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Even Trump’s websites lie. The internet home of Trump Tower is a work of fiction. If you click the “Retail” tab, the link invites you to “EXPLORE OUR IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF RETAIL TENANTS.” A picture boasts that Gucci, Tiffany, and Starbucks have set...
by TheCriticalMind
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Welcome kibitzers.
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share part of the evening around a virtual kitchen table with kossacks who aren’t throwing pies at one ...
by Glen The Plumber
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First, as a dog-lover, I need to get some things into circulation about Gov. Gollum of South Dakota: Second, another reminder of how utterly evil the people behind Trump actually are. How serious are these Project 2025 bastards? Take a look: Michael...
by Yosef 52
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You read that correctly. Here’s how it happened: On page 397 of her new memoir, “My Name Is Barbra”, Streisand recounts how, in 1973, she was asked to put on a fundraiser for Daniel Ellsberg, who was running out of money fighting his court battle...
by blueoregon
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After dealing with the thin-skinned Trump boycott years and the attempt to expunge “comedy” from the proceedings, another post-COVID event comes complete with a new WHCA president, Eugene Daniels. Event starts at 8pmET. President Joe Biden is slated to...
by annieli
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Gang Violence ... Gendered Realities in Central America and the Caribbean mirror nationalistic and armed resistance conflict globally, and vice versa. ...violence perpetrated by gangs and criminal groups, “even outside of armed...
by mettle fatigue
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Spanish cuisine often gets short shrift. Say the words “European cuisine” and one’s thoughts usually turn to French and Italian fare, or perhaps Greek. We’re all familiar with some Spanish ...
by theghostofjohndewey
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There is a kind of fairytale that until Donald Trump, or before social media, we lived in an age of truth. This is nonsense. In the British Library, there is a newsbook from 1614 which reports on “a strange and monstrous Serpent (or Dragon)” living in...
by buddahboy
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Welcome to another Saturday night of music, memories, and conversations. �Last week we celebrated [...]. This week we're doing song titles with two words. Not one, not three (or more). Two! Let’s ...
by Al Dorado
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The situation is dire. MAGA republicans have abandon all aspects of civility. and responsibility to the constitution and the rule of law. This is where we are! Now democrats, moderate republicans and independents are still trying to govern like it...
by phcarb
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Exponential Famine on Gaza outpacing Somalia’s Juan Cole, a history professor at the University of Michigan, reports today (4/27) in his blog Informed Comment that a memo from US AID and the State Department is titled “Famine Inevitable, Changes Could...
by ybruti
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Another great episode of mutiny on the bounty(ny). After Sunak enjoyed several episodes of “me and Ruanda” he is now starring in “Poulter-and are early elections really necessary?” The real reason though is the NHS. Things got protracted. That means...
by ccoaler1
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I somehow got on the mailing list for Imprimis magazine from Hillsdale College. Each month, I receive this small, 6’’ by 10’’ magazine in my mailbox, with a single 6-page essay from some far-right politician or think-tank propagandist. At the back is a...
by AChris
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In the midst of our tumultuous political season, with a corrupt right-wing Supreme Court, a GOP-led House of Horrors, and a person on trial whose conviction will still not shake the support of his cult, all of which is depressing enough, I have a...
by MusicianinLA
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The 2024 presidential election continues unfold amidst the spectacle of one of the candidates being tried on multiple felony charges of election interference and campaign finance fraud. And Donald Trump's legal problems will surely be among the topics...
by News Corpse
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The justices seem to think that the power they apparently just handed Donald Trump can’t be used against them someday. Right. (My emphasis bolded) This week, the Supreme Court managed to fail to meet the already extremely low expectations most sane...
by stlgeek
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A recent TikTok post from Joy-Ann Reid pointed out that the police and university leadership reaction to the student/professor ceasefire protests is our path to fascism. Fascism: Police reaction to student ceasefire protests Watch Politics Done Right...
by Egberto Willies
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The Anne Frank House in Amsterdam is a stark warning that fascist dictatorships can overthrow democracies and systematically destroy whole populations, step by step. As I walked and climbed through the hidden annex where Anne Frank’s family and friends...
by Little Lulu
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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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For those wondering if the campus student protests nationwide will amount to anything, consider the following report from Jake Johnson of Common Dreams. Portland State University paused donations, grants, and gifts from the Boeing Corporation because...
by AvoidAmnesia
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