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That sign, I was told, was made for the inception of the parade
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 11:23am 1 Wed, 03/08/2017 - 02:01pm
Excellent comment, ms. didi.
From:Trump vs. the Deep State vs. Reality
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 11:05am 0
Ha, cool story duckpin!
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 10:34am 1 Tue, 03/07/2017 - 10:42am
As usual, the great sage Carlin nailed this one.
From:Trump vs. the Deep State vs. Reality
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 09:52am 0
Good morning, lookout.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 09:28am 0
Thanks duckpin. The Saw Doctors really capture
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 09:19am 1 Tue, 03/07/2017 - 09:38am
Greetings dear mimi.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 09:09am 1 Tue, 03/07/2017 - 11:09am
Good morning upstate, riverlover.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 03/07/2017 - 08:27am 0
This would seem to be an idea whose time has come,
From:The Northern Ireland Assembly Elections 2017 as an example of Proportional Representation.
Mark from Queens Mon, 03/06/2017 - 01:54pm 0
I hear ya, gendjinn. Will folks fall back into line for the Dems
From:Well that did not take long at all Keith
Mark from Queens Fri, 03/03/2017 - 05:03pm 2 Fri, 03/03/2017 - 06:21pm
Great irony, Steven. Agree with SD about TOP's makeup
From:TOP Needs Our Help
Mark from Queens Fri, 03/03/2017 - 09:27am 2 Sat, 03/04/2017 - 03:02pm
Sounds good, Tim. Think I've been to that place...
From:Open Thread - Friday, March 3, 2017
Mark from Queens Fri, 03/03/2017 - 08:52am 1 Fri, 03/03/2017 - 11:49am
I despise Cuomo too. Wrote an essay at TOP 3 years ago called
From:I may have to go back to Dems. Why? 2018 It's ABC time again!
Mark from Queens Thu, 03/02/2017 - 07:13pm 1 Thu, 03/02/2017 - 07:31pm
I mentioned Russell Brand, but would be remiss if I didn't also
From:A Master Class In LW Media: Jimmy Dore Destroys "Corporate Cocksucker" Chris Hayes From Every Angle For Cheap Shot at Susan Sarandon
Mark from Queens Thu, 03/02/2017 - 01:00pm 0
As politcians go, Sawant stands head and shoulders above all.
From:Open Thread - "Take their money and let them go"
Mark from Queens Thu, 03/02/2017 - 12:19pm 1 Thu, 03/02/2017 - 12:32pm
The thing that encourages me, mimi, is this new wave of online
From:A Master Class In LW Media: Jimmy Dore Destroys "Corporate Cocksucker" Chris Hayes From Every Angle For Cheap Shot at Susan Sarandon
Mark from Queens Thu, 03/02/2017 - 07:20am 1 Thu, 03/02/2017 - 09:07am
The tactic of coming up nicknames, then referring to villains
From:A Master Class In LW Media: Jimmy Dore Destroys "Corporate Cocksucker" Chris Hayes From Every Angle For Cheap Shot at Susan Sarandon
Mark from Queens Thu, 03/02/2017 - 06:56am 1 Thu, 03/02/2017 - 06:17pm
Carlin on the real meaning of "bipartisan."
From:Pathetic. "Moderate" Dems Beg Trump to Play Nice so They Can Compromise
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 09:05pm 0
Lots of good tactics/philosophy there, EL. Thanks.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 08:42pm 0
This one by T. Frank really bolstered my resolve to fight HRC
From:Anybody catch the Oscars last night?
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 05:39pm 0
Thanks for the compliment, mimi.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 05:02pm 1 Tue, 02/28/2017 - 07:23pm
Thanks RA. My pleasure,
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 04:11pm 0
Thanks QMS. Old-time Mardi Gras sounds so good right now
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 03:59pm 0
Thanks Lookout. As MLK said about the USA,
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 03:51pm 0
"Anger is an energy..." I sometimes hear Johnny Lydon
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 12:23pm 0
Remember Chris Rock's candid observation about elites?
From:Anybody catch the Oscars last night?
