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Update: I realized that Lucas Kunce might not be a household name, so I added to the title that he is running against Josh Hawley, a more generally recognizable name. ******************** After getting so roundly drubbed for suggesting that Marjorie...
by il justkos
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on Wed Apr 24, 2024 at 10:55 AM PDT
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The Geoffrey Grammer for U.S. Congress campaign is inviting DailyKos readers to join us tonight, Wednesday, January 17th at 7:00PM ET for a Meet & Greet Q&A with Dr. Geoffrey Grammer. Geoffrey will be taking voters’ questions about the issues affecting...
by Geoffrey Grammer
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on Wed Jan 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM PST
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Hi this is Kylie Brown, Grassroots Outreach Director for Geoffrey Grammer for U.S. Congress. Geoffrey asked me to write his first entry into our DailyKos diary, because he knows it will take a ...
by Geoffrey Grammer
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on Mon Nov 27, 2023 at 07:10 AM PST
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Hromadske met with Ivan in his Lviv apartment to talk about flashbacks from the war, the "snail's state," depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. About what usually remains behind the scenes of heroic reports of our struggle. And what can await...
by stlgeek
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on Sun May 14, 2023 at 09:59 AM PDT
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In Michigan, Overwhelmed And Distraught Driver Asked Sheriff For Just One Thing To Help Him Through. Deputy sheriff’s for Macomb County Sheriff's Office were called to a vehicle on Saturday February 4th, that was sitting on the side of the road, and from the callers description, the driver appeared to be asleep or passed out. But he wasn’t either He...
by Tevye
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on Sun Feb 26, 2023 at 03:02 PM PST
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A formerly homeless vet, once scammed by Rep. Santos out of $3,000 for his dying dog, gets new puppy Remember Rich Osthoff? He’s the formerly homeless Navy veteran who was duped by Rep. George Santos out of $3,000, raised via a GoFundMe to pay for surgery for the man’s dying service dog. Well, according to Patch, Osthoff is getting a new puppy....
by Rebekah Sager
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on Thu Jan 26, 2023 at 01:02 PM PST
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Two New Jersey veterans confirmed the story to CNN’s Don Lemon Thursday that, in 2016, a man by the name of Anthony Devolder, now known as Rep. George Santos, stole money meant for a dog’s lifesaving surgery. Rich Osthoff told Lemon that his pit bull...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Thu Jan 19, 2023 at 12:23 PM PST
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Kevin McCarthy is now an eleven time loser! His credibility as a political leader and the reputation of the Republican party have been irreparably damaged while Democrats are looking solid & unified. Representative Hakeem Jeffries is slated to become...
by Mark Taylor Canfield
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on Thu Jan 05, 2023 at 02:44 PM PST
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What I am hearing as I speak with voters across Bucks and Montgomery counties is that some women are split on whether they should vote for a candidate who is perceived as better on the economy (...
by AshleyEhasz
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on Wed Oct 19, 2022 at 01:00 PM PDT
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I live in rural America. Specifically, rural Virginia. Herb Jones grew up in rural America. Specifically, rural Virginia. Some people are leaders in High School. Herb Jones is one such person. In High School he was the president of the Student...
by Crimson Quillfeather
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on Sun Oct 02, 2022 at 04:43 PM PDT
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I hope this edit is clearer. What if Republicans who vote nothing but Republican no matter what, instead stopped beforehand to think in terms of compassion, common sense, decency, honesty, integrity, sanity, justice, human rights, freedom, and...
by Trudy B
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on Mon Sep 26, 2022 at 06:34 AM PDT
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President Biden’s compassion was on full display at the signing of the PACT act. It was beautiful to watch. As I was reading the comments, I kept expecting attacks from the ugly authoritarian white supremacist white grievance bigot party members and I...
by Dem
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on Sun Aug 14, 2022 at 11:16 AM PDT
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-written by Gloria A. Downey, Major (Retired), USAF JAG Corps, Continue To Serve board member
I went to war in a far-off country, under an American flag, and stood as a beacon to a better way of ...
by ContinueToServe
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on Tue Jul 19, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT
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Written by Linsay Rousseau, Media Affairs Director for Continue To Serve
I am a disable Army Iraq War combat veteran. I am a survivor of military sexual trauma (rape, to put it more clearly) and ...
by ContinueToServe
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on Wed Jun 29, 2022 at 12:00 PM PDT
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We’re excited to have you all join us Saturday, June 4th, from 1:00-4:00pm on the steps of the Supreme Court as we rally for Women’s Rights. You can register for the event here. We have some amazing speakers lined up for the event. Check them out...
by ContinueToServe
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on Thu Jun 02, 2022 at 02:36 PM PDT
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Written by Linsay Rousseau, Media Affairs Director for Continue To Serve The gutting of Roe v Wade is poised to be one of the greatest threats to women in the modern era. Welcome back to the 19th Century ladies, hope you have your fainting couches...
by ContinueToServe
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on Thu May 26, 2022 at 12:01 PM PDT
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Written by Linsay Rousseau, Media Affairs Director for Continue To Serve Linsay Rousseau in the Kirkuk Province, Iraq 2005-2006 As a woman who served in the military, I am a statistic. I was ...
by ContinueToServe
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on Tue May 31, 2022 at 12:00 AM PDT
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Written by David Smith, founder of Continue To Serve My father was a baptist minister. I grew up with the stories of fire and brimstone, thinking I was going to hell for saying words like “shit” and “damn.” Like a good Christian conservative, I...
by ContinueToServe
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on Tue May 24, 2022 at 12:01 PM PDT
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Over the last nine months or so I have written a time or two about Patrick Schmidt, the Democrat challenging Kansas’ 2nd District Republiqan Congressman Jaqe LaTurner. But I have not written since Russia invaded Ukraine (not yet triggering global...
by grim determined indolent
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on Fri Apr 22, 2022 at 11:31 AM PDT
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Written by Linsay Rousseau — Media Relations Director, Continue to Serve Saturday’s “You Don’t Speak for Me” Rally Against White Nationalism began as a rally against the Truckers’ Convoy. Against the white nationalism that is infecting our country. But...
by ContinueToServe
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on Mon Mar 07, 2022 at 01:44 PM PST
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