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Despondency – The Daily Blogging Battle
Originally posted on Suzie Speaks: The last few weeks have been pretty amazing, particularly with the once-in-a-lifetime experiences that The Bloke and I have participated in for his birthday. I’ve also had quite a buzz from blogging every day over the last week, rediscovering my enjoyment of simply writing things down and interacting with the community. I spent hours putting…
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When will Trump’s Loyalists come for you?
Tomorrow on November 6, 2018, if you vote, your vote will determine if you are an American Patriot or a Trump loyalist.
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California: Is Marshall Tuck a Republican?
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The race for State Superintendent of Instruction in California is the most expensive in history for a top state education job. California-based Capital & Main predicts the spending will top $50 million, with Marshall Tuck outspending Tony Thurmond by 2-1. All the usual billionaires have clustered behind Tuck—the Waltons, Eli Broad, Michael Bloomberg, Reed…
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Thurmond vs Tuck and how FAKE Democrats are fooling voters with help from Alt-Right Billionaires
Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Politico.com reported on November 1, five days before the 2018 election, “In the race to be California’s top educator, charter schools ally Marshall Tuck registered a substantial 12-point lead (48 percent to 36 percent) over state Assemblyman Tony Thurmond, as Tuck takes his second shot at the position. … “The state superintendent…
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Toxic Elections
When the Republican Party endorses a Democratic candidate running against another Democrat, you know who the fake Democrat is.
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Trump’s Anti-Semitic “Dog Whistles” and More
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: In 2016, Trump’s campaign ads appealed to (very) thinly disguised anti-Semitism. He let his friends in the Alt Right know that he was on their side. In July 2016, he tweeted a photograph of Hillary Clinton superimposed over a Jewish Star of David, with a background of dollars. In the closing days of the…
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Cancer threatens a combat vet’s best friend and lifesaver
Originally posted on The Soulful Veteran's Blog: Guest post by Lisa Bonnington Robbie spent four years as a US Marine before he became a Green Beret Special Forces medic in the Army. Bella, Robbie’s PTSD service dog started her life as a rejected show dog thanks to an overbite. Then she became a skilled and irreplaceable service dog, a companion,…
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Washington Post on Kavanaugh: “What Goes Around Comes Around”
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: In a column by Post opinion writer Helaine Olen, she points out the “staggering hypocrisy” of Brett Kavanaugh. He has said he doesn’t want to answer questions about his personal life, yet when he worked on the investigation of Bill Clinton, he zealously pursued prurient details about the relationship between Clinton and Lewinsky. “Kavanaugh…
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Charles Foster Johnson: Why Evangelical Support for Trump Is Eroding
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a pastor, a supporter of public education, and a great advocate for separation of church and state. He founded Pastors for Texas Children to marshall support for public school students and their teachers and schools. PTC has been a major force in blocking vouchers every year in the Texas Legislature.…
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Charles Foster Johnson: Vouchers Threaten Religious Liberty!
Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: Charles Foster Johnson is a Baptist minister in Texas and founder of Pastors for Texas Children. He wrote an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle about the threats that vouchers pose to religious liberty, and his specific concern that Brett Kavanaugh endangers religious liberty because of his hostility to the wall of separation, which protects…