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2013: “Do you think Putin will be going to The Miss Universe Pageant … if so, will he become my new best friend?- DT [CNN.com]
2016: GRU (Guccifer 2.0) email dump [I:42] |
CollusionCalendar | 06/18/2019 01:00 AM |
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Mojo Friday’s Weekly Open Thread
This is a diary for those who continue to participate in the Mojo Friday diary throughout the week.
You are welcome to join ... |
bsegel | 06/18/2019 12:00 AM |
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While traveling in Manchester, New Hampshire, I recently had breakfast at Robie’s; a traditional pit stop for presidential candidates for the election primary's. The walls of Robies’s were covered with campaign posters from years past and right before... |
Kodiakmurd | 06/17/2019 11:14 PM |
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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for having me here. The Poor People’s Campaign, and the moral revival, and the moral Poor People’s Budget that has been proposed is part of a large ... |
Marianne Williamson | 06/17/2019 10:59 PM |
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This is a story from multiple news sources including News Maven and LA Times.
A) Here is the police version of events:
The officer opened fire after Kenneth French, 32, of Riverside, "assaulted" him "without provocation" as the officer held his... |
clinical12 | 06/17/2019 10:49 PM |
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Hmmm, how about this button…
Ok, well, how about this one…
What about this one then...
And now this one…
Sweet. The buttons all work just like... |
bastrop | 06/17/2019 10:22 PM |
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Morning consult is out with their weekly poll conducted June 10-16, 2019 Od 17,226 LV
Morning Consult Poll
"Biden 38%
SanderS. 19%
Warren 11%
Buttigieg 7%
Harris 7%
O'Rourke 4%
Booker ... |
txdoubledd | 06/17/2019 10:17 PM |
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PBS has created a special summary of the Mueller Report as a public service for those without the time to read and absorb it.
Their summary has minimal editorializing and is fair to the Trump campaign without shying away from presenting all the... |
rufe | 06/17/2019 09:55 PM |
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Tuesday: A day to go to a conference.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can ... |
ejoanna | 06/17/2019 09:53 PM |
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We need more polling on unfavorability, as there’s some parity in unfavorables so far, but only because of the large number of candidates.
President Donald Trump should be coasting to reelection given that unemployment is under four... |
annieli | 06/17/2019 09:50 PM |
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B. Part 1: The President’s Conduct re: Michael Flynn investigation. (Vol. 2, P. 286/24 Obstruction)
Overview - During the Presidential transition prior to inauguration, incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn had two phone calls with... |
Gabydolphinad18 | 06/17/2019 09:42 PM |
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This Insomniac's Vent - Hole (hereinafter known as IVH) if lost or stolen will not be replaced or purchase price refunded. Violation of IVH rules will result in expulsion without refund. A copy of IVH rules can be obtained from one or more members... |
dsb | 06/17/2019 09:42 PM |
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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, Chitown Kev, Interceptor7, Magnifico, ... |
maggiejean | 06/17/2019 08:58 PM |
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Elmo is not exactly crucified. But being secured with a cable tie to a wooden pike on the lawn of the First Unitarian Universalist Church in Detroit’s Midtown would probably not be his first choice.
It’s for a good cause, though: to remind people... |
Alonso del Arte | 06/17/2019 08:02 PM |
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Jon Stewart popped up from his hidey hole under Stephen Colbert’s desk tonight to answer Mitch McConnell’s charge that he was “bent out of shape”.
And he pulled no punches. In fact, he went full New York on the Kentucky Creeper.
Watch. It’s... |
zenbassoon | 06/17/2019 08:00 PM |
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“If it’s white, it’s right”
Remember an earlier Melbourne rally was attended by the guy who sent bombs to CNN. This time it’s in the Amway Center, so it’s grift-appropriate. The 20,000 seat venue is larger than the usual campaign rally site,... |
annieli | 06/17/2019 07:43 PM |
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Whether or not you believe in a higher power or divine influence, it’d be hard to argue that Joshua Cole wasn’t born to lead his community and help create progressive change in government.
