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Dear ACLU Leadership and Supporters, The ACLU has always been at the forefront of defending individual rights, particularly the right to free speech. However, it is essential to acknowledge that the sanctity of this right does not extend to permitting...
by Kimberly Williams
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 09:49 AM PDT
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I have been struggling with this diary since the Dobbs decision. Yes, it is so very personal. You see, I had not one but two abortions. The first, I was in a relationship for just a few months. I decided I did not know where the relationship was going,...
by july860
152 comments
on Wed May 01, 2024 at 08:36 AM PDT
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So, in light of the newest priest / seminarian Sex Scandal, I reflect on the arrogance of Seminary Students. Our NOW club went to Mount St. Mary’s seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. to hear then Lieutenant Governor, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (3rd from left in...
by KatPez
107 comments
on Wed May 01, 2024 at 08:04 AM PDT
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With Nikki Haley bowing out of the GOP primary race on Wednesday , Donald Trump became the party’s presumptive nominee for president. Comedian Seth Meyers used his late night show’s “A Closer ...
by Walter Einenkel
54 comments
on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 12:45 PM PST
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Rep. Matt Gaetz’s ongoing battle with almost everyone not named Donald Trump has added a new GOP congressman into the mix.� On Sunday, CNN published a story about the behind-the-scenes moves ...
by Walter Einenkel
64 comments
on Mon Feb 26, 2024 at 01:30 PM PST
with 235 Recommends
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She had a legal right according to Florida law, was to stand her ground but why was this abuser not arrested? My daughter’s boyfriend;s mother was a victim of road rage in a Walmart parking lot. This is one of the most outrageous things I have heard....
by Vetwife
203 comments
on Sun Dec 17, 2023 at 03:27 AM PST
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American adults cannot handle drug legalization OR drug criminalization By Mike Males Just in the last five years, a staggering 771,000 Americans ages 21 and older have died from drug and alcohol abuse. That’s the entire adult population of a major...
by mmales
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 11:02 AM PST
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Warning: Unlike feel-good columns blaming "social media" for teen problems and praising grownups as healthy rescuers, this column is no fun to read. Mike Males The three figures to the right, taken from standard Centers for Disease Control tabulations...
by mmales
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on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 01:00 PM PST
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Word went out on Friday, House members would have the weekend to ‘think over’ whether they could support Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House, after moderates voted they wouldn’t support him on the House floor, 55 to 139 after they had already rejected...
by citixen
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on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 12:24 AM PDT
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On Sunday, Rep. Nancy Mace appeared on “Face The Nation.” Mace’s job was to defend her decision to vote to vacate Kevin McCarthy from the position of speaker of the House, aligning herself with Rep. Matt Gaetz—a person she had proclaimed was a...
by Walter Einenkel
192 comments
on Mon Oct 09, 2023 at 11:30 AM PDT
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I hope this falls into the “abundance of caution” category, but having a secret cell phone suddenly go off could be seriously threatening for some folks. WaPo has a story about the nationwide alert system test scheduled for Wednesday the 4th, 2:20pm...
by pixxer
67 comments
on Tue Oct 03, 2023 at 10:48 PM PDT
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General Milley, just-retired JCOS chairman being threatened with physical harm by MAGA President to the extent he has to hire private security. Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), seconding the MAGA ex-president, saying General Milley should be ‘hung’. (His...
by citixen
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on Sun Oct 01, 2023 at 02:21 PM PDT
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Dr. John Dee 1574: "Some persons have super-normal powers not of a magitien but of a peculiar and scientific qualiti" Metaphysical studies generally seek to explain inherent or universal elements of reality which are not easily discovered or...
by Angmar
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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This falls under the unfortunately common category of “only in America...only to someone Black”. Minor (AL) High School coach Johnnie Mims was finishing up leading his band at the end of a football game (like they normally) do, when police ordered them...
by ursusdavid
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on Thu Sep 21, 2023 at 04:59 PM PDT
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“What do you want for your birthday”? my wife sweet Mel Melissa Pavlik asked as my 49 birthday was getting close. There was one birthday wish that I wanted to fulfil. For many years around my birthday, my Facebook and Instagram accounts get inundated...
by The Boss Gomez
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on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 12:30 PM PDT
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An apology. My keyboard is failing, and I have lost the “t” key, so am copy-pasting or Unicoding where needed. If I miss one or more, please grant me grace to understand that you are seeing typos, not subtext or sly commentary. ******** Trump’s...
by Gaelsdottir
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on Wed Aug 16, 2023 at 07:35 AM PDT
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I came across this news report via Eschaton, and it seemed that the least I could do for the Marion Record in response to such a bloodcurdling, last-gasp cry for help is reconstruct the events described in Marion, KS in chronological order. edit:...
by Amillenial Fisking King
35 comments
on Sun Aug 13, 2023 at 09:02 AM PDT
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Sinéad O'Connor, the Irish singer whose legacy with hits like "Nothing Compares 2 U" made headlines with an infamous appearance on Saturday Night Live, during which she tore up a photo of the pope.
by The Boss Gomez
176 comments
on Wed Jul 26, 2023 at 11:50 AM PDT
with 202 Recommends
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by RubenBolling
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on Thu Jun 22, 2023 at 04:50 AM PDT
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The feds need to look into possible human rights abuses and trafficking by Govs. Abbott and DeSantis Right now, human beings are being used as political stunts. In an effort to embolden their base, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov.�Ron DeSantis have proudly boasted that they have put ...
by Erin Tulley
61 comments
on Thu Jun 15, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
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