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- Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:07 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Re: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
Overall, I'm a fan of Obamacare. It helped a lot of people. I can tell you this though...I am a small business owner. (I hate saying that btw, seems pretentious) I'm very fortunate that I get my health insurance through my wife's employer. It's good insurance and it's very affordable. I've checked ...
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:43 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Unless there's something I'm not aware of, that was probably the best chance we've had to implement a national system of healthcare that would have made a truly significant difference. I think you understate the impact of Obamacare. I see it working for my indigent roommate. It's far short of what ...
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 11:04 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
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I'm a rebel. ;-) The question of whether our choir should be performing spirituals came up, so I took the opportunity to revisit Cone and learn Thurman. When I was in Paris about 10 days ago, there were still posters up advertising a tour by a "real, authentic" Black American gospel choir, includin...
- Sat Feb 04, 2023 9:59 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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My memory was that it was under Nixon that Ted screwed up national health care by holding out.
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Interesting column in today's NYT by Frank Bruni focused on the PA governor "declassifying" about 90% of state jobs that unnecessarily required a college degree and, more generally, the need for the Dems to do more of this kind of thing and to generally get its ass in gear re working people. https:...
- Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:34 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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- Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
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Re: Books Thread
I'm a rebel. The question of whether our choir should be performing spirituals came up, so I took the opportunity to revisit Cone and learn Thurman.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:46 amWhat the heck, John A??!! Did you actually read books by black authors in months other than February? How subversive!
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
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I've also done some music-related reading lately:
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Books Thread
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- Views: 784917
Re: Books Thread
I was looking for a used copy of Ehrenreich's Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy (also highly recommended) when this book got in my face: https://www.barbaraehrenreich.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/9781455501762.jpg?fit=447%2C675 It is one hell of a memoir of her [spoiler alert!] i...
- Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:57 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Although there are some mixed messages here, on the whole I found it pretty interesting. Questions about how liberal the Democratic Party as a whole is and how liberal it should be, to what extent do the very vocal minority of progressive mostly white college educated cohort reflect the beliefs and...
- Wed Jan 04, 2023 8:18 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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I'm not sure the Republicans want a Speaker and even less sure they could elect one if they did. So why not keep on keeping on?beantownbubba wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 4:57 pmThe old definition of insanity comes to mind: Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result. Six ballots and counting...
- Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:15 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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You rang?
Madcap Details Emerge of Santos’s Criminal Past In Brazil
Santos seems to have disappeared before he could go on trial. According to Brazilian press reports, the case is still open and could be recommenced if and when Santos is found.
- Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:53 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Now that control of the Senate is a non-issue in Georgia, does Herschel Walker's bid go down in flames because the reality of Walker's lack of qualifications is no longer outweighed by broader concerns, or does the lowered intensity/impact of the race change voters calculations in other as yet unfo...
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 9:38 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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I just saw a number that surprised me greatly: The total popular vote for the House is led by Republicans, 52 million to 47 million. That's a lot. I'm not sure what it means (other than nothing electorally).
- Sat Nov 12, 2022 8:37 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Especially if the Dems had been smarter about where they spent their money (see also WI Senate, Ohio Senate ...) I'm curious what spending you'd've moved around for the Senate. The "to" is fairly easy: WI and OH most obviously. I think AZ was well funded but more couldn't have hurt. Where that mone...
- Fri Nov 11, 2022 6:28 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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I'm curious what spending you'd've moved around for the Senate.beantownbubba wrote: ↑Fri Nov 11, 2022 9:06 amEspecially if the Dems had been smarter about where they spent their money (see also WI Senate, Ohio Senate ...)
- Wed Nov 09, 2022 8:09 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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This didn't turn out so bad. I'd expected a little worse.
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 12:01 pm
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- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Sometimes I think we should just split the country down the middle using the Mississippi River. Give the conservatives one half and the liberals the other. Maybe carve out some space for the independents (the southeast or maybe the pacific northwest). I think I'd actually support this. It's tough. ...
- Sat Nov 05, 2022 9:47 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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- Fri Nov 04, 2022 7:12 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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My only choice for Democrat senator is a guy who runs TV ads bragging about how he agrees with Trump on trade and China. I can't bring myself to say Trump was right, but it's pretty clear the Bush-Clinton-Bush flash deindustrialization of America sure fucked up the place. If Tim Ryan has to phrase ...
- Tue Oct 25, 2022 7:31 am
- Forum: Everything Else
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Can Democracy Survive? Maybe, just barely. The long view is not encouraging. There is now a three-way alliance among corporate plutocrats, Caesarists who look to dictatorship in the name of the people, and a justifiably angry working class. This doesn’t sound like American exceptionalism. It’s a va...
- Sat Oct 15, 2022 8:54 pm
- Forum: Drive-By Truckers discussion
- Topic: DBT at the Arkansas State Fair, Friday, October 14th.
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DBT at the Arkansas State Fair, Friday, October 14th.
Friday night's show was a very good show in a very odd place, the second time I've been in a strange venue for DBT in Little Rock. The Fairgrounds is a GA area and a couple of seated bleachers, with a stage just above the line of sight. There was a front, but not a rail, because about five feet from...
- Thu Aug 25, 2022 8:50 am
- Forum: Other Bands / Music News (non DBT-related)
- Topic: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
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Re: Who's Everyone Seeing Live?
Last night, I saw Lee Bains III with Loamlands supporting. I say supporting because they were both the four-piece opening act and the three-and-a-half piece (the singer didn't play guitar, but he did play percussion on about half the songs) backing band. I like the new material quite a bit, and the ...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:36 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: GoFundWesFreedsRearEnd
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Re: GoFundWesFreedsRearEnd
Yes. Yes, it would be. Who I've actually met.Jonicont wrote: ↑Fri Aug 12, 2022 10:04 amJohn A Arkansawyer wrote: ↑Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:08 pmWes announced today on Facebook he's got colorectal cancer, and Jason Thrasher has set up a GoFundMe for him.
That would be Jason Wilson
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:08 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: GoFundWesFreedsRearEnd
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GoFundWesFreedsRearEnd
Wes announced today on Facebook he's got colorectal cancer, and Jason Thrasher has set up a GoFundMe for him.
- Thu Aug 04, 2022 7:59 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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I don't understand why we argue about things that we agree about. Because we don't really agree? I specifically don't agree that there is a causal relationship from violence to fundamental change. We're in a time of uncertainty and open possibilities, among them violence and fundamental change. Tho...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 7:51 pm
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- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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I suppose it's small potatoes in contrast to the significance of the result, but it seems to me that there's a lot to ponder about the way anti-abortionists and Republicans went about trying to change the state constitution in KS...And they still got their heads handed to them. This suggests two th...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 4:30 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Senate passes long-sought bill to help veterans affected by burn pitsJohn A Arkansawyer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 30, 2022 8:18 amI expect that aid package to happen no later than spring 2023, maybe a lot sooner.
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 12:01 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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On the other hand:
Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
That's a big deal in more ways than one.
Kansas votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution
That's a big deal in more ways than one.
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 7:29 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Neverending Thread for Political Shit
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Fuck all those assholes. The insurrectionists were right for the wrong reasons. Let's burn the whole fucking thing down, go Bastille Day on every assclown who profits from the system, and start over. So let's say we burn the whole fucking thing down, then we have our Reign of Terror, complete w/ gu...