From the Asia Development Bank. A bank devoted to improving all the economies of the world For millions of people around the world, basic health care still remains out of reach. As global leaders gather this week in Osaka, Japan for the G20 Summit—and ahead of the United Nations’ high-level meeting on universal health coverage […]
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The Exodus of Rural Minnesota DFL Voters
By Pat Lunemann At our Todd County DFL annual meeting held in March 2019, much of our time was spent analyzing why voters have largely abandoned the DFL party in Todd County, and also most of Greater Minnesota. We were privileged to have John Koll, DFL chair in neighboring Douglas County, lead us in a PowerPoint […]
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Who is the snowflake.
I got banned from a joke facebook page! On my personal facebook I try to fairly generic and neutral. It is basically a way to see my family and friends. I also share some memes that I find funny. I belonged to a group called Funnies. It had several cartoons I like and some very […]
From the Washington Post A Chinese-owned pork producer is eligible for federal payments under President Trump’s $12 billion farm bailout, a program that was established to help U.S. farmers hurt by Trump’s trade war with China. Smithfield Foods, a Virginia-based pork producer acquired in 2013 by a Chinese conglomerate now named WH Group, can apply […]
We approach election day on November 6th with a great sense of division in our country. Americans have grown reluctant to discuss policy and governance out of fear of alienating or offending neighbors and friends, or have instead embraced the rhetoric of division and tribalism. For some this translates to a sense of weariness with […]
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Front Porch Politics
From the website Creators d Feedback If you despair that a mysterious plague of incurable political knuckleheadism has swept our country, turning previously progressive white working-class people into mindless Trump worshippers, check out “The Promise of a Progressive Populist Movement” (PeoplesAction.org/the-promise-of-a-progressive-populist-movement). This report is the work of People’s Action, a multiracial, grassroots coalition. This year, […]
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Soybeans, Since Trade War
Prices since trade war! Guess when the trade war startedThe White House has been Trumpeting the reason price raise. Note where it was in April and where it is after the price raise. Enough said!!!
“Fraud, waste, and abuse, fraud, waste, and abuse…” Republicans claim “fraud, waste, and abuse” as reason to cut taxes (current GOP candidate for governor), but neither he nor they ever identify the “fraud, waste, and abuse.” They seem to accept “fraud, waste, and abuse” as a given, that “everyone” knows there’s “fraud, waste, and abuse” […]
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Why Immigration is Good
Aside from all the other reasons, immigration is good for Seniors. Immigration brings in younger workers into the workforce, which is required to support the Social Security System. Not only does it help support those of us that are nearing retirement, it helps the economy in general. If places that accept immigration the economy shows […]
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Improper Entry is a Misdemeaner
The following is from findlaw.com. I do not know about you, but I do not think my children would be put in a tent city or a 20 foot kennel if I committed a misdemeanor! Improper Entry Is a Crime To be clear, the most common crime associated with illegal immigration is likely improper entry. […]