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WHEN AMERICA ASPIRED CULTURALLY
Unsigned in Stage Magazine, 1936: “The amount of absolutely first-class music to be heard on the radio at this time of year makes this a different country from what it was five years ago. You can hardly find a hamlet … Continue reading
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I SHOULD HAVE ADDED
that the sprinkling of buildings that the Tech Hub scam was permitting to be considered for landmark designation are not presently endangered *. The architects of this swindle purposely did not propose for designation any low-rise buildings that are ripe … Continue reading
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THE ACTUAL GEORGE H.W. BUSH
Ironic, isn’t it? George H.W. Bush’s Gulf War I helped to bring on Osama bin Laden’s attack, which was then exploited by George W. Bush to launch Gulf War II, another catastrophic war of choice against Iraq.
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OUR DEVELOPMENTALLY-ARRESTED “LEADERS”
“Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago,” fifteen-year-old climate acitivist Greta Thunberg declares. The shocking, cosmically deranged determination of adults to ignore the probable endgame to humanity … Continue reading
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WELL, IT’S A START
Tomorrow, Tuesday, be at the Landmarks Preservation Commission to speak in favor of the paltry handful of buildings that it has agreed to consider for designation in the Tech Nub, NE Village district. And then support the real deal: demand … Continue reading
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PAPER PATRIOT JEFF FLAKE
Like Sen. Sasse, the Senator from Arizona will do anything, I mean anything, to preserve American democracy–except stand up to home-grown, Trumpian, McConnell-curated American totalitarianism.
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IF THE DEMOCRATS DO NOT AGGRESSIVELY INVESTIGATE TRUMP
If they revert to their whimpering, c ringing ways, they can forget about victory in 2020. Any Dem who falls for McConnell’s hooey about “presidential harassment” is hammering yet another nail into what could be the party and the country’s … Continue reading
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ZUCKERBERG’S BEST DEFENSE IS IGNORANCE
Zuckerberg thinks that Ceasar Augustus ushered in two hundred years of world peace, and so whatever brutal, horrendous things he did were simply an acceptable means to an end. Heads up, Zucky–you’re referring to the Pax Romana, by which much … Continue reading
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“MAINSTREAM “LIBERAL” “PUNDITS”
You know, the ones who said that only Hillary was electable. Now they’re cautioning the Democrats against enacting policies that are popular with overwhelming numbers of both Dems and Republicans.
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PELOSI’S MY CHOICE
If Pelosi’s become a punching bag for the demented GOP, then fucking get off your asses, Democratic representatives, and defend her. Tell the country how many lattes are consumed by right-wing elected officials and right-wing oligarchs! I would support a … Continue reading
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