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October 29, 2015

For people who see no significant difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton

Perhaps the most damning complaint about him is that he voted in favor of four of the last ten war spending bills. The official explanation fromBernie Sanders on Iraq: Why did Bernie vote in favor of those four bills? First, it may help to explain why he had voted against the other six. The Bush administration, backed by a Republican-controlled Congress, made a habit of funding its
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Published on October 29, 2015 09:02

October 28, 2015

Beulah McFee 1.11

The storybegins:Beulah McFee 1.1.To read from the beginning on a single web page:The Ballad of Beulah McFee #1: "Me and Robert and the Devil"
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Published on October 28, 2015 22:06

Another casualty in the Social Justice Wars: zamii070

I don't have the heart to blog this, so here are some links if you want to follow the story. I just hope she continues to get the help she needs. I heard about it from a friend who shared this:I know most of you guys are gamers, so this might have flown under your radar.… Zamii's tumblr:Pizza time fun times At least one of the creators of Steven Universe tweeted in support of her:Zamii070
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Published on October 28, 2015 15:48

October 27, 2015

Beulah McFee 1.10

The storybegins:Beulah McFee 1.1.To read from the beginning on a single web page:The Ballad of Beulah McFee #1: "Me and Robert and the Devil"
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Published on October 27, 2015 22:00

Two quotes about cults

FromMy life in the cult: How “serving God” unraveled into sex abuse, child neglect and a waking nightmare - Salon.com: “A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.” -Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow ”Often it is not so much the kind of person a man is as the kind of situation in which he finds
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Published on October 27, 2015 14:11

October 26, 2015

Beulah 1.9

The storybegins:Beulah McFee 1.1. To read from the beginning on a single web page:The Ballad of Beulah McFee #1: "Me and Robert and the Devil"
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Published on October 26, 2015 22:00

Our cat shits like a superhero

While Toby was dying, the catbox testified: his food flowed through him like sewage. Now Barnabas is the only user of the box, and his turds are tiny bullets. Barnabas lived in the wild before we took him in. Though he is fat now, his guts have kept a wild creature's efficiency: what can be used, will be used. He shits like Superman. His waste is nothing but lead and kryptonite.
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Published on October 26, 2015 06:49

October 25, 2015

Beulah McFee 1.8

The story begins:Beulah McFee 1.1.To read from the beginning on a single web page:The Ballad of Beulah McFee #1: "Me and Robert and the Devil" Cream's cover of "Cross Road Blues" was my introduction to Robert Johnson: This is the source:
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Published on October 25, 2015 22:00

October 24, 2015

Beulah McFee 1.7

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October 23, 2015

Beulah McFee 1.6

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Published on October 23, 2015 22:00