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 10:09am 1 Tue, 02/28/2017 - 04:44pm
Good morning folks. Going on fumes here
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 08:50am 1 Tue, 02/28/2017 - 10:34am
Sorry to hear of your predicament, RR.
From:In Desperate Need of Help - Updated
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/28/2017 - 08:14am 1 Tue, 02/28/2017 - 09:14am
Fine essay, MsDidi.
From:No room for progressives in the Democratic Party -- Where to now?
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/25/2017 - 11:01pm 0
Good to see you JnH. Need more humor in these absurd times.
From:Wikileaks: Tom Perez to John Podesta 2/5/16
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/25/2017 - 10:30pm 0
Very moving. Thanks for sharing, Arrow.
From:PBS Newshour hit it out of the park
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/25/2017 - 07:48pm 0
Wow! Stunning essay, treasure trove of history & so apropos now.
From:How the radical left shaped the New Deal
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/25/2017 - 12:09pm 1 Sat, 02/25/2017 - 01:03pm
If you're not an American Indian,
From:Immigration - not the hill I want to die on
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/24/2017 - 05:28pm 2 Sat, 02/25/2017 - 04:11am
Here's the dirty secret about immigration/deportation...
From:Immigration - not the hill I want to die on
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/24/2017 - 03:51pm 1 Fri, 02/24/2017 - 04:44pm
Just once, just once, I'd like to see a similar tactical raid
From:Standing Rock: Invasion Happening Right Now
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/23/2017 - 01:13pm 1 Thu, 02/23/2017 - 02:56pm
Wonderful timely essay, Steven. Thanks.
From:Feeling Stressed Out Over the News? Helpless? I Have a Prescription for Your Blues
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/22/2017 - 10:39pm 0
Thanks Azazello. Sent me back to my dog-eared copy yesterday.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/22/2017 - 10:23am 1 Wed, 02/22/2017 - 02:20pm
Thanks for checking in, peeps.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/21/2017 - 07:59pm 0
The FBI is explictily in the business of destroying LW dissent.
From: February 20, 2017 Open Thread; World Day of Social Justice
Mark from Queens Mon, 02/20/2017 - 03:10pm 1 Mon, 02/20/2017 - 03:52pm
Agree, blue drop. It's not only tasteless but think of all
From:The Coup of the Democracy that Wasn't
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/16/2017 - 03:36pm 0
"...and you know that, for sure."
From:Open Thread 2-16-17: There's a Lot of Sheeple Out There
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/16/2017 - 03:08pm 1 Thu, 02/16/2017 - 06:06pm
Read an article over a decade ago how Israeli Zionists
From:Armeggedon and Religious Monomaniacs as Annihilators.
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/16/2017 - 02:11pm 2 Sat, 02/18/2017 - 04:52pm
The Deep State concept is difficult for the average person,
From:The Coup of the Democracy that Wasn't
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/16/2017 - 01:13pm 2 Thu, 02/16/2017 - 02:27pm
Summed it up quite nicely, Shah.
From:Open Thread 2-16-17: There's a Lot of Sheeple Out There
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/16/2017 - 10:05am 3 Sat, 02/18/2017 - 07:35pm
Hey folks. Was able to nap as the baby did
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/14/2017 - 12:49pm 0
Morning RA.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/14/2017 - 08:28am 0
Hi mimi. Was surprised with how little I miss FB.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/14/2017 - 08:11am 1 Tue, 02/14/2017 - 01:47pm
Morning, Olinda.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/14/2017 - 08:00am 1 Tue, 02/14/2017 - 08:11am
Thanks mimi. Hedges is one of my favorite writers,
From:This cheerful fellow Chris Hedges did it again!
Mark from Queens Mon, 02/13/2017 - 05:42pm 0
When Trevor Horn joined Yes for one album
From:February 13, 2017 Open Thread; happy World Radio Day
Mark from Queens Mon, 02/13/2017 - 02:15pm 1 Mon, 02/13/2017 - 02:34pm
Speaking of the lying goon's henchmen disseminators,
From:The REAL reason to oppose Trump
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/11/2017 - 04:47pm 0
Some beautiful shots, folks. Thanks.
