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Old Democratic blogger at yastreblyansky.blogspot.com and yastreblyansky.substack.com. He/him. Is this where the party is?
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Or in other words, as he basically said himself, "Leave the guys with the guns alone, they're on my side." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022...
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That was invented by the press, as in CNN's commentary, for instance. www.cnn.com/interactive/... But it's false when CNN says abortion is only mentioned once. The whole statement, as Serwer points out in his Atlantic piece...
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...includes the far more radical statement about the absolute civil rights of the fetus, with a phony reference to the 14th amendment, in the highlighted matter. The journalists seem not to have noticed this at all.
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Jeet Heer was spreading this stupid canard on the radio this morning. Thanks Sulliview for standing up for the truth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Ironically, the 14th Amendment is the only place in the Constitution where birth and personhood are mentioned, and it's made clear that you can't be a US person unless you've been born:
THE ABORTION PLANK IS A PERSONHOOD PLANK
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For no particular reason, looked up the favorabilities for 2019-20 news.gallup.com/poll/326885/...
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A few hours ago Guardian was recognizing historic high turnout but still predicting a 1st-place finish for the Rally
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Hmm Stephen look what I found. You'd better tell them "America First Legal" isn't supposed to be on this list www.project2025.org/about/adviso...
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I'm willing to believe Trump doesn't know anything about anything. In any event he won't be in charge of another Trump administration; they will, just like last time, while he watches TV and gobbles hamberders. Only much more so, because they've learned a lot about how it's done.
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That's my question, too, Chris. I answered it by deciding not to click.
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And he's the only politician who has ever defeated Donald Trump. #JustSayin
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Agreed somewhat on that, at least. "Nervous" is practically the first word in my liveblog notes
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"gift cards, lunches, plaques, books, framed photos, and the like" such as $13,000 checks, $267,230 RVs, $500,000 yacht trips to Bali... Who would begrudge him a little lagniappe for a job well done?
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...they aren't just meant for Jews, but also Righteous Gentiles. The Noahide Laws aren't set forth in the canonical Bible, only the Talmud, but I think Louisiana should consider them
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Here's a pretty problematic bit of Deuteronomy, about how God stole all the Philistines' stuff to give the Hebrews--not just the land, but the houses and wells and vineyards and olive groves.
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...but especially DEI stuff, watching out for the poor and being nice to the deaf and blind, not stealing your employees' wages; and being decent when you have a lawsuit, not committing slander, and not seeking vengeance
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BTW, you know who never talked about the Ten Commandments?
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This is the bullshit factor really well exemplified. Trump making up numbers because he can't be bothered to ask his minions for workable ones www.editorialboard.com/trumps-habit...
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Happy Right-Side-Up Union Flag Day to all who celebrate! (Guess that cuts you out, Martha Ann.)
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LOL I suffered an aesthetic injury when I read Alito's Dobbs decision, can I sue him in Fifth Circuit?
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Detail I hadn't heard. It's possible, even likely, that by the end Israel will have killed more of the hostages than Hamas has (excluding the victims of murder on October 7)
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Just realized something: I know why Trump keeps baselessly claiming "they" are "sending" mental patients across the Mexican border. It's because he heard that migrants are [beat] seeking asylums. Never mind!
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for Trump to hold a hotel lease when it says RIGHT IN THE LEASE that
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The Dirty Harry theory of unqualified presidential immunity. Only applies to Republicans of course. www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-obam...