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Life is the Variety of Spice.

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DAS WAR EINE BEFEHL!

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Growing up in the 60's I remember reading about the Soviet Union and how they locked up more people than any other country. The writer assured me it was just one more example of the depraved rulers and how the poor people living there had no freedom at all. Now we're the ones apparently.

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I thought it was clear by now that Trump is moved essentially by "But I WANT it!!"

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#MoscowMitch did have that op-ed in the NYT that sounded worried that the Democrats may retake the Senate next year.

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Michelle will be really pissed.

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To be fair, we are a Russian client state these days.

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I know this isn't a popular opinion, but I loved Brosnan's Bond. Very different than others, I know, and some of the films themselves were just terrible, but his posh insouciance really just does it for me.

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"How dare they"

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tl;dr, so I'll just ask: Do you prefer "Fuck off, Dame Noonington," or "Fuck off, Miss Peggy?" Either one works for me.

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appoint her next.....

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No problem!

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So a sexist and a Mother Pencist?

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I've only read the Warren plan (and no time today to read the others), so thanks, Dok. I've also read Warren's drug plan, and am very grateful that she acknowledges and includes harm reduction, mine own field.

Read Radley Balko's Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces for a great primer on what's wrong with policing these days.

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WHAR Wharton?

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The for-profit prison industry is gonna fight this tooth and nail and assault rifle.

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