Two years after peppers caused him 'crippling pain,' man gets another shock: his ER bill
Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off the road twice as he drove himself to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durang...
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Two years after peppers caused him 'crippling pain,' man gets another shock: his ER bill
Maxwell Kruzic said he was in such “crippling” stomach pain on Oct. 5, 2023, that he had to pull off the road twice as he drove himself to the emergency room at Mercy Regional Medical Center in Durango, Colorado.Elisabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News (Alternet.org)
'Just strange': Republican bewildered by GOP's urge to jump off policy cliff
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders’ refusal to consider extending Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at year’s end is weird, according to at least one senior GOP senator, after the issue erupted...
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'Just strange': Republican bewildered by GOP's urge to jump off policy cliff
WASHINGTON — Republican leaders’ refusal to consider extending Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at year’s end is weird, according to at least one senior GOP senator, after the issue erupted and fueled high drama in the House this week.Matt Laslo (Alternet.org)
Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
Far-right activist Nick Fuentes continues to gain momentum.
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Why are some Black conservatives drawn to Nick Fuentes?
Far-right activist Nick Fuentes continues to gain momentum.The openly racist and antisemitic podcaster has emerged as an influential figure on the American political right.The Conversation (Alternet.org)
Jaw-dropping new target floated in Trump's rebrand crusade
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's handpicked board of trustees voted on Thursday to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, while allegedly muting the objections of Democra...
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Jaw-dropping new target floated in Trump's rebrand crusade
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's handpicked board of trustees voted on Thursday to add Trump's name to the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, while allegedly muting the objections of Democratic members of the board and likely in violation o…Matthew Chapman (Alternet.org)
Pro-Trump 'failed inventor' fundraising to illegally preserve photos of 2020 AZ ballots
One of the contractors for the Arizona Republican Senate’s “audit” of the 2020 presidential election claims to have photos of 2.1 million ballots from Maricopa County and is raising money to preserve ...
'This is about what comes next': DC insider lays out Trump's new deflection on Epstein
The Guardian reports President Donald Trump’s politicized Justice Department is trying to obfuscate the president’s ties to notorious sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Critic looks forward to the coming 'detrumpification'
New Republic staff writer Matt Ford says he looks forward to the upcoming days of “detrumpification.”
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Critic looks forward to the coming 'detrumpification'
New Republic staff writer Matt Ford says he looks forward to the upcoming days of “detrumpification.”“I spent most of this year — indeed, most of this last decade — thinking about one man.Adam Lynch (Alternet.org)
'You’re the problem': Trump loyalist cornered on CNN for 'normalizing' new branding
Podcaster Cari Champion took Federalist reporter Brianna Lyman to task for ‘normalizing’ President Donald Trump’s recent changes to the Kennedy Center.
Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files (New York Times)
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Epstein Victims Upset About Lack of Transparency in Newly Released Files
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Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat (Naftali Bendavid/Washington Post)
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Government's historic role as trusted information source is under threat
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DOODLE SACK. A bagpipe. Dutch.--Also the private parts of a woman.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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I assume that, by the time of the wedding, husband knew what he was getting. 😄
This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire (Nicholas Wu/Politico)
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This Indiana Democrat wants a redistricting ceasefire
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Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster (Michelle Goldberg/New York Times)
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Candace Owens Is the Conservative Movement's Frankenstein Monster
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in reply to The Vulgar Tongue • • •Probably borrowed from the German "Dudelsack" (=bagpipe), documented from the 17th cent. onwards. Dudelsack might be derived from Czech/Slovakian/Polish "dudy", possibly going back to Turkish "duduk". Or it's onomatopoetic. 😁
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