December 07, 2009
WWJD? Really? Jesus would give a flying fuck about assholes with too much money telling everyone which sweatshop-produced t-shirt to buy for Christmas, er, celebration of solstice or Mithras or some pagan hippie asshole? Rather than go all Tim Tebow...
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October 16, 2009
There are days when I'm happy as a pig in shit that I don't have a television. Yesterday was one of those. I completely missed all references to the Flying Balloon Boy (Who May Not Have Been Flying) all day....
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July 02, 2009
Despite the fact that students who enroll in multicultural studies programs perform better, wingnuts in Arizona want to de-fund schools that teach "ethnic studies:" The law in question prohibits the teaching of classes that “advocate ethnic solidarity instead of the...
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March 07, 2009
You know the WV Quarter? Nice mountain... be a shame if something happened to it....
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October 17, 2008
I don't know how she got like this. But whatever did it to her, you should avoid drinking/eating/snorting/seeing/reading/smelling/listening to it. On the other hand, this is awesome in so many ways that scientists haven't invented a number big enough: (These...
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October 13, 2008
As some of you may know, the august institution that most of the Bloodless Krew work at has had some recent problems. The old President left (normally). The search process to replace him looked and smelled funny, and resulted in...
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September 13, 2008
That's what this is, evidently, to someone who lives on my block. This week I received from the city a notice that I was in violation of city code for "excessive weeds" and "obstructed sidewalk." Look again at the distressing...
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September 11, 2008
There really are no words for this. I mean I've come to expect most anything to come out of the mouths of Bush administration mouthpieces, but given what they've done while scaring the country to death about Osama and Saddam...
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September 02, 2008
I know politicians win elections by being tough on crime, but what's the sheriff going to do with this? He does know he's fighting crime around Columbia, SC and not in Colombia, right? I guess it's only a matter of...
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September 01, 2008
Via Kevin Drum, I see that the Bush Administration has won it's legal battle to prevent a private cattle producer from testing 100% of their cows for mad cow disease (short blurb). The company wanted to certify their beef as...
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August 31, 2008
You think I'm kidding?: Bentley describes God ordering him to kick an elderly lady in the face: "I am thinking, 'God, why is the power of God not moving?' And He said, 'It is because you haven't kicked that women...
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July 25, 2008
Then don't criticize the TSA because they will fuck your shit up, and then lie to you about it: "Coincidentally, this all began in May, shortly after I began a series of investigative reports critical of the TSA. Eleven flights...
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June 22, 2008
Can you imagine the sheer amount of data? And how tempting it would be to crack the security? And the burden on small business? Washington, DC - Hidden deep in Senator Christopher Dodd's 630-page Senate housing legislation is a sweeping...
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April 13, 2008
Via the StealthBadger, more proof that idiots are in charge of educating the children: Benisch stands by his decision to suspend Harris, saying it sends a clear message about substance abuse. "This is really, really, seriously dangerous," Benisch said. In...
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March 08, 2008
Including the one up the road in Pittsburgh, according to an Oklahoma politician: More information on her, and Oklahoma politics at Okie Funk. Rep. Kern's page. In addition to freaking out about the gays, looks like she loves her some...
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January 17, 2008
Axis of Evel Knievel is always an interesting site, but wow, that is a bit of history I'd never heard a word about....
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December 18, 2007
Shoot their dog....
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November 12, 2007
Via Majikthise, we find nuclear security lacking in South Africa: A brazen attack by four gunmen on the Pelindaba nuclear facility has left a senior emergency officer seriously injured. ... He was shot in the chest when the gunmen stormed...
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November 03, 2007
My damn cat stole a raw steak off a plate (next to the stove) last night. I first knew something was amiss when I saw him streaking by me (head down from the weight of the steak). I start yelling...
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September 26, 2007
Oh my. Stop her before she analogizes again. No wonder the Sunday talk shows don't want her on to share this lunacy with the world....
