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Long after she saved the world from a rambunctious puppy, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem showed the kind of cold, steely resolve required of vice presidential suck-ups candidates. For instance, there was that time — as mentioned in her book — she stood...
by quaoar
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Something that can’t be repeated often enough: this is NOT a normal election. The choices have never been more stark. What happens in November could mean the end of America as a democracy. Even if that doesn’t happen, the threat will remain. We need to...
by xaxnar
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Oy Vey. Relating to foreign influence of the country of Azerbajian, his office and home were searched pursuant to a warrant in January 2022. He claimed he was not the target of the investigation, but conspiracy charges cast a fairly wide net, and I...
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“Democratic” Rep, Henry Cuellar (D?-TX 28) has just been indicted by the DoJ on charges related to activities by some American businessmen with ties to Azerbaijan. Cuellar, who remains the only “Democrat” to vote against providing abortion access to...
by MargaretPOA
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By David Glenn Cox In a way, a very small way, I can sympathize with Donald Trump. Come into the courtroom each day and sit down as every eye in the room watches your every blink and facial expression for some hint. Some inkling of what goes on inside...
by This Carbon Based Life
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Well, I didn’t expect to write another diary before September when the dahlias will be in full bloom, but sometimes the best things in life happen serendipitously. This week a West Coast friend sent me an article about a new destination in my area to...
by MollyBloom
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Winning is contagious. Victory in Kansas begat victory in Ohio. Losing in Kansas for the Anti-Freedom side led to all kinds of excuses — they were ill-prepared, etc — but those excuses hid a central reality: they didn’t think they would lose. It was...
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Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton’s thinly veiled invitation to physically confront protesters, recently manifested itself on the campus of UCLA with an overnight violent attack against pro-Palestinian peaceful protesters. The attack on UCLA...
by Bill Berkowitz
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If you are familiar with the keto diet then you know what a chaffle is. �For those of you who don’t know, a chaffle is a cheese waffle – a high protein low carb concoction that can be made ...
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From 2016... Mark Burnett is a smart business man. He is best know for the TV reality shows, Survivor and The Apprentice (which coincidentally stared Donald Trump.) So, has he just pulled off the biggest stunt of his career? Has the past 17 months been...
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Jeremy Diamond of CNN reports that “ten year old Shahed and ten other Al-Maghazi refugee camp children were slaughtered by an Israeli drone that fired a precision-guided munition on April 16, 2024. While playing foosball next to a cake shop at the...
by AvoidAmnesia
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � No w Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!
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by justiceputnam
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Late last week when a reporter asked DJT (aka TFG) about Pecker, the TFG guy could have said nothing, blaming the gag order, or he could have been derisive as he usually is when someone tells the ...
by TexDem
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Time is galloping toward peak strawberry season. Today, some facts about the glorious non-berry —�and some recipes, of course!
Botanists call the strawberry a "false fruit," a pseudocarp. A ...
by Youffraita
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I like dogs, but I’ve had enough of the endless Kristi Noem memes. In case you missed it, the South Dakota governor wrote in her new book about the time 20 years ago that she killed a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer named Cricket after a disastrous...
by RickElia
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[Way back in prehistorical times (October 22, 2019), that day’s edition of the Good News Roundup included this bit of commentary. I wonder if I should send Michael Cohen a note asking for royalty payments? Anyhow, presented here, just as it appeared...
by NotNowNotEver
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The single-seat Japanese interceptor/fighter Nakajima Ki-43 first flew in 1939 was named Hayabusa ( 隼 ) for the Peregrine Falcon, a bird of prey known as a graceful, speedy hunter. Once the ...
by Ojibwa
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Enough said about who’s defrauding who. Maybe Congress can help them out with an appeal to the Republican chairs /s… The Securities and Exchange Commission accused the auditor of Donald Trump’s social-media company of a “massive fraud” affecting more...
by liberalismiscommonsense
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Caution, this diary contains animal-on-animal aggression.� NO� damage occurred to any animal.
The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil,
by CaptBLI
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Just over a year ago, the Associated Press reported that the Biden Administration planned on opening up eligibility for ACA exchange, Basic Health Program, Medicaid & CHIP coverage to hundreds of thousands of Americans who have Deferred Action of...
by Brainwrap
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