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It's "Angle of Repose Friday" on The After Show. Surveys say, that’s the angle in which a granular substance stays in place on a slope. We insist it’s the angle you recline on your ...
by justiceputnam
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on Fri Feb 17, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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If it's Thursday on The After Show with Wink & Justice; then Thank God It's Giovedì (that's what we call it, because we can).
Republican US Representative of ...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Feb 16, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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Sam Bee had a segment on Full Frontal regarding the Congressional Review Act (CRA), another of those GOP annoyances from the Contract on America era, created to obstruct Democratic regulatory action by the executive branch. It functions more...
by annieli
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on Thu Feb 16, 2017 at 12:23 AM PST
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It's "Wednesday's Child is Full of Whoa! Wednesdays" on The After Show. We were going to call it "Germanic Mercury" but you know what they say, one cannot live on Greek and Roman gods, alone. At least, not in America.
Trump promoted a dangerous...
by justiceputnam
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on Wed Feb 15, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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Red Sky at Morning Tuesdays on The After Show means only one thing, it's Tuesday, and the refraction of light on the horizon portends something is a-brewing.
by justiceputnam
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on Tue Feb 14, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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It's Metaphor Monday on The After Show . This is the day when we call things what they are. ...
by justiceputnam
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on Mon Feb 13, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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An interesting op-ed in the Boston Globe on Friday illustrates what is really the problem we’re having with the GOP sack-of-orange-poo in the Oval.
Standing up for ‘so-called’ law
By Martha Minow and Robert Post FEBRUARY 10, 2017
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by MikeTheLiberal
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on Mon Feb 13, 2017 at 06:32 AM PST
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Why did not one MSM stenographer ask Lord Dampnut with Japanese PM Abe present in their presser, why the current Executive Orders scooping up undocumented persons seemed much like Executive Order 9066 in 1942.
by annieli
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 01:05 PM PST
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Orange Gazbag’s apparently so stupid that he’s apparently incapable of reading in context, and praises criticism of his White House’s incompetence and dysfunction on the ruling against the “Muslim ban”… based on a Morning Joe sound bite.
His Twitter...
by annieli
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 02:19 AM PST
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Normally, I wouldn’t bother you with this question. Reader’s Digest does a roundup every year or so on bizarre and obscure laws that are still on the books someplace, and their researchers have a lot more time on their hands than I do. They also get...
by Tzivia L
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on Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 11:38 AM PST
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It's "Angle of Repose Friday" on The After Show. Surveys say, that’s the angle in which a granular substance stays in place on a slope. We insist it’s the angle you recline ...
by justiceputnam
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on Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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EDIT 1: OFFICE OF ETHICS RECOMMENDS ACTION AGAINST CONWAY
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The beauty of this nation is that there are laws that cover most scenarios that have you thought of and some that you haven’t. I decided to look up the...
by jblogger
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 01:46 PM PST
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If it's Thursday on The After Show with Wink & Justice; then Thank God It's Giovedì (that's what we call it, because we can).
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in ...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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This is the underlying story of how judges taking illegal county and court payments and county supervisors making such payments to increase their own salaries corrupted the California judicial system.
California’s Judges Are the Highest Paid State...
by Richard Fine
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 06:05 AM PST
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Conservative or liberal, I’ve read a lot of articles about how the 9th circuit should rule on Trump’s Muslim ban and they all are incredibly sensationalized (surprise?). The 9th circuit is going to rule on if Justice Robarts’ restraining order against...
by rufe
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 04:22 AM PST
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Speaking with a group of sheriffs, Donald Trump revealed that he sees everything outside Manhattan as just an extended version of Hazard County, where Sheriff Roscoe knows everyone.
Trump: "You know the illegals, you know their nicknames. You know...
by Mark Sumner
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on Wed Feb 08, 2017 at 07:27 AM PST
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It's "Wednesday's Child is Full of Whoa! Wednesdays" on The After Show. We were going to call it "Germanic Mercury" but you know what they say, one cannot live on Greek and Roman ...
by justiceputnam
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Here is the video and transcript of “State of Washington vs. Donald J. Trump, et al”, held in Judge James L. Robart’s court on Feb 3, 2017.
It is fascinating to watch the court arguments, Judge Robart asking simple incisive questions and the...
by AKALib
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on Tue Feb 07, 2017 at 03:51 AM PST
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by DRo
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on Sat Feb 04, 2017 at 08:58 AM PST
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On Tuesday, Donald Trump nominated Neil Gorsuch to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Much of the ensuing media coverage focused on Gorsuch’s positions on hot button issues such as abortion, same sex marriage, and affirmative action. This is...
