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Lefty Coaster's Profile
Longtime activist, from the anti War protests against war in Vietnam in 1969, the WTO in 1999', to Occupy Seattle. I've lived in a passive solar heated home on an island the Salish Sea for 30 years. Global Warming is the paramount issue of our epoch.
DOB: 1950s
Gender: M
Location: Washington
Hobbies: Bicycling, Boating, Hiking,
Diaries published: 2966 (24 days since last diary on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 12:48 PM PST)
Comments posted: 69752 (0 days since last comment on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 10:55 PM PST)
Diary frequency: frequent
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Here is Jonathan Karl talking about his new book (Tired of Winning ) about Donald Trump on The View One of the reasons I wrote this book is there has been little attention paid to what the guy (Trump) is actually talking about now. Karl quoted an...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Tue Nov 14, 2023 at 12:48 PM PST
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Admin note: this story, originally titled “Biden just callously dismissed that Israeli collective punishment is killing large numbers in Gaza,” has been retracted for a deceptive/misleading headline and misinformation, in addition to other violations...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Wed Oct 25, 2023 at 02:42 PM PDT
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President Barack Obama issues a cautionary statement critical of IDF's collective punishment in Gaza Please take the time to read the whole statement for yourself. Thoughts on Israel and Gaza …Still, the world is watching closely as events in the region unfold, and any Israeli military strategy that ignores the human costs could ultimately backfire....
by Lefty Coaster
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on Mon Oct 23, 2023 at 10:53 PM PDT
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Steve Bannon and Roger Stone’s sneaky scheme of using Robert Kennedy Junior as a spoiler against President Biden is backfiring on them and Mr. Trump. RFK JR. BACKFIRES ON GOP AND TAKES SUPPORT AWAY FROM TRUMP Conservative media, including Fox News and...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Mon Oct 23, 2023 at 07:11 PM PDT
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Having closely followed the Israeli Palestinian conflict over the last 50 years I agree with most of what Mustafa Berghouti had to say during an all too brief interview on Face the Nation. CBS Reporter Imtiaz Tyab: On the Israeli occupied West Bank...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Sun Oct 22, 2023 at 03:58 PM PDT
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Another tragic shooting. The perpetrator is a small child. The victim is a small child. Was their father delivering a sermon at the time? Toddler Shot in the Head at North Carolina Church BY CHLOE MAYER A pastor's two-year-old son was shot in the head...
by Lefty Coaster
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on Thu Oct 19, 2023 at 11:41 PM PDT
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