A simple poll for the holiday season

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Monday December 20, 2021 · 9:08 AM PST

2021/12/20 · 09:08

Do we think that Manchin is the Grinch Who Stole Christmas for Many

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Is Manchin the Grinch?

105 votes Vote Now!

Is Manchin the Grinch?

Yes, he has stolen Christmas for a lot of people

96 votes

No, he is a good, honest VERY RICH man

9 votes

The birds are gone

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Wednesday August 25, 2021 · 8:59 AM PDT

2021/08/25 · 08:59

I hadn’t noticed until today that all the birds are now completely gone here. Googled birds and COVID and although it does not appear to be a COVID problem, it does appear to be some sort of virus attacking the birds. At first the scientists thought it was only attacking certain species of birds, but I can say that ALL the birds are gone here — big, little, crows, magpies, swallows and goldfinches and all the other little songbirds. They are all gone now and this is one of the saddest days of my life. Children may never again wake up to a glorious chorus of bird songs greeting a new day. I have one old pheasant left with no mate. How sad this is.

I Voted Today from Ireland

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Monday September 28, 2020 · 3:05 AM PDT

2020/09/28 · 03:05

I voted in Washington State today from Ireland. Here are a couple of new things you need to know. Because of COVID there are fewer planes flying and it has become harder to get mail onto a plane. My ballot was about 3-4 days later in arriving than usual. I was beginning to panic. It arrived today.

For WA state one can now vote via e-mail by taking pictures of both sides of the ballot, the back of the now signed return envelope, and the instruction sheet optionally.

Before the packet was even cold from the delivering post man’s hands, I had it back at the local post office. The postmistress is used to my voting envelopes now and very carefully stamped the envelope with her date stamp. I told her Trump’s name was inside and so I was wearing a mask not to catch “trumpies” from that. Left her laughing. For all overseas voters — Do immediately vote and return the packet immediately so as to be sure it gets on a plane quickly and through the effed-up US post system before Nov. 3rd.

Happy President Biden everyone.

HR'S all used up for the day

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Tuesday July 07, 2015 · 6:36 AM PDT

2015/07/07 · 06:36

In the new DK perhaps we need to go back to one diary a day allowed until we get rid of the spammers. Also Bojo should supersede any diary in the queue cause some of these spam diaries are still posting after Bojo hits.
What I wouldn't give for a diary smite button.

VOTED!

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Wednesday September 26, 2012 · 5:12 AM PDT

2012/09/26 · 05:12

I have been so completely shocked by the ever widening divide between Democrats and Neo-Republicans in the US that I haven't been able to add much to the discussion for the past couple of years.
I do have something to say today and that is "I have cast my absentee overseas ballot for the second term of President Obama and VP Joe Biden." What a good feeling.

Who else has already voted?

3 Wisconsin Republican senators waivering

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Friday February 25, 2011 · 6:43 AM PST

2011/02/25 · 06:43

I haven't played in the new sandbox yet, and since no one can yell t'isn't a diary anymore, here is an action only diary:

This is from the Virtual Wisconsin State Employees Unions Solidarity
Vigil: The Page
CommunitOnondaga Facebook at
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Three senators are wavering. CALL or EMAIL Senator Randy Hopper -
(608) 266-5300 Sen.Hopper@legis.wisconsin.gov Senator Luther Olsen -
(608) 266-0751 Sen.Olsen@legis.wisconsin.gov Senator Dale Schultz -
(608) 266-0703 Sen.Schultz@legis.wisconsin.gov

(re-post PLEASE!)

Be polite. Be firm. Hands off collective bargaining.

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I needed a legacy, so I made it all up

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Tuesday November 09, 2010 · 4:12 PM PST

2010/11/09 · 16:12

Just an FYI that I can't flesh out more. Sorry.
Now who might be telling little fibs again? First the Germans say Liar and now the Brits chime in:

British officials said today there was no evidence to support claims by George Bush, the former US president, that information extracted by "waterboarding" saved British lives by foiling attacks on Heathrow airport and Canary Wharf.

But...but...didn't Bush write that Mohammed after being waterboarded just 3 little teeny tiny times got up and drew detailed diagrams on a blackboard about planned attacks on these same British targets.

The Heathrow alert in fact happened a month before his arrest, with army tanks parked around the airport, in what was widely regarded as an overreaction.

There seems to be little chance now that even one page of the new memoir has any truthiness.