From:Friday Photography Feb. 10, 2017
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/10/2017 - 09:24pm 1 Sat, 02/11/2017 - 04:07am
Thinking of you, Tim.
From:Open Thread - Friday, February 10, 2016
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/10/2017 - 03:15pm 1 Fri, 02/10/2017 - 03:38pm
Right, Ed. Pelosi told the truth, as a multi-millionaire.
From:Today's humor, 2/10/17 edition: moments of unintentional clarity
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/10/2017 - 08:46am 4 Fri, 02/10/2017 - 04:25pm
So great to see an informed and engaged populace in Romania.
From:Where peaceful protests have made a difference
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 06:44pm 1 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 06:49pm
Well, for starters, John wrote that one
From:Open Thread 2-9-17: Concerning Beatles and Money
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 03:59pm 2 Fri, 02/10/2017 - 04:42am
You mean John Wayne, the "Hammerhead Shark"?
From:The US Is A Rogue State
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 11:18am 1 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 03:02pm
Now Dore's got Mark Blyth? Wow, he's forging new territory.
From:Jimmy Dore Conversation with Mark Blyth (Economics Prof @ Brown Univ)
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:29am 2 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 03:36pm
Love stories like yours, Redstella. Envy you, mimi & the rest
From:Open Thread 2-9-17: Concerning Beatles and Money
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 09:48am 1 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 12:46pm
Being a Beatles freak like you, I often wonder what's up
From:Open Thread 2-9-17: Concerning Beatles and Money
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/09/2017 - 09:16am 1 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 03:06pm
Thanks janis.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:25pm 1 Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:36pm
Thanks for the great comment, Shaz.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:11pm 0
Excellent piece CStS. Lot to ponder there...
From:What's the Message, Mr. Gardiner?
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:48pm 0
"Winners Island," heh. Excellent, Joe. Vonnegut exposed
From:The Evening Blues - 2-8-17
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:05pm 1 Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:18pm
That was a really nice segment w/ your wonderful wife, Steven.
From:My wife, Clara, gets her four minutes of fame
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 07:24pm 2 Thu, 02/09/2017 - 10:23am
Did the same thing with my 401K.
From:The secret of the 'Trump Rally'
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 07:01pm 1 Wed, 02/08/2017 - 07:45pm
Thanks for such a nice comment, RA.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/08/2017 - 08:33am 1 Wed, 02/08/2017 - 08:59am
Thanks orlbucfan.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/07/2017 - 01:22pm 0
Thanks Lookout. Scams are a big component of capitalism,
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/07/2017 - 01:10pm 1 Tue, 02/07/2017 - 03:30pm
Rain and a little fog is perfect.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/07/2017 - 12:48pm 1 Tue, 02/07/2017 - 01:12pm
Hey folks, a little late in getting back today...
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/07/2017 - 12:34pm 0
The Boy and I are in the kitchen, eating some Scottish
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 02/07/2017 - 08:03am 1 Tue, 02/07/2017 - 08:46am
THIS is how it's done, folks. Watch out, Kshama paves the way
From:Activism done right, Seattle divestment
Mark from Queens Mon, 02/06/2017 - 10:02am 2 Mon, 02/06/2017 - 12:37pm
Don't have much interest in watching, Big Al.
From:The NFL Has Managed To Diminish My Favorite Pastime
Mark from Queens Sun, 02/05/2017 - 04:16pm 0
Sounds like pro sports could end the way it did with the Romans
From:The NFL Has Managed To Diminish My Favorite Pastime
Mark from Queens Sun, 02/05/2017 - 04:01pm 0
Hard to believe the Chargers are moving to Los Angeles.
From:The NFL Has Managed To Diminish My Favorite Pastime
Mark from Queens Sun, 02/05/2017 - 03:29pm 0
All media outlets are susceptible to RW money influence
From:The Weekly Watch
Mark from Queens Sun, 02/05/2017 - 09:29am 1 Sun, 02/05/2017 - 11:22am
Great essay, Cass.
