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Music Thread

Friday Music Thread – Suffragette City

AdLib - April 8, 2011 99

Books

GOP Apology For Being “Deceitful Corporate Puppets”

AdLib - April 1, 2011 8

Huffington Post

Free Speech and Commenters’ Experiences at The Huffington Post

TheEmeraldProject - April 1, 2011 67

Humor

What The Duck…Taught Me

SequimBob2 - March 29, 2011 8

Huffington Post

Invite For Collaboration Part 4

Truth - March 19, 2011 38

Corporations

How do you Build a Million Dollar Mousetrap that Steals Cheese

Smedley Butler - March 15, 2011 57

Corporations

THE REPUBLICAN “DOGS OF WAR”

SequimBob2 - March 1, 2011 37

Huffington Post

Invite For Collaboration, Part 3

Truth - February 26, 2011 37

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After Trump Aid Cuts, Food Banks Scrounge and Scrimp

In one of the country’s poorest areas, the quantity and quality of government deliveries have dropped, forcing one charity to make do with thin soup and dried cranberries. [...]

Conclave to Choose New Pope Will Start May 7, Vatican Says

About 130 cardinals will be able to vote on a successor for Francis, and a two-thirds majority is needed to elect the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. [...]

Previously Unpublished: A Look at One of the Last Things Pope Francis Wrote

In a foreword to a book, he articulated the church’s position on marriage. [...]

Spain and Parts of Portugal and France Hit by Widespread Power Outage

The blackout hit critical infrastructure like airports and caused transportation disruptions across the two countries. The cause of the outage was unclear. [...]

A Former Office Tower Goes Big for Residents

With 1,320 rental apartments and a host of amenities, 25 Water Street is the country’s largest office-to-residential conversion to date. [...]

Apartments for Rent in a Former Office, but You Have to Live in Midtown

The developer behind transforming Pfizer’s former headquarters in Midtown Manhattan into about 1,600 apartments is hoping young people won’t care about the area’s lack of a neighborhood. [...]

Feeling Political Heat From Trump, Colleges Pump Up Their Lobbying

An analysis by The New York Times found that schools targeted by the Trump administration have sharply increased spending on lobbying and became far more reliant on lobbyists with Republican ties. [...]

Ukraine Pinning War Hopes on Expanded Drone Program

Ukraine has adapted strategies and weapons during its fight against Russia. It is now banking on expanding the use of domestically produced drones, even though American arms remain crucial. [...]

Russia’s Putin Orders Cease-Fire in Ukraine for May 8-10, Kremlin Says

Ukraine’s foreign minister responded with skepticism to the unexpected announcement. [...]

‘60 Minutes’ Rebukes Paramount On-Air Over Executive Producer’s Exit

The show’s top producer abruptly said last week he was quitting. “Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways,” the correspondent Scott Pelley told viewers. [...]

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

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Power outage causes chaos in Spain and Portugal

Millions of people are without without electricity, while internet and phone networks are also down. [...]

Putin announces three-day Russian ceasefire in Ukraine from 8 May

Ukraine calls for an "immediate" ceasefire of at least 30 days in response. [...]

Dozens of African migrants killed in US strike on Yemen, Houthis say

Houthi-run media report the bodies of 68 people have been recovered from a migrant detention centre in Saada. [...]

Conclave to elect new pope to begin on 7 May, Vatican says

The closed-door meeting will begin in the Sistine Chapel and will involve some 135 cardinals from across the world. [...]

Girl, 5, among Vancouver dead as suspect charged

At least 10 others were killed after a car drove into a crowd at a street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night. [...]

Police raids across France after wave of prison attacks

Police make 25 arrests so far as officers target Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux and, the city of Lyon. [...]

India hunts suspects days after deadly Kashmir attack

Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir demolish houses of alleged militants after last week's attack. [...]

Namibian minister sacked after being accused of rape

Mac-Albert Hengari was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attempting to bribe the woman to withdraw the case. [...]

N Korea confirms it sent troops to fight for Russia in Ukraine war

It comes just days after Russia's Valery Gerasimov praised the "heroism" of North Korean troops. [...]

Mount Fuji climber rescued twice after going back for lost phone

He returned to Mount Fuji four days after his initial rescue in the hopes of finding his phone. [...]

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Friday Music Thread – Suffragette City

Following the Sun: Part One

GOP Apology For Being “Deceitful Corporate Puppets”

Free Speech and Commenters’ Experiences at The Huffington Post

What The Duck…Taught Me

Invite For Collaboration Part 4

How do you Build a Million Dollar Mousetrap that Steals Cheese

THE GREAT AMERICAN CON

THE REPUBLICAN “DOGS OF WAR”

Invite For Collaboration, Part 3

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