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Spent a good part of last night reading on tovarish Paul Robeson
From:What people actually thought of communism
Mark from Queens Sat, 11/10/2018 - 09:39pm 5 Sun, 11/11/2018 - 12:47pm
Oh man, I'm so relieved.
From:Folks, I Have Some Great News
Mark from Queens Sat, 11/10/2018 - 09:18pm 0
Kick-ass column today, Tim. Enjoy your ruminations and hearing
From:Open Thread - Friday, November 9, 2018 - Healthy Lifestyles Edition
Mark from Queens Fri, 11/09/2018 - 12:34pm 1 Sat, 11/10/2018 - 07:15am
This never gets old. One could write volumes about this segment,
From:Who coulda saw this one comin?
Mark from Queens Thu, 11/08/2018 - 04:01pm 1 Sat, 11/10/2018 - 11:43am
Dumb, fake blondes seems like
From:Blue Wave, Baby! Hell, Tsunami!
Mark from Queens Thu, 11/08/2018 - 03:31pm 0
A buffoon having to disassociate himself from another goon,
From:Attorney General, Jeff Sessions has resigned
Mark from Queens Thu, 11/08/2018 - 08:13am 0
Thanks for the story on the Solidarity Sing Along in Madison.
From:Yesterday's winners and losers
Mark from Queens Wed, 11/07/2018 - 08:08pm 0
That was a great, comprehensive take on the banks.
From:Wednesday Open Thread: Deja Vu, Vu, vu, vu
Mark from Queens Wed, 11/07/2018 - 06:19pm 0
Cain't misunderestimate the predatory effect of Fox News
From:Voting On My Mind
Mark from Queens Wed, 11/07/2018 - 08:45am 4 Wed, 11/07/2018 - 11:12pm
Forgot to mention that Sense8
From:Votings I Have Known
Mark from Queens Wed, 11/07/2018 - 07:46am 2 Wed, 11/07/2018 - 02:50pm
Good to see you again, man. But about that city sewer thuggery..
From:Where do you follow the elections?
Mark from Queens Tue, 11/06/2018 - 09:34pm 1 Tue, 11/06/2018 - 10:50pm
Chapo is pretty cool, and TYT on nights like these would be
From:Where do you follow the elections?
Mark from Queens Tue, 11/06/2018 - 09:15pm 2 Tue, 11/06/2018 - 10:08pm
Wasn’t Tocqueville a conservative also?
From:Elections USA, Inc: "Scum Vs. Scum."
Mark from Queens Tue, 11/06/2018 - 08:42pm 0
Zinn dedicated his life to the REAL history. Lapham’s piece
From:Elections USA, Inc: "Scum Vs. Scum."
Mark from Queens Tue, 11/06/2018 - 08:25pm 0
Koo koo ca-choo. Another great one, hecate.
From:Votings I Have Known
Mark from Queens Tue, 11/06/2018 - 06:04pm 3 Wed, 11/07/2018 - 07:23am
Leave it to Hedges to exquisitley describe the darkness.
From:Elections USA, Inc: "Scum Vs. Scum."
Mark from Queens Mon, 11/05/2018 - 07:36pm 2 Fri, 11/09/2018 - 08:07am
Not following details, just the broad strokes.
From:The Democratic Party has never represented its voters less
Mark from Queens Mon, 11/05/2018 - 12:54pm 0
It coud also mean, as in the case of the East Germans soldiers
From:Two Rangers, now vets, encourage troops not to go to border UPDATED Breaking
Mark from Queens Sat, 11/03/2018 - 12:10pm 2 Sat, 11/03/2018 - 05:12pm
What a great tweet, d.o.
From:Hillary Clinton leaves door open for 2020 run: 'I'd like to be president'
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/29/2018 - 06:22pm 1 Mon, 10/29/2018 - 10:48pm
Good point, ovals49.
From:Wait for it.....
