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Diaries published: 1702 (1390 days since last diary on Sun Feb 16, 2020 at 04:27 PM PST)
Comments posted: 9884 (1186 days since last comment on Mon Sep 07, 2020 at 10:13 PM PDT)
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Most Recommended Diary: Catholic Nun Explains Pro-Life In A Way That Will Stun Many (Especially Republican Lawmakers), 506 comments, 946 recommends
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“...He (Trump) represents the greatest threat to American democracy since the Second World War. He is so fundamentally un-American...” — Ken Burns on Donald Trump, 2016 Variety Interview The above quote is by award-winning filmmaker and documentarian...
by Leslie Salzillo
 366 comments
on Sun Feb 16, 2020 at 04:27 PM PST
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It was sickening to see legitimate news groups post, “TRUMP ACQUITTED” in giant headlines last week giving Trump some perfectly, undeserved bragging rights using what he calls “fake news.” I could see Right-Wing rags doing it, but to see the Washington...
by Leslie Salzillo
330 comments
on Mon Feb 10, 2020 at 09:17 AM PST
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Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (also known as “Moscow Mitch”) continues to outdo himself in the race to see how low he can go. During his last maneuver, which may be historically his most damaging yet, McConnell proved he can go...
by Leslie Salzillo
211 comments
on Fri Feb 07, 2020 at 11:01 AM PST
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I was very saddened to hear that conservative radio talk show host, Rush Limbaugh, has advanced lung cancer. Being a cancer survivor, my heart goes out to him and his family, and the fear they must be experiencing. It’s a devastating disease. Some say,...
by Leslie Salzillo
832 comments
on Mon Feb 03, 2020 at 07:05 PM PST
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Last week, the White House released a declassified phone transcript of a conversation between Donald Trump and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The transcript included a discussion of investigating Trump’s potential 2020 presidential rival Joe...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Mon Oct 07, 2019 at 07:55 AM PDT
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As if the scales weren’t already tipped to benefit the rich, now, after being pressed, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) admits they have been discriminately auditing the poor. Why would the IRS rack this heap of inequity on top of those most in need?...
by Leslie Salzillo
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on Fri Oct 04, 2019 at 07:48 AM PDT
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- When right-wing Republicans in the Missouri legislature tried to strip Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood, they added something in the fine print. Emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B, and intrauterine devices, known as IUDs, were barred from...21 comments 23 Recs
- Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: Groups supporting Georgia Republican Senate Nominee Herschel Walker hope voters aren’t paying attention to facts. Walker’s backers hope Black voters are easily swayed with gimmicks and one-off gifts. And while...58 comments 176 Recs
- I was in high school when the Roe v. Wade case was live before going to the Supreme Court. Henry Wade was the Dallas District Attorney (1951-1987), also the prosecutor of Jack Ruby for the killing of Lee Harvey Oswald. This was before abortions became...177 comments 561 Recs
- It has been six months since Donald Trump was banished from Twitter due to his reckless and relentless lies about election fraud. Twitter imposed the ban on January 8th, two days after Trump's deadly insurrection on Capitol Hill, saying that "we have...26 comments 81 Recs
- ~KOS Art Expo: A Labor Day Museum of the Beautiful and the Curious~ PAINTINGS BY RALPHDOG I do some paintings on site outdoors (i.e. 'en plein air') but more often paint from photographs and sketches. Most of my subjects are within a couple of miles...158 comments 68 Recs
- ~KOS Art Expo: A Labor Day Museum of the Beautiful and the Curious~ 'As imperceptibly as Grief The Summer lapsed away' —Emily Dickinson When The Hawk Has Finished l love to see them by the Lake, on my daily walks. But I don’t want them in my...103 comments 65 Recs
- This is not a diary. It is a notification. Watch this: I’m not a fan of the Lincoln Project, but . . . okay . . . for the sake of America, we can be allies for a time.203 comments 343 Recs
- With the coronavirus spreading rapidly, even something as simple as bringing a canned good into your home with the virus could end up setting your family back. You don’t know who handled that item before you or whether they have COVID-19, therefore we...517 comments 459 Recs
- This should be common sense, but some people apparently still need to hear it: If only these folks had heeded the august Madam Secretary’s advice before deciding to listen to Trump’s febrile jibber-jabber: Donald Trump is a disease vector. Full stop....407 comments 533 Recs
- Here we are, Iowa and New Hampshire done, and Elizabeth Warren is done as well — so far as the press seems to be concerned. 55 electoral contests to go, only 2% of the delegates awarded… You’d think things were just getting started. Instead it’s all...767 comments 471 Recs
