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I am sick and tired of dark money’s ass, arent you? Mah beautiful bestie Nicole Erwin of Justice Democrats has aligned with Wolf PAC to fund the initiative to get dark money out of politics. How? By petitioning for an Article 5 Convention that will...
by sepiasiren
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on Tue Nov 07, 2023 at 01:30 PM PST
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Taking a page from her husband, who sells everything from MAGA hats to mugs to beer koozies, former First Lady Melania Trump announced Tuesday that she’s now hawking items as part of a “historic” auction, to allegedly raise money for her “Be Best”...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Tue Jan 04, 2022 at 08:59 AM PST
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I felt compelled to put the word “satire” in the title and in large letters at the top of the image in order to assure this does not become misconstrued as real. Although this is satire, it’s probably not too far from reality under our 45th president.
by Perlinator
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on Tue Dec 01, 2020 at 06:42 PM PST
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Dan Haren was a three-time All-Star pitcher who began his 15-year career in 2003 with St. Louis and spent time on nine teams, from Oakland to Toronto. Since he retired in 2015, his Twitter account has been a source of good mood fodder, baseball...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Mar 26, 2020 at 09:19 AM PDT
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The legendary Pink Floyd lead guitarist David Gilmour had a record-setting auction for musical instruments last week.* According to Guinness, the 123 guitars Gilmour auctioned off made up the largest collection of guitars ever auctioned. The lot, which...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Jun 27, 2019 at 12:20 PM PDT
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Hey there, cherished Community! It’s somehow Saturday again, which means it’s time for Picks of the Week, wherein we showcase stories that stuck with the Daily Kos staff over the last seven days. (Find more about our selection criteria here.) This...
by Jessica Sutherland
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on Sat Apr 20, 2019 at 02:29 PM PDT
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As the young son of a lumberman, occasionally the opportunity would arise for me to accompany my father to a not too distant sawmill auction. I suspect the intent was as much to give my mother a well deserved break from her rambunctious son as much...
by wcmcsea
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on Fri Apr 12, 2019 at 03:15 PM PDT
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I have been on Daily KOS a very long time, virtually from the beginning first with my old nym of Genghis Mom and now with Snackdoodle, I think of you as friends and some as family. I am sorry to have to come asking for help but the situation is...
by snackdoodle
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on Thu Nov 01, 2018 at 11:02 AM PDT
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(You’ll never guess the weirdest one.)
For nearly a decade, Netroots Nation has been raising money with our community-driven annual Auction. Whether people have donated treasured political memorabilia or offered to make a sumptuous home cooked...
by nerdette
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on Mon Sep 26, 2016 at 01:35 PM PDT
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A couple of days ago, it went around the net that Harrison Ford had auctioned off the famous Han Solo jacket for a whopping $191,000. Most outlets carried that Ford was auctioning the piece of pop cultural memorabilia for charity—specifically, epilepsy...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Apr 14, 2016 at 10:20 AM PDT
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$25 million possibly Nazi-seized Modigliani now being sequestered as Panama Papers reveals ownership Oscar Stettiner was a Jewish art dealer. According to his family, he owned the Modigliani painting “Seated Man with Cane” before it was stolen by Nazis during their occupation of Paris during World War II. David and Ezra Nahmad are wealthy brothers....
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Apr 11, 2016 at 12:14 PM PDT
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Retiring officer not allowed to adopt his K-9 as the department says it must be auctioned off—UPDATE Officer Matthew Hickey, a 30-year veteran of the Marietta police department in Ohio, retired last week. Hickey was the only trained K-9 person on the force and his dog, Ajax would be retiring when hic
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Feb 01, 2016 at 08:19 AM PST
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Congratulations to all our winners!
15 Items received bids, $691.38 was the total raised from the auction, $656.00 was raised through direct donations to the church.
by randallt
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on Wed Sep 30, 2015 at 10:20 AM PDT
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Click Here to go to the Auction
15 Items, $678.50 Raised so far, 0 Days, 13 Hrs, 45 Min left to go, help us out!
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by randallt
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on Fri Sep 25, 2015 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Cast brass walnut shell necklace with cubic zirconia and 14k gold-filled chain, handcrafted by Leonine Designs Jewelry
3:09 PM PT : Gorgeous ...
by randallt
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on Thu Sep 24, 2015 at 12:03 PM PDT
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Pootie Pads are little quilts (this one, picturing pirate cats, is 23" x 17") for cats filled with a large quantity of exquisite, organic catnip from Oregon. They are handmade from pre-washed ...
by randallt
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on Wed Sep 23, 2015 at 08:32 AM PDT
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One Consultation with Zen Trainer. Tracy B Ann has worked with dogs and cats for over 20 years. She teaches body language, communication and animal psychology related to both. Using gentle, holistic,
by randallt
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on Tue Sep 22, 2015 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Rainbow silk bandana 16" square: Hand painted swirls of rainbow hues add a spectrum of rich color to your look. Dry cleaning ...
by randallt
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on Mon Sep 21, 2015 at 08:55 AM PDT
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Please use this daily diary to help each other with rides and rooms.
In honor of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in Asheville, and all they do for the local and larger community,
by randallt
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on Sun Sep 20, 2015 at 04:33 PM PDT
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Landscape by snoopydawg. Printed, 8x10
Yar Haaaar me Mateys! Please be joining us in the ...
by randallt
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on Sat Sep 19, 2015 at 09:06 AM PDT
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