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When I was in Jr. High School (7th, 8th & 9th grade) I used to do people’s homework for money. There were weekly papers that had to be written and then monthly longer essays. Now, this was ...
by ZenTrainer
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The "well known Jewish friend" referred to by Padre Steve is MRFF Founder and President Mikey Weinstein. It Will Happen Again: The Holocaust and Trump’s “Christian” Supporters Friends of Padre Steve’s World, Robert Heinlein wrote: “Almost any sect,...
by Mikey Weinstein
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Most of you may already know about Sir Nicholas Winton, but I did not until I ran into some posts about him on twitterworld. So, here is some quick info on the hero, who supervised the rescue of 669 children, most of them Jewish, from Czechoslovakia on...
by AKALib
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Bolton’s public assertion the president told him what the Ukraine “drug deal” was really about clearly freaked Donnie out. We know what that means. A “tweet storm” was sure to follow. That’s exactly what happened. And that’s where Donnie screwed up....
by Victor Klemperer Respawned
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Thought Experiment: Imagine yourself going into a bank. All you have with you is maybe keys and wallet. Nothing else. You go to the teller and you say: "Please give me all your money." No threats, no showing weapons - because you have none. When the...
by AndyT
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Guess the Trumpian Empire will not brook tough questions. Be warned! So I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve crossed the Rubicon now. It’s a fuckuvalot, I know that. So, yeah, the Trump administration is now openly feuding with a 17-year-old Swedish...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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All-around scuzz-bucket, Mike Pompeo, went off on NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly over the weekend. Aside from a curse fueled off-air tirade, Pompeo also released a statement. That statement is ...
by NotNowNotEver
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Former Rep. Pete Stark, a California Democrat who represented part of the Bay Area from 1973 until 2013, died Friday at the age of 88. Stark made a name for himself for his work writing healthcare legislation, including the COBRA program and the...
by Jeff Singer
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This is a republication, for the most part, from a diary that i post here every International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Much of the content was first published in 1997, in a gender friendly Siddur in which i was a member of, and contributor to, the...
by Tevye
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A black man wrongfully convicted of murder spent almost 43 years of his life in prison and is ineligible to receive one penny for his time. This injustice is thanks to a Florida law absolving the state from repaying those with certain past convictions,...
by Lauren Floyd
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by brooklynpaul
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The impeachment trial of Donald Trump is entering its second week with his Fox News Legal Team continuing to present a defense that is wholly composed of deflections and lies . And they are sticking ...
by News Corpse
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For twenty years I have been involved in various political and advocacy groups such as RAINN and the Servicewoman’s Action Network (SWAN) that seek to educate the public about sexual assault and advocate for policies that help victims of assault. I...
by whiffleberry
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First let me state the obvious oath of allegiance, that I will vote and donate money to Joe Biden should he win the nomination, and I believe all my fellow Democrats should do the same. With that out of the way, I felt my stomach drop when I watched...
by Dr Teeth
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Hi, I’m a pediatrician who used to be far more active on this website. I have a lifetime membership since I was an early joiner. I was big on Howard Dean, that’s how I found Markos. I got really interested in permaculture and kind of faded away from...
by DrFood
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I was as stunned and saddened as anyone when I heard that Kobe Bryant, all-star shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, had been killed along with his daughter and seven other people in a helicopter crash. As a longtime Lakers fan, I certainly...
by Dartagnan
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The fight for a living wage (or at least, the fight to get closer to one) continues today in St. Louis, Missouri. Union organizers and local officials gathered for a peaceful protest to back the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1...
by Marissa Higgins
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The Trump administration has announced that Border Patrol official Rodney Scott will be named the agency’s new chief, following the retirement of Carla Provost at the end of this month after more than two decades there. Provost, you may all remember,...
by Gabe Ortiz
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National polls for the Democratic primaries have so far aimed at voter preferences among a dozen or more candidates. A new poll aims to answer the question of who would give the strongest challenge to Biden, the main candidate of the centrist wing. A...
by FellowTraveler
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Tuesday bring us the first major special election night of 2020, with four races on tap. There is one race in Georgia and three in Texas, including a high profile contest in the Houston suburbs. We preview all these races below. Leading Off • TX-HD-28:...
by Matt Booker
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