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liberaldad2's Profile
A California engineer working in the defense industry, married with adult kids, educated in the Midwest, a part-time college and high-school teacher and grateful to be living in a blue state
Location: CA
Groups: Pro Choice, SciTech, Los Angeles Kossacks, DK Fans of 90 for 90, Election Action Team It's Time
Diaries published: 98 (9 days since last diary on Thu Nov 08, 2018 at 08:07 AM PST)
Comments posted: 2044 (2 days since last comment on Thu Nov 15, 2018 at 08:53 AM PST)
Diary frequency: often
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 4914
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: Sessions attacks SPLC; SPLC fights back (have you heard this one before?), 131 comments, 371 recommends
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California sends 55 people to Congress, 53 to the House, plus 2 Senators. According to a story published in today’s San Diego Tribune, as many as 45 of them are likely to be Democrats.
First the bad news. Northern California will be returning Devin...
by liberaldad2
 37 comments
on Thu Nov 08, 2018 at 08:07 AM PST
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The heated debate over the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the SCOTUS has centered around incidents of sexual assault, sexual impropriety, and even rape that are alleged to have occurred during his ...
by liberaldad2
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on Mon Oct 08, 2018 at 07:00 AM PDT
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There are many ways to win an election. One of the nastiest is to prevent your opponents from voting. Many people will show up at the polls in November only to discover that their names have been removed from their state voter registration records....
by liberaldad2
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on Fri Aug 24, 2018 at 09:03 AM PDT
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I’ve been hearing the phrase “I feel badly” a lot in tweets and sound bites these days. The phrase is almost always used incorrectly. Here is a junior high school recap of the grammar rule:
“I feel bad” means “My colleague has just been found...
by liberaldad2
193 comments
on Wed Aug 22, 2018 at 10:43 AM PDT
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions addressed a meeting of the hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on Wednesday. The ADF has long advanced debunked theories attacking the LGBTQ community and has advocated for policies depriving gay Americans of...
by liberaldad2
131 comments
on Fri Aug 10, 2018 at 08:44 AM PDT
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The California primary will be held Tuesday, June 5. Lots of local and statewide issues and candidates are on the ballot, and I mean LOTS. The Secretary of State publishes an election guide to help us through the morass of issues and politicians. The...
by liberaldad2
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on Mon Apr 30, 2018 at 08:53 AM PDT
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- Just a few weeks before Sen. Chris Murphy was sworn in, his district in Connecticut was the site of the Sandy Hook massacre. Ever since then, Murphy has been one of the most ardent supporters of common-sense gun control in Congress; he led one of the...42 comments 208 Recs
- The existence of sealed indictments in the Trump Russia probe has been discussed for some time and one exists with respect to Julian Assange. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia made a boo boo and mentioned Julian Assange’s name in an...137 comments 192 Recs
- The Kentucky Kroger shooting suspect now faces three hate-crime charges and three firearms charges, courtesy of a federal grand jury in Louisville, the Associated Press reports. U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman said Gregory Bush is charged with...75 comments 208 Recs
- Even as the GOP unrolls a million-dollar ad in her favor, Mississippi senator Cindy Hyde-Smith faces yet another batch of scrutiny Thursday, courtesy of newly released video from a November 3 campaign event in Starkville, Mississippi. The handheld...104 comments 195 Recs
- So I’m walking back to my van just after putting up a flag with a Protect Mueller sign and I see this guy taking pictures of my license plate. I’ve seen him doing this before and while I wanted to let him know I still haven’t gotten my Good Citizenship...115 comments 384 Recs
- Donald Trump has been extraordinarily petulant the past several days. Sure, even on a good day the guy is basically a spastic colon getting a Sriracha enema from a firehose, but even casual observers have noticed a crescendo of pique overwhelming the...273 comments 260 Recs
- Election officials in Maine tabulated the results of the country's first-ever instant runoff for Congress on Thursday, determining that Democrat Jared Golden defeated Republican Rep. Bruce Poliquin ...85 comments 221 Recs
- UPDATED with image of the original tweet that Eddie Scarry has since taken down. A conservative news writer is getting a lot of well-deserved blowback after posting an image of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, taken from behind as she walked down a...202 comments 165 Recs
- Bodycams, dash cams, cell phone cameras—they’re the tools we use to hold police accountable these days. But too often, the footage shows violence already inflicted upon citizens, and it’s far too late to help the victims. Not so with the case of Grace...129 comments 387 Recs
- The non-profit news site Trace, an organization that focuses on gun control and gun safety news, reports that NRA officials have begun implementing an “austerity campaign,” spearheaded by executive director for general operations Josh Powell. The news...287 comments 283 Recs
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