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Members of the nightjar family (Caprimulgidae) are spectacularly odd and curious birds, represented by about 90 species worldwide. Closely related to owls, nightjars are denizens of twilight and moonlit nights, often observed in erratic yet graceful...
by giddy thing
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on Sun Aug 18, 2019 at 05:00 AM PDT
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The logging trucks are hard at work hauling out the thicket of pine trees that have towered over the land of my childhood in Kittrell. While I understand that harvesting timber is a necessary part of the maturation process and the local economy, I...
by kaineriggan
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- Daniel Deitrich is a Christian worship leader in South Bend, Indiana. As discussed in this article for Religious News Service, such worship leaders are among the 81% of evangelical Christians who voted for Donald Trump in 2016. Four years ago Dietrich...302 comments 532 Recs
- Thank you and congratulations on your work! Pompeo got backed into a corner. Our own Jen Hayden I just want to post a public note of support and appreciation to Mary Louise Kelly. I listened to the NPR story and she was fierce. I could see why he...71 comments 229 Recs
- A rebuttal to a front page diary I had the pleasure of reading this morning. I am a young (30, so maybe not that young :[ ), enthusiastic Bernie Sanders supporter. I want ya’ll to understand how I see this political moment and other like minded Bernie...681 comments 224 Recs
- Some big news out of Iowa today courtesy of the Des Moines Register: The Des Moines Register editorial board endorses Elizabeth Warren in the 2020 Iowa Democratic caucuses as the best leader for these times. The senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts...129 comments 199 Recs
- While I’ve been a regular visitor here for some years, I rarely post or comment. After all, who other than me really cares what I think? That said, here’s what I think: Like the headline says, I am a Ford Motor Company retiree. I worked there for 25...80 comments 103 Recs
- Mississippian KT Robbins was a 24 year-old young man when he deployed to Europe in mid-1944. He was there for the allied invasion….D Day….. and France was in the process of being liberated from Nazi subjugation. He was in a company of bakers for the...70 comments 157 Recs
- The Wuhan coronavirus (aka 2019-nCoV) is spreading rapidly. The Chinese authorities are taking drastic measures to try to stop the spread of the contagion. Health experts around the world are working at an unprecedented speed and scale to identify the...342 comments 226 Recs
- I have never done canvassing or phone banking, ever. In fact, I have to say the past few weeks have been harrowing, but I wanted to do something that would force me to do things I am not comfortable doing. I wanted to stretch myself a bit, so when I...33 comments 84 Recs
- Daniel, my brother in ministry: Praise the name of Jesus Christ this song is MAGNIFICENT. I have been waiting quite a long time for for someone like you to write a song like this. I'm not ...71 comments 233 Recs
- Mike Pompeo explodes after NPR interview, rages harder after reporter is able to find Ukraine on mapEarlier, Daily Kos’ Jen Hayden wrote about Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo getting backed into a corner during an interview with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly on Morning Edition. Pompeo lost his cool after Kelly asked him to speak about the lack of...374 comments 435 Recs
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- I have never done canvassing or phone banking, ever. In fact, I have to say the past few weeks have been harrowing, but I wanted to do something that would force me to do things I am not comfortable doing. I wanted to stretch myself a bit, so when I...33 comments 84 Recs
