I Can Confirm Massive Voter Turnout In Wisconsin (good news for Dems) + More
Big Update:Bernie Wins Wisconsin! So big it’s on top and not on the bottom. Bernie wins! I put a new diary up since the front page didn’t until way later.Now on to the top of the original diary.Oh boy,...
View ArticleWe Did It! Bernie Wins Wisconsin! (Update with Final Results)
The momentum continues…..Thank you Bernie Dialers, Bernie Canvassers, and all those millions of small dollar donors. And thank you voters who turned out in massive numbers today.Let’s keep this Bern...
View ArticleTop Comments: Cry Me A River, Republicans
It seems that local officials are finally waking up and realizing they’ve been had.In the late 1990s, as the overcrowded Mississippi prison system buckled under the weight of mass incarceration, the...
View ArticleTop Comments: Meet the New Lightning Capital of the Earth
Congratulations, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela. You are now the new Lightning Capital of Earth.Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study using observations from the Lightning Imaging...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Nearly Miraculous Re-Find of 16,000 Items That Belonged to...
It’s been over 70 years since the Holocaust and nearly 50 years since the last items Holocaust victims had were unearthed in an archeological dig in around the gas chambers and crematoria in1967, but...
View ArticleTop Comments: Remembering Those Workers Who Don't Have the Day Off
Happy 4th of July!Most people enjoyed a lovely 3 day weekend and are looking forwards to a short work week until the weekend rolls around again. Surrounded by family and friends, food, drink, and...
View ArticleTop Comments: Traffic Jam Edition
Universally hated: the traffic jam.Sometimes, it’s expected like rush hour when the sheer volume of vehicles overwhelms our transportation infrastructure. At other times it’s road work or a traffic...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Science Behind Those Beeps and Chirps Your Car Makes
In the olden days (which I remember far too well for comfort), the only informational sound your car gave you was a click click sound to let you know you were signaling a turn. Later, and most...
View ArticleWis DMV Giving Wrong Info on Voter ID (Huge Update - Court Orders Investigation)
At about the same time Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel (R — of course) has been proudly and loudly proclaiming that ALL Wisconsin DMV clerks have been trained in the issuance of Voter ID in...
View ArticleTop Comments: Coffee is Already Becoming a Victim of Climate Change
Maybe this will get crazy Uncle Bob to wake up before he can’t smell the coffee anymore.… climate change, which is expected to fall hardest in the very region where coffee thrives, the tropics. Coffea...
View ArticleI Found out What's Been Causing my Itching, Scratching, Sores and Weakness...
About a year ago I developed generalized itching. It was there all the time prompting me to scratch all the time. It didn’t take long for weeping, bleeding sores to develop. It was maddening and forced...
View ArticleObamaCare is Saving My Life
Many of you know that I’ve been sick for over a year and recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's’ Lymphoma. Sure, I have Medicare as well as a secondary insurance plan to form Medicare Advantage, but even I...
View ArticleAn Update on my Hodgkin's and Heart: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
When I last left you, I was back home from an over 2 week hospitalization in December and a diagnosis of Stage 3-4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma. A lot has happened since then. I’ve wanted to write an update,...
View ArticleThank you, Kossacks, from the bottom of my heart
I received my Community Quilt filled with messages and it’s been beyond a blessing. I feel the loving arms of this wonderful community surrounding me whenever it’s near.What surprised me were the...
View ArticleTop Comments: The Long and Winding Road Since That First Independence Day
It’s been over 200 years since that first Independence Day and we, as a country, have celebrated this momentous event every year since. What we’ve forgotten, however, is that despite our Declaration of...
View ArticleUpdate: Officially in Remission
I just got back from my oncology appointment, 2 months after my last chemo and 2 weeks since my IV lines (PICC lines) were removed after my last CT scan. I couldn’t wait to share the good news. I’m...
View ArticleDon't Forget the Real Heroes of the Health Care Battle: Citizen Activists...
While we relish a little victory last night and admire the courage of Sens. Collins, Murkowski, and McCain, we can’t forget the impact of all those thousands and thousands of people who visited the...
View ArticleMonday Night Cancer Club: The Unsung Heroes of Cancer Treatment
I’ve heard this quite a bit: Lindy1989Jul 24 · 07:18:21 PMYou are a hero PuddytatLindy1989 Jul 24 · 08:01:14 PMThe real heroes are my family members that stuck with me, took out my trash,...
View ArticleTop Comments: Uh Oh Edition
Uh oh. I came to DK to rec the TC diary and there isn’t one. A quick check of the schedule confirms this.Please bear with me as I assemble the tops.Apologies for the team. Talk among yourselves until I...
View ArticleTop Comments: Police Office who Arrested Utah Nurse Now on Administrative Leave
No doubt you’ve seen the video of the Utah nurse arrested when she followed hospital policy and refused to draw blood on a patient. x YouTube VideoI’ve been in that situation, too. While it never...
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