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Tales of a Fraud Investigator

Education SueInCa - October 9, 2010 48

I am writing this post to fulfill a promise I made to Kes awhile ago, but I think it will be interesting to a few. ...

Bonus Friday Music Thread–CELEBRATE–CONGRATULATE–AND GOTV

Humor bito - October 8, 2010 17

Image by Getty Images via @daylife The Planet has had an outstanding week of posts, visits and all around good work by...

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Tea Party Pledge – Secret Draft!

Elections AdLib - October 6, 2010 73

At great risk to their personal safety and careers, GOP insiders smuggled out an early draft of the Republican Tea Party's Pledge to America...

FIGHT FIRE WITH SATIRE

Humor PatsyT - October 3, 2010 77

Have you run across videos or images that cut through the corporate news media BS? Well dust them off and lets put together a collection for all to enjoy.

The Power and Perils of the Almighty Metaphor

Books TakeInAPlay - October 1, 2010 10

I recently read the new book by DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas and I found it more than slightly disturbing. Not because the content was...

Selling Gingerbread

Film whatsthatsound - September 18, 2010 90

Here we are now, entertain us! - Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Just look at Bob and Judy, they're happy as can be inventing situations, putting them...

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Tea Party Rally Turns on O’Donnell!!!

Elections AdLib - September 18, 2010 54

BREAKING NEWS!!! Just in! The Planet has just received this startling footage of a Tea Party rally where they have turned on their candidate for...

Rally to Restore Sanity

Humor AdLib - September 17, 2010 5

Earlier this week I posted a proposed speech for President Obama, based on suggestions and comments from our members, that amazingly mirrored a speech...

God’s Blog – 8-31-2010

Fox News AdLib - August 31, 2010 70

On Saturday, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and spoke to tens of thousands of blindingly white,...

A Friday rant about the Tea Party, Psychics and tiny biting flies

Humor javaz - August 27, 2010 7

Had the cutest and strangest experience this morning on the way home from our walk. It was another miserable sweaty walk this morning and there...

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Trump's agenda grapples with political and economic reality

Trump says it’s all going to plan but stock market turmoil plus struggles at home and abroad show how hard it is to deliver as president. [...]

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The head of the city defence council says a ballistic missile hit a residential area, killing children on a playground. [...]

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Ronin the rat sets new landmine-sniffing record

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Judge rules US must return man deported to El Salvador in 'error'

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Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US

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Arts and Entertainment

Tales of a Fraud Investigator

Bonus Friday Music Thread–CELEBRATE–CONGRATULATE–AND GOTV

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Tea Party Pledge – Secret Draft!

FIGHT FIRE WITH SATIRE

The Power and Perils of the Almighty Metaphor

Selling Gingerbread

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Tea Party Rally Turns on O’Donnell!!!

Rally to Restore Sanity

God’s Blog – 8-31-2010

A Friday rant about the Tea Party, Psychics and tiny biting flies

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