan

The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses from flooding, and drought — higher storm surge along with powerful and deadly cyclonic windstorms armed with heavy rainfall and wildfire. The United States and other developed nations experience every single impact listed, we do....

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December 13, 2019

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Former GOP Strategist all but call Ted Cruz and Trump ‘s Republican defenders traitors

Former GOP Strategist excoriated Ted Cruz & Republican Trump defenders, all but using the T-Word.

Former GOP Strategist Steve Schmidt appeared on All In with Chris Hayes recently. He did not mince his words as he excoriated Ted Cruz and Trump apologists equating them just short of traitors. Former GOP Strategist Steve Schmidt goes off on Ted Cruz & GOP “You see these Republican members...

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December 10, 2019

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Puerto Ricans begin to abandon their beaches due to sea level rise clawing into the coastline.

In Puerto Rico, the economy depends on tourist dollars. Tourists and locals alike are drawn to the island’s sun-kissed beaches for fun in the sun. But sea-level rise from thermal expansion and the melting of polar ice caps has begun to erode the beaches. The width of beaches is decreasing,...

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November 21, 2019

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Just when you thought things could not get any worse in Australia, Sydney might run out of water.

Bright green mangroves line the intricate waterways of Australia

The largest city in Australia, Sydney, is set to run out of water by 2022 warned a CNN affiliate which was confirmed by the Water Minister of New South Wales (NSW), Melinda Pavey. It is only Spring in NSW and already the region suffers from a crippling, according to CNN,...

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November 18, 2019

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NYT, CNN play Gotcha! with Senator Kamala Harris' Environmental Record.

The Exxon oil wells off the California coast are a dark cancer on our fair nation. And when the pipeline that carried Exxon’s oil from those wells broke, and bespoiled miles of coast line and poisoned wildlife, Then-California Attorney General Kamala Harris vigorously intervened. Harris and her successor successfully assisted in the criminal...

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October 13, 2019

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Cape Town's Great White Sharks have vanished.

This is interesting. Nobody knows where or why these apex predators have vanished to, but they have disappeared from their feeding grounds at Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa. Their disappearance has never been recorded before, the city of Cape Town noted. Clearly, something is wrong in this particular...

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August 29, 2019

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Dead bodies piling up on Alaska's beaches due to an extraordinary marine heatwave.

And all those facing outward, towards the planetary, the geologic, the unknown, raised a great cry, a witnessing of the very tide that had been predicted. Homo Colossus did not stir from its dream of currency. The Greenland Ice Sheet. All of the sea ice has melted around the Alaskan...

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August 14, 2019

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WH officials worried 'Salute to America' will be an inauguration-like flop: 'Heads are spinning'

How sad when the circus comes to town and nobody attends. Sad, sad clowns all around. White House officials are reportedly concerned that tomorrow’s Nuremberg Rally Salute to America event will turn out to be an embarrassment for the ocher arschloch, reminiscent of his inauguration, which was lightly attended compared...

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July 4, 2019

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Time: U.S. intelligence officials scared sh*tless over Trump's 'willful ignorance'

It’s Sunday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy your espresso, croissant, and crossword puzzle in the fetal position, clinging to your very last soupçon of vanishing hope. Oh, Time has a nightmare story about Donald Trump’s willful, harrowing ignorance that’s bound to frighten you even more than his uneven...

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February 3, 2019

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Now you can get actual flip-flops made from Trump's glaring Twitter contradictions

Trump lies so often and so brazenly he can’t keep his falsehoods straight. After all, he can’t even recall that he has one of the world’s best memories. And now you can show off our president’s abject stupidity and dishonesty to sympathetic travelers on foreign beaches with a new line...

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January 3, 2019

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Sun Rises in the East: Media Narrative that Democrats Have to Change and Be Moderates.

NPR was doing it’s damndest to get newly elected Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger to trash her fellow Democrats and the Democratic Party. The questions by the NPR inteviewer were centered around if the Democratic Party needed to change. And in case anyone missed what the interviewer meant by change, it wasn’t...

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November 16, 2018

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Dems have a real shot at retaking FL Senate. They just have to ignore consultants who are blowing it

Some people should not be in politics. I’m not talking just about perennial losers like Dick Morris or Doug Schoen. I’m talking about people who promote losing strategies, and double-down when those strategies fail. You and I saw this on the national level. The Democratic strategy was to focus on the...

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October 30, 2018