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Diaries published: 1526 (334 days since last diary on Sun Jan 08, 2023 at 12:33 PM PST)
Comments posted: 30972 (1 day since last comment on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 11:31 AM PST)
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Most Recommended Diary: Must read: Scientists issue powerful statement, 361 comments, 863 recommends
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UPDATE: Monday, Jan 9, 2023 · 3:49:43 PM +00:00 · A Siegel Some of the comments are focused on the map used for the diary’s cover photo. As I understand it, this is a county-level map, used for illustrative purposes, that cannot be looked at for truly...
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174 comments on Sun Jan 08, 2023 at 12:33 PM PST with 272 Recommends |
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries laid out in A-B-Cs the quite stark difference between the Democratic Party (the House Dems) and the other party. This is very much worth the read. And, the words are worthy of consideration, sharing, and building upon....
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73 comments on Sat Jan 07, 2023 at 07:39 AM PST with 134 Recommends |
The trainwreck that is Elon Musk is trashing the Tesla brand. While far from a flood, hashtags like #NoToTesla were close to non-existent a year ago. The data as to Tesla favorability ratings confirms the anecdotal: public perception of Tesla has...
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142 comments on Wed Dec 14, 2022 at 06:31 AM PST with 71 Recommends |
Five years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island is dark. DISASTER 4Rs Disaster 4Rs calls for integrating responsiveness investments and actions across the three phases post-disaster (relief, recovery, and reconstruction) with a...
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3 comments on Mon Sep 19, 2022 at 10:37 AM PDT with 9 Recommends |
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is providing stark evidence, with every passing minute, of the growing reach and capability of OSINT: Open Source INTelligence. From real-time video of Ukrainian Territorial Forces ambushing Russian tanks and of Russians...
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17 comments on Thu Mar 17, 2022 at 09:45 AM PDT with 14 Recommends |
From Tuesday’s Texas primary, the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner (TRC) has led to a runoff that might be the raciest election campaign of 2022. An editorial note, first and foremost, SUPPORT LUKE WARFORD, the D candidate even while...
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6 comments on Thu Mar 03, 2022 at 07:04 AM PST with 12 Recommends |
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- Dear Republicans, After the corruption of the Coolidge and Hoover administrations crashed the world economy, kicking off the Republican Great Depression in 1929, it took your party decades to rid itself of the stink. After Nixon extended the Vietnam...188 comments 517 Recs
- If you’re unaware of Drilled, an award-winning website dedicated to focusing on climate accountability, you would do well to add it to your collection of substacks to read and support. It was founded six years ago by veteran climate reporter Amy...22 comments 135 Recs
- Some legitimate electors in Wisconsin sued the slate of fake electors there for attempting to defraud voters of their vote. After failing in various motions to dismiss, all the electors settled today. You can read the settlement HERE. No money was...61 comments 272 Recs
- This piece will be appearing in newspapers in the very red congressional district (the VA-06 of 2012) in which I ran for Congress in 2012. The Republican Party had already become possessed by “A Sick and Broken Spirit” by that time. But, to paraphrase...219 comments 644 Recs
- The title of this diary is borrowed from a couple of thought provoking essays. The first one is from John Ganz, and I urge you to read it in full. The second is from Jon Alterman, who is at an American think tank CSIS. The title is a little misleading,...515 comments 224 Recs
- Just a little over a week ago, I wrote this: Biden Needs to Say That Trump Wants to be a Dictator. Apparently, Liz Cheney heard me. Because here she is out there now (”Liz Cheney warns Trump will never leave office if he's elected president again”),...378 comments 285 Recs
- There are no more dog whistles. No code words. No efforts to hide the truth. When it comes to democracy, Republicans are against it.215 comments 475 Recs
- Just a really quick story about a pretty mundane occurrence, but one that really gave me a kick today. I was at the Apple Store in Burlingame, CA, buying a new iPhone and getting it all setup, when the tech I was talking with suddenly looked over my...95 comments 650 Recs
- In an infamous article from 1922, The New York Times introduced the United States to a rising German politician by insisting that "Hitler's anti-Semitism was not so violent or genuine as it sounded." It would be nice to think that in the intervening...174 comments 291 Recs
- After Donald Trump echoed both Hitler and Mussolini in a Veterans Day speech, saying, “We pledge to you that we will root out the communists, Marxists, fascists, and the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country, that...146 comments 432 Recs
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