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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. erroneously contends President Joe Biden is more of a threat to U.S. democracy than former President Donald Trump, a notion political experts find to be “preposterous” and “absurd” Former President Donald J. Trump has declined to...
by frankfaiola
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on Tue Apr 09, 2024 at 08:32 PM PDT
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Some Israeli soldiers post photos online mocking women's underwear and bras. Some women had their homes burned down and may have even lost their lives. Israeli soldiers have been sharing images and videos of themselves handling underwear discovered in...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 01:56 AM PDT
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I remember being struck, as a underclass man at Baylor University in the early 70s, a few things which have come to be true. One, was that America was going down the wrong track, seduced by the siren song of Liberalism and Hollywood. Two, Evangelical...
by Stuart Heady
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on Sun Mar 17, 2024 at 10:59 AM PDT
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U.S. Supreme Court rules Congress has the power to bar Trump from being on the ballot or create a process to do so, not state officials Former President Donald Trump achieved a decisive victory at the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week, as the Court...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Mar 09, 2024 at 08:38 PM PST
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Hey, wanna join an exclusive secret club? First, you’ll have to answer a few questions. Are you a woman? Are you LGBTQ+? Are you something other than a “real” Christian (i.e., Mormon, ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Sat Mar 09, 2024 at 01:35 PM PST
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Chaya Raichik, owner of the social media account Libs of TikTok, has a neo-Nazi problem. Raichik and her Libs of TikTok brand have taken conservative media circles by storm as a result of her social media anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Black mass harassment and...
by VPSReports
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on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 07:18 AM PST
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I haven’t seen this story here on Daily Kos yet so I thought I’d drop a little tidbit of information that came through my inbox via Jeff Tiedrich’s Substack. Turns out the border “crisis” that’s been hyped up by Fox News and the Republican Party is...
by CyberMindGrrl
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on Sun Feb 04, 2024 at 10:11 AM PST
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over Taylor Swift?
by eb23
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on Wed Jan 31, 2024 at 05:15 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
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on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 10:11 PM PST
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Christopher Rufo, who spent three months campaigning for the firing of Harvard President Claudine Gay over issues of “academic integrity,” has not always been so rigorous in his standards. A right-wing author and progenitor of the panic over trans...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Sun Jan 07, 2024 at 01:25 PM PST
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“Small government” is the antithesis of the creeping authoritarianism that can be readily seen within the Republican Party Republicans have claimed to favor “small government” for decades, but their policy positions contradict that assertion. Ronald...
by frankfaiola
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on Sat Jan 06, 2024 at 05:53 AM PST
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Bill Maher recently interviewed Seth MacFarlane on his podcast and openly spread vaccine misinformation. “I would think this country did not allow for natural immunity to be considered. And I know this is a subject dear to your heart. Like, even if you...
by frankfaiola
198 comments
on Fri Jan 05, 2024 at 03:12 PM PST
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I find it mindboggling that people are flooding the border to come here when what they are rushing to ….will soon be just as bad as what they have left. We have Fascists, racists, 600 mass shooting in 23, one today at High school. Killing...
by Vetwife
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on Thu Jan 04, 2024 at 10:14 AM PST
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Harvard President Claudia Gay resigned on Tuesday amid growing pressure from multiple scandals. The first Black woman to hold the position, her exit after just six months also makes her the shortest-tenured president in Harvard history, proving once...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Wed Jan 03, 2024 at 10:17 PM PST
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In 2016, my family and I moved to Skokie, IL, a town we grew up in and around years prior — a suburb that’s considered one of the most diverse in the US. We were pregnant with our second child and despite our desire to stay in Chicago, we couldn’t find...
by temps2020
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on Wed Dec 20, 2023 at 01:59 PM PST
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By Karen Rubin, News-Photos-Features.com Why now? NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher, speaking at Reachout America, in Long Island, this month, questioned why a drag storybook hour at a library should bring out violent protest in New York City, no less, and...
by NewsPhotosFeatures
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on Tue Dec 19, 2023 at 12:55 PM PST
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The battle over the future of higher education has taken a dark and cynical turn. Last week, near the end of a contentious Congressional hearing on antisemitism on college campuses, the presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT all fell into a trap set by...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 01:03 PM PST
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So, a lot of mainstream media has been touting Trumps polling numbers (even though they are within the margin of error), basically trying to create a narrative that “Trump OMG! OMG! OMG! could beat Biden (hair on fire)” stories. One thing that hasn't...
by lvn
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on Thu Nov 30, 2023 at 05:43 PM PST
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That is the title of the thesis* with which the Italian Francesco Morella received a PHD at Tilburg University in the Netherlands November this year. The answer to that question is relevant for who wants to understand what is going on in Europe, where...
by the shrink
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on Sat Nov 25, 2023 at 02:35 AM PST
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Like many of you, I get political junk mail out the wazoo, but these days it’s mostly e-mail. People like Senators Sherrod Brown, Jackie Rosen, etc., are often requesting donations, as are environmental groups, etc. Some, like Brother Brown, merit a...
by Kangaroo
89 comments
on Thu Nov 23, 2023 at 08:04 PM PST
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