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It’s Not Coming, It’s Here

This clip is from the beginning of the month, but I didn’t see it until this week. In it Rachel Maddow explains how we’ve crossed the line into the United States being an authoritarian country with secret police, concentration camps,…
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Left to Right Programming

Programs should be valid as they are typed. Graic Left to Right Programming (Graic)
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Praying Mantis

On my walk this morning, I saw a praying mantis on the trail. At first, it was fighting with another bug, but I think my approach distracted them and the other combatant was able to fly away.
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Slavery Was Very Bad

It is important to pause a moment and state this directly: Donald Trump, the current president of the United States, believes that the Smithsonian is failing to do its job, because it spends too much time portraying slavery as “bad.”…
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Let’s Face It

It’s Friday, so time for another song that I like: Let’s Face It by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. I’ve been listening to this one since I was in high school. Let’s Face It (The Mighty Mighty BossToneS – YouTube)
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How Does Trump’s Federal Takeover End?

What’s happening doesn’t look like a carefully regimented and organized attempt at standing up a military dictatorship. Trump seldom acts with that sort of discipline. Instead, it looks like an improvisational and opportunistic grab of power—Trump seeing what he can…
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