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Monthly Archives: April 2017
ON THIS DAY: April 30, 2017
April 30th is Adopt a Shelter Pet Day Bugs Bunny Day * Kiss of Hope Day * Honesty Day National Military Brats Day Oatmeal Cookie Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Dickens, Monica Seles and Ellen DeGeneres. click
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Tagged Charles Dickens, Ellen DeGeneres, Fats Domino, John Crowe Ransom, Monica Seles, Simon Kuznets, Theodore Schultz
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ON THIS DAY: April 29, 2017
April 29th is Go Birding Day Dance Day * Eeyore’s Birthday National Herb Day Sense of Smell Day ‘Peace’ Rose Day * Spring Astronomy Day Tai Chi Day Veterinary Day World Wish Day Zipper Day * Save the Frogs Day … Continue reading
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged C.P. Cavafy, Duke Ellington, Henri Poincare, Marietta Blau, Oliver Ellsworth, Van Halen, Willie Nelson
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ON THIS DAY, April 28, 2017
April 28th is Blueberry Pie Day Great Poetry Reading Day Teach Children to Save Day Workers’ Memorial Day National Hairball Awareness Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Nichiren, Harper Lee and Arlen Specter, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Harper Lee, Kurt Godel, Nichiren, William Bligh
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Word Cloud: PRAIRIE
by NONA BLYTH CLOUD This week, my husband and I are celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary, so I’m just going to give you a brief introduction to one of my all- time favorite poets, then let you explore on your … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, United States, Word Cloud
Tagged American Midwest, Prairie, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Pushcart Prize, Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate
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ON THIS DAY: April 27, 2017
April 27th is International Girls in Information and Telecommunication Technologies Day Mantanzas Mule Day Poem In Your Pocket Day Prime Rib Day Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day World Tapir Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Ferdinand Magellan, Mary Wollstonecraft and Walter Lantz, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged Coretta Scott King, Ferdinand Magellan, Herbert Spencer, Mary Wollstonecraft, Samuel F. B. Morse, Ulysses S Grant, Walter Lantz
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ON THIS DAY: April 26, 2017
April 26th is American Red Cross Giving Day National Audubon Day * World Denim Day * International Guide Dogs Day * National Pretzel Day ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Marcus Aurelius, ‘Ma’ Rainey and Bernard Malamud, click
Posted in History, Holidays, On This Day
Tagged 'Ma' Rainey, Anita Loos, Bernard Malamud, Frederick Law Olmsted, I.M. Pei, John James Audubon, Marcus Aurelius
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Ann Coulter has Berkeley speech canceled and claims “censorship” but as always it’s about the money
By ann summers Crowd hisses at Ivanka Trump in Berlin after suggesting her father is âÂÂa tremendous champion of supporting familiesâ https://t.co/S5zZYiS48epic.twitter.com/OzmQiuMk75 â CNN International (@cnni) April 25, 2017 Fascinating fascism in the society of the spectacle … Much … Continue reading
Posted in alternative facts, California, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Free Speech, Government, History, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Society, United States
Tagged Ann Coulter, Berkeley, California, Conspiracy Theories, DeVos, Donald Trump, Free Speech, Koch Brothers, Politics, UC Berkeley, YAF
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ON THIS DAY: April 25, 2017
April 25th is DNA Day * Hug a Plumber Day International Marconi Day * Malaria Awareness Day Zucchini Bread Day Red Hat Society Day * ________________________________________________________________ MORE! Charles Fremantle, Astrid Varnay and Albert King, click
#TrumpRussia kleptocrats and crony capitalists profit from lowering US aid
By ann summers In Russia, client states you! So the White House wants to merge USAID and the Department of State, because draining-swamp thing, leaving an opening for whom? Oh darn, more influence accrues to Russia and the clients of … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Big Oil, Congress, Conspiracy, Corruption, Fascists/Corporatists, Foreign Policy, Government, History, Media, NATO, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Russia, Society, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United States, Wall Street, World History
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics, Russia, trump, trumprussia, Ukraine
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