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Physician, software developer, pilot, latinophile, proud liberal. Follow @flitedocnm
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Diaries published: 123 (1134 days since last diary on Mon Aug 14, 2017 at 10:15 AM PDT)
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Most Recommended Diary: Oh, my President. What are you doing?, 1199 comments, 995 recommends
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Really, kos?
“the alt-left”
Really? Especially posting that this weekend, when most all of us have been pleading with the mainstream media to stop using the disgusting whitewash term “alt-right”, you take the opportunity to use the mirror image...
by flitedocnm
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on Mon Aug 14, 2017 at 10:15 AM PDT
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Words are hardly necessary. This is beyond embarrassing – it is absolutely disgusting and mortifying. Notice that Brigitte Macron was trying to back away from him and establish some space between them when he jerks her close. This was much worse than...
by flitedocnm
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on Thu Jul 13, 2017 at 02:05 PM PDT
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Why are we doing this?
What do we gain by promoting, and fighting about, the absolutely false dichotomy between racial justice and economic justice?
Equal rights for all, social justice for all, equal opportunity for all, economic justice for...
by flitedocnm
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on Sat Apr 22, 2017 at 09:54 AM PDT
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Judge Gorsuch, you have said with great forcefulness how important it is to respect not only the Constitution, but to respect precedent. Article II, Section 2 of our Constitution, as you well know, establishes the process by which the Senate must...
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on Wed Mar 22, 2017 at 08:09 AM PDT
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This was a day of determination, unity, solidarity, and humor. The officially estimated crowd size was ten thousand. We gathered in Albuquerque’s downtown Civic Plaza, the perfect venue with the perfect name. / Hoy, un día de determinación, unidad,...
by flitedocnm
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on Sat Jan 21, 2017 at 03:51 PM PST
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LIVE FEED HERE. (No obvious way to embed. Can anyone do this?)
I have to run, so I can’t do commentary. But the SOS ADMITTED that numerous party affiliations were flipped. Just wow. And Arizona legislators are arguing for opening up the election agai
by flitedocnm
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- The following is a Thread Reader unroll of a 13-tweet thread by Velshi, who is becoming one of the most pointed commentators on cable tv, of what he said in a commentary on his MS-NBC show this morning. I have posted it beneath the break. Read it. Pass...341 comments 716 Recs
- A group of over 50 House Democrats, led by Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD) have come up with a plan to SAFELY reopen our country, and it is brilliant in it’s simplicity. It is contained in H.R. 6525 - the Reopen America Act of 2020 (RAA), which is a...179 comments 346 Recs
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- It appears there is a clear correlation between the party affiliation of the state’s Governor and the number of cases a state has. Of the Top 10 states by infection, 8 have Democratic Governors, 1 has a RINO Governor (Baker in Mass) and then there is...367 comments 304 Recs
- The Trump administration on Monday published official safety guidance on how the public can help protect itself during the coronavirus public health crisis. It just wasn’t available for all of the public to read: “The guidelines published by the White...11 comments 78 Recs
- Now that Elizabeth Warren has officially dropped out, many Warren supporters are torn over who to support. You’d think that given the ideological similarities between Warren and Bernie Sanders, and given the long history of antagonism between Warren...868 comments 335 Recs
- Disclaimer: I actually know John Barrow and have worked with him. Barrow is a good man, more of a Blue Dog, but Democrat to core and damn proud of it! Forgive me for the liberal use of “literally”. I can’t help it, dammit. Georgia Supreme Court Justice...68 comments 348 Recs
- Elections have consequences, and sometimes they are actually good ones. Virginia is now poised to eliminate a state holiday honoring Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson as "defenders of causes," writes CNN. Both men were Confederate generals in the...118 comments 224 Recs
- Joan Walsh has some choice words along with statistics as she observes “the press” cheering on the “B boys” while completely ignoring Elizabeth Warren The media is ignoring that Warren beat Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner, and outperformed her...438 comments 371 Recs
- Following the strikes against the ARAMCO refinery last summer, Saudi officials have sought multiple paths to reduce future risks from augmented defenses to seeking agreements from other parties not to support such attacks. One such path: asking the US...314 comments 239 Recs
