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Federal bills passed by Congress do not need the President’s signature to become law. Any unsigned-but-unvetoed bill automatically becomes a law ten days after being sent to the President unless Congress is out of session, which it almost never...
by hunterellinger
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Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most ...
by gizmo59
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In so many ways they help humans
in peace and ...
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Okay, I’m going to try to be succinct here, (I rarely achieve this). So…following a lot of good advice I found from multiple posts here at DK, then following those to other sites, then others, so on and so forth, I did a deep dive into my state...
by CrystalHR
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Excess Hollywood On our visit to a home in Napa yesterday, we drove initially through a working class neighborhood, small houses, strip malls, and junk cars. Then for miles we were in the heart of wine country, amongst the vineyards. Each large...
by side pocket
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A victory for working folks For the first time in 40 years, workers in a southern auto plant voted to unionize. On Friday, April 19th, hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers...
by TheCriticalMind
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It must have been Boffo, Donald is steamed enough to weigh in on it. Trump whines about 'absolute disaster' White House Correspondents' Dinner, takes jabs at Colin Jost, as the NY Times critic panned it. Colin Jost’s set this year does not belong in...
by annieli
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Welcome to What Are You Working On? where we talk about (and often display) our handiwork, whether yarn and fabric crafts, woodwork, metalwork, art, or anything else “crafty”.
A few months ...
by winifred3
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Two stories. Two questions. Story 1: Driving up the mountain pass last week with my young grandson, our conversation took a fairly common turn: Donald Trump. I usually watch Colin one afternoon a week and he often obsesses about the DT when we first...
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LGBTQ Literature is a Readers and Book Lovers series dedicated to discussing literature that has made an impact on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. From fiction to contemporary nonfiction to history and everything in...
by Chitown Kev
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Do you remember last Monday? It’s pretty hard when the week runs over you like a freight train. One of the most minor stories of the week was the Donald Trump cheating trial. Journalists have taken to calling this the “hush money trial”, or, if they...
by Liberal Thinking
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Avian flu kills more than wild birds and poultry—cats, dogs, pet birds, and their human care givers can all be infected, as have at least 19 other animal species. While documented cases in cats and dogs are rare, now is the best time to learn the signs...
by Besame
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DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, ...
by Pam from Calif
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by Charles Ray
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I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Jack Smith a Letter (with apologies to Fred E. Ahlert and Joe Young) I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and write Jack Smith a Letter (a letter!) Say take him to the Hague with you (with you!) The laws there in the Hague,...
by Leilafile
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by annieli
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I used my first ever press pass for the Supreme Court this week. Johnson v GrantsPass — although the court listed it the other way around. I wrote a story about how this case could impact local folks all across the nation. It was for a Philly area...
by Everyday People In Crisis
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Political change might come from the tip of a spear, a nonviolent one. The Fall and Rise of American Finance: From JPMorgan to BlackRock by Scott Aquanno and Stephen Maher Verso 2024 Why Civil Resistance Works, The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent...
by annieli
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A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests. Mankind, it seems, makes a poorer performance of government than of almost any other human activity. In...
by metzomagic
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Here in Las Vegas I am caregiver for my 81yo close friend who grew up in Oklahoma. Two of his sisters and a niece flew in from Tulsa very late Friday night for a week-long visit. My buddy is not doing well. Wonderful folks! I have known them for years....
by NVmrT
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