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Warren: “Party Identity's Shifting.” Kos: Sanders’ Beatings Will Continue ‘til Party Morale Improves Going on 11 years here, and I honestly can say that I’ve never seen such boldfaced, ham-handed, implicitly failed, purely neoliberal divisiveness, hypocritical propaganda and dogma take center stage here as I have since November 8th, 2016. (This was...
by bobswern
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on Thu Apr 27, 2017 at 12:01 AM PDT
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You wouldn’t know it around this leading neoliberal “Progressive” political blog, where stories—from Daily Kos’ front page on down—have been loudly applauding Craig Timberg’s fabricated, McCarthyesque, Washington Post excuse for "fake news about fake...
by bobswern
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on Mon Nov 28, 2016 at 03:42 PM PST
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(Cross-posted as a derivative of Naked Capitalism Publisher Yves Smith’s cross-posting rights from Alternet.)
Preface from Naked Capitalism Publisher Yves Smith (11/26/16):
Yves here. As indicated in Links, we’ll have more to say about...
by bobswern
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on Sat Nov 26, 2016 at 04:21 AM PST
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Over the past couple of weeks, so-called Democratic opinion leaders and “liberal blogs” throughout the left and faux-left blogosphere have been playing the blame game. Around Daily Kos, it’s been especially ugly, and harshly divisive. (Look in the...
by bobswern
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on Tue Nov 22, 2016 at 11:46 AM PST
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“Leon Russell, Hit Maker and Musicians’ Musician, Dies at 74,” Jon Pareles, NY Times 11/13/16
Leon Russell, the longhaired, scratchy-voiced pianist, guitarist, songwriter and bandleader who moved from playing countless recording sessions to making...
by bobswern
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on Sun Nov 13, 2016 at 08:37 AM PST
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With DNC Leaks, Former 'Conspiracy Theory'
Is Now True–and No Big Deal
By Adam Johnson
FAIR.org
(Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting)
July 24, 2016
For months, Bernie Sanders supporters and surrogates have complained about unfair treatment...
by bobswern
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on Mon Jul 25, 2016 at 09:19 AM PDT
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- 39th President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with every passenger on flight—because he's awesome (Video)He was a ‘People’s President’ while in office—and he remains so today. This is one of the gazillion reasons the world remains in love with Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, James Parker Sheffield (@JaySef) tweeted a video for all to enjoy: Jimmy Carter...300 comments 327 Recs
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- Today, a short while after Donald J. Trump finished his rose garden press conference wherein he enthusiastically trashed James Comey and proclaimed himself the most honest-est President in the whole wide world, a small bit of good news came across the...332 comments 481 Recs
- John Judis has an interesting article in The New Republic. He points out the the young in western capitalist democracies are moving left. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party, which gained 31 net seats while Conservatives lost 12, appeared to get its...473 comments 228 Recs
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- The UK political world is in shock. Update: Betting Markets now have Corbyn is now the favorite to be the next PM. www.independent.co.uk/... Here is the exit poll, and a model I have created which can be seen here. How did Labour do...184 comments 107 Recs
- They removed the top of the Confederate Veterans Memorial statue in Forest Park in St. Louis today. Forest Park recently was named by Fodor’s Travel Magazine as one of the 15 most beautiful parks in the world: "It’s easy to spend an entire day...112 comments 122 Recs
