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It is no secret that we, in America, are as divided as we have ever been since the civil war. We may already be in another civil war. The next few months will show us whether all the FBI alerts for domestic terrorism are backed by serious...
by 40ford
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on Sat Feb 20, 2021 at 03:33 PM PST
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— Now if only Donald Trump … “wanted what was best for America” — we all could go back to our ‘regularly scheduled’ lives ... Donald Trump has welcomed the support of QAnon conspiracy theorists, describing them as patriots who...
by jamess
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on Sat Sep 12, 2020 at 12:39 PM PDT
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This is an open letter to the federal agents trying to occupy Portland, Oregon. You should resign your post and leave. I’m going to cover here exactly why this is so. It involves some brutal ...
by Liberal Thinking
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on Thu Jul 30, 2020 at 04:00 PM PDT
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[preamble: this diary has evolved quickly since I started writing it and almost abandoned it. Bottom line here: resistance requires frequent, local, face-to-face meeting, collaboration, and action. Actions speak louder than words. Talk is cheap and...
by arper
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on Mon Feb 12, 2018 at 09:28 AM PST
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I am the least memorable person, in person, you have ever forgotten that you met. I combine the pot belly and bland unattractiveness of a farm supply agent with the incongruous egoism of an ...
by The Geogre
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on Fri Jul 01, 2016 at 04:30 AM PDT
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There’s nothing inherently wrong with flags, but...
The best that can be said is that it’s a noble experiment that may not have been thought out as carefully as it might have been.
by siab
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on Thu Nov 26, 2015 at 11:07 AM PST
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The irony of my coming across this opinion piece by Stephen Marche, The Epidemic of Facelessness in the New York Times Sunday Review , so soon after I stopped being anonymous here, is not lost on me.
by Steven D
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on Sun Feb 15, 2015 at 12:08 PM PST
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A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups ...
by a gilas girl
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on Sun Dec 14, 2014 at 07:30 AM PST
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I spend a lot of time wondering about what's right or acceptable when writing diaries on this site. Too much time. Part of that concern is motivated by my own personal little idiosyncrasies. I'm OCD,
by The AngelicAnarchist
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on Fri Sep 05, 2014 at 11:44 PM PDT
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NSA and GCHQ Target Tor Network That Protects anonymity of Web Users
"One technique developed by the agency targeted the Firefox web browser used with Tor, giving the agency full control over ...
by ShockandAwed
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on Fri Oct 04, 2013 at 04:31 PM PDT
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Doing my usual online reading, while I am unemployed, I came across the following editorial from the Guardian, posted at Raw Story: Psychology’s answer to trolling and online abuse .
As always ...
by xxdr zombiexx
46 comments
on Mon Aug 12, 2013 at 12:24 PM PDT
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This isn't much of a diary, but I wanted to thank the anonymous person who sent me a Daily Kos subscription. I appreciate it tremendously. You said in your accompanying note that you wish you could ...
by second gen
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on Thu Aug 01, 2013 at 08:01 PM PDT
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(Ed. note: In light of recent events, it seems an appropriate time to revisit personal online privacy strategies. This diary was originally published in March, 2012. )
What this diary does: ...
by Richard Cranium
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on Mon Jul 08, 2013 at 09:34 AM PDT
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Recently, Ray Pensador has had a number of diaries on the recommended list here at Daily Kos. I have been considering his ideas with interest. However, I feel that he has not revealed enough about ...
by Eric Stetson
89 comments
on Wed Mar 13, 2013 at 12:26 PM PDT
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Although I've always had a fondness for technology, my income throughout my adult life could best be described as erratic. Consequently, while I was among the first people I knew who wasn't employed ...
by FourthOfJulyAsburyPark
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on Mon Mar 26, 2012 at 01:17 AM PDT
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What this diary does: Provides actionable steps that you can take to keep your online persona and real world identity as separate as possible, and why you would want to take these actions.
What ...
by Richard Cranium
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on Mon Mar 26, 2012 at 07:29 AM PDT
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Last year a man currently referred to as "Mr. X" tweeted something so appalling about Minnesota Representative Michele Bachmann that I don't wish to repeat it here. It was a horrible thing to ...
by Bill Prendergast
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on Fri Mar 02, 2012 at 01:51 PM PST
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To anyone not distracted by all the [http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=114x88916 Kabuki theater] in Washington and elsewhere, it is quite clear that we are ...
by arendt
21 comments
on Sun Aug 07, 2011 at 10:43 AM PDT
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Here is yet another story about an older guy, who became fast friends with a 17-year-old on Facebook and started chatting her up.
In messages with "Jessica," David predictably asked ...
by FiredUpInCA
12 comments
on Sun Jun 12, 2011 at 05:51 AM PDT
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Happy Rockefeller made it all the way to the UK with this piece
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by LaFeminista
74 comments
on Sun Feb 27, 2011 at 08:42 AM PST
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