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I think I've cut my typo rate down a full .08 percent. Woo-hoo! (I maintain the typographical errors as some sort of charming artfulness.)

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The case of Brian Sims, jackass enforcing a narrow Overton Window against reasonable protesters…

the “yoga vote” as meaning yuppie white women demographic, and the perils therein

un pc comment (perhaps?):Â I see Tyra Banks is one of three cover models for SI’s magazine — wearing roughly nothing, as one of three covers in addition to the “burkini” wearer.Â (Don’t know what’s up with the third)Â So, the idea is they can be socially conscious with the “respectfully attired” Muslim model and have their cake and eat it elsewhere with the traditionally barely there bikini?Â [“woke-washing”, they can call it].Â The three cover strategy does wonders for their bottom line / political engaged strategy.

How the United States helped spoil a plan to end gang violence in El Salvador

new Sandra Bland video disturbs police narrative

one take on the Donald Trump “was basically shuffling money away” story.Â (He’s bringing David Irving into the equation?)

Bernie Speaks with the Community,Â Bernie Sanders’s 1980s cable access interviewing show now online.

What we think Joseph Biden’s foreign policy is.

What we think Joseph Biden’s political history is.

pin prick these two for later discussion:Â Young Adult Literature swerves around aimlessly;Â Robert Crumb and what they sayeth now

Luke Perry buried in “eco friendly mushroom suit”.

Snoop Dogg Rips Facebook for Ban on â€˜Dear Brotherâ€™ Louis Farrakhan.
yes, if you parse the rhetoric and look beyond the fact that his appeal shifts into democratic politics, you can credibly claim Farrakhan as “far right”.Â [“Law and Order” appeals permeate, with some sinister gender politics over the years.]Â But it’s one dimensional to look at it that way.

The Assange indictment is thin gruel;
Assange — Letterman

Lamenting the death of the Internet, as Slacker had forseen it.

White Nationalists Interrupt Author and chant “This Land is Our Land” )… book is “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America’s Heartland.”

Christina Hoff Sommers versus Roxanne Gay and the immolation of political discourseÂ into arguing against sound-byte nuggets.Â Â Â â€œImagine a terrible, terrible YouTube comments section â€” but live,â€

Columbia College Theater Students Feel Unsafe About White Students Getting Parts Written for Palestinians After None Tried Out.

The “Cow Bell” incident, shutting down some jackass speaker at PSU.

BYU Valedictorian comes out during his Valedicorian speech

slight contradictions from crooks and liars: Trump fears Biden most;Â Dems poised to elect the damnable Biden off of false media narrative

Why TERFs have a point as we squabble on societal impetus:Â Transgendered woman smashes women’s powerlifting records… because… urm… sexually she’s what now?

The Six presidents who have never lost an election

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition tries to stay socially relevant with Muslim wearing burkini.

Can Andrew Yang slice into the “alt right” support?
… and what does this smear even mean?

I will point out the “totality of politics” thing isn’t a necessary feature of the current moment.Â It’s you, not me.Â ExceptÂ you have to dodge it yourself.

A “check your privilege” score sheet in schooling setting stolen from alt right parody.Â Probably the “favorable” for “Jew” shoulda clued someone in.Â Also the insanity of the lesson plan.

Dog walking re-enforces racial separation.Â Apparently.

Two cartoonsÂ pertaining to Mueller Report reactions.

Ukraine’s new President … show biz relatability with America’s president

Pete Buttigieg Stuns Campaign Crowd By Speaking To Manufacturing Robots In Fluent Binary.

Every dollar to the Mike Gravel campaign is a dollar to Henry Kissingerâ€™s airfare to The Hague.Â (Gravel or Bust?)

High school theater performance of Spamalot

say what you want about paul joseph watson, he does pluck out various bad intellectual ideas — new Notre Dame should be more secular.

So.Â What’s in the Mueller Report?
… the discussion.

Parts and parcels of the Democratic problem as they all talk to one another:Â Â Trump is still the only president since the Soviet Union fell who hasnâ€™t dragged the country into a new war, and he has toned down some existing ones… (note: there’s time yet)… encapsulating my argument of “Trump preferable over Bush”.Â (Tends to implode when I look over and see some set up possibilities sitting there)

Nylon Magazine dumps cartoonist after discovering that somewhere around the line, he expressed “pro-life”Â views.

attempting to claim Mr. Rogers as bi-sexual.Â Because… stupid.

Bill McKibben speculates on “Has the Human Game Began to Play Itself Out“?

This twitter account calls out press releases of studies on mice that discuss the studies as if they were performed on humans.

Bernie Sanders steps onto Fox News.Â It’s been done, frankly.

supporters of julian assange

Tucker Carlson.Â Â Trump’s sabotauging his re-election bid.Â The problem with this conspiracy theory is it was extent in 2016.Â And look what happened.

Generally viewed as an anti-semitic meme — the “Dual Loyalty” card of Israelites and diaspora Jews … oddly a take off of it is a theme in the Israeli election.

Not.Â A.Â Real.Â Animal.

Pat Buchanan hopes Biden can stop Bernie… and stop Socialism, which exists in places that aren’t Socialism…
Is the reason for Pat Buchanan’s observation that three men are leading the polls… media attention?
The problem with this poll is no one is going to counter it, and you know — unconcious biases persist

UK to turn facebook and social media into “safe space” fun land.

Matthew Yglesias ponders the 3 tiered Christian Conservative / Raunch Culture / Feminist alignments.

The Return of Herman Cain, and how the sexual impropriety allegations will play out as the Trump federalÂ reserve board kicks into gear…

Q Anon followers and the white house petition site… military troops to the Getty Museum of Art

The bizarre saga of the “vindicated” Jussie Smollett.Â Fabricator of a hoax crime, charge thrown out.Â Chicago Politics, windy city… white shoe polish?

a brief for Al Franken

the dangers of walking backward quantified

Dan Bishop’s first ad for congress

what did barbara streisand say about michael jackson?

bad democracies

mueller report: where’s the rest of it?Â (Surely not or never going to be a “silver bullet” for the partisans, but the cheerleading harraying gets absurd quickly.)

President Buttigeg? — co-leader in the polls.Â Pittfalls with the dem electorate obvious.

Beto O’Rourke, then and now.

Remembering Hillary Clinton, 2007.Â To this day it’s a cudgeon the conspiratorial wing wanting to de-emphasize the conspiracy mongering of Trump use.

John Oliver hates Jay Leno’s old Monica Lewinsky jokes.

Chuck Schumer supports Wall Street

That drag queen reader turns out to be a registered pedophile.

Former Sen. John McCain’s role in Trump dossier intrigue detailed in deposition, and Trump — like me — still isn’t a fan of McCain, though I guess for some different reasons.

so, apparently Alice Walker endorsed David Icke.

Dividing by zero on an old time mechanical calculator.Â Infinite loop.

Why is classical music evil in movies?

against joseph biden

So. Amy Klobuchuer.Â Not a good boss.Â Whatdoyouthink?

Ihan Omar has a point — Obama’s border policy doesn’t pass today’s progressive muster.Â Ramifications of insulting last Democratic president — will she be primaried?
… everyone now praises her for making sure to demarcate the difference in presidents: Trump.Â Not Human.Â Â The game continues.Â (Even if the human one is apparently a murderer.)

3 political deaths that that may have effected history.Â Playing the long game in conspiracy – land.

what hate terms are people in texas googling?

the kids.Â still drawing comics.

Good Luck in battling this regime.