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Fighting Back: “Democrats will defend Congress’ constitutional authorities.”

February 16, 2019 JanF 2

      Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer issued this press release regarding the Republican Party’s president declaring a national emergency: “The President’s unlawful declaration over a crisis that does not […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Slaveholders-in-Chief 2/12/19

February 12, 2019 DoReMI 8

Today’s post is prompted by Dee’s observation that we celebrate Presidents’ Day with no mention of the fact that twelve of them were slaveholders. It occurred to me that I wasn’t sure which twelve those […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will always stand up for the truth.”

February 9, 2019 JanF 5

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Barbara Lee of California speaking about Black History Month and the work being done on the For The People agenda. (Congresswoman Barbara Lee of […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – The Many Tentacles of Christian Libertarianism, Part Two 2/5/19

February 5, 2019 DoReMI 5

Last week, I wrote about the early history of the Spiritual Mobilization organization, a group whose activities were largely limited to pamphleteering. Although Spiritual Mobilization at one point sent tracts to more than 70,000 pastors […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats recommit to opening up opportunity and advancing equality for all Americans.”

February 2, 2019 JanF 4

    Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement on Black History Month, which began on February 1st. Pelosi Statement on Black History Month “Each Black History Month, Americans celebrate the proud heritage and innumerable contributions […]

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An Escape to Orcas Island in the Salish Sea

January 30, 2019 RonK 5

  My brother who belongs to a time share condo-resort group treated us to a week at Deer Harbor Resort on Orcas Island in mid January. As some of you might know, this is not […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – The Many Tentacles of Christian Libertarianism 1/29/19

January 29, 2019 DoReMI 2

    Several months ago, I mentioned in a comment that the story about the addition of the words, “under God” to the pledge of allegiance was more nuanced and more detailed than most of […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats will never allow Republicans to use the harm of a government shutdown as a negotiating tactic.”

January 26, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congressman Ted Lieu of California. He discussed the escalating safety and economic threat caused by the Republican Party’s senseless government shutdown. Rep. Lieu: “It’s pretty […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – A Rant and a Reminder 1/22/19

January 22, 2019 DoReMI 9

This isn’t what I planned to write about, but I remain distressed and disgusted by the actions of the Covington Catholic group, especially as directed at Nathan Phillips. I typically don’t write about Native issues, […]

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Fighting Back: “As Dr. King said, ‘the time is always right to do what is right.’ Republicans, end this shutdown.”

January 19, 2019 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Amy Klobuchar asking (in Minnesota Nice!) for the Republicans to come back to the bargaining table and stop holding the hard-working people of America […]

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At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]

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