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"Feel so Near...." - pagan music 911

It's universal, transcends culture and language and class and for me, at least, is a lifesaver.  For the past six months, I've felt little but anger and grief.  I've tried to pray, to meditate, to...

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“Hatred is the coward's revenge for being intimidated”

George Bernard Shaw is the author of the quote on "hate" that entitles this diary.  It came to mind when I was reading, in some awe, of Donald Trump's curious rise to the top of the GOP's popular...

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My Dinner with Kyle, or the loneliness of the religious progressive

Is there anything lonelier than a progressive with spiritual - let alone mystical -inclinations?  I was once the only non-fundamentalist Christian in a homeschool support group, and that was pretty...

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We don't all call dinosaurs Jesus ponies: The tale of a progressive homeschooler

Yes, I know the stereotype.  Say, "Homeschooler" and this is what you think of : The Blue Jumper of Oppression.

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KosAbility: The Special, the Challenged, & The "R" Word

"Delayed" "Cognitively impaired" Special /  Retarded /  Feeble minded  / Moron  /  Simpleton  /   Imbecile   /   Cretin Idiot   /   ChallengedPick your category.These are only some of the labels, past...

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The Lessons of Vinegar Hill, or why we can prevail

The sun was settin' the rocks on fire The fields blisterin' with the heat When the militia came marchin' through our town Knockin' sparks off the little streets The priest watched them from his front...

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WYFP: Doom & Despair edition

A shocking confession: I've never been known for my sunny, "glass half full" outlook.  My daughter refers to me as "Daria", the cartoon character of gloom, angst, and bleakness.  But even by my grim...

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Help! (please!)

I need some help - got a little to give? 'Cause I'm starting to fear...

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The Fury of the Unhinged

"Kibbutz, why do you do this to yourself?", an online friend asked when I was sharing some comments and "news" from a right wing site.I'm not a masochist, truly I'm not.  I monitor right wing sites...

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The Wit and Wisdom of the Freepers

I like reading taglines.  There are some great ones here on DKos.  They are often inspiring, funny, revealing, creative.  For example, Kossack Yameneko2 has this:"Politics should be the part-time...

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Pursuing Justice, seeking help

It's a pretty old story.  The fact that I was surprised by it speaks only to my naivete, much as I realized that only a white person could be shocked that votes were not being counted in Florida in...

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You've got three minutes....

That's what the Illinois state representative told me when I pleaded to be included on the crowded speaker's list for the Illinois General Assembly House committee hearing on the abuse and neglect of...

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Thy Kingdom Come....

I don't want to get into the reasons this child of secular Jews, with no interest in patriarchal religions ended up in a Christian homeschooling group.  I've talked about it elsewhere.  It happened,...

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Anti-Capitalist Meetup: And the eyes of the world are watching now

"When the union's inspiration through the workers' blood shall run /There can be no power greater anywhere beneath the sun / Yet what force on earth is weaker than the feeble strength of one / But the...

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The Coop: a haven for the very, very nervous

Do other Kossacks imply you are a concern troll?  Do you find your "but what about voter suppression!" posts being scorned?  Do you remember going to sleep on that Tuesday  night in November 2000...

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Which side are you on?

Two Americas, John Edwards said, though he was hardly the first to say it.  And while Edwards turned out to be a tragic disappointment, it was refreshing to hear a prominent national Democratic...

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The 3 a.m phone call: A uniquely American Story

The juxtaposition of the gun violence debate and my sister’s birthday occurs this April 10th. That's her birthday.   Well – it would have been her birthday, if she had lived longer than 27 years.  

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My son needs a bone marrow transplant - I need your help (please read update!)

My son is 29.  He has overcome significant learning disabilities to graduate cum laude from Chicago's Columbia College and to find work in a very difficult field, video editing.  He was just about to...

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Longing for home..

I used to participate a lot on Daily Kos.  I joined a long, long time ago, and found many wonderful online friends through this blog.I used to be an activist.  I used to be a student at DePaul...

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Feel so near....

Most of the time, the atomization of our society makes us feel isolated, far apart from each other.  Cyber friends are scoffed at, labeled "not real," while "meat" friends often disappear at the first...

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