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It has been a tough 20's for some of us. Mother died in 2022. A sad reflection on my career is that the best year was during the pandemic. I got to live with my family and work on interesting projects for bosses who weren't screwing too much with me...
by greenandblue
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Once again we depart from our usual 'White to move and mate in two' format to tackle a puzzle from actual play. This one is from an old Soviet championship match that took place in 1950. White has just checked the Black King by moving his Bishop from...
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The race for who will be Donald Trump's vice-presidential running mate is getting more heated as the election cycle proceeds. Names like Kristi Noem, Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Vivek Ramaswamy, Byron Donalds, Kari Lake, and JD Vance, have all been...
by News Corpse
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We should all be aware by now of the stakes of these 2024 election in the US. To maintain what democracy we have, to prevent fascism and all of the horrors that come with it, to at least begin to course correct from the human created climate crisis,...
by DeepLooker
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Recent polls suggest half the country may vote against their own self-interests in November. The self sabotage turns heads: Christians defend Trump’s debauchery; poor people donate to a his Ponzi schemes; pensioners don’t grasp that tax cuts for the 1%...
by sabrina haake
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Hello fellow Kossacks. Millrat here. I've been listening to a TED Talk whose title I stole. I have been an advocate of this mentality for most of my life. I have a refrigerator in my garage that has been running since the 1940's. My profile picture of...
by Millrat
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Welcome to Street Prophets Sunday Coffee Hour. This is an open thread so grab something to drink and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. I thought today I would share some of my Greek ...
by michelewln
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Admin note: This story has been retracted for violating the Rules of the Road.
by svjoshi
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My name is Laura F. Kelley, and I am running to represent District 111 in the Florida House. For over a decade, I have been deeply rooted with my community here in Doral, FL, advocating for justice, engaging in public service, and providing...
by Kelley4Florida
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Soaring insurance rates, high energy prices and the lowest paid teachers in the U.S. That is what Florida residents got out of the recent Florida legislature session. Additionally, we got new laws regulating women’s health and a militia that reports...
by Lisa Newell for FL Senate
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A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦 Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul. Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have health/...
by FosterMomInCA
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Okay, I have been posting songs selected from songs that I posted a while back, scrolling through the years. I started two weeks ago, with songs of 1965. Last week I used songs from 1966, but I added a few that were not from 1966. This week I want to...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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By David Glenn Cox He’s forgotten but not gone. Former Presidential candidate and major phlegm party package, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is back in the news. He’s taken a novel approach towards solving the sticky problem of climate change, simply by...
by This Carbon Based Life
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The Thunder Dome Car Museum in Enumclaw, Washington had some motorcycles on display.
by Ojibwa
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Coal mining in the Powder River Basin of Montana and Wyoming began in the 1920s, but it wasn’t until the energy crises of the 1970s that development of the region’s abundant reserves got seriously underway, and the region soared economically. I was at...
by Meteor Blades
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What I keep hearing from many people on both the right and the left is that the economy is terrible. While I can understand why people would think this, with the cost of groceries and housing being high, it’s not entirely fair to attribute this to...
by OrdinaryMillennial
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The spotlight is a weekly, categorized compilation of links and excerpts from environmentally related posts at Daily Kos. Any posts included in the collection do not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of them. Because of the...
by Meteor Blades
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With the almost certain death of the President of Iran in a helicopter crash today, I just wanted to write a quick diary on what happens next. The Iranian Constitution, besides being full of irony, outlines the succession of the death of the President...
by justin423
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The world has a new heavyweight boxing champion and he is from Ukraine — Oleksandr Usyk beat Tyson Fury last night in a split decision to win the title and inspire plenty of posts comparing Ukraine to Usyk — overcoming the odds to beat a larger...
by quaoar
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Welcome. This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue . The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back ...
by randallt
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