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A BLOG: What's wrong with JD Vance's style of debate? It isn't intellectually honest. And his sophistry is an example of poor and unserious leadership.
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JD Vance’s Straw Men
JD Vance appears on Fox News to discuss the American Eagle jeans ad. About a month ago, Vice President JD Vance sat for an interview with Newsmax television and did what he usually does: set up str…
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August 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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A BLOG: Just days after the "No Kings" marches, Mike Huckabee, Trump's ambassador to Israel, resurrects the idea of the divine right of kings.
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The Divine Right of Kings Is Back
For centuries, the subjects in monarchical countries were subject to the doctrine of the “divine right of kings.” This belief held that kings were ordained by God to hold their positions and that o…
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June 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Well, we're already in the "what he REALLY meant" phase of the Trump presidency where his minions and toadies try to explain away the crazy stuff he says and recast it as somehow brilliant instead of ridiculous.
February 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Politics and fealty vs. the nation's health and the health of our children. Guess which won this morning.
February 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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A BLOG: It’s distressing that Allen Media Group has decided to cut the positions of nearly 50 meteorologists at local television stations. Many of them are longtime on-air talents whom people know & trust to deliver important weather-related news to them.
When the Weather Goes Dark
When television news is good, it can be quite good. The “if it bleeds, it leads” ethos is still strong in local TV news, but that’s not all there is. There can be strong public service journalism a…
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January 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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A BLOG: Joy should never be hidden, nor should it be too easily put away until another year. Joy is always appropriate. No matter whether at Christmas or not, we need to be reminded that living in joy is a wondrous thing.
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Keeping the Lights of Christmas Alive
In January, it always comes down to this: It is time to take down Christmas decorations and, still, I resist. My house is decorated with four different trees, all artificial, of varying sizes and s…
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January 13, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Jan 7
Trump ran on a platform as a peace candidate who would stop endless wars and would end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours; but in the last 24 hours conceded that was not going to happen, & he wants to invade Greenland & Panama, and wants to take over Canada through economic warfare.
January 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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A BLOG: "Part of its greatness is that the U.S. celebrates the process more than the victor."
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January 6, 2021: In Defense of My Outrage
In December 2012, I had the privilege of reporting on New Jersey’s Electoral College vote, held in the historic Statehouse. Despite the whole process being a bit of an anachronism, I felt the pull …
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January 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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I was never one of those people who thought that everything Trump did necessitated a hair-on-fire response. January 6 changed that because what Trump did and what he encouraged others to do nearly killed this country. I refuse to be silent to that threat. schoonejongen.wordpress.com/2025/01/06/j...
January 6, 2021: In Defense of My Outrage
In December 2012, I had the privilege of reporting on New Jersey’s Electoral College vote, held in the historic Statehouse. Despite the whole process being a bit of an anachronism, I felt the pull …
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January 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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R.I.P., Nikki Giovanni.
forgottenpoets.bsky.social Forgotten Poets @forgottenpoets.bsky.social · Dec 10

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened."
—Nikki Giovanni 💔

#poem #poems #poetry
I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small spider Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn't And she scared me And I smashed her I don't think I'm allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened.
December 10, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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Are you a little late in getting into the Christmas spirit? Here's a little video to speed you on your way...
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Miracle on 42nd Street
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December 6, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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People I know cited this movie as "evidence" that the 2020 election was stolen. So, yeah, D'Souza now admits he and his movie were full of crap.
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Dinesh D’Souza, ’2000 Mules’ Director, Acknowledges the Film Was Flawed
The director, Dinesh D’Souza, who is facing a lawsuit over the documentary, admitted that an analysis used to make claims about election fraud that were later debunked had been faulty.
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December 2, 2024 at 8:15 PM