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Commentary on a Donald Trump, Jr., Fox News Rant

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Bruce

From The Washington Post <https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/10/30/donald-trump-jrs-ugly-rant-fox-makes-strong-case-against-his-father/ > Keep in mind this is opinion, not WaPo reporting. The Plum Line Opinion Donald Trump Jr.’s ugly rant on Fox makes a strong case against his father Caption: Donald Trump Jr. during an interview … Continue reading →

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Trump’s attacks on political adversaries are often followed by threats to their safety

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Bruce

One thing I REALLY hate is a bully . . . . . From the front page of Thursday’s Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/threats-follow-trump-poliical-attacks/2020/10/28/c6dbce02-1792-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html National Security Trump’s attacks on political adversaries are often followed by threats to their safety President Trump speaks at … Continue reading →

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NYU Journalism Award for 2010 — 2019 — column by Margaret Sullivan

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Bruce

From https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/best-journalism-decade-top-10/2020/10/14/d4cdbe0e-0d6e-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html Here’s a list of the 10 greatest works of journalism of the past 10 years. Care to argue about it? By Margaret Sullivan Media columnist Oct. 14, 2020 at 2:45 p.m. EDT With so much news slamming us … Continue reading →

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Kinda scary

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Bruce

from Science Magazine, Oct. 2020. Two-thirds of lefties trust science, only one-in-five right-wingers. So to the folks running the country, and most of the states, most of the scientific discoveries of the last generation or so is either fantasy or … Continue reading →

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Horrible Migrant Die-Off in SW US

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Bruce

from The Guardian, via High Country News < https://www.hcn.org/articles/climate-desk-southwest-experiences-mass-bird-die-off?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email > Southwest experiences mass bird die-off ‘To see this many individuals and species dying is a national tragedy.’ Phoebe Weston Sept. 18, 2020 Like Tweet Email Print NMSU professor Martha Desmond, … Continue reading →

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Seven Super Yachts and One Happy Sailor

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Bruce

Well that’s just way too many for one. Sent from Barbara’s iPhone On Sep 22, 2020, at 4:58 PM, Bruce G. Potter <bpotter> wrote: <IMG_3930.jpg> Bruce Potter443-454-9044

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A Great Tradition from William and Mary is Being Flushed . . .

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Bruce

From The Washington Post < https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fall-of-the-frat-house-students-target-greek-life-amid-a-racial-reckoning/2020/09/12/c5a44d0a-cd07-11ea-b0e3-d55bda07d66a_story.html > Education Fall of the frat house: Students target Greek life amid America’s racial reckoning [Photo caption: Graham Payne-Reichert, left, was the vice president of a fraternity chapter at American University in D.C. before … Continue reading →

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Seven Super Yachts and One Happy Sailor

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Bruce

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The Washington Post A Maryland suburb known for a slaveholding past confronts its racist present

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Bruce

Published on page A1 in the Wednesday 16 September Washington Post and at <https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-news/anne-arundel-pasadena-black-lives-matter/2020/09/15/7dd0449a-d651-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html > Maryland A Maryland suburb known for a slaveholding past confronts its racist present [Photo caption:Jordan Keemer, 18, of Pasadena, Md., stands in front of Chesapeake … Continue reading →

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Reuters: Several boats sink at Trump parade on Texas lake

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Bruce

From Reuters News: [in response to this Reuter’s’ hilarious story, I have made the following offer: “ On behalf of the Eastport Annapolis Communist Party, I’d like to offer our politically misguided Texan boater brethren FREE LESSONS in basic seamanship … Continue reading →

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