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Why Social Democracy is Failing Europe
Via: badfish-hd-h-u
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7 years ago
There is a certain tension in the phrase, “social democracy,” and the description of someone as a social democrat. Social in this context is socialism by the state. A democrat supports the...
Trump Lawyers Complain That Mueller Did His Job Too Well
By: john-russell
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7 years ago
"Far more detailed than the text of any known criminal indictment or declination memorandum, the report is laden with factual information that has never been subjected to adversarial testing or...
The GOP’s Just a Racket Now, and Trump Is Its Godfather, Barr Its Wartime Consigliere
Via: john-russell
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7 years ago
Trump is a uniquely diseased man, it’s true. But what kind of political party nominates, celebrates, venerates, and takes political bullets for a uniquely diseased man? by Michael Tomasky, Daily...
Andrew McCarthy: Mueller's letter to Barr – A neat trick by the Washington Post before hearings begin
Via: vic-eldred
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7 years ago
“Mueller complained to Barr about memo on key findings.” That’s the banner headline at the top of the Washington Post’s website Wednesday. But when you click your way to the actual story, it...
Does the Mueller report exonerate Trump? 12 legal experts weigh in
Via: john-russell
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7 years ago
“If this is what a complete and total exoneration looks like, I’d hate to see a damning report.”Attorney General Bill Barr finally released Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report on Thursday,...
EARTH DAY: The Depravity of Climate-Change Denial
Via: bob-nelson
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7 years ago
The Trump administration is, it goes without saying, deeply anti-science. In fact, it’s anti-objective reality. But its control of the government remains limited; it didn’t extend far...
What if the New York Times Cartoon had depicted a Muslim, a Lesbian, an African American or a Mexican as a Dog?
Via: buzz-of-the-orient
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7 years ago
What if the New York Times Cartoon had depicted a Muslim, a Lesbian, an African American or a Mexican as a Dog? by Alan M. Dershowitz , Gatestone Institute, April 29, 2019 For years...
Forget Trump, Here Are Five Reasons Why Obama Should Have Been Impeached
Via: make-america-great-again
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7 years ago
As Democrats privately admit to themselves that there was no Russian collusion, they’ve also shifted gears to focus on the question of obstruction of justice. Despite the Mueller investigation...
Why Is The President Of The United States Spreading Conspiracy Theories ?
By: john-russell
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7 years ago
There is a blogger named Larry Johnson. I first read of him in 2008 when he was spreading anti-Obama rumors akin to birtherism. After that election I didnt pay any attention to him any more and...
ANTISEMITISM AND THE ALTERED STATE OF THE JEWS - COMMENT
Via: buzz-of-the-orient
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7 years ago
ANTISEMITISM AND THE ALTERED STATE OF THE JEWS - COMMENT Historically, universalists – beginning with the Hellenists – as well as nationalists – such as the Nazis – found common ground in...
Opinion : "Mueller Report" will result in new investigations in Congress
By: john-russell
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362 Comments
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7 years ago
Analysts are going through the now released Mueller Report. There is more than enough in there to trigger investigations in Congress. The report specifically states that the prosecutors were...
Has the Recession Been Cancelled?
Via: badfish-hd-h-u
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7 years ago
What would we do without experts? As U.S. workers continue to enjoy a vibrant job market, they should spare a thought for laborers in one category of professional services who remain mired in a...
Armpits, White Ghettos and Contempt
Via: bob-nelson
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7 years ago
“If you live in the Midwest , where else do you want to live besides Chicago? You don’t want to live in Cincinnati or Cleveland or, you know, these armpits of America.” So declared Stephen...
"If I'm Guilty Of Anything, It Is That I am A Great President"
By: john-russell
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7 years ago
President* Trump just concluded remarks as he was getting into his helicopter to go somewhere and lie more about himself and America. His final words to the crowd of reporters was "If I'm...
KING: Conservatives don't hate a golfing President, but they hated an uppity Negro golfing President
Via: tessylo
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7 years ago
U.S. KING: Conservatives don't hate a golfing President, but they hated an uppity Negro golfing President By SHAUN KING | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | APR 17, 2017 |...
Dog-Walking Now Regarded as Racist
Via: badfish-hd-h-u
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7 years ago
To the long list of sinful practices proving that the white man is irredeemably racist, we can now add dog-walking: More insight into the racistness of dog-walking from Matzoh O’Rourke:...
The moral and intellectual bankruptcy of the Republican Party
Via: don-overton
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7 years ago
The parallels between the Republican Party positions on taxes and climate change are striking. Both are morally appalling and reject the available evidence and expert opinion. The Initiative on...
How Democrats misled the nation about Trump’s tax cuts
Via: make-america-great-again
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7 years ago
Say this for Democrats: They can be very effective — at least, when it comes to misleading Americans on taxes. That’s clear from the wide gap between the number of people who got tax cuts last...
The Not-Quite Mueller Report: Trump Is a Whiny Little Bitch Who Wants to Prosecute Hillary Clinton
Via: john-russell
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7 years ago
You’ve read all the legal insights you can stomach about the not-quite Mueller Report . You’ve argued with your friends and family and trolls about whether or not we should go ahead with...
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen....and thanks for the memories....from Shona1 and the Land Down Under
By: shona1
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7 years ago
Evening. Not sure if I am even in the right section but anyway...Just wanted to say goodbye to you all as I have just been diagnosed with Myeloma which is a form of cancer...I had back trouble for...
