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Author: TriSec    Date: 05/06/2014 10:18:09

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,594th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,319
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,119

We find this morning's cost of war passing through:

$ 1, 531, 784, 700, 000 .00

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23 comments (Latest Comment: 05/06/2014 21:31:43 by Raine)

What democracy ought to look like.
Author: Raine    Date: 05/05/2014 13:02:58

You may have heard that my congressional representative, Jim Moran is stepping down after serving Virginia's 8th congressional district after 23 years in office. Virginia's 8th district has been a solidly Democratic district in a sometimes red state. This commonwealth is a swing state. This year the tide changed vastly, as Virginia Elected a Democratic Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
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46 comments (Latest Comment: 05/05/2014 22:10:35 by Mondobubba)

Happy Sunday!
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 05/04/2014 12:39:49

I have to work all day. Enjoy the sunshine!
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2 comments (Latest Comment: 05/04/2014 22:21:39 by BobR)

MayOne: An effort to change politics
Author: Will in Chicago    Date: 2014-05-03 05:03:31

On Thursday, May 1st, Harvard Law Professor and campaign finance reform activist Lawrence Lessig announced a new political action committee meant to challenge campaign financing. MayOne, the MayDay SuperPAC that seeks to finance candidates who are committed to ending the role of big moneyin political campaigns.
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4 comments (Latest Comment: 05/04/2014 01:05:02 by Will in Chicago)

Fluffy Friday
Author: wickedpam    Date: 05/02/2014 13:12:42

Had a brain lapse - forget I do Fridays!
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29 comments (Latest Comment: 05/02/2014 20:27:50 by TriSec)

Had to make a metro run this Morning.
Author: Raine    Date: 05/01/2014 12:52:28

It's lovely when the bus just completely breezes by and fails to pick up the people (as in more than one person) waiting to get on.
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42 comments (Latest Comment: 05/01/2014 21:43:41 by Will in Chicago)

Pardon Me
Author: BobR    Date: 2014-04-30 10:41:40

The changes we see in society are like waves crashing on a beach. The water advances and then retreats. The crash is sudden and the churn obscures the seabed before settling. We have sudden advances in fairness and opportunity that makes people wonder why it was ever any different, while other long-held rights and freedoms we took for granted seem to be slipping away.

Who would have thought that we would advance from acceptance of gays on prime time TV shows to the point of legalizing gay marriage in such a short period of time? Now it seems so normal, one wonders why there was ever any controversy. The same goes for racial and gender equalities. Who'd have thought 20 years ago that America would elect a black president, and could easily elect a woman president as well? Sure there are the Donald Sterlings here and there, but they are dying away, and a younger generation is being raised in a world where the idea that one entire group of people is inferior to one's own simply based on skin color or innate sexual preference is an almost absurd notion.
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40 comments (Latest Comment: 04/30/2014 21:29:46 by Raine)

Ask a Vet
Author: TriSec    Date: 04/29/2014 10:18:12

Good Morning.

Today is our 4,587th day in Afghanistan.

We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualties from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:

US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,314
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,119

We find this morning's Cost of War passing through:

$ 1, 530, 013, 800, 000 .00


Last week, we spent some time looking at aviation, and I promised more hard-hitting stories this week. Now is the time.
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49 comments (Latest Comment: 04/29/2014 21:00:35 by Mondobubba)

Fracking: whether you want it or not.
Author: Raine    Date: 04/28/2014 12:59:54

North Carolina, you're next! Back in August of last year, this happened:
North Carolina landowners would be forced to sell the natural gas under their homes and farms – whether they want to or not – under a fracking recommendation approved Wednesday that’s expected to be enacted by the state legislature this fall.
It's really not that bad, they are doing it for the benefit of everyone, you see…
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31 comments (Latest Comment: 04/29/2014 03:03:19 by BobR)

Smug Life
Author: velveeta jones    Date: 04/27/2014 14:09:37

While many people continue to applaud our all white Justices in the Supreme Court of the US, like their decisions on the Voting Rights Act - race relations continue to slide on. Mostly downhill.

What's largely different from 1914 to 2014 is that we have audio and video. Oh, am women and blacks feel more empowered thanks to the rights that we did receive. Those rights are slowly dwindling.
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1 comments (Latest Comment: 04/27/2014 14:17:29 by Will in Chicago)

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