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Hello all, and happy Thursday! I got thinking about safe spaces recently —�what they are, how do we create them...�I am writing this from inside my very own portable safe space, Wheeliehouse :-) ...
by userexists
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As we stand on the brink of the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role that addressing population growth and ensuring the full rights of women and girls play in achieving global...
by populationmediacenter
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I’d like you to meet my new favorite person Tommy, who goes by “My_Doode” on TikTok and other platforms. Tommy regularly debates MAGA - and he regularly crushes them. He brings the facts, and he brings receipts. I’ve been watching his video obsessively...
by Frank Vyan Walton
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Pastor John Hagee is a heat-seeking missile that views current developments in the Middle East as a prelude to the End of Times. Pastor Hagee, a staunch Armageddonist who has been fulminating against Iran for many years, has the ears many conservative...
by Bill Berkowitz
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Last year, our canvassing statistics were skewed by the the two Issue 1 ballot referendums in Ohio. In 2022, in the course of canvassing in 3 competitive Congressional Districts (and winning all 3), Hope Springs from Field PAC volunteers knocked on...
by snowbored
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By David Glenn Cox How bad is it? How bad could it possibly be? I mean, what’s the worst-case scenario here? Where do you turn when the golden sneakers sales tank and the Bible sales flatten out? While the profits from Trump media sink like the Titanic...
by This Carbon Based Life
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Anabel is a little girl in Ghana who was abandoned by her mother when she was three years old. Fortunately she was brought to my friend John, who helps as he can, and he arranged for her to stay in a local childcare center. She has been there since...
by McCrowlerr
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Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, my heart has been heavy at the suffering of so many innocent people in Ukraine. War is always a tragedy, but this war is particularly touching to me because of its David vs. Goliath, good vs evil quality. The bravery...
by WaryLiberal
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Climate chaos is here. So here are questions or topics, one per week, about something every one of us is likely to face. Let’s see if we can figure out ways to deal with them together. Week One’s question was Do You Stay or Do You Go? Week Two: What Is...
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There’s a special addition of Cartoon Corner this Saturday.��
Wait, what?�� ………... � Cartoon Corner
When? � …….. � Saturday.
This Saturday?� ………..� This Saturday.�
What about ...
by ynohtnA
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I get confused about all the fuss over Caitlin Clark’s income in the WNBA. Why is this such a touchy topic for folks? Am I ethically obligated to contribute to the WNBA with no respect to my level of interest in this product? I get the men vs women...
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West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials, Me tro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays!
Starting off in the Bistro C afe , Jared ...
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by Barry Deutsch
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This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. As TomDispatch regular John Feffer suggests today, Donald Trump has a distinct affinity for the kinds of gang leaders we’ve been...
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Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread
National Park Week is almost here! This Saturday, April 20, all entrance fees will be waived. The celebrations will continue til April 28.
by samanthab
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In 1855 the Warm Springs Reservation was created in Oregon for the Warm Springs and Wasco Tribes. In 1869 several Paiute bands were relocated to the reservation. With regard to language and culture, ...
by Ojibwa
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I’m hoping Mark Sumner will be up with a live blog but there’s a load of stuff already happening: All from WaPo Liveblog: Justice Juan Merchan dismissed Juror No. 2, a nurse who said she had concerns after people she knew identified her as a juror and...
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I wrote back in February about how the book banning frenzy in Florida caused solely by Ron DeSantis was a complete and utter mess. Well, I have an update for you: it’s still a complete and utter mess. And despite Gov. Ron DeSantis’s ongoing attempts to...
by davidkc
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One of the many things I’ve learned here on DK is that there is a rule (of thumb)�about asking a question with your title.� Basically the rule says you already know the answer to the question.� ...
by rflctammt
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In a pine tree clinging to the cliffs above Lake Natoma sits a bald eagle nest with 3 eaglets. Surprisingly, it is less than�100 yards from a suburban Sacramento neighborhood and in clear view of ...
by cal birdbrain
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