sonofspy777
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sonofspy777 started the topic Democrats Are Subsidizing Health Insurance Predators in the forum General Discussion 23 hours ago
Propping up the corporate health insurance industry isn’t cheap or painless, but for Democrats in Washington, it’s the only way.
Instead of enacting a universal Medicare for All health care system that would save the United States and its citizens hundreds of billions of dollars annually, temporarily expanding Medicare, or championing a pro…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Unions, Poor People’s Campaign press wage hike ahead of Congress vote in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
WASHINGTON (PAI)—With notable union backing, led by Service Employees President Mary Kay Henry, the New Poor People’s Campaign turned up pressure on Congress to approve raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, ahead of key votes on Capitol Hill.
The pressure came in nine live demonstrations from coast to coast, despite rain in New York,…
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic U.S. Senators make $83/hr. in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
Only a very few of our congressives actually work the hours that are befitting of their role as trusted representatives.
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Democrats’ Top Priority Is To Reform Elections. Will It Be The Bill To Break The Filibuster? in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Park Service Pushes Back on ‘Apocalypse Cow’ (oops they're lying) in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
perhaps this is in your neighborhood?
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
That being said my wife and I ran afoul of a local judge who had NO LEGAL TRAINING EVER and
whose whole prior livelihood for decades was as the local filling station owner.
and in this unnamed state this was routinely the case.
We couldn’t believe it either…
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic #rejecttanden is Trending in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
She got just what she tweeted.
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Exclusive: 'Perfect trips' – Venezuela ships jet fuel to Iran in exchange for gasoline, sources say in the forum General Discussion 1 day ago
for the persecuted. Also…
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend.
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sonofspy777 started the topic ‘There’s No Excuse for This’ in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
This isn’t merely a Texas problem. Failing infrastructure—from pothole-scarred roads and run-down bridges to aging utility lines and dilapidated water systems—poses just as big a threat to the rest of the country.
Without a bold rebuilding campaign, Americans will continue to risk their well-being and livelihoods as the nation collapses aroun…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Florida governor's top Democratic rival defies, roasts Ron DeSantis's pathetic Rush Limbaugh order in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
Last week, odious Trump wannabe and Covid super-spreader Ron DeSantis, who won a narrow election in 2018 using blatant racism and has governed from the same principles, slapped all the women, minorities, and LGBTQ+ people in Florida in the face with his order to lower state flags to half-mast in recognition of the life and death of Rush L…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Lawyers Who Were Ineligible to Handle Serious Criminal Charges Were Given Thousands of These Cases Anyway in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
Soon after receiving his license to practice law in Maine in May 2015, Jeremiah McIntosh, 36, began a new career as a small-town lawyer in the northeast corner of the state’s rural Aroostook County.
McIntosh advertised online that he had spent almost a dozen years working as a civilian employee for the Defense Department. Now, he quickly fell b… -
sonofspy777 started the topic New Jersey legalizes cannabis after years of failed efforts and toxic negotiations in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy finally delivered on a 2017 campaign promise when he signed legislation Monday that legalizes cannabis for adults, decriminalizes the possession of up to six ounces of the drug and codifies criminal justice reforms that will upend how police officers interact with underage offenders.
Despite New Jersey’s deep-blue…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Private Equity’s Ownership of Nursing Homes Is Killing Senior Citizens in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
As governors in New York and Florida face political crises over their handling of the pandemic, the scandals have spotlighted how a disproportionate amount of COVID-19 casualties have occurred in the nation’s nursing homes. The situation is a cautionary tale not only about political corruption, but about the consequences of a nursing home i…
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sonofspy777 started the topic The Fake Debate Over a Minimum Wage by Richard D. Wolff in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
In the actual history of U.S. capitalism, the minimum wage has been undercut from the outset. In real terms (what the minimum wage can actually buy), its long-term decline began from a peak in 1968. It was last raised in 2009 (to $7.25 per hour) despite a rising consumer price index every year since then. U.S. business interests plus the…
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Grab the popcorn because the @NASAPersevere rover has sent us a one-of-kind video of her Mars landing. in the forum General Discussion 2 days ago
for future generations.
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sonofspy777 started the topic Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) to Neera Tanden… in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago
“You called Senator Sanders everything but an ignorant slut”
https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/539821-rising-february-22-2021?jwsource=cl
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sonofspy777 started the topic Saving the Classics from Blindness in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago
A number of points are relevant to this debate. First, ancient peoples didn’t really have a concept of race. They did, of course, have a concept of outsiders, and a disturbing track record of treating them badly. They also had slaves. The ancient Greeks had slaves. So did the ancient Romans, and while some were treated relatively well, the o…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Park Service Pushes Back on ‘Apocalypse Cow’ (oops they're lying) in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago
Two month’s prior to the seashore park’s posting of these public facing messages, on Dec.15, PRNS’s Melanie Gunn emailed the Pacific Sun’s editors contesting the accuracy of several facts as reported in “Apocalypse Cow.”
The editors reviewed Gunn’s allegations and decided that the article was accurate. In a Dec. 21 email, news editor Will Car…
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sonofspy777 started the topic Apocalypse Cow: The Future of Life at Point Reyes National Park in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago
The North Bay community is divided by conflicted views on whether commercial dairy and cattle ranching should continue at Point Reyes National Seashore. This reporter has hiked the varied terrains of the 71,000-acre park for decades. Initially, I had no opinion on the ranching issue. Then, I studied historical and eco-biologic books and science…
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sonofspy777 replied to the topic Crisis management, Texas style in the forum General Discussion 3 days ago
time this has happened in Texas. It will learn no lessons, and take no action.
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