Mark from Queens Sat, 10/27/2018 - 07:32am 1 Sat, 10/27/2018 - 11:59am
sort of interesting conversation here...
From:Hey-Seuss Christo, Get A Load of This Clown. But How Far Do We Really Want To Go With This Story?
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 01:54pm 2 Fri, 10/26/2018 - 02:10pm
Idiocracy, Psy-Ops, Media Partisanship, Manufactured Distraction
From:Hey-Seuss Christo, Get A Load of This Clown. But How Far Do We Really Want To Go With This Story?
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 12:52pm 4 Fri, 10/26/2018 - 07:11pm
"Cause Of Death: Fox News"
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 09:34am 0
I couldn't stomach to do it myself but what are the TOP zombies
From:Some Devices Incapable of Exploding; Others Not Analyzed
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 09:17am 1 Sat, 10/27/2018 - 12:12am
You mean the 'Ital Rastaman, Robert DeNiro.
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 08:51am 0
Can't let this Fox News worship stand. The corollary is,
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 07:53am 3 Sat, 10/27/2018 - 02:14am
Yeah, Seth Rich and Shawn Lucas
From:Judge denies Nunes access to secret depositions on Steele dossier
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/26/2018 - 06:47am 0
Right on.
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 07:24pm 0
Thanks for the concern, folks. I did find them.
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 05:24pm 2 Fri, 10/26/2018 - 03:21pm
You sound like Ringo when he was in India at the ashram
From:Joe Biden Push Polls
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 05:08pm 1 Thu, 10/25/2018 - 09:15pm
Wouldn’t the popular parlance usage be
From:So what was that "ISIS" sticker on the "bombs"?
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 04:32pm 1 Thu, 10/25/2018 - 04:37pm
This whole thing is starting to feel like it's going down
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 02:04pm 2 Fri, 10/26/2018 - 04:47pm
Thanks for all the excellent dialogue, folks. I'm deep in the
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/25/2018 - 09:58am 1 Thu, 10/25/2018 - 11:18am
I'm still mulling this over, and have mixed feelings.
From:Are Today's Bombing Attempts Another Example of Stochastic Terrorism Or Something Else? (UPDATED w/ links)
Mark from Queens Wed, 10/24/2018 - 08:00pm 3 Thu, 10/25/2018 - 07:39pm
Good to see you again, konondrum.
From:Public Service Announcement to C99 and All Radical Progressive Left Voices: Wikipedia Is Not What We Think It Is.
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/22/2018 - 08:52pm 0
I agree that to some extent it's a great starting point,
From:Public Service Announcement to C99 and All Radical Progressive Left Voices: Wikipedia Is Not What We Think It Is.
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/22/2018 - 08:21pm 1 Mon, 10/22/2018 - 08:40pm
That 13pt swing away from private insurance to gov't run is ALL
From:Medicare For All is winning
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/22/2018 - 08:00pm 1 Mon, 10/22/2018 - 10:50pm
A worthwhile PSA, I think, after hearing Hedges discuss it.
From:Public Service Announcement to C99 and All Radical Progressive Left Voices: Wikipedia Is Not What We Think It Is.
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/22/2018 - 06:36pm 1 Tue, 10/23/2018 - 12:52pm
Welcome comrade. And thanks for that bit.
From:How much control of our society does the military-industrial-complex have?
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/22/2018 - 12:35pm 0
Some big-time, mass civil disobedience needs to start happening
From:"War-Preparers Anonymous": Who Are These Men, What Are Their Names? Diseased Sociopaths Who Must Be Outed. Change Won't Come Without Confrontation First.
Mark from Queens Sat, 10/20/2018 - 02:49pm 0
There's a fairly prominent elected official who's consistently
From:American's #1 Fear
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/19/2018 - 11:35am 2 Fri, 10/19/2018 - 07:31pm
Just got back from playing a tech co. party in DC.
From:Open Thread - Friday, September 19, 2018 - Funk Meta
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/19/2018 - 08:49am 0
Italian poll: do you prefer food or sex?
