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“FREEDOM” IS THE MOST OVERUSED WORD IN AMERICA
When the “de” Kochs and other evil oligarchs dare to claim that threats to “freedom” justifies their assault on American democracy, the only freedom they’re concerned with is their own freedom to screw over the rest of the country. And … Continue reading
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INCREDIBLE
to watch the idealistic young doctors and medical students speaking tonight on behalf of the ACA, and then to think of the travesty of Tom Price, and the AMA, and the profit-worshiping fanatics who want to condemn millions of their … Continue reading
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WHAT IS GOING ON, AGAIN?
Now, is this press conference that Trump is supposedly giving on Wednesday the long-delayed press conference that was supposed to happen last week, when he was going to tell us what a little flea in his ear had buzzed about … Continue reading
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KELLYANNE TAKES US ON A SECRET JOURNEY
into the depths of Donald J. Trump’s heart–and finds that it contradicts every single hate-ridden bit of rhetoric spewed by that insignificant orifice better known as his foul, lying mouth. In fact, in DJT’s heart, he really loves humanity as … Continue reading
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THE CABINET FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
Mitch McConnell has flung a lot of sludge at the public, but the slime clinging to this bunch will require special dry cleaning once the confirmation hearings are over.* * if the picks ever deign to compete their disclosure forms
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OBAMA’S LEGACY
It isn’t very pretty, although compared to the United States that Trump and his fellow Fascists are planning, Obama’s eight years will probably seem like the time of milk and honey. But Obama did make some pretty speeches. William Rivers … Continue reading
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INTERJECTING REALITY INTO THE DEBATE
The fossilized thought patterns of Scott Pruitt and the rest of climate-change-denier dinosaurs must be ridiculed as what they are: hopelessly delusional, counter-factual gibberish not worthy of a kindergarten playground. The “de” Koch brothers and other evil oligarchs funding Pruitt … Continue reading
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KEITH ELLISON, COME ON DOWN!
We need you. Current DNC leadership is a total disaster. Hillary’s ex-staffers will do anything to try to exonerate their derelict fiasco of a campaign. But why is the DNC not doing anything to combat the GOP’s crosscheck voting roll … Continue reading
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NO, HILLARY SHOULD NOT RUN FOR MAYOR
New York City has lost its soul due to the decision of vastly wealthy mayors to turn our city into Monte Carlo on the Hudson. The last thing we need is another plutocrat making it more of a haven for … Continue reading
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I’M DISAPPOINTED IN THE CARTERS
They should not be attending the sham inauguration of non-elected dictator Donald J. Trump. Nor should any of the Democratic alum. Once again, the Democrats misjudge the perils of maintaining an illusion of orderly process when the entire equilibrium of … Continue reading
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