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During the Trump-Biden debate this week, in which an elderly man confronted a very slightly younger serial liar with great vigor at lying and a distorted sense of reality, Trump warned that millions of immigrants were coming to take "black jobs, and...
by Woodworker
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on Mon Jul 01, 2024 at 07:00 AM PDT
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Hello Daily Kos Community, I'm Karl Cieslak, and I am running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 54, encompassing Dade City, Zephyrhills, Saint Leo, San Antonio, and Wesley Chapel, FL. I am excited to share my journey with you and...
by cieslak4change
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on Thu Jun 13, 2024 at 06:53 PM PDT
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The state plans to appeal the decision, DeSantis aide says By Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix Florida’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy for transgender minors and ...
by Florida Phoenix
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on Wed Jun 12, 2024 at 01:19 PM PDT
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The state party plans to limit primaries to registered Republicans and keep elected officials it censured off the ballot. It’s unclear if it can without legislative approval.
By James Barragán, ...
by Texas Tribune
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on Sun Jun 16, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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The regular media seems to be using headlines to make it seem like the Pro-Palestinian Protestors in Philly were actually anti-Pride. That is not, in fact, what the stories, on most news media go on to say if you read the articles themselves....
by jwgarman
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on Mon Jun 03, 2024 at 10:55 AM PDT
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Dear Daily Kos Community,
My name is Karl Cieslak, and I am a proud gay man running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 54. This summer, I will be attending the Victory Fund ...
by cieslak4change
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on Tue May 28, 2024 at 02:00 PM PDT
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I hope it is not sacrilege to make any mention of upside-down American flags on Memorial Day. A day to honor heroes who promoted freedom from such horrors as practiced by the Third Reich or in other parts of the world. People died for Democracy. And I...
by Shower
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on Sat May 25, 2024 at 02:33 PM PDT
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In the ongoing dialogue about societal structures and human rights, the concepts of patriarchy, matriarchy, and feminism have emerged as focal points for discussion and advocacy. As we navigate the complexities of gender inequality and social justice,...
by populationmediacenter
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on Fri May 24, 2024 at 07:29 AM PDT
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As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and a candidate for the Florida House of Representatives, District 54, I am deeply concerned about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in our state. Florida is home to a diverse and vibrant LGBTQ+...
by cieslak4change
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on Tue May 21, 2024 at 11:45 PM PDT
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I was preparing for an interview this afternoon: it was a job that I’d recently applied for (unrelated to the subject of this diary) and I was Zoom-Interview ready. While I was waiting, at the suggestion of one of my friends, I asked a local mayoral...
by shespeakspolitics
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on Mon May 20, 2024 at 02:42 PM PDT
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WE all, myself included vent a lot on here and other places including our homes and around some people but the truth is after reading about Alito, and seeing Trump love, the state of affairs of hate and lawlessness has been normalized. People have been...
by Vetwife
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on Fri May 17, 2024 at 08:43 AM PDT
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Thanks to doomandgloom’s article ANTI-CAPITALIST SONGS AND STORIES a few weeks ago I was inspired to write a new pro-union song. This isn’t a parody of the original lyrics to “America the Beautiful” by Katharine Lee Bates, but instead utilizes the...
by NeverEverAgain
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on Sun May 05, 2024 at 03:00 PM PDT
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As we stand on the brink of the 57th session of the Commission on Population and Development, it’s crucial to recognize the pivotal role that addressing population growth and ensuring the full rights of women and girls play in achieving global...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Apr 18, 2024 at 09:58 AM PDT
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I did not comment on Black History month this year. I celebrated instead by reading “The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story” created by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Practically none of what I read was taught in several high schools and the few colleges I...
by 40ford
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 03:34 PM PDT
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UNVEILING DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS In a world where the pursuit of endless growth has led to environmental degradation, social inequalities, and resource depletion, a fresh perspective on economics has emerged – “doughnut economics.” Coined by British...
