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**Bombs Dropping Down** - ALL AGES FORUM
9.13.10 This sticky still applies. And it still applies in 2019. Discuss the topic, not the people discussing the topic. No personal comments. Look your comments over before hitting Submit and be sure you're debating THE TOPIC. Thank you. Hi all, First of all...welcome back from this brief timeout. Now for a little…
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Capitalism, The Fed and Economic Policy
Better thread for this discussion.
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European nations defend Greenland against the USA
People criticise Sweden for not doing enough in WW2. Well now we are stepping up against fascism. France:
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Renee Nicole Good
Renee Good, murdered by ICE in Minneapolis today. Stop the terrorism. Vigil for Renee Good:
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Immigration
Starting a new thread since the last one was locked and shows no signs of being opened up again. Another instance of guilty until proven innocent. I just can't believe the shit minorities are being subjected to. Sitting in jail after having done nothing besides be a passenger in a car on the way to work. Way to go Florida…
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America’s March to Facism
This is how it happens. Top down, bottom up. Stuck in the middle with some of you. Good luck. https://www.propublica.org/article/heeding-steve-bannons-call-election-deniers-organize-to-seize-control-of-the-gop-and-reshape-americas-elections
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Ukraine
Will putin on the ritz invade? Should the US and NATO go to war over Ukraine? Does it make a difference if its a "border excursion," like running some tanks over a farmer's field, versus a full-on invasion? Personally, I'm not sure the US should get involved, being anti-war, but on the other hand, I'm not sure not coming…
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Trump/Admin Policies
More great news about our slide towards normalizing disregard for human rights. New world order for sure. Current administration deciding we're better off aligning with dictatorships across the world. The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights…
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***DONALD J TRUMP HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN IMPEACHED***
TODAY IS THE DAY ---I've updated the title so as to make this more of a thread about following The Road to Impeachment. Post updates as you see fit. And feel free to to still vote. This road will be a windy one, full of many twists and turns. Buckle up.
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Jan 6, FIVE Years Later...
https://apnews.com/article/jan-6-capitol-siege-biden-congress-3dd8fd804c857c23f8e0fe2324c9d8a4 Biden marks year since attack: 'I will stand in this breach'By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER9 mins agoWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered what he declared was the “God's truth” marking…
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Letter From An American by Heather Cox Richardson
will be posting her series when she puts them up. will link to her archive as well. past letters can be found here.... https://billmoyers.com/story/heather-cox-richardson-secrets-and-lies/ Heathr Cox RichardsonOctober 3, 2020 (Saturday) I try to give us all a break on the weekend, but today seems like a day for which we…
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A thread about Bill Maher
I know you're not all Maher fans but starting at 2:30 (please post a link with just the last part if you have one, thanks!) in this video, Maher sums up what is really going wrong in this election cycle and American politics in general and probably in our society as a whole. And aren't most of us guilty of incivility at…
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Ankle-biting Democrats
Everyone concedes that Iraq has not turned out like we hoped it would. But it's painfully obvious that Democrats (and some Republicans) are now emersed in political posturing based on opinion polls. They know the majority of Americans oppose the war, and so they are trying to score political points with their constituents…
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Special Prosecutor Smith
seems to be generating enough activity to warrant his own thread... https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-politics-georgia-atlanta-subpoenas-07a6acf3de8ecaf50c60b32a1e653981 Capitol siege Donald Trump Georgia Atlanta Subpoenas U.S. Department of Justice Georgia state government Government and politics Trump probe…
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Dept of DEFENSE
Catch all thread for all things military. Saw recent both the Navy and AFir Force fired some commanders of units. Wasn't sure any might have interest in that stufff. But THIS is of interest to me. Am former Navy. Dad was Army. Brother was Air Force and is current DoD AF employee as a civilian. Read recently of failed…
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Canadian Politics Redux
I guess having a new thread goes nicely with having a new government. :) So Trudeau is ending Canada's bombing campaign in Syria and redirecting that money to more humanitarian efforts. I for one and very happy about this. That is more along the lines of what Canada is about IMHO.
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Happy Holidays
I wish you the warmest greetings this season and all the best wishes for 2013!
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45/47 DoJ v2.0
Thought this deserved its own discussion.... https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/barrs-internal-reviews-and-re-investigations-feed-resentment-suspicion-inside-justice-dept/2020/02/15/7007695a-5029-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html The Justice Department in the Trump era has repeatedly tasked U.S. attorneys…
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Venezuela
With the orange turd kidnapping President Maduro and his wife, figured this might need its own thread.
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Elon Musk
My entire opinion of him changed with this 60 minutes interview. I would buy a Tesla 3 if I could afford. Maybe someday. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-the-2018-60-minutes-interview/
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Social Media, The Good, Bad & Ugly & The Future
Some recent posts and comments regarding social media and regulation prompted me to start a thread with the following essay. I hadn't heard of the two women referenced but remember the parking lot incident. Its a challenging issue and one worthy of debate. And yes, please get your kids' pictures off of the web. From…
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Abortion-Keep Legal, Yes or No?
I figured since it’s currently a hot topic in the gun thread, I’d start an abortion topic thread. I’ll begin by responding to benjs’ last post in the gun thread: who says a woman is obligated to carry until term? Why shouldn’t that be her decision and hers alone?
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How we Treat the poor
Flint Is About How We Treat the Poor This water crisis could not have occurred in a rich community http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/04/23/flint-about-how-we-treat-poorDear white people: As you no doubt know, the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, returned to the headlines last week with news that the state attorney…
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US Extremists
https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-canada-health-public-health-idaho-0d2015c826bb01a2cd04b31254c870c5 Coronavirus pandemic Ammon Bundy Idaho Public health Report: Far-right anti-government group grows significantly By REBECCA BOONE 21 Oct 2021 BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A far-right group launched by anti-government…
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NATO
https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/1022602999531753472 Just in case you can't see the Tweet:
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Health, Science and Environmental News
It occurred to me that tons of really important stories around these topics don't get discussed here because there are so many of them that wouldn't have their own thread. The article that made me think this today is this story about a mass die off of elephant seals and other ocean mammals, from a strain of bird flu! First…
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The Levant aka Mid-East
https://www.britannica.com/place/Levant Levant, (from the French lever, “to rise,” as in sunrise, meaning the east), historically, the region along the eastern Mediterranean shores, roughly corresponding to modern-day Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and certain adjacent areas. Common use of the term is associated with…
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GOP v1.1
For all things gop related to include the parties new direction.... this replaces the closed thread.
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Jeffrey Epstein and Friends
I think this story has enough potential for its own thread. While we're waiting to find out who all the disgusting pigs on the list are, how about an Onion article? =) Frustrated Subway Marketers Scrap $150 Million Jeffrey Epstein Ad Campaign MILFORD, CT—Bemoaning the tremendous loss of time and resources, frustrated…
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Current Congress/Senate......
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezr ... fwcl=1&fwl 14 reasons why this is the worst Congress ever Posted by Ezra Klein on July 13, 2012 at 8:00 am Text Size Print Reprints Share: More » Click to view gallery: The 112th Congress is a no good, very bad, terrible Congress. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg) This week, the House of…
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYC
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employer. US Department of State: 1-888-407-4747. All in one place. Hopes, fears, scary stories, whatever related to the Bus Driver, Mayor-Elect, Zohran Mamdani and NYC.