Two of the more remarkable facts of American history are that: 1. The first country in the world to recognize the independence of the United States was Muslim (Morocco), and 2. It took 230 more years for the first Muslim to be sworn in Congress, two days before the announcement of the iPhone

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hell, R.E.M. and Outkast are both from Georgia

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i'm sure i'm not the first person to note this but "bombs over baghdad" is like the spiritual successor to "it's the end of the world and we know it"

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This is an interesting asymmetry. Few people have thwarted Democratic initiatives more than “moderates” like Manchin or Sinema (or the blue dogs during the Obamacare process). Meanwhile it’s fringe figures like Massie or MTG who have most frequently thwarted GOP initiatives during Trumpism.

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nobody wants to hear it but the only real “blue no matter who” types are progressives the defectors are always, always, the “centrists” and this is true when it comes to passing legislation too

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