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"I have two cats, a dog, two rabbits, a turtle and a goldfish". Said my Texan colleague. To say that I was amused might be an understatement. I was flabbergasted. My mind was boggled. Americans, or at the least Texans, sure love their pets; and so...
by HiFromIndia
on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 11:49 PM PST
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To me, being American means that you hold these words dearly.. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the...
by SevenStrings
on Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 11:57 AM PDT
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co-authored by Kylie Holzman, UVA ‘26 This article first appeared on Sabato's Crystal Ball, UVA Center for Politics. KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Like so many other female politicians, Nikki Haley faces a “woman problem” and must combat sexist...
by Carah Ong Whaley
on Fri Sep 29, 2023 at 07:46 AM PDT
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The GOP is anti-America. Their every thought is how to destroy America and American ideals. Republican legislatures have passed laws shielding people who mow down protesters with their cars from civil liability. How is it defined? Cornell Law School:...
by Ronald England
on Fri Aug 11, 2023 at 11:15 AM PDT
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Hello to you all, As an avid visitor to the States (40 years+) and because of having so many friends overhere, I’m following the politics and news about the USA a bit more as the average European citizen. It’s since late 2016 that I found this online...
by paulfrancisleysen
on Sun Aug 06, 2023 at 07:36 AM PDT
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They want to hurt black people in America. I detailed here how my father, a military veteran, had to come home from foreign wars to sit in the back of the bus. He died in 2005 from drug addiction and a long struggle with illness. We were estranged...
by sepiasiren
on Sun Jul 30, 2023 at 04:20 PM PDT
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In 1867, Frederick Douglass, a former slave, an abolitionist, an orator and writer, and a spokesperson for civil rights for all Americans, addressed immigration to the United States and defined what it means to be an American. At the time, the national...
by Alan Singer
on Sun Jul 02, 2023 at 01:40 PM PDT
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I want to take us back and evaluate how we arrived at this current era of American Fascism. There are countless inflection points from the past few years inviting further examination— now that we’re in an age of normalized right-wing political violence...
by VPSReports
on Sun Feb 05, 2023 at 07:22 PM PST
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In March 2021, Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico was confirmed as secretary of the Department of the Interior. The move also made Haaland the first American Indian to serve in a presidential Cabinet. Equally as important was that Haaland represented a...
by Walter Einenkel
on Fri Jan 13, 2023 at 10:34 AM PST
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I am writing as an amateur reader with no legal expertise; only an immigrants outside perspective on American society. I lean left politically but otherwise subscribe to no ideology so I felt I could comment on the state of the United States as a...
by California Flower
on Mon Apr 25, 2022 at 11:30 AM PDT
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I grew up believing in liberty. Going to school, I learned how Columbus discovered the new world. Then the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock and made friends with the Indians. After we got tired of the British bossing us around, we threw them into the...
by Hyde Park Johnny
on Tue Oct 26, 2021 at 12:00 PM PDT
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It’s Indigenous Peoples Day. �And we have so many indigenous critters to celebrate.
White-tailed deer,
bobcat,
by strawbale
on Mon Oct 11, 2021 at 07:00 PM PDT
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America is fighting a war and, at the time of this article, we are losing. We thought we had the war won when we rolled out the vaccines. Americans celebrated the victory. People started returning to their normal lives. We had hope for the first time...
by Chris Townsend
on Mon Aug 23, 2021 at 07:43 PM PDT
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Well, it’s almost August. Isn’t something ‘bigly’ supposed to happen soon? As of July 24th, 2021, Donald J. Trump remains a free man. He is clearly signaling that he wants to run for President in 2024. Being honest with yourself, over six months ago on...
by kevmar
on Sat Jul 24, 2021 at 01:40 PM PDT
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USA Today: These 9 states will end participation in unemployment assistance programs. Their reasons vary.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee informed the United States Department of Labor Tuesday, joining ...
by m1i9k8t3j
on Wed May 12, 2021 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 10 Recommends
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Welcome Brothers and Sisters. As a union worker from a union family, and a movie lover, I have a natural fondness of labor films and love sharing and discussing them.�A special thanks to the kind�...
by Random82
on Mon Feb 22, 2021 at 01:17 PM PST
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Seventeen or more out of fifty Republican Senators will not convict #45, Donald J. Trump, of inciting of a violent, deadly and unlawful insurrection. Many Republicans are incorrectly arguing that it’s not constitutional to convict an...
by kevmar
on Wed Jan 27, 2021 at 05:32 PM PST
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I believe that Officer Brian Sicknick, who died in the January 6th insurrection was an American Patriot and Hero who died protecting our Nation. Shouldn’t he, too, be awarded the honor of resting in this place of power for eternity? He gave his...
by pinkjimiphoton
on Wed Jan 20, 2021 at 11:20 AM PST
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America is moving on. Trump may have placed himself in Limbo, but the rest of us are more than happy to look ahead. And Biden is proceeding perfectly well (for now) with his transition. Trump, after all, is not the only one who can establish new...
by shivashankar
on Sat Nov 14, 2020 at 09:52 PM PST
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American Presidents, until now, have known and mostly honored their contract with the American people. The basics are: 1. Maintain faith in American Institutions and the electoral process. ...
by KKwriter
on Sat Oct 31, 2020 at 09:54 AM PDT
with 3 Recommends
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