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Republicans have been desperate to derail Donald Trump's presidential campaign because they fear it will become a train wreck for the entire party. And they think they finally found the means, in ...
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Ian Millhiser at ThinkProgress reports on a study that that found a hefty percentage of eligible voters in House district 23 of Texas didn't cast ballots in 2014 ...
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I have been a fan of Senator Bernie Sanders for years. Long before most of the supporters of his campaign even knew who he was. From the first time I saw him on Bill Maher I loved the guy. He was ...
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While one gay man has received an amended death certificate from Texas for his deceased husband, many same-sex couples in Texas have been denied accurate birth certificates for their children from ...
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The Black Lives Matter movement is of major importance to our society. For far too long, our dominant culture has sent the opposite message to people of color. The blog post below takes one thru ...
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Moondai rolls around again, toward the end of summer...school is starting soon, and all the hustle and bustle that goes with it. So take some time to play with us, sing and dance and sashay with us..
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The Appeal to Reason had its youth of vigor,
its later days of profound wisdom,
and then it passed away.
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Trump + Limbaugh =>anagrams to=> Limp Rat Humbug.
This is a 2016 phenomenon. And however "limp" the narcissist purveyors, the combo of Trump money and Limbaugh insults is working to beat the band ...
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It's time to have a little fun at Hollywood's expense and maybe take our minds off the horror-show of politics for a bit.
I have a really tough time watching movies with airplanes in them.
I ...
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This past Friday, Frances Oldham Kelsey , a true American hero, passed away at the age of 101. Her death received relatively little notice, with only a few obituaries on NPR and ...
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This is a real head scratcher. Marco Rubio on ...
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I hate myself for getting involved in presidential politics 15 months before an election. But seeds were sown in several conversations over the weekend and the Monday morning newsfeed almost cries ...
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Inpatient Treatment
Inpatient treatment is an essential component of the Florida Model of addiction recovery. Most inpatient treatment facilities that employ this method of recovery are relatively ...
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For today's installment of "As RedState Turns" - we can see that Eric "Son of Eric" Erickson's latest entry is one of complete desperation and a realization of what he had done. His world, his ...
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UT students want to see Jefferson Davis in a museum, not on a pedestal.
The campus of the University of Texas may be getting a bit of a makeover. University of Texas President Gregory Fenves formed ...
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Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz of Hawaii announced Monday that he supports the agreement hammered out with Iran over its nuclear program:
“After multiple readings,
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What kind of candidate ,with little name recognition, can draw over 20,000 people to a speech in a city across the country?
What kind of candidate can quell a determined protest movement ( ...
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Late last night, during demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, there was another shooting. I started reading about it around midnight,
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Even though Donald Trump can never be elected, he is key to solidifying the GOP base. The fervor that surrounds The Donald is a celebration of the unbridled id, bad boy bravado that willingly ...
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And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
—Matthew 25:40
Last week, Bishop David D. Kagan of the Roman ...
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I honestly do not know if Sen. Rand Paul is trolling us ...
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I get it, I do. Black lives matter, and responding that "all lives matter" is nothing more than silencing those with a grievance. Black Americans are institutionally sh*t on ALL THE TIME.
I even ...
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“Honey, I’m going to go for a walk.”
Sounds fairly innocuous, right? But as my friend, Manya, discovered when her husband, Jeff, spoke those words, it would turn out to be anything but.
Jeff,
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Introduction to a collection of essays from my students.
http://alcarroll.com/survivors-family-histories-of-surviving-war-colonialism-and-genocide/
Full book at https://www.academia.edu/14825444/...
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I've observed instances like the following in the news lately:
Zimbabwe Seeks to Extradite Walter Palmer: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
'Lion killer': Walter Palmer's Florida vacation home ...
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I had a friend, a liberal friend, post on social media recently that Erick Erickson at least "did the right thing" in dumping Trump from the Red State summit because attacking the pretty white lady ...
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Annoying Radio ...
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There is a diary on the Rec List that caught my eye.
It is titled, “I don’t think people want a third term of Obama, which is what the Hillary candidacy represents,”
My first thought: I ...
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This is a strange request !
Back in February a kid named Cameron came to work at Pro-Fab where I work.
He became my helper, His a very good guy who turned 18 a few weeks ago.
His older brother has ...
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An Algerian-born Irish citizen, Ali Charaf Damache, will ...
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Fifteen-year-old high school sophomore Andre Green, alive ...
Late Sunday night, 15-year-old Andre Green was shot and killed by police in Indianapolis, Indiana. He appears to be the youngest victim ...
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The United States was established on the fountainhead of two basic principles:
1. The most despicable slavery trade and worker exploitation ever seen on earth.
and
2. Expansive military ...
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The people of Michigan deserve better. Much better.
Last week, The Detroit News obtained audio of Michigan state Rep. Todd ...
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Governor Scott Walker, the GOP presidential candidate from Wisconsin, possess the following attributes; young, good looking, and able to push an agenda. Democrat Martin O’Malley, the former ...
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Europeans have traditionally stressed history as the primary way in which the past is described, revealed, and understood. History is based on writing and therefore written accounts of the past are ...
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If he could snap his fingers and magically implement all his policy prescriptions, I'd be mostly delighted. But that's not how our crazy system works.
I've followed Bernie over the years, as he ...
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There are massive projects worldwide to accelerate clean energy development. There is now no question that we are in a mega transition from our dirty fossil fueled past to green, clean energy. It's ...
