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Like the previous time, I want to thank the Daily Kos staff and community for the excellent daily coverage of the Russian war against Ukraine. As a Ukrainian, I consume tons of information about this war on all levels. Even though I am a civilian...
by KyivGuy
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on Fri Dec 01, 2023 at 09:44 AM PST
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This year, I had the pleasure of having not one, not two, not three but 4 different Thanksgiving meals. To say this was a lot of food, would be a vast understatement, There were a bunch of leftovers ...
by cohenzee
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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Between Black Friday , Small Business Saturday , Secondhand Sunday �(I had no idea until I googled that it had a name!),
by brillig
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on Mon Nov 27, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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The Colorado State Open Thread is headed into the home stretch of the year, where food, festivities and holidays are on peoples’ minds. Well, those who have Maslow’s hierarchy taken care of so that food, warmth shelter and space are accounted for....
by ColoTim
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on Mon Nov 27, 2023 at 06:14 PM PST
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I get invited to Thanksgiving dinners at a few different places each year, and I always say no. For several�reasons, I don’t like to be around a lot of people, I don’t like the whole premise of ...
by ZenTrainer
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on Mon Nov 27, 2023 at 05:30 PM PST
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From its inception, Fox News has had a reputation as a brazenly dishonest purveyor of right-wing propaganda and partisan lies intended to advance conservative Republican agendas and politicians. It doesn't employ credible reporters, authenticate its...
by News Corpse
25 comments
on Sat Nov 25, 2023 at 01:01 PM PST
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Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up ...
by Chitown Kev
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on Fri Nov 24, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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Greetings and welcome to a fluffy, little open thread. This week I thought I'd sit back and engage in a bit of digestion. You know, take a moment to review the damage.
by Marko the Werelynx
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on Fri Nov 24, 2023 at 01:07 PM PST
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By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.com Thanksgiving is supposed to usher in a season of goodwill to all (human)kind. But just as there was this “movement” to replace the respectful (“woke”) “Happy Holidays”(to acknowledge people come from different...
by NewsPhotosFeatures
24 comments
on Fri Nov 24, 2023 at 06:32 AM PST
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Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most ...
by gizmo59
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 07:00 PM PST
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Happy Transgiving So, I don’t know about you, but this Thanksgiving, after years of going to the uber-religious, uber-conservative Catholic relatives’ homes for Thanksgiving, I did something a little different. I prepared a big dinner for my trans...
by ENG2018
24 comments
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 05:57 PM PST
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Setting a High Standard When one talks about First Lady Rosalynn Carter and President Jimmy Carter, the words honesty, humility, and decency immediately come to mind. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked earlier this year about President Carter and...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 05:06 PM PST
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The Thanksgiving holiday is a unique occasion for American families to gather and to show their appreciation for the blessings in their lives. Unlike holidays that memorialize loss or bygone battles, it is a celebration of people and things for which...
by News Corpse
139 comments
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 12:07 PM PST
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I knew there would be a million posts about Thanksgiving today, so I figured instead of writing about Thanksgiving the holiday, I’d write about the Thanksgiving Offering instead, for our open thread. The Korban Todah, or Thanksgiving Offering, was an...
by Eccaba
18 comments
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 04:15 PM PST
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As of November 22, 2023, WHO reported there will be 1,138,309 empty chairs around American Thanksgiving tables today due to Covid deaths. One has to wonder how many tens of thousands would be enjoying meals with their families today had we had an...
by Alien G
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 08:15 AM PST
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Forget all that stuff you heard or didn't hear in school about the how and why of Thanksgiving. Yes, it's important and controversial, both. History can be truly ugly. So can what's happening today. So right now, let's reduce the meaning of this...
by WireBender73
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on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 05:58 AM PST
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Hip, Hip Hooray for our almost national bird —�the Wild Turkey.
This bird, often a subject of derision, is a true survivor. �The Wild Turkey population dropped to a low of 200,000 before ...
by cal birdbrain
149 comments
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 07:00 AM PST
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Americans love lying. We love lying. We love liars. And we love the people that lie to us. We even bring our families and friends together every year to feast on lies, turkey, and mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving is one of the greatest examples of our...
by GSPotter
44 comments
on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 03:14 PM PST
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Link to Earlier Diary — "We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." I posted a diary earlier this morning about JFK’s accomplishments. It highlights three of his memorable speeches and other policy...
by JekyllnHyde
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on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 05:04 PM PST
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It’s Thanksgiving 2024, and we’ve got a lot to be thankful for. Just a few weeks ago, Donald Trump was defeated in a landslide, with President Biden beating him 55% to 37%, and winning over 400 electoral votes. Third party and independent candidates...
by Hlinko
4 comments
on Wed Nov 22, 2023 at 11:22 AM PST
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