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I just read a diary that pissed me the hell off! Every now and then you’ll see some moralizing diary on the trend list lecturing progressives about words and imploring us to sanitize our speech very carefully so as not to offend the feelings of some of...
by Democratic Strategist
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on Tue Jul 11, 2023 at 08:13 AM PDT
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I’ve been thinking a lot this week about “equal justice under the law,” one of our supposed American values. The indictment and arrest of $Rump seems like the least that needs to be done. Not only do we have an excessive-punishment problem for women,...
by elenacarlena
79 comments
on Sat Apr 08, 2023 at 06:04 PM PDT
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Sometimes, I fall into a rabbit hole I didn’t even know was going to happen. I was following along with a YouTube thread regarding Stargate SG-1 when it was pointed out a reboot was possible. I, having followed the series, thought, “Cool, cool, I might...
by Christopher Reeves
816 comments
on Wed May 11, 2022 at 09:33 AM PDT
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If there is one thing we should have learned in our battles with Trump and the far right, it’s that sliming is of limited benefit, even when “the slime” is accurate and true. It may be of value to those who are already disposed to listen, but the...
by psychusa
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on Sun Sep 19, 2021 at 06:38 AM PDT
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Old Mister Finley, as was his wont, opened the old oak door of his house and walked down the gravel driveway, the rocks still wet from a soft rain the night before, and crossed the street where he had lived for forty plus years, and snagged the...
by BankShot
7 comments
on Fri Feb 05, 2021 at 11:26 AM PST
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The Guardian: 'Trump blows up US democracy': the world watches on in horror (London) Times: Trump supporters storm heart of American democracy Le Monde: Etats-Unis: Donald Trump, le président insurrectionnel El Pais: The president...
by Meteor Blades
166 comments
on Wed Jan 06, 2021 at 09:48 PM PST
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What is going on with the Trump Campaign? Apparently weepy, whiny, wimpy Right-Wingers worried about Covid-19 are unwilling to die for their Wartime leader, Trump, and won’t be “warriors” and show up [unmasked, embracing each other shoulder to...
by Jn1Good
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on Mon Jul 13, 2020 at 09:01 AM PDT
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So, I hardly ever go to Right wing sites. I mean, like 3 or 4 times in my entire life just to see what crazy they are living in at the moment. I went today. I picked Red State at random cause I’d heard of it before. I was a little surprised. I...
by Ken in Tex2
32 comments
on Thu Aug 11, 2016 at 09:16 AM PDT
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If Planet X doesn’t cause us to crash and burn next week, then we need to make sure this Cruz idealog never gets anywhere near any Nuclear codes.
According to Right Wing Watch, Glenn Beck, yes that nut, claims to be very close to Ted Cruz and...
by Vetwife
14 comments
on Sat Apr 09, 2016 at 07:03 AM PDT
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In the recent past, conventional wisdom has held that a right-wing revolt in this country was unlikely. The feedback I have heard most often is that either the government response would be swift and
by Rose City Rose
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on Wed Jan 27, 2016 at 05:19 PM PST
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As a progressive, I really have to hand it to Dallas’s ABC station, WFAA/8. Unlike most other stations, they make an actual effort to be (for lack of a better term) “fair and balanced” in their report
by Squall Winds
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on Mon Jan 04, 2016 at 10:18 AM PST
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If the Crown fits - wear it! I just realized a term that describes all the Neocons, Conservatives, Right Wingers, and life long members of the GOP - ROYALS! Folks who have forgotten what happene
by lone gunman
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on Fri Nov 13, 2015 at 05:04 AM PST
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As a staunch Republican, I am wobbling on the edge. Thanks to the candidacy of Donald Trump, my eyes have been pierced by the stupidity of the Republican base. The hateful bickering and slobbering ...
by tmokbel1965
31 comments
on Wed Oct 07, 2015 at 06:15 PM PDT
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The right wing Justices do not care about the Affordable Care Act ("ACA"). The opposition was a surrogate for the hate Obama crowd, and rallied the idiot voters to the Tea Party and other empty-...
by Focusers
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on Sun Feb 08, 2015 at 08:28 AM PST
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The Holidays are upon us and what better time is there to review your plans for that inevitable gun battle we will each find ourselves in before we exit this mortal plane.
And like everything else ...
by xxdr zombiexx
272 comments
on Sat Dec 06, 2014 at 05:05 AM PST
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It's because they hate. There is no other logical explanation.
After all, it's one thing to oppose a piece of legislation and fight to keep it from being passed because you honestly disagree with ...
by tim wise
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on Wed Jul 23, 2014 at 07:25 AM PDT
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Connie Rice was a scheduled speaker that the Rutgers Commencement, till a large number of students, faculty and interested people in general protested and in effect forced her to back out. She would ...
by old mark
25 comments
on Tue May 06, 2014 at 04:06 AM PDT
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A 38 year old extremist right winger planned to organize a series of bank robberies-including murder of everyone in the building-to fund bombing attacks on Federal buildings and other targets, ...
by old mark
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on Sat Mar 29, 2014 at 09:52 AM PDT
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For years we have heard Republican Right-wingers lecture the rest of us on personal responsibility. We have heard that people who receive assistance are lazy and refuse to take responsibility for ...
by StewartAcuff
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on Tue Feb 25, 2014 at 06:42 AM PST
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This debate at Democracy Now between a former NSA Lawyer and Daniel Ellsberg was interesting for what they said, but even more interesting for how they handled the loudmouth NSA defender who was ...
by Th0rn
24 comments
on Mon Feb 17, 2014 at 08:24 PM PST
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- Reading a brief Raw Story breakdown of some of today’s arguments from the justices in the never-should-have-been-taken-up-in-the-first-place immunity case, this quote from Alito leapt out of my screen like a rabid dog: “A stable, democratic society...286 comments 498 Recs
- I am channeling my inner Andy Rooney for this VERY short diary, and am delighted that the Image Library is here to help yet again. Did ya ever notice how, right after the Democrats pull off something absolutely remarkable, this strange thing happens...402 comments 779 Recs
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