A BETTER ENDORSEMENT THAN EVEN BARACK OBAMA

At Carter's invitation, Buttigieg stood and read from the Bible as part of the lesson at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains.

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Buttigieg and his husband attend Jimmy Jimmy Carter's Sunday school class

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, joined the large crowd at former President Jimmy Carter's Sunday school class in rural South Georgia.

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Pete Buttigieg says if 'God belonged to a political party' it wouldn't be the Republican party

"Even colleagues who would be reasonably collegial inside The Post if they saw me on the street they would pretend they didn't know me.

I knew I couldn't come back and complain about the problems I faced because that would be a perfect excuse not to hire other black women."

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The inspiring story of the 1st black female reporter for The Washington Post

Herstory Lessons shares the lives of women who have made an impact in history. Dorothy Butler Gilliam made history by becoming the first black female reporter for The Washington Post in 1961 at the age of 23. "I knew I couldn't come back and complain about the problems I faced because that

Banks that serve U.S. farmers are increasingly restructuring existing loans and boosting the collateral needed for new ones as the numbers of late and missed payments have risen.

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NEW: Soaring bankruptcies in the farm belt force banks to boost defenses

While regional banks are healthy, they’re clearly boosting their defenses against the risks they face. In March, a report by First Midwest Bank in Chicago showed past-due agricultural loans up 287 percent in 2018 over the previous year. Meanwhile, cases handled by the Iowa Mediation Service involv...

AND IN 1% CELEBRITY NEWS JUST ANOTHER SICK F**K

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"...seriously, to go and beat the little defenseless puppy and shoot it with a f**king shotgun, are you kidding me? Seriously? Why is he not arrested? Why is he walking around?”

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Former ‘Baywatch’ star slams Jenelle Evans’ husband over dog killing: ‘What kind of a sick f**k does that?’

Donna D’Errico is sick to her stomach over the allegations that David Eason, husband of “Teen Mom” star Jenelle Evans, beat and shot her dog Nugget last week. “I’m just beside myself,” the former Playboy Playmate and animal advocate told the paparazzi over the weekend. “What kind of a ...

"It’s time we had a president who’s not scared to call neo-Nazi violence what it is: domestic terrorism.”

“He’s trying to make America hate. So it is critical to our security, our dignity and our unity as a nation when I say we need a new president.”

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Kamala Harris says getting Trump out of office 'is critical to our security'

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) delivered a scathing rebuke of President DonaldTrump's discriminatory rhetoric on Sunday, blaming him for adding "new fuel"to the nation's

Dogs well positioned in 2020 US presidential race.

It's impossible to say who will take on Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election, but if he is defeated by a Democrat, it's likely that a dog will return to the White House after a multi-year absence.

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The Pakistani popcorn seller who built his own plane.

Muhammad Fayyaz used an engine from a roadcutter, burlap for the wings and the wheels are from a rickshaw, but after his first flight attempt he was arrested for not having a pilot's licence.  THE IRONY

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PEACHES EN REGALIA  
ONE OF MY FAVORITE ZAPPA WORKS AND THE FIRST ZAPPA ALBUM I OWNED 

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Ella & Dweezil Zappa Peaches En Regalia

THIS IS DEFINITIVE ZAPPA, ALL THE COMPONENTS OF HIS WORKS ARE CONTAINED IN PEACHES EN REGALIA

In parts of Iraq, a religious movement within the Shiite sect has adapted the traditional "latmiyat" -- chanted verses mourning Muslim icons -- to Western-style rap in an effort to keep teenagers interested in religion.

And it appears to be working.

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 Poll: Majority say socialism is incompatible with American values
May 6 (UPI) -- A majority of respondents say that socialism is incompatible with American values, a Monmouth University poll released Monday says.

BECAUSE AMERICANS SUFFER SOCIAL AMNESIA ENFORCED ON THEM FROM THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT THAT AROSE DURING THE COLD WAR 
PRIOR TO WWII THE LEFT IN AMERICA PUT SOCIALISM ON THE AGENDA SINCE THE HAYMARKET MASSACRE 

A people's history of the United States - Howard Zinn - Libcom.org

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Sep 6, 2006 - The full text of Howard Zinn's superb people's history of the United States, ... A People's History of the Unite - Howard Zinn.pdf, 3.16 MB ...