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The most instructive and constructive lesson we should have learned from the pardoning of Richard Nixon is that it wrought Donald Trump. Conventional wisdom is pretty unanimous that Gerald Ford, who pardoned Nixon, sacrificed his political fortunes...
by ReasonaBill
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That's right, tomorrow is the second Saturday in May, which can only mean... The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive* is here, that special day when your friendly, helpful, union letter carrier will pick up non-perishable items at your...
by Crashing Vor
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Last winter, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) lost all nine of her congressional staffers. On November 1, 2023, she fired her chief of staff, Dan Hanlon. In the next three months, the other eight quit. The reviews were not good. Mace earned a reputation as an...
by TheCriticalMind
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Burn, baby, burn. Ukraine hit this same refinery two months ago. Oh look! Lots of new job opportunities in Russia. I wonder if they have a good health plan. It has been anticipated for a while now that Russia would attempt an offensive near Kharkiv....
by quaoar
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Am I missing it somewhere or is there no monitoring of the hush money trial today?
by HolaJola
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Stormy Daniels is standing strong after spending more than seven hours over two days testifying about what happened one night in a Las Vegas hotel room with Donald Trump. And Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ attempt at “slut-shaming” the adult film star...
by Charles Jay
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Hi Peeps! There doesn’t appear to be a Friday diary in the queue, so I’m putting up a rerun. I will delete it if another diary shows up. The Toosdai Critters have a play date. Play dates may include: play bows butt wiggles stealthiness wrassling...
by samanthab
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Being a Garbahz (pronounced like “garage”) Cook means throwing meals together without using a recipe. Ingredients often come from what I have on hand as leftovers (also known as “Refrigerator Cooking”), or what I got on sale or even for free....
by Rexxmama
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Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman makes a surprise return to KITM! It was mostly a surprise to him, but there he was, sitting in front of the microphone,...
by Scott Anderson
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From BBC News: “A Virginia school board has approved a motion for two schools to revert to their Confederate names following a debate that bitterly divided a town. The Shenandoah County School Board voted 5-1 to reinstate the names of Stonewall Jackson...
by CyberLady1
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Donald Trump is just now beginning to learn something rather important. Most people learn things such as this in their very young childhood. Mr. Trump is in his seventies, but it can fairly be said that he is also in some respects still in his very...
by Wilburhorse
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This cartoon was written by me and drawn by the wonderful cartoonist Jenn Manley Lee. (The link goes to Jenn's long-running science fiction slice-of-life comic, "Dicebox," which I highly recommend). Transcript, comments, and a blog post about this...
by Barry Deutsch
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When Louis IVX declared “I am the State” he created the template for all autocrats to follow. Today’s world is being distorted by deluded individuals who believe they are ordained by fate to rule over everyone else. Trump, Putin, Netanyahu, Orban, Kim...
by Greg from Vermont
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Once again Barak Ravid of Axios is the first to report that “last night the Israeli War Cabinet voted to expand its area of Rafah operations.” This can be construed as a violation of President Biden’s red line which he articulated to CNN recently. The...
by AvoidAmnesia
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Social media continually elevates both genuine acts of antisemitism hijacking this movement and innocuous mistakes such as this one. This video has been reported by many people over the days since the magazine first shared its coverage with the...
by Skeptic Theorist
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Early this morning a Russian oil refinery in Kaluga Oblast had a full 30 minutes warning that a Ukrainian drone was headed their way. The drone arrived right on time to hit the facility …. unmolested and with devastating effect. What air defense doing?...
by Decimus
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This is a very short and simple diary. Any even moderately educated person knows that any defendant has the right to testify in their own defense if they choose to do so. , If a person paid attention in high school, but lacked the opportunity to go...
by Dem
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I know that the GOP believes a lot of ridiculous nonsense. It’s their stock-in-trade. �But hearing this nutty theory espoused by the current Speaker of the House is more than a little jarring.
by Frank Vyan Walton
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I make no bones about the fact that i like the last state canvassing diary of the week to be about the state that turns out the most volunteers the prior Saturday. I like to honor the Hope Springs from Field PAC [website] volunteers from that state and...
by snowbored
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Mug cakes are single serving cake (well, some recipes make two servings) that you mix and bake in a large mug by microwaving it. �It’s hard to figure out when mug cakes became a thing but there ...
by lynnekz
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