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Before Congress, in broken English, Pope Francis said that he too is a son of this great continent and that "Each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social ...
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Stereotypes are getting a lot of attention, at least among those of us who are trying to honestly deal with the social and racial problems of our society. Stereotypes about other groups lead to snap ...
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This will be short. In my Daily Kos Recommended email, I received a link to: "Sign the petition: Stand with Hillary Clinton and oppose Keystone XL." Following the link takes me to a page that says: "...
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Reverse mortgages will increase in popularity as more qualified potential borrowers become better educated about Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). Thomas Davidoff, PhD, associate professor ...
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I live in a middle class neighborhood that judging by yard signs and bumper stickers is slightly leaning to the the left. Very few renters and a lot of first time home owners mixed with a fair ...
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Four in five Americans thinks companies should be required to "offer paid leave to parents of new children and employees caring ...
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With the resignation of John Boehner as Speaker and threats of a government shutdown looming, Republican House Leaders face a lot of turmoil .
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With House Speaker John Boehner's ouster, the extremists aren't content just to claim victory. They want to topple another Republican who they seem to think is standing in they way of their ...
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1) Kudos to MSNBC's coverage of the Popes visit this weekend
2) Excellent Coverage of the 2015 Global Citizen Festival on Sunday
3) Poor interviews on Meet the Press this weekend: a) Carly Fiorina ...
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America wasn't having it.
What may have been an earnest attempt to bring one of the most important LBGTQ civil rights moments to the forefront of America's psyche-- the 1969 uprising led by ...
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What the @#$% ?
Following up on his contentious comments about diversity onscreen, Matt Damon aired another surprisingly ...
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An 18 year old Indianapolis teenager died in police custody this past Saturday after repeatedly asking for medical help .
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During the debate last week, the disgraced Hewlett-Packard CEO looked out at the millions of viewers and the biggest fib of the entire campaign season came rolling off of her tongue. She said,”“...
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How is Planned Parenthood like Benghazi? The desire of House Republicans to investigate it can't be contained by the normal number of committees, and they'...
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Here we go again with a Trump policy paper—this time ...
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On a normal day, a typical conversation about Spotify might be centered on a debate over what kind of oddball would create a playlist with a metal song by the Deftones next to a modern classical ...
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The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Rain, sun, wind...insects, birds, flowers......
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I saw a somewhat similar dog-and-pony show when Obama was campaigning. He promised things on which he was never able to deliver because of the rabid opposition party.
Obama had the streak of bi-...
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release September 28, 2015
REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA
TO THE UNITED ...
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While there was the crazy stuff surrounding Daryl Metcalfe, here's another story that went under the radar in ...
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If he weren't such a slippery, spineless sack of nothing-burgers, one might feel a twinge of pity for Jeb! He entered the GOP race with what he thought was a lock on the nomination and why wouldn't ...
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I love Dave Matthews. From Rolling Stone: Dave Matthews Talks Bernie Sanders, New Album, His Guitar Hero
You've long been outspoken politically. After seeing the most recent Republican debate, how ...
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"History portrays everything as if it could not have come otherwise. History is on the side of what happened." - Elias Canetti
This Week in History presents summaries of a few selected historical ...
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There are some Very good ideas in the Trump tax plan.
Our candidates should embrace it for the most part and force the GOP candidates to declare one way or the other.
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Remember that long contentious battle over Shell drilling in the Arctic? At least for now, you can put away your signs for another day,
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Recurring lineae - evidence of flowing water
NASA just announced [http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/28/ter-nasa.html evidence for flowing water on Mars in the ...
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As it becomes increasingly untenable to attack climate science, politicians have often used China as a scapegoat to argue for inaction, saying that the US shouldn't bother cutting emissions because ...
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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.
Trump Hotel workers use his anti-Latino rhetoric to push for a ...
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OllieGarkey joins us at 11:35am ET talking ME, Elections and other Gov't & World News.
Click Here to Join our Live Chat 11am to Noon ET to add your 2¢ to the Show convo.
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Hell Roarin’ Gulch is the recreation of a mining town which is a part of the World Museum of Mining in Butte, America (okay, Butte is located in Montana, but calls itself Butte, America rather ...
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A Possible Headline?
Scientists are cautiously excited about an incredible discovery. They now believe they have found a vestigal brain in a republican! While not proclaiming victory in their ...
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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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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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Not really. Everyday there is a new diary about how awful Hillary Clinton is. We get it. She's either Dick Cheney or Dan Quayle in a pants suit, depending on the diarist. She's a total a**hole. ...