Not yet 30, the Virginia Democrat has been involved in the... |
Blue Tuesday | 06/17/2019 07:26 PM |
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I was several hours into reading the day's news before I realized, to my chagrin, that I had neither consumed hallucinogenic drugs nor experienced severe head trauma, and therefore all this shit was really happening. Which is a shame. Well, let's dive... |
ShowerCap | 06/17/2019 07:15 PM |
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Court punts on discrimination case, allows VA racial gerrymander fix, leaves Constitution's double-jeopardy loophole in place; Also: Iran pushes back; More bad 2020 news for Trump; Confused anti-choicer rings in...
Catching up with a weekend's worth... |
TheBradBlog | 06/17/2019 07:14 PM |
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I read an op-ed yesterday that lead me deeper into the author’s writing. It was an article by a fellow named Kurt Bardella on the staggering damage caused by Sarah Sanders in her time in the press secretary position. It was a fine article, roasting her... |
BeninSC | 06/17/2019 07:00 PM |
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strawbale | 06/17/2019 07:00 PM |
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Yesterday, Fox News released a poll showing Donald Trump currently lagging behind every leading Democrat, including Joe Biden, whom the pr*sident trails by 10 points:
Trump trails the Democrat in each of the possible 2020 head-to-head matchups... |
Aldous J Pennyfarthing | 06/17/2019 06:41 PM |
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Well, it finally is summer-ish here in Estes Park. We’ve had some visitors over the course of the two seasons (long winter and short spring) that we’ve been here, but at least now the precipitation at our elevation of 8200 feet comes in the form of... |
ColoTim | 06/17/2019 06:33 PM |
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Someone at the Justice Department is paying very close attention to the custody of convicted criminal Paul Manafort—so close, in fact, that a top official at the department intervened in his case, according to the New York Times.
The No. 2 at the... |
Kerry Eleveld | 06/17/2019 06:22 PM |
7 | 33 | |
Sigh. Oh it burns. It burns. I had a smidgeon of hope that there would be more news coverage of The Poor People’s Campaign Summit, but it is the political topic of poverty. And who cares? Correct?
I’m being extremly sarcastic, so bear with me.... |
Merlin1963 | 06/17/2019 06:05 PM |
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Rural poverty- Pictured is a dangerous attempt to load a bulldozer on a trailer pulled by a too small tractor. Every piece of equipment in the picture is at least 30 years old, the bulldozer is obsolete and bought at an estate auction for $7500 and the... |
dyna | 06/17/2019 05:58 PM |
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In her five months in Congress after flipping her longtime GOP Orange County, CA district (which Cook Political now rates as R+3), Katie Porter has really impressed me with her intelligence, brilliance at questioning witnesses, and courage. Still, it... |
DB55 | 06/17/2019 05:34 PM |
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Warning!! Below this line generalizations abound.
I’m only going to say this once, but we’re humans, we’d be lost without ... |
ZenTrainer | 06/17/2019 05:30 PM |
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Paul J. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman who is serving a federal prison sentence, had been expected to be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail complex this month to await trial on a separate state case.
But last week,... |
durrati | 06/17/2019 05:24 PM |
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I had just finished skimming a couple of articles that discussed the difficulty the administration has been having in selling its position on Iraq because of distrust of the President. I went on to read an opinion piece in today’s New York Times... |
writeon1 | 06/17/2019 05:17 PM |
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here.
If Donald Trump Is the Symptom...
Then What’s the Disease?
By Tom Engelhardt
Don’t try to deny it! The political... |
TomDispatch | 06/17/2019 04:38 PM |
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On Tuesday Donald Trump is "officially" launching his 2020 presidential reelection campaign. But like everything Trump does, it's a phony stunt with a purpose wholly unrelated to what is advertised. ... |
News Corpse | 06/17/2019 04:25 PM |
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A demurrer — I could never manage what George Stephanopoulos did — not in a dozen lifetimes. And what has come out so far from these interviews has been wonderful to watch. Still, this has been bugging me…
Reporters keep asking questions like “Have... |
siab | 06/17/2019 04:21 PM |
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This story is in the late Jerry Parr’s book “In the Secret Service”. Parr was the agent who saved Reagan’s life. |
armchair | 06/17/2019 04:14 PM |
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cross posted from DownWithTyranny!
