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WOW2, the sister diary to This Week in the War on Women, covers Women’s History. It posts four Saturdays a month. There are five Saturdays in this month, and usually I wouldn’t be posting on this Saturday, as my husband and I are celebrating his...
by officebss
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on Sat Jul 15, 2023 at 03:29 PM PDT
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Imagine a county courthouse, in any town. An old, ramshackle building, with no sprinklers, no fire escapes, and no smoke detectors. Now imagine that the county commissioners of this county have decided that every license, every permit, and every other...
by Uncle Tom
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on Thu May 26, 2022 at 12:40 PM PDT
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'Cannot fathom what evil intent drives this behavior': Local Colorado paper calls out Lauren Boebert It’s no secret that Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert is a mess who has consistently made headlines for her racist, xenophobic, and ill-informed commentary. While she may have a large following within the GOP and QAnon circles, though, not everyone in her...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Wed Dec 01, 2021 at 02:55 PM PST
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Media burnout—especially considering the election cycle, the novel coronavirus, and police brutality stories—is a real and consistent issue across publications. In the age of COVID-19, many publications went remote, and, over a year in, it’s no...
by Marissa Higgins
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on Fri May 07, 2021 at 09:25 AM PDT
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Sunday: 38 Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump or for him to Resign Monday: 3 More Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump or for him to Resign And now a few more have joined them:...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Wed Jan 13, 2021 at 05:40 AM PST
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3 More Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump or for him to Resign Yesterday, I compiled this list: 38 Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Congress to Impeach and Remove Trump or for him to Resign I missed three: Miami Herald, January 7, 2021: Trump is deranged, dangerous and ‘incapacitated.’ Invoke the 25th...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Mon Jan 11, 2021 at 08:24 AM PST
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The end of this miserable joke of a Presidency on Jan. 20, 2021(hopefully) will not do anything for our country in the immediate sense. The relief of having this man out of power and away from Nuclear codes is enough for the stunned citizens...
by mistawhite
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on Tue Jan 26, 2021 at 12:10 PM PST
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www.washingtonpost.com/… Presented without comment. None needed. Trump caused the assault on the Capitol. He must be removed. Opinion by Editorial Board Jan. 6, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. GMT-5 PRESIDENT TRUMP’S refusal to accept his election defeat and...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Thu Jan 07, 2021 at 11:21 AM PST
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The Editorial Board of a Florida newspaper, has decided to rescind its endorsement of a seditionist. And not just any seditionist, but the worst kind of seditionist. One who had served in the Green Berets. On more than one...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Sat Dec 12, 2020 at 06:37 AM PST
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The Washington Post Editorial Board has a discussion of Trump’s presidential style. [This is part 3 of a series — see Update below.] There are so many aspects of Trump’s presidency worthy of critical examination, but this will do for the...
by xaxnar
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on Sat Sep 05, 2020 at 08:28 AM PDT
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Media reports and commentary about President Donald Trump once again tweeting election disinformation should clearly name it as such instead of debating the merits of a meritless situation. Besides being riddled with inaccuracies about vote-by-mail,...
by Anoa Changa
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on Thu Jul 30, 2020 at 11:53 AM PDT
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I think they stated it very eloquently. They hit the biggest points and explained why he should, indeed, resign. President Trump: We’re sorry that you decided to come to Maine, but since you are here, could you do us a favor? Resign. By: The Editorial...
by KLWhite
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on Fri Jun 05, 2020 at 07:38 AM PDT
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On the editorial page of today’s Houston Chronicle is a very timely editorial written by local professor Robert Zaretsky with the title of the editorial above. Prof. Zaretsky teaches history at the Honors College at the University of Houston....
by dewtx
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on Sat Feb 29, 2020 at 01:02 PM PST
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On Monday, I listed 21 editorials calling for more witnesses, documents, and/or press access: 21 Editorials Call on Senators to Take Impeachment Seriously: Witnesses, Docs, Press Access Here are three more: Tampa Bay Times: A full, fair, open...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Tue Jan 21, 2020 at 08:26 AM PST
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Los Angeles Times: Editorial: No, you can’t have a serious Trump impeachment trial without witnesses In a rebuke of historic proportions, the House of Representatives on Wednesday transmitted to the Senate two articles of impeachment, both arising from...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Mon Jan 20, 2020 at 07:06 AM PST
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On Sunday I found 23 newspaper editorials calling for Trump’s impeachment, including from the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and USA Today: 23 Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Trump Impeachment On Monday, I found another 4: 4 More...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Wed Dec 18, 2019 at 08:05 AM PST
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On Sunday I found 23 newspaper editorials calling for Trump’s impeachment, including from the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today: 23 Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Trump Impeachment And yesterday, I found another 4: 4 More Newspaper...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Tue Dec 17, 2019 at 06:28 AM PST
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On Sunday I found 23 newspaper editorials calling for Trump’s impeachment, including from the New York Times, Washington Post, and USA Today: 23 Newspaper Editorial Boards Call for Trump Impeachment Here is a short roundup of some of these editorials...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Mon Dec 16, 2019 at 08:48 AM PST
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The Washington Post has a roundup of impeachment editorials: ‘We’ve seen enough’: More than a dozen editorial boards call for Trump’s impeachment Washington Post: The case for impeachment USA Today: USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Impeach President Trump...
by RandomNonviolence
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on Sun Dec 15, 2019 at 11:28 AM PST
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And Now, the 2020 State of the Union “Good evening, my fellow Republicans. Boy, what a year. As you know, the corrupt Democ-rats in Congress have been stomping on our precious Constitution in order to destroy our bigly economic development, all thanks...
by Raging Pencils
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on Fri Oct 18, 2019 at 11:35 AM PDT
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