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They are the best SEO plugins regarding WordPress websites. They help Plugins a bunch with getting standing, indexed and controlling your bounce rate. These SEO add ons are a must if you want to be ...
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Bernie needs some help in creating a credible foreign policy that puts America on a path to dealing with the excesses, abuses and failed policy of previous administrations. His foreign policy also ...
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I didn't post yesterday because Sunday is laundry day, and afterward my Nose Work club had a (very poorly attended) picnic.
Last night I was back at the United Methodist Church in Naperville ...
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One of the largest TV stations in Virginia has thrown one of its own journalists under the bus for telling the truth about the current relationship between police officers and the communities they ...
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Shell Oil is backing out of Arctic exploration
This is welcome news for activists:
Shell will ...
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I'm not surprised the Pope dropped at least two bombs during his return flight to Italy.
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I consider myself a feminist, and as much as I would love to vote for a woman for President, it is more important for me to vote for the person I consider to be closest to my interests, and Hillary ...
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from Kantipur. Waiting in a petrol queue. Petrol is now rationed. Only available at government stations. Every vehicle has a "blue book" and the records of fueling are now entered into the blue book ...
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I’ve been thinking about this a lot. What's the endgame to this mess? How does this optimally resolve itself?
In the end, I think there’s a decent chance the more practical Republicans will be *
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Imagine: inside the veins of an African-American child, red blood cells: round and soft, doing their job, keeping the person alive.
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From Republica. Lentils and rice are "dal-bhaat" - the national dish of Nepal. The typical Nepali person eats 1,600 kcals per day. And of course, "chiya" - with sugar and milk.
Food Glorious Food
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“It's not the end of the world at all," he said. "It's only the end for us.
The world will go on just the same, only we shan't be in it.
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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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This is a cautionary tale about the limitations of job protection that our country affords for working people with cancer and other serious, progressive diseases.
I've been on short-term disability ...
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This is indefensible:
Reporter Julie DiCaro, who has been covering this case extensively, was threatened with what she described as very specific violence that mentioned places where she frequents.
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In her interview with Chuck Todd, Hillary Clinton was once again totally incredible. She has a new discourse on the email situation: She don’t know nothin’.
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This is a diary for those who continue to participate in the Mojo Friday diary throughout the week.
You are welcome to join us.
iPhone flashback picture of the day:
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Well some very good news out of Alaska.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shell-cease-shore-arctic-oil-drilling-alaska-n434621
Shell is ceasing drilling in the Arctic, because its drilling did ...
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Senator Warren, thank you so much for saying what need to be said about racial justice at your speech for Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate yesterday in Boston.
Thank ...
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Monday! Graduate school starts today! And my new IPad is not working. It froze and I had to retype this entire diary. And the pictures are on the IPad. Curses.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned ...
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By now we all know GOP Presidential wannabee Carly Fiorina has been telling everyone that she saw a video of an aborted fetus "with arms and legs kicking while Planned Parenthood people dissected ...
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Say Uncle!
Bernie's got this. Trump can't handle the truth.
47-42 Quinnipiac Nat Poll 9/17 - 9/21
(From this image - if it's not asking for ...
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I will not hold you in suspense for tonight's topic...
Get it.. it's a joke.
Ok...ok...not a good one.
If you had to list your top 3 favorite suspense or thriller movies of all time what would ...
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The Brand OC Raw Dog , located in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, has voluntarily recalled the following for potential Salmonella contamination:
--The recall is limited to the Chicken, Fish and Produce ...
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At an engagement in San Antonio, a large portion of the stage curtain collapsed around her. Fiorina was not injured. Check out the video here: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/27/politics/carly-fiorina-...
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, wader, Doctor RJ, rfall, annetteboardman and ...
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Redistricting occurs every ten years following the census, as mandated by the US Constitution. Conventional wisdom holds that the party with the majority in the state legislature and with the ...
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This reinforces my perception of Hillary as being too-slow to evolve in response to 2015's differences from 8 and 24 years ago. (Policy evolution is my main concern, but tactical evolution is very ...
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Indeed, riding the dog, again.
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which became Powder ...
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Just to catch a whiff of some damn fine cuisine as we wait for the other shoe to drop
and maybe catch a whiff of what the Ubers and Filthys* are up to.
We're up late Jibbering our Jabber about BLM,
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Today, the Center for Media and Democracy is releasing a complete state-by-state list of the failed charter schools since 2000. Among other things, this data reveals that millions and millions of ...
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