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In 1824, Canada was a British colony and most of the western portion of the country was controlled by the London-based Hudson’s Bay Company. The primary non-Indian settlements west of the Great ...
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I received an early morning call from the Daily Brooklyn Bugler to jump on the first plane to New York so that I could rush in to sketch Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels Hush Money trial. I arrived just in the nick of time right after lunch on Monday to...
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In the perspective of each major political party, neither lives in the universe of the other. Democrats point to a stabilizing economy, lower unemployment, good prospects for business, and many other positive indicators. The other party sees only...
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It pains me to write this, but us Democrats appear to have been fooled again. From Jezebel: Since October, Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has been working overtime to burn through the enormous goodwill he garnered among the progressive coalitions that got...
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Sometimes it seems as if it just never sinks in. I mean, it shouldn’t be that complicated anymore. It’s hardly news that 2023 was...
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Yesterday, a consortium of networks publicly invited President Biden and that burnt umber guy to participate in debates carried on their platforms. In response, David Frum (yeah, I know) published a piece in The Atlantic urging Biden to refuse to...
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Special; � Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays!
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A new documentary about the 2021 attack on Congress is is being produced for release on Prime Video (trailer below). “The Sixth” recounts the experiences of six people who were at the Capitol that day. Based on the trailer, it seems to focus on two or...
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Good morning, Newdists!� Grab a cuppa and a nosh and join us for some fun and chat.
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Yes, the first (but not the last) criminal trial for ex-president Donald Trump began yesterday.� The first criminal trial for a major party candidate while actively running for president.� The first ...
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When I saw how close to me the path of totality would be for the April 8th eclipse, and that it ran through my favorite birding area, I just knew I had to brave the traffic and go.� With the draw of ...
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As we delve into the findings of the UNICEF 2023 Child Marriage report, we are faced with both encouraging progress and sobering realities regarding child marriage worldwide. Today, I want to share my thoughts on the report’s insights and the urgent...
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And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen — Isaiah 65:15 An amusing story from the Guardian: Wrong number? How a US professor is plagued by calls for the MyPillow CEO A Seattle emergency preparedness expert has become the go-to guy for...
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Just like he’s a follower of Pinochet. Demonstrators shut down the iconic bridge Monday to protest Israel's ongoing military operations in Gaza, and Cotton suggested that his fellow Arkansans would have tossed them into the water and glue their hands...
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If you are like me, you will need mental health breaks to maintain your sanity this year. For my part, I am starting my day with a great song, working alphabetically by song title (note: this does ...
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Welcome to the Daily Kos Elections Live Digest, your liveblog of all of today's campaign news. You can find our collection of public data at dailykosdata.com .
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In 2016 and 2020, Trump took the WV presidential vote by about 40 points. With Democratic Senator Joe Manchin bowing out of the race, national Republicans are targeting the state as a critical and very likely-to-flip Senate seat for them. Despite the...
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If you thought from the headline that the three states' ban on mass protest that the Supreme Court let stand had anything to do with black people, you would be right. The MAGA-laden Fifth Circuit of Appeals has been making no secret that they are after...
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Trump had until midnight on Monday to submit details on that so called “bond” he secured from Knight Specialty Insurance Company. This is the supposed $175 million bond that Knight says Trump will pay, and Knight isn’t certified as a bond insurer in NY...
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