Monthly Archives: February 2017

ON THIS DAY: February 18, 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 18th is Battery Day * Crab Stuffed Flounder Day Drink Wine Day Pluto Day * World Pangolin Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Alessandro Volta, Toni Morrison and Ray Charles, click

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Daughter of Trump’s Florida campaign manager ‘walked out’ of White House

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Terry Welshans

by Terry Welshans Six White House staffers  were “walked out of the building by security” on Wednesday after not passing the SF86 and were dismissed Thursday morning after failing FBI background checks. The SF-86 is a 127 page Questionnaire for … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 17, 2017

Posted on February 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 17th is Cabbage Day Café au Lait Day My Way Day World Human Spirit Day * National Caregivers Day * National Public Science Day National PTA Founders Day World Information Architecture Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Myles Standish, Dorothy Kenyon and Barack … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: ESSENCE

Posted on February 17, 2017 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Essence – ‘the indispensable quality of something that determines its character’ – I consider it poetry’s holy grail. Taking language down to just the exact words needed, eliminating anything that could distract from what’s essential. Lucille Clifton (1936-2010) is a master of essence. … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 16, 2017

Posted on February 16, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 16th is Do a Grouch a Favor Day Kyoto Protocol Day * National Almond Day National Innovation Day ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Giambattista Bodoni, Katharine Cornell and Howard Carter, click

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The fogs that shroud the Congressional Review Act … GOPredation

Posted on February 16, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers This Congressional Review Act bill is important: It restores federalism and is pro-life. https://t.co/fnPMG8Q0Pi — Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) February 15, 2017 Sam Bee had a segment on Full Frontal regarding the Congressional Review Act (CRA), another of … Continue reading →

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USS Porter Buzzed by Russian Planes in Black Sea

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Terry Welshans

  I cross-posted this to Daily Kos earlier today. This is the first time the Russians have flown close aboard a US Navy ship since tRump has taken office. In this case, the flights included four aircraft. The first buzzing … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 15, 2017

Posted on February 15, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 15th is International Angelman Day * Gum Drops & Chewing Gum Day Remember the Maine! Day * Singles Awareness Day * Susan B. Anthony Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE!  Michael Praetorius, Susan B. Anthony and Duke Ellington, click

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Ghosts of GOP scandals past … and the inevitable misdirections

Posted on February 14, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers They want us to believe LTG Flynn is the whole story. He’s surely not. Hearings are needed. — Jason Kander (@JasonKander) February 14, 2017 For weeks, POTUS allowed total access to American intel for a man he … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: February 14, 2017

Posted on February 14, 2017 by wordcloud9

February 14th is Valentine’s Day National Donor Day * Extraterrestrial Day Ferris Wheel Day Pet Theft Awareness Day * California Oranges Day * Cream-Filled Chocolates Day International Book Giving Day * ___________________________________________________________ MORE! Oscar Wilde, Anna Howard Shaw and Salman Rushdie, … Continue reading →

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