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Saturday November 06, 2010 · 2:10 PM PDT

2010/11/06 · 14:10

I've been watching NDTV on the President in India and just have to share a few things I found interesting.
The President for First Lady visited Ghandi's home and left messages in the Visitor's book. The TV report on this visit mentioned that the Indian people are totally impressed with the couple's humility. How different from the US to have a entire population impressed by one's... humility.

Tomorrow the President will video conference with a small and very poor village that has been connected with high-speed cable, and the President wants to know how this has changed their lives. The residents of the village are in awe that they will be speaking to the most powerful man on earth and said this is the most precious gift the village will have ever received. I'm not sure which will do more for the village, the cable or being connected and talking to the President, but the villagers seem to think the U.S. President's "visit" wins.

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Monday November 01, 2010 · 8:11 AM PDT

2010/11/01 · 08:11

If I remember anything about 2008, the campaign headquarters people today and tonight and all day tomorrow and probably into the evening are not going to be able to stop for a meal. They are going to be hungry, hungry people!
If you have a campaign office in your vicinity, think food for the volunteers. Perhaps something you can whip together from your own kitchen or something you can pick up at a store and deliver, or even order pizza for them and have it delivered to the office.
Snacks of all sorts; veggie plates with a dip; sandwiches; pretzels; chips and dip; cookies; cake; pie; cold meat plate; potato salad; any salad, hot or cold, soda and juices, and add some plastic forks and paper plates and cups just in case. There is a world of food to be devoured by starving volunteers in between GOTV phone calls and you can provide much needed support even if you can't be there to phone call or drive people to the polls.
Of course, if you can make a few calls while at the office, that won't hurt either.

Beck on Beck

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Tuesday August 31, 2010 · 3:57 AM PDT

2010/08/31 · 03:57

I had to watch Beck last night to get Beck’s own view of his rally.
He spent most of the show trying desperately to "prove" that he had more than "just tens of thousands" of people show up. The much touted figure of 87,000 appeared to leave him aghast. The real figure, he insisted, was in the half million mark and probably more, perhaps two million. All the media reports otherwise were wrong.
Leaving that fantasy aside, there were some breath-taking moments after that. Although I am sure that the Smithsonian does this for each and every large event on the Mall, apparently the Smithsonian called Beck’s people and asked for some token souvenir representing the event. Also, apparently, Beck thought he was the only one ever asked for this. He announced that he was so excited by the call that he woke up his whole family to tell them that he was going to be in the Smithsonian Museum for what he had accomplished. Stunning, stunning self-deceit. Stunning show of ego.

And there is more...

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Sunday August 08, 2010 · 9:34 AM PDT

2010/08/08 · 09:34

It isn't going to be a long diary, but I would like this to get more attention than a comment would. I was just told that school supplies are on big sales right now in the States. There are going to be a lot of kids this year who have one or both parents unemployed and those parents are going to have a hard time coming up with the extra money to buy all the school supplies that a teacher would like the kids to have ready.
I remember when my grandchildren were starting each school year and the teacher would pass out lists of supplies to the parents. Perhaps you might think of picking up one of the lists and buying some or all of the supplies one or more children will need and donating them to the teachers. Or, if you are buying for your own child, perhaps picking up doubles of each item to donate.
It's also a great idea to maybe buy an inexpensive back-pack, or donate the cost of a school uniform. In Seattle we had a special school for homeless children, and if there is one in your town, I know those kids can truly use school supplies and back-packs.
Now is the time to help a child please.

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I can find a couple of bucks to help a child

13 votes Vote Now!

I can find a couple of bucks to help a child

Yes, I can!

13 votes

BP LiveBlog - Diary 11

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Friday May 28, 2010 · 12:02 PM PDT

2010/05/28 · 12:02

This is the eleventh BP top kill liveblog diary. Please don't rec this diary - rec the Mothership

Please don't post images or videos, to keep bandwidth down.

List of today's liveblog diaries:

Top Kill LiveBlog - Diary 8 - Garrett
Junk Shot LiveBlog - Diary 9 - khowell
Top Kill LiveBlog - Diary 10 - conchita

Please volunteer for submersible shifts in the mothership! Thanks!

Links and info re top kill are all below the jump.

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A simple poll for the holiday season

The birds are gone

I Voted Today from Ireland

HR'S all used up for the day

VOTED!

3 Wisconsin Republican senators waivering

I needed a legacy, so I made it all up

First day in India

We are down to the last celery stick!

Beck on Beck

Back to school supplies

BP LiveBlog - Diary 11