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It is fairly widely known that William Gibson coined the term “cyberspace” to describe a multi-user virtual world contained within computer networks. It is less widely known that the concept of such a world was not Gibson’s but that of another author,...
by Crashing Vor
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Despite a gag order, Donald Trump has once again lashed out at Judge Merchan and the Judge's daughter, calling her out by name and referring to her as "Rabid." Neither the judge nor his daughter are covered by the limited gag order. Trump has launched...
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There has been a tendency in modern times that a surefire symptom of a country sliding into dictatorship is stripping women of any personal rights. As most of us know, the attack on reproductive rights isn't about the sanctity of the unborn life. It's...
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Global warming is causing a shift in the earth’s rotation which is altering universal time, giving rise to the possibility of inserting a negative “leap second” into timekeeping by 2029. A ...
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Former college basketball player Christian Laettner is against current college basketball players earning money by making money for their schools. Why does he care? It has something to do with team development. And it is not his only beef. But first,...
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Sooner or later, all of us must confront loss. That includes our characters.� Losses can be small or great, from an outside point of view.� From the inside they may look different. “a child’s ...
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The Crimean Question I make no excuses. I love Crimea. I have family there. I had the opportunity to visit, prior to 2014. I am saddened that I can no longer visit. It is a very beautiful place. The people living there are friendly and helpful. When I...
by DanielMN
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W E L C O M E TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that...
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Greetings and welcome to A Song of Zion, our weekly check-in and virtual minyan for Jews on Daily Kos. This is an open thread, and we treat it as a safe space for Jewish folks here. Non-Jews are welcome but we ask that they listen more than speak. No...
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----- Trump Never Learns; About, Not Antagonizing Judges! You Owe Me A Fee Donald, For Time And Consultation On Your Behalf-Amount To Be Determined At A Later Date. My Advice, STFU! I Don’t Know What Your Lawyers Are Doing Donald, That They Didn’t Tell...
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Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman's death on Wednesday led to many retrospectives about the 82-year-old's high-profile place in national elections, including his history-making turn in 2000 as ...
by Jeff Singer
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A Soldier, A Senator, A� Serious Sin�
An Epic Louisiana Election
� Arsement’s ad, titled, “The Choice,” aired the next evening during the highly anticipated LSU—Alabama football game. ...
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The last few weeks have been quite stressful for those of us who recognize the danger and potential disaster a second Trump presidency poses to our country and the world. So I think we’ve all earned an opportunity for a few laughs. To that noble end,...
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— — Old school Republican Liz Cheney is warning the Supreme Court, just what kind of fire they are playing with, by entertaining Trump’s unconstitutional claims of Immunity. In effect she says they are enabling him to avoid accountability; and further,...
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GOP Michigan state rep mistakenly claims Gonzaga team buses are for ‘illegal invaders’ BY NICK ROBERTSON - 03/28/24 4:44 PM ET A Republican state legislator in Michigan railed against buses of “illegal invaders” landing at his local airport Wednesday,...
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My neighbor across the street has an outlet on her front porch. She uses it to plug in her Christmas lights in the winter, and her lawnmower in the summer. In November Nicki, another neighbor, was using it to charge her phone. Nicki works at the...
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Just picking out thoughts about who tfg might choose as VP. If you look at his choices there’s plenty of wannabes out there. But I’m sure tfg won’t pick people like Kari Lake. In tfg’s eyes she’s a loser. Herschel Walker he’s a loser. First he wouldn’t...
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It’s been an X-cellent day on the website formerly known as Twitter for some profound MAGA stupidity and hypocrisy. Let’s jump right into it. The March Madness Award For Mingling Stupid Politics With Sports Goes To: Michigan State Representative Matt...
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A piece of work our Trump. Even if Trump's statements were false, they are protected as a valuable contribution to public discourse. He can salute those he incited to commit crimes on J6 but also attend a cop’s funeral. Also he has more of a right to...
by annieli
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I, Donald J. Trump, am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. And to reiterate, by me, I mean me, Donald J. Trump. Except I do like that elephant God. That's fun, right? We all love that one. Everybody loves the elephant God. And do...
by Brykman
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