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The Yamhill County Historical Society Museum in McMinnville, Oregon has a 1909 Sears Motor Buggy which could be ordered from the Sears Catalog for $395.�
by Ojibwa
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Just yesterday I wrote Trump finds a new way to attack Biden. It was about a manufactured controversy about Biden, and every President before him, using a machine called an autopen to affix signature to documents. Trump is using one, too. He just...
by Bill Addis
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A kidney transplant surgeon, highly trained, highly skilled, highly in demand, in the US on a valid H1-B visa, went to visit her family in Lebanon. When she returned to Boston’s Logan airport (she works at Brown University in Providence), she was...
by Dan K
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A Ukrainian drone takes out a radar that is supposed to track drones in real time. If only these Russians had the armored scooters they might have survived. Something got blown up in Simferopol in Crimea. Running like hell doesn’t work either. Trump...
by quaoar
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I had just written yesterday in Trump wipes out 7 agencies at once about how Trump was shutting down the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the parent of Voice of America, and thinking that it had to be a mistake. It wasn't. This morning, I found an article...
by Bill Addis
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Here’s a little distraction from the daily horror show. My venerable 1997 Lincoln Town Car is dead. Actually it was most brutally assaulted and killed. By one of my neighbors no less. I bought the Lincoln ten years ago for the princely sum of $2500...
by Major Kong
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During a conversation on campus, several of us graduate students at the University of Arizona (instigated by me, I’m afraid) decided to do a major hike over the Rincon Mountains northeast of Tucson. Pete agreed to have his wife transport him, Dick and...
by Desert Scientist
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The recent deportations of alleged gang members from the United States to El Salvador and Venezuela raise serious concerns about legality, human rights, and the political motivations behind these actions. El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele,...
by Lapinoir
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A long time ago I saw a public service commercial for Social Security. I can’t say I remember the details exactly, but it went something like this: A man leaves home holding a bunch of papers. His journey across town consists of delays and irritations,...
by disinterested spectator
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Please bear with me while I write this diary entry. Some on here already are aware that I have been the primary caregiver for my 96 year old Mom for many years now. Actually, I’ve lived with my Mom in her home since I lost mine 20 years ago. I thought...
by Merlin196360
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We are going to exercise our god / goddess given rights to assemble and to speak at the Greensboro office of North Carolina US Senator Tom Tillis this week. Do you have any good signs and slogans we can use? Here’s some we’ve collected so far: Stop...
by NBBooks
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A familiar refrain in histories about the American Civil War was that Abe Lincoln spent much of his time just trying to find Generals who could execute his strategy — a strategy that took advantage of the natural strengths he had at his disposal. In...
by StephenLahanas
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Another repeated example of Republican Doublespeak is the phrase “activist judge”. Doublespeak is any language “constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning.” The activist judges phrase is meant to convey the criticism that judges are going...
by pouncecafe
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The story of the Casspir, which patrolled townships in South Africa when the Tesla CEO was a boy. The idea that a Cybertruck could become an artillery vehicle is not just hypothetical. Unsanctioned by Tesla, various users, ranging from a YouTuber to...
by annieli
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Trump’s Tennessee– It Now Plans to Criminalize Elected Officials Who Vote Against Dictator Donald’s Immigration Policies February 4, 2025 When Demagogue/Dictator Donald does something constitutionally suspect, extremist, or wacko, he, unfortunately,...
by Blue Choir Singer
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Biden has been receiving some post-election reanalysis in various forums, with many blaming his lack of communication and cloistered presidency. However, even so-called "good" communicators and "constitutional scholars" like Obama failed to educate us...
by jasciu
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Jasmine Crockett pointed out that Chuck Schumer is not smarter than most Democrats opposing Trump's CR. Like many Democrats, she supports Schumer's ouster. Jasmine Crockett nails it. Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts (Video — Audio) Summary...
by Egberto Willies
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Rawstory In an interview with the Guardian's David Smith as part of a look at the MAGA takeover of the nation's capital, the Washington Post's Sally Quinn, lamented the sad new state of affairs in the city and railed at what is happening with the...
by cbastian
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I have been posting this daily as a comment under each morning’s APR, but I’m trying to get more folks to pay attention, so I’m posting as a diary. If you’re like me and want to stop fighting amongst ourselves and start doing something constructive to...
by Doctor Who
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A Theological Blueprint for White Supremacy and Antisemitism: How the Dutch Reformed Church and the New Apostolic Reformation Shaped Political Thought This essay is a rant I posted to the following comment: All that talk about universities ‘supporting...
by bison
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