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Gov.Granholm: 'On the Right Track... No Going Back!'

On her THE WAR ROOM show last night, Gov. Jennifer Granholm got us All Fired Up and Ready to Go..with her ending 'Obama coaching' comment. It is not recorded as a segment that I can find, but came...

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Marriage Equality Comes to Life in Seattle

I am sharing a great blog by Melanie Nathan... with tissue alert to those so inclined... SUBTITLE good too: Same Sex Couples in King County  (Seattle) Set Marriage License recordCONGRATs to them...

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The GOP 'Borrowed' your SocialSecurity Money for their Wars

This is why they are fighting so hard to not have to pay you what you yourself put into Social Security! This is why there might just be a 'shortfall' ... How else were they going to pay for the Wars...

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Wednesday is PINK SHIRT DAY ...AntiBullying Day

Are you participating? Are your schools? Ours are, even our elementary schools. The more the merrier, let bullies know there are people who will stand up to them.WIKI: Anti-Bullying Day (a.k.a. Pink...

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OSCAR MOMENTs ...from Marlon Brando to VAWA Have we learned anything?

With permission from navajo.. I am sharing this great 'Oscar'Memory' .. as it seems so tied to practically our entire embarassing US history,... from landing at Plymouth Rock to the Jay Leno show and...

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HUFFPO Posts Twitter Handles of Senators Who Voted NO

Directly from HuffPo:The Senate rejected a bipartisan compromise amendment to expand gun background checks on Wednesday, casting a 54 to 46 vote that drew sharp responses from supporters who had seen...

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NEVER FORGET .. In Memorium Leonard Matlovich June 22, l988

BREAKING NEWS:  for all LGBT and allies: NEW GAY SECRETARY of the Air Force under Obama. 'After the Friday, June 21, retirement of Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, ERIC FANNING became the Acting...

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OBAMA ... was mistaken for a waiter.

After President Obama's address about Trayvon Martin today, Susan Davis reposted this piece on The Washington Wire.. It is from Nov. 7, 2008,The original is by Katherine Rosman on WSJ.Before He Was...

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He Was the Bravest Person in the Room

Background: On June 04, 2013, Mayor Virginia Gurolla of Porterville, issued a proclamation recognizing the month of June as GayPride Month in Porterville.Now, for those unaware: "'Porterville has a...

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CA Freshman Congressman gets First House Bill passed by 113th!.. protecting...

A NorCal freshman Representative, Jared Huffman, San Rafael, just tweeted out that his very first bill passed the House and moves on to the Senate, H.R. 1411RT @RepHuffman: I’m thrilled that the House...

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UPDATED: South Africa is saying: Hanba Kahle Tata Madiba

From a friend who grew up through law school in South Africa. She just happened to be back in South Africa when Madiba died, a long term civil rights activist lawyer in her own right .. Mandela was...

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UPDATE: Polar Vortex, your Welcome to the ANTHROPOCENE

The ‘Polar Vortex’ explained in lay terms, even Donald Trump seems to understand … ummm sort of by Eric Roston, Why Is It So Cold? The Polar Vortex, Explained“Polar vortex” has taken an uncontested...

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‘HoneyMaid’ makes a rebuttal ad

On March 10, 2014 the Honey Maid brand of snacks put out their ‘This is Wholesome’ adshowing many different families ... taking care of and loving each other.They got a lot of comments ... many of them...

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On Her Radar - So. ILL. Crusaders for Equality

Just a note FYI: 'The New Civil Rights Movement' blogger Jean Ann Esselink does a weekly piece where she chooses a brave reaction by someone being bullied or oppressed ... and lets us know of these...

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16 Most Absurd Codes in NEW (to USA) ICD-10

FOR ANYONE IN HEALTHCARE ...you know what ICD billing codes are..eg the number classification for illnesses you must use in order to collect treatment payments from Insurance Companies and the...

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‘God’ of Facebook crowdfunds Westboro billboards

Finally, some good news...and from ‘God’ too. Members of the Westboro Baptist Church, at least, will be greeted for 12 months.The brain behind Facebook’s popular ‘God’ humor page has crowdfunded over...

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SIT-INS Begin...Guess When and Where

Saw this from  @JMitchellNews: 66 yrs ago today, NAACP Youth Council began sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters .. these were in Oklahoma City.But they had begun in KANSAS, before that:On April 15,...

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The CA President Pro Tem DID WHAT?

