Monthly Archives: June 2020

ON THIS DAY: June 10, 2020

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June 10th is Ballpoint Pen Day * Black Cow Float Day Herbs & Spices Day National Iced Tea Day _________________________________ MORE! Lin Huiyin, Giacomo Matteotti and Miriam Makeba, click

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ON THIS DAY: June 9, 2020

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June 9th is International Archives Day * Donald Duck Day * Coral Triangle Day * World APS Day * Writers’ Rights Day * ______________________________________ MORE! Luis Kutner, Nandini Satpathy and Deyda Hydara, click

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ON THIS DAY: June 8, 2020

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June 8th is World Oceans Day * Best Friends Day Upsy Daisy Day * Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day Name Your Poison Day World Brain Tumor Day * Caribbean American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day _______________________________________ MORE! Lena Baker, Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Bonauto, … Continue reading →

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TCS: Scattershot Confrontations in a Plague Year

Posted on June 8, 2020 by wordcloud9

..Good Morning! ________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early risers on Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum, so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole in your brainpan, feel free to add a … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 7, 2020

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June 7th is Boone Day * Chocolate Ice Cream Day Lee Resolution Day * National VCR Day * _______________________________ MORE! Gwendolyn Brooks, Otto Dix and Annette Lü, click

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BROKEN PROMISES: 100 Years of Republican Campaign Slogans

Posted on June 6, 2020 by wordcloud9

This was originally posted June 23, 2016.  At that time, it was a warning. Now, it’s a reminder of how the U.S. got where we are today.   by Nona Blyth Cloud   The policies and sloganeering of the current Republican … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 6, 2020

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June 6th is D-Day Anniversary * Applesauce Cake Day Drive-in Movie Day * National Eyewear Day Higher Education Day * National Yo-Yo Day * UN Russian Language Day * Huntington’s Disease Awareness Day ______________________________ MORE! Sarah P. Remond, Frank Chee … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 5, 2020

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June 5th is Festival of Popular Delusions Day * Hot Air Balloon Day * National Ketchup Day Veggie Burger Day World Environment Day * __________________________________ MORE! Alifa Rifaat, Bill Moyers and Lois Browne-Evans, click

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Word Cloud: SUBVERSIVE

Posted on June 5, 2020 by wordcloud9

NOTE: This was originally posted on September 9, 2015, and was reprinted September 21, 2018. It has been re-formatted, but the message remains timely, without needing updating. Because the Power Seekers are always with us. by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Whenever … Continue reading →

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ON THIS DAY: June 4, 2020

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June 4th is National Cognac Day National Cheese Day National SAFE Day * National Old Maid’s Day * International Day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression * International Tiananmen Square Protests Memorial Day ______________________________ MORE! Virginia Ragsdale, George Eastman and Monica … Continue reading →

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