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Open Thread
Use this thread to for discussions that are off topic to recent posts.
I shall be at FCD on the first of the month to schedule surgery.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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Washington, D.C., Power Failure Affects More Than 30,000 Customers
Potomac Electric Power Company said most of those who lost service had
their electricity restored after about four hours.
Air conditioning is essential in Washington in high summer.
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What Kamala Harris Believes
The Democratic candidate wants relevant policy, not “a beautiful sonnet.”
Is that enough for voters?
There is a convention to win.
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Trump Assails Elijah Cummings, Calling His Congressional District a Rat-Infested ‘Mess’
The president lashed out at the Maryland Democrat on Twitter, accusing the
congressman of being “a brutal bully” to Border Patrol agents.
Trump has not earned respect.
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For Trump, Staying on the Line Helps Keep the G.O.P. in Line
President Trump spends more time working the phones to Capitol Hill than
his recent predecessors, which has paid off in his relationships with
Republicans in Congress.
Trump is a gang leader.
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Impeachment Calls and a Booker-Biden Fight: This Week in the 2020 Race
The 2020 Democrats reacted to the Mueller testimony, candidates tried out
attacks before next week’s debates and Joe Biden received some good news.
The field is narrowing.
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Pelosi. Clinton. Obama. Now ‘the Squad’ Is the New Target for the Right.
Four women have reached a notoriety virtually unheard-of for freshmen House
members, thanks to a relentless conservative fire usually trained on senior
Democrats.
The noise machine does not have a target.
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Is B.D.S. Anti-Semitic? A Closer Look at the Boycott Israel Campaign
The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement aims to press Israel to
change its policies toward the Palestinians. It has generated heated debate
and much misinformation.
Zionism is the reason for the existence of Israel.
Israel cannot offer Palestinians the land,
Israel can only offer justice.
Sadly justice is not acceptable.
Killing will continue.
Yes, it is antisemetic.
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‘I Should Be More Careful With Twitter’: Marianne Williamson on Those Mental Health Comments
Ms. Williamson, a spiritual adviser and long shot presidential candidate,
stood by her claim that antidepressants are overprescribed, which experts
say stigmatizes mental illness.
Show double blind results.
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States Rush to Make Voting Systems More Secure as New Threats Emerge
Amid growing warnings about the potential for voting machines and databases
to be hacked, states are buying new machines. But some experts say
vulnerabilities remain.
Voters must be more secure. Advertising works as propaganda.
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Supreme Court Lets Trump Proceed on Border Wall
The court’s ruling, addressing a stay application, was an interim step in a
litigation that will continue in the lower courts.
Pack the court.
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A Texas Congressional Seat Just Got Very Competitive
Representative Pete Olson, a Republican, announced on Thursday that he
would not seek a seventh term. His seat in a diverse district will be a top
target for Democrats.
OK
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Trump Presses World Trade Organization on China
The administration ratcheted up pressure on the World Trade Organization to
overhaul a provision it argues has allowed China to game global trading
rules.
Trump is wrong again.
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After Tariff Threat, Trump Says Guatemala Has Agreed to New Asylum Rules
Asylum is the law.
This Supreme Court may not care.
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Cardinal Jaime Ortega, a Cuban Bridge to the U.S., Dies at 82
He was a go-between for Pope Francis and Presidents Obama and Raúl Castro
as they thawed Cold War relations between the two countries.
His work is unfinished.
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U.S. Gives Chevron Three-Month Extension to Stay in Venezuela
The oil is there.
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He Made a Fake Presidential Seal. Then Came the Media Rumpus.
A Virginia man woke up to learn his creation had ended up onstage next to
President Trump. After a whirlwind 24 hours in the spotlight, he needs to
set a couple of things straight.
Get the right picture.
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‘I Have a Moral Responsibility to Come Forward’: Colonel Accuses Top Military Nominee of Assault
An Army colonel described being sexually assaulted in her hotel room at a
defense forum by an Air Force general who is in line to be the next vice
chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Trump must do his homework.
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Raising Prospect of Impeaching Trump, House Seeks Mueller’s Grand Jury Secrets
In a court filing, House Democrats said they need access to secret grand
jury evidence because they are weighing whether to recommend impeaching
President Trump.
Get the records.
Defeating Republicans is the only thing.
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‘The Squad’ Rankles, but Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez Make Peace for Now
Under attack from President Trump, the House Democratic quartet self-named
“the squad” is being embraced by its party. But beneath the bonhomie,
tensions remain.
These must win again in 2020.
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