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Fine Young Cannibals

Speakers' Corner Marion - June 23, 2011 1

When the Democrats have to be told home truths by Pat Buchanan, you know something is not only rotten, it's shameful. Earlier this week, in...

The Daily Planet, Vol. 102

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - June 23, 2011 4

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, June 23, 2011. Sorry for the late post--computer pixies!!

The Daily Planet, Vol. 101

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - June 22, 2011 21

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Remember That Thing You Liked When You Were A Kid?

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - June 22, 2011 9

I could tell my parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio. ~Rodney Dangerfield I wanna talk a little nostalgia in this...

The Daily Planet, Vol. One Hundred

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - June 21, 2011 38

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, June 21 , 2011

The Daily Planet 99

Speakers' Corner Chernynkaya - June 20, 2011 5

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, June 20, 2011

A Message to Progressives: Lily Ledbetter’s What Democrats Are All About

Speakers' Corner Marion - June 19, 2011 2

The kindergarten of spoiled, affluent children pretending to dabble in politics, otherwise known as Netroots Nation, hit a new low when the White...

To my Father….

Speakers' Corner Abbyrose86 - June 19, 2011 4

Today is Father’s day and I wish to honor my father, Gene, who left this world 9 years ago at the age of 75. My...

….. on the “BitTorrent” issue…

Speakers' Corner BlueStateMan - June 18, 2011 29

There is a great deal of consternation regarding the fact that a Senate Committee just passed the ‘Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act’. If signed...

Why You Don’t Know What You’re Talking About

Speakers' Corner ADONAI - June 18, 2011 36

There comes a time when the mind takes a higher plane of knowledge but can never prove how it got there. Albert Einstein How much do...

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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. [...]

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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. [...]

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'I will never let your legacy die' - Charlie Kirk's widow gives tearful address after shooting

Erika Kirk vows to fight on against 'evil-doers' in her first statement since her husband was shot dead. [...]

Charlie Kirk's suspected killer brought into custody after confessing to father

Tyler Robinson is accused of shooting the right-wing activist while he was speaking at a university in Utah on Wednesday. [...]

'We escaped certain death': Israel intensifies Gaza City bombardment, forcing families to flee

A wave of heavy aerial attacks in recent days have triggered a surge in civilian displacement. [...]

New Nato mission to bolster eastern flank after Russia drone incursion

France, Denmark and Germany will send jets to Poland after Russian drones flew into its airspace. [...]

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