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China’s Xinjiang: “1984” Meets the Gulag

Xinjiang is China’s northwest province, home of the Muslim ethnic Uighurs (“wee-gurs”). Also home to a vast gulag of “re-education” camps — hundreds or possibly thousands, with mor... Read more

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Confidence In Religion Has Fallen Dramatically

The chart above is from a recent Gallup Poll -- done between June 1st and 13th of a national sample of 1,520 adults, with a 3 point margin of error. Read more

The 01 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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Public Opposes GOP Policy Of Separating Children/Parents

Hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets on Saturday across the nation to oppose the heinous Trump/GOP policy of separating... Read more

The 01 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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More Bad Numbers For GOP Congressional Candidates

These charts show the results of the latest Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between June 24th and 26th of a national sample of 1,500 adults, with a 3.1 point... Read more

The 01 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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"Six New Steel Plants" Is Just Another Of Trump's LIES

(Cartoon image is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.) Donald Trump recently bragged to a rally of his supporters that his new tariffs have resulted... Read more

The 01 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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Rewriting Dictionaries

When this is all over we’re going to need a whole lot of new definitions. As news became public of the US government literally ripping crying children from thei... Read more

The 01 July 2018 by Steveawiggins
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The Grotesque Odious Party (Part I)

Recently on the NewsHour it was noted that Trump’s approval percentage among Republicans has reached record highs. “Yeah,” I said to myself, “because people lik... Read more

The 02 July 2018 by Fsrcoin
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Public Doesn't Believe Trump's Lies About Immigrant Crime

Donald Trump based his campaign on trying to scare the public about immigration. He called undocumented immigrants rapists, murderers, and gang members, and... Read more

The 02 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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U.S. Public Doesn't Like Trump Immigration Policies

Does the United States set a good moral example for the rest of the world these days? A significant majority of 58% of the American public says no, while only... Read more

The 02 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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Breaking Day

When does the day start? Years of awaking around 3 a.m. may have distorted my perceptions a bit, I suppose. Here in the mid-Atlantic states, the sun is never... Read more

The 02 July 2018 by Steveawiggins
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Is The 2018 Election A Referendum On Trump? YES!

(Cartoon image is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News.) Is the 2018 election a referendum on Donald Trump, or is it to be decided on local issues (or some messag... Read more

The 03 July 2018 by Jobsanger
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