I am the daughter of a fireman. When I was a kid my dad worked 24 hour shifts. Work a day, off a day, work a day, off 3 days.Except my dad wasn't home when he was off. No fireman then, or firefighter now, could... |
ZenTrainer | 06/17/2019 04:12 PM |
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Evening guys! Busy day getting ready for a show so I did not pay too much attention to the news. Here’s some stuff from trolling Twitter for some conversation:
Truly a strange part of the ABC ... |
DeeQuilter86 | 06/17/2019 04:00 PM |
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… How grave a power that is ... How divisive its use can be. How we can’t just do it willy-nilly. How, in order to not to destroy the impeachment power, we have to save ... |
e2247 | 06/17/2019 04:00 PM |
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I’m working on another heavier and meatier diet diary at the moment, but I’m having a hard time focusing because of my current diet.
For those of you not familiar with the elimination diet, it’s not another fad diet. The concept is basically that... |
BoiseBlue | 06/17/2019 03:56 PM |
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Reuters: Clarence Thomas urges SCOTUS to feel free to reverse precedents, like Roe and Brown v Board IANAL and even I know what this means — the ultra-conservatives on the Supreme Court, led by Clarence Thomas, are going after Roe, Obergefell, and every other decision that’s ever favored civil rights, labor rights, and human rights. Reuters reports:
... |
1BQ | 06/17/2019 03:31 PM |
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Subject: Critical Prelude to Impeachment
Dear Madam Speaker,
Waiting for major nation support before starting an impeachment investigation is doomed because the President and Attorney General have been lying to the American people,... |
Will WideEyes | 06/17/2019 03:21 PM |
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Donate to Help Change the AL Law
SemDem wrote a diary describing the horrifying case of a woman in Alabama whose uncle raped her multiple times. The man who raped her has succeeded in ordering the court to allow him visitation rates with the... |
samdiener | 06/17/2019 03:09 PM |
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“This is a man who invited the help of a hostile foreign power to become president. He gladly accepted that help. Relished it. He’s doing nothing about preventing a recurrence of the invasion of our sovereignty, indeed his lack of resistance and his... |
fpetranech | 06/17/2019 03:06 PM |
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Pew-Pew...
Increased general distrust of Trump.
Distrust in Trump compared with other presidents has increased since April of 2017, when a somewhat smaller share (51%) said they trusted what Trump says less than previous presidents.
... |
annieli | 06/17/2019 03:01 PM |
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The American people outside of 35% voting population batshit crazy cuckoo la-la land, including the non-voters and non-registered to vote, have to believe Trump-GOP-Mcconnell deserve to be impeached in a way that can’t be compared with George W... |
sreeizzle2012 | 06/17/2019 02:55 PM |
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The Koch brothers are planning to fund Democratic Party incumbents to protect them from Progressives Charles and David Koch are probably, justifiably, the richest conservative bogeymen in the U.S. Collectively, they're referred to as the Koch brothers—though that excludes their less notorious brothers Frederick and Bill. Charles and David are worth an... |
MTmofo | 06/17/2019 02:51 PM |
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A Monterey Cypress tree believed to have inspired Dr. Seuss' famous children's book The Lorax fell last week. The tree's curved trunk and mass of leaves are believed to have inspired the Truffula trees from The Lorax, a fable about environmental... |
FoundingFatherDAR | 06/17/2019 02:39 PM |
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Climate Emergency
Around the world, more and more young people are demanding action on climate change, and the teens assembled at the Community Church of New York on Park Avenue this past Saturday are adding their voices to that chorus. But this is... |
kailaHI | 06/17/2019 02:10 PM |
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My wife Christy and I are expecting our second child any day now! We’re so thrilled to be adding another little one to our family and to see Amelia in action as a big sister. There’s so much we want to share with him already, so in anticipation of his... |
RogerMisso | 06/17/2019 01:54 PM |
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The Republican Party has not had a single idea on how to provide affordable and worthwhile health care to Americans in decades. The Democratic Party pushed through a compromised healthcare platform under President Barack Obama, and since that time has... |
Walter Einenkel | 06/17/2019 01:50 PM |
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GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte announced last week that he would run for governor, and two statewide Republicans quickly announced that they would run to succeed him as Montana’s only U.S. House member. ... |
Jeff Singer | 06/17/2019 01:48 PM |
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I’ll start but please add yours
Erasing the accomplishments of candidates of color
The media consistently notes that Mayor Buttigieg is a Rhodes scholar but I rarely hear that descriptor in relation to Senator Booker
The media has... |
Camussie | 06/17/2019 01:47 PM |
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I ‘m stuck in a rural county of Northern, CA, an hour away from another red county represented by one of tRumps spineless, flying monkeys- Devin Nunes. But for the most part, led by the awesome Gov. Gavin, CA is lovely and liberal. But as a Latin girl... |
Hodges | 06/17/2019 01:46 PM |
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In court documents filed in Connecticut today, the lawyers for the families of Sandy Hook shooting victims contend that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones sent them child pornography in electronic files related to the case.
