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Without looking at a print edition, I’m guessing The NY Times has not gone out of its way to draw attention to this analysis from Carl Hulse. It’s the kind of reporting that makes people uncomfortable so it’s probably buried somewhere inside. I’m...
by xaxnar
on Sun Nov 26, 2023 at 01:27 PM PST
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Recently two extremist NH state reps brought a “de-transitioner” to do a program at our local public library. This effort was assisted by “Cornerstone Policy Research” which I understand is the NH branch of “Focus On The Family.” This program was...
by beverlywoods
on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 05:35 AM PST
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I turned on MSNBC about a month ago on a Sunday morning, only to see a show being rebroadcast from a recent previous evening program. It wasn’t a problem, or so I thought, as I hadn’t seen the previous airing of the show. It was an eye-opener with...
by ottovr
on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 02:59 AM PST
with 16 Recommends
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There’s a lot to bewail in this time of terrorism war, discord, planetary immolation and general chaos. Our Rogue ex-president has escaped justice for all his long, lawless and bullying life. He threatens to recapture the White House and take...
by dratler
on Wed Oct 11, 2023 at 01:06 PM PDT
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One of the supposed "moderates" in the House Republican caucus railed on Thursday against several right-wing amendments to the military budget bill. First, she did so privately. “We should not be taking this fucking vote, man. Fuck,” Rep. Nancy Mace of...
by Kerry Eleveld
on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 01:33 PM PDT
with 159 Recommends
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If the Republican Party was even remotely normal, Senate Republicans would be counting down the hours until Election Day 2024, when they would almost assuredly win the two seats they need to retake ...
by Kerry Eleveld
on Sun Jun 25, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
with 235 Recommends
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If you’ve been doom scrolling the news about the�debt ceiling negotiations, you may be feeling a mix of disbelief, despair, and anger as it drags on. Republicans seem to shrug off the�Jan. 6 ...
by GefilteFitch
on Wed May 24, 2023 at 06:00 AM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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This isn't written primarily for the active users here on Daily Kos. Almost everybody here understands this. Still, I think it's worth repeating because this is one of the most important events in the history of this country and so one of the most...
by Dem
on Sun Mar 19, 2023 at 12:29 PM PDT
with 7 Recommends
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Greetings from Missouri, where we have so much to celebrate! In the past month, Missourians have celebrated a Super Bowl championship and opened the doors to a shiny new much-needed airport in Kansas City, while in St. Louis, a new Major League Soccer...
by Jen Hayden
on Fri Mar 10, 2023 at 02:40 PM PST
with 60 Recommends
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Yacht owning Joe Manchin stands with Republicans to support commissions which are certain to promote cuts to Medicare and Social Security giving Republicans 50 Senate votes and an R controlled House ...
by Dem
on Tue Feb 07, 2023 at 10:04 AM PST
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When House Democrats' newly elected Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York sat down with Pod Save America this week to discuss his party’s approach to being in the minority, one thing became pointedly clear: House Republicans are already laying...
by Kerry Eleveld
on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 12:55 PM PST
with 370 Recommends
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Facebook has active policy in place that targets “organizations or individuals that proclaim a violent mission or are engaged in violence.” This policy should ban from the site border militias and associated figures that frequently suggest armed...
by Gabe Ortiz
on Tue Jan 24, 2023 at 11:53 AM PST
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It's been an eventful weekend in Muskland, and as usual every act boils down to Elon Musk making some new attempt to make Twitter worse. Say what you want about Musk, but the creativity of his approach is impressive; the man keeps inventing new ways to...
by Hunter
on Mon Dec 05, 2022 at 07:20 AM PST
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The GOP bandwagon is headed to extremes with no one to stop their descent!
by vijaychar
on Fri Dec 02, 2022 at 05:52 PM PST
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. Just how extreme is this country? Not quite as bad as many of us feared, it seems. Still, it’s certainly extreme enough, despite...
by TomDispatch
on Tue Nov 22, 2022 at 08:08 AM PST
with 6 Recommends
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This is just a quick note on a development in Spain that might have some interest in the United States. On Sunday, the extremmely conservative Spanish “political” party “Vox” had a conference and it attracted a few interesting speakers. I have not been...
by Another Frank
on Tue Oct 11, 2022 at 05:11 AM PDT
with 362 Recommends
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NORTH CAROLINA OPEN THREAD Sunday, September 18, 2022 382nd�WEEKLY EDITION This is a weekly feature of � North Carolina Blue . We hope this weekly platform gives readers interested in North ...
by randallt
on Sun Sep 18, 2022 at 10:00 AM PDT
with 14 Recommends
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Following the FBI’s search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Florida estate, his minions have come to take revenge. As expected social media has been flooding with right-wingers threatening to ...
by Aysha Qamar
on Wed Aug 10, 2022 at 02:55 PM PDT
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On The Fence is a continuing story. Imagine if you were somehow plucked out of your life in 2012 and dropped into all the craziness of the present day you would be totally disoriented. By the same token if you begin reading this ongoing story on page...
by Partofthesolution
on Mon Jul 18, 2022 at 07:08 AM PDT
with 8 Recommends
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In addition to the violent, right-wing, and white supremacist groups we know rushed the U.S. Capitol Building on Jan. 6, there was also a small and mostly underreported group of pro-lifers present. The extremists who have been targeting abortion...
by Rebekah Sager
on Tue May 10, 2022 at 09:04 AM PDT
with 66 Recommends
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