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Thursday Reads
Good Morning!! I’ve got some widely disparate reading material for you today. I’ll begin with some articles related to the growing Occupy movement. The New York Review of Books has posted an depth...
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Thursday Reads
Good Morning!! There’s another Republican Debate in South Carolina tonight. Can you believe it? This one is hosted by CNN. How much more of this torture can American stand? These debates just keep on...
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The Ripple Effect
I don’t know if it’s simply the election cycle or what, but more and more frequently the world seems to be spinning out of control. Problems and/or issues everywhere. Which one to prioritize? How...
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Thursday Reads: Closed and Quiet Rooms
Good Morning!! Suddenly it’s hot here in New England. Just last week I actually had to turn my furnace on to warm up the house! It’s been a pretty cold June here, but yesterday the temperature reached...
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Saturday Morning Reads
Good Morning! This is going be short and sweet because it’s been a long week for me. Yesterday the Washington Post published a highly cited story about Mitt Romney as a “pioneer” in the outsourcing of...
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Sunday Reads: Robot and Munster
WPA poster Hello! Wow, what a busy 24 hours it has been. I don’t know about you all, but my PAD (Political Affected Disorder) has been kicked into high gear. I mean, in a Ryan world, that WPA poster...
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Friday Late Nite Lite: Drones, Domes and Storms Part Two
Good Late Nite! And on to part two of tonight’s funnies. This post will be centered around the drones of Obama, including a little of this and that. The first two are a take on Dr. Stranglove: Cagle...
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Another Update to the Ever-Expanding Boston Bombing Story
Ibragim Todashev and Reni Manukyan I thought I should put up another update, because there has been a lot more walking back of the reports that came out yesterday, not only about whether Ibragim...
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Caturday: Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe!
Good morning, newsjunkies! Eighty-seven years ago today, the inimitable Marilyn Monroe was born. To the right is perhaps my favorite photo of Marilyn, taken by Anthony Beauchamp. It projects such...
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Friday Reads
Good Morning! So, I am trying to get with it again. Seems like it’s always something. Grades to get in. Issues with my elderly father. Daughters so busy that I seemed to have slipped their minds....
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Tuesday Reads
Good Morning!! I have a mixture of links for you today, with no overall theme whatsoever. There is news happening out there, but somehow it still feels like a slow news month so far. Maybe it’s just...
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Monday Reads
Good Morning!! Things are not going well in Iraq, to put it mildly. John Kerry arrived in Iraq this morning and is currently meeting with Iraqi leaders, according to CNN: John Kerry holds talks in...
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Thursday Reads: Obama KOs Perry, and Other News
Good Morning!! Yesterday President Obama met with Texas Governor Rick Perry to discuss the so-called “immigration crisis.” Perry had initially refused to shake hands with the President as Obama...
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Extra Lazy Saturday Afternoon Reads: Bobby Jindal’s Crusade
Crusade – Before Battle, Kaye Miller-Dewing Good Afternoon!! Yesterday, Dakinikat wrote a very good post about the right wing’s hysterical response to President Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer...
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Fat Tuesday Reads
Revelers toss confetti at float of Momus, patron god of Mardi Gras, in New Orleans in 1960. Good Morning!! Today is Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras in French, the last day to celebrate before Lent begins on...
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Tuesday Reads: Drink More Coffee–It’s Good for You!* And Other News
Good Morning!! There’s a supposedly huge drama being carried on in Washington DC, but I just can’t get excited about it. Republicans are holding funding for the Department of Homeland Security hostage...
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Thursday Reads: Will It Come Down to Rubio Vs. Cruz?
Good Morning!! I’m beginning to get the feeling that Marco Rubio will be the GOP nominee. He seems to be the favorite of the money men, the “establishment” Republicans, and the corporate media. The...
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Tuesday Reads: Donald Trump is A Threat to National Security and to Democracy
Trump cartoon by Matt Bors, http://www.gocomics.com Good Afternoon!! It’s time to break through the Overton window and speak truthfully about Donald Trump. This awful man is a national emergency. The...
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Live Blog: Nevada Democratic Townhall with MSNBC and Telemundo
Good Evening! Tonight we have a Townhall moderated by MSNBC’s Chuck Todd and Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart . The networks have partnered to host a town hall event for the dueling Democrats from 9 p.m....
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Thursday Reads
Good Morning!! Did you watch Donald Trump’s speech last night? If you didn’t, I suggest you do so today. This man is a danger to our country and to the world, and our clueless media is largely playing...
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