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A 2% success rate does suggest that the cost/benefit weighed in on the side of being a stunt, much like the advance notice.
Just 35 people were taken into custody during the recent series of ...
by annieli
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on Tue Jul 23, 2019 at 01:22 PM PDT
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Biden remains ahead by double digits a week ahead of the second Democratic debates.
Last week, former Vice President Joe Biden was not the Democratic candidate who was mentioned in the most online news stories, marking the first time he has...
by annieli
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on Tue Jul 23, 2019 at 12:04 AM PDT
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Ted Cruz continues to be on the wrong side of history. 2020 will feature even more idiocy when the search for would-be Horst Wessel song idols expands to protect RWNJ provocateurs.
by annieli
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 09:31 PM PDT
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What kind of payoff appointment is this, unless Nunes sat on something classified that would forbid his return to Congress in 2020 regardless of the re-election of Individual-1.
Or is it just another stunt.
by annieli
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 06:52 PM PDT
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Here is some info on a few interesting upcoming movies and TV series, trailers of which were released recently, many at Comic-Con 2019 in San Diego.
Star Trek: Picard
The much awaited return of Sir Patrick Stewart as Picard.
Set at the end of...
by AKALib
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 07:06 PM PDT
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Wednesday’s Mueller testimony will have more theatrical implications, but one hopes for key moments that will define what will likely be the move to further impeachment inquiries, even if they are not yet declared a bill of impeachment.
Recalling...
by annieli
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 04:25 PM PDT
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Visit of Pakistan PM Khan reminds us of the unhingery at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Triangulating his Islamophobia…. maybe.
Stirring up Central/South Asian conflict will get you to pay attention to crisis over something that to Trump sounds...
by annieli
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on Mon Jul 22, 2019 at 12:10 PM PDT
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This is Mueller Testimony week. Be prepared. Be better. Read the Report.
by annieli
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 11:57 PM PDT
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Innocent by reason of Trumpism cannot be a plea for leniency.
Mr. Comello, 24, arrived at the home of Francesco (Franky Boy) Cali, a leader in the Gambino crime family, and lured him outside. The men spoke briefly. Then prosecutors say Mr. Comello...
by annieli
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 05:31 PM PDT
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He’s running out of tricks, the latest one is re-branding racism as faux-patriotism. It’s more important to draw attention away from Robert Mueller’s coming appearance before Congress. Perhaps the possibility of Jeffrey Epstein’s documents being...
by annieli
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on Sun Jul 21, 2019 at 12:42 PM PDT
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Research funding can get quite mercenary, and how one gets subsidized as a faculty member can get pretty complicated when private prisons support faculty from neo-confederate affiliated programs.
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by annieli
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 05:58 PM PDT
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"Hasta la victoria, siempre!"
impeachdonaldtrumpnow.org
by annieli
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 04:11 PM PDT
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Again the US becomes the tool of forces poised to make money and foment sectarian strife. This time the Brits have been manipulated with the seizure of a UK-flagged tanker by the Iranians. It was perhaps retaliation for a prior incident near Gibraltar....
by annieli
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 02:52 PM PDT
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Nate Cohn wrote a piece for the NY Times Upshot that while a reality check on the potential closeness of the 2020 election, is also cold comfort for democratic pessimists.
A Trump second term will likely happen if only because the Russians will...
by annieli
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on Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 04:08 AM PDT
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We are in the silly season, and after Eric Swalwell withdrew from the 2020 race, there are reports of dissent within the John Delaney camp. Accordingly the Mike Gravel campaign began a petition campaign to urge Delaney’s withdrawal.
“On July 9,...
by annieli
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 02:45 PM PDT
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The initial reports made this event sound like Iranian piracy rather than British hit-and-run. British-flagged ship apparently collided with an Iranian fishing boat and did not stop.
Considering WH ineptitude, and recalling previous events...
by annieli
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 10:41 PM PDT
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CNN decided to make their selection of candidates for the two nights of debate like NBA draft lottery night
and the reason why it’s important:
by annieli
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on Fri Jul 19, 2019 at 01:45 AM PDT
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This is probably the best article on Andy Ngo, a RW writer, that explains why journalism cannot be a gig-economy commodity. Ngo was beaten by protestors during a demonstration and counter-demonstration in Portland Oregon two weekends ago. His...
by annieli
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 11:51 PM PDT
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Even a robot umpire can figure out that Hope Hicks lied to investigators and her then boss remains a undicted co-conspirator. She needs to come before Congress again, in an open session, even if she pleads the Fifth. When she defies the subpoena,...
by annieli
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on Thu Jul 18, 2019 at 03:50 PM PDT
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Week 53 ...
by annieli
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