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In No Uncertain Terms

Whoa.

Came across this response while reading an article on Facebook. I replied and asked for attributions, nothing yet. Is anyone familiar with any records of the inter-relationships noted?

Before he became FBI director, James Comey was senior vice president at Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor. Lockheed Martin gets their rocket engines from Russia and they have a multi-billion dollar partnership with ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil is partnered with Rosneft, Russia’s state-owned oil producer to drill in the Arctic. (New drilling opportunities made possible by glacial melting due to global warming!) The Obama/Clinton sanctions got in the way of their profits. Democracy got in the way of their profits.


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Like children playing with matches

Calling my "representative" in D.C.

While watching Cspan as the House voted to begin the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, I called Ken Buck’s D.C. office 202-225-4676 to comment. A very polite young man answered the phone.

My comment: “Like me, Ken Buck is a cancer survivor. Unlike many of his constituents, upon receiving the cancer diagnosis Mr. Buck had no fear that his health care would be denied. I ask that Mr. Buck think about that in the course of the present deliberations.”

After a pause, the young man responded, “Uh, well, I will convey your message.” He then asked for my zip code, thanked me for calling, and the call ended.

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I intend to keep calling. And calling. And calling...


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After watching Biden's surprise ---

I watched the extraordinary and very moving ceremony wherein President Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, marveling once more at the easy grace, humility, and dignity of these two men.

Then I tried to imagine something similar with Trump and Pence; how heartbreakingly sad that even the imagining is impossible.


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Death sentence

Reassurance??

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) just “reassured” us that the ACA repeal has a built-in three year delay before it kicks it. He said that gives congress three years to prepare a replacement.

So, Senator, you expect us to believe that you’re going to do in three years what you haven’t been able to do in the last six years? Really? REALLY???


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It's 1:30am in DC.

Cory Gardner, one of my senators dammit, is presiding over the vote to begin repealing the ACA. He's thoroughly enjoying shutting down any Democratic commentary.

I just called his office and left a message, letting him know that I'm one constituent who doesn't appreciate his part in a measure that will unavoidably result in the deaths of many Americans.

What the fuck is happening to this country!

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