by populationmediacenter
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on Thu Mar 14, 2024 at 09:35 AM PDT
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LATE-NIGHT MUSIC—THOUGHTS ON A SCOTUS DIVERSITY RULING I was speaking to my therapist regarding the current climate of modern diversity challenges, especially in the legal arena recently—we had an in-depth chat on the subject. Long and short, Dr. Mack...
by sepiasiren
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 12:37 AM PST
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During President Biden’s recent visit to my home state of South Carolina, our President reminded us that under his leadership we have “over 14 million new jobs and record economic growth.” As South Carolina’s historic first in the nation Democratic...
by jimfelder
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on Fri Feb 02, 2024 at 01:24 PM PST
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It’s confusing that people are OK with paying billions of tax dollars to land-based telecoms corporations who fail to provide even half-decent internet service, and whose services are not "scalable", but people balk at Starlink. The "rural niche"...
by CalicoValley
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on Mon Dec 18, 2023 at 10:40 AM PST
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I’ve worked in the media sector since 1984 as a technician, in editorial and as a sales representative. You could say, within this discipline, I am well-rounded. I’ve been paid a wage, a salary and a commission; not all at the same time, of course, but...
by Alan Kandel
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on Wed Nov 01, 2023 at 08:01 AM PDT
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People are struggling to process the rapidly unfolding events that have taken place since the Hamas attacks in Israel on October 7. There have been demonstrations and counter-demonstrations focusing on both the hostage-taking and carnage in southern...
by Marcia G Yerman
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on Fri Oct 20, 2023 at 03:09 PM PDT
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- I am posting this article from SubStack. As usual, Mary Trump is more articulate on the matter than I am. In posting this on DKos I hope everyone can take her words, experience, and professional psychological understanding to heart....153 comments 664 Recs
- Stormy Daniels had a 2-hour interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC last Monday, and the show is set to replay tonight at 8 p.m. It’s worth watching. In the interview, Stormy went into detail about the campaign both to terrorize her and also to ruin her...139 comments 430 Recs
- What a wonderful trip down memory lane: Remember the time in 2015 when the press declared that Hillary Clinton was absolutely, super-for-sure probably maybe dying? For those who don't remember, back during the 2016 campaign Democratic candidate Hillary...340 comments 461 Recs
- Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! One of my grandkids is challenging. She gets her way much more than she should. By making a fuss, and not always for things that are sensible, she ...42 comments 67 Recs
- This is the kind of right-wing BS I choose to wake up to every morning. It’s all I can do to stop myself from commenting, “Yeah, our founding fathers all cooked the books to hide raw-dogging a porn star, didn’t they?” But I don’t, because then I’ll get...12 comments 36 Recs
- Though the Supreme Court gave former President Trump broad protections from prosecution of his criminal charges, the prosecution can still overcome these barriers. I will go over the steps on how ...27 comments 45 Recs
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- Evan Power, the chair of the Florida Republicans, challenged me on policy; unsurprisingly he was dead wrong. In this video I go into detail explaining how his ad deliberately lays out lies or mistruths to stop the people of Florida from voting in their...1 comments 1 Recs
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- In the days after the Presidential debate, as the media has been obsessing over the fact Joe Biden is three years older than Donald Trump, Donald Trump has been rage tweeting truly unhinged stuff like this “ELIZABETH LYNNE CHENEY IS GUILTY OF TREASON,”...6 comments 12 Recs
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- ASSESSING THE RELATIVE RISK OF A SECOND BIDEN TERM The media are obsessed with Biden’s poor performance in the debate last week, and many Democrats (and operatives who aren’t really Democrats) are hand-wringing over the implications of that event. In...4 comments 5 Recs
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- To put a stake in the ground opposing the ruinous decision made by the Supreme Court on presidential immunity, I created a petition seeking to amend the Constitution, explicitly making the president subject to all US laws, just like any other citizen....3 comments 3 Recs
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