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The Liberty Tree meet-up decided to welcome Governor Greg Abbott to Collin County when he came to speak at the annual Collin County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner in Plano on February 11.
This was a tough week in Texas. On the one hand, Dallas County...
by NotReadyToMakeNice
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on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 06:52 PM PST
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by elenacarlena
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on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 12:42 PM PST
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So here in the 11th District of New Jersey, we have a Congressman named Rodney Frelinghuysen who has been in office for over 22 years--despite the fact he doesn’t actually like dealing with constituents.
He appears to limit himself to telephone...
by atomgirl
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on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 10:19 AM PST
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This is a short diary to make sure everyone knows about a new resource. The Townhall Project 2018 announced today on its Facebook page that they now have a targeted mailing list to tell you when your representatives are having a town hall.
Imagine...
by mbayrob
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 07:22 PM PST
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Anyone given any thought to what happens when a snowflake gets together with, say, 60 million or so other snowflakes? Mix in some high winds, as in the winds of change?
Let's find out.
We have a great opportunity to completely own compassionate...
by GoFightWin
31 comments
on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 04:23 PM PST
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell couldn’t make it a few hundred yards from his airport terminal to a waiting SUV limo at baggage claim without running into angry constituents. Rather than take a few minutes to talk with this handful of women, he...
by Jen Hayden
239 comments
on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 02:10 PM PST
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The indivisible movement is marching strong even here in deep red East TN. A few weeks ago, Republican House member John Duncan who’s been in that seat since 1988 (and his father had it before then) refused to host a town hall citing kooks and sore...
by anegahban
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 01:04 PM PST
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I tried to be Republican for a period of time. Having miscarried a a baby at 12 weeks back in 2005, I was repulsed by the thought of voluntary abortion and felt morally prohibited from endorsing a pro-choice platform. I struggled for years with the...
by paseomundial
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 11:00 AM PST
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Another week has gone by and POTUS* is still insane.
So let’s start with something less depressing: the French Presidential election, which has suddenly become much more interesting. I ran out of ...
by MichaelHolmans
33 comments
on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 03:30 AM PST
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The Atlanta Journal Constitution headline says it all: “Protest overwhelms GOP congressional aides in east Georgia”. East Georgia is not like liberal Atlanta, it is a pretty conservative place — and sure, some of these may have traveled from other...
by dangeo
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 05:47 AM PST
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This report from CNN has finally noticed that the loud responses we’ve seen at congressional town halls, millions of calls that have shutdown the phones on capital hill and protests that have arisen all around the nation are not isolated or random...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 09:09 AM PST
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Not a lot going on in NY State this week as most of the media attention has been on the Trumpster and Kellyanne what’shername.. Yes, Repubs, you own his sorry ass.
Alas, most of my time this week was spent at RL work, so I didn’t have much time to...
by winkk
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on Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 05:08 PM PST
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It’s like this, Senator. You work for us. We, your constituents, residents of Texas. You took an oath to serve us. You did not pledge to slavishly grovel and kowtow exclusively to the needs of your donors.
Nor did you swear to rubber stamp an...
by Libby Shaw
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on Sat Feb 11, 2017 at 10:05 AM PST
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Welcome! I invite you to the KosAbility meeting on Sunday, February 26, at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern. CathyM will open the meeting with A History of Accessibility. Here is a preview of CathyM's diary:
by Steven Park
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on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 04:01 PM PST
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So check this out: www.politico.com/… It appears that in this Politico article Trump is already starting to tire of the job. Sure, there are a lot of variables contributing but one thing that can’t be ignored is the Resistance. I don’t think he will...
by Publis
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on Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 01:36 PM PST
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Jessi Bohon is a school teacher from Tennessee. Last night she posed a question to her GOP representative that has gone massively viral.
“As a Christian, my whole philosophy in life is pull up the unfortunate,” she said. “So the individual...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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on Fri Feb 10, 2017 at 12:03 PM PST
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My wife and I came upon this sign as we were driving home (follow the link):
drive.google.com/…
It says a simple, powerful message ‘Hate Has No Home Here’, also translated into five other languages, including Arabic, Hebrew and Spanish.
Once...
by ian douglas rushlau
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 01:40 PM PST
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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).
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in ...
by justiceputnam
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on Thu Feb 09, 2017 at 07:50 AM PST
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On Feb. 8, 2009, CNBC talking head Rick Santelli helped launched the tea party movement with an epic rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. But eight years later, as Republicans ...
by Jon Perr
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on Sun Feb 12, 2017 at 01:00 PM PST
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… Just to catch a whiff of some damn fine cuisine as we wait for the other shoe to drop… and maybe catch a whiff of what the Ubers and Filthys* are up to.
We're up late Jibbering our Jabber about the Great Dem Party Divide, Indivisible, Resistance,...
