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2 degrees from liberal East Coast University. Oliver Clubb influential poli sci teacher. Started company that developed DoD products for USN vessels.
Groups: Connect! New York
Diaries published: 5 (529 days since last diary on Mon Jun 27, 2022 at 12:46 PM PDT)
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Most Recommended Diary: The POTUS is part of an International Conspiracy to Launder Money through the World Banking System, 34 comments, 17 recommends
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I found this which I copied from this site in 2013. It would appear to me, from this, that these SCOTUS judges and elected Representatives, both state and federal have been at this for some time now. From the recent rulings to the telegraphed upcoming...
by TexasTwister
3 comments on Mon Jun 27, 2022 at 12:46 PM PDT with 0 Recommends |
Hello Daily Kos’ers. I have lurked on here since 2004, joined in 2006 and only written 2 diaries/articles. I am here to tell you that I am making the rounds today on the Internets and phones calling my two U.S. Senators from New Your State to ask them...
by TexasTwister
34 comments on Fri Jan 17, 2020 at 07:10 AM PST with 17 Recommends |
With all the low emotions the election results have placed us some may not have noticed the passing of musical legend Leonard Cohen. While I didn’t know of his music when he was popularly topical I did find his music in the mid 1980’s and have since...
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3 comments on Fri Nov 11, 2016 at 06:07 AM PST with 4 Recommends |
Today I voted for all the women in my life. I voted for my wife, a nurse of over 30 years whose body has been worked over by the thankless job. I voted for my mother who raised a son as a single parent in the 70’s and persevered to obtain a Masters...
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4 comments on Tue Nov 08, 2016 at 05:43 AM PST with 12 Recommends |
This is a report about my experiences so far at the Albany NY occupation. We started the occupation Friday October 21 at Lafayette/Academy Park across from Albany'...
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14 comments on Tue Oct 25, 2011 at 08:40 PM PDT with 7 Recommends |
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