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Diaries published: 6 (903 days since last diary on Fri Jun 18, 2021 at 03:15 PM PDT)
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Watching anything with closed captions has been a blessing! Which I will explain, why I have been an early adopter of foreign movies. Let me tell you, I am severely hearing impaired with a 60db loss. It may be more in the upper ranges, I’d have to look...
by DesiderataDetritus
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on Fri Jun 18, 2021 at 03:15 PM PDT
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Yes, the above image has nothing to do with this post. It’s clickbait to draw you into this discussion! So, today I learned that there are Black origins of Memorial Day, in the Washington Post. Retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter was silenced when the...
by DesiderataDetritus
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on Thu Jun 03, 2021 at 06:49 AM PDT
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I’ve not seen this posted on DailyKos as high profile, but it deserves consideration. A rich, highly-positioned, man of power, finally gets his due. Some may argue not enough, and I know this will drag out in appeals court- nonetheless- the brave women...
by DesiderataDetritus
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on Tue Feb 25, 2020 at 09:50 PM PST
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This is scary. I wanted to post an image of Hitler Youth saluting. I’m glad I couldn’t copy-n-post. My father in law, was a member. He was the sweetest person I knew. His head was so big, helmets would not fit. POW five times. Potato farm in France at...
by DesiderataDetritus
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on Fri Jan 31, 2020 at 07:11 PM PST
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So, you have those who had been screeching, you must say “ islamic jihadish middle-eastern terrorist.” Nothing said about “mid-western indoctrinated white teenager terrorist.” It hurts me. This cannot be happening in my America.
by DesiderataDetritus
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on Thu Aug 15, 2019 at 09:31 PM PDT
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I've seen nothing about any new indictments from Mueller. Is he waiting for February? 10 comments
on Wed Nov 14, 2018 at 11:19 PM PST
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- The Supreme Court heard what could be a radical challenge to the nation’s tax laws Tuesday, with the majority of justices—including most of the conservatives—seemingly looking for a way to rule as narrowly as possible, demonstrating restraint at a time...111 comments 406 Recs
- We begin today with David Wallace-Wells of The New York Times, citing a rather obvious underlying reason for continuing American economic pessimism: the COVID-19 pandemic. But in fishing for causes, an obvious contributor is often overlooked: the...286 comments 255 Recs
- 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...189 comments 521 Recs
- I’m using my canned outline again, but I’m trying something new this morning—mining DK itself for goodies. We have all sorts of animal, politics, science, and other cheering Diaries to work with, and we can ignore the relatively few Gloom & Doomers. So...94 comments 153 Recs
- Breaking News House Republicans said Wednesday they've uncovered fresh evidence of corruption by President Biden, inching them closer to launching a formal impeachment inquiry. According to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), the president was seen...72 comments 99 Recs
- Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District was one of the places where Moms for Liberty lost big in the 2023 elections, with a right-wing school board majority swept out and replaced with ...65 comments 304 Recs
- Taylor Swift is Time Magazine’s person of the year, a choice that makes perfect sense. Swift’s Eras Tour is on track to break global records for tour earnings. A concert film also smashed ...296 comments 672 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 647 Recs
- Just like the Terminator, I’m Baaaccckkk!!! I’m about to cut another notch in my flintlock (metaphorically) this month, and I’ll be hitting 72. So, I am still learning the simple tech skills of posting a Roundup. I lost about one-fifth of my last one,...88 comments 138 Recs
- Good evening, everyone. Forgive the hiatus I took with Nonfiction Views for a couple weeks. Just too busy. But you didn’t miss much. The publishing world was rather slow those couple weeks, and it ...4 comments 17 Recs
