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War is poverty....
From:War is not the solution. War is the problem
LapsedLawyer Mon, 10/19/2015 - 07:18am 1 Mon, 10/19/2015 - 10:44pm
Barbara Lee is another of the good ones...
From:Ending Endless War -- Barbara Lee and H.R. 1303
LapsedLawyer Mon, 10/19/2015 - 07:02am 0
Here's the link via quick search....
From:Ending Endless War -- Barbara Lee and H.R. 1303
LapsedLawyer Mon, 10/19/2015 - 06:51am 1 Mon, 10/19/2015 - 07:04am
I guess there are some presidents that actually have
From:The President (No, not the American one) speaks out against murder of transgender woman
LapsedLawyer Mon, 10/19/2015 - 06:46am 0
It signals a real tragedy and lack of acceptance
From:Her Name was Zella
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/17/2015 - 10:53pm 0
Re: Kids and their phones
From:Open Sesame 10/17/15
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/17/2015 - 03:33am 1 Sat, 10/17/2015 - 03:49am
Ah, but not to worry....
From:cartoon
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/17/2015 - 03:06am 1 Sat, 10/17/2015 - 09:45am
The Way of the Warrior.
From:cartoon
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/17/2015 - 02:42am 0
His "faith" sees it as a mental disorder....
From:Vituperation in Edmonton
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/16/2015 - 03:10am 0
While I'm not a fan of Plato's idealism, I do find it a useful
From:I Know You Understand Me
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/16/2015 - 03:02am 1 Fri, 10/16/2015 - 03:38am
With a loud raspberry....
From:Edward Snowden continues to change the world
LapsedLawyer Tue, 10/13/2015 - 07:51am 0
Here's another good thing about this site....
From:Edward Snowden continues to change the world
LapsedLawyer Tue, 10/13/2015 - 03:59am 1 Tue, 10/13/2015 - 10:10am
This is textbook: The FBI is now involved in
From:FBI saved us from nuclear holocaust and other official lies
LapsedLawyer Sun, 10/11/2015 - 04:48am 0
Just a dodge to get out of paying overtime.
From:Open Thread - Friday, October 9, 2015
LapsedLawyer Sun, 10/11/2015 - 03:44am 0
Good morning all!
From:Open Thread - Friday, October 9, 2015
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/09/2015 - 09:03am 0
That is sorta like the alliance 'twixt the FBI and
From:The Triangulation of Class War
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/09/2015 - 03:54am 0
Hang in there Robyn....
From:Down by the banks of the River Charles
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/09/2015 - 03:47am 0
First rule of getting involved in a clusterf*k:
From:Our allies in War on ISIS prefer Russia over U.S.
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/09/2015 - 03:44am 1 Fri, 10/09/2015 - 05:04am
Good morning, hecate
From:Open Sesame 10/03/15
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/03/2015 - 10:08am 1 Sat, 10/03/2015 - 08:08pm
As I've said before, either here or on the GOS,
From:Russia's airstrikes in Syria and our extreme hypocrisy
LapsedLawyer Sat, 10/03/2015 - 04:11am 0
Well, it's the first Friday of the month....
From:Open Thread - Friday, October 2, 2015
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/02/2015 - 09:34am 1 Fri, 10/02/2015 - 09:43am
There's a lot of 'em to remember gj, and that's the problem
From:Thursday OT - Where I Get Sidetracked!
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/02/2015 - 09:21am 0
They're concentrating their "fire" (pardon the pun) on Syria
From:Thursday OT - Where I Get Sidetracked!
LapsedLawyer Fri, 10/02/2015 - 09:11am 0
'sokay. It'll all come from Vermont once Bernie's prez.
From:The Evening Blues - 9-30-15
LapsedLawyer Thu, 10/01/2015 - 02:47am 0
As Marx pointed out, the class struggle is a political struggle
From:Youngstown Steel Strike
LapsedLawyer Thu, 10/01/2015 - 02:27am 0
Read this over at the GOS, and once again was dismayed
From:The Fracking Bubble enters terminal decline
LapsedLawyer Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:41am 0
I read your posts, robyn, and am reminded yet again
From:A roof over your head
LapsedLawyer Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:36am 0
I got this from
From:Bernie Needs Your Help
LapsedLawyer Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:12am 1 Mon, 09/28/2015 - 05:27am
"That other site"....
From:Bernie Needs Your Help
LapsedLawyer Mon, 09/28/2015 - 02:42am 1 Mon, 09/28/2015 - 03:11pm
The reason they are so batshit insane on this issue is
From:These Republicans are dangerously insane warmongers
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/24/2015 - 09:56pm 0
And there are some in this country who would probably
From:Parents traffic their child to India as attempted cure for the trans
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/24/2015 - 09:46pm 0
I think it may be even worse than that, as ugly as that
From:The laughable fiasco that is our Syrian strategy
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/24/2015 - 02:44am 0
The Canto A Eleggua is transcendent & beautiful....
From:Papa Abraza Santería
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/24/2015 - 02:22am 0
Yo, 2thanks!
From:The Evening Blues - 9-22-15
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:31am 1 Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:36am
I for one welcome the embrace of their cold steel claws.
