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So, I’m on vacation. I don’t have a clue what is happening in 45*Gate as he steers us ever closer to the brink. I did notice when I checked in on Facebook that the GOP is trying to pick on ...
by John M Webb
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My beloved wife Judy hit age 65 this week. She was just diagnosed with the rarest and most aggressive form of uterine cancer: carcinosarcoma. A VERY ugly word! The Internet says the 5-year survival rate is only 30%. But it may have been discovered...
by Timaeus
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In a low turnout plebiscito, Puerto Rico voted to join the US as el Estado cincuenta y uno
NBC reports
As of 7 p.m. ET, the island's election commission (CEE in Spanish) had reported that about 23 percent of the island's eligible voters had...
by El Mito
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Trump's Social Media Director, Dan Scavino, has been cited for violating the Hatch Act for using Twitter to electioneer. Remember back to the good old days, oh maybe twelve months ago, when this would have been a shocking scandal, like Van Jones being...
by Heavy Mettle
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Donald Trump tweeted;
I believe the James Comey leaks will be far more prevalent than anyone ever thought possible. Totally illegal? Very 'cowardly!'
There is a word that’s off here.
I think that Trump clanged “prevalent” from “relevant”....
by flekk17
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I draw with my mouth on the Las Vegas Strip. As a street performer, I am protected by the 1st Amendment, as recently acknowledged in the 9th Circuit’s decision on Santopietro vs. Howell. Performing is free speech. Passive and active solicitation is...
by The Gimp
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In case you missed it, New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman has indicated that he is taking a very long and very hard look at the Eric Trump Foundation’s shady business dealings—including how a $100,000 donation from Donald Trump’s foundation...
by Christian Dem in NC
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The focus of most American commentary on the results of the general election held in the UK last Thursday is likely to be on the potential instability of Theresa May’s now much weakened Conservative Government, and on any impact that...
by David Coates
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The Vinyl of the Day is ‘The New York Dolls’, the 1973 debut album of The New York Dolls. One of the founding bands of both glam and punk rock, by the time of the album’s recording, the band ...
by Fordmandalay
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If anyone still has any doubt that Susan Collins is just another Republican partisan hack, take a look at her interview on CNN on Friday. She concocts amazing excuses for Trump’s behavior and manages to blame Comey for the fact that Trump kept meeting...
by m2c4
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There's an interesting point of view in an article in Vox comparing Comey's experience when Benedict Trump, the leader of the nation and his boss, asked him to assure "loyalty" not to the nation, which Comay had already done as a .gov empolyee, or to...
by Marnie1
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Ten days ago, we got "covfefe":
Did it rhyme with "chef" or "chief"?
What did it mean? No one could say.
He puzzled us again today.
This time the tweeted word is real,
Though we cannot help but feel
That the President knows beans
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by Runyonr
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Reagan was part right and it pains me to say that, the true words Americans should fear are not “I’m from the government and I’m here to help” but “I’m a republican and I’m here to help”. In my lifetime the republicans have helped no one but the top...
by streicher187
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Nostrums
I seldom watch TV, but I now have a 40 inch TV that I bought for the condo. Lots of options which require a lot of experimentation. Thus I have been scrolling through many channels and ...
by side pocket
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The last two weeks in Wisconsin politics have been more than intriguing. Questions loom around the state. Is the state budget going to be passed on time? Will the infighting Stop? Do have Democrats have a plan to beat Walker and re-elect Tammy...
by daverypatz1
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I’ll assume many folks on here probably saw this story, but just in case, check it out:
www.huffingtonpost.com/…
Once again, as per the above link, the state that conservatives love to hate demonstrates that right wing narratives, both about ACA...
by tim wise
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Donald Trump is not having a very good weekend.
Former U.S. Attorney and Trump fire-ee, Preet Bharara told George Stephanopoulos on Sunday morning that Donald Trump is not immunized from criminal responsibility because of his ability to fire...
by ursulafaw
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Recently, Donald Trump accused James Comey of being ‘cowardly’. From the safety of twitter. After Comey testified under oath in front of the Senate. I think this is what makes me the most frustrated, that for Trump’s supporters, somehow these two...
by PanhandlePastor
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In 1877 Gerard Manley Hopkins was studying to be a Jesuit priest when he wrote a sonnet he dedicated to Christ and named The Windhover . It is easy to imagine how the student Hopkins (who was ...
by shrike
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"Tough times require strong leadership, and this is no time for on-the-job training." Rudy Giuliani on Obama, 2008
Note that the Qatar “blockade” proclaimed by Trump in contradiction with Tillerson has other nuances for which “terror financing”...
by annieli
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