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The head of the CDC thinks we are well-prepared for the next pandemic, better prepared than ever. Let’s discuss. It is self-destructive to try to memory-hole just how bad the previous pandemic was, or to pretend that another one won’t happen. It will....
by strawbale
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When your Senators work for you - https://www.merkley.senate.gov/connect/oregon-treasures-quest/ The link is to an Oregon Treasure Quest book put out by Senator Merkley’s office. It was pictures and a list of places to visit in every county in Oregon....
by umbra
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Miscellany. There are now 12 jurors, 6 alternates still need to be chosen. "He's sort of plopped in the chair. You know? You can see the orange." Trump NYC jury selection continues — two seated jurors gone. Asymmetric strategies at work. Why do they...
by annieli
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It isn't often that Republican MAGA-naut, Marjorie Taylor Greene, manages to do or say anything that is remotely related to reality. So on those rare occasions when she manages to do so, we need to give credit where credit is due. Even if it was...
by News Corpse
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As an early birthday gift for my amazing significant other, I took our COVID era sand box which hasn’t been used much lately and converted it into raised bed for a vegetable garden. The original sand box was just under 4 ft by 8 ft (and ¾ cubic yard of...
by Peter Olandt
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Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments ...
by Ojibwa
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The write up by the always informative Pakalolo today reviewed talking points concerning a cause of inflation as lack of insurability for assets held by financial institutions and subordinate agencies providing insurance required by lenders. It is an...
by longwalker
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Dr. William Bronston has a message for the single-payer movement. Boeing chose profit over innovation and safety. The Congressional Progressive Caucus Proposition Agenda Executive Summary is out! Dr. Bronston on single-payer. Watch Politics Done Right...
by Egberto Willies
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This park contains the remains of a Native American village that once stretched along the shore over to nearby Jungle Prada Park. There are several middens (trash piles) and the remains of a ...
by Lenny Flank
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Trump's new grift: Charging GOP candidates to use his name As if selling sneakers and Bibles wasn’t grift enough. Jimmy Kimmel's late-night digs are driving Trump bonkers Kimmel’s trolling of “yabba dabba doofus” is just what we need. Cartoon: The...
by Daily Kos Staff
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It's an old story, but it never gets old: Democrats just whooped Republicans in fundraising— again . This week on "The Downballot" podcast , we're running through some of the most eye-popping ...
by The Downballot
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I am no fan of religion but will acknowledge there are some benefits to churchlife. My Mom loved church music and looked forward to choir practice and Sunday mornings I was always taken to Sunday school. Dad prefered the Church of the 18 holes when...
by Percy Vere
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Made a comment on recent diary regarding the costs of insurance from climate change and its impact on inflation (here — www.dailykos.com/...) that I wanted to expand into a story. I was noting the existence of the Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding...
by tjlord
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Dickie Betts has passed, now jamming with Duane. The Allman Bros were a major part of my life’s soundtrack. Not because I was into them but my little brother was. Donnie had them cranked all the time, Southern Rock was his genre. Donnie also recently...
by Vintner13
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This week NASA administrator Bill Nelson warned Congress that China is bolstering its space capabilities, using its civilian program to camouflage its military objectives. "China has made extraordinary strides especially in the last ten years, but they...
by C0RI0LANUS
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Amid Dismal Science’s (economics’) myriad failures, the facilitation of the misguided “economy vs environment” framing, wrong-headed thinking about how to act on climate, overstating costs and understating benefits of climate action, and utter failure...
by A Siegel
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Hello all, and happy Thursday! I got thinking about safe spaces recently —�what they are, how do we create them...�I am writing this from inside my very own portable safe space, Wheeliehouse :-) ...
by userexists
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As we stand on the brink of the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role that addressing population growth and ensuring the full rights of women and girls play in achieving global...
by populationmediacenter
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I’d like you to meet my new favorite person Tommy, who goes by “My_Doode” on TikTok and other platforms. Tommy regularly debates MAGA - and he regularly crushes them. He brings the facts, and he brings receipts. I’ve been watching his video obsessively...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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Pastor John Hagee is a heat-seeking missile that views current developments in the Middle East as a prelude to the End of Times. Pastor Hagee, a staunch Armageddonist who has been fulminating against Iran for many years, has the ears many conservative...
by Bill Berkowitz
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