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Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party:
Corporate polluters and dark-money groups want control of Pennsylvania courts, and they're writing huge checks to buy them in ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 09:01 AM PDT
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By now, you’ve probably heard about The Squad, which refers to four women of color in Congress that are getting a lot of love from progressives: Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, and...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 10:48 AM PDT
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Here’s the latest news out of North Carolina :
Democrat Dan McCready and North Carolina Republican state Sen. Dan Bishop are neck and neck in their race to represent the state’s ...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 08:44 AM PDT
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I just watched the MSNBC special on the Mueller Report, but I have to say I’m disappointed in what was left out, and their choice to give undue legitimacy to White House counterpoint.
Ari Melber didn’t mention that the DOJ’s Office of Legal Council...
by ProgToddNorCal
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 07:22 PM PDT
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I prefer to stick to legal analysis, like last week’s posting (Illegal child labor is one legal route to shut down the family separations), and avoid fast publicizing of other people’s analysis.
But Garry Kasparov (yes, that Garry Kasparov), nailed...
by craigwbar
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 06:31 PM PDT
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Yes, he said that:
Republican Senate candidate Kris Kobach left CNN anchor Chris Cuomogobsmacked Tuesday night when he had to seriously think about whether he’d continue to support Donald Trump for president if he openly admitted to being a...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 07:57 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail from Jon Ossoff (D. GA) in support of Sara Gideon’s (D. ME) U.S. Senate campaign:
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 10:10 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator and Presidential Candidate, Cory Booker (D. NJ), in support of Jaime Harrison’s (D. NJ) U.S. Senate campaign:
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what would you bring with you? If you could...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 09:58 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Amy McGrath’s (D. KY) U.S. Senate campaign:
At a young age, Amy
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 08:55 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) in support of Mark Kelly’s (D. AZ) U.S. Senate campaign:
Mark Kelly, a former combat pilot and NASA astronaut, is running for the United States Senate in Arizona.
It will...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 08:49 PM PDT
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Gosh, what a fun week. It was like coming to a fork in the road at some sort of Milton Bradley Game of Life knockoff, and suddenly you realize one of the paths in front of you leads to White Supremacist Race War in America, and you really really really...
by ShowerCap
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 07:04 PM PDT
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I’m officially sick to death of hearing from Donald Trump and the Republican Party that this or that Democrat or liberal or leftist (yes, wow, those are three different things!) “hates America.”
Of course, the requirements for them to unleash the...
by Andrew Fiorentino
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 08:12 AM PDT
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Back in April, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D. NY) indicated that he is willing to do this in order to make the Senate work:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer won't commit to retaining the filibuster if Democrats win control of...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 12:37 PM PDT
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Why am I so torn?
I’m a social media junkie. I admit it. It’s a sad life, but my job can be boring sometimes and it’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole. On the other hand, I see things about people that I’m not sure I’d be as aware of IRL. People...
by Auntie Neo Kawn
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 08:20 AM PDT
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We have heard lots of noise since Trump began his career in politics, most of it hateful vitriol. We have heard lots of talk about #MAGA or Make America Great Again and a weak attempt to feign Patriotism. Republicans claim to be the “Moral Authority”...
by liberal4ever4
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 08:12 AM PDT
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Adolescent men whose partners have abortions benefit from those abortions for decades, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health . About 25% of women have had an abortion,
by ZawnVillines
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from Khizr Khan in support of Rep. Ben Ray Lujan’s (D. NM) U.S. Senate campaign:
I am a Gold Star father.
I was thrust into the spotlight when Donald Trump insulted me, my loving wife, and our fallen son.
I was...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jul 17, 2019 at 10:09 PM PDT
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John Merrill, the current Secretary of State of Alabama, recently asserted, among other bizarre and archaic ideas, that people are “too interested in homosexual activities” and that’s why he can’t find any good television. As reported by Yellowhammer...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Wed Jul 17, 2019 at 01:22 PM PDT
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All this craziness going on in Trump World regarding our “UnAmerican Americans” - Congressional Reps. AOC of New York, Omar of Minnesota, Pressley of Massachusetts and Tlaib of Michigan - PLUS references by Lyndsey Graham of their being “Communists”,...
by Optimal Idiot
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on Wed Jul 17, 2019 at 11:55 AM PDT
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I watched the circus today.
After two days of silence, the GOP has finally responded to Trump’s racist tweets at a press conference, and, in a show solidarity, they stood strong.
The first to speak was Liz Cheney who took on Trump’s tweets,
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by joe quigley
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on Tue Jul 16, 2019 at 03:16 PM PDT
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- I fully admit to enjoying some snarky Mean Girl-isms when they are aimed at a deserving target. If you don’t, collect your halo on the way out. And anyone named Trump is about as richly deserving a target as there is. This week Vogue...20 comments 50 Recs
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- Jane Mayer is out with a story: The Case of Al Franken in the New Yorker. This is going to throw huge bomb in to the campaign, but it will be a dirty bomb not an explosion. The clear demonstration of the RW hit job nature of the Tweeden photo and...835 comments 171 Recs
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- For the next little while, we’re going through Ann Swinfen’s In Defence of Fantasy (1), taking it chapter by chapter, as promised. This week, we start with the introductory chapter, “Fantasy ...2 comments 3 Recs
- As a proud previously apathetic member of Generation X, I grew up watching the classic violent, political charged undertones Mel Blanc, Tex Avery and other brilliant creators far ahead of their time crafted to life. As every generation before us, we...5 comments 1 Recs
- I keep coming across opinions using strong language such as “If Dems blow this election...” Noam Chomsky has argued that the Republican Party is the most dangerous organisation in human history — 'Has there ever been an organisation in human...5 comments 1 Recs
- Wednesday’s Mueller testimony will have more theatrical implications, but one hopes for key moments that will define what will likely be the move to further impeachment inquiries, even if they are not yet declared a bill of impeachment. Recalling...5 comments 16 Recs
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- With Bob Mueller prepared to testify in less than 48 hours, Bill Barr’s Justice Department (or, more appropriately, Donald Trump’s personal attorneys in the Justice Department) have fired a shot across the bow to Mueller. The DOJ and the White House...12 comments 4 Recs
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The Mueller Report is the Summer reading page-turner. It speaks for itself! If Robert Mueller does nothing but quote from it on Wednesday, his testimony will be revelatory to the masses who tube out, but don’t know from books.
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