From:From the Age of Utopia to the Age of Nature
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 11:35pm 1 Sun, 02/05/2017 - 11:16am
You and me both, brother. Carlin and Hicks inform
From:Trump's Foreign Policy Actions Making People Squirm
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 10:33pm 0
Really good to see you today, friend. I'm piqued by your
From:Spitballing a New Left Politics
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 10:16pm 1 Sun, 02/05/2017 - 02:47pm
Bernie laser-focused on it, Cenk has WolfPAC and Lessig is out
From:Mom and Dad are getting divorced: A family dynamics analogy
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 03:29pm 3 Sun, 02/05/2017 - 05:01pm
Like it, Steven. Hedges and West did something similar at Occupy
From:The People of the United States v. the Deep State (Part 1): Why We Need a People's Tribunal
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 01:13pm 0
I'd bet most of Drumpf's "fans" haven't taken vacation in years,
From:Two Weeks Into The New Job And A Vacation...
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 12:54pm 1 Mon, 02/06/2017 - 12:38pm
Think the Capitol Theater was in Passaic.
From:Saturday Song Open Thread - Sitting on Top of the World
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 11:57am 1 Sun, 02/05/2017 - 08:32am
Biggest takeaway of 2016 is Bernie demolished Beltway wisdom
From:Why Did Both Bernie and Trump Resonate with Voters and Why Is This the Key to Future Success?
Mark from Queens Sat, 02/04/2017 - 11:31am 0
Sounds good Tim.
From:Open Thread - Friday, February 3, 2017
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/03/2017 - 05:30pm 0
Thinking of you Tim.
From:Open Thread - Friday, February 3, 2017
Mark from Queens Fri, 02/03/2017 - 03:35pm 1 Fri, 02/03/2017 - 04:42pm
Baseball n' R&R: "those were the days my friend," as Mary
From:Open Thread 2-2-17: I remember Buddy but memory is an odd thing
Mark from Queens Thu, 02/02/2017 - 01:55pm 1 Thu, 02/02/2017 - 12:45pm
When 90% of the media is owned by 6 corporations we're in dark,
From:What Should Outrage You - Reporter Fired for Personal Blog Post Re: Covering Trump's Lies
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/01/2017 - 03:59pm 0
I disagree. Drumpf is a thin-skinned wuss who surrounds himself
From:Has This All Gone Too Far?
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/01/2017 - 03:14pm 2 Thu, 02/02/2017 - 10:57am
That there exists Institutional Racism, as Bernie brought up
From:What Should Outrage You - Reporter Fired for Personal Blog Post Re: Covering Trump's Lies
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/01/2017 - 01:34pm 0
I'm happy to report that PHC seems to have been modernized
From:What Should Outrage You - Reporter Fired for Personal Blog Post Re: Covering Trump's Lies
Mark from Queens Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:55pm 1 Wed, 02/01/2017 - 01:26pm
Wow. When almost 2/3 of your alma mater opposes your nomination
From:When Even Symbolic Resistance Is Too Much
Mark from Queens Tue, 01/31/2017 - 10:24pm 0
Wasn't this really a "push" poll, and isn't Rasmussen
From:What Trump is getting right
Mark from Queens Tue, 01/31/2017 - 07:02pm 0
Thanks lookout. Wonderful anecdote about the sharecropper's art
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
Mark from Queens Tue, 01/31/2017 - 03:52pm 0
Good to see you, Steven. That book sounds really good.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
MarkfromQueens ... Tue, 01/31/2017 - 01:04pm 0
Thanks for the kind words, dkmich.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
MarkfromQueens ... Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:17pm 0
From a cursory look, I liked that site The Automatic Earth.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
MarkfromQueens ... Tue, 01/31/2017 - 12:14pm 0
Hello RA.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
MarkfromQueens ... Tue, 01/31/2017 - 09:11am 1 Tue, 01/31/2017 - 09:24am
Thanks QMS.
From:Open Thread - Rants, Muses, Books & Music (and Some Cooking Too).
MarkfromQueens ... Tue, 01/31/2017 - 08:49am 1 Tue, 01/31/2017 - 11:16am

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