Blogger Andrea Marr tells how and why she was excited by this late move by California’s legislature.  National Memo: Californians Ready for a Greener EconomyDespite the success of California’s historic...

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Not Quiet on the Democratic Front: Why Occupy Still Matters on 3rd Anniversary

Posting full essay, links, pics with permission of the author Marni Halasa .. a New York lawyer, journalist and political performance artist.  She consults for citizens, unions, community groups and...

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BLUE CHRISTMAS ..a Grinch story

I was given permission to cross post this from a column by Doug Love... posted in our local newspaper but not put online.  I do have his verification that is is a true first person story, no urban...

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MEUSA Files Real People Amicus Brief

MEUSA FILES REAL PEOPLE AMICUS BRIEF WITH SCOTUSREBLOGGING this with permission from Oblogdeeblogda .. Posted by Melanie Nathan, March 09, 2015.MEUSA Amicus Brief: Real Voices, Real People, Real...

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Kossack in Trouble.. Please Help

This is for Horace Boothroyd ... I am sure many of you on DKOS know him, certainly more than you know me. The Big Orange was a complete mystery to me at first, and it was Horace who was kind enough to...

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A TALE of DIGNITY: In grip of debilitating disease, beauty still shines through

With permission from the author Sharyn Fields, a local columnist, here is an exquisite tale of Human Dignity.. and how it can be shared.  In photographs from just a few short years ago, he is all...

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President Obama opens Facebook page

Did You See?  The White House has had/let President Obama open hiw own facebook page. Read more: www.politico.com/...POLITICO: White House opens Facebook page.​President Barack Obama is upping his...

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Gov Pence is the one Terrorizing Indiana Hoosiers

This was left as a comment under the New Civil Rights blog above, they are then shared via email.... I do have the original but no permission to post name yet. Will add it when I do.I didn’t change a...

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All Men are Created Equal .. Deserve Equal Justice Under Law

EXACTLY...and mature, intelligent jurists, who aren't warped by archaic Male Dominionist rhetoric, have interpreted it to specifically include exslaves eg blacks, women, NativeAmericans, naturalized...

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Incredible Talent ... Another View #RIPPrince

FOR ANY WHO THINK all he did was PURPLE RAIN, here. I discovered via a fb friend who shared it with this post; Steve Purcell; Full Note; This is August 2, 1990 sound check Osaka Japan. I spent six...

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TIME to Respect Others .. A Theist View

US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on murder of lawmaker Jo Cox: 'The assassination of MP Jo Cox at the hands of a man driven by hatred is a manifestation of a coarseness in our politics and hatred...

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Male Dominionism vs Dignity and Respect

I am writing this blog to elucidate how the Theist essay I posted here on Daily Kos as 'TIME to Respect Others ... A Theist View' can be best understood here in US in June 2016.It succinctly describes...

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For everyone who has ever been bullied: OUR FIGHT SONG, Take Back Our Life...

I do hope most of you heard this at the #DNCinPHL … I did, and loved it.I found the YouTube link, so I could replay it and learn it.  Then realized I couldn’t remember all the words, and made this...

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MEET Real People who Made America Great WATCH fun 1943 Movie about NYC...

Stage Door Canteen is a 1943 American musical film produced by Sol Lesser Productions and directed by Frank Borzage.  It can be viewed on AmazonPrime or on You Tube in a digitally remastered 2012...

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Mexico BOYCOTTS DJT: He is 'Bad for American Business'

TRUMP and his entire stinky cesspool #kakistocracy (see cesspool blog)  are extremely  BAD for AMERICAN BUSINESS Mexicans protest Trump with massive boycott of U.S. companies Walmart, McDonalds, Coke,...

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Trump Whitehouse an Overflowing Cesspool

TRUMP and his entire kakistocracy cesspool is Very Bad for Americas Image …and American Business interests: SEE  DailyKos Mexico BOYCOTTS DJT: He is 'Bad for American Business'ALSO  Mexicans protest...

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Melania is channeling ... Jackie, a fine move

Hey everyone, remember your first day on the job?  Any job you may have had.We all thought November 9 was stressful for us, imagine what it was for Melania Trump? At the Inauguration no less, the...

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NYOAG Schneiderman No, Rep Smith, We Will Not Comply

from Sierra Club Santa Lucian newspaper This is presented in only pdf format from Sierra Club. I felt it should be presented as a full article on the SierraClub website or another site, so i am posting...