by winkk
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on Wed Feb 08, 2017 at 08:45 PM PST
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- At The New York Times, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Peter Baker write: Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down. These are chaotic and anxious days inside the National Security Council, the traditional center of management...162 comments 165 Recs
- UPDATED — original evacuation notice extended to the south and now includes 130,000 people. This is an evacuation order by Department of Water Resources this afternoon around 4:15pm. Evacuation now includes the southern end of the Sacramento Valley...468 comments 248 Recs
- The term “fake news” has gotten quite a lot of traction since the 2016 election. Originally applied to fabricated pro-Trump stories originating out of Eastern Europe and virally introduced into American social media, the term has now, somewhat...19 comments 185 Recs
- The only question I can see is, “Is this a trend with legs”? Businesses have been terrified of sticking their heads above ground to utter a peep about Mein Furor for fear of having a financially damaging Twitter storm break out over their heads....259 comments 264 Recs
- "The Spy Revolt Against Trump Begins" Says Publication Trump's Son-in-Law Recently Stepped Away FromAfter the popular vote loser Trump was elected by the Electoral College, his son-in-law Jared Kushner announced that he was stepping back from several positions so he could assist the 70-year old baby in the White House. One of those positions...244 comments 346 Recs
- We already knew Donald Trump’s blathering about Hillary Clinton’s email server was hot air. Not only is he using an unsecured and obsolete smartphone, but his national security adviser has a long history of blowing off rudimentary security procedures. ...254 comments 390 Recs
- I’m sick to my core. Please read this article from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation website about a Refugee Center in Winnipeg, Canada: www.cbc.ca/… The headline says it all: Newcomer centre has no more room for border-crossing...50 comments 68 Recs
- Senator Al Franken makes a connection with the actions of the Trump administration and the terrorization of people. It is important that Americans understand precisely the importance of what Franken said. Jake Tapper is quick on his feet and heard...127 comments 275 Recs
- An article in Seattle’s weekly alternative paper, The Stranger, outlines the many thwarted efforts of Dave Reichart’s constituents to secure some kind of face to face meeting with him during the upcoming congressional recess. Also included in the...173 comments 395 Recs
- I thought it was satire. The piece described a scrambled disorganized response to a recent missile launch by North Korea while the so-called president ate in the middle of the restaurant at his private resort, whilst entertaining the Japanese Prime...121 comments 155 Recs
- While the world is paying attention to theatrical battles over President Trump’s executive orders and cabinet nominees, a largely unnoticed and potentially landmark case sits before the Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. A petition for...274 comments 223 Recs
- I know similar comments have been posted before, but this is the most comprehensive list I’ve seen: A Trump supporting Facebook friend told Scott Mednick, "We suffered for eight years. Now it’s your turn.” Scott wrote a brilliant response asking...309 comments 628 Recs
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- A lot of us have been worrying, understandably, about Trump The Unhinged having access to the nuclear codes. The big fear is he doesn’t understand the difference between them and Twitter-an all too reasonable concern. However, it’s not that...1 comments 0 Recs
- Get your cell phone lamp a little closer, I can’t quite see the documents.3 comments 2 Recs
- Hi’. You’ve got Trump for roughly a month now. Meanwhile, a tiny country in the middle of Europe, Switzerland, has been under the hard-right’s control for more than a year now. I’m swiss and let’s say we saw Trump coming. From experience. Take...1 comments 0 Recs
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- Mojo Friday’s Weekly Open Thread This is a diary for those who continue to participate in the Mojo Friday diary throughout the week. You are welcome to join us.1 comments 1 Recs
- This is a bizarre, developing story. You may remember Frank Anacona from the KKK confrontation with Anonymous during the Michael Brown / Furguson shooting and ensuing unrest / protests. First it was reported that Anacona had gone missing on...13 comments 5 Recs
- That needs to be the slogan of Elizabeth Warren or any progressive running. common sense isn’t common anymore. Building progressiveness under the name of “common sense” will bring down republicans and their narcissistic personality commanded...2 comments 0 Recs
- (CNN)The iceberg wedge salads, dripping with blue cheese dressing, had just been served on the terrace of Mar-a-Lago Saturday when the call to President Donald Trump came in: North Korea had launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile, its first...31 comments 13 Recs
- I grew up in Michigan, a kind of meat and potato’s place. For dinner we had meat, potato’s, a vegetable, salad and a stack of white bread on the table next to the butter. Yum!15 comments 9 Recs
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And we are all the poorer. Of many fine tracks, I link only the beautiful Something That You Said.
- I try to divert my attention to other things. I really do. I try to not stay on the puter too much. I try to think happy thoughts. I try to plan meals. I try ...I really do. My mind then wanders back to the little time we had in 1962 when we...6 comments 10 Recs
- As I sit in front of the television watching local news updates about the pending disaster at Lake Orovile in Northern California I am thinking a lot about Shelterbox. Over 100,000 people were given an evacuation notice with only a few minutes notice...5 comments 8 Recs
- Tomorrow’s News Today Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, ...47 comments 25 Recs
- The only reason Jessi Bohon didn’t get a Blue Ribbon yesterday was because I knew I wanted to feature her story today: * “As a Christian, my whole philosophy in life is pull up the unfortunate.” I am surprised that line from Jessi...5 comments 11 Recs
- Well at least he doesn’t have them all the time. (Last time was in August of last year, when I wrote about this) I was noodling around on the computer and I heard this giant SCREECH and then a crash. (he knocked over a vase. no great loss). Then he...16 comments 13 Recs
- At The New York Times, David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt and Peter Baker write: Turmoil at the National Security Council, From the Top Down. These are chaotic and anxious days inside the National Security Council, the traditional center of management...162 comments 165 Recs
- Our President has several hotels in the US from which he will not (so far) divest. Because he is now president, are not these now federal properties? I suggest we use imminent domain to acquire and turn them into Homeless Shelters, which his...4 comments 1 Recs
- Received this e-mail today from former State Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer (D. MI): I am so energized today after participating in the largest Michigan Democratic Party convention in modern history on Saturday. Nearly 5,000 people...1 comments 6 Recs
- This Republican President has been a disaster. His raid on Yemen was ill-fated (Obama knew not to do it) and it killed 30 civilians (9 children), we lost a Navy Seal, we lost a $75 million aircraft, the intended target gloated that we missed him as if...6 comments 4 Recs
- If you enjoy political cartoons…..Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the best. Here is a link to his blog with his nost recent work…...enjoy! luckovich.blog.ajc.com4 comments 1 Recs
