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I first read this poem in the New Yorker magazine. Sometime in 1980 — I don’t think it’s ever been anthologized or otherwise published elsewhere. I had to look up what “more sousing than Fundy” might actually mean. Check it out. Altogether I was...
by McGovern78
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I gotta give a nod to my online bud, Jim Sanders, who sparked my interest in writing about human sexuality, connection, and love on Substack today. As an aside—I got the title Heartsparks Dollarsign from the cute 90s love song by Everclear: Long before...
by sepiasiren
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Remember when presidential candidate Donald Trump was genuinely sympathetic to trans people? I don’t. Regardless of whatever efforts he made to seem reasonable on this issue as a candidate, once ...
by Alonso del Arte
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Kitties are not known for their love of traveling, but they are willing to make some exceptions…
But first, the rules…
You are all welcome to join us!
Here are few not-too-onerous PWB ...
by mamajo2k
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Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House and evil twin of Clark Kent, says that even though there’s no evidence, “We all know intuitively that a lot of illegals are voting in federal elections.” This during a week when Republicans push the HOOHA Act to...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, attorney Keith Barber of Daily Kos Also: 'Warning signs' from IN primary results; Blankenship's run in WV... Once again, on today's BradCast, we've got a mid-week "ketchup" for you, with everything you need to...
by TheBradBlog
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44 years ago today was the takeoff of the first non-stop transcontinental balloon flight , a low-emission form of air travel.
On 12th May in 1980. Maxie Anderson and his son Kristian, made the ...
by jck
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President Biden announces $3.3 Billion investment by Microsoft in Wisconsin, apologies if someone else diaries this, didn’t see one In the exact location in Racine where (7 years ago) Dump promised a supposed $10 Billion project by a company called...
by Ozarkblue
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Something I never knew, and when I wondered if it were worth sharing, I thought of Jeremy. Known here by many as BFSkinner, and later as CameronProf. His passing was noted and mourned by many here. I was speechless, something about myself I’ve come to...
by McGovern78
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WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CRITTER RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in...
by Nanny Ogg
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Texas brings a pedophile pastor to justice A Wichita Falls, TX. jury found Pastor Ronnie Allen Killingsworth, 79, guilty of six counts of indecency with a child. He intimately fondled three young girls, now adults, between 2000 and 2011. His lawyer and...
by TheCriticalMind
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If/when Trump violates the gag order, just put him in custody every Wednesday during the trial. He’s 'Christian enough'. The systemic-threat problem. A lot of media coverage obscures the purely systemic threat Trump poses. To take just one example,...
by annieli
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WAPO has just reported that President Biden has revealed in an interview on CNN to be aired later tonight that “he will cut off offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah.” POTUS acknowledged that offensive weapons have been used by Israel to kill...
by AvoidAmnesia
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I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here. Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and...
by Pakalolo
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If you’re a cynic like me who thinks most protest movements involving foreign countries is probably 90% people angling for clout, well, the return of this lame is probably not gonna change your mind. With "Hind's Hall" Macklemore finally delivers an...
by satanicpanic
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In July of 2017, Donald Trump made a big deal out of an announcement that Foxconn, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, would be building a new factory in Wisconsin. This project was touted by Trump as "the eighth wonder of the world," that would...
by News Corpse
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Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Judge Cannon’s luxury gift scandal grows. Then, on...
by justiceputnam
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One of the enduring puzzles of current politics is why evangelicals continue to support Von Schitzinpants after all the revelations about his sexual habits, his crudity, his cruelty, his inability to properly cite a verse, much less a book, of the...
by Dan K
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The flaws of the US Constitution not only prevent us from taking needed action on urgent crises, they also distort our self-image as a country. The first post in the Fixing the Constitution series on ChangeShapers.blog. When we dare to peek between our...
by Erik of Mpls
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Some sixteen years ago, two future U.S. presidents stood on the same debate stage, engaged in a spirited discussion. Barack Hussein Obama, a young and talented United States Senator based in Illinois, was one of them. The other future president was...
by Eihenetu
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