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Guys and Gals: Many of your responses to my original diary entry have been remarkably insightful. Even the skeptical ones. I admit that I am going to have to leave it up to the Minority Leader and his team to figure out how to persuade or maneuver the...
by Keyvince
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on Sat Mar 09, 2024 at 06:21 AM PST
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I’ll be darned if the Republicans in the House haven’t managed to give the Democrats a gift — an “open goal,” if not an “own goal.” You soccer and hockey and lacrosse players will know the terms. Here’s the story. On 6 February, Representative Matt...
by Keyvince
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 10:10 PM PST
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Score another one for Team D. with a high five and a fist bump—say what you might about Judge Engoron; the man doesn’t play. Here’s the skinny: Trump had his lawyer/lackey/side piece Christopher Kise fall prostrate in an email to Engoron's law clerk,...
by sepiasiren
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on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 02:33 PM PST
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I get my news from various sources—when I can stomach it, I read whatever mainstream media has to offer that isn’t hidden behind a paywall, namely Washington Post, New York Times, or The Hill (sometimes you can find a few that offer free peeks to their...
by sepiasiren
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 02:58 PM PST
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UPDATE: Thursday, Sep 21, 2023 · 6:31:35 PM +00:00 · Dem Raptavio's Rule strikes again - Everything after the but is going to be morally wrong and nothing that precedes it justifies what follows the but. There is NO CONTEXT that can justify victim...
by Dem
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on Wed Sep 20, 2023 at 05:54 PM PDT
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Honestly, it’s not my purpose to embarrass anyone. Let’s face it. The strident, hyper-thymotic* few in the House of Representatives are already setting records in embarrassment. They do not need my help. The real purpose of my Own Goal project is to...
by Keyvince
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 03:23 AM PDT
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Ahh the Boogie Man is at it again. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) claimed during a hearing today that "George Soros funded" a protest outside. That evil mastermind, that villain, that genius billionaire that funds every single protest from the left...
by LimitReached
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on Tue May 16, 2023 at 03:44 PM PDT
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I am using writings I posted on Mac's Back Porch in 2015 as my rear view mirror. I am following the old adage of letting history be my guide, and I am looking back at a time when a morally and intellectually bankrupt Republican Party that had nothing...
by Steve McKeand
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on Sun Jan 29, 2023 at 01:52 PM PST
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The Wrong-Wing dog has caught an entire bus this time, not just a car, and is busily throwing itself under it. 👈👈😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👈👈
by Mokurai
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on Sat Jan 21, 2023 at 04:00 AM PST
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Ron Johnson is quickly putting himself in danger for this year’s election. From spreading 2020 election propaganda to circulating misinformation about COVID-19, he has now made headlines for claiming his involvement in the Jan. 6 plot to overtake the...
by Aysha Qamar
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on Mon Aug 22, 2022 at 02:57 PM PDT
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I just read the CNN news feed about Garland’s recent memo, indicating that it is unlikely there will be any swift cases brought against high level officials, especially Trump, because the DOJ must follow its usual process. Even though Garland...
by KKwriter
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on Sat Jul 23, 2022 at 05:44 AM PDT
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by Tom Tomorrow
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on Mon Jun 20, 2022 at 05:00 AM PDT
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by Mark Fiore
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on Fri Jun 17, 2022 at 05:00 AM PDT
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The second of the televised January 6 Committee hearings occurred Monday, and I was immediately struck by something that Rep. Zoe Lofgren had placed into the record. She presented a timeline which showed that Donald Trump had begun inserting—one could...
by novapsyche
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on Wed Jun 15, 2022 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Let’s all congratulate Bill and Macy Stepien on the birth of their (alleged) baby! As we all likely know by now, Bill Stepien, Trump’s former campaign manager, had to suddenly back out of his live appearance before the January 6 Committee scheduled for...
by cakeeater
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on Tue Jun 14, 2022 at 06:43 AM PDT
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I was struck by Bill Barr's testimony that Trump was 'detached from reality' if he believed the election conspiracies he was touting. Of course, this has been obvious to everyone outside the Trump ...
by Nick Anderson
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on Wed Jun 15, 2022 at 05:00 AM PDT
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In case you missed it: Here’s how Liz Cheney skewered her GOP colleagues in Jan. 6 committee hearing In case you missed Republican Rep. Liz Cheney’s powerful opening remarks as prepared for the Jan. 6 select committee’s initial public hearing Thursday evening, we’ve provided her full statement below, courtesy of Politico. The Wyoming congresswoman is...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Fri Jun 10, 2022 at 08:17 AM PDT
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The public hearings for the House select committee's investigation into Jan. 6 begin tonight. When Americans tune in, some, for the first time, will learn the full extent of what happened on that infamous day. But Capitol Police Staff Sergeant Aquilino...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Thu Jun 09, 2022 at 09:16 AM PDT
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by Mark Fiore
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on Fri Jun 10, 2022 at 04:50 AM PDT
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The J6 Committee will begin televised hearings Thursday night, 8-10 PM. You can help ensure that the news media does not try to “balance” the hearings with Republicans claiming the Committee is illegitimate or the findings are somehow not important....
by RandomNonviolence
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on Wed Jun 08, 2022 at 11:37 AM PDT
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