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Janet Dagley

@oldpalmsprings

Journalist, historian, genealogist.

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calendar_today29-09-2014 21:21:38

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Happy Constitution Day! It's the 237th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. It's also National Voter Registration Day. So honor the Constitution by making sure you're registered to vote. nationalvoterregistrationday.org

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Even the AI here is sanewashing Trump's transgressions. The boxes of stolen classified documents represented here are sealed, not open for perusal like the real ones were. Almost as if leaving national secrets in open boxes in a bathroom is unimaginable, even for AI.

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My city council representative just said he looks forward to Trump's "message of hope" when he speaks in Coachella this weekend. Proves the councilman doesn't live in our district - he must live on another planet. Trump's message isn't spelled h-o-p-e, it's spelled h-a-t-e.

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Fun fact: the event took place *outside* the city of Coachella, in Riverside County territory. No mayor has *any* jurisdiction there.

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The event did not take place in *any* city. It was on private property under the jurisdiction of Riverside County. No mayor had any control over it. (P.S. the annual Coachella festival doesn't take place in Coachella, either. It's held in nearby Indio.)

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Today I deposited my ballot in a secure ballot box provided by the Board of Elections, and supervised by two helpful first-generation Americans. As I left, I heard that centenarian President Jimmy Carter also voted today. Have you voted yet?

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To "both sides" a thing means to construct and parade an artificial balance that appeals to common sense — "two sides to everything," "truth is somewhere in between" — while diverting attention from a fair result that is unacceptably asymmetric. x.com/DrPatSoonShion…

To "both sides" a thing means to construct and parade an artificial balance that appeals to common sense — "two sides to everything," "truth is somewhere in between" — while diverting attention from a fair result that is unacceptably asymmetric. x.com/DrPatSoonShion…
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When I feel the need to turn away from the news, as I do today, I am grateful for the novels of Lee Goldberg: also at bsky.app/profile/leegoldberg that give me a compelling place to focus my attention. Thanks, Lee!

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When an algorithm decides to bombard a septuagenarian with ads for maternity wear and baby gear, with some military recruitment on the side, someone's advertising money is being wasted.

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Here's my Fourth of July message on behalf of the Riverside County Democratic Party. Don't worry, Republicans: it’s bipartisan, and you get the lion's share

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Let me know when you find an American citizen willing and able to climb a 50-foot palm tree and trim it with a chainsaw in one hand. I'll wait.

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Newsom brings a gerrymander to a gerrymander fight, while Calvert accidentally speaks the truth. My latest piece for the Riverside County Democratic Party medium.com/@chair.rcdp/it…