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I like words. Long words. Complex words. Words that carry subtle undertones. Let’s face it, I’m a pedant. But I also learned — after many years of public speaking and writing — that simple words can often be more powerful and send a stronger message....
by Dan K
 63 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 08:27 AM PDT
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Sometimes I just want to share something that’s a little inspirational. Many, probably most, people these days have not seen The Great Dictator. But it’s more timely than ever because, as always, history repeats itself. At the end of the film,...
by TheRailSplitter
10 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 04:45 AM PDT
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread. I figured that, in the spirit of the season, I might share some of the music off of the St. Patrick’s Day playlist I made for my nephews ...
by samanthab
244 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 07:26 AM PDT
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No president in American history has sunk this low. Donald Trump is now fundraising off the deaths of U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran, using an official photo from their dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on March 7. As reported by...
by Shawn510
51 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 04:15 AM PDT
with 112 Recommends
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No mercy, no surrender! We are going to bomb them some more for fun! We obliterated them! We’re killing them! We blew them out of the water! They’re going to die! And while our official military social media pages are posting cartoon and AI videos of a...
by MurielVieux
8 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 03:54 AM PDT
with 15 Recommends
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Ah, the 21st century. Dear Despot. You know, Donnie, coalitions are best built before you act, and it is not as if you did not have time beforehand. Moving your deadly toys around took plenty of time for diplomatic action; we are not at your command...
by LaFeminista
106 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 01:34 AM PDT
with 145 Recommends
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The blame-shifting to others has begun, Trump claiming that MSM wants him to “lose the war” because unconditional surrender and regime change was impossible and a Wall Street Journal triggered him. TACO happened when Iran promise to not execute 800...
by annieli
56 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 05:38 AM PDT
with 70 Recommends
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, �annetteboardman, FarWestGirl, �Besame,and jck,. ...
by side pocket
11 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 09:00 PM PDT
with 37 Recommends
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Welcome back friends to the Monday Good News Roundup, the time of week where we, your intrepid GNR Newsroom (Powered by the GNR Discord ) bring you all the good news to start your week off right.�
by Jessiestaf
43 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 04:00 AM PDT
with 118 Recommends
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Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most ...
by gizmo59
6 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 07:15 PM PDT
with 21 Recommends
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To understand the Iranian strategic doctrine, you first have to understand some of the bullshit around their nuclear weapons program. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (the one that got killed at the start of the current round of fighting) had articulated a...
by SevenStrings
19 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 05:43 PM PDT
with 66 Recommends
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by side pocket
117 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 05:30 PM PDT
with 28 Recommends
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New York State school districts are caught between two conflicting mandates. The state is threatening to withhold money from districts that refuse to change Native American team names and mascots as a violation of the state’s Dignity Act. The federal...
by Alan Singer
20 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 01:55 PM PDT
with 59 Recommends
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Ukraine continues its drone assault on Moscow. Still no word on what is being targeted/hit. Ukraine also struck an aircraft plant in Ulyanovsk, which is about 675 km southeast of Moscow. Ulyanovsk is the birthplace of Lenin and was named after him....
by quaoar
11 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM PDT
with 90 Recommends
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Russian forces continued long-range drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on March 14 to 15. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 97 Shahed, Gerbera, and Italmas-type drones, of which about 70 were Shaheds, from the...
by annieli
10 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 09:02 PM PDT
with 124 Recommends
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DJT: "Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm Ready for My Close-up" - Dems Favored to Win US Senate (Up#4) Do Democrats Have the Edge to Take the Senate? Bettors at Polymarket now think Democrats are slightly favored to win control of the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. “Et tu, Brute?” Trump Practicing His “You Like Me” Speech for Tonight’s Academy...
by JekyllnHyde
23 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 05:15 PM PDT
with 79 Recommends
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It is very hard to say something nice about Tucker Carlson. So I won’t try. But he has played some role in the national discourse since appearing on the scene with his bowtie many years ago. He has criticized Trump and the Iranian War. In our country...
by EricAZ
35 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM PDT
with 76 Recommends
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I’ve been bereft ever since this war started. I was the same way when Gulf War I started, then more so for Desert Storm, then even worse for Ukraine…. and now this… which we started. We were supposed to be the good guys, weren’t we? Aren’t we now the...
by Chuck Walters
125 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 11:39 AM PDT
with 304 Recommends
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OK, this is not the sort of story I would have ever thought might be broken by the likes of the Daily Mail, but here we are: A shocking intelligence report that was blocked by the White House warns that Iran could launch waves of terrorist attacks on...
by Irontortoise
54 comments
on Sun Mar 15, 2026 at 02:36 PM PDT
with 187 Recommends
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Lawrence Freedman /Comment is Freed:
The Split-Screen War
Finding a way out of a war gone badly wrong
If the war was only being fought on one screen Trump could end it now and claim success in ...
by Greg Dworkin
287 comments
on Mon Mar 16, 2026 at 04:00 AM PDT
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- There is no greater danger than underestimating your enemy — Lao Tsu (5th century BCE) Ready! Fire! Aim! So The Donald and Tough-Talk Pete, in cahoots with No Boundaries Bibi, figured all they had to do to “conquer” Iran was “cut the head off the...194 comments 457 Recs
- I like words. Long words. Complex words. Words that carry subtle undertones. Let’s face it, I’m a pedant. But I also learned — after many years of public speaking and writing — that simple words can often be more powerful and send a stronger message....63 comments 152 Recs
- Ukraine continues its drone assault on Moscow. Still no word on what is being targeted/hit. Ukraine also struck an aircraft plant in Ulyanovsk, which is about 675 km southeast of Moscow. Ulyanovsk is the birthplace of Lenin and was named after him....11 comments 90 Recs
- Lawrence Freedman /Comment is Freed: The Split-Screen War Finding a way out of a war gone badly wrong If the war was only being fought on one screen Trump could end it now and claim success in ...287 comments 308 Recs
- No president in American history has sunk this low. Donald Trump is now fundraising off the deaths of U.S. soldiers killed in the war with Iran, using an official photo from their dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on March 7. As reported by...51 comments 112 Recs
- Ah, the 21st century. Dear Despot. You know, Donnie, coalitions are best built before you act, and it is not as if you did not have time beforehand. Moving your deadly toys around took plenty of time for diplomatic action; we are not at your command...106 comments 145 Recs
- I’ve been bereft ever since this war started. I was the same way when Gulf War I started, then more so for Desert Storm, then even worse for Ukraine…. and now this… which we started. We were supposed to be the good guys, weren’t we? Aren’t we now the...125 comments 304 Recs
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- Welcome back friends to the Monday Good News Roundup, the time of week where we, your intrepid GNR Newsroom (Powered by the GNR Discord ) bring you all the good news to start your week off right.�43 comments 118 Recs
- In his book Don’t Think of An Elephant, George Lakoff emphasizes the importance of framing when presenting an idea. At this early stage of the war against Iran which Trump has initiated, it is important that it be framed as being “TRUMP’S WAR”. On...23 comments 38 Recs
- Happy Moonday, Peeps! Time to gather with the furbutts for a little fun and chat. A gentle reminder of how we do things: Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul. Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have...54 comments 17 Recs
- Ukraine sent a drone swarm to attack Moscow and Russian authorities are as concerned about people posting video as they are in intercepting the drones. There is no word that I can find on what might have been hit or whether these drones were decoys....105 comments 468 Recs
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