From:Goodfellas Feast
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/18/2018 - 02:24am 1 Thu, 10/18/2018 - 10:41am
I've always enjoyed his films.
From:Poor Michael Moore Seems To Have Made A Compelling and Indicting Film About the Decay of the Democratic Party and American Myths. But Ultimately Stumps For More Dems.
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/16/2018 - 07:58pm 0
My grandmother must have known something intrinsic
From:E*Scape Dreams
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/16/2018 - 02:07pm 1 Tue, 10/16/2018 - 04:28pm
Thanks for all the F-word subs for kids.
From:Desertion
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/16/2018 - 12:50pm 1 Tue, 10/16/2018 - 01:36pm
So many flashpoints, dredged up moments of mischief
From:Desertion
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:18am 2 Wed, 10/17/2018 - 12:24am
Yeah, as usual RW media went into textbook Orwellian coverage
From:The weakness of the GOP
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/15/2018 - 02:00pm 0
Was just doing some research while keeping one eye on the babies
From:The weakness of the GOP
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/15/2018 - 01:02pm 0
Holy dear shit that was great. Couldn't stop laughing
From:Desertion
Mark from Queens Mon, 10/15/2018 - 07:50am 5 Tue, 10/16/2018 - 10:10pm
Need to make that pilgrimage too.
From:Optimist Wannabee Climate Action
Mark from Queens Sun, 10/14/2018 - 09:01pm 1 Sun, 10/14/2018 - 09:07pm
Did you guys catch this thuggery at the Manhattan GOP Club?
From:The weakness of the GOP
Mark from Queens Sun, 10/14/2018 - 08:11pm 1 Mon, 10/15/2018 - 08:14am
Personal Revolt, yes. Today 240k Berliners protest vs. fascism
From:The Weekly Watch
Mark from Queens Sun, 10/14/2018 - 05:36pm 1 Sun, 10/14/2018 - 07:03pm
Great descriptor, k9.
From:Will a pattern emerge?
Mark from Queens Sun, 10/14/2018 - 08:35am 1 Sun, 10/14/2018 - 02:18pm
Thanks for sharing that, zoe.
From:Fast, Breathe, Move
Mark from Queens Sat, 10/13/2018 - 08:10am 1 Sat, 10/13/2018 - 03:13pm
But they'll pad the seats, as promoters at concerts do,
From:Hillary Planning to Run Again in 2020!
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/12/2018 - 11:33am 0
Taibbi never actually moved over to First Look
From:Bernie Wants Me to Send Him $100
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/12/2018 - 07:49am 1 Fri, 10/12/2018 - 09:59am
Hey C99 brethren. This story seems to have vanished,
From:Planned Suicide Attempt by A Political Dissident To Go Down The Memory Hole Yet Again?
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/11/2018 - 07:44pm 2 Fri, 10/12/2018 - 10:26am
It's such a balancing act between conditioning/knowing better
From:Fast, Breathe, Move
Mark from Queens Wed, 10/10/2018 - 12:27pm 2 Thu, 10/11/2018 - 09:28am
Thanks for linking that CJ Hopkins piece.
From:The Evening Blues - 10-9-18
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/09/2018 - 07:41pm 0
Hey Tim. Biker fraternity.
From:Open Thread - Friday, October 6, 2018
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/05/2018 - 08:48am 2 Fri, 10/05/2018 - 11:03am
Thanks as always, Wendy. "Playing For Change" is so wonderful.
From:All the Manufactured News That’s Fit to Believe™
Mark from Queens Fri, 10/05/2018 - 07:41am 1 Fri, 10/05/2018 - 05:32pm
Being homesick "ain't that bad..."
From:Tuesday Open Thread: Roots
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/04/2018 - 08:02am 1 Thu, 10/04/2018 - 04:50pm
I'm not down on Subir, either.
