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In reply to the discussion: With everyone looking at shootings , House passes the TPP [View all]uppityperson
(116,022 posts)33. Watch the Announcements forum, the last week of July or so. EarlG will be putting up
a notice for volunteers then with switchover the next week. I encourage everyone, beyond those frequent flyer zombies, to take a turn, volunteer for MIRT and see what it's about.
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isn't it disrespectful for the House to pass a controversial bill during a national tragedy?
J_J_
Jun 2015
#5
I thought it is " wall to wall propaganda on the Charleston Church shootings" in your OP
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#25
I hope so. The OP has managed to survive two alerts that I know of,in addition to the hide mentioned
Hekate
Jun 2015
#67
No, MIRT isn't. This one would be up to Admin and MIRT bans many accounts daily
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#30
Watch the Announcements forum, the last week of July or so. EarlG will be putting up
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#33
Indeed! I'm pleasantly surprised that today's news didn't attract as many as I expected.
arcane1
Jun 2015
#80
Fyi we ban plenty a day. The fact you don't notice it means we are doing our jobs.
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#83
Ain't that the truth! It is the same 4 or 5 trolls with no life that they spend their day annoying
hrmjustin
Jun 2015
#85
I was asking why politicians don't care as much about racially motivated police killings?
J_J_
Jun 2015
#16
I hate guns, I am just tired of the gun arguments- Hate/Limbaugh GOP idiots are the problem
J_J_
Jun 2015
#47
The House certainly did not pass TPP. They agreed on the terms that they will debate and consider
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#10
They passed Fast Track = No Amendments, just vote whatever has been negotiated in secret TPP.
KeepItReal
Jun 2015
#96
This is a Corporate-friendly deal coming before a Corporate-paid-for, GOP Congress
KeepItReal
Jun 2015
#109
Tell the families of the victims that their deaths were nothing more than a distraction from TPP
Cali_Democrat
Jun 2015
#13
Your attempt to use the deaths of 9 black Americans as a pretext for a dishonest
geek tragedy
Jun 2015
#62
"Overly sensitive" to these murders called "wall to wall propaganda on the Charleston Church..."
uppityperson
Jun 2015
#72
apparently some people aren't ready to hear certain things because they might get upset.
TimeToEvolve
Jun 2015
#50
They took advantage of Katrina to push the corrupt Louisiana Charter Schools
betterdemsonly
Jun 2015
#93
Not digging your subtle (or not so) implication. What the fuck you hinting at?
Drunken Irishman
Jun 2015
#100
In the last 24 hours, the Economist, NBC, CBS, Wall Street Journal, Think Progress, Washington Post,
LanternWaste
Jun 2015
#105