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CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Laramie, Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti (whose family has a new house) and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week...
View ArticlePhonebank Soup for the Soul
Oh, the dreaded phonebank. Before I tell you another long, rambling story, I’ll skip to the end: Last night I phonebanked in support of the upcoming North Carolina teacher walkout and rally, and I had...
View ArticleTop Comments: the T/C Follow-up edition #5
A new documentary adds a wider perspective to the Cold War, after the jump … But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES — his first major...
View ArticleEvery Picture, Tells A Story. Don't it?
In case anyone was wondering where I am. I’m in and out here, at Daily Kos.I’ve; been running all over Twitter, sharing this diary. Knowledge, Is Power! Voting Info-2018 For My Constant Muse Dr...
View ArticleICE detains immigrant mom, holds her 18-month-old baby in a facility 120...
In Austin, Texas, an 18-month-old toddler is sitting in an immigration detention facility. He’s probably crying, with only strangers in a strange place to comfort him. He doesn’t want the strangers,...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES — an exhibition covering...
View ArticleTop Comments: Random musings edition
Some random musings, after the jump ………………………………. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are...
View ArticleMemorial Day; For Our Troops, Veterans And Protesters, Everywhere.
Gov't And Social Services Links For ♥All Our Troops♥ And Veterans♥Knowledge, Is Power! Voting Info-2018 For My Constant Muse Dr Theodore Adams Prof of Sociology♥How to Apply for Financial Aid and...
View ArticleIrish Revolution
66.4% Yes to allowing abortion. In Ireland.Every single county voting Yes except Donegal (52% No). 57% Yes in Roscommon, same in Mayo, 58% in Kerry, 59% in Sligo. Almost 80% Yes in parts of Dublin.A...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES — an exhibition...
View ArticleDemocrats’ job guarantee aims at workers of all races, exposes true elitists:...
One of the great hoodwinks of the century has been Donald Trump convincing too many economically struggling white voters that he and his party are better for their economic interests than Democrats. A...
View ArticleCormac's Chapel (Ireland): Street Prophets Coffee Hour
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. We are going to start off by looking at Cormac’s Chapel on the Rock of...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
View ArticleUK - PM May's Irish Troubles; Abortion and Brexit
Two bits of political news from the UK today that spell trouble for Teresa May’s premiership both of which result from the situation of Northern Ireland. The first is a ruling in the Supreme Court on...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Vanguard Records edition
A record label whose 1950’s courage ... bore fruit in the 1960’s, after the jump …. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES — a career photography...
View ArticleTrump admin to search out U.S. citizens they believe cheated in their...
For the next time Donald Trump tries to convince you he supports legal immigration: The AP reports the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—under the leadership of anti-immigrant director...
View ArticleNo, Walgreens, you're not off the hook if a patient dies because pharmacists...
From the way the Walgreens system is described, it should be harder to fail a patient than help them: When a pharmacist or tech receives a notice of insurance denial due to a need for...
View ArticleMaking GOP nightmares come true: Democrats flip Wisconsin Senate seat for...
On Tuesday, Democrat Caleb Frostman won the special election for Wisconsin Senate District 1, giving Team Blue its 43rd state legislative pickup of the cycle.Frostman, an avid sportsman and local...
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