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I just tried to re-post one of my “Facebook memories” and, for some reason, Facebook refused to post it. It was a real tear-jerker of a story. So I will try to recreate it for you. This young couple got married and had a child. The adults each brought...
by Wilburhorse
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on Wed Apr 17, 2024 at 10:51 AM PDT
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I have a couple of articles ready for DK, which I am probably publishing in the wrong order. Oh well, cancer has been in the news recently, so I guess I'll start there. Diarist Witgren has recently posted his own report, which I highly recommend you...
by Eddie Baby
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on Sun Mar 31, 2024 at 06:01 AM PDT
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Some Israeli soldiers post photos online mocking women's underwear and bras. Some women had their homes burned down and may have even lost their lives. Israeli soldiers have been sharing images and videos of themselves handling underwear discovered in...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 01:56 AM PDT
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Alas, poor dryer, I knew him Horatio. A machine of infinite heat, of most excellent tumbling. He hast borne my laundry 10,000 times. And now, how abhorred my imagination is. My washing rises at it. Here hung those drums that I have filled I know not...
by dominico dragonetti
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on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 06:01 PM PDT
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A cartoon by Clay Bennett.
by Clay Bennett
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on Mon Mar 25, 2024 at 04:55 PM PDT
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Really ??? Do normal risk calculations apply to the Trumps ? For example, back in 2016 what did you think the odds were that Donald Trump would steamroll Jeb Bush and Chris Christie ? And then Hillary Clinton ? Earlier on, the Trump Hotels and Casino...
by BewareInfiltration
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on Thu Feb 29, 2024 at 01:50 PM PST
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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos are Legally “Children” The Alabama Supreme Court has issued a ruling declaring that frozen embryos possess the legal status of children according to state law. This verdict may potentially have far-reaching...
by frankfaiola
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on Tue Feb 20, 2024 at 07:23 PM PST
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According to the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security, and Law: “stochastic terrorism involves ‘the use of mass media to provoke random acts of ideologically motivated violence that are statistically predictable but individually...
by VPSReports
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on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 11:57 PM PST
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My Mother-in-law, Sandy, passed away this past week.� My husband and I were by her side as she left this world.� She was born in Berlin in the mid 1930s and just barely escaped the Nazis in 1939.��
by GoodNewsRoundup
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on Sat Feb 17, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 09:01 PM PST
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UPDATE — THANK YOU for getting this on the REC list yesterday! Regardless of topic, you never quite know what will catch people’s attention. And thank you for all the well wishes and positive vibes! The plan currently is for me to continue to travel up...
by Witgren
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on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM PST
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In these weird times of persecution because you can (GOP/Red State life) I am not going to elaborate on any specifics about this experience I now share – I’ll keep it kind of anonymous to protect my family (wife & children). Of note, I do live in a...
by LordLeif
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on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 06:41 AM PST
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The city of Rochester is demanding answers after an unidentified black man, experiencing a medical crisis, was forced out of an ambulance, subsequently collapsed on the pavement in view of paramedics and police, and later died, an incident that left...
by ViewFromTheMiddle
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on Wed Jan 17, 2024 at 04:17 PM PST
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I just finished watched The Guyana Tragedy and the Cult factor is so similiar to what we have now with 45. Some of those people knew Jones was nuts but terrified of him. The similiarity I picked up was he felt he was the ONLY one who could help them....
by Vetwife
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on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 10:57 AM PST
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Bill Maher recently interviewed Seth MacFarlane on his podcast and openly spread vaccine misinformation. “I would think this country did not allow for natural immunity to be considered. And I know this is a subject dear to your heart. Like, even if you...
by frankfaiola
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on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 03:12 PM PST
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Just a few days ago a voice on the TV informed me that an old friend is gone. I have never been much for New Year's resolutions, and the older I get, the less likely I am to construct such flimsy artifacts. I will be 71 in the spring, and the chances...
by malapert
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on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 05:12 PM PST
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The last posting by LamontCranston was December 31, 2022 at 8:32 am.� It is the first link I have embedded in this diary.�
by CaptBLI
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on Sun Dec 31, 2023 at 06:32 AM PST
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Johns Hopkins hospital did a study and concluded that a quarter of a million US citizens die from medical error. �If this seemshigh, then realize that there are others who thik the number sould be ...
by nailkeg
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on Mon Dec 18, 2023 at 06:00 AM PST
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Damned natural obsolescence Any adult who adopts a pet has intrusive thoughts about how quickly it will age and die. Worse than that is anticipating the pet owners’ dilemma of mercifully killing it when its remaining life becomes nothing but pointless...
by stlmoz
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 03:18 PM PST
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of science stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Dec 16, 2023 at 08:59 PM PST
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- I just want to say thank you from Ukraine to every US citizen and every friend of Ukraine all over the world who took action and made this critically needed military assistance package possible. Thank you for every call and email to your congressman,...194 comments 784 Recs
- (Click here for an interactive version of the map above showing brief details for each coal plant.) The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday released its final rules to curb emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants. This will force...94 comments 211 Recs
- The type of dyslexia that I have is referred to as visual dyslexia, I have tinted glasses, and use colored overlays. The reason that I am writing this short diary? I learned to read late, and as a result, I was mocked until it was both diagnosed and...139 comments 247 Recs
- MRFF demands Army bases immediately cease using Christian nationalist National Day of Prayer artworkIt’s that time of year again – time for the National Day of Prayer – that day set aside each year for the government to completely unconstitutionally tell everybody to pray. This national day of flipping-the-bird-at-the-Constitution takes place...26 comments 113 Recs
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