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July 31, 2006 - By ginny

Breaking: Lieberman tries the smear | TPMCafe

(tags: DINO Lieberman Lamont Politics)
Playing politics on public television Mayor William Shaw and brother Robert use Dolton’s cable station to harass rivals without rebuttal | Chicago Tribune

Badly written, worse edited, but still interesting reading about how a cable access show is used to play dirty politics in South Chicago

(tags: Chicago Politics CorruptDemocrats)
TIME.com: A Mixture of Regret and Resolve in Israel — Page 1

(tags: Israel MiddleEast)
CNN.com – Blair, Arnie ‘global warming pact’ – Jul 31, 2006

End run around Bush

(tags: GlobalWarming ClimateChange SwelterAge)
AP Wire | 07/31/2006 | Conservative Episcopal bishop says Anglican church at crossroads

Conservative Bishop Duncan wants his own Anglican church, and he wants it now.

(tags: Episcopal Anglican Conservative Traditionalist)

‘Elmo Skum goes full-bore Gandalf

Both Trump and Skum posted in the wee hours to order GOP sycophants to shut down government.

Skum Xitted: “This should not pass.”

”President-elect Donald Trump abruptly rejected a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a Christmastime government shutdown…”

Link: Government funding plan collapses as Trump makes new demands
#ProPublica form letter to health insurance providers via #Bluesky h/t (@fizbin.bsky.social)

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/ https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Link: Daniel Martin (@fizbin.bsky.social)
Will Seb #4banger Gorka Ever Fight That Duel?

Back from obscurity, let’s revisit the ridiculousness of Seb Gorka.

Rick Wilson popularized that nickname, wonder if he’d like to act as second?

Quote: Seb Gorka challenged me to a fight over email and I accepted, only to find out he's "all mouth and no trousers."

Link: Seb Gorka Just Challenged Me to a Fight Over Email and I Accepted
'Out here running toilet scams': Spectators dump on Trump's newest administration pick

Literally a poop emoji nomination. When we shit-can our link to NATO, this guy will be the one to flush our allies.

Link: 'Out here running toilet scams': Spectators dump on Trump's newest administration pick
WaPo Gift Link: 10 Books To Read

The 10 books I’d like to read from the Washington Post. Definitely the Osman, not so much the Penny as I find her Three Pines series a bit too precious. I need entertainment that doesn’t make me want to repeat the mantra of the current era: “don’t panic.”

Gift Link

www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/11/20/best-mystery-novels-2024/

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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
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