5 Threaded Spouts
Heather Cox Richardson's "Letters from an American" left me wondering what we're going to see from the Russians as we go forward as a nation.
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April 20, 2024 - by Heather Cox Richardson
Cheering broke out in the gallery and among Democrats on the floor of the House of Representatives this afternoon when the House passed the $60.8 billion aid bill for Ukraine. The vote was 311–112, with all Democrats and 101 Republicans voting in favor and 112 Republicans voting against. One Republi..
08:05 AM - Apr 21, 2024
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NorthCoast TerryMerryJoan @terrymaryjoanWelcome 🐳 Initially this takes work as Spoutible is not driven by algorithms. However, it’s worth the effort. Some suggestions: use hashtags that match your interests on your posts; use explore to search topics, people; check out viral & curated posts on your timeline, and share by quote spouting.11:53 AM - Apr 20, 2024
12:03 PM - Apr 20, 2024
Just observed totality in Indiana. Amazing!
03:59 PM - Apr 08, 2024
I miss listening to Car Talk on Saturday mornings.
10:01 AM - Apr 06, 2024
#spoutingmusicclassics
One of the best covers ever done. Even Roger and Pete agree.
One of the best covers ever done. Even Roger and Pete agree.
Kennedy Center Honors - Bettye LaVette - Love Reign - YouTube
Bettye LaVette's stunning take on The Who classic, "Love Reign O'er Me" at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors. Music and arrangement by Rob Mathes.
11:57 PM - Apr 05, 2024
Easter. May it give us hope that the worst thing is not the last thing. Resurrection is a fantastical idea, but hope is not. Happy Easter everyone, I pray but for hope.
09:13 AM - Mar 31, 2024
I appreciate humor, but as I watched Colbert make fun of parts of tonights SOTU speech it just pissed me off. There is nothing to laugh about regarding this next election. Old and slow Joe jokes? F-that.
12:14 AM - Mar 08, 2024
Voting is more about identity and values, and little about specific issues, facts, or programs. This is a repost of an essay from 2006.
Have been a big fan of George Lakoff since 1980s. Follow The FrameLab to learn to play politics without burnout. Please echo to your followers.
Have been a big fan of George Lakoff since 1980s. Follow The FrameLab to learn to play politics without burnout. Please echo to your followers.
09:59 PM - Mar 04, 2024
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Dan Rather substack. Whataboutism and Bothsidesism are OUT!
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01:23 AM - Mar 05, 2024
I did the "uncommitted" thing in 2016 by caucusing for Bernie Sanders. It was my attempt to try and convince Hillary to lean to the left and not alienate progressive voters. But, when the time came to vote for Hillary, I had zero hesitation to vote for her. Progressive friends, please consider this.
10:50 AM - Feb 28, 2024
Jesus reminded me that INXS was amazing back in the day, and the christians that fund these ads are the worst kind of christians.
08:18 PM - Feb 11, 2024
Magaville supports a man who's telling them he's going to upend the world.
They think he means, "but not your world."
They think he means, "but not your world."
09:17 AM - Feb 11, 2024
Love the scoreboard. I don't fixate on sports, but keeping track of scores is handy to converse with those that do. Great future feature IF it's both easy to dive into and ignore at the same time.
10:25 AM - Feb 11, 2024
The Pods prelaunch held earlier today has me feeling pretty good about this place.
10:09 PM - Jan 27, 2024
This show was every emotion. I'm done with this week.
09:46 PM - Jan 05, 2024
3 Threaded Spouts
Iowa officials are "appalled" and "angry" over this "senseless tragedy." But, let's not hold our breath on one fucking thing being done to solve these problems. Perry is the town my best friend grew up in and his mom taught there for over 30 years. It's a meat packing town so the local minority
01:44 PM - Jan 04, 2024
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Heather Cox Richardson's daily posts are becoming required reading for US citizens. I hope she dropped a microphone after hitting send on her Dec. 29 letter.
02:54 PM - Dec 30, 2023
I don't spout much, but the perspective I gain on this site is invaluable. Merry Christmas and/or a Happy Holiday season to an amazing community!
05:53 AM - Dec 25, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
Reading these posts day after day is a reminder that learning about our history and current affairs is, on one hand, an intellectual pursuit but, on another hand, an opportunity to collectively look in the mirror as a nation and wonder who we are and what we might become.
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November 22, 2023 - by Heather Cox Richardson
“It all began so beautifully,” Lady Bird remembered. “After a drizzle in the morning, the sun came out bright and beautiful. We were going into Dallas.” It was November 22, 1963, and President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy were visiting Texas. They were there, in the home state o..
05:49 AM - Nov 23, 2023
Can someone help me with the reason Republicans refer to the Democratic Party as the "Democrat" Party? What did I miss? Did they just create this out of thin air as some kind of slur? Is the extra syllable mentally taxing?
09:36 PM - Oct 19, 2023
We need to stop acting as if the major networks are serious news operations. Stop watching. Stop paying attention. Their priority is to have an election they can both-sides and cover like a sports event. They think that's where the money is for them. We need to challenge that assumption.
01:22 PM - Sep 16, 2023
As a lifelong resident of Iowa my interactions with the BIPOC community have been too few and far between. Thank you Spoutible community for giving me eyes into your world. This site has been so valuable to me.
11:50 AM - Oct 15, 2023
Every time #GovernorGitmo commits some new depravity, I want us to pause and remember that he was allegedly one of the War on Terror torturers the Obama administration decided to not prosecute.
Every time we let them off for the sake of "civility" or "norms", it gets worse.
#LockThemUp
Every time we let them off for the sake of "civility" or "norms", it gets worse.
#LockThemUp
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Melissa Hanbey @melissahanbeythis guy is as bereft of humanity as his idol, mango mussolini06:28 PM - Sep 27, 2023
06:48 PM - Sep 27, 2023
In response to Salma Typhii.
I first voted in 1984 (huh, that's odd). For me, after all these decades, the Republican party has just distilled itself down to its most truthful form. This is what they are, always were and always will be. Just no mask anymore.
04:02 PM - Sep 27, 2023
Every story about the shutdown should be about the millions that will be affected. So tired of the non-stop "war" between the parties storyline. There is no war, it is a hostage situation.
03:36 PM - Sep 26, 2023
Love the news! One improvement, would be the ability to bookmark and organize articles we want to save and come back to.
12:45 PM - Sep 17, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
Key to the lie that enables the extreme reaction has been the longstanding pretense that America's teachers are a bunch of radicals, as I wrote in this piece for NBC:
05:39 AM - Sep 14, 2023
It looks as though the impeachment inquiry is a meaningless process by skipping a house vote to launch an official investigation. Some FBI testimony is also starting to fall apart under scrutiny. Sadly, none of this matters. It will be covered ad nauseum and none of these points will be made.
10:00 PM - Sep 12, 2023
Hard pass on this thought.
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Hunter1976 @Hunter1976Republicans and Democrats who hate Trump should be voting Green to defeat him.02:56 PM - Jul 09, 2023
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