Bob Dorr

‘God Only Knows’ A Reason To Smile

A special post from Dan Rather on the gift that was/is Brian Wilson.

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SEN. PADILLA: “Saying I lunged is a lie, but that’s par for the course for this administration… I was behind the cameras listening, and at a certain point hearing Noem say they had to rescue LA from the Governor and Mayor was too much to take. So I raise my voice to ask a question.”

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Trump to America: the U.S. Army is now MAGA's army The democratic opposition has not yet grappled with the full extent of Trump's willingness to use the armed forces as a political — and actual — weapon of domestic politics

An analysis of the current administrations’ relationship with our military as we prepare for the spectacle of this weekends’ D.C. parade.

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I told you we’d be back

Elton John, Bob Dylan, John Stamos, John Cusack and More Pay Tribute to Brian Wilson: “The Maestro Has Passed” The Beach Boys legend died at 82.

The preternatural gift that was Brian Wilson…🎤🎼🎧🎹🎸😎🙏🏻

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Making America Backward Again Trump and MAGAnomics are wrecking the economy, dismantling democracy, and making America backward again, Paul Krugman writes

A deep dive analysis of the current state our nation and the impact of the current ‘administration’.

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The Flag on the Moon Why Democracy’s Greatest Triumph Is Also Its Greatest Warning

As we approach the 250th anniversary of Democracy, this article defines what we are fighting to defend against in the current U.S. Administrations’ drift to Authoritarianism…

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If NASA Had Blown Up This Many Rockets, The Government Would Have Cancelled the Space Program NASA was not allowed to fail in the same ways that SpaceX is, but that doesn't mean the US government isn't funding both.

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Knowledge Is Dead AI ends the era of fixed knowledge, turning thought into a live act of navigation through meaning and context.

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They Study Authoritarianism. And They’re Leaving the U.S.: Why Three Yale Professors Have Moved to U. Toronto Three Yale professors—Timothy Snyder, Jason Stanley and Marci Shore–have spent their careers studying fascism and authoritarianism. They know the signs of emerging authoritarianism when they see it. N...

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The privatization of media and the death of public interest Democracy dies when billionaires own and threaten media

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YouTube video by War News Updates French Caretakers Scrub Sand From Omaha Beach Into The Letters To Give Them The Brown Gold Look

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STORY: French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub it into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring.

They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died.

France also gave us this land as American soil.

When the Supreme Court Stood Firm on Habeas Corpus Stephen Miller’s recent remarks about suspending the writ echo attempts at presidential overreach after 9/11.

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Memorial Day Flyover: Off We Go Into the Wild Red Yonder - WhoWhatWhy Another merry medley of madness

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Mike Johnson & the GOP won't install Jan 6 plaque honoring those who protected the Capitol Three years ago, in 2022, Congress passed an omnibus spending bill. One provision in the act authorized the creation and installation of a plaque honoring the individuals who protected the Capitol fro...

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Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ plan has a major obstacle: Physics Scientists suggest the missile defense plan will face big hurdles, especially given its projected timeline and cost.

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Inside Kristi Noem’s Polygraph Operation The information that DHS employees are accused of sharing with media often isn’t classified.

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The Gulf of Anti-America How Donald Trump demeaned our country and its values in his tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.

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Trump's War on John and Jackie Kennedy | Washington Monthly From ripping up the White House Rose Garden to redoing Air Force One and the Kennedy Center, it’s Mar-a-Lago gilt versus Camelot taste.

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Watch Pablo Picasso’s Creative Process Unfold in Real-Time: Rare Footage Shows Him Creating Drawings of Faces, Bulls & Chickens Pablo Picasso was born not long before the invention of the motion picture. With a different set of inclinations, he might have become one of the most daring pioneers of that medium. Instead, as we kn...

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Imagine a World in Which Stephen Miller Gets to Do Whatever He Wants - WhoWhatWhy Ultimately, authoritarianism is about ruling in the absence of accountability. Now imagine what the likes of Stephen Miller or Tom Homan would do if they knew there would be no consequences for their ...

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'Mad King' Trump Torched Over 'Especially Jarring' Claim To U.S. Troops In Qatar The president's remarks at the Al Udeid Air Base drew condemnation on social media.

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Opinion | Pope Leo XIV’s oldest brother isn’t quite papal material Louis Prevost’s social media posts reveal how Americans have become strangers to one another.

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The Trump Coalition Wants to End Democracy as We Know It | Common Dreams Four groups aim to degrade our one-person-one-vote election system so a few billionaires and certain religious zealots can consolidate their political power.

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Lucid dreaming sparks complex brain connectivity rarely seen in sleep Lucid dreaming stands apart from both normal dreaming and wakefulness, according to a large EEG study. Researchers found that lucid dreams show unique brain activity patterns involving self-awareness,...

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Project 2025 Is at the Center of Trump 2.0 The policy battle plan is intended to reverse engineer America to what it was over 100 years ago

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Government Furiously Trying to Undo Elon Musk's Damage Federal agencies scrambled to reinstate hundreds of millions of dollars worth of contracts after Elon Musk cancelled them.

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Trump Gushes with Envy Toward the House of Saud American-style kleptocracy is fine and all. But what Trump really wants is the kind with aggressive repression, no dissent, and a bone saw on hand just in case.

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Could gravity be evidence that the universe is a computer simulation? My new study suggests why this might be so Suppose the law of gravity is simply a byproduct of the universe operating under a computer-like code.

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