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kay lar @jaylar (3766) • Kingston, Jamaica 21 Feb

When the Trumpanzee introduced the tariffs I expected an explosion. After all, you don't need to be a genius.. even Forrest Gump knows it is the consumer who pays the taxes. Yet.. nothing. As prices climbed for Americans, as...

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The case of the human arm

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382542) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Apr 24

The Supreme Court of New South Wales in Australia is celebrating its bicentenary. A recent article highlighted some of the more unusual cases that judges there have presided over in the past 200 years. One of the most bizarre...

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It's Black History Month

celticeagle @celticeagle (190011) • Boise, Idaho 2 Feb 24

February is Black History Month and here are a few things I am learning: Founded in 1909 the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) is America's oldest and largest civil rights organization. The...

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Why 9 instead of 5 or 7 or 11 or 13?

DW Davis @DWDavis (25797) • United States 8 Jun 22

Why are there 9 justices on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)? It is because there were 9 federal court circuits at the time. The time was 1869. 9 was settled on because the US had 9 federal court circuits then due...

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Thursday, 13 Jan 22

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 13 Jan 22

Good day to you all, hope you all are well. I just read that the Supreme Court ruled and blocked the vaccine or test mandate that Biden tried to push through. I am very glad about that; it is great news. We get to keep a little...

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Wednesday, 12 Jan 22

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 12 Jan 22

Good day to you all. Well, the temperature sure has changed in the last day or two. We are sitting at 40F right now and that is a lot better than the 3 it was two days ago. Of course, they are still talking about snow in the...

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Friday, 7 Jan 22

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 7 Jan 22

Good day to you, Hope this Friday is treating you all well. The weekend is near here and I am ready for it. I am going through more stuff and see what I can get rid of. I need to go see mom this weekend and see how she is...

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Will I still be working?

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 5 Jan 22

Today we had a meeting with our district manager who gave us some information about some upcoming things that will affect us and then wanted us to give him some information about things that needed to improve and some things that...

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Time to Add More Justices to the Supreme Court!

anniepa @anniepa (27955) • United States 6 Oct 21

First of all, in case anyone is wondering it's nowhere in the Constitution that there must be 9 justices on the Supreme Court. Throughout our history there have been different numbers of justices so it really isn't anything new to...

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Sunday, 8 Aug. 21

Bensen32 @Bensen32 (28658) • United States 8 Aug 21

Good day/night to you all, Just another day of hot and humid weather I think we hit 92 today, way to hot for me. I ran out to the store for a few things and came right home to the A/C. I was not going to stay out there for very...

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"Keep looking. Ask Around."

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 9 Dec 20

Over a nice hot cappuccino, I tell my students, "Keep looking for truth. You shall find it." I tell my adult children. [i]"It's for your own protection from media lies and falsehoods. And from the media's filtering of the news...

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President Trump Isn't Going Anywhere...

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 21 Nov 20

He's on top of it all with the 75+ million people who voted for him for a second-term US Presidency 2020. To tell us to 'pack up our bags', 'close the book', 'there's nothing to see here' -- well, too bad, we ain't goin' anywhere...

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Will the Supreme Court do what Rudy wants?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 18 Nov 20

It would appear that Rudy Giuliani would not be too disappointed if - as expected - he gets nowhere with his current court case in Pennsylvania that seeks to overturn the election region in that state (sorry, that should be...

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My Thoughts On The Supreme Court

Jim Bauer @porwest (112928) • United States 21 Sep 20

As many of you know, recently supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away from pancreatic cancer. The administration has already announced a nominee, and plans to make that nomination before the election. Regardless...

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The US Supreme Court Is Not Protecting Religious Liberty!

Peter Gagliardi @PeterGagliardi (132) • , Pennsylvania 19 Jul 20

The Supreme Court is not doing its job and protecting our religious freedom! In the United States, it seems that every group has their rights except Seventh-day Adventists. Frequently, Adventists do not even get their day in...

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British judiciary try to remove the Prime Minster?

Winterishere @thedevilinme (5216) • Northampton, England 25 Sep 19

The Supreme Court have ruled that the Prime Minister was wrong to close parliament for 5 weeks. The court say he did it to stop debating Brexit. He shut the shop down for five weeks but today the MPs had to return to work. We hope...

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Justice Ginsburg

Gary Sibio @garysibi (702) • Chicago, Illinois 23 Aug 19

While I don't agree with her views, I am saddened to hear that Justice Ginsburg has come down with pancreatic cancer and has been receiving radiation treatments for it. I believe this is the second time that she has come down with...

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The US Supreme Court Upholds Gun Rights for New Yorkers

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 May 19

For decades the city of New York has violated the 2nd Amendment rights of its citizens. Yes, you can own a firearm in New York, but the restrictions placed on gun owners make it almost impossible to be in compliance... until...

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Local Character named Frog

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 6 Dec 18

That is what David Miller is known as locally. He came to Eugene from Ohio back in the 1970s. He has become a cultural institution around here selling what he calls "The World's Funniest Recycle Joke Books." He is a fixture on the...

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Joe Biden On FBI Reports

Jim Bauer @porwest (112928) • United States 29 Sep 18

In the whole circus that is the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process, it seems like the FBI is being constantly tossed into the whole mess. DESPITE the fact that there are 6 background checks by the FBI to refer to which found...

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