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Republican Congressmen threaten female Senators with violence. This is not normal.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 28, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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In the last three days, Republican men in the House have threatened their female Senate colleagues with shooting and beating.ON MSNBC, Rep. Buddy Carter said on Lisa Murkowski: "Somebody needs…

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Trump stomped on tradition at the 2017 Boy Scout National Jamboree.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 25, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics
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Yesterday Donald Trump spoke at the Boy Scout's National Jamboree. This is a standing invitation to every United States President. Seven of the last eleven Presidents have taken the Scouts…

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Trump makes my head hurt

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 15, 2017
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From yesterday's Press conference in France, Trump managed to (a) make a false claim(b) admit it may be false, then(c) continue on as if it were true.You can't make this…

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Donald Trump has blocked me on Twitter

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 12, 2017
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After almost a year of tweeting at Donald Trump, he finally blocked me from access to his Twitter feed yesterday.  This is mostly bad news.Admittedly, it has become a badge…

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Read more about the article We knew exactly what we were getting.

We knew exactly what we were getting.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:July 3, 2017
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Perhaps you've heard about or even read Donald Trump's recent tweets targeting Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. Disgusting personal attacks on a woman's physical appearance that are,…

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Fear not. This is not an example of bigotry as I initially thought. It’s simply stupidity.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 29, 2017
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Behold. The White House published this photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of NATO leaders at the Royal Castle of Laeken in Brussels during the recent NATO…

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Verbal sparring: Don’t allow your opponent (Trump) prescribe beliefs to you

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 14, 2017
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A bit of advice to all of the journalists and news anchors who are interviewing Donald Trump (or any other politician):When Trump says makes a wildly false assertion and then…

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Incompetent, racist, or both?

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:May 10, 2017
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I just don't get it. Last summer, it was Paul Ryan taking a selfie with a sea of white Republican interns.Last November it was Mike Pence taking a selfie with a…

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Meals on Wheels: My grandparents (and science) understand the importance for this program

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 26, 2017
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My grandparents - my mémère and pépère - delivered Meals on Wheels to senior citizens for years. I once asked Pépère to explain Meals on Wheels to me. He said…

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Details matter. They matter a hell of a lot.

  • Post author:Matthew Dicks
  • Post published:March 16, 2017
  • Post category:History/Politics/Words
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This was the fundraising letter sent to supporters upon Trump's announcement of the new travel ban, which was thankfully halted by a federal judge last night.   The failure of…

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