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Letter-to-the-editor in response to an article in The Nation
In “Centrist Dems Are Wrong About November’s Losses” (Dec 21, 2020), Steve Phillips presents evidence that high Republican turnout is what caused multiple Democratic House members to lose their seats. He claims, without evidence, that the slogans “defund the police” and “socialism” aren’t what caused the high GOP turnout.  But the sad thing is that…
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Geniuses!
The House of Representatives just voted to give the Pentagon $741,000,000,000. We are in the middle of a global pandemic that has infected over 15 million Americans and will kill more than 300,000 people in this country before the year is out. Our representatives have prioritized money for weapons manufacturers and endless war over providing…
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Crazy right wing election conspiracy theories
I was forwarded this email about alleged election fraud. They believe this crazy stuff. Actual Surveillance Video of Criminal Vote Fraud  http://targetfreedom.com/uncategorized/actual-surveillance-video-of-criminal-vote-fraud/  This is actual Surveillance Video of the Criminal Act of Stealing the Election  Multiples URLs are provided because of massive censorship:  https://www.bitchute.com/video/bL0yUxJBGgsd/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keANzinHWUA&fbclid=IwAR3jgMEaO_6Dphadli7nVOKLOtUwwr72OUr7KJLMcwTDNtl_bUFyNH8YqcI https://twitter.com/TeamTrump/status/1334569329334083586 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/12/ruby-breaking-crooked-democrat-filmed-pulling-suitcases-ballots-georgia-identified/  Cristina…
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NY Times quotes commentators on the election
“The vote-counting happening now is…. exactly what we knew and reported would happen. This is legitimate vote-counting, of ballots that were returned before or on Election Day.†— Scott Detrow, NPR “This is an extremely flammable situation and the president just threw a match into it,†Chris Wallace said on Fox News, after Trump’s remarks.…
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Dr. Stephen Kotkin on Trump
I invite you to read this excerpt from a lecture by Dr. Stephen Kotkin, a professor in history and international affairs at Princeton University, called Sphere of Influence I: The Gift of Geopolitics. He describes Donald Trump’s destructive influence on the United States. He says: In the fantasy of The United States’ opponents, about the…
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Robocops police battle protesters in Seattle
 Protesters & Police Clash In Seattle Again – Blast Ball Grenades & OC Spray (CHOP Round 2) While covering protests in Seattle I got gassed again and hit with probably pepper spray because I couldn’t see, my eyes were burning and my respiratory system was in distress as I coughed and stumbled off to…
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Libertarian Seattle Times calls for government handouts
In recent editorials, the Seattle Times editorial board and publisher have called for government aid to help save locally-owned journalism, which has suffered due to the economics of the internet, media consolidation, Wall Street predation, and, recently, the covid-19 virus. In a full-page letter to readers (Sunday, Aug 9), publisher Frank A. Blethen called for…
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Pastor Leslie Braxton’s denunciation of Trump and his supporters
When a nation elects a man as manifestly depraved and ill suited to be president as Donald Trump it is evident of a deep moral and spiritual sickness throughout that nation. Trump did not seize the presidency by force. He did not storm the nation’s capital with a military host. No, 63+ million Americans walked…