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2024 is about as consequential an election year as they come, not that anyone on this site needs to be reminded of that. I don’t need to list all the reasons why every American who cares about freedom and democracy should be itching to get to the polls...
by citisven
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on Sun Apr 14, 2024 at 03:51 PM PDT
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Happy Tuesday morning, Gnusies! It seems like the daily news has settled into an annoyingly predictable pattern: endless stories about the BLOAT�and his increasingly unhinged acolytes, ...
by arhpdx
105 comments
on Tue Mar 19, 2024 at 04:00 AM PDT
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As many of you know, our darling dog Rosy died on Friday afternoon. On Sunday, I published a memorial diary for her, “ Goodbye to Rosy, our heart-and-soul dog ” which I hope all of you will ...
by arhpdx
106 comments
on Tue Mar 05, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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� Good morning to all Kossacks, Gnusies, and Visitors. The firehose of political news is wearing on me, but I wanted to focus on just a few themes. Yes, the SCOTUS decision allowing DJ Trump onto ...
by lemay50
253 comments
on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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Hi friends. I am now in Somerset, PA. I will be attending the services tomorrow, a dozen or so miles away at the Flight 93 National Memorial, for the third year in a row. Being in the presence of and offering my condolences to the families and friends...
by Tevye
106 comments
on Sun Sep 10, 2023 at 02:14 PM PDT
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Belgian Shot Putter Goes Wayyyyy Out Of Her Comfort Zone To Save Injured Team From Disqualification. Unless an athlete is competing in the decathlon or heptathlon, they are trained in a given specialty or specialties. At the world championship level, it would be absurd to imagine a trained swimmer competing in a round of Greco- Roman Wrestling, or a...
by Tevye
123 comments
on Sat Jul 15, 2023 at 04:42 PM PDT
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One of the reasons I started writing again more regularly for Top Comments after taking a hiatus was brillig was looking to switch her usual Tuesday night hosting gig for Monday. We were having ...
by cohenzee
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on Tue Jun 20, 2023 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Good morning, Gnusies! As usual, I’m letting the theme of my�intro be dictated by the news I found, and what came up for me today is the power we gain by working together. Whether it’s the tight-...
by arhpdx
120 comments
on Tue Jun 20, 2023 at 04:00 AM PDT
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( Some of the events here took place a few years ago. I believe that such moments transcend space and time. If you disagree, please consider yourself forwarned. Thank you. ) What is it like to live in a society with such respect for the tradition and...
by Tevye
28 comments
on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 03:08 PM PDT
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I have an idea. If someone wants to ban a book, first they must write a book report, to prove they've read the book and can point out the offending parts of the book. Oh, and getting the name of the writer correct should be the first question answered...
by RussellWriter
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on Wed May 24, 2023 at 01:09 PM PDT
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Good morning, Gnusies! I’ve found lots of under-the-radar good news (plus a few above-the-fold Big Stories) to share with you today, so I want to keep my intro short. This banner image from The ...
by arhpdx
109 comments
on Tue May 23, 2023 at 04:00 AM PDT
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Yesterday Kirsten Neuschafer became the first woman sailor to win a single-handed race around the world and, for that matter, first woman to win an around the world race. She completed this amazing feat in her MINNEHAHA, a Cape George cutter. Kirsten...
by bugtuzzle
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on Fri Apr 28, 2023 at 05:25 AM PDT
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This past weekend, I volunteered to be an amateur radio operator at a bike ride, as I have done for over two decades. We operate as the eyes and ears of the ride, monitoring activity at the rest stops, and having a number of “sag” drivers on the road...
by jrberg
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on Sun Oct 16, 2022 at 08:32 PM PDT
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For those of you that don’t know, John was the target of what seems to be deliberate editorializing on the part of NBC News and Dasha Burns. She has since moved into “save career” mode. So this message goes out to you, Dasha. You have learned modern...
by Rule of Claw
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on Wed Oct 12, 2022 at 11:13 AM PDT
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This series was started in July 2013. At that time groups were fairly new at Daily Kos. Tara TSW and I had met at Netroots Nation in San Jose, both of us talking to Kaili Joy Gray, who had left ...
by ramara
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on Sat Jul 23, 2022 at 05:08 PM PDT
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A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦
Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/...
by plain truth
169 comments
on Thu Jul 28, 2022 at 10:45 AM PDT
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Putin is obviously not getting the splendid little war he anticipated. He obviously thought the citizens of Ukraine would be stunned into a stupor. He meant to amass such an overwhelming force militarily that it would translate into the minds of the...
by novapsyche
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on Tue Mar 01, 2022 at 03:24 PM PST
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It’s a hard time. These are some dark days, for sure. No need for me to list all our immediate concerns, I suspect we are well aware of them. In the past week or two I’ve heard and seen the depression and desolation (not far from desperation) in...
by rflctammt
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on Sun Dec 26, 2021 at 07:51 AM PST
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After years of trying, I finally got a book published! My goal was to write a short, inspirational fable in the fashion of “The Greatest Gift” by Philip Van Doren Stern (this is the story “It’s A Wonderful Life” is based on.) We’re all looking for...
by wruckusgroink
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on Thu Dec 23, 2021 at 09:48 AM PST
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. Welcome to Morning Open Thread, a daily post with a MOTley crew of hosts who choose the topic for the day's posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful dialogue in an open forum. This author, who is...
by officebss
152 comments
on Mon Nov 01, 2021 at 03:26 AM PDT
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