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Hot Air

Submitted by magiamma on Thu, 12/27/2018 - 5:00am

Something to keep in mind…

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Acts of sustained mass civil disobedience.
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That’s all we have left.
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The democratic party is not going to save us.
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Especially, as they continue to take Wall Street money
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and refuse to confront the social inequalities
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that is the root of our problems.
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Chris Hedges

The Grateful Dead on December 26

Submitted by thanatokephaloides on Wed, 12/26/2018 - 11:41pm

As I am currently in the process of being discharged from medium-term residential medical rehab, I almost forgot my old custom on December 26!

Anyone with Roman Catholic, "Old" Catholic, "High-Church" Protestant, or Eastern Orthodox Christianity in hir background knows what December 26 is: it's the Feast of Saint Stephen, Martyr (see Christian Scriptures, Acts of the Apostles, 6:8 -- 7:60 inclusive).

Boxing Day

Submitted by ek hornbeck on Wed, 12/26/2018 - 3:50pm

Boxing Day.

On the day after Christmas...

  • In feudal times the lord of the manor would give boxes of practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land.
  • Many years ago on the day after Christmas servants would carry boxes to their employers when they arrived for their day's work. Their employers would then put coins in the boxes as special end-of-year gifts.
  • In churches, it was traditional to open the church's donation box on Christmas Day and distribute it to the poorer or lower class citizens on the next day.

Take your pick.

Muslims love Jesus

Submitted by gjohnsit on Wed, 12/26/2018 - 11:24am

Forgive me if you knew this stuff already.
The Christian right is so convinced of their victimhood, regardless of the facts, that they must invent examples of how they are under siege. For example, on today's Breibart:
Canadian Imam: Muslims Saying ‘Merry Christmas’ Worse Than Murder

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