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Primum non nocere (first, or above all, do no harm) is a Latin expression generally applied to the medical profession. However, I viewed it as equally applicable to the practice of law and often reminded myself of it in my own practice. Trump’s...
by KeithDB
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As Ukraine reporting disappears from media coverage, we can turn to the history of the war: Putin’s “little green men” had just seized Crimea. Ukraine’s “president” Yanukovich had fled Ukraine in February for Russia. “The May 2, 2014 fire in Odesa’s...
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I was waiting with bated breath for any of the Serious People promoting Elon’s fantasies to post a story about the latest news regarding his long-term lying about how close Full Self Driving was to fruition, but alas, apparently they’re not interested...
by Daddy Bartholomew
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Prince George’s County, Maryland is awash in underused asphalt. We have empty parking lots all over. We have streets that were built for four lanes when only two are needed. We have overwide, highway-like roads bisecting our neighborhoods that were...
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NBC reported last week that Russia has shifted its propaganda focus in the US to Gaza since October 7th, according to two sources familiar with US Intelligence. Russia is employing both “overt” and “covert” methods to stoke division over the issue....
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by DRo
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By David Glenn Cox Wow, what a glory time, a mosaic of crazy broken bits and pieces. He had worms eating at his brain, but good news! I guess the worms have all died. Hmmm, this stuff writes itself. Other than venereal, name a disease any more...
by This Carbon Based Life
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Tents scare fascists because destroying the American sense of community has been a core objective of the nation’s Capitalist plutocracy and right-wing political alignment since the late 1930s. Tent encampments which are part of social justice and...
by wjhamilton29464
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Hope Springs from Field PAC [website] volunteers in Nevada have been discussing the electoral changes for the 2024 elections and what it means for them. Nevada adopted a largely all-mail voting system in 2021, permanently codifying pandemic-related...
by snowbored
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Heritage Foundation Mocks ‘Socialist’ Critics of Project 2025s Authoritarian Mandate For Leadership The Heritage Foundation, the country’s most powerful right wing think-tank, has come under intense scrutiny by journalists and progressive activists...
by Bill Berkowitz
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Climate Change — The Planet is heating up. If we don’t make changes it will get really unpleasant for humans. Doomerism — This is extinction. You will die from climate change. We will all die from climate change — and that moment is here unfolding...
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But for want of 6 month’s worth of active and intense support from the United States this Russo-Ukrainian War would have a totally different color today. Ukrainian drones are now flying deep into Russia unmolested and tearing up valuable Russian...
by Decimus
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My wife turns 50 tomorrow, and in celebration we went to New York City with her foodie sister to eat vegan food in several restaurants. As we were driving in from our home in Central PA I had the thought, “I bet in ten years the food we get this...
by soupbone60
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What do I mean by Daily Kos needs to stop promoting Trump branding? Diarists are not carefully selecting images and end up using stock, press or even Trump campaign approved photos of Trump and various candidates posing with Trump signs. This image of...
by jgkojak
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Climate chaos is here. �So I’m posting questions or topics, one per week, about something every one of us is likely to face. �Let’s see if we can figure out ways to deal with them together. �
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by birches
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The rotting corpse of the GOP spreads fumes of evil, poisoning the world. Humans, for the most part are not comfortable with ambiguity and when faced with it will immediately start searching for meaning and clarity to find answers that ease their...
by mikeymikey
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Once upon a time, in another era, maybe even another universe, the head of a university refused to call on the police, the...
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I consciously choose to focus most of my comics on long-term social justice issues, rather than commenting on current news stories. But sometimes it feels impossible not to comment. There’s a supporting blogpost and transcript about this cartoon here;...
by Barry Deutsch
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials, Me tro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
My power went out for a bit, so electricity is on my mind. I thought I’d share a few tunes on the topic.��
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