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Let’s face it. Only some self-fixated, rich-born, White, bullying, bombastic, ceaselessly lyin’ scion could cow, coerce, and/or mesmerize tuskers, newsies, and ‘No Labeler’ enablers en route to ravaging Lady Liberty to the verge of a win-or-coup,...
by Inspector Clueso
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on Sat Jan 27, 2024 at 11:38 AM PST
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Charlie Chaplin’s satirical anti-Hitler film “The Great Dictator” was released to theaters in 1940, but he began working on it in 1938. In 1938, no other entertainer was willing to express any opinion about Hitler, pro or con. Chaplin received letters...
by Perlinator
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on Mon Jan 08, 2024 at 06:05 PM PST
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I was in highschool when President Allende was overthrow with help from Henry Kissinger and the CIA. One day my history teacher invited a special guest speaker to give us a talk. She was an eye witness to the coup d'état in Chile. I remember the bone...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
39 comments
on Sun Dec 10, 2023 at 12:57 AM PST
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If one checks out my somewhat long but sparse commenting and diary history here, I’ve defended Palestinian causes many times, going back decades. I’ve mostly avoided commenting on this most recent bout of insanity for a number of reasons. For one, I...
by Philip Munger
344 comments
on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 08:15 PM PST
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Observations of the War in Gaza – 2 Poems Always Those Words How often is heard People asking "love us by" Hating someone else! ** Young Man, Cart and Donkey in Gaza The young man drives the cart, A flatbed on wheels, Crammed to the edges with parents...
by Paul Frea
6 comments
on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 11:48 AM PST
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Back in the good, old, days Dictator Trump “just” threatened to sue you! Here’s a list of Golden Oldies published in the Huffington Post that was last updated back in ancient times, in October of 2016! Dictator Trump threatened: The New York Times,...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
6 comments
on Mon Oct 30, 2023 at 10:18 PM PDT
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President Biden has more problems in 24 that Former President Carter had and that Republican actor won. I want the media to stop reporting wall to wall nonsense on the narcissist everyday. Even if it is bad stuff. The whole world knows he has been...
by Vetwife
131 comments
on Sun Oct 08, 2023 at 03:33 PM PDT
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from CNN Oct 6 The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all,” ...the Norwegian Nobel Committee...
by mettle fatigue
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on Sat Oct 07, 2023 at 05:00 PM PDT
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I may be diagreed with a lot on this opinion but I do believe it. I am sick that in the year 2023 that we have such a sick thinking America. I have pondered as I am sure many of you have, “What is wrong with these people”? I have even thought, “ What...
by Vetwife
292 comments
on Mon Sep 25, 2023 at 08:36 AM PDT
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Hi friends. I am now in Somerset, PA. I will be attending the services tomorrow, a dozen or so miles away at the Flight 93 National Memorial, for the third year in a row. Being in the presence of and offering my condolences to the families and friends...
by Tevye
106 comments
on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 02:14 PM PDT
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I don’t. Except for a brief check in to see whether or not violence broke out during Trump’s arraignment, I pretty much ignored most of what went on yesterday. In spite of calls for violence from Trump, DeSantis, Lake and every other traitor, there was...
by Onomastic
76 comments
on Wed Jun 14, 2023 at 11:42 AM PDT
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Last year, former Marine Lucas Kunce ran a strong campaign for Senate in Missouri, but came up short in the Democratic primary against Trudy Busch Valentine. In January, Kunce launched a new bid for Republican Sen. Josh Hawley’s seat, with an amazing...
by Walter Einenkel
86 comments
on Tue May 23, 2023 at 12:48 PM PDT
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I went to a fire safety conference last week where one of the presentations was about the competence of guns to be an ignition source for structure fires and explosions. The researchers discussed terms such as “muzzle flash”, “projectiles” and “heated...
by rmartin1241
22 comments
on Tue May 02, 2023 at 08:45 AM PDT
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Many of us were worried about how our nation would survive the 2022 elections with the insurrectionist still holding much of the former GOP captive with lies that have been easily proven, often by Republican officials, to be lies. The former president...
by jwgarman
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on Mon Jan 09, 2023 at 09:09 PM PST
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Woke up at five this election day morning. Fired down some Tylenol, fired up the car, grabbed some coffee, and began to chase down the moon. Went from field to hilltop and back again for the wonder of a sunrise red eclipsed moon. Was not the only one....
by Onomastic
218 comments
on Tue Nov 08, 2022 at 04:12 AM PST
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Dear Attorney General Garland: My God, can you imagine anyone else facing all the alleged crimes of Benedict Donald running around free without a single scratch? Any other person on planet Earth would have been arrested by an army of SWAT teams, and...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
26 comments
on Wed Aug 31, 2022 at 12:07 AM PDT
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Nancy Pelosi announced she would visit Taiwan to support its status as a free democratic country. The Chinese oligarchy immediately jumped up, pounded it's collective chest and howled dire threats of “serious consequences” if she conducted the visit....
by DBowman
11 comments
on Fri Aug 05, 2022 at 09:41 PM PDT
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A Montana judge just gave� probation to a convicted rapist . This is a weird one: the two victims agreed to the light sentence because they didn’t want to “ruin his life.” I’ve just started ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
69 comments
on Sat Apr 02, 2022 at 05:00 PM PDT
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The book was written before the current Russian invasion of Ukraine. But if you’re been following the news and images coming out of Ukraine, you know that the Ukrainian citizens are courageous directly in the face of Russian arms. They stand in front...
by DaveInDayton
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on Mon Feb 28, 2022 at 08:23 AM PST
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Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, get out the vote, support candidates, ...
by Christopher Reeves
5 comments
on Sat Jan 29, 2022 at 03:00 PM PST
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