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Speak Up House
Author: Raine    Date: 10/19/2023 12:15:18

While fires are raging worldwide, we still have no Speaker of the House. Jim Jordan lost a second vote in the chamber yesterday.
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Groundhog Day
Author: BobR    Date: 10/18/2023 13:00:16

The current tenure of the Republican party as "leaders" in the House of Representatives has - to put it nicely - been a shitshow. When they first took charge this past January, it took them an unprecedented 15 tries to finally get enough people to vote for Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) that he was able to assume the speakership.

The main stumbling block was a small group within their party with the absurd name of "the Freedom Caucus". These are about 10-15 extremists whose apparent goal is to destroy our government from within. McCarthy had to make a bunch of concessions to win their vote, including the one that did him in. That concession was to allow just one person to push for a "no confidence" vote to oust him.
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Never Miss the Opportunity
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/17/2023 12:35:43

Good Morning.

I looked at a map of "1984" this morning. In this case, we appear to be at war with BOTH Eurasia and Eastasia, and there is no sign of any relief.
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It's All a Bit Too Much
Author: Raine    Date: 10/16/2023 12:57:57

This Monday, as I peruse the internet, I find it all a bit overwhelming. Things are awful in the Middle East and for many of my friends here in the States regarding these events as well.
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Picked-up pieces of TriSec's Mind
Author: TriSec    Date: 10/15/2023 21:06:18

As always, apologies to the Boston Globe's Bob Ryan, from whom I shamelessly steal this idea from time to time.
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A bit of lightness on a Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 2023-10-13 12:00:00

I don't know why this made me laugh, but I hope it at least provides a smile in such a dark week.

@deltafox757 #spiritairlines #airbus takes off anyway
 
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The Kindness of Strangers
Author: Raine    Date: 10/12/2023 12:21:21

Bruna Valeanu was a 24-year-old Brazilian-Israeli. She moved to Israel 10 years ago and was attending Tel Aviv University. Here is her LinkedIn profile.
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Blood and Sand
Author: BobR    Date: 10/11/2023 12:40:26

The Middle East has been a brutal place for a very long time. Over the millennia, the sand has soaked up more blood than likely any other place in the world. It was the origin of the first civilizations, and as they various rose and fell, they did battle with one another for control and supremacy. I'm sure most of you have seen this video before:



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Tuesday Stub
Author: Raine    Date: 10/10/2023 13:50:51

Tri is probably recovering from camping in the Silver Beaver...
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'This is our 9/11, They got us.'
Author: Raine    Date: 10/09/2023 12:35:54

Things are horrific in the Middle East right now. Many people spent the weekend wondering how this could have happened, mostly asking things like 'what led up to these events?' and 'how did such an intelligence failure occur?'.
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