From:Bernie just got 350,000 low wage workers a pay raise
Mark from Queens Thu, 10/04/2018 - 07:49am 0
He doesn't even qualify as Orwellian,
From:Trump Renegotiates NEW U.S. Job-Friendly TRADE PACT.
Mark from Queens Wed, 10/03/2018 - 12:32pm 2 Wed, 10/03/2018 - 03:06pm
Lovely description, really resonated.
From:Tuesday Open Thread: Roots
Mark from Queens Wed, 10/03/2018 - 09:29am 1 Wed, 10/03/2018 - 01:08pm
Wondrous stories with such vivid imagery.
From:Tuesday Open Thread: Roots
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/02/2018 - 09:07pm 1 Tue, 10/02/2018 - 11:19pm
"That side was made for you and me."
From:The Evening Blues - 10-2-18
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/02/2018 - 08:32pm 1 Tue, 10/02/2018 - 08:56pm
Taibbi a few weeks ago had a good piece explaining Bernie's move
From:Bernie just got 350,000 low wage workers a pay raise
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/02/2018 - 04:37pm 1 Wed, 10/03/2018 - 12:10am
Heh. Exhibit A in the Charade of partisan politics.
From:Lindsey Graham: Some voters can do senate job
Mark from Queens Tue, 10/02/2018 - 02:54pm 2 Tue, 10/02/2018 - 04:27pm
Exactly, Lizzy.
From:The Mother of All Accusations
Mark from Queens Thu, 09/27/2018 - 02:39pm 0
Can't be bothered with this Kabuki Theater. But great link!
From:Brett Kavanaugh is a Bad Man (edited to get name right - mea culpa)
Mark from Queens Tue, 09/25/2018 - 06:39pm 1 Tue, 09/25/2018 - 10:44pm
Excellent thread at NC, thanks lotlizard
From:Wednesday Open Thread: Models, Maps, Reality and Relevance
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/19/2018 - 12:29pm 0
Fascinating. Excellent essay, el.
From:Wednesday Open Thread: Models, Maps, Reality and Relevance
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/19/2018 - 08:51am 1 Wed, 09/19/2018 - 07:02pm
Loved this, Wendy.
From:it didn’t have to be this way...except that we were this way
Mark from Queens Tue, 09/18/2018 - 10:01pm 1 Tue, 09/18/2018 - 10:15pm
Thanks Steven.
From:About that NY Dimocratic primary:
Mark from Queens Mon, 09/17/2018 - 06:25pm 0
7th Anniversary
From:Monday Open Thread: September 17 is Batman Day
Mark from Queens Mon, 09/17/2018 - 06:54am 2 Mon, 09/17/2018 - 09:57am
Been meaning to tell you how much
From:The Weekly Watch
Mark from Queens Sun, 09/16/2018 - 07:49pm 1 Mon, 09/17/2018 - 12:43pm
Thanks brother, it's a cesspit of which the stink is so
From:The Elephant In the Room of the NY Primaries. Deja Vu of the 2016 Primary DNC Collusion To Cheat Bernie.
Mark from Queens Fri, 09/14/2018 - 12:20pm 0
This guy speaks to both of our dilemmas.
From:The Elephant In the Room of the NY Primaries. Deja Vu of the 2016 Primary DNC Collusion To Cheat Bernie.
Mark from Queens Fri, 09/14/2018 - 12:04pm 0
That's how I understand it too,
From:The Elephant In the Room of the NY Primaries. Deja Vu of the 2016 Primary DNC Collusion To Cheat Bernie.
Mark from Queens Fri, 09/14/2018 - 12:02pm 1 Fri, 09/14/2018 - 02:59pm
My disgust levels have been overloading since last night...
From:The Elephant In the Room of the NY Primaries. Deja Vu of the 2016 Primary DNC Collusion To Cheat Bernie.
Mark from Queens Fri, 09/14/2018 - 10:13am 3 Fri, 09/14/2018 - 07:06pm
Not only that, he was a big supporter of OWS.
