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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 1st through Sept. 7th

August 31, 2019 JanF 87

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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Fighting Back: “Democrats are ready to lead on Gun Safety, on the Climate Crisis, on Health Care.” #VoteTheRepublicansOut

August 31, 2019 JanF 1

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio wishing working people a happy Labor Day and asking Senate Republicans to pass the gun safety laws that the American […]

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$10,000 matching donations for AIDS Walk Austin starting at 10am

August 30, 2019 anotherdemocrat Comments Off on $10,000 matching donations for AIDS Walk Austin starting at 10am

Starting at 10am central time today, there is $10,000 in donations to be matched for AIDS Walk Austin. Meaning: AIDS agencies in the Austin area can (will?) get $20,000 donated in just one day!   […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Election 2020: My/MI Junior Senator, Gary Peters 8/27/19

August 27, 2019 DoReMI 3

I’ve been saying for a few months now that my focus is not on the presidential primary race but on the U.S. Senate race in my own state. Gary Peters is one of two incumbent […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Aug. 25th through Aug. 31st

August 24, 2019 JanF 85

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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Fighting Back: “Democrats are working #ForThePeople.”

August 24, 2019 JanF 4

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota reminding folks once again that the Democrats in the House have passed legislation #ForThePeople and it is being blocked in […]

'Beaufort, SC volunteers for Kamala Harris'
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Celebrating the Joyful Warrior’s ground game, staff and volunteers.

August 23, 2019 Denise Velez 4

A presidential campaign has many elements. Big speeches, forums, debates, fundraising, handling interviews. The backbone of a campaign is state and local staff and volunteers; they do the getting out the vote, the phone calling […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Cheat, Fake, Fool, and Lie 8/20/19

August 20, 2019 DoReMI 4

I wasn’t paying much attention to Twitter this past weekend, so I am grateful that Sis Dee’s Sunday post (1619. The 400th anniversary of the real founding of America.) brought the 1619 Project to my […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Aug. 18th through Aug. 24th

August 17, 2019 JanF 90

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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Tuesday in Mooseville – Six Minutes of History 8/13/19

August 13, 2019 DoReMI 1

Words are superfluous. Field of Vision – A Night at the Garden from Field of Vision on Vimeo. For those wanting more information, an interview with the filmmaker is here: A Night at the Garden. […]

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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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