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After reading about the attempts to ban books in school libraries I started thinking of the books that influenced my life. In some ways this is an ego trip, but on the other hand, I am inviting you, the reader, to share the books that shaped your...
by Desert Scientist
on Thu Jul 27, 2023 at 11:34 AM PDT
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This is the letter for week 2 of a weekly climate strike that went on for 4 years in front of SF City Hall, beginning early March 2019. �For more context, see this story . �For an annotated table of ...
by birches
on Fri Jun 16, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Near the top of the Declaration of Independence are several key words that have left a lasting impact on our culture. These words state that every citizen has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Looking back to the time when this...
by RussellWriter
on Mon Apr 24, 2023 at 07:25 AM PDT
with 1 Recommend
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We all want to help those less fortunate than we are, I am constantly amazed how we, as progressives, donate to those less off than we might be. Be it people impacted by famine or floods, to other individuals that might be going thru a hard time. I...
by CameronProf
on Wed Jan 18, 2023 at 07:27 PM PST
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To President Biden and the leaders of the Democratic Party: NOTE: One commenter said I buried the lede, so here it is. President Biden should follow in FDR’s footsteps and communicate directly to the public, highlighting each BBB policy objective...
by metro50
on Mon Dec 20, 2021 at 11:06 AM PST
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In light of what happened in the Rittenhouse trial, it seems like a lot of people might be thinking they can use guns with impunity against protestors. We need to change that. There needs to be more work on techniques that enable people who have normal...
by Shoelace Girl
on Fri Nov 19, 2021 at 06:37 PM PST
with 1 Recommend
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From time to time, because I keep my primary e-mail address listed here, people send me helpful information, services, and websites. At some time within the last two years, I was signed up by some unknown soul for Quora. For those not in the know,...
by cabaretic
on Thu Mar 18, 2021 at 12:09 PM PDT
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This story appeared this week in the New Yorker, and tells of Derek DelGaudio a sleight of hand artist who got roped into an informal gambling den in Hollywood. He was the only dealer there who wasn’t “straight”. His job was to bilk players using...
by vitroholic
on Wed Mar 17, 2021 at 06:41 PM PDT
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Four years ago progressives were rapidly responding to one after another outrage by Trump and the Republicans in Congress. Now Biden and the Democrats are attempting to wage their own blitz. But what does this flurry all add up to?...
by Phila Back
on Sun Feb 28, 2021 at 01:59 PM PST
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When I first wrote that headline I intended it to be a question about what you’d like to see the Biden Administration accomplish over the next four years. Then I realized it applied to personal goals and wishes as well. What America do you want to be...
by Nonlinear
on Thu Dec 17, 2020 at 10:58 AM PST
with 8 Recommends
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It’s pretty clear, however the election turns out, there is a lot in America that is broken or barely functioning. Roughly 4 out of 10 Americans are people that are deplorable — and proud of it. (And if you think that’s insulting to them, well Boo...
by xaxnar
on Wed Nov 04, 2020 at 10:37 AM PST
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One thing I know is that the hard core 35% (or so) of Americans who support Trump will show up and will vote for him regardless. I know this election will be all about turn-out. And Trump’s folks will turn out. You know it. I know it. And Trump knows...
by neilgj
on Sun Aug 16, 2020 at 03:27 PM PDT
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There are few issues more important than this morning's attack by Trump on the elderly protestor from Buffalo!...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
on Tue Jun 09, 2020 at 10:07 AM PDT
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My brother, he is not the only one My brother is 59 years old, he will be 60 in 2 months. He just had his hours cut to 50%. He is pretty sure he will be laid off entirely within 2 weeks. Before this crisis, unless you were an executive-level employee,...
by pdxbuckeye
on Wed Apr 01, 2020 at 07:38 PM PDT
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As we try to imagine our lives after COVID-19, it’s all too easy to become caught up in an unexamined rush to return to normalcy. Let’s not go back to normalcy. Present-tense normalcy is a world in which we are facing stunning climate change that will...
by brightfuture
on Mon Mar 30, 2020 at 06:44 AM PDT
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Why is this not happening? We can use cots and isolate and make do until we can get all we need.
I know we need PPE and nurses but we have medics from the military. We have interns ….and we ...
by Vetwife
on Wed Mar 18, 2020 at 09:28 PM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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I really believe that change starts at home. One way I try to foment change locally, besides voting in local elections, volunteering for local candidates and such, is to post on my local Facebook city page. I started a year ago, by joining the page of...
by AuntieB
on Sun Jan 12, 2020 at 12:06 PM PST
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Mark Twain said: it’s not what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know, that just ain’t so, that does the trick.
Life constantly presents us with problems. Here are a few followed by a choice of possible courses of action:
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by hestal
on Sun Mar 03, 2019 at 09:03 AM PST
with 1 Recommend
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Tuesday! A day to think small.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we ...
by ejoanna
on Mon Jan 28, 2019 at 09:23 PM PST
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At age 75 (turning another ‘leaf’ in 34 days), I’ve come up against a question/problem: Every idea I’ve come up with in the way of ‘leveling the playing field’ or ‘more evenly distributing the wealth of our society’ has given me a list of reasons to...
by RoundHouseJim
on Sun Dec 30, 2018 at 11:01 PM PST
with 3 Recommends
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