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This episode of “A Man on a Mission” — in response to the mass shooting this past week in Kansas City, which turned a celebration into a time of terror -- begins with how the plutocratic (fascistic) political force on the right deceives and manipulates...
by AndySchmookler
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on Sun Feb 18, 2024 at 07:59 AM PST
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As conflicts ramp up in the the Middle East and Ukraine, spillover effects of electronic warfare are making air travel in those regions riskier — and the threat is not limited to just there. Via the New York Times (full access): Electronic Warfare...
by xaxnar
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on Tue Nov 21, 2023 at 10:10 AM PST
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As much as I detest wading deeply into politics, I still have an opinion. This opinion is naturally a terrible one because it contradicts...someone...somewhere. Someone disagrees, so, therefore, I must be wrong. That seems to be the way of things now....
by MorganMidlothian
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on Wed Oct 11, 2023 at 10:43 AM PDT
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Who is the worst leader of a major power today? With the weekend’s series of surprises now behind us, the results are in. The “winner,” by unanimous consent, is . . . Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Over his twenty-three years in power, Putin has proved...
by dratler
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 03:21 PM PDT
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Gun violence and alternative facts solved! (Satire warning) — apparently not everyone - the lawyer for the former guy - understands what satire is and how it’s used. Refer to E. Jean Trial line of clueless questioning. I am writing with a fresh and...
by keighserah
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on Wed May 03, 2023 at 11:22 AM PDT
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UPDATE: Thursday, Dec 22, 2022 · 4:26:16 PM +00:00 · ARodinFan For those who saw this coming — seems you were right. According to court records obtained by The Daily Beast, Santos appears to be the subject of a previously unacknowledged Sept. 2019...
by ARodinFan
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on Wed Dec 21, 2022 at 02:21 PM PST
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People from all corners lately have denounced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and others in the GOP who have signed onto this sudden practice of shipping asylum seekers to sanctuary cities. These critics rightly have condemned the...
by novapsyche
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on Sun Sep 18, 2022 at 08:51 AM PDT
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I once believed the editors at the Washington Post published dishonest hucksters like Marc Thiessen and Hugh Hewitt as click bait to reel in their 30 pieces of silver. However craven these two right-wing polemicists might be, I reckoned there was still...
by tedfrier
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on Fri May 20, 2022 at 06:53 PM PDT
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Anti-LGBTQ+ extremist Daily Wire employee Matt Walsh formed the Gender Unity Project with the express intent to deceive trans people into a faux “documentary”. This isn’t the first time Walsh deceived the LGBTQ+ community by fraudulently branding...
by JGibson
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on Tue Feb 08, 2022 at 07:01 PM PST
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Take a minute away from the Monday morning routine and read the comic, you might get a laugh or it might make you mad or it might make you think. For best viewing on mobile devices, go to ...
by Partofthesolution
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on Mon Jan 17, 2022 at 07:00 AM PST
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Take a minute away from the Monday morning routine and read the comic, you might get a laugh or it might make you mad or it might make you think. For best viewing on mobile devices, go to onthefencecomic.com for Webtoons format. Follow on Twitter,...
by Partofthesolution
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on Mon Dec 20, 2021 at 07:14 AM PST
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We have laws against fraud. We have laws against the violation of written contracts. We have laws against theft and murder. Why not crimes against spreading disinformation that leads directly to violence, murder, or death? Every time I’ve mentioned...
by lafosner
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on Wed Sep 08, 2021 at 06:59 PM PDT
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Nothing more completely reveals the character of a person than freedom. The ability to speak and act in ways that are unrestricted by occupation and dominance provides a generous capacity for expression and design. Being free to engage in individual...
by grobertson
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on Thu Mar 18, 2021 at 07:40 PM PDT
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Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. I think that quote is either from Rush Limbaugh or Sir Walter Scott—it’s hard to know. The Republican Party has a problem. After promoting fake voter fraud for over a decade,...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Sun Nov 29, 2020 at 12:05 PM PST
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Sean Conley, White House doctor, held one heck of a press conference Saturday morning. Surrounded by a gaggle of masked doctors and nurses, perfectly placed in front of Walter Reed Medical Center, Dr. Conley spoke from written remarks, and named the...
by Jessica Sutherland
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on Sat Oct 03, 2020 at 12:51 PM PDT
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Where would we be without Donald Trump? Has he given us anything worthwhile? One might suppose, with fairly sound assurance, that we would be far better off if the aberration that is President Donald Trump had never occurred. We could easily speculate...
by Wilburhorse
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on Mon Sep 30, 2019 at 06:32 PM PDT
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As it is getting to primary season once more and the term has been tossed around a bit again, I figured it was time for me to do a video on my least favorite argument for why someone should support a candidate. I don’t go after any particular...
by Izixs
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on Fri Apr 12, 2019 at 02:55 PM PDT
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How explicit does Donald Trump have to be when he directs his business empire, negotiates a real estate deal, or sends his Republican minions out to do his bidding? It depends. If the listener is an honest person, apparently they can understand...
by Limelite
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on Wed Feb 27, 2019 at 08:15 PM PST
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A New York Times article reports that while Trump has been bragging about getting North Korea to end its missile program and nuclear threat, the real situation is very different.
WASHINGTON — North Korea is moving ahead with its ballistic missile...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Nov 12, 2018 at 05:28 AM PST
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Since trump uses this and similar phrases a lot, we should consider the true meaning behind it. It is clear that he does not consider anyone opposed to him to be “a real American” ( to use Sara Palin’s phrase) much less a real human. When he talks...
by T C Gibian
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on Wed Nov 07, 2018 at 02:29 PM PST
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