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started 4 yrs ago
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BREAKING: Wait—Sorry, False Alarm
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joker44

WASHINGTON—In a shocking development revealed just moments ago, sources confirmed that—oh, wait, sorry, false alarm.

Multiple reports confirmed that, despite late-breaking suggestions to the contrary, you can actually forget about this news item and return…

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
Wonderful Example of GOP Crazy | With Commentary
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joker44

Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA) recently released a cryptic message to his supporters saying,

“Listen to me America: Donald J. Trump, President Trump, has been an anointed blessing [ yeah, like the plague or a hollow-point…

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started 4 yrs ago
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File Under: Karma's a' Bitch
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joker44

An end-times pastor who blamed premarital sex for the coronavirus has died from the coronavirus.

The 75-year-old Irvin Baxter was hospitalized last week with complications from a COVID-19 infection, and his ministry announced with “deep grief”…

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
PSA: 2020 Election Misinformation Tracking Center
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joker44

As the 2020 U.S. election campaign comes to an end and attention turns to counting votes, misinformation about voting and the electoral process continues to flourish on social media. Follow the spread of this dangerous…

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
Thoughts for Election Day
posted by
joker44

“I should suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul by swearing allegiance to one whose character is that of a sottish, stupid, stubborn, worthless, brutish man.”
—Thomas Paine, “The…

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
2020: The Middle Finger Election
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joker44

he Middle Finger Election Charlie Sykes The Bulwark

If Trump wins, explains Rich Lowry, editor of the journal founded by William F. Buckley Jr., it will be because he is “The Only Middle Finger Available.”

Voters will…

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
PSA: When Will We Know the Election Results? Here's a State-by-State Guide.
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joker44

from VICE - vice.com

Here's when all 50 states receive and count the ballots that will elect the next president of the United States.

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started 4 yrs ago
Political Discourse
Nate Silver: I’m Here To Remind You That Trump Can Still Win
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joker44

"A 10 percent chance isn’t zero. And there’s a chance of a recount, too."

fivethirtyeight.com

MAPPING UNCERTAINTY

"Before we proceed further, a short philosophical note. I hate it when people use phrases ... such as “Nate Silver is…