by Chamber Watch
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- Bill Maher's New Rules segment was exceptional this Friday. He called out Trump and the Republicans in general for doing things no Democrat would get away with using examples in the mode of Jon ...30 comments 47 Recs
- As people may know, for a variety of reasons I do not currently have regular employment. I have made some money from tutoring. I am hoping to be back in the classroom in the Fall, and may in the meantime be substituting. Meanwhile, I have...10 comments 25 Recs
- After a rude dressing down where CIA director Mike Pompeo was treated like a child by Trump, the director was forced to issue a statement denying that intel agencies were withholding information from Trump. Not, don't withhold intel, deny the report....19 comments 15 Recs
- Until today, media reports Himself didn’t like were “fake news.” Journalists who dared report on him, by such heinous methods as quoting his words and pointing out objectively untrue statements, were “dishonest.” A few minutes ago, Himself upped the...318 comments 375 Recs
- Texas senator literally breaks table to silence woman testifying against extreme anti-abortion billsSo here’s something precious. After subjecting the public to their unscientific, anti-choice ramblings in support of three extreme anti-choice bills, state Senator Charles Schwertner (R) — the chair of the Texas Senate’s Committee on Health and...189 comments 363 Recs
- In the Trump era, are politicians and police becoming emboldened at cracking down on the First Amendment and those who criticize their policies? In Memphis, it seems so. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and the Memphis police have published a black...13 comments 44 Recs
- This is just breaking on CNN, but it looks like Tillerson is beginning a purge of seasoned hands at State. “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US diplomat in what career...271 comments 366 Recs
- Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is submitting a “bare-boned” single-payer healthcare plan for California. He’s doing this for the most obvious of reasons—Republican control of the Executive and Legislative branches of our government means that...232 comments 293 Recs
- Many watching this excerpted video clip will not immediately see the microaggression from this Trump supporter. It is a technique instantly caught by the aggrieved panelist, and he exploded. Her microaggression did not go unchallenged New York...311 comments 356 Recs
- Paul Krugman, NY Times: The Silence of the Hacks Krugman notes that Republicans refuse to do anything about the unsavory connection between the Russians and Trump: … The point is that you can’t understand the mess we’re in without appreciating...126 comments 270 Recs
- Dear Sir: I didn’t always agree with you, Mr. President. But I sure am missing you now. I hope that in the long, long month since your departure the graying of your hair has slowed down. Say hello to Michelle for me. I miss her, too. With...282 comments 529 Recs
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Didn’t do much this month but some repairs. I’ll be posting some pictures in the comments
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- Demonstrating once again that he is, at heart, little more than a classless boor, Donald Trump managed to toss out a casual insult to all women as he spoke to a crowd of fans who had been gathered at Boeing for a “rally” in Charleston, South Carolina....2 comments 2 Recs
- Hey, it's songday . I pick a song that I believe warrants it and publish an assortment of the covers of that song by various persons and or groups. Pick a few that are new to you and have a listen.3 comments 1 Recs
- You Can't Read That! is a periodic post featuring banned book reviews and news roundups. 10,000 unwanted books overtake the streets of Melbourne (click to link)1 comments 1 Recs
- Hello again painting fans. This week I will be continuing with the Cold Spring, NY scene. The photo that I'm using is seen directly below. I'll be using my usual acrylic paints on a ...1 comments 3 Recs
- Eight years of February… and some thoughts. February 2009, a black bird covered in stars... ...9 comments 3 Recs
- (the following is a letter to the friends and acquaintances of mine who have admitted to voting for the Idiot in Chief for their various reasons. It is the promised follow-up to my original ...3 comments 0 Recs
- Bessie Coleman with her Curtiss Jenny Attribution: Resources for History Teachers, Wikispaces Hat Tip to Otteray Scribe, HERE: www.dailykos.com/...1 comments 0 Recs
- That’s what it’s all about for them, you know. All the Trump supporters that I know, they don’t care if Trump, the Republican Congress, and the rest of the crooks and liars get us into a war, take away their Social Security, Medicare, and veteran’s...5 comments 1 Recs
- Original post here. The Trump Administration has been devolving into chaos with surprising rapidity in the last week, with it’s travel ban suspended, it’s labor nominee going down in flames, Michael Flynn resigning in a scandal that may yet snowball...3 comments 1 Recs
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If this isn’t just the latest and best reason, to impeach trump for violating the emoluments clause, I don’t know what is.
- After a rude dressing down where CIA director Mike Pompeo was treated like a child by Trump, the director was forced to issue a statement denying that intel agencies were withholding information from Trump. Not, don't withhold intel, deny the report....19 comments 15 Recs
- Tonight/this morning, my two 70+ pound basset hounds decided the most comfy place to sleep was across my chest and legs. While they were snoring contentedly, I was far from comfortable or content; ...12 comments 7 Recs
- As most already know, preceding the national conventions, “a high volume” of “positive media coverage … propelled Trump to the top of the Republican poll.” After the nominations ...4 comments 2 Recs
- As people may know, for a variety of reasons I do not currently have regular employment. I have made some money from tutoring. I am hoping to be back in the classroom in the Fall, and may in the meantime be substituting. Meanwhile, I have...10 comments 25 Recs
- Removing Trump from the Office of the President is simple, it’s just not easy! He won’t be “hounded” out of office by public demonstrations; it requires legal procedures to remove him. But it is doable! The two legal methods to remove any...5 comments 1 Recs
- Bill Maher's New Rules segment was exceptional this Friday. He called out Trump and the Republicans in general for doing things no Democrat would get away with using examples in the mode of Jon ...30 comments 47 Recs
- This week’s CT feature is Things to Come a 1936 movie from United Artists based on a work of science fiction by H.G.Wells, The Shape of Things to Come, published in 1933, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106. In the book,...50 comments 7 Recs
- The ugly truth is, too many liberals, progressives, leftists, Democrats, whatever name you choose for yourself… we all-too-often allow ourselves to be talked out of them. Case in point: I recently read someone asking how we could buy American...6 comments 3 Recs
- Short diary, but the image was taken this morning (2/18) from the Trump Media “bias” survey site. See the URL for confirmation. Or go there yourself and add the index.html to the end of the URL. Not that it’s all that surprising. The fact that...4 comments 4 Recs