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August 19, 2007
Clergy response teams, because the bible helps people be calm in a time of crisis: For the clergy team, one of the biggest tools that they will have in helping calm the public down or to obey the law is...
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August 07, 2007
What sorts of fears and assumptions does this little headline tap into, eh? Woman's body found in NYU prof's bedroom Scary faculty, preying on America's youth, right? And then... Police found the decomposing body of a 20-year-old woman inside the...
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June 27, 2007
Thy name is Mitt Romney?...
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June 17, 2007
Wow. Do you think she could be a little more condescending? Just maybe? Maria Carvajal walks the sweltering streets of Tijuana, Mexico, clutching a photo of her mentally disabled son, who she says went missing after being deported more than...
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PZ writes about how the "War on Terror" and the "War on Drugs" have combined to be a war against science projects: In the name of child safety, in order to inhibit drug peddlers, because we don't want to make...
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May 17, 2007
One of the prime problems with US policy in the Mid East (if not the world) is that everyone believes that the US hates all of them, wants to bomb everybody, and generally couldn't give a dead rat what happens...
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April 13, 2007
Via the Associated Press: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Students who participated in sexual abstinence programs were just as likely to have sex a few years later as those who did not, according to a long-awaited study mandated by Congress. Also, those...
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April 08, 2007
And he's a retired Marine too: "On 1 March 07, I was scheduled to fly on American Airlines to Newark, NJ, to attend an academic conference at Princeton University, designed to focus on my latest scholarly book, Constitutional Democracy, published...
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March 26, 2007
Did anyone else see this? I guess we'll really find out if money can buy anything....
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March 12, 2007
Via a lurking reader, we get this classic BBC headline: Israel Recalls "Naked Ambassador": Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gear. Reports say he was able to identify...
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March 07, 2007
You don't want posters to be identified so their employers can pull up bad information on them (and it wouldn't be as much fun...: Cohen said he no longer keeps identifying information on users because he does not want to...
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March 01, 2007
If anyone cares, a good chunk of the left-wing blogosphere is busy shooting itself in the foot here. It's entertaining in the same way that watching cars crash or William Huang sing is entertaining....
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February 24, 2007
Really, what could I come up with that would top that?...
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February 23, 2007
We don't engage in wholesale conservative bashing here, though we do indulge ourselves every now and again. This is one of those times. Via Pharyngula, we discover Conservapedia, the wiki that removes the liberal bias that infests Wikipedia. Huh? While...
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February 10, 2007
"I don't want my 17-year-old son to have to pick tomatoes or make beds in Las Vegas."...
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February 08, 2007
A report of air marshalls bring required to submit a quota of suspects whether they suspect them or not: The air marshals, whose identities are being concealed, told 7NEWS that they're required to submit at least one report a month....
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January 23, 2007
That's what this article should have been titled. It's a terrible shame that this woman has suffered a life of misery starting with sexual abuse by a sibling and being raped at the age of 14, if that was truly...
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January 16, 2007
Armand mentioned the Lam case a couple of days ago, but I just saw via Balloon Juice that the number is possibly up to seven fired prosecutors. As Tim F. says, TPM is doing the work: Okay, so we already...
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January 13, 2007
Nice catch from the Duck of Minerva, the 2007 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar (PDF): The US National Counterterrorism Center is pleased to present the 2007 edition of the Counterterrorism (CT) Calendar. This edition, the largest since the Calendar...
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January 11, 2007
Could Anya's worst nightmare help save lives in North Korea?...
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January 10, 2007
From Mr. Populist at DailyKos, the upshot: This electronic dragnet at Departments of Motor Vehicles in every state was Bush's interpretation of his executive powers under the Patriot Act. This is Bush's idea of fighting domestic terrorism. And the details:...
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December 12, 2006
Faith, family, then country. That's the way to approach national defense. Jesus fucking christ....
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December 06, 2006
Another thing has been added to the list of things Armand did not know - the night after "the largest bomb in human history" exploded, wrecking the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a blizzard struck, trapping people in the rubble....
