Monthly Archives: April 2025

Weekend Open Thread

Posted on April 12, 2025 by rikyrah

Good Morning. I hope that you are enjoying this weekend, fully vaccinated and boosted, with family and friends. That new booster shot has been approvedsoon..be sure to get it. Order your free COVID Tests., if you still can.

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Open Thread | From Paul Krugman

Posted on April 11, 2025 by rikyrah

The Cost of Chaos: This is Getting Scary And it’s all on Donald Trump Paul Krugman Apr 09, 2025 Herbert Hoover, move over. The 31st president has long been the patron saint of bad economic management. But while Hoover responded … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Man Who Broke the GOP

Posted on April 9, 2025 by rikyrah

This was an excellent essay from The Establishment Bar Blogspot. The Man Who Broke Them Posted by T.LaFauci March 31, 2025 The Republican Party died on November 4th, 2008. On that night, a man overcame four centuries of our country’s … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Gutting Museums and Libraries

Posted on April 7, 2025 by rikyrah

TracingWoodgrains @tracewoodgrains Gutting museums and libraries to save .004% of the federal budget does not seem like a good way to achieve government efficiency. Remember, the American Library System was set up with generous donations from Andrew Carnegie – one … Continue reading →

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Weekend Open Thread

Posted on April 5, 2025 by rikyrah

Good Morning! I hope that you are enjoying this weekend with family and friends. 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Get your passport

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Alert Alert! Time To Call Your Congresspeople and Senators!

Posted on April 4, 2025 by rikyrah

Found this at Balloon Juice and ICAM! This May Be Our Most Critical Day Yet – Call Every Office Your Elected Official Has – Today! by WaterGirl | April 4, 2025 10:08 am | 22 Comments This post is in: … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | An ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR Sent A Man To An El Salvador Prison

Posted on April 3, 2025 by rikyrah

THIS is why people need DUE PROCESS DUE PROCESS WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THIS! A man was sent to El Salvador due to ‘administrative error’ despite protected legal status, filings show Kilmar Abrego Garcia “was removed to El Salvador because of … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Senator Cory Booker Breaks Strom Thurmond’s Record

Posted on April 2, 2025 by rikyrah

Cory Booker is giving a marathon speech on the Senate floor. Why and how long can it last? The New Jersey Democrat took the Senate floor at 7 p.m. ET to begin a marathon speech blasting the Trump administration and … Continue reading →

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