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How Americans claim to be a caring society, but they do not really care at all. If there is one thing this election proved, it is that Americans don’t really mean what they say. They have proven beyond a doubt that they: The motto of America is now the same
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One of the amazing things I read this weekend was that Republicans are still trapped in a bubble when it comes to the 2020 election. Writer after writer has talked about election integrity while not understanding what the term actually means. One writer recently decreed that it is the Democratic
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It’s been fascinating to watch the repeated criticisms of the various economic disasters of late. The plunge in the stock market, the shortage of baby formula, and the ever-increasing rise of gas prices. None of these things had to happen, and in fact, most reputable economists had warned us that
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One of the trite amorphisms used by conservatives and others repeatedly is, ” We are not a democracy; we are a Republic.” As if the two terms are mutually exclusive when they are meant to be used together. The United States is a Constitutional Democratic Republic with its governing officials
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I am approaching what could best be described as the contemplative stage of life. Savoring the adventures and the victories, dryly musing about the things I should have done differently – or should not have done at all. Regrets? I have a few. However, I will never regret wire brushing
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Actually, the future of the post COVID world is down right depressing. A lot of people are assuming that once everyone gets vaccinated and herd immunity is supposedly achieved the world will go back to normal. Except, that’s not what is going to happen. A “return to normalcy might have
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Today is President Shitgibbon’s last full day in office. He is expected to pardon over 100 miscreants, liars, cheats, and various other criminals who are reflected in his horrible existence. In the last 48 hours, he has continued to do his level best to lay landmines and other booby traps
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But sometimes, that change is for the worse – not for the better. Certainly, that was the case with Sheldon Adelson, who died yesterday at the age of 87. His legacy is NOT a good one. He destroyed politics in not just his own country but in Israel as well.
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If you are an American and watched what happened at the Capitol today – and are not outraged – then you are a defective person. And probably have been for a long time. Soonergrunt, long time commenter at Balloon-Juice, summed up these thoughts of mine very well. The list of
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I’ve been holding off posting anything because I wanted to watch the outcome of Trump’s efforts to pull off a coup de etat following the election. I was anxious and am still worried that Trump would try to steal the election and usurp the results to ensure he stays in
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