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The Wall Street Journal has done a deep dive into what is says are the� 26% of voters who (currently) make up the universe of “persuadables” who will determine the presidential election.�� Hope ...
by snowbored
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People holding up the corrupt machine that runs San Francisco as a liberal or progressive government are woefully misinformed. They operate to cover their own asses (recall the DA because he dared to hold police accountable and was investigating the...
by MisterC
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Florida school district bans all library books containing LGBTQ characters, says they 'cannot exist' The attempted erasure of LGBTQ+ people is accelerating in the state of Florida, thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis, his Republican colleagues in the Florida Legislature, and compliant school officials. As reported by journalist and attorney Judd Legum,...
by Dartagnan
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on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 09:43 AM PDT
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In what Fox News is calling a "red vs. blue state debate" and the rest of us are calling a newly discovered circle of hell, it appears we have a date and venue for the promised showdown between ...
by Hunter
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on Mon Sep 25, 2023 at 04:00 PM PDT
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The classified documents indictment of Donald Trump would seem, on paper at least, to be the most straightforward of the four criminal cases the former president is facing. Reams of classified files were stashed in Trump's office and storage room and...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Sep 19, 2023 at 07:47 AM PDT
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Molly Michael is the John Dean of G. Gordon Liddys, as a pattern emerges. The sources said Michael also told federal investigators that last year she grew increasingly concerned with how Trump handled recurring requests from the National Archives for...
by annieli
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on Wed Sep 20, 2023 at 12:35 AM PDT
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The Supreme Court’s decision siding with Black voters in an Alabama redistricting case gave Democrats and voting rights activists a surprising opportunity before the 2024 elections. New congressional maps would have to include more districts in Alabama...
by Associated Press
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on Mon Sep 18, 2023 at 02:50 PM PDT
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Rumors have heated up that Rep. Matt Gaetz wants to run for governor of Florida. NBC reports that with current Gov. Ron DeSantis facing term limits, Gaetz’s possible announcement was the topic of ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Sep 19, 2023 at 07:00 AM PDT
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There’s good reason why Gov. Ron DeSantis could never hope to compete with Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential GOP primary, even in his home state. It’s not just that he eats his pudding with ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 01:35 PM PDT
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Just weeks before the Oct. 2 start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wasn’t vacationing on some billionaire’s yacht. Nor did she choose to make a public ...
by Charles Jay
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on Sat Sep 16, 2023 at 11:38 AM PDT
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Also: Unspeakable Libya death toll Record global heat Hunter Biden charged Hurricane Lee; Much more... It's still kind of hilarious that the Republican Speaker of the House this week, in announcing an impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden for...(fill in...
by TheBradBlog
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on Fri Sep 15, 2023 at 12:34 AM PDT
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IRA 'Turbocharging' U.S. Jobs, Clean Energy Manufacturing. Will Voters Notice?: 'BradCast' 9/13/2023 Guest: David Roberts, climate and energy journalist Also: Senate Repubs don't think much of McCarthy's Impeachment Inquiry either... The landmark federal climate bill called the Inflation Reduction Act, adopted last year without a single Republican...
by TheBradBlog
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on Wed Sep 13, 2023 at 07:17 PM PDT
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The Florida state Surgeon General, Joseph Ladapo (a DeSantis appointee), has announced that contrary to the CDC advice issued yesterday, no Floridians under 65 years old should be vaccinated with the latest Covid booster. Link to Tampa Bay Times story:...
by tom 47
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on Wed Sep 13, 2023 at 02:20 PM PDT
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Wildflowers this morning around my house and up in the front meadow. Enjoy! and finally this Swallowtail — I think it is Spicebush but so faded and beat up.
by PHScott
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With an abortion initiative probably on the Florida ballot in 2024, Florida Dems have an opportunity to campaign on policies that are less divisive and would benefit everyone (including Republicans) at zero cost to taxpayers. The first policy I propose...
by Bob Waterstripe
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on Wed Sep 13, 2023 at 01:33 PM PDT
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Welcome to my first DK story. Long-time lurker, first-time writer. My friend Rose Marshack turned me on to this delightful end-run around one of Florida’s egregious AP policies: Move the course outside of high-school and make it free for anyone to...
by jgk1971
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on Mon Sep 11, 2023 at 12:34 PM PDT
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Admin correction: the original title of this story, "Matt Gaetz threatens Bloodshed & Violence if Trump is Thrown in Prison," was edited to reflect the actual content of Gaetz' remarks on the Driveway Liberty Podcast (September 6, 2023). This story has...
by GayforCongress
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on Sat Sep 09, 2023 at 02:51 PM PDT
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As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues his endless assault on education in the state, including higher education, a growing number of Florida faculty are looking to get out of the state, according to the stunning results of a recent survey of...
by davidkc
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on Sat Sep 09, 2023 at 05:17 AM PDT
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Navarro 'guilty'; Prigozhin's interference; DeSantis law v. Idalia recovery; Lee strengthens; OH GOP lawyer sentenced; AL GOP Rep. arrested; 'Crooked' Coffee County, GA; Solution to 'Rich Men from Richmond'... As the headline suggests, we've got a...
by TheBradBlog
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on Thu Sep 07, 2023 at 06:53 PM PDT
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Fox News personality and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany interviewed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this week, offering him an opportunity to look compassionate and humane—by Republican standards—on abortion. In a strenuous effort to...
by Laura Clawson
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