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Justice Scalia found dead.
Wow - this shocked me. Didn't see this coming. Found dead at a resort when he didn't show for breakfast. 79 years old. No matter your politics - he was a brilliant man who was liked by his peers and leaves behind a wife and children. There are implications of course, but right now it's a jolting piece of breaking news and…
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Hillary
I don't see Hillary thread so I decided to make one. I don't want it to be a strictly smear thread, not my intention. Hoping it can be a good discussion, I know there are a couple Clinton supporters here. But Check out this video for who's running her campaign. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S03y_B-GvSg
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DNC rolls back Obama ban
I wonder which candidate this will benefit. I hope Obama makes some sort of public statement regarding this: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dnc-allowing-donations-from-federal-lobbyists-and-pacs/2016/02/12/22b1c38c-d196-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html
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2016 Moving Train Tour
What shows are Train "regulars" attending??
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Huge Explosion at Japanese Nuclear Plant
This looks bad: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12720219 Japan quake: Huge explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant A massive explosion has struck a Japanese nuclear power plant after Friday's devastating earthquake. A huge pall of smoke was seen coming from the plant at Fukushima and several workers were injured.…
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A Few Words in Defense of Baby Boomers
Because I started a thread that pretty much morphed into a bash on Baby Boomers, I feel a bit of an obligation to say a few words in defense of my generation. I get it that younger generations have issues with us boomers. In fact, I was the first person on that thread to disparage my own generation. But as much as it might…
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Trolls
https://youtu.be/6Zxy_dScjsM Sound like anyone you've encountered? If so, glean some insight from the video. I know that when I see certain screen names "participating" in a thread I've opened, I back out of that thread immediately.
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An Open Letter to Pearl Jam: Get off the sidelines and join the political revolution!
Dear Ed, Stone, Jeff, Mike, Matt, and Boom - If there was any doubt about the potential for a real political revolution in this country, the Iowa voters erased that doubt last night. Their message to the political establishment was what Dylan sang back in 1965: Your old road is rapidly fading; please get out of the new one…
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Why is it that change so often is mostly supported by the young?
I would think it's the other way around. The older I get, the more I desire to see positive and healthy changes in the world, both environmentally, socially, politically and culturally. Young people generally get what I'm saying here (look at how many young folks are Bernie fans or who participated in the Occupy movement,…
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Senator wants to be sworn in on the Quran. Unamarican?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-12-01-muslim-lawmaker_x.htm Newly elected Muslim lawmaker under fire Posted 12/1/2006 6:58 AM ET E-mail | Save | Print | Reprints & Permissions | Subscribe to stories like this Enlarge By Tim Dillon, USA TODAY Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison has caused a stir after choosing to…
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Museums Banning Selfie Sticks
I was just reading an article in the Winnipeg Free Press that the Canadian Museum of Human Rights has banned selfie-sticks. And it goes on to say that many museums around the world (mostly prominent ones) are doing/have done the same. Some complain that it's too harsh. The museums say it could damage technology in use at…
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I need ideas for leading distance mentorships
I was wondering if you could help me think of ways that we can build friendships or understanding among high-school-aged folks when there are big walls that weren't even built by the orangutrump. I'm moving to Somaliland in a few months, which is an unrecognized nation-state of Somalia with Islamic traditions as law (to…
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What if Humans Aren’t the Most Intelligent Creatures on the Planet?
Doesn't seem like a far fetched idea to me at all. What do you think? (Too long to post the whole article, see link) http://upliftconnect.com/humans-arent-intelligent-creatures-planet/ What if Humans Aren’t the Most Intelligent Creatures on the Planet? Paul Watson Asks us to Redefine Intelligence Cetologists observe,…
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British Pilot Roger Gower Killed by Elephant Poachers
This is the second murder in two weeks of brave souls working to protect African wildlife. Gower was shot down Friday while tracking poachers and last week Sebinyenzi Bavukirahe Yacinthe, a 40 year old ranger protecting the Virunga National Park was murdered by poachers. Paul Watson summed up the situation well here: "Big…
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2016 Candidate Matchmaker
http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2016/politics/election-candidate-matchmaker/ I got O'Malley I think my answer to Obamacare pushed Sanders to 3rd.
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Refugee crisis
I think the west should be doing more. What does everyone else think?
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The mis-use of the words "radical", terrorist" and "conservative"
I don't really want this to simply be a rant but in some readings posted here and elsewhere this subject keeps coming up: The mis-use of the words "radical", "terrorist" and "conservative". My hope is that we can at least have an interesting and perhaps useful discussion about some of the misunderstandings. The word…
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Taking names ...
Anyone have any thoughts on this? http://billypenn.com/2016/01/27/new-bill-would-create-a-registry-of-all-the-bands-and-djs-that-play-philly-its-become-necessary/ We love our wonderfully diverse Philly music scene and don't want to see artists' privacy invaded or to give them any reason to skip our city altogether. If…
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Can we take our guns.....
into the pearl jam shows? loud, aggressive music, lots of people in close quarters bumping into each other, add some booze and drugs, outspoken band in the middle of a highly divided campaign season... i'm sure everything would be fine.
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Black Lives Matter Protesters Block SF Bay Bridge.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/19/black-lives-matter-protesters-block-san-franciscos-bay-bridge "Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement blocked traffic on the westbound span of the Bay Bridge that connects Oakland and San Francisco as part of a long weekend of protests aimed at reclaiming Martin…
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R.I.P. Peace activist Concepcion Picciotto
A True human patriot" as a friend put it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/concepcion-picciotto-who-held-vigil-outside-the-white-house-for-decades-dies/2016/01/25/e0f829e2-c3b0-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html?tid=sm_fb
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HRC's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton Was Disingenuous and Unnecessary
Sanders has a 100% rating by HRC. Clinton has an 89% rating by HRC. Interesting how the candidate with the lower rating gets the endorsement. Sanders has never voted against the LGBT community and has been fighting the good fight since his days in college, never flip flopping on his core values. Clinton opposed gay…
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The Donald is playing everyone
Into thinking he really wants to be president. Don't you guys know that he is good friends with his "rival" Hillary and Bill? He's fooling America and he's doing it all to get his friend Hill into office. This clown is in it to be the ringmaster of his own circus.
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Stay Safe East Coast
Hearing there are many without power due to this monster snow storm rocking the East Coast of the US. Hope everyone's doing okay, lets use this thread to share some positivity to members or anyone else who is snowed in! Keep warm!
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Bloomberg Going to run as an Independant?
I find this very intriguing.For those of us who don't feel represented by either of the two extremes this may be a nice alternative.I could see many with my NPA and moderates on both sides getting on board here.This will be interesting.What do y'all think of the Mayor? We know he knows money.
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If Bernie wins the nomination, how likely are we to see PJ support him at a public event/rally?
Seems like a match to me!
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the 2016 tour is on an election year
so will Ed be practicing his right to free speech? ;) just please, please, please Ed don't be revved up when you get to Va. and Ed please remember, just because it's highly populated area for the military, we're not all Republicans.
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School Shooting in Canada
I just saw this: http://news.yahoo.com/two-reported-dead-canada-school-shooting-221201831.html I feel for the families of the victims. Such a waste. At least they caught the shooter.
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I searched "gay marriage" and all the threads were years old or closed. So on that note. An article like this doesn't upset me it is just a person stating their beliefs. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sign-at-mount-pearl-jewellery-store-upsets-lgbt-community-again-1.3406432