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2016 Elections

Our Wonderful Media, Spinning Wins as Losses and Delusions As Facts

AdLib - November 6, 2013 37

Congress

10 Headlines That Could Run Every Day (and 10 That Couldn’t)

AdLib - August 2, 2013 22

Art Corner

My 10 Year Old Daughter’s First Go at Political Humor

AdLib - July 25, 2013 25

Activism

Occupy Wall Street? Why?

Emerald1943 - October 2, 2011 30

Art Corner

This Might Leave You Speechless: A Video Art Installation in a...

BlueStateMan - May 9, 2011 4

Democracy

Worth sharing….”The Disease called ‘Perfection’ “

Abbyrose86 - February 16, 2011 216

Meteorology

Build Infrastructure Not Bombs

SueInCa - January 25, 2011 9

Human Rights

John Lennon— RIP— Friday Music Thread.

bito - December 10, 2010 22

Music

I’m You; Kanye, Lebron, and the Cult of Celebrity

whatsthatsound - November 26, 2010 179

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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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Tourist plane crash in Kenya kills 11 on board

The aircraft was flying from a popular coastal resort to a game park when it came down. [...]

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The company says the opportunities provided by AI means it needs to be "organised more leanly." [...]

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Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022. [...]

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Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.

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