Court documents stated that... |
thedancingboy | 06/17/2019 01:39 PM |
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“Only” one gunman, no fatalities other than his, so it’s not getting much media attention other than locally. Just another day with another American guy exercising his Second Amendment rights.
On June 9, the day a sudden, violent storm blew... |
Catte Nappe | 06/17/2019 01:38 PM |
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The Onion just could not resist!
News coming to you from Antarctica (filtered through The Onion...)
DNC Committee Throws Bound Jay Inslee Onto Melting Iceberg Before Pushing Him Out To Sea
ANTARCTICA—Cackling as they stuffed a rag into... |
occupystephanie | 06/17/2019 01:18 PM |
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Saying, “I believe housing is a human right,” Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro proposed a major increase in federal spending on housing to combat homelessness and the housing crisis. Castro, a former secretary of Housing and Urban... |
Laura Clawson | 06/17/2019 01:18 PM |
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July 4 in DC is a unique opportunity for us to show Donald Trump what we think of him, pappy Putin, bombs away Bolton and his whole illigitimate, corrupt regime. Presidents almost always avoid mass gatherings in DC and other venues where they can be... |
howardpark | 06/17/2019 01:16 PM |
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My cat named Misty on her Pootie Pad.
This is an Open Thread / Coffee Hour and all topics of conversation are welcome. What is for dinner? How are you doing? What is on ... |
linkage | 06/17/2019 01:00 PM |
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On May 29th the possibility of adding the names—to a deadly list that includes Eric Garner and Sandra Bland, among many others, was the addition of Dravon Ames and family. Stopped by police in a nearby parking lot after leaving a Family Dollar store,... |
ReasonaBill | 06/17/2019 12:59 PM |
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The Discovery Historic Loop Trail in Vancouver, Washington, runs from historic Fort Vancouver National Historic Site across the Confluence Land Bridge designed by architect Johnpaul Jones, in ... |
Ojibwa | 06/17/2019 12:55 PM |
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Can you believe it?
Donald Trump’s granny panties got all twisted up in his ample derriere during an interview in the Oval Office with George Stephanopoulos for ABC’s Sunday Morning This Week when number one temp and Acting Chief of Staff Mick... |
DavyZJones | 06/17/2019 12:22 PM |
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Donald Trump officially filed for re-election on January 20, 2017, and he’s been raising money, building a campaign team, and effectively holding campaign rallies since that day. But the official Trump 2020 re-election effort launches on Tuesday, with... |
Laura Clawson | 06/17/2019 12:13 PM |
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Diary after diary bemoans “centrist” interference with a righteous and delightful impeachment. “Trump’s a crook,” people declare, “so we must impeach him!” And “true progressives demand impeachment and all those centrists and old white men must get out... |
dhonig | 06/17/2019 12:06 PM |
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On Monday, former state Sen. Cal Cunningham announced that he would seek the Democratic nod to challenge GOP incumbent Thom Tillis in North Carolina’s Senate race, a contest that could prove vital ... |
Jeff Singer | 06/17/2019 11:36 AM |
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Will Steve Bannon provide the campaign some phony documents like he did for his Italian Eagles Nest for super patriots. At least this time he’s not replacing Paul Manafort, but with a pardon, who knows. The band will be back together as new data... |
annieli | 06/17/2019 11:31 AM |
2 | 22 | |
Just saw an ad for Cadre on the DailyKos. I was surprised! Thats the company owned by our hero J. Kushner. I guess maybe Google runs the ads or something, but that seems like an exceptionally odd one?! |
mattinjersey | 06/17/2019 11:26 AM |
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Scott Anderson | 06/17/2019 11:22 AM |
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Mick Mulvaney, a millionaire who is President Trump’s acting chief of staff and director of the Office of Management and Budget, awarded himself another job last week: spokesman for labor.