From:The Evening Blues - 9-22-15
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:27am 0
I dread the answer to the question that always pops up
From:The laughable fiasco that is our Syrian strategy
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:22am 1 Wed, 09/23/2015 - 11:32am
So your typical light and sweet crude oil and vinegar ;)
From:Open Thread - Wednesday September 23, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:15am 0
HRC has weighed in on this, saying the problem is "we" didn't go
From:The laughable fiasco that is our Syrian strategy
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 09:13am 2 Wed, 09/23/2015 - 10:16am
Precisely....
From:The laughable fiasco that is our Syrian strategy
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 07:56am 0
Good morning gulgal and all you 99%ers....
From:Open Thread - Wednesday September 23, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/23/2015 - 07:52am 1 Wed, 09/23/2015 - 08:06am
In these cases it's not called "land," it's called "territory"
From:The Evening Blues - 9-15-15
LapsedLawyer Sat, 09/19/2015 - 04:12am 0
During my stint as an attorney, I had the dubious pleasure
From:Open Thread - Wednesday September 16, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/17/2015 - 03:11am 0
It's an "official" recovery....
From:Census: Poverty Up, Wages Down
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/17/2015 - 02:59am 0
I doubt it...
From:The Evening Blues - 9-15-15
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/17/2015 - 02:41am 1 Thu, 09/17/2015 - 08:05am
Chavez reminded me of (and was often compared
From:The Evening Blues - 9-15-15
LapsedLawyer Thu, 09/17/2015 - 02:36am 0
Well, I'm less restrained these days, so
From:The Evening Blues - 9-15-15
LapsedLawyer Wed, 09/16/2015 - 05:11am 1 Wed, 09/16/2015 - 02:55pm
YEA, and with no hesitation, equivocation or mental evasion.
From:About My Silence
LapsedLawyer Sun, 09/13/2015 - 11:35pm 0
Not only recall that, but have also studied it
From:Open Thread 09-13-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 09/13/2015 - 10:14am 1 Sun, 09/13/2015 - 10:54am
I've always found it disgustingly and horrifically ironic
From:The Evening Blues - 9-10-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 09/13/2015 - 10:00am 0
This is precisely what Marx was getting at
From:Capitalism and Rule by Corporation
LapsedLawyer Sat, 09/12/2015 - 04:20am 0
Ain't no such thing 'round these parts....
From:The Evening Blues - 9-10-15
LapsedLawyer Fri, 09/11/2015 - 03:28am 1 Fri, 09/11/2015 - 06:55am
Reminds me of a line from
From:The Evening Blues - 9-10-15
LapsedLawyer Fri, 09/11/2015 - 03:10am 0
Great post, also read it over at the GOS
From:This never, EVER happens on Wall Street
LapsedLawyer Mon, 09/07/2015 - 07:49am 1 Mon, 09/07/2015 - 10:54am
Hacking is the direct result of the pernicious and ugly little
From:You don't have to be on a computer to get hacked
LapsedLawyer Fri, 09/04/2015 - 03:48am 0
Excellent post over at the GOS about
From:Evening Blues (weekend edition) preview 8-29-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 08/30/2015 - 05:47am 0
Bill Clinton was likable too. Likability is no substitute
From:Open Thread - Tuesday August 25, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:46am 1 Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:55am
And he shilled (i.e. lobbied) for the credit card industry too.
From:Open Thread - Tuesday August 25, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:42am 0
On that front, I take the "ideally positioned" point to mean
From:Open Thread - Tuesday August 25, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:24am 0
I was thinking either Gandalf or Odin. eom
From:Open Thread - Tuesday August 25, 2015
LapsedLawyer Wed, 08/26/2015 - 09:07am 0
Lol, that last swipe.....
From:Evening Blues Preview - 8-24-15
LapsedLawyer Tue, 08/25/2015 - 02:45am 0
Ahhh Mingus....
From:Evening Blues Preview - 8-24-15
LapsedLawyer Tue, 08/25/2015 - 02:43am 0
It's why I'm in NR and also why I haven't bothered to
From:Hillary might be in real trouble
LapsedLawyer Sat, 08/22/2015 - 04:17am 0
I believe the word for this is "Quisling"....
From:Hillary might be in real trouble
LapsedLawyer Sat, 08/22/2015 - 04:11am 1 Sat, 08/22/2015 - 04:09pm
The county prosecutors have decided to file charges
From:A quick diary on Ferguson redux....
LapsedLawyer Mon, 08/10/2015 - 04:06pm 0
Thank you for this sobering reminder.
From:Ground Zero
LapsedLawyer Fri, 08/07/2015 - 04:28am 1 Fri, 08/07/2015 - 11:35am
Actually, he was more documenting what was going on
From:Evening Blues Preview 8-4-15
LapsedLawyer Fri, 08/07/2015 - 04:18am 0
Well, sort of OT, but here's some more stuff you might
From:Evening Blues Preview 8-4-15
LapsedLawyer Fri, 08/07/2015 - 04:05am 0
Not only that but the
From:Evening Blues Preview 8-4-15
LapsedLawyer Fri, 08/07/2015 - 03:33am 0
Thus the agenda of "globalization" is revealed.....
