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What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words, terrorism? 9/11? ISIS? The Taliban? While...
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Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida's State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor...
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For the past few weeks, I have heard from friends, colleagues, and enemies who say, ‘I never heard of ‘...
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Fox News suffered a profound loss when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump for the presidency. And despite the messianic beliefs...
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Former President Trump ordered the Pentagon to release all of its information on "unidentified aerial phenomena" (UAP) within 18 days in...
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Conservative pundit on Velshi explains why GOP politicians rile up supporters on nonsensical issues.
As usual, Ali Velshi delves deeper into the flesh. While most laugh at Alabama yoga silliness, he used Jennifer Rubin...
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Repost: Fordham Political Review. No one issue in politics today causes greater polarization than the issue of abortion. I remember...
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From The Washington Post: Before securing the GOP nomination for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin sidestepped questions about whether President Biden...
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There is a capitalist propaganda battle at work, with the Wall Street Journal claiming that “ Biden has sent a signal around...
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How Trumpian… xThe event, which featured a cheering crowd behind DeSantis as he spoke on Fox & Friends, was billed...
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Received this e-mail from Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley’s (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign: xWe don't need some hedge fund millionaire like...
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Peak cynicism has arrived. Tucker Carlson pimps a version of the nanny-state with more police confrontations because he thinks cops...
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Minnesota law enforcement, at its based level exhibits some intersectional issues often represented in fictional culture products like Fargo. Their police...
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The Black Codes of the late 1800s are making a comeback in America. These ordinances were meant to control the...
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"As in the Times Op-Ed from which the book originated, the title refers to the results of studies conducted in...
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Received this e-mail today from Governor Tony Evers’ (D. WI) re-election campaign: As someone who believes in science and keeping...
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Change as a rising tide seems to be falling short as history’s stream is not as mighty. Apparently slavery is still...
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State Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-TX-135) details his adult education bill and Jim Crow 2.0 in Texas Legislature. Ali Velshi, Rick...
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Not a victory for cancellation as perhaps poorly vetted stereotypes best left for an era when Bruce Lee couldn’t be chosen...
The 6th Circuit rules that Shawnee State University violated a professor's free speech and free expression rights by punishing him for refusing...
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BUT HER E-MAILS!!! State superintendent candidate Deborah Kerr solicited clients and organized branding for her private consulting business through her...
Friendly reminder: retiring U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R. PA) is still an asshole and will not be missed: Republican Sen....
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We haven’t gotten past the angst-ridden discourse of privilege and buoyancy even in law schools. Then again E. Jean Carroll really...
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Sadly too many Americans allow the con from Republicans on spending. Ali Velshi exposes what is hidden in plain sight...
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A Swiss Navy Knife. A new article in Forbes about the failure of the F-35 aircraft system in terms of...
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Remember back in the olden days when Republicans were consistently willing to set aside petty partisanship and perpetual grievance in...
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Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many repressive regimes. What becomes worse...
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Here’s the first big campaign of 2021: A white candidate to be Wisconsin's top education official deleted her Twitter account...
The New York Times shed some light on this on Monday: G.O.P. legislators, dozens of whom supported overturning the state’s...
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PA-Lt. Gov: LGBTQ Champion State Rep. Brian Sims (D) Officially Jumps Into The Race For Lt. Governor
Big news today out of Pennsylvania: xAfter 10 years in the State House, I’ve taken the lessons that my parents...
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One hopes that after the farce of a Trump impeachment acquittal, that criminal proceedings begin in all of the relevant venues....
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My weary, rheumy eyes have seen a lot of heinous shit over the past five years. I’d like to donate...
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Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Even after all the success of our first Vote By Mail...
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Trump aide who slipped an abortion pill into a girlfriend’s smoothie claims Trump is happier. The reality is that there...
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The GOP members of the House are livid with McCarthy for not removing Greene—not because they have a problem with...
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Kaaaaaaaa-BOOM! Nancy Pelosi (D-Not Fucking Around) just referred to GOP House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as “Kevin McCarthy (Q-CA).” And...
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D. GA) in support of U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan’s (D. NH) ...
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It seems that Red State politicians have a lot to answer to their constituents. While they like to blame others,...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, the one-woman wrecking ball of the GOP (OK, she’s not the only one, but one of her...
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Playing catch up here. Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: For far too...
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I have wondered where General Honore is with his investigation on security. I believe there is going to be a...
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Here’s the latest news out of Virginia: Former governor Terry McAuliffe has released his plan for reforming the state’s criminal...
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From the Human Rights Campaign, “Biden’s Executive Order is the most substantive, wide-ranging executive order concerning sexual orientation and gender...
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No doubt there are Trump pardons, but the cluster falls close to the _____. Apparently Trump has been advised that...
The modern slave trade. Forced Labour : 25,000,000 Sexually exploited: 4,800,000 State sponsored: 4,100,000 Forced marriages: 15,400,000 Total: 49,300,000 Women...
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The Washington Post is my go-to online news source — unless you count Daily Kos, of course, at which I loiter like a...
A few misnomers are floating around about Trump supporters. That they are all either pickup driving Confederate flag-waving morons or...
Some big news today out of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman says he is taking “a serious look” at...
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AntiCapitalist MeetUp: Pascal went to the races, then gets mugged because he kept his carbon credits
The neoliberals’ “free market” is not going to sequester enough carbon to save the environment. Even Warren Buffett isn’t willing...
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This continues the diary of two days ago. Nostalgia is a coping mechanism at the place known for its association...