Referring to the proposed new NAFTA, he told the Wall... |
Leo W Gerard | 06/17/2019 11:04 AM |
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Can the Democratic Party Ever Break the Grip of the Fossil Fuel Industry? A New Jersey Horror Story. Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:
My former environmental colleague and friend from NJ, Bill Wolfe, is a tiger on the history of the regulatory process, such as it is - in our old "home" state and the nation. He's currently on tour somewhere... |
billofrights | 06/17/2019 10:59 AM |
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I would want to see a careful investigation by a trustworthy independent authority before reaching any conclusions about the authorship of the recent attacks on oil tankers in the Persian Gulf.
I would not put it past any of our allies in the region... |
boblite | 06/17/2019 10:56 AM |
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The Moondai Furkids team have observed that most hoomins classify pooties, woozles and birdees by breed and coloring. This puzzles them. They themselves know there are these different classes but ... |
Mopshell | 06/17/2019 10:45 AM |
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-- CNN’S ARIANE DE VOGUE: “Supreme Court dodges case of baker’s refusal to serve gay customers on religious grounds”:
If individuals can impose their own religious beliefs on others, could not women defend their choice by the same reasoning? ... |
Btemmink | 06/17/2019 10:41 AM |
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Hey, look! Donald Trump said/tweeted/belched/farted/semaphore-flagged something profoundly dishonest, and he’s being called out for it! |
Aldous J Pennyfarthing | 06/17/2019 10:39 AM |
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Declaring the free press to be “the Enemy of the People” is profoundly dangerous rhetoric, as historical precedents demonstrate. |
speaks4itself | 06/17/2019 10:36 AM |
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It was hard not to feel a little sympathetic for Sean Spicer, when he held the impossible job of serving as Trump’s spokesman while also maintaining his human dignity. That’s because Sean ... |
speaks4itself | 06/17/2019 10:03 AM |
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It’s Monday, June 17, 2019, and here’s your daily dose of news from LMLOS. We’re in the calm before the storm here, and I mean that quite literally. We have two days of no rain before the 7 days of rain the forecast calls for.
If you’ve noticed, I... |
Kittencaboodle | 06/17/2019 09:57 AM |
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DK member G2geek suggested that I split my diary How to debate a conservative Christian into parts and release it as a series. This is the ninth and last diary in the series.
As one reader ... |
hypostasis | 06/17/2019 09:35 AM |
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Climate Psychology Alliance (a group of academics, therapists, writers and artists) we believe that psychological understanding can help with the wide range of complex individual and cultural responses to the environmental crisis.
... |
Angmar | 06/17/2019 09:30 AM |
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Being brainwashed isn't just for elderly Fox News viewers anymore.
After two decades of successfully transforming portions of the Greatest Generation into robotic Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity fans, the right-wing media are now winning over... |
Eric Boehlert | 06/17/2019 09:28 AM |
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TPM is reporting several Israeli papers are saying that “Trump Heights” — Netanyahu’s latest attempt to flatter Trump — is nothing more than a sign and may never be anything more than a sign.
No actual town or village has actually been founded at... |
Dan K | 06/17/2019 09:17 AM |
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The unbearable behavior of Trump and his circle drove me to start drawing derisive cartoons in August 2018. His refusal to comment on the passing of Senator John McCain was among the final provocations that energized me to take up the Sharpie marker... |
speaks4itself | 06/17/2019 09:16 AM |
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NBC News reports….
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has temporarily left the presidential campaign trail following a fatal, officer-involved shooting in his city.
