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, The below has nothing to do with tech, hockey, or books (not really). �But it does touch on systematic problems, something that I do try and emphasize.
South Dakota Governer Noem wrote a book (...
by angryea
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on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 05:00 AM PDT
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From Donald Trump at the top to Newt Gingrich at the murky bottom, Republicans spent Easter weekend attacking everything from conservatism’s perceived enemies to the concept of inclusivity to ...
by Walter Einenkel
154 comments
on Mon Apr 01, 2024 at 11:15 AM PDT
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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace appeared on George Stephanopoulos’ “This Week” on Sunday to stump for Donald Trump, whom she recently endorsed despite disavowing him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Mon Mar 11, 2024 at 04:15 PM PDT
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I am not going to do a full review of Read, Write, Own. �I generally only look at books that I think will be interesting and the reviews of this have made ...
by angryea
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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The federal government’s Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program, which provides low-income families with $120 in food assistance per eligible child while schools are out of session, will ...
by Walter Einenkel
106 comments
on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 04:00 PM PST
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This year, there’s a fair chance that the USA will fall into the oubliette of “great” democracies that eventually failed. We might follow the ancient Greek city-states, ancient Rome, and the once-great British Empire. If that happens, Hollywood will...
by dratler
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on Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 07:53 AM PST
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A report came out on Wednesday that the House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz is heating up. New text messages between Gaetz and a young woman, who was receiving payments for sex from former Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg, were obtained by federal...
by Walter Einenkel
203 comments
on Thu Feb 15, 2024 at 09:15 AM PST
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Missouri state Senate Republicans took time away from their filibustering of one another to vote down two Democratic-led amendments to the state’s draconian abortion laws that would have allowed exceptions for rape and incest on Wednesday. In 2022, the...
by Walter Einenkel
245 comments
on Thu Feb 08, 2024 at 01:56 PM PST
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This past Friday, Keri Leigh Blair, a Tennessee school board member backed by the far-right group Moms for Liberty, was arrested and charged with stealing over $700 of merchandise from a local Target. Oh, the morality! Blair resigned from her position...
by Walter Einenkel
234 comments
on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 10:45 AM PST
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During an end of the year MSNBC panel discussion, writer, actor, and comedian John Fugelsang gave his thoughts on what he hopes to “leave behind” in regards to 2024’s national discourse. Fugelsang proposed leaving “behind right-wing fundamentalists and...
by Walter Einenkel
209 comments
on Tue Jan 09, 2024 at 10:22 AM PST
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Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler is being investigated after a woman filed a complaint with the Sarasota Police Department alleging sexual battery, according to reports that surfaced Thursday. Ziegler is also the husband of Moms for Liberty...
by Walter Einenkel
160 comments
on Thu Nov 30, 2023 at 12:44 PM PST
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One never likes to hear about human created atrocities. Yet sometimes we are forced to do so; human atrocities have happened, continue to happen and will continue to happen until human beings stop using violence against each other. Until we find ways...
by NY brit expat
56 comments
on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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On Monday, Sen. Marco Rubio joined CNN’s Jake Tapper to give his useless opinion on ...
by Walter Einenkel
172 comments
on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 06:06 PM PDT
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Arabian countries have the morality police to enforce religious laws. We in the U.S. also have the morality police. We just call ours the vice squad. Here in the 21st century, it's about time we legalize, tax and regulate all vices. That includes...
by Art Smart
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on Mon Sep 25, 2023 at 10:24 AM PDT
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Rep. Lauren Boebert seems to have lost a prime speaking gig at the upcoming Texas Youth Summit. This comes just days after the group proudly announced the Colorado gun-fetishist would be speaking to its nonprofit founded on “Judeo-Christian...
by Walter Einenkel
192 comments
on Mon Sep 18, 2023 at 11:14 AM PDT
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Morning Open Thread ❧ Saturday’s discussion of Peter Singer's Famine, Affluence, and Morality (1972)
Good morning, everyone and welcome to Saturday’s Morning Open Thread.
Morning Open Thread is a daily, copyrighted post from a host of editors and guest writers. We support our community, invite ...
by P Carey
108 comments
on Sat Nov 04, 2023 at 03:30 AM PDT
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UPDATE: Friday, Sep 1, 2023 · 5:54:00 PM +00:00 · Dem lightly edited for clarity and to fix grammar/usage/convention errors. As some here may recall, when I was an undergraduate and just after my first degree, I was a fundamentalist. I had a...
by Dem
158 comments
on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 07:04 AM PDT
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Leaders should provide some inspirational for their followers. What is it about Donald J. Trump that makes right-wing Christian ministers to exhort their congregation to support Trump? Barack Obama inspired every Black child in the World - they could...
by NM Ray
52 comments
on Thu Aug 10, 2023 at 09:17 AM PDT
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Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. Let’s ...
by Ojibwa
52 comments
on Sat Jul 29, 2023 at 01:06 PM PDT
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I’ve been thinking about guilt, atonement and solidarity recently. Much of it has been brought about due to deaths of people that I cared for, while some of it is feeling responsible for things honestly beyond my control and my taking responsibility...
by NY brit expat
34 comments
on Sun May 21, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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