https://www.dailykos.com/news/progresive News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:04:08 +0000 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 05:04:08 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/11/8/1811195/-Supreme-Court-Justice-hospitalized-after-fall-broken-ribs-Ruth-Bader-Ginsburg <p>It is with concern we are informed that Supreme Court Ruth Ginsburg has fallen and taken to a hospital for broken ribs.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-three-fractured-ribs-n933926" target="_blank">www.nbcnews.com/…</a></p> <blockquote> <p>Ginsburg, 85, went back to her home after the fall but after experiencing some discomfort went to George Washington University Hospital Thursday morning.</p> <div style="text-align:left"> <div></div> </div> <div></div> <p>Tests showed that she fractured three ribs on her left side and was admitted to the hospital for observation and treatment.</p> </blockquote> <p>Broken bones and the elderly tend to be very serious.  We hope she recovers and able to </p> <p>continue  serving  the American people on the Court and sending healing prayers to her.  Unfortunately, some of the deplorables are very happy about the fall.</p> <p class="is-empty-p"></p> rss@dailykos.com (Vetwife) Injury News progresive SupremeCourt _1811195 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 14:36:15 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/4/25/1520026/-This-election-cycle-has-been-a-pukefest <p>b</p> rss@dailykos.com (Left of what) 2016Election bernie Hillary progresive _1520026 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 01:40:33 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/9/2/1012930/--They-know-you-re-stupid-because-they-made-you-stupid-and-Part-4 <blockquote>"Let us never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are not a President and senators and congressmen and government officials, but the voters of this country."<br /> Franklin D. Roosevelt</blockquote> <p>In my studies of history which are ongoing, I found that those in power in our government have forgotten this truism.</p> <p>More fitting in today's environment is George Orwell</p> <blockquote>In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.<br /> George Orwell</blockquote> rss@dailykos.com (airmechldr) Democrats Economy Education electionscongresssenate goldman Health Care HealthCare Labor liberial Media Obama Press progresive Republican Unions Wages White House WhiteHouse _1012930 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:06:49 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/6/7/531520/-Progressive-Prosperous-Powerful <p>Mathematicians (and many others but in slightly different contexts) speak of "metrics" and "metric spaces" as alternative ways of measuring what is commonly called the distance between points A and B. Basically, it comes down to the fact that you can judge the distance from, say, your house to your mother's house in a variety of ways:</p> <ol><li value="1"> in miles (or kilometers)</li></ol> <ol><li value="2"> in the time it takes you to get there &nbsp;</li></ol> <p>but also by... </p> <ol><li value="3"> how tired you are when you get there (if you are walking).</li></ol> <ol><li value="4"> how many bus stops lie between your house and your mother's house (if you're taking the bus and don't like having to stop all over the place)</li></ol> rss@dailykos.com (FudgeFighter) Commander-in-Chief metric Poverty Power progresive Terrorism UniversalHealthCare War _531520 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 11:09:25 +0000