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Page Six did the research, and Foxaganda and NYPOSTAL did not do their homework. Everyone reports this trash as fact, and then there is rightwing and rapper outrage! Brandon Marshall started the trouble: “In fact, when telling the story, Marshall...
by Drone Watch
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on Tue Feb 13, 2024 at 02:59 PM PST
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As a decades-long Kansas City Chiefs fan, I can say with certainty that Taylor Swift is the greatest musical performer in the history of mankind. And I can say that despite never having heard one of her songs – of which I can name maybe one – all the...
by RickElia
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on Sat Feb 03, 2024 at 05:35 AM PST
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With the gop’s latest insanity out in the public eye could it backfire worse then just Swifties reacting? Could it show up as early in the Grammys? Will the sit down and shut up from the gop cult prompt other artists to stand up? I’m hoping other...
by Dune
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on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 04:03 AM PST
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The Ukranians have stood up to Russia valiantly. But even if the Ukraine fights Russia to a draw or is winning, the problem is Vladimir Putin is backed into a corner. He cannot end this war looking weak to the Russian people. So he’ll never stop. He’ll...
by TheMFer
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on Sun Mar 13, 2022 at 01:01 PM PDT
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Are US sanctions strong enough without Russian ban from SWIFT financial system? BY DANIEL FINE, SENIOR COLUMNIST THE COMPLETE ARTICLE IS HERE→ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE BY DANIEL FINE "Thirty years ago in Moscow the Soviet Union crumbled and everyone...
by bluewill
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on Sat Feb 26, 2022 at 05:08 PM PST
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CNN is just announcing that the EU and US have agreed to expel Russia from the SWIFT system. This is sure to piss off the oligarchs even more. Putin has got to be far past the point of realizing he fucked up. Now he’s got to be thinking about he’s...
by bctdcfd
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on Sat Feb 26, 2022 at 02:26 PM PST
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How Reza Zarrab circumvented the Iranian oil sanctions and what his story reveals about an international web of government corruption.
Chapter 2 – Financial Crimes/Setting the Stage
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial...
by Faustus Qua
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on Thu Mar 07, 2019 at 09:59 AM PST
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Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella 31:
‘With how sad steps, O moon’
With how sad steps, O moon, thou climb’st the skies;
How silently, and with how wan a face.
What, may it be that even in heavenly place
That busy archer his...
by Angmar
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on Fri Nov 30, 2018 at 06:30 PM PST
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We all know how infuriating it is when people with right wing agendas introduce their anti-democratic legislation with that schoolmarmish air of, “We’re just being reasonable.” Or, “We’re just trying to keep you and our American democracy safe.”...
by soupbone60
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on Tue May 01, 2018 at 09:50 AM PDT
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In 2013 David Mueller, a DJ, took a picture with Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift immediately complained to her mother that he had grabbed her ass. Her security team informed Mueller and he was fired from his job a few days later.
I am curious how this...
by sideboth
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on Fri Nov 24, 2017 at 09:46 AM PST
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Today’s Modest Proposals for political improvement are:
After the unanimous Supreme Court ruling overturning Gorsuck's ruling against education of children with disabilities, Gorsuck has to admit he thinks that the "Bah! Humbug!" version of...
by workingwords
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on Fri Mar 31, 2017 at 08:28 AM PDT
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By Michael McCord
Humor, the instigator of laughter, is hard today and feels temporarily elusive as we awaken each morning in shock and disbelief that dangerous demagogue Donald J. Trump will be the next President of this increasingly disunited...
by MMwriter
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on Fri Nov 11, 2016 at 10:52 AM PST
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loose one; she spent several decades in attempts to beat me down.
Why I’d feel some love for her unimaginable. She even tried to kill me a couple of times.
Do I love her? I try. Sometimes ...
by saint satin stain
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on Wed Jan 01, 2014 at 10:01 AM PST
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Predictions that the NSA spying scandals would all soon blow over don't seem to be holding up especially well. Today Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff delivered a speech at the UN general assembly ...
by Richard Lyon
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on Tue Sep 24, 2013 at 01:37 PM PDT
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In a quick short series, I want to share my observations about Presidential Candidate Romney (please stop calling him governor, he really didn't do much governing when he was here) as a resident of ...
by 51percent
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on Thu Nov 01, 2012 at 01:28 AM PDT
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Ok let's take a look at the Obama administration Plan for Iran, Yes Virginia and the other 49 states we really do have a plan. For the purposes of this article I'm leaving out the basic notions
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by JML9999
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on Wed Aug 01, 2012 at 05:00 PM PDT
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Here’s an idea I’ve been kicking around for awhile and similar in intent to a recent diary on eating the rich. Not as drastic and lower in cholesterol, it accomplishes the same end: ...
by Bandaloop
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on Wed Sep 22, 2010 at 08:12 PM PDT
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UPDATE:
VoA: EU Parliament Rejects Bank Data ...
by anaxiamander
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on Fri Jan 29, 2010 at 03:44 PM PST
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In part one of this series we looked at a possible reason why Mr. Pickens abandoned his ...
by joelado
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on Mon Aug 17, 2009 at 06:24 PM PDT
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In part one of this series we looked at a possible reason why Mr. Pickens abandoned ...
by joelado
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on Sun Aug 16, 2009 at 07:17 AM PDT
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