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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attacked the infamous Libs of TikTok social media account, operated by right-wing troll Chaya Raichik, on Wednesday, writing , “Truth shouldn’t be a casualty of ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 03:15 PM PDT
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I stopped by CNN last night and I swear, this was what greeted me on their home page. I did a quick screen grab and then it was gone.
by newmexicobear
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on Wed Jan 24, 2024 at 03:02 PM PST
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So, I'm writing about the difficulties we Autistic folks have in attempting to understand the meanings of other DK Members. I have a type of Autism called Asberger's Syndrome. So does my son and very likely other family members I never met. I'm adopted...
by Chartreuxe
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on Tue Dec 12, 2023 at 01:05 PM PST
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Disclaimer: The following text is - although meant satirically - suitable for offending the religious feelings of someone who believes in supernatural forces. These individuals are advised not to continue reading below the line. Anyone else who is...
by Beak
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on Fri Apr 28, 2023 at 12:47 PM PDT
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The fallout from Donald Trump’s alleged affair with Stormy Daniels landed him in court on Tuesday — but stuck her with a hefty bill. A federal appeals court has ordered Daniels to pay Trump’s lawyers over $121,000 in legal fees stemming from her failed...
by MTmofo
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on Tue Apr 04, 2023 at 08:51 PM PDT
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Is it just me, or does anyone else see staggering irony in Elon Musk all of a sudden being very, very concerned about what words are used? From Investor’s Business Daily: Tesla stock reversed lower after it emerged it had been hit by another recall...
by nancyjones
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on Thu Feb 16, 2023 at 01:17 PM PST
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I hope this cartoon isn’t too obscure.
by Hilmbrown
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on Wed Jan 18, 2023 at 07:50 AM PST
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The Washington Post has a thoughtful piece today about the shocking, terrifying moments of Monday Night Football, where Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collided with another player and collapsed on the field. Many people who watched the game live and...
by novapsyche
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on Wed Jan 04, 2023 at 11:05 AM PST
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I support the Democratic party because (among other reasons) I think that the Republicans are too liberal. Yes, you read that correctly. Of course, there are a lot of different ways in which the word “liberal” is defined. Folks like Tucker Carlson,...
by Perlinator
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on Mon Dec 05, 2022 at 08:42 PM PST
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For 33 years, on and off, I have tried to interest my fellow Israelis in human rights - to no avail. During my undergrad in Jerusalem in the early 1990s I volunteered in the human-rights organization, “Hamoked” (“The Hotline”). I quickly discovered...
by Assaf
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on Tue Nov 22, 2022 at 08:11 AM PST
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For a very long time now, former Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii Tulsi Gabbard has been a problematic figure. Long before she ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2015, Gabbard’s politics and statements belied intensely fascist and...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Oct 11, 2022 at 09:03 AM PDT
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We’re all here recovering from our first-ever bout of Covid. While nominally “mild” under the official definitions, it’s been an entire week of anything but fun. So I’ll take any smile and laughter I can grab onto right now! Just saw this headline on...
by Assaf
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on Sat Aug 06, 2022 at 11:49 AM PDT
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What A Wonderful (GOP) World I see girls in their teens, little boys, too. I see them bloom for me and you. And I think to myself What a wonderful world. I see heads of red and faces of white Beating up black folks for walking at night And I think to...
by krb
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on Fri Apr 22, 2022 at 10:52 AM PDT
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William Hartmann made headlines when he, along with fellow canvasser Monica Palmer, voted to block the certification of Wayne County, Michigan’s 2020 election results. Wayne County encompasses the predominantly Black city of Detroit. Hartmann, an...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Nov 29, 2021 at 12:02 PM PST
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So a friend posted this quote on FB “The new Omicron variant of the Coronavirus results in MILD disease, WITHOUT prominent symptoms.” -Angelique Coetzee, the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association. Which led me to thinking, wouldn’t it be...
by Denver11
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on Sat Nov 27, 2021 at 11:47 AM PST
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Why Are There No Dinosaurs? Dinosaurs went extinct 'Cause they didn't believe in science Of course, we do not know that For sure... Did they have beliefs? Did they think? How much did they communicate With each other? Did the brontisauri Or the...
by Paul Frea
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on Thu Oct 14, 2021 at 02:34 PM PDT
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One of the great refrains of the right wing, anti-maskers, and anti-vaxxers in the United States these days is the old “Don’t Tread on Me” mantra made famous on the backs of pickup trucks driven by racist folks who couldn’t believe a Black president...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Sep 20, 2021 at 04:16 PM PDT
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www.nytimes.com/... Remember when the GOP and followers were purple-faced bellowing patriots screaming that you were unpatriotic or even a traitor if you didn’t want to bomb the hell out of various Middle East miscreants? The War on Terror was...
by delver
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on Sun Aug 29, 2021 at 11:55 AM PDT
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Bring on the asteroid (So people joke about this now.....) And.… CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a...
by Angmar
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on Thu Aug 12, 2021 at 12:12 PM PDT
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Man arrested for Capitol Attack wearing a tee shirt saying:'I Was There, Washington D.C., January 6' Wearing an incriminating souvenir at home, what could possibly go wrong? Capitol riot suspect wore ‘I Was There’ shirt when arrested By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Garret Miller didn’t speak to the law enforcement officers who arrested him on charges he stormed...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Mon Mar 29, 2021 at 02:52 PM PDT
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