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For this week’s diary, I decided to look around a little, to see what folks have been posting lately, about prepping.
I went to YouTube and found a lot of videos about prepping that were ...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Wed Mar 13, 2024 at 10:01 AM PDT
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Guests: Former Dep. Asst. AG Lisa Graves and attorney Keith Barber on oral argument over the 'Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause'... We've been telling you for years on The BradCast that most rightwingers who claim to be "Constitutional...
by TheBradBlog
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on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 05:33 PM PST
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One of President Joe Biden’s endeavors that can be fairly described as awesome is his “30 by 30” initiative to conserve and protect 30% of America’s land and water by 2030. Currently, just 12% falls into the protected category. The key question: Where...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 08:00 AM PST
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Also: Haley notches small victory in Dixville, NH 2020 mistallies in VA benefited Trump Deadly, climate-fueled storms slam nation... As noted on today's BradCast, CBS News' legendary radio and TV broadcaster Charles Osgood has passed away at age 91....
by TheBradBlog
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on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 04:28 PM PST
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by Texas Tribune
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on Sat Dec 09, 2023 at 03:00 PM PST
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More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it. By� Lois Parshley �for Grist/EHRP This story is the second in a �
by Economic Hardship Reporting Project
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on Wed Oct 18, 2023 at 08:20 AM PDT
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Also: Biden joins picket line in MI; SCOTUS rejects AL gerrymander (again) Cassidy Hutchinson warns against former Prez Much MUCH more... Some breaking news just before airtime helped, once again, threw off our best laid plans for today's BradCast....
by TheBradBlog
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on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 07:32 PM PDT
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The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is barrelling toward a government shutdown at the end of next week, when funding expires for federal programs. The scheme Speaker Kevin McCarthy ...
by Joan McCarter
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on Fri Sep 22, 2023 at 01:30 PM PDT
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There’s a widening rift between Republicans in the House and Senate, and continued support for Ukraine is right in the middle of it. Or, looked at another way, the pro-Putin bloc of House ...
by Joan McCarter
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on Thu Sep 07, 2023 at 02:02 PM PDT
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President Joe Biden arrived in Florida Saturday for an aerial tour of Hurricane Idalia's destruction and a firsthand look at a city recovering from the storm. But he will not be seeing Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican president candidate who suggested a...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Sep 02, 2023 at 11:44 AM PDT
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From Scientific American E&E News : This Hurricane Season May See a Key FEMA Disaster Fund Run Out of Money A key FEMA disaster fund and state insurance programs could run out of money to finance ...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Aug 29, 2023 at 01:38 PM PDT
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. Drop by to talk about music, your weather, your garden, or what you cooked for...
by annieli
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on Fri Aug 25, 2023 at 05:30 PM PDT
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My home state of California recently survived Hurricane Hilary, who brought an earthquake with her as a housewarming present. 18 years ago today, another famous tropical storm was promoted to ...
by jck
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on Wed Aug 23, 2023 at 05:30 PM PDT
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Hurricane Hillary roared toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula late Saturday as a downgraded but still dangerous Category 2 hurricane amid warnings by the U.S. National Weather Service that it threatened “catastrophic” flooding and likely will...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 03:32 PM PDT
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Friday it has approved more than $5.6 million in assistance to nearly 2,000 households in Maui so far as the federal government tries to help survivors ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Aug 20, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Guest: Thomas Frank of E&E News Also: Globe continues to swelter GOP's climate change 'solution' Trump loses again in federal court... Just last week, amid record temperatures, massive flooding and the choking smoke across a dozen states from hundreds...
by TheBradBlog
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on Wed Jul 19, 2023 at 06:53 PM PDT
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In sharp contrast to the story of Governor Abbot and the Texas Legislature's recent passage of over-ruling local government on extreme heat, Arizona Democrats are working to add a dangerous climate threat to government policy both locally and...
by Pakalolo
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on Mon Jun 19, 2023 at 03:23 AM PDT
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All the way back on Jan. 16, 2023, newly elected governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, went to her twitter account and barfed up this gem: “As long as I am your governor, the meddling hand of big government creeping down from Washington, D.C.,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Apr 05, 2023 at 12:01 PM PDT
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Biden offered Ohio ‘anything you need’ after train derailment. Why isn’t DeWine asking for anything? Journalists have produced reports in the past couple of days revealing that the initial damage estimates from the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3 underplayed just how bad things are. After 20 of the approximately...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Feb 15, 2023 at 04:10 PM PST
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Casey DeSantis, Florida’s First Lady and the spouse of Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R), is playing a prominent role in relief efforts for residents affected by Hurricane Ian. Both Ron and Casey DeSantis have placed an emphasis on funds from private...
by OK Dodo
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on Sat Oct 08, 2022 at 04:43 PM PDT
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