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AMERICA Being SCAMMED by OPPORTUNISTs

FROM THE BOTTOM: 24)So last night, Bernie Sanders finally admitted that his campaign knew Russia was helping him defame Hillary Clinton.…. This is a big story.TF  THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO ABOUT HEALTH...

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FREE SPEECH MOVEMENT .... Then and Now

We have had news this week about a plan from far-right racists to speak and the end of the month at CAL, eg University of California at Berkeley FREE SPEECH WEEK event. On Sept 15 Brian Schatz wrote: A...

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FROM Twitter: MT @AJVicena Been In #SanJuan for a DAY.

MT @AJVicena IN SAN JUAN FOR A DAY posting as an exact copy of his TWEET THREAD for share.xBeen in San Juan for a day and a half. Still can't wrap my mind around the daily life. Let's put this in terms...

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MT @cmclymer BROADCAST MEDIA No Longer part of FOURTH ESTATE

Especially for any newly participating in POLITICAL discourse. (EG After the #GOP #TrumpRussia COUP... THIS blog is a very good Reminder you will NOT FIND ANYTHING OF VALUE on BroadcastMedia …To Find...

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Could #Mayflower Hotel Meeting of April 17, 2016 Relate to Dec 12, 2016...

PART 1:  I hate loose ends… and for all of us who read and loved the March 23, 2017 THREAD of atorney @SethAbramson about the MayflowerHotel SECRET Meeting  held after DJTrumps first ‘ForeignPolicy’...

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#TimesUp ... Colorado and @Ocasio2018 show us the WAY to TakeAmericaBack

YOU ALL Watched Alexandria Ocasio_Cortez WIN BIG in Bronx and Queens , NYC, for her #WorkingFamilies constituents and her Education is #1 platform. She mobilized and organized  a new Army of Young and...

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OCASIO’s VIDEO MESSAGE from #NY14 .. Full TEXT for quotes

RT @LOrion http://tinyurl.com/yaareyunTRANSCRIBED .. so it can be shared in Quotable Text.OCASIO’s Message  << THREAD >>DAY AFTER Her stunning Upset WIN in #NY14 ... from VIDEO in @nytimes...

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We are in a Global Battle between Law & lawlessness. … We are in Third...

Many of us have watched and listened to TRUMP and his #GOPaccomplices for two years, with a nagging thought  in the back of our minds that he sounded so very much just like a corrupt mobster from the...

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A Letter to @votevets and Resistance

I am a NamVet wife and retired MD. I am a fighter for women’s rights, equality, and for the American ideals of Free Public (Equal) Education, and the rights of all Hard Working  people of the world to...

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Why did Carter Page change his BIO on July 24?

#TimesUp  #EnoughisEnough TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE USA ...In case you missed it, .. please readLONGTWEET Text form of @LincolnsBible THREAD of July 24@LincolnsBible and @JamesFourM and @ninaandtito are the...

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So PHILLY, USA, Do You Believe in MAFIA? KellyannePOLLS does because she is one.

#Philly did you see this from the VOICE?   Mob bid farewell to Kellyanne Conway's grandfather Do you believe there are MAFIA in the PHILLY area? This article says there are…and LB believes it too. MT...

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GLOVES ARE OFF since we Convicted PAUL MANAFORT of Tax Evasion

TIME to Wake Up ALL  JOURNOS and BLOGGERS, right Mark Sumner?SEE MY DKOS blog of  @LincolnsBible THREADWe are in a Global Battle between Law & lawlessness. … We are in Third Great MOB War … and yes...

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TWITTER Slammed the Door Shut, or someone did.

I had been sharing research and reports on TrumpRussia via twitter for a while, well as part of the #Resistance which semi-formally formed on Nov 8, 2016 ..Eventually I shared more openly a group of...

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CAN TWITTER Uncouple itself from the Treason Train?

AUG 30  .. Only Jack can jump off the Treason Train .. OR CAN HE?   Subtitle:  HE HAS been running an ILLEGAL Corporation under US Business Laws.TO ANYONE who knows the CORPORATE BUSINESS LAWs about...

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I Just Joined MCCAINs United Army of the New Republic

SEE MARK SUMNERS NEW PIECE ON MUELLERS NEXT MOVES.They are up to him, and we are behind him every step of his way BUT it’s going to be a long slogthis WWIII:  #LAWSvsRussianMOBREAD HIS PIECE, then read...

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