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Month: November 2015

Blackness

Twenty women danced around the fire that night but only one would be…

November 30, 2015 Diana in NoVa 6

  It was late summer again, time for the yearly gathering on Serafina’s property. This year the gathering would fall on Celine’s birthday, the first of August. As she packed her large beach bag she […]

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COP21 – UN Climate Summit Begins in Paris on November 30 – UPDATED with Photos from #ClimateMarch

November 29, 2015 JanF 14

Monday marks the start of a two-week long gathering of the planet’s political leaders and representatives at the COP21 summit in Paris. What is COP21? From the BBC: COP21 is short for the 21st Conference […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 29th through Dec. 5th

November 29, 2015 JanF 138

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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It is not “mental illness” – it is minds poisoned by right-wing lies

November 28, 2015 JanF 24

Right-wing canard alert!! Yesterday’s domestic terrorism incident at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs generated a cornucopia of right-wing canards (do not cook and eat them, they are poisonous!). Here’s one! From a congressman […]

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Weekly Address: President Obama – This Thanksgiving, Recognizing the Greatness of American Generosity

November 26, 2015 JanF 4

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address – On Thanksgiving Day In this week’s […]

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From the White House: Giving Thanks and Giving Back

November 26, 2015 JanF 3

Yesterday, President Obama, accompanied by the First Daughters, Sasha and Malia, pardoned “Abe” and “Honest”, the National Thanksgiving Turkeys: ABC NEWS: This year’s lucky turkey was “Abe,” an 18-week-old, 40-pound turkey raised in California’s Central […]

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On Islamophobia and Blackphobia

November 24, 2015 Denise Velez 9

On my way to school yesterday, I stopped to get gas for my car, at the gas station I usually patronize. I’m friends with the manager, and we often chat a bit. He has helped […]

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President Obama: “We will not give in to fear, or start turning on each other, or treating some people differently because of religion or race or background”

November 23, 2015 JanF 3

President Obama held a press conference before he returned to the United States after his overseas travels this past week: President Obama held a press conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during the U.S.-ASEAN and East […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Nov. 22nd through Nov. 28th

November 22, 2015 JanF 125

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

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Weekly Address: Vice President Biden – In the Face of Terror, We Stand as One

November 21, 2015 JanF 2

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, the Vice President […]

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