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Proposition: Mike Johnson is now positioned to deliver the coup de grâce to the Cantelope Coot. What are the chances he will actually realize how much power now he suddenly wields? Hypothetical situation: Were he to choose to do further “right things”...
by Austex Lightbeam
on Sat Apr 20, 2024 at 02:18 PM PDT
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Call it remedial vigilance. In a nutshell, let’s play catch-up. Here in the land of the free, the indicted, and the still-at-large, Big Blonder rode to power on two of Benito Mussolini’s pet slogans. One, “Drain the Swamp.” Two, “Make [This Country]...
by Inspector Clueso
on Wed Apr 10, 2024 at 12:09 PM PDT
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Colorado’s top elected Republicans are in disarray … much like the rest of their party. On Wednesday, after days of infighting, Republican Minority Leader Mike Lynch resigned , saying, “It is ...
by Walter Einenkel
on Wed Jan 24, 2024 at 09:14 AM PST
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So Trump wants absolute immunity because he used to be President. That would give the same power immediately to Biden. Donny should find himself trying to campaign from Guantanamo and having all his hearing on live video feed in a jumpsuit from Cuba....
by manoffire
on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 10:38 AM PST
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America’s position as the sole great power within the international system has come to an end. The future of the liberal world order has become precarious. Brief History & Theoretical Concepts in International Relations The balance of power within the...
by frankfaiola
on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 10:11 PM PST
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I just finished watched The Guyana Tragedy and the Cult factor is so similiar to what we have now with 45. Some of those people knew Jones was nuts but terrified of him. The similiarity I picked up was he felt he was the ONLY one who could help them....
by Vetwife
on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 10:57 AM PST
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You can make a difference to the hurt being caused by climate chaos and the great extinction event in your town or your city! �How? �Reuse, repurpose, and recycle this information. �You can push ...
by birches
on Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 10:00 AM PST
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I'm as guilty as the next person for calling Dictator Trump all kinds of bad names. It’s like having a contest with one's self to see if you can come up with something more ingenious each time you want to describe this vicious monster! While it feels...
by ThinkOutsideTheBox
on Wed Nov 15, 2023 at 01:25 AM PST
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Where’s the real power lie in the world? My fellow Kossacks probably already intuit this but it can be useful to put some numbers & data to support what you know to be true but too many people just don’t seem to get. I have conservative friends with...
by dlsamson
on Fri Oct 27, 2023 at 07:22 PM PDT
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“Preliminary results from MIP [Military Intervention Project] show that the US has increased its military usage of force abroad since the end of the Cold War. Over this period the US has preferred the direct usage of force over threats or displays of...
by frankfaiola
on Tue Oct 24, 2023 at 12:20 PM PDT
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The American political system has been taken over by major corporations. Many political scientists already do not consider the U.S. a full-blown democracy, rather they view it as an oligarchy. An oligarchy is a country ruled by the few, in America,...
by frankfaiola
on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 11:10 PM PDT
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“The corruption that hides in plain sight is the real threat to our democracy…Under current law, campaign contributions are illegal if there is an explicit quid pro quo, and legal if there isn’t. But legal campaign contributions can be as bad as bribes...
by frankfaiola
on Sat Oct 21, 2023 at 03:39 PM PDT
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Introduction: This essay is the first in a series titled A BETTER HUMAN STORY. “First,” that is, except for an Introductory essay published here a week ago: “Introduction to a ‘Big Picture’ View that Might Help Human Civilization (and American...
by AndySchmookler
on Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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Greg Casar Drafting Bill to Connect Texas to National Electric Grids Confirming his plans for a bill requiring the state to connect to national grids, Casar declared that "whether we're in the middle of a heatwave or a winter storm, Texas should be...
by danarheaelliott
on Sun Sep 03, 2023 at 04:57 AM PDT
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Without resorting to extreme measures, is there any act you could commit today that would have much effect outside the small world of people you know? Probably not. Yet, almost every day after they have breakfast Elon Musk and George Soros routinely...
by uncledonald
on Wed Aug 30, 2023 at 08:36 AM PDT
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Republished by permission from TURN.com — The Utility Reform Network We are excited to invite you to an engaging and informative community conversation hosted by TURN (The Utility Reform Network) that delves into the...
by mettle fatigue
on Thu Aug 17, 2023 at 04:30 PM PDT
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The arsonist is filling his gasoline can. Now we wait to see if we’ll hand him the match to burn our country to the ground. In a frightening must-read story titled, Trump and Allies Forge Plans to Increase Presidential Power in 2025, reporters from The...
by RickElia
on Wed Jul 19, 2023 at 05:39 AM PDT
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I am not a psychologist, nor do I play one on TV. I’m just saying… We’ve all tried to analyze Trump, the MAGA crowd, or just the GOP in general, but it’s hard to put any of them into society’s norms. Society’s norms are just that, how society views...
by TexDem
on Fri Jun 09, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
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In another blow to the notorious Conservative Political Action Conference, one of the top officials at its funding organization has called it quits, citing mismanagement by top dog Matt Schlapp. Bob Beauprez resigned this week after being the American...
by Walter Einenkel
on Sat May 27, 2023 at 07:30 AM PDT
with 160 Recommends
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This will prove interesting. Disney has a huge family friendly non-controversial message about love, kindness, death (coco), and the importance of family, and finding yourself despite bigotry and ignorance (Luca (a favorite)). Disney has also added to...
by iarnstein
on Wed Apr 26, 2023 at 12:43 PM PDT
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