From:"The Op-Ed is a Forgery Written by the New York Times"
Mark from Queens Thu, 09/13/2018 - 03:39pm 2 Sat, 09/15/2018 - 06:10pm
Way of Life for these thugs with badges and guns.
From:(Another headline I just can’t pass up): BREAKING: NYPD Cops Arrested In Connection to Prostitution Ring Identified
Mark from Queens Thu, 09/13/2018 - 09:49am 1 Thu, 09/13/2018 - 10:27am
CIA told JFK they'd have planes blown up to start war on Cuba
From:The Donald Said The Towers Came Down From a Bomb in the Basement
Mark from Queens Thu, 09/13/2018 - 08:57am 1 Thu, 09/13/2018 - 10:55am
Greetings, folks. Just some vignettes from today
From:Teach Your Children Well. In a World of Les Moonves, Unbridled Capitalism and Opulent Yachts, Reach For George Carlin.
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/12/2018 - 07:51pm 2 Thu, 09/13/2018 - 01:56am
Many NY Jews were fierce, radical Communists and Socialists
From:The latest smear: Socialists are anti-semites
Mark from Queens Mon, 09/10/2018 - 01:37pm 0
I thought I remembered his face. 60 Minutes a decade ago
From:The Evening Blues - 9-6-18
Mark from Queens Sun, 09/09/2018 - 07:22am 0
Was happy to see this frankness, especially on his show.
From:Canadian native Jim Carrey on Bill Maher to America: "Stop Apologizing for Socialism...Say Yes. Break Bread With Trump Voters."
Mark from Queens Sat, 09/08/2018 - 08:59pm 1 Sat, 09/08/2018 - 10:23pm
Fascinating and so inspiring.
From:The Evening Blues - 9-6-18
Mark from Queens Fri, 09/07/2018 - 06:48am 1 Fri, 09/07/2018 - 05:45pm
Pressley made strong statement implicating D's on racist policy
From:The Evening Blues - 9-5-18
Mark from Queens Thu, 09/06/2018 - 08:44am 0
Without a doubt, JnH.
From:Inspiration For This Chain-Losing Time. Or, A Quick Antidote To Fascism. Long Live Henry Miller, Caitlin and Occupy!
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:14pm 1 Wed, 09/05/2018 - 10:51pm
Need some optimism too.
From:Inspiration For This Chain-Losing Time. Or, A Quick Antidote To Fascism. Long Live Henry Miller, Caitlin and Occupy!
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/05/2018 - 08:48pm 1 Wed, 09/05/2018 - 09:39pm
Hey folks. Upsparkles from the Big Apple...
From:Inspiration For This Chain-Losing Time. Or, A Quick Antidote To Fascism. Long Live Henry Miller, Caitlin and Occupy!
Mark from Queens Wed, 09/05/2018 - 07:39pm 0
Peter Douche on superdelgate bamboozle
From:DNC superdelegates still crying about how they've been wronged
Mark from Queens Sat, 09/01/2018 - 07:17pm 0
#PodestaEmails #PiedPiperStrategy
From:How Russiagate makes you stupid
Mark from Queens Fri, 08/31/2018 - 11:56am 0
Also, two of the best takes that really speak for me.
From:Comparing DSA and OWS to the Tea Party
Mark from Queens Thu, 08/30/2018 - 08:08pm 0
For posterity...
From:Comparing DSA and OWS to the Tea Party
Mark from Queens Thu, 08/30/2018 - 07:18pm 0
This false equivalency galls me all the time.
From:Comparing DSA and OWS to the Tea Party
Mark from Queens Thu, 08/30/2018 - 03:33pm 1 Thu, 08/30/2018 - 07:18pm
The density per square acre of people and buldings
From:Hot Air
Mark from Queens Thu, 08/30/2018 - 09:31am 2 Thu, 08/30/2018 - 11:20am

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