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Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA-06) campaign:
Senate Republicans are still keeping their version of Trumpcare a secret from the public. But what we do know is that this bill is getting worse....
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 02:25 PM PDT
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Just when you thought that CTs could never contain facts, alternative facts become the coin of the orange realm.
The shadow government (cryptocracy, secret government, or invisible government) is a family of conspiracy theories based on the notion...
by annieli
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 12:27 PM PDT
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That’s what Republican Senator Orrin Hatch told a reporter.
Hatch is the Chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health care policy.
Of course, this is a big lie and he will vote for their Trumpcare monstrosity . I don't see how this...
by First Amendment
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 10:47 AM PDT
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What a cowardly doofus:
Rep. Lou Barletta, a Pennsylvania Republican, said Wednesday that members of Congress should cut back on hosting town hall forums after an Illinois man shot House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and three others on a baseball...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 09:04 AM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from MoveOn.org (Note: I live in Los Angeles and they have my U.S. Senators numbers in this e-mail as well):
Dear MoveOn member,
Away from the headlines, Republicans are in turbo mode in their destructive race to...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 07:40 AM PDT
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If it's Thursday on The After Show with Wink & Justice; then Thank God It's Giovedì (that's what we call it, because we can).
American women owe nearly twice as much of the nation’s student loan debt as men do; garment...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 07:51 AM PDT
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My father Robert has suffered a lot in his life, after school he joined the Army and saw the world before coming home and starting work in a factory where he worked over 30 years. In 2005 due to a terrible doctor he ended up disabled and needing help...
by streicher187
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 09:17 PM PDT
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Received this e-mail today from MoveOn.org:
Dear MoveOn member,
As the clouds of corruption from the Russia investigation engulf the White House, down the street, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is bypassing debate and attempting to...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 06:35 PM PDT
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UPDATE: By request, here’s the TL;DR version:
CMS trying to claim ACA exchange attrition is significantly worse than prior years by playing fast & loose with the numbers. They deliberately disregarded 500,000 enrollees in order to make it...
by Brainwrap
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 02:11 PM PDT
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The media is locked 24/7 on to the most shocking story of 2017. An Independent Counsel has been appointed to figure out who the criminals are in the most shocking story of 2017. President ...
by inew
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on Thu Jun 15, 2017 at 06:46 AM PDT
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By Karen Rubin, News & Photo Features
At this writing, no one has seen or knows what’s in the health care bill being concocted in secret by 13 Senate Republican men; by the time of publication, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, invoking...
by NewsPhotosFeatures
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 12:34 PM PDT
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MEAN, adjective — unkind, spiteful, or unfair.
synonyms — unkind, nasty, unpleasant, spiteful, malicious, unfair, cruel, shabby, foul, despicable, contemptible, obnoxious, vile, odious, loathsome, base, low
“Mean.” This is how Donald Trump...
by BC in Illinois
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 12:42 PM PDT
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In recent days there has been quite a bit of media coverage, including a few diaries on DailyKos (see here and here for today’s most prominent offerings) on the topic of the Senate’s rush to push a mystery health care bill through the Senate virtually...
by Thisbe
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 12:26 PM PDT
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Major corporations are often perceived by many as supporters of free enterprise, but unfortunately, this frequently proves to not be the case. The sheer hypocrisy of Johnson & Johnson in asking legislatures to regulate their competition out of...
by Dean Chambers
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 09:05 AM PDT
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It's "Wednesday's Child is Full of Whoa! Wednesdays" on The After Show. We were going to call it "Germanic Mercury" but you know what they say, one cannot live on Greek and Roman gods, alone. At least, not in America.
The RNC defends Jeff...
by justiceputnam
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on Wed Jun 14, 2017 at 07:58 AM PDT
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We might have Governor Brian Sandoval (R. NV) to thank if he’s successful in getting one of the most vulnerable Republican Senators to help prevent Trumpcare for becoming a reality:
Nevada's Republican governor, Brian Sandoval, is breaking with...
by poopdogcomedy
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on Tue Jun 13, 2017 at 07:18 PM PDT
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As Sessions Testifies, GOP Schemes to Sell Off Public Assets, Gut Bank Reforms: 'BradCast' 6/13/2017 Guest: Journalist David Dayen | Also: How to win young voters and the House Dem caucus rift over impeachment...
On today's BradCast, the latest testimony you probably already know about, and the Republican/Trump schemes on banking regulations,...
by TheBradBlog
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on Tue Jun 13, 2017 at 06:40 PM PDT
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This is probably going to be an unpopular opinion, but with two diaries up on this subject I think this view point needs to be heard. I've been for the Gorsuch filibuster, I've been for every single action Democrats have admirably taken in regards to...
by Mattrek
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on Tue Jun 13, 2017 at 05:17 PM PDT
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Bad news for a very vulnerable Republican Senate seat in Nevada.
Republican Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval says the Senate healthcare bill should leave Medicaid Expansion alone and he said 'it’s working’ for Nevadans.
Dean Heller is going down...
by First Amendment
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on Tue Jun 13, 2017 at 04:07 PM PDT
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23 million people losing health care is “mean”, Mr. so-called President.
Trump attacking his own healthcare plan he helped push through the House.
apnews.com/…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told Republican senators Tuesday...
by First Amendment
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on Tue Jun 13, 2017 at 03:14 PM PDT
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