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Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Keith “KeithDB” Barber of Daily Kos Also: PA primary results Biden signs Ukraine aid bill; SCOTUS revisits abortion rights AZ House Dems repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban... The court takes Wednesdays off in...
by TheBradBlog
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Russia doesn’t have a bail bond system. It’s handled by letting people who have done minor infractions to be let free. But they can’t leave town. For other crimes the defendant is put in prison. There isn’t a wait until trial. Just toss them in jail....
by Dune
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A new AP investigation describes how political fights quickly trampled scientific efforts to identify the origins of COVID-19. The investigation drew on thousands of pages of undisclosed emails and documents and dozens of interviews that showed the...
by AChris
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Kitties love trees, whether it is cat trees indoors, or living trees outdoors...Arbor Day is Friday… Kitties are eager to observe it in their own way…�
But first, the rules…
You are all ...
by mamajo2k
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In theory, next week my schedule should be back to normal. In the meantime, have an open thread. I have not been sneaking into the trial and drawing a mustache�a Tinyhands Tribblehead while he sleeps,
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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Multiple news outlets are reporting that infamous right-wing election conspiracy-slinging website, The Gateway Pundit, has declared bankruptcy in order to “consolidate” risk associated with multiple pending lawsuits. These defamation lawsuits are the...
by Weeping Willow
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Hi all: I thought I would give a quick update on the work of the Progress Centre PAC (based in Centre County, Pennsylvania, literally the blue dot in the middle of the state) and let folks know how it's going. Quick recap: The PAC is called Progress...
by RobertZeigler
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You won't have indicted fabulist George Santos, expelled Congressman, to kick around anymore. Santos’ LGBTQ+ activism highlighted his identity as an out gay conservative. Santos has ended his campaign for New York’s 3rd congressional district after...
by Wilson Dizard III
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One predictable effect of the various states charging the fake electors is that because these people were State Party officials, any lawyers hired by the defendants will very likely have their fees paid by the state party. e.g. In GA, the State...
by justin423
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I use Wikipedia, most of us do, and its utility and reliability is in a way akin to that of DKos… variable. And moreover it is also a quasi democratic entity and is as good or not so good as the writers/editors for each article/entry. But WTF, the...
by IreGyre
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Welcome, kibitzers, to the middle of the palindromic week.
Today was supposedly the day the Trojan Horse was left by the Greeks as a “peace offering. Dunno how they could figure out the day when ...
by jck
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Introduction Even before the ink was dry, people started arguing about what the Constitution meant. But having just thrown off the yoke of monarchy — and fought for political representation — few early Americans would have argued that the document...
by TheCriticalMind
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If you would like to re-edit, look for the little sketch of a slanted pencil and the word EDIT: that’s the button for the author to reach the “draft layer/”draft-view of her/his/their published diary. As boxed in red below, that button is usually in...
by mettle fatigue
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Arizona AG Kris Mayes announces the State Grand Jury has returned indictments in the state's 2020 fake electors scheme. The Lara Trump-led RNC’s newly installed senior counsel for election integrity was indicted today for election fraud and conspiracy....
by annieli
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WELCOME TO THE SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CATS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CATS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CAT RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that you...
by Nanny Ogg
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On days, when the never-ending news cycle wears us down, on days when the constant threat to our Democracy from the MAGA crowd depresses us, on days when political pundits tell us that trump is ahead in the polls, let’s draw inspiration from these...
by AKALib
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Latest news out of Arizona: Arizona state House passes a bill to repeal 1864 abortion ban The issue now moves to the state Senate, which is also expected to vote to repeal the near-total ban the Arizona Supreme Court upheld earlier this month. After...
by commander ogg
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In a White House statement, President Biden remembers the Armenian Genocide, honors those who suffered, and renews America’s pledge never to forget. The United States promises to stand up against hate, advocate for human rights, and ensure everyone can...
by tony a
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Let’s not get too excited because the legislation still has to work its way through the Arizona Senate, but last week a couple Republican Senators did crossover to allow the bill to be heard there, so there’s that. But the good news today is that on...
by Mother Mags
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In an ominous sign of yet another humanitarian crisis, Israel has begun to construct tents to house well over one million Palestinian civilians to be marched from Rafah to sites in Khan Younis so that Israel can root out Hamas in Rafah. Of course,...
by Pakalolo
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