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by Nick Anderson
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on Fri Feb 09, 2024 at 12:15 PM PST
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The term “no-brainer” used to mean something. It still does have meaning, but — sadly — that meaning has taken on a darkly disturbing new depth and breadth in the cultish age of MAGA knock-off NAZI fascism. We need to see more mention of Biden’s...
by GreyHawk
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on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 06:52 AM PST
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I wasn’t really sure what to call this diary.� I mean, the truth is staring us in the face.� In fact, it's so obvious I think it’s really easy to miss.
There is a business management ...
by NotSoNew
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on Thu Oct 05, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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On Friday, Donald Trump was in Washington, D.C., to appear at something called the “Pray Vote Stand Summit.” In a relatively brief speech, Trump repeatedly fumbled basic facts, made mistakes about his own elections, and devolved into what some...
by Mark Sumner
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on Mon Sep 18, 2023 at 10:04 AM PDT
with 547 Recommends
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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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Injustice reigns as Tyre falls,
Victim to violence at the hands of those
Sworn to protect, to serve and uphold,
But instead, they took a life so bold.
The streets were filled with screams and cries,
by poeticsnewspoet
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on Mon Jan 30, 2023 at 07:00 AM PST
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So Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen announced today that the debt ceiling will be reached next Thursday, January 19, 2023. thehill.com/… In December 2022 Democrats passed a $1.7 trillion funding bill. www.politico.com/…. Why didn’t Democrats take...
by richinphoenix
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on Fri Jan 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM PST
with 22 Recommends
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What does an incompetent kindergarten conservative governor look like? Oh, maybe one who decides that any “program” he sets in motion doesn’t need to have the highest good of all concerned. The "program” only has to succeed as a campaign prop,...
by Arthur Ruger
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on Tue Mar 15, 2022 at 07:53 PM PDT
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To the surprise of essentially no one — the Trump Administration actively interferred and inhibited the CDC response to the COVID outbreak potentially putting millions of Americans art dire risk. A massive, bombshell report published Friday by the...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Fri Dec 17, 2021 at 11:45 AM PST
with 138 Recommends
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The Trump administration was a swampy con job. The Trump organization is a swampy con. The only saving grace of the Trump administration and Trump as a person and brand is that he and it is and are incompetent. The fruit is so low-hanging, the...
by Walter Einenkel
58 comments
on Wed Nov 17, 2021 at 01:47 PM PST
with 170 Recommends
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Australian Government records jobless rate at 4.5% - but with 8.5% of workforce “working zero hours" Australia’s last three years under prime minister Scott Morrison have been appalling for workers. The decline in incomes, wealth and quality of life for the vast majority has accelerated alarmingly. An article published today by online news and current...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Sep 27, 2021 at 06:07 AM PDT
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Modern history shows Australia’s Coalition Government is incapable of effective defence planning and military hardware procurement. The latest failed attempt to upgrade Australia’s submarines – which has wasted multiple billions of borrowed dollars and...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Sep 20, 2021 at 04:40 AM PDT
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One of Donald Trump’s “elite strike force” legal super team members, Jenna Ellis, once held the title of deputy district attorney at the Weld County District Attorney’s Office. When asked by the The Wall Street Journal about being...
by Walter Einenkel
117 comments
on Tue Dec 15, 2020 at 11:34 AM PST
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One of the most pathetic pictures I saw today, on this site... www.dailykos.com/… ...was a group of old and handicapped Trumpsters, huddled together waiting for their buses that would never come. Others from the rally had set off on their long...
by StellaRay
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on Mon Nov 02, 2020 at 06:34 PM PST
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There is a saying (perhaps apocryphal) attributed to Wolfgang Pauli upon reviewing the work of another physicist: “This isn’t right. This isn’t even wrong.” I love this quote because it captures that some things can be so ridiculous that...
by Mage11an
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on Thu Oct 22, 2020 at 12:02 PM PDT
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What will it take for very smart physicians at Walter Reed to realize that Donald Trump is afflicted with dementia and the effects of long term stimulant addiction, and stop him from acting like a 74-year-old teenager? What...
by KAMMY
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on Sun Oct 04, 2020 at 06:19 PM PDT
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Republicans and Trump staffers v Trump. Part 39. Truth is, he doesn’t care about anyone but himself. This series lists prominent Republicans, Trump associates and veterans of previous Republican presidencies now openly condemning Trump. We show why. This is episode 39. For earlier episodes, click on Alan Austin, above, and scroll down the page. Click...
by Alan Austin
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on Wed Sep 23, 2020 at 04:47 AM PDT
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This series lists prominent Republicans, Trump appointees and veterans of previous Republican presidencies who have given up on the Donald. We show why. This is episode 38. For earlier episodes, click on Alan Austin, above, and scroll down the page....
by Alan Austin
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on Tue Sep 22, 2020 at 06:31 AM PDT
with 18 Recommends
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In an unprecedented display of united outrage against commander-in-chief Donald Trump, more than forty senior military officers are now on the record with condemnations. A compilation was published here in Independent Australia this morning, Monday...
by Alan Austin
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on Mon Sep 21, 2020 at 05:01 AM PDT
with 23 Recommends
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Republicans versus Trump. Part 37. ‘Trump is the most dangerous candidate maybe in American history' This series tracks prominent Republicans, Trump associates and senior staff of previous Republican presidents now campaigning for Trump’s defeat. And shows why. This is episode 37. For earlier episodes, click on Alan Austin, above, and scroll down...
by Alan Austin
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on Sat Sep 19, 2020 at 02:34 AM PDT
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