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Election aftermath! As of the scheduling of this posting, Kamala Harris has yet to concede. The tone of the voice of those who have spoken on behalf of her campaign, either campaign staff or media, indicate that they know that Donald Trump won reelection. They may be considering their options going forward, possibly to stall […]
Trump wins – Republicans take the Senate
Trump has done it! Maybe the biggest political comeback of all time. He’s once again the President-elect. And Republicans have taken the Senate (albeit by a slim margin), and it’s looking like they’ll retain the House. Now, I fully expect history to repeat and Republicans to completely squander the next two years of being in […]
Civil War Vets Buried
Seems odd to be talking about this, almost 160 years after the end of the Civil War (or, for KoB, the War of Northern Aggression). Worth remembering, especially for all those advocating a new civil war. Civil War is always bloody, harsh, and like all wars, isn’t ever all over by Christmas. The cremated remains […]
Thursday Terrorism
A trial is starting in France for 8 people, implicated in the beheading death of a French school teacher over Mohammed cartoons. The trial of eight people in Paris on terrorism charges started on Monday over the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed by an Islamic extremist after showing caricatures of Islam’s prophet […]
Random Open Thread – Election Day
We haven’t had one of these in a long time, but today justifies dropping a ROT. There’s a good possibility that election coverage is going to run long into the night… Unless the GOP side voted in large enough numbers for a winner to be declared sooner. If past elections are an indicator, expect a […]
Records do not support Tim Sheehy’s ‘shot in Afghanistan’ claim
Tim Sheehy is one of the Republican candidates for the US Senate. Sheehy claimed that he was shot in the arm in Afghanistan during combat. However, a former park ranger said that that Sheehy shot himself at Glacier national park. When asked if there were any military records backing his claims of being shot in […]
Tuesday with the Libs of Tik Tok
I got to feel this happy thrice! Another person who voted Trump for the first time ?? Many such cases!! Vote Trump to save our country! pic.twitter.com/kyja0eOa2b — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 4, 2024 Most secure elections ever BTW the lady who leaked passwords for voting systems in Colorado is the same person who […]
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