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December 02, 2006
So the last post was a joke, but this one is sadly real. From a CNN video story (no link, sorry) about the data being collected on anyone who travels. Among other pieces of information, including where a person travels...
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November 28, 2006
Ah yes, Tom Tancredo. Helluva way to solidify the Republican base in Miami. Rep. Tom Tancredo, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration faction in the U.S. House, spent a recent weekend at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Ninety miles to...
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November 27, 2006
What a fucking commie. Prince of Peace my ass: A homeowners association in southwestern Colorado has threatened to fine a resident $25 a day until she removes a Christmas wreath with a peace sign that some say is an anti-...
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November 16, 2006
Just reading along, der teh der, Sadly, No!, der teh der, story about the fake anthrax terrorist, der teh der, yeah yeah yeah, he might be a Freeper, der teh der, and when the police searched his apartment they were...
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October 16, 2006
This is why I harp not on the intent behind laws, but also the consequences of having idiots and authoritarians enforcing them: Denise Grier, 47, of Athens, Georgia, got a $100 ticket in March after a DeKalb County police officer...
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October 03, 2006
Wait for the last word from Molly Ivins. Found at I Blame the Patriarchy....
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September 12, 2006
Right?...
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September 09, 2006
There are some times when you see something like this, you just move on, 'cause you know it's a weak link. Or you think, this can't possibly be true. Just no way. On the other hand, it's Crooks and Liars...
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August 25, 2006
This makes about as much sense as freedom fries. A geography teacher is suspended for hanging flags of other countries in his classroom. What the heck is going on out there? Was the legislature snorting Coors during the session that...
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August 24, 2006
Like allowing Rush Limbaugh to demonstrate what a racist he is (and then deny it)....
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It's getting to the point where the Administration (and supporters) just don't need any intelligence services at all. They already know everything they need to know about the world. Just ask them: Some senior Bush administration officials and top Republican...
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August 22, 2006
Alternative title: No Scholarship for You, Godless Liberal! Like a gap in the fossil record, evolutionary biology is missing from a list of majors that the U.S. Department of Education has deemed eligible for a new federal grant program designed...
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Liberals aren't made in college by commie professors... they're born! And since liberals aren't reproducing liberals, they're going to die out anyway. The usual suspects. But the data on young Americans tell a different story. Simply put, liberals have a...
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July 23, 2006
I read the Sunday papers so you don't have to: Most Interesting Story: The US is reducing our military spending in Africa. Why is this interesting? Al Qaeda (short term) and raw materials (long term). Follow me here. The Republican...
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July 21, 2006
You know, the one that describes the look on Al Green's face as a smile?...
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July 10, 2006
Our knickers would be even more twisty if we had half a clue what was going on over there. Including blacklisting reporters who don't toe the government's line on what's happening in Iraq: But the military has started censoring many...
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June 28, 2006
...pro flag-desecration....
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June 25, 2006
Picked this up over at Hullabaloo. Reminds me of the flyer that came out in WV with the guys holding hands. Really despicable....
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May 08, 2006
Everyone else is talking about the president's big fish. This is the best summary yet: see how three presidents answered the question "what was the best moment of your presidency?" to summarize: carter: the camp david negotiations clinton: the resolution...
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Oh, shucks, how could we have guessed there'd be a picture of Jeb? The Florida Legislature gave final approval to a bill Thursday that requires high school students to declare a major, similar to college students. The measure now goes...
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April 17, 2006
The state of Kentucky has been taking the children of women who flee abusive relationships, for no reason other than that they have sought refuge in domestic violence shelters. (emphasis mine) Domestic violence shelter directors say the state is increasingly...
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April 01, 2006
Rarely do I take an interest in blog-versus-blog throwdowns, especially when it involves calling out intolerant gasbags on their stupidity. Especially when I'm busy. However, reading Steve Gilliard's post criticizing some of the wingnutosphere's response to Jill Carroll's release reminded...
