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by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Propagating misleading claims about a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, on the front page of the premiere Democratic website, in an article written by the founder of the website, is a shame. But here we are. Again. The thesis of Markos’s...
by Rob in Vermont
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on Tue Mar 03, 2020 at 12:30 PM PST
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From yesterday’s indictment of the Russian troll farm by Special Counsel Robert Mueller:
47. Starting in or around the summer of 2016, Defendants and their co-conspirators also began to promote allegations of voter fraud by the Democratic Party...
by DiesIrae
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on Sat Feb 17, 2018 at 10:26 AM PST
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As millions of Americans were out protesting the administration, The Young Turk’s Michael Tracey managed to get into — according to him — a shoving match with 78 year old Maxine Waters. There is one problem with this supposed exchange. When Tracey put...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sun Jun 04, 2017 at 12:38 AM PDT
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So much of what we think of as great progressive thinking originates in Los Angeles. Indeed, if you were around about a decade ago, you were witnessing the birth of the progressive blogosphere right ...
by joseph
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on Mon Apr 07, 2014 at 10:53 AM PDT
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Cross posted from Pruning Shears .
Independent sites need the support of those who understand the importance of media not sponsored by states or big money. One of those sites is having a ...
by danps
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on Fri Mar 14, 2014 at 02:08 AM PDT
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[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster. ]
If you want to get lied to, watch television news. There are a thousand ways to evade or hide the truth, but by far the most preferred way in our hurried blurry ...
by paradox
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on Mon Jun 24, 2013 at 05:52 AM PDT
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(Note: Pam Martens has provided written authorization to the diarist to republish this post in its entirety for the benefit of the Daily Kos community.)
[http://wallstreetonparade.com/2013/04/...
by bobswern
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on Wed Apr 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT
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I had a piece ready to go on what [http://wallstreetonparade.com/2013/04/treasury-secretary-jack-lew-pushes-the-anti-social-security-pro-wall-street-agenda/ Treasury Secretary Jack Lew’s focused ...
by bobswern
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on Wed Apr 10, 2013 at 10:00 AM PDT
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If you’ve been following the myriad stories regarding our ever-increasing surveillance state and our government’s deliberate and massive suppression of virtually all forms of social activism and ...
by bobswern
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on Thu Apr 04, 2013 at 12:38 PM PDT
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I came across a post by progressive blogger [http://www.ianwelsh.net/about/ Ian Welsh] (h/t to Yves), and it reminded me of the work of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rawls American philosopher ...
by bobswern
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on Tue Feb 05, 2013 at 12:21 PM PST
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[Cross-posted at The Left Coaster. ]
Here it is already but time and calendar call for duty, the scatter is on by wheel, rail and wing as we gather with friends and family for Thanksgiving. I know ...
by paradox
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on Wed Nov 21, 2012 at 04:56 AM PST
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SFCityGuides.org - It was started by the SF Public Library by a librarian to give tours to visiting dignitaries of the City Hall building. 2 cool things about them, the Tours are free, and the ...
by l3m0n
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on Sun Jun 17, 2012 at 11:41 AM PDT
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Six years ago, the former Democratic Governor of Alabama, Don Siegelman, was sentenced to prison on a corruption charge. His defense was then, and continues to be now, that he was unfairly charged ...
by cabaretic
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on Wed Jun 06, 2012 at 04:59 AM PDT
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It is often instructive to look at just how things are defended by the Right. All of us know that there is a double standard for their partisans, the famous Its Okay If You Are a I understand how ...
by Something the Dog Said
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on Wed May 09, 2012 at 04:58 AM PDT
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There have been a couple of pieces of (completely unrelated) news in the past hour that I think are worthy of the community’s attention.
First things first. Kossack Jesselyn Radack posted this ...
by bobswern
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on Tue May 08, 2012 at 05:39 PM PDT
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I continue to be be amazed, distressed, and depressed about the nature of the debate among the activist left. In the piece I'm linking to, the main point (or at least what at first seems like the ...
by Dvd Avins
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on Fri Mar 09, 2012 at 02:29 PM PST
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[NOTE: Naked Capitalism Publisher Yves Smith has provided written authorization to the publisher of this post to reproduce her blog’s original content in its entirety for the benefit of the ...
by bobswern
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on Tue Jan 10, 2012 at 01:58 AM PST
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Internet celebrities and the pundit classes are tussling with one another about the apparent ...
by Chauncey DeVega
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on Wed Nov 30, 2011 at 07:50 PM PST
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Since the #OccupyWallStreet movement started, the liberal blogosphere has weighed in in their usual fashion - which is to say they've taken a pro or con position and fought it out amongst themselves.
by PlutocracyFiles
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on Sat Oct 01, 2011 at 04:04 AM PDT
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