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TRUMP ACTUALLY MAKES FUN OF SCHIFF’S APPEARANCE
Trimp’s comeback to the scene of his crimes was a disaster. Bathed in flop sweat, he reprised all the old stock bits–really, he needs a new gag writer. The fact that he now and then scores a laugh is a … Continue reading
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MANCHIN SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY
His bill locks in new oil and gas leading for at least another decade. Biden must declare a climate emergency.
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WHAT A DIFFEENCE 60 YEARS MAKES
In 1960, voters were concerned that JFK would impose his Catholicism on an America founded on separation of church and state. Now, an unelected cabal of congregants in rogue, totalitarian Catholic sects has taken over the Supreme Court and taken … Continue reading
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DID TRUMP DELIBERATELY PUT BIDEN’S LIFE AT RISK?
Trump attended the presidential debate knowing he had tested positive for COVID and, of course, refused to wear a mask. Trump “gifted” Biden with a totally compromised para-military-like Praetorian guard qua Secret Service that would gladly follow Trump’s every whim … Continue reading
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JOSH HAWLEY FINE WITH TREASON SO LONG AS HIS MAKEUP DOESN’TGET SCUFFED
Footage of the preposterously fake paper tiger shown tonight should be played ad infinitum in bring-back-Claire McCaskill campaign ads.
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PRES. BIDEN CAN’T SHAKE THAT NEOLIBERAL BALL AND CHAIN
Sen. Warren didn’t want to name names, I guess, but she identified the problem when she disparaged the “out-of-touch advisors,” advising Biden to hew to the neoliberal SOP and talk a lot but do nothing to confront the problems assailing … Continue reading
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WHAT ABOUT THE RIGHTS OF PARENTS WHO WANT A FACT-BASED PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN?
The entire “parents’ rights” hysteria is another sham, a smokescreen for fascists like DeSantis who want to replace fact-based public education with propaganda indoctrination.
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MANCHIN BETRAYED HIS GRANDCHILDREN, BUT DELIVERED FOR HIS GOP DONORS
How does Sen. Manchin look his grandchildren in the eye?
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BEST DEAL IN TOWN
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center understands that lowering ticket prices is key to getting people into the theater, now more than ever. Last Sunday afternoon I went to Alice Tully Hall to hear the Calidore String Quartet playing … Continue reading
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JOSH HAWLEY TRIES ON SOME NEW SOUND EFFECTS
Usually Sen. Hawley speaks in a nasal, insinuative purr, but today he was slowing down his defamation and leading questioning of law professor Kiara Bridge. The anti-abortion, anti-life, anti-democracy insurrectionist resorted to a slow drawl that made him sound stoned. … Continue reading
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