From:Evening Blues Preview 8-4-15
LapsedLawyer Wed, 08/05/2015 - 02:45am 3 Wed, 08/05/2015 - 07:21pm
A difference of style (Denise OV) over substance (grandpa)
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Mon, 08/03/2015 - 03:54am 1 Mon, 08/03/2015 - 04:12am
Heck, remember during the '06 midterm campaign when he
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Mon, 08/03/2015 - 02:07am 0
Actually a Biden run might not be such a bad thing...
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Mon, 08/03/2015 - 01:47am 0
I have made that point many times in other blogs and on
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 08/02/2015 - 11:01pm 0
Three words.....
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 08/02/2015 - 10:53pm 0
Also pleased to point out that our gjohnsit has a
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 08/02/2015 - 10:35am 1 Sun, 08/02/2015 - 11:36am
Thank you for the links for the Greens....
From:Open Thread 08-02-15
LapsedLawyer Sun, 08/02/2015 - 10:26am 0
True enough....
From:On Human Rights
LapsedLawyer Sat, 08/01/2015 - 10:36am 0
That might get you banned....
From:On Human Rights
LapsedLawyer Sat, 08/01/2015 - 05:45am 0
There used to be a time on GOS that diaries
From:On Human Rights
LapsedLawyer Sat, 08/01/2015 - 04:00am 1 Sat, 08/01/2015 - 05:55am
Welcome welcome welcome!
From:Open Thread - Wednesday July 29, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 07/30/2015 - 02:16am 0
Felicitous salutations and a hearty welcome!
From:Open Thread - Wednesday July 29, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 07/30/2015 - 02:14am 0
This reminds of a piece I heard on NPR's "All Things Considered"
From:Open Thread - Wednesday July 29, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 07/30/2015 - 02:09am 0
Here's an excellent posting on what
From:Open Thread - Wednesday July 29, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 07/30/2015 - 01:56am 1 Thu, 07/30/2015 - 02:19am
Hey, welcome! Nice to see you here!
From:Open Thread - Wednesday July 29, 2015
LapsedLawyer Thu, 07/30/2015 - 01:50am 0
It's the "new normal" that keeps getting dusted off, renewed,
From:The ways in which the economy never recovered from 2008
LapsedLawyer Tue, 07/28/2015 - 04:42am 0
This only confirms what I've been thinking for a long time,...
From:The ways in which the economy never recovered from 2008
LapsedLawyer Tue, 07/28/2015 - 04:38am 1 Tue, 07/28/2015 - 12:43pm
I say this with genuine respect and admiration for your work
From:The ways in which the economy never recovered from 2008
LapsedLawyer Tue, 07/28/2015 - 04:30am 2 Tue, 07/28/2015 - 10:25am
Consider too that when Bernie marched back in the '60s they were
From:Evening Blues Preview 7-27-15
LapsedLawyer Tue, 07/28/2015 - 04:11am 1 Tue, 07/28/2015 - 09:02am
There's also this little tidbit too.....
From:Evening Blues Preview 7-24-15
LapsedLawyer Sat, 07/25/2015 - 03:42am 0
IOKIYAD.
From:The Democrat's Warhawk
LapsedLawyer Wed, 07/15/2015 - 10:40pm 0
That should be "danger"
From:The Democrat's Warhawk
LapsedLawyer Wed, 07/15/2015 - 10:40pm 0
Oh, gjohnsit, you've done it again.....
From:The other part of the Greek story
LapsedLawyer Wed, 07/15/2015 - 05:25am 0
As I've said over at the GOS, she's a neocon...
From:The Democrat's Warhawk
LapsedLawyer Wed, 07/15/2015 - 05:22am 0
Actually a pretty good analogy....
From:Islamic terrorists almost killed us all on July 4th
LapsedLawyer Mon, 07/13/2015 - 09:03am 1 Wed, 07/15/2015 - 01:14am
I suppose you mean funny because
From:Islamic terrorists almost killed us all on July 4th
LapsedLawyer Mon, 07/13/2015 - 09:00am 0
And the crossover is complete....
From:Islamic terrorists almost killed us all on July 4th
LapsedLawyer Mon, 07/13/2015 - 08:57am 0
Kind of tracks with the current situation, however, what
From:Sy Hersh and the Spy Who Billed Me
LapsedLawyer Sat, 07/11/2015 - 05:37am 0
We see that upper middle class attitude in full display
From:From Popular Resistance: "Is Obama’s legacy really all butterflies and rainbow flags?"
LapsedLawyer Wed, 07/08/2015 - 09:06am 1 Wed, 07/08/2015 - 09:23am
Interesting analysis from one of the best (if not the best)
From:27 Centuries later, Athens has come full circle
LapsedLawyer Mon, 07/06/2015 - 09:17am 1 Mon, 07/06/2015 - 04:58pm
Actually, awhile back, I proposed it meant
From:Open Thread 07-05-15
LapsedLawyer Mon, 07/06/2015 - 01:58am 1 Tue, 07/07/2015 - 12:02am

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