…
Just after 3 a.m. Sunday, South Bend police responded to a... |
A Dog Named Stu | 06/17/2019 09:16 AM |
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Pete is moving up in the polls:
Former Vice President Joe Biden's commanding lead has taken a hit in South Carolina, dropping from 46% to 37% as Sen. Elizabeth Warren (17%) and Mayor Pete Buttigieg (11%) surged to the No. 2 and No. 3. spots,... |
cityduck | 06/17/2019 09:16 AM |
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Question, How does one justify treachery in America? Answer, just ask todays Republicans. In response to a question from interviewer, Trump stated he would if fact, break the law and collude with a foreign government. Now his spineless, oath violating... |
Kodiakmurd | 06/17/2019 09:14 AM |
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If you are not aware, there is a vote in Congress tomorrow that will end Peace Corps funding in FY2020. One of my great friends is a recently RPCV and their experience over the last two years has been remarkable. The personal growth they have... |
pitmatic | 06/17/2019 09:09 AM |
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Donald Trump has accomplished many things -- sleazy, backwards things that are dismantling much of the functioning U.S. framework for a just and equal society. A new, seemingly small but vital casualty of the Trumpublican assault really ticks me off,... |
rlegro | 06/17/2019 08:45 AM |
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M e s s a g e s A c r o s s A m e r i c ... |
Rob in Vermont | 06/17/2019 08:33 AM |
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At Fort Missoula, in Missoula, Montana, there is a display of a logging train as a part of a large forestry exhibit. Engine Number 7, a steam locomotive manufactured in 1923 by Willamette Iron and ... |
Ojibwa | 06/17/2019 08:30 AM |
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays!
Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Federal Election Commission chair delivered a stinging rebuke of... |
justiceputnam | 06/17/2019 07:50 AM |
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Nancy Pelosi refuses to let impeachment move forward and is using every tool in her arsenal to hold it back. The two sides are completely talking past each other. The anti-impeachment group is saying that Trump will never be convicted so why bother.... |
wilbur | 06/17/2019 07:35 AM |
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From the SCOTUS Blog
This is big news. Anyone who gets a pardon from Trump can still be prosecuted on similar state charges.
Some commentators had thought that a court might take a knife to what's called the separate sovereign exemption where... |
restondem | 06/17/2019 07:32 AM |
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
All are welcome to join the fun, the silliness, the conversations. If you don’t know...just ask! Some things really do require a ... |
samanthab | 06/17/2019 07:30 AM |
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I have seen a number of teacher resignation letters, both here on Kos, and on social media, in education blogs, and elsewhere. While mine may not be as eloquent as some I have seen, it is where I am and what I have experienced, and I think it important... |
ScaredyCat | 06/17/2019 07:27 AM |
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Saturday, I attended a “Town Meeting” in Acton, Massachusetts with our recently elected Democratic member of Congress, Lori Trahan from the Third District of Massachusetts. About two hundred people came out on a sunny Saturday morning in June to a... |
bobvm | 06/17/2019 07:21 AM |
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Hey everyone I’m so excited to share with you all that my new book "Rum Runners and Moonshiners of Old Florida" in now out. Link here
www.amazon.com/...
Its release date January 19th 2019 was the same week as the 100th Anniversary of the 18th... |
Robertbuccellato | 06/17/2019 07:20 AM |
3 | 9 | |
The Supreme Court and the two criminals put there by Trump appear ready to screw over millions of Hispanic voters and make our system even more unrepresentative.
The system is already tilted to rural whites. It will be even more tilted.
... |
Arnold Roth | 06/17/2019 07:16 AM |
6 | 11 | |
I’m getting too old for this shit. When i began obsessing on politics, back in my teens, following the game the way other guys followed box scores, and housewives followed soap operas, there were two kinds of politicians. There were the corrupt horn... |
Murfster35 | 06/17/2019 07:15 AM |
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Last week, the co-founders of the Koch-funded Daily Caller, Tucker Carlson and Niel Patel, took to their website to ask a burning question: If climate change is our World War II, who are the real villains?
According to these two men--who, just to... |
ClimateDenierRoundup | 06/17/2019 07:03 AM |
4 | 12 | |
Donald Trump is a well-known germophobe and petulant child.
Both traits are on display in this clip, in which he excoriates his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, for coughing during the pr*sident’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos.
... |
Aldous J Pennyfarthing | 06/17/2019 07:02 AM |
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2019-06-16 00:13:43 - 2019-06-16 23:30:02 UTC; DailyKos stories = 107; 107 per day; 4.5 per hour
Yesterday 96 Kogs posted 107 stories of which 100 were recommended at least once by a cadre of 1603 recommending readers; 68 stories were... |
jotter | 06/17/2019 06:59 AM |
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- Paul J. Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman who is serving a federal prison sentence, had been expected to be transferred to the notorious Rikers Island jail complex this month to await trial on a separate state case. But last week,...62 comments 129 Recs
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