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March 31, 2006
I've been trying to stay away from blogging for a few days due to some serious real world work demands, but this is just too much: House conservatives criticized President Bush, accused the Senate of fouling the air, said prisoners...
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March 22, 2006
Pat Robertson, of course. ROBERTSON: Ladies and gentleman this is a fascinating book. If you want to, you'd better take your blood pressure medicine before you read it, but it's "The Professors: The 101 most dangerous academics in America" and...
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March 21, 2006
Yeah, that Shakespeare , commie pinko that he is. He always looked kinda funny anyway. Long hair, moustache, funny bloomers and all that. What's next? A beard and a dress? via Majikthise....
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March 05, 2006
Homeland Security wants to know if you're paying more than your monthly norm: What got him so upset might seem trivial to some people who have learned to accept small infringements on their freedom as just part of the way...
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March 02, 2006
It's time for the practice of shackling women in labor to end. Many states justify restraints because the prisoners remain escape risks, though there have apparently been no instances of escape attempts by women in labor. Then why do they...
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February 24, 2006
Ann Coulter gave a speech at Indiana University. When a student asked her whether or not, since she hated democrats so much, she would advocate for a dictatorship to simply oppress them. Her response? "You don't want the Republicans in...
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February 22, 2006
Behold the power of poop....
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February 21, 2006
NYT (emphasis mine): In a seven-year-old secret program at the National Archives, intelligence agencies have been removing from public access thousands of historical documents that were available for years, including some already published by the State Department and others photocopied...
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February 17, 2006
This can't be real. Can it? If this country's legislature and judiciary are supposed to reflect the values and beliefs of The People, then send them a message that they are WAY off course! If you are tired of secularists...
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February 16, 2006
They're just like us afterall: Iranians love Danish pastries, but when they look for the flaky dessert at the bakery they now have to ask for "Roses of the Prophet Mohammed." Suppose they'd like them with a side of freedom...
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February 14, 2006
This just gets more and more bizarre: The fellow hunter who was shot and wounded by Vice President Dick Cheney has suffered a "minor heart attack" after a piece of birdshot migrated to his heart, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday....
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February 13, 2006
File under: be careful what you wish for. The United States and Israel are discussing ways to destabilize the Palestinian government so that newly elected Hamas officials will fail and elections will be called again, according to Israeli officials and...
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February 10, 2006
There's a lot in the news this past week. Bats Left Throws Right has a good summary: In the space of twenty-four hours, we get:• Libby says Cheney made him do it.• Bush says we saved Los Angeles a while...
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February 09, 2006
Always the last to know: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Thursday he was blindsided by President Bush's announcement of new details on a purported 2002 hijacking plot aimed at a downtown skyscraper, and described communication with the White House as "nonexistent."...
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January 29, 2006
CNN: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is famous for his ambitious promises, but he is unlikely to be called to task if he breaks his latest pledge: not to have sex before the April 9 general election. At a party...
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January 23, 2006
And I missed it! NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 22,...
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January 13, 2006
Not only is it not an IED... It wasn't even a fucking bomb. It was a fucking flashlight. A thanks to the Stealth Badger for inadvertently reminding me to update....
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January 10, 2006
The IRS wants to know. As it hunted down tax scofflaws, the Internal Revenue Service collected information on the political party affiliations of taxpayers in 20 states. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a member of an appropriations subcommittee with jurisdiction over...
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December 24, 2005
Vast: The National Security Agency has traced and analyzed large volumes of telephone and Internet communications flowing into and out of the United States as part of the eavesdropping program that President Bush approved after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks...
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December 20, 2005
Apparently the Bush administration thinks so: One F.B.I. document indicates that agents in Indianapolis planned to conduct surveillance as part of a "Vegan Community Project." Another document talks of the Catholic Workers group's "semi-communistic ideology." Are you surprised that most...
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December 19, 2005
From Amygdala: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's AIDS charity