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I am a failed writer in the sense that I have never had my fiction professionally published. These posts, which will run on most Fridays, are an attempt to keep myself creatively motivated and just ...
by angryea
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on Fri Apr 12, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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The NY Times has a disturbing article assessing how badly Israeli Defense Forces responded to the attack by Hamas. There were multiple failures at many levels. To summarize just a few: - The military had convinced itself Hamas was not a threat. - They...
by xaxnar
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on Sat Dec 30, 2023 at 11:38 AM PST
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I am not quite sure how to write this. Perhaps a little background first. For the four school years 2019-2022 I taught at a well-known Catholic high school where I was given complete freedom to teach as I saw fit. I was respected by the community. I...
by teacherken
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on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 11:40 AM PDT
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When libertarian-ish billionaire Elon Musk bought the social media giant Twitter for $44 billion, most people around here knew it was a bona fide disaster. A little more than half a year later, ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed May 31, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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Many people were shocked on Wednesday when the favorites for this year’s NBA playoffs, the Giannis Antetokounmpo-led Milwaukee Bucks, lost in the first round of the playoffs to the underdog Miami Heat. Following the loss, the Milwaukee superstar faced...
by BeninSC
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on Thu Apr 27, 2023 at 11:18 PM PDT
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In analyzing the drivers of white nationalism, commentators seem to be drawing upon the tropes of the Jim Crow era. European culture, dominated by people from northern climes with low melanin production, provided technologies and social processes that...
by bkbalke
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on Tue May 16, 2023 at 09:20 AM PDT
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Look. It’s been two years. This DOJ has no intention of doing anything to hold the Jan. 6 conspirators accountable. I started writing these posts around middle of last year, because I realized that the fear I had felt toward the end of the Trump...
by will cambridge
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on Fri Jan 06, 2023 at 08:01 PM PST
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There are many reasons I feel like DeSantis is a disaster and so is the legislature but it is hard for me to believe Miami Dade went for him since he has diverted all these billions of dollars to private schools. DRAMATIC INCREASE IN FLOW OF DOLLARS...
by Vetwife
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on Sat Nov 19, 2022 at 10:15 AM PST
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I read the comments from Sean Illing and James Carvile about the Democratic base having to automatically accept the repulsive Joe Manchin, ‘n oh man, both of you get your pallid asses over here, it’s time for a little chat. You don’t talk to us that...
by paradox
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on Sun Feb 06, 2022 at 12:23 PM PST
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Infrastructure investment in Australia is at an all-time low. So is Australia’s federal government net worth and its global ranking on economic growth. Tax-free corporate profits are at an all-time high. An article published yesterday by online news...
by Alan Austin
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on Tue Sep 14, 2021 at 06:32 AM PDT
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Last month, as I “walked” on a virtual pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, I reflected on six leadership lessons I learned from his success. Like all of us, Francis scored some wins and some losses when it came to leadership. And like...
by mbenefiel
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on Wed Jun 30, 2021 at 12:26 PM PDT
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As I glide through the eighth decade of my life, looking back, I’ve had an enduring, if on again off again, connection to the Show Me State. I first came to reside in Missouri in 1951 in consequence of my parents’ divorce which resulted in my mother...
by LeftOfYou
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on Tue Jun 22, 2021 at 05:03 PM PDT
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A friend just emailed me a link to a math puzzle that was published in the New York Times in July 2015. I don’t want to prejudice readers’ experiences with the puzzle by asserting how simple or hard I thought it was, or by suggesting how much time you...
by rmartin1241
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on Mon May 24, 2021 at 10:46 PM PDT
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Sinclair Lewis wrote a book, “It Can’t Happen Here”. It was about a fascist takeover of the United States. Lewis was writing in the thirties, when fascism was on the rise. His story is fairly plausible. A Democrat,...
by LadyJeand
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on Sat Jan 23, 2021 at 04:43 PM PST
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The whiny crybaby of a failed, impeached, terrorist enabling, loser of an appointed President is going to be playing golf and shouting at the TV on January 20th, 2021. Who knows or cares where he will be watching? We know he will be...
by The BigotBasher
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on Fri Jan 08, 2021 at 09:54 AM PST
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The Darkest Winter The pace of deaths and cases is still increasing since my last post. With cases skyrocketing past 190K cases a day, deaths surpassing 2,000 a day, and possibly 3,000 very soon. Deaths 10K: April 4th 20K: April 10th (6 days to reach...
by IowaNiceinDC
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on Mon Dec 07, 2020 at 01:06 PM PST
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Cross-posted from mco.dev/... Can you imagine the sort of worldwide panic that would ensue if everyone's smart phone suddenly stopped working? Something analogous happened thirty years ago when, on January 15, 1990, the entire US long-distance...
by MarcWantsARealPresident
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on Thu Nov 19, 2020 at 06:59 AM PST
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Unfortunately, I’ve also got this earlier homage to Florida to fall back on, should my current “vision” fail to entertain.
by GreyHawk
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on Fri Sep 25, 2020 at 07:26 PM PDT
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Republicans versus Trump. Part 37. ‘Trump is the most dangerous candidate maybe in American history' This series tracks prominent Republicans, Trump associates and senior staff of previous Republican presidents now campaigning for Trump’s defeat. And shows why. This is episode 37. For earlier episodes, click on Alan Austin, above, and scroll down...
by Alan Austin
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on Sat Sep 19, 2020 at 02:34 AM PDT
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Republicans against Trump. Part 36. ‘He’s not just stupid and mean, he is a danger to this country.' This series lists prominent Republicans, Trump appointees and executives of previous Republican presidencies now openly saying Orange Man bad. We show why they say this. This is part 36. For earlier episodes, click on Alan Austin, above, and scroll...
by Alan Austin
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on Fri Sep 18, 2020 at 02:51 AM PDT
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