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"When you give back all your ill-gotten gains, you're a reformed crook. When you keep most of the loot and only give back a small part of it, you're a philanthropist." - Alfred E. Newman
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Abstract668's Profile
I'm a Democrat, a feminist, a mother, an activist, a widow. I work as a grant writer for nonprofit organizations.
Real Name: Abby
Location: Santa Monica
Diaries published: 5 (2442 days since last diary on Sat Apr 01, 2017 at 03:48 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 86 (2384 days since last comment on Mon May 29, 2017 at 09:09 AM PDT)
Diary frequency: seldom
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Total Recommends: 53
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Most Recommended Diary: Santa Monica shooting today, 28 comments, 52 recommends
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The mainstream press is starting to ask more serious questions about Trump’s wall beyond whether Mexico will pay for it.
Today’s Los Angeles Times has a story about an Arizona artist who has used the wall as a canvas as well as a bridge to spark...
by Abstract668
 87 comments
on Sat Apr 01, 2017 at 03:48 PM PDT
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As the deadline for initial concept papers for Trump’s wall approaches (Wednesday, March 29, 4 pm without specifying the time zone), we are finally starting to read about some of the problems that will be encountered if an actual contractor tries to...
by Abstract668
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on Sun Mar 26, 2017 at 12:01 PM PDT
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I was alerted by the local TV news, so the White House must have sent out a press release: the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted two formal bid solicitation documents requesting proposals for building a...
by Abstract668
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on Sun Mar 19, 2017 at 12:54 PM PDT
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How will Trump’s imaginary wall across the border actually get built? Loud promises and threats are not easily translated into reality, especially when federal procurement rules and procedures must be followed. When I read this week that the...
by Abstract668
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on Sat Mar 11, 2017 at 10:23 AM PST
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Another day, another shooting, but this one is in my own beloved town in the middle of the day. This shooting, with seven people dead so far (5 pm), had two of the typical hallmarks of these daily ...
by Abstract668
28 comments
on Fri Jun 07, 2013 at 05:40 PM PDT
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- Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) has emerged as a fierce leader in the Democratic Party during the first eight weeks of Donald Trump’s disastrous term. In a blistering statement, Rep. Lieu says we may have an “illegitimate president” and calls for “a total...503 comments 741 Recs
- A few months ago a friend of mine asked me to tutor her son in Algebra. I had a good rep with her, I got her husband through Calculus in college. She asked me what I would charge and I told her ...421 comments 389 Recs
- An intelligent mind rails against dividing humanity into starkly-defined moral groups, but sometimes in the course of politics a stark choice resolves out of ambiguity. We have reached such a point ...19 comments 49 Recs
- I've given money to my local NPR station for some years, but I'm increasingly unhappy with their parroting the commercial media, asking how people feel about the ads and scandals rather than going ...9 comments 4 Recs
- The City of Seattle pulled out all the stops to make the LGBT community's special day special. Sunday was the first day the marriage lisences issued on Thursday could deliver a real-life marriage ...133 comments 150 Recs
- Well, isn't this generous of them. Defense contractors say they'd be perfectly willing to accept tax increases and entitlement cuts for others, as long as their bloated ...35 comments 32 Recs
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