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AmeRicka

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - August 22, 2011 18

When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. George Carlin This is...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 136

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 22, 2011 52

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, August 22, 2011

Two Fat Men Walk Into a Bar … and Meet Chris Matthews

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 20, 2011 79

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmvR_p7b2zQ&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5pbfD0WSqg&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BnAC2K0-gw&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMHqZ-KrdQQ&feature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amq6fcCESBk&feature=player_embedded Two sides of the same coin. Hot air. Update: Actually, I learned something from this exercise that shouldn't have surprised me, but which sparked a...

Separated at Birth…Or the GOP Lineup Revealed?

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - August 20, 2011 5

Coincidence? I think NOT! YOU DECIDE!!! Enjoy!

The Daily Planet, Vol. 135

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 19, 2011 16

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, August 19, 2011

The Daily Planet, Vol. 134

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - August 18, 2011 2

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, August 18, 2011

Rick Perry – A Blind Preacher For The Pin-Eyed Congregation

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - August 17, 2011 6

The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit are not only critical elements in the quality of life we...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Real Rick Santorum

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - August 17, 2011 9

Let's just let these facts speak for themselves... more to come. First, a few gems from the man who wants access to "the button"; “I have...

Bill Maher Eats His Foot

Speakers' Corner Marion - August 17, 2011 16

This morning, I kicked a foul-mouthed woman off my Facebook page. She was a totally unreconstructed PUMA, who posted this article from the UK...

AOL HP’s New Logo inspired by bito’s Time Out for OT Post

Speakers' Corner KQµårk 死神 - August 16, 2011 18

AdLib should remember this background graphic.

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Infantino, FIFA President, Joins Trump on His Middle East Tour

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How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

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Israeli strikes in northern Gaza kill at least 50, hospital says

The hospital says 22 children and 15 women are among the dead after several homes in the Jabalia area were hit overnight. [...]

'Go back to Ukraine': War refugees complain of abuse in Poland

Dozens say they have been abused in public, bullied in schools and seen increasing xenophobic material online. [...]

Peru's prime minister resigns ahead of no-confidence vote

Gustavo Adrianzén's resignation is another blow to President Dina Boluarte amid anger over rising crime. [...]

Scared and malnourished - footage from Gaza shows plight of children and aftermath of Israeli strike

Israel says it targeted top Hamas militants hiding among civilians at the Khan Younis hospital. [...]

White South Africans going to US are cowards, Ramaphosa says

South Africans are resilient and don't run away from their problems, President Ramaphosa says. [...]

Judge cuts Menendez brothers' sentences giving them chance of freedom

The decision could pave the way for Erik and Lyle Menendez to be freed, in a case that still divides the US. [...]

Human rights groups warn of 'surge' in migrant worker deaths in Saudi Arabia

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European Commission wrong to deny release of von der Leyen messages, court says

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Military rulers in Mali dissolve all political parties

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Plane crash victims' families file complaint against Jeju Air CEO

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AmeRicka

The Daily Planet, Vol. 136

Two Fat Men Walk Into a Bar … and Meet Chris Matthews

Separated at Birth…Or the GOP Lineup Revealed?

The Daily Planet, Vol. 135

The Daily Planet, Vol. 134

Rick Perry – A Blind Preacher For The Pin-Eyed Congregation

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Real Rick Santorum

Bill Maher Eats His Foot

AOL HP’s New Logo inspired by bito’s Time Out for OT Post

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