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When it comes to planes, Agent Orange has been prone to crash-and-burn. Lest we forget, his vaunted Shuttle went belly up. On 7/4/19, he raved about how, in the 1770s or early 1800s, our army “manned the amparts. It ranned the ramparts. It took over...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Wed Apr 03, 2024 at 11:59 AM PDT
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As a veteran of the United States armed forces, I am permanently impacted by the above events.
The �horror�of September 11, 2001 cannot�be overstated�for�the terror�we all felt on that day.�When ...
by More2Story
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on Sat Jan 06, 2024 at 05:14 AM PST
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People like me When I was in elementary school, I was the only Jewish kid in my school, and one day out of the blue a classmate on the playground called me “Jew boy.” I was shocked. I knew about antisemitism, about Jewish history, but I’d never...
by Rob in Vermont
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on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 01:34 PM PST
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Welcome to what is the 1272nd original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where we’ll be profiling North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who is running as a 2024 candidate to be the next Governor of North Carolina....
by republicinsanity
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on Fri Dec 29, 2023 at 01:39 PM PST
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In order to discuss terrorism, we first must define it. Here’s my proposed definition: “Terrorism is the deliberate, reckless or negligent maiming and/or killing of innocent civilians in pursuit of a military or political objective.” If you accept this...
by dratler
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on Thu Dec 21, 2023 at 02:46 PM PST
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Democrats Abroad September 11th, 2001 Memorial on September 11th, 2023 YurtdışındakiDemokratlar 11 Eylül 2001 11 EYLÜL 2023 Anıtı September 11th 2001 moon watching the last quarter the last moon of summer chilly out tonight first chilly night for...
by isafakir
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on Tue Sep 12, 2023 at 10:43 PM PDT
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I’ve been the author of record for four previous September 11th Top Comments diaries. 2013 doesn’t truly count because we had an unexpected hole in the schedule and I didn’t write about ...
by brillig
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 07:00 PM PDT
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NB: I posted this three years ago, but I think it deserves a replay. Everyone should have been alerted years ago to the kind of wretched lowlife Donald Trump is. His appalling behavior and his disgusting lies were in plain view following the terrible...
by Yosef 52
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 02:22 PM PDT
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Keith Olbermann had a magnificent commentary on his podcast this morning. He began by telling us where he was in New York and the people he lost on 9-11. Then he brought it home. He reminded us of that brief moment when the country came together. The...
by wruckusgroink
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 02:59 PM PDT
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Joyce Vance wrote a great article on her substack yesterday. Within Vance’s moving tribute and memories of the events of 9-11-2001, she recalled We were unprepared, but we responded and came together in remarkable, heartfelt ways. A Boston-based flight...
by Darick R
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 01:46 PM PDT
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Dear Daily Kos family: Today — on the solemn anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 — we recommit to never forgetting the pain and sorrow of that day, nor the courage and sacrifice of those who answered the call of duty. We will always honor the...
by Michael B Moore
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 06:10 AM PDT
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By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.com September 11, 2001. It’s 22 years since that horrendous day. Still too soon to tell you what I really think. Except for this: the 343 firefighters, including Great Neck’s own Jon Ielpi, were true heroes of the...
by NewsPhotosFeatures
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on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 02:28 PM PDT
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September 11th falls on a Monday this year. It is the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, attacks that shocked the country and led to U.S. involvement in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan that dragged on for almost...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 02:54 AM PDT
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Every year, this date rolls around, and every year, whether subconsciously or consciously, it brings with it a significant amount of pent-up emotion. It’s the day the United States was attacked by terrorists on our own soil in a way that would forever...
by Benthovens5th
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on Sat Sep 09, 2023 at 11:13 PM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. On September 11th, 22 years later, what are we to make of it all? Who even remembers that, as the Pentagon burned, then-Secretary...
by TomDispatch
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on Thu Sep 07, 2023 at 07:07 AM PDT
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. For more than 18 years, Karen Greenberg has been writing about the crimes the U.S. committed at its offshore prison of injustice...
by TomDispatch
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on Tue Aug 01, 2023 at 07:27 AM PDT
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Condoleezza Rice has a long and distinguished resume. She has a doctorate in International Studies from the University of Denver and was provost at Stanford University during the 1990s. During the Bush administration (2001-2009), Rice was National...
by Alan Singer
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on Wed May 03, 2023 at 04:12 PM PDT
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New York Rep. George Santos admitted what we all already knew in a 40-minute interview released Monday night: He has “been a terrible liar.” Speaking to television host Piers Morgan, the embattled lawmaker admitted that he embellished his resume and...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Tue Feb 21, 2023 at 09:36 AM PST
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On this date in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, as well as 2021, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day posted profiles of the U.S. House Representative from Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District, Thomas Massie, who you would expect to be...
by republicinsanity
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on Thu Dec 08, 2022 at 12:49 PM PST
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Mea culpa: I wrote a diary about a week or so ago predicting that Democrats would suffer huge losses in this election. That didn’t happen. I was wrong — very wrong. Although the GOP may still eke out a narrow victory in either chamber, yesterday went...
by maroge04
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on Wed Nov 09, 2022 at 07:51 AM PST
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