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The only thing we should be bigoted against is bigotry itself. Period.
Please, I beg of all of us Kossaks, treat each other kindly.
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I have enjoyed Trump's trolling of the Republican Party, although I disagree with almost everything he says and consider him to be a racist demagogue. And that was just about the birther crap years ...
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Good news everyone! In the latest of many defections, Shell has announced that it will not renew its membership to the American Legislative Exchange Council because, according to the fossil fuel ...
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Anyone honestly paying attention must realize that the Republicans in elected office are beholden to corporate/banking America. Otherwise, why would they be so eager to destroy social services, ...
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Donald Trump is such a maverick who isn't afraid to speak about the tough issues. Nonsense! If that were the case, why did he have nothing to say about healthcare as the fractured system turns ...
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It's "Metaphor Monday" on The After Show. This is the day when we call things what they are. No Similes allowed. Nope. Not today.
Government and World Affairs Bureau Chief, Will McLeod has the ...
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For the past decade, former American Psychological Association member Valtin took to these pages to expose the involvement of a number of psychologists in CIA and US military torture and to advocate ...
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Dee Oliver Velez, Vyan and Kid Chitown are here to discuss BLM at 11am ET! Be here!
Click Here to Join our Live Chat 11am to Noon ET to add your 2¢ to the Show convo.
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Good morning! Please join me, Sarah, Romeo and various other woodland creatures in the garden today. Lots of photos. This is what I do when I am not glued to the tubez any more...
We're all having (
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A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups ...
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What if, instead of apportioning the Representatives according to the decennial Census, we apportioned them according to the number of registered voters who voted in congressional elections in that ...
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The quote comes from this Josh Eidelson piece on Sanders' appeal and dissatisfaction with President Obama in certain progressive circles. Josh writes:
Communications Workers of America, is warring ...
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Okay, I've had it and it's time we all put up our hands and vote for what this community really is.
I, as many others, didn't spend much time here over the week-end, but it appears it was another ...
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One of the best-loved marine animals in Florida is the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin, which can often be seen playfully following boats or riding along on the bow wave, and sometimes interacting with ...
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The Republicans took control of the Maine State Senate in 2014 by gaining a net five seats. Democrats will be sure to put a lot of effort into retaking the state senate in 2016. But which candidates ...
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but it strikes me that, in sane world, the leading GOP candidate being provably delusional would be a news story.
More below the what-cha-ma-call-...
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Move On Pledge: No money for War Hawks
Move On Pledge you can take:
"I commit to withholding contributions from individual Democrats —and ...
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Hey!
After a break last month, our monthly coffee hangout--Caffeinating Liberally/KosKaffeine/whathaveyou--is BACK, this Saturday morning, at the usual place and time: Common Grounds, 2139 W. 44th ...
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I have previously put together a spreadsheet collection with the 2000-2013 general election result vote totals and percentages for every single statewide partisan race with both parties on the ...
by Stephen Wolf
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First of let me say I am White and disable. I have been in positions to understand how it hurts to have someone else try to ruin your life with the threat of a arrest because they were in power. ...
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I'm a tentative Hillary Clinton voter, keeping my options open on Sanders because I like a lot of what he has to say, but I want to see how he fares over the next two months.
I'm also appalled at ...
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Ah, Wesley Clark. The retired US Army general -- who voted for Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan and vocally supported George W. Bush until he didn't, fought in the Vietnam War, and led military ...
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The best best animal trophies are shot with a camera
After Walter Palmer killed Cecil the lion, people around the world collectively ...
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Welcome to the weekly open thread for policy discussions by DK Elections regulars. While the main Daily Kos Elections blog, an official subsite of Daily Kos, is strictly a policy free zone for ...
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I read this article on Buzzfeed this morning:
Sanders Campaign Has An Official Shout-Down Chant For #BlackLivesMatters Protesters
Symone Sanders told the crowd to cheer “We Stand Together” ...
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In a NYT Sunday Opinion piece, Gerard Alexander criticized Jon Stewart as “the patron saint of liberal smugness” — complaining that Stewart failed to help liberals see “the log in their own ...
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Last Friday I went on Thom Hartmann's great, progressive show to discuss the Fox News GOP Presidential debate.
My segment starts at the 1 minute mark.
Watch it now!
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Hefty , the bag company, is running a tongue-in-cheek campaign which as a career educator I thought I ought to share.
You can read about it here
There are two videos embedded in that article that ...
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Peter Beinart in The Atlantic wrote an excellent article about why Barack Obama's deal with Iran is the best one we're likely to get. He argues that the reason we're where we are is that the ...
by Paul Bibeau
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On this day in Labor History the year was 1954.
That was the day of the groundbreaking ceremony of what would come to be known as “the greatest construction show on earth.”
The show was ...
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Welcome to the Bernie News Roundup . The BNR is a voluntary, non-campaign associated roundup of news, media, & other information related to Bernie Sanders run for President. Visit the group page ...
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Today's NY Times column by the Nobel Laureate in economics is absolutely on target. Consider the first paragraph:
What did the men who would be president talk about during last week’s prime-time ...
by teacherken
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Would you listen to me? Shut up and listen! One is a request. The other is a command. Many here may think that it is too fine distinction to make when lives are at stake, but I believe that it is ...
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Elon Musk, Google, Tesla, Solar City, Uber, let's imagine for a minute, just what they could be thinking about?
Just a few short weeks ago :
Elon Musk Says Autopilot And Self-Parking Almost Ready ...
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