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Trump News Conference: Watch It For Yourself Trump News Conference

Trump News Conference: Watch It For Yourself

OT Editors August 9, 2024
The full, unedited Trump news conference with comments on Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, January 6th,...
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POETS Day! AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad

POETS Day! AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad

Ben Sears August 9, 2024
AE Housman ennui appealed to a generation fighting for a world as they grew disillusioned with it.
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Sox & Bears & Progressives Briggs

Sox & Bears & Progressives

Clare Briggs August 9, 2024
Two cartoons about the 1912 baseball season.
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Weekend Plans Post: Leiomyoma stars

Weekend Plans Post: Leiomyoma

Jaybird August 8, 2024
A medical term that you have to google is rarely a good thing, but if you have...
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The Differences in Identity Politics Between America and Britain The Differences in Identity Politics Between America and Britain

The Differences in Identity Politics Between America and Britain

SarahStook August 8, 2024
America has had one ethnic minority, two Catholic, and no non-Christian, non-men presidents. I found this interesting,...
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Walz-ing Towards Election Day Tim Walz

Walz-ing Towards Election Day

David Thornton August 8, 2024
Radical socialist? Responsible for riots? Stolen Valor? Transgender issues? Here are some of the criticisms that I...
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Selecting a Veep 2024-08-23 W&P C7871b

Selecting a Veep

Clare Briggs August 8, 2024
A few of the several hundred candidates for vice president
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The The Country 2024-08-07 Feller C6125 (07.17.16)

The The Country

Clare Briggs August 7, 2024
When a feller needs a friend
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Tim Walz Tapped to be VP Kamala Harris Running Mate Tim Walz

Tim Walz Tapped to be VP Kamala Harris Running Mate

Andrew Donaldson August 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris will be looking to win the 2024 presidential election with Minnesota Governor Tim...
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House of the Dragon Season 2 Cheats its Audience House of the Dragon Season 2

House of the Dragon Season 2 Cheats its Audience

James Erwin August 6, 2024
The point is not to fetishize violence–it is to give the drama stakes. Otherwise, each episode is...
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The Swooning Stock Market and the Election Stock Market and the Election

The Swooning Stock Market and the Election

David Thornton August 6, 2024
If the economy slows as we move toward Election Day, the question will be whether voters fear...
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Sometimes a Vacation Is a Misfortune 2024-08-06 CDT C1198 (08.01.16)

Sometimes a Vacation Is a Misfortune

Clare Briggs August 6, 2024
When you decide to take a couple weeks off you will get a lot of swell advice...
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Political Dreams and Electoral Nightmares Political Dreams

Political Dreams and Electoral Nightmares

Andrew Donaldson August 5, 2024
Too many folks project their dreams and wants on the news cycle as it spins and reveal...
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RFK and Dead Cubs RFK Jr and Dead Cubs

RFK and Dead Cubs

Michael Siegel August 5, 2024
If you are ever in a position where you need to dispose of a body and make...
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The Month in Theaters July 2024 The month in theaters July 2024

The Month in Theaters July 2024

Russell Michaels August 5, 2024
I managed to get to the movie theaters 14 times in July, with one repeat, with an...
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The Summer Widower 2024-07-22 Movie C8244 (07.14.16)

The Summer Widower

Clare Briggs August 5, 2024
Movie of a summer widower arriving home late at night
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The Dark Side of Golf 2024-09-05 Golf C0926 (07.08.16)

The Dark Side of Golf

Clare Briggs August 4, 2024
For every bright side...
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Saturday Morning Gaming: The Fury of Dracula The Fury of Dracula

Saturday Morning Gaming: The Fury of Dracula

Jaybird August 3, 2024
A game of cat and mouse. Well, Tom and Jerry. So, The Fury of Dracula is two...
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Why Some Men Hurl Their Golf Clubs Into The River 2024-07-20 Golf C0928 (07.15.16)

Why Some Men Hurl Their Golf Clubs Into The River

Clare Briggs August 3, 2024
Sometimes the ball don't bounce right.
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POETS Day! Alan Seeger Alan Seeger

POETS Day! Alan Seeger

Ben Sears August 2, 2024
“Rendezvous” was published posthumously, probably written in 1916, months before his death at the Battle of the...
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