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Of all the damn fool stupid ideas …
by JohnnyPiano
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The Supreme Court is hearing another abortion case. What could go wrong? It’s just people’s lives on the line. GOP lawmakers vote to arm teachers a year after Nashville shooting Protesters in the galleries chanted “blood on your hands!” Cartoon:...
by Daily Kos Staff
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and �...
by Chitown Kev
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John Oliver nails it on state purges of the state Medicaid roles. As normal he hits several cases where people have been screwed around by idiotic paperwork requirements, dropping people without warning, dropping a child because the state says he...
by Dune
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Guest: Labor journalist Steven Greenhouse Also: House finally passes aid package for Ukraine Prosecutors accuse Trump of 'election fraud' in NY criminal trial opening statement... Nothing but huge news -- all of several different sorts -- on today's...
by TheBradBlog
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Organized labor has just won an historic victory as Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted overwhelmingly to join the United Auto Workers, marking the first time a foreign-owned auto plant in the South has become unionized. It’s also a...
by Charles Jay
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 06:40 AM PDT
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Unions that were substantially responsible for bringing factory workers into the Middle Class in the 1950s and 1960s have established a foothold in the anti-union South with the Successful vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant. Collective Bargaining is...
by Grandpa Fred
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on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 05:02 AM PDT
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Also: 12 jurors now seated in Trump's NY criminal trial NV Supreme Court approves ballot measure to protect 'reproductive freedoms' OH Republicans still refusing to put Biden on the 2024 ballot... You may be happy to know we don't begin today's...
by TheBradBlog
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It’s been a little over a year since a former student armed with an AR-15 assault rifle and other firearms killed three 9-year-olds and three staff members at the Covenant School, a private Christian institution in Nashville. The shooter was killed by...
by Charles Jay
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A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
by Clay Bennett
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 04:55 PM PDT
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Cartoon by Clay Bennett.
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by Clay Bennett
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Israel central bank says ultra-Orthodox need to join military to help economy
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by side pocket
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“7 stories to know” is a new Monday series showcasing stories that may have been ignored in the crush of news over the past few weeks, and stories that have continued to evolve over the weekend. ...
by Mark Sumner
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A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
by Clay Bennett
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For people concerned about insurrectionist elements of the Republican Party in the Trump era, this story may help sort out some of the paradoxes. For starters, how can a religion be anti-religion? Here are a few excerpts from a story I recently...
by Frederick Clarkson
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Democrat Kayla Young and Republican Patricia Rucker frequently clash on abortion rights and just about everything else in West Virginia’s Legislature, but they agree on one thing: Too few of their ...
by Associated Press
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Hat tip to Tom Sullivan at Digby’s place for posting a video from AOC explaining the new direct filing program at the I.R.S. Tax time is coming - but this year is different, depending on which state you live in. AOC tells you how you can file directly...
by xaxnar
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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are so hampered by their own egos and infighting that only 27 bills passed both chambers of Congress in 2023. And that’s if you count the Veterans ...
by Mark Sumner
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In a genuine democracy, a citizen’s right to vote regardless of their socio-economic circumstances shouldn’t be infringed upon. Not so in America as the map below indicates. In many states, citizens convicted of felonies must undergo labyrinth,...
by C0RI0LANUS
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on Mon Apr 15, 2024 at 10:45 PM PDT
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Last week I published a short diary regarding the odious Food tax we have here in TN, and why we have it. I was unable to hang around and the diary did not stay up long. However, I do wish to thank those of you who live in TN who accessed the link I...
by JoanNJTN
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