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Landslide triggers a broken Himalayan glacier to collapse, leveling a hydroelectric plant.

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“nihilistic death cult” incites mob that then attacks the Capitol, because Democracy?

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Sadness mixed with gratitude

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The Daily Bucket–Even a Boring Volcano can surprise you.

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RBG's Passing May Help Biden and Democrats

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Trump ignores Nevada COVID rules limiting gatherings to 50 because “the world is over if Biden wins”

9 months ago annieli

More Trump lies as he puts two days into Nevada. Trump claims there were "tens…

The Daily Bucket: Saving the Redwoods #3; We Knocked off a Gas Station.

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The Daily Bucket–Frog Court Confidential

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I’m Red Woodman, Senior Investigator for what we call the “Frog Court.” If I can just…

The Daily Bucket–Why are the damselflies drinking with their butts?

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The Daily Bucket–Save The Redwoods

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I’m just an old race horse out to pasture, pawing the ground when the race…

TX-10, 24 & 25: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Push Texas Out Of The Red And Into The Blue

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Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D, MA): Texas…

The Daily Bucket–The Robins Persist

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But just a day or two after Billy Heron, the patriarch of my back yard…

The Daily Bucket–Frog Court–Capital Crimes Division (Trigger)

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“Oyez, I call Frog Court into session,” rumbled Chief Justice Jeremiah, himself a very large…

Democrats are social democrats and not “socialists”

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Cheetolini Cheatz: “Trump is going to cheat”

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The Atlantic article by Sarada Peri assumes an event will occur that is endemic. Trump has…

Things really important to me

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First an apology. My post yesterday on my decision to vote for Warren (which I…

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What If Congress Increases the US House to 500 Members to Give Large States More Electoral Votes?

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en.wikipedia.org/… California has about 40 million people and Wyoming has 577,000. It takes nearly 70…

Bad news for Trump: survey shows African-Americans energized to vote in 2020

1 year ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

Of course, Donald Trump famously said he’d get 95 percent of the black vote in…

A DK vet in trouble and this is an emergency. Remember the vet who went and rescued my vet?

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This to me may be the second most important diary I have written. The first…

The deceptive corporatist rewriting of the history of the #FlintWaterCrisis is in full swing

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Cross-posted from Eclectablog.com During the time when the Flint water crisis was unfolding, right wing…

The US Faces another Existential Crisis

2 years ago dankoh

Right now we’re facing one existential crisis: Trump, the Republicans, and the White Supremacists along…

Yes, Virginia – EVs Can Take The Backroads

2 years ago Rei

Every so often one encounters a myth about electric vehicles that's so odd it makes…

The Daily Bucket–They've got Equinox birthdays, they've got Solstice Legs.

2 years ago 6412093

For the fifth year in a row, the tiny native Chorus Frogs have returned with…

Joe Biden for President

2 years ago 6412093

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I'm a Convert to Impeachment

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I have been reluctant to push for impeachment up til now, on the grounds that,…

The Daily Bucket–Frog Erotica

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For many of us, the loud rapid croaking of peeper frogs fills the Spring air. …

Uncle Joe Still Has Bad Judgement and Arrogance to Boot.

2 years ago Merlin1963

Joe Biden has not done himself any favors in the last day. First up, he…

Uncle Joe Still Has Bad Judgment and Arrogance to Boot.

2 years ago Merlin1963

Joe Biden has not done himself any favors in the last day. First up, he…

The Daily Bucket: The Chorus Frogs Mate at the Spring Equinox.

2 years ago 6412093

The chorus frogs have returned to the Frog Mitigation Area again this Spring. These tiny…

The Daily Bucket–The Snail Whisperer

2 years ago 6412093

I recently set up a 5 gallon aquarium and germinated lotuses in it from storied…

The Daily Bucket–There's a thousand stories in Frog Court.

2 years ago 6412093

The ”Frog Court” originated as result of a sealed court settlement over an unfortunate incident…

Legacy of a Nerd

2 years ago Hoi Polloi

This article was first published on Up North Progressive on December 29, 2018 On Christmas…

Repost. 2016's 'Twas The Right Before Christmas

2 years ago durrati

Ursulafaw requested a repost of this Christmas classic from 2016. Hope you enjoy! 'Twas the…

The Last Strike

2 years ago 6412093

I’ve worked for labor unions for 40 years and I’m proud of it. But I’ve…

The Dow is almost certain to end the year in the red now

2 years ago Aldous Pennyfarthing

Trump promised a red wave this year, and it looks like he got it. Rivers…

Conspiracy! Treason! Espionage! FARA?: Your guide to laws for l'Affaire Russe

3 years ago Spherical Aberration

This is a quick hopefully audience-friendly guide to the main charges that will (and won’t!) play…

UPDATED: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! My Community Quilt has arrived!

3 years ago Eclectablog

Late last winter I came down with a pretty bad case of diverticulitis that landed…

Two provocative questions that Democrats should put to nominee Kavanaugh

3 years ago RETIII

Many people are rightly worried that the appointment of “Conservative” Brett M. Kavanaugh will lead to…

Even more than impeachment, Democrats need to retake Congress's exclusive War-Making Power

3 years ago RETIII

President Trump and the U.S. Constitution (and established norms of governing) have been on a collision…

Spain draws closer to the edge

4 years ago Spherical Aberration

Things are… not going well in Spain right now. How to breed an infertile, mentally disabled…

Dear People of Michigan: We Told You So

5 years ago Hoi Polloi

This blog originally appeared on Up North Progressive Can we revoke Directive 4 on The…

GTA's Good Science Education Model: The Continuing Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll

7 years ago Hoi Polloi

Grand Traverse Academy made many changes over the summer to make it appear like they…

Stealing Michigan Taxpayers’ Money The Charter School Way: The Story of Dr. Steve Ingersoll

7 years ago Hoi Polloi

Charter Schools are a scourge on this country, and no state suffers from this pestilence…

Nobody Likes Being A Guinea Pig

8 years ago Hoi Polloi

Especially when they know they're being used as a guinea pig against their own best…

The Top 11 Reasons Teachers are Undervalued

8 years ago Hoi Polloi

We've all heard the complaints about teachers: They're lazy, they get the whole summer off….

The Turkish People Have Killed Their Fear Of Authority

8 years ago Celtic Merlin

I read a very interesting piece about the protests which have been sweeping across the…

Welcome to the Growing Dome

9 years ago Hoi Polloi

Reed City High School has something special other schools would benefit from. Two years ago…

No Wake

9 years ago Jaime Franchi

We always knew the name Surf Street was dead on. When we were little, a…

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