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AP News reports that centrist war cabinet member, Benny Gantz, has issued an ultimatum to PM Netanyahu. If Netanyahu fails to develop a new post-war plan for Gaza by June 8, Gantz has promised to resign. “Gantz spelled out a six-point plan that...
by AvoidAmnesia
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A couple of months ago, I saw a very strange caption for a photo of Vice President Kamala Harris: “Kamala Harris stock photo available under a royalty-free license.” I suppose that’s ...
by Alonso del Arte
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The New York Times must have access to some data showing that Biden is starting to pull away (or perhaps that Trump is falling behind), because their Saturday online “front page” is working hard to drag Biden down. Here are the “above the fold” stories...
by J Ash Bowie
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Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’m a) home, b) very tired, and c) got a clean preliminary pathology report from yesterday’s surgery. The cats are delighted to see me (Gil evidently spent several hours waiting for me last night), and I’m...
by Ellid
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A number of years ago I started putting together Emergency Packs for myself, family and friends. As part of that, I also put together IFAKs (Individual First Aid Kits). As the world became meaner with an increase in the number of mass shootings I felt...
by ArrrghIsle
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by JakeHamilton
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The Orange Ape got played by President Biden with regards to agreeing to two presidential debates, and now he is making the first of what will be many demands to 1) back out of the debates or 2) making excuses as to why he will lose those debates. And...
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Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments ...
by Ojibwa
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This week President Biden challenged Donald Trump to a couple of debates, which forced Trump to agree, despite complaining about the hosting networks, and whining about conditions that would hamper his reality TV style grandstanding, such as the...
by News Corpse
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NEWS RELEASE TONY DUNBAR has announced that he is running for Florida House of Representatives District 75 to replace Michael Grant, who is term limited. His campaign promises to bring civility and common-sense back to government, and he vows to fight...
by Tony Dunbar for District 75
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America is sleepwalking off the cliff-edge of Democracy towards Authoritarianism. Here’s a link to my Patreon. Thanks for your support!
by JakeHamilton
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Sad to get political news regarding northern Georgia from British and Hong Hong press, but that is what we have. Daily Mail www.dailymail.co.uk/… posted an article a few weeks ago about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s head of community outreach and her...
by Little Big Zebra
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That’s a damn shame. A real damn shame. Yep. Looks like they’re walking. And a turret toss too. Speaking of turret tosses. You know it’s a bad day when you jump out of a Russian armored vehicle that has just hit a mine and you land on a mine yourself....
by quaoar
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The Senator Speaks of the Lobbyist by Marcielle Brandler He leads me to an anteroom. He shows me the slick publication of spliced photographs. At the buffet table, a perplexing vigor bursts from his eyes. On the dance floor, he presses his hips to...
by MBrandler
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I just got a notification from Daily KOS about an acronym in common usage, invented and embraced by the other side, that is now prohibited on Daily KOS because of the ease with which that acronym is converted into a perjorative related to the larval...
by Casual Observer 2
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Iâm writing this as a record so that someone, someday might discover what happened here. I donât know how much time I have left. Reader, theyâve come back. A gentle reminder of how we do ...
by Flowergirl77
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they will be coming for us that night.” James Baldwin to political activist Angela Davis languishing in a jail cell for a crime she didn’t commit. Are your university friends and researchers aware of Trumpist plans for higher education should The OT...
by b3LLsb33r
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By now, if you’re reading my cartoons, you know that I use AI to generate them. Feel free to vent your feelings about AI in the comments. You’re not bothering me. Instead, I’ve decided to ...
by PrivateIce
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Weather kept us from getting out in Michigan and the primary election meant no canvassing in Maryland (although weather might have prevented us from doing so anyway). These kinds of things happen, especially with Climate Change, and at the beginning of...
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In his article posted May 17, Professor Juan Cole at the University of Michigan provides several quotes from Vaughan Lowe, a lawyer and Oxford professor of Public International Law. Speaking at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Professor Lowe...
by ybruti
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