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YOUNG TEXANS DON’T LIKE THAT TED CRUZ IS DESTROYING THEIR FUTURE
and they let him know by booing him throughout his interview three days ago.
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WOULD SOMEONE ASK TRUMP TO DEFINE WHAT IS A COMMUNIST?
He doesn’t know, of course, it’s just another smear in his arsenal of smack talk. But shouldn’t a reporter remind him as well that most of the world leaders he admires rule Communist societies? For the Republicans, however, anyone who … Continue reading
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SKYLARKING ON ADDERAL, TRUMP BRAYED AND HOWLED ALL NIGHT
But of course he was dozing today at the 9/11 ceremony. There’s always the morning after to cope with, no?
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MAMDANI NEEDS TO FULFILL HIS PLEDGE
I salute him for what he’s been able to accomplish, but his Parks Department is still going full steam ahead on its plan to demolish the landmarked Tony DaPalion Recreation Center in the Village, which has offered low-cost gym facilities … Continue reading
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BARTIROMO WAS PLOTTING ANOTHER COUP
After Fox paid 3/4 of a billion to Dominion it couldn’t afford another mega law suit, but Maria — and, of course, her Big Daddy Trump–apprently had other ideas.
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TRUMP’S HIDEOUS, GROTESQUELY OVER-SCALED BALLROOM
must be pulled down, repurposed, or drastically resized by the next Democratic president. Our democracy is under siege–the fascistic, traitorous Supreme Court majority leading the way– and our cultural aspirations are degraded beyond recognition. You can be sure that the … Continue reading
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EXTENDED GLIMPSE
The most extensive film record–unfortunately without any dancing–dates from February 1936, when David O. Selznick brought Adele to Los Angeles film a test for Dark Victory, which wasn’t actually filmed for two more years. The test was restored recently by … Continue reading
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GLIMPSES OF ADELE ASTAIRE
There is almost no film record of Adele Astaire, Fred’s older sister, and perhaps his greatest partner. There‘s a snippet with Fred and Marilyn Miller, when all three starred in the musical Smiles in 1930, amazingly enough not a big hit—perhaps … Continue reading
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NEPAL IS THE LATEST CATASTROPHE COURTESY TRUMP AND MUSK
In the real world, not the fantasy reality conjured by Trump and the GOP, it was acknowledged that Nepal’s glaciers were now dangerously unstable due to global warming. Then Musk and DOGE arrived, both of whom, including the great environmentalist–so … Continue reading
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TRUMP IS TRYING TO ENSURE THAT MORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN CONTRACT CANCER
Trump’s pocket Nuclear Regulatory Commission responds to his democidal Executive Order and is moving to increase the allowable level of radiation to which the public will be exposed. Across the nuclear board, all safety precautions will be weakened. Btw, this … Continue reading
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