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Like Martin Luther objecting to Pope Leo X selling indulgences to raise money for a…
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We remain weary about the callow stupidity of the GOP/GQP but we must not patronize…
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Recovering memory and historical revisionism in sex work might be the sad product of many…
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It seems clear that Trump will continue to be a Russian asset, with the bonus…
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The entire ThisWeek panel slammed former Governor Chris Christie for creating a false equivalence between insurrection and…
We are in the 11th hour of freedom as we know it and a pandemic…
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George Washington shepherded the United States through the War for Independence and presided, literally, over…
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Trump's in Ohio today, trying distract us from knowing that the Manhattan DA has grounds…
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“'Tis the time's plague when madmen lead the blind.” William Shakespeare The evil of science…
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“Oh yes Sapiens, you hungry little monkey, it's all about you” comment via Greenland Ice Sheet — Ice…
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Kansas demonstrated unintentionally that mask use “flattens the curve” by comparing counties that had mask…
even though being moved to the point of tears is not uncommon for me nowadays….
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She can’t stop getting caught lying: Sen. Martha McSally released a TV ad for her…
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Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) can (but not will) save the US economy. What with the…
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Reading the Bolton book is a tough slog. although it is amusing to read how…
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Vanity Fair got hold of an unredacted copy of Bolton’s book, or parts of it at…
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Having it both ways, Trump signs Uighur sanction on China yet approved of Uighur concentration camps
Trump got stuck dealing with his approval of Uighar concentration camps while also signing their…
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Golfing during a pandemic, the three day weekend begins for Trump. x According to the…
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who is a graduate of West Point, a long-time journalist, a direct descendant of Thomas…
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Month of disruption are ahead. and Putin possibly egging on Trump in the phone call…
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Below is a collection of things that I’ve been saving up — including the problems of…
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Yet another blow to our food supply delivery system. From Reuters: NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) –…
Our rapturous Secretary of State not only insists on calling the coronavirus by the racist…
If you need a break from the current American confusion, fear and loathing surrounding the Coronavirus…
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The Italian death rate may be ahead for the US as the numbers now follow Italy’s,…
Trump’s incompetence is making the COVID19 response worse with some lack of confidence in financial demand….
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Japan is now reporting that a female tour-bus guide has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Normally,…
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Thomas Piketty’s new book, emphasizes the role of ideology in preserving and challenging capitalism even…
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Regardless, the North Koreans continue the work on ICBMs with nuclear capacity unabated by the…
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual…
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EV Thursday – Electric 2020. Every Electric Car Coming Out Compared In Every Way! (Infographics) 3/3
This is part three of our three-part series comparing all major electric vehicles that will…
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EV Wednesday- Electric 2020. Every Electric Car Coming Out Compared In Every Way! (Infographics) 2/3
This is part two of our three-part series comparing all major electric vehicles that will…
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The horrors of climate change are unfolding around the world with smothering heatwaves, agricultural losses…
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Donald J. Trump and Cheetos may have been conceived at the same time. Zeitscheiße. This is…
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Trump had a Cabinet meeting today and said more nonsense, repeating his campaign rally talking points,…
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We can’t allow this question to stand anymore. We just can’t. “How will you pay…
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As part of the ongoing project to catalog every awful thing the Trump Administration has…
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Gearing up for another Democratic primary season, journalists have already settled into the “gaffe” newsbeat,…
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Pardon me for quoting from the right-wing, Murdoch-owned New York Post, but the juxtaposition of these…
Japan empties entire cities on the island of Kyushu due to record torrential rainfall and landslides
< p class=”is-empty-p”> For most of Japan, this time of the year is the rainy…
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This is not the diary I wanted to write. Though it includes snippets of the…
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And a very merry Christmas to all our Saudi friends! x Here is the video…
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Progressive Democrats of America An Open Letter to the Congress and People of the United…
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The bar has been set so low for this president that a damning report that can’t…
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Bret Stephens has a column in today’s New York Times: Trump and the Annihilation of…
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In a 1991 James Fallows wrote a piece in the Atlantic trying to explain what exactly he…
In the wake of media reports that China imported exactly zero U.S. soybeans in November…
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The dotard has been showing such manly strength and resolve on the world stage lately…
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One of the greatest, if not the greatest reasons that many people hesitate to switch to…
