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Hubris: It’s OK when the Gods do it, but when it comes to us mortals…
Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We ...
by zenbassoon
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on Sat Feb 10, 2024 at 07:00 PM PST
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UPDATE: Monday, Jul 17, 2023 · 5:17:50 PM +00:00 · xaxnar Novapsyche has provided a gift link to the Article; many thanks! Thanks to everyone else who has done so in comments. UPDATE: This report in the NY Times is getting a lot of attention — see...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Jul 17, 2023 at 08:56 AM PDT
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Source tweet from @JuliaDavisNews - https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1497995295833169920 Back in January, #Russia's state TV experts estimated it would take "approximately 11 minutes" to completely overtake #Ukraine, with minimal losses on...
by GreyHawk
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on Sun Feb 27, 2022 at 11:12 AM PST
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H/t LaFeminista who first reported this here in a short diary with the concise and accurate title: “The Methodical Silencing of Palestinians.” Here’s The Guardian’s description (this happened on Friday): Israel labels Palestinian human rights groups as...
by Assaf
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on Sun Oct 24, 2021 at 11:41 AM PDT
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From Bing Entitled; believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. From Merriam-Webster Entitled; having a right to certain benefits or privileges From Free Dictionary.com Entitled; assuming or acting as though one has...
by TexDem
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on Fri Oct 08, 2021 at 07:30 AM PDT
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Hello all, Millrat again. I have been a member of this site for some time. Many of you have no idea who I am. I tried to catch up on my time away from the site today as I'm on day 2 of a rare weekend off. I read that a Mass. Political figure died of...
by Millrat
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on Sun Jul 25, 2021 at 11:47 AM PDT
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Despite what has happened, neither Donald Trump nor the Trump White House have changed course or learned anything. Trump is not telling people to wear masks or social distance. Trump admits no responsibility for his own situation or regrets for all the...
by xaxnar
58 comments
on Sun Oct 04, 2020 at 08:26 AM PDT
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NBC News is reporting that Trump doesn’t want to practice for his debates with Biden — the debates he is counting on so much that he wanted a fourth one: Trump spurns traditional debate prep with first faceoff less than 3 weeks away President Donald...
by Dan K
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on Wed Sep 09, 2020 at 08:20 AM PDT
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What a chode! President Trump is having trouble in Michigan. He’s the ‘Al Bundy’ (Ed O’Neill’s role on ‘Married With Children) of politics, in the sense that he insults people and is oblivious as to why they don’t like him. In the TV show, Al would see...
by marroyo66
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on Sat Aug 01, 2020 at 10:19 PM PDT
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Respect Being respected by others is a Good Thing. Respecting others is a Very Good Thing. Feeling a necessity to require that others respect you can be a little more problematic, seldom works very ...
by siab
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on Tue Jun 01, 2021 at 06:00 PM PDT
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There were two news stories that sent me over the edge this week: the DOJ dismissal of Flynn’s case; and Trump’s appointment of a new Postmaster General — a big supporter of his no less. I’m worried. I’m very very anxious about what Trump has up his...
by MaryAEnglish
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on Fri May 08, 2020 at 11:26 AM PDT
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Caitlin Oprysko wote on 13 March in Politico magazine that the Orange Shitgibbon, DJT, said ““I don't take responsibility at all,” Trump said defiantly, pointing to an unspecified “set of circumstances” and “rules, regulations and specifications from a...
by Obiwan711
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on Sat Apr 25, 2020 at 11:53 PM PDT
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When China completely locked down Hubei Province on January 23 and put an additional 700 million people under some form of lockdown, the Novel Coronavirus outbreak there was close to spinning completely out of control. They only managed to save the...
by Lawrence
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on Sat Feb 29, 2020 at 07:13 PM PST
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Talks with the Taliban may see U.S. and allied forces leaving Afghanistan over the next 14 months or so. An agreement has just been signed. Via the BBC: The US and the Taliban have signed an agreement aimed at paving the way towards peace in...
by xaxnar
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on Sat Feb 29, 2020 at 07:08 AM PST
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During the Iowa Democratic Presidential Debate, candidates were asked if they would “allow” Iran to have the bomb. This line of questioning resulted in the expected answers of “No” across the board. Not only did the candidates say “no,” they were...
by Fffflats
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on Thu Jan 23, 2020 at 07:18 PM PST
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The late Sen. John McCain’s daughter, Meghan McCain, has become increasingly unhinged on The View. Her dual role of “anti-Trumper” and GOP-defender has become increasingly impossible. She keeps defending indefensible positions. The show thrives on...
by SouthernLeveller
181 comments
on Thu Feb 28, 2019 at 04:20 PM PST
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The primary attribute Howard Schultz would contribute to the 2020 race, should he decide to run, would be terrific comedic value.
We’ve already been treated to this: An uber-rich, tone-deaf CEO-type who looks increasingly befuddled at the angry,...
by Bob Johnson
35 comments
on Sat Feb 02, 2019 at 04:31 PM PST
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Wisdom of the ages that never dies:
From Aschylus’ Agamemnon (2nd Stasimon; Translation by Alex Harrington)
Strophe
But hubris grown to age in wicked men
Will now or in the future then beget
The hubris newly born; It is ordained to...
by msirt
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on Tue Nov 13, 2018 at 10:39 AM PST
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Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, AIQ, and now Palantir have all emerged as active actors in the weaponization of stolen American private data, placing them squarely in the company of a hostile foreign power that led its own weaponization campaign of...
by theProcess
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on Tue Mar 27, 2018 at 09:06 AM PDT
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Welcome back, Saturday Campaign D-I-Y’ers! For those who tune in, welcome to the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. Each week, we discuss issues that help drive successful campaigns. If you’ve missed prior diaries, please visit our group or...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Sat Dec 16, 2017 at 06:01 PM PST
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