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John M Webb's Profile
Formerly posted as gravlax. I wish to sign my name to the things I write in Trump's America. To More and Better Democrats, raise your glass.
Real Name: John Webb
Gender: John Webb
Location: Des Moines, IA
Groups: Top Comments, DAILY KOS UNIVERSITY, Retail and Workplace Pragmatists - Members and Editors, Iowa Kos, Kossacks for Julian
Twitter: daworldwidewebb
Diaries published: 339 (543 days since last diary on Sun Jun 12, 2022 at 07:18 PM PDT)
Comments posted: 2569 (543 days since last comment on Sun Jun 12, 2022 at 07:18 PM PDT)
Diary frequency: frequent
Comment frequency: frequent
Total Recommends: 583
Total Comment Ratings: 0
Most Recommended Diary: For those who have never visited Monticello ... this is kind of a big deal, 141 comments, 292 recommends
People Following John M Webb: 31
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So I wrote a (not so) recent diary that made the Wreck List. One turn of phrase that seemed to strike with resonance was “Democratic Voltron”. I felt pretty good about that when I was writing it so that made me happy. After a small bit of...
by John M Webb
 11 comments
on Sun Jun 12, 2022 at 07:18 PM PDT
with 26 Recommends
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I’m writing this on an iPhone SE (brand new) I am going to experiment with writing MY first entirely mobile diary (do we still call them that?) I NEVER @ errinf’d my way out the door. I needed to “explore other musical styles”. As of now, I am browser...
by John M Webb
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on Wed May 18, 2022 at 09:36 PM PDT
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Hello Kossacks and welcome to my little corner of the inter webs! It has been roughly 16 months since I signed off as a regular contributor to this series. So happy to pop in for a set on the old “...
by John M Webb
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on Sat Nov 27, 2021 at 07:00 PM PST
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Anyone who watched the ceremonies remembering the late John Lewis at Brown’s Chapel AME and the bridge across the Alabama River doesn’t need me to add my 2 cents. Needless to say, we lost a ...
by John M Webb
12 comments
on Sun Jul 26, 2020 at 07:01 PM PDT
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Welcome to Sunday. It has been an odd ball week and I have a sore tooth so I have nothing much for y’all today. Suffice it to say that the world is dark, love is blind, and this too shall pass (...
by John M Webb
19 comments
on Sun Jul 19, 2020 at 07:01 PM PDT
with 19 Recommends
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I’ve come to realize that I basically have three Top Comments diaries: the video clip parade, the rant, and the “I watched something interesting on tv”. Tonight is one of those third versions. ...
by John M Webb
28 comments
on Sun Jul 12, 2020 at 07:01 PM PDT
with 21 Recommends
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- Civil rights advocates last year pressed the federal government for internal documents into Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) pattern of releasing immigrants only when they’re deathly ill. This despicable practice not only absolves federal...14 comments 62 Recs
- Donald Trump has reportedly caught on to the fact that the cadre of hangers-on around him may not, in fact, be "the best." Trump has apparently grown suspicious that some of his advisers are giving him bad advice (!) and just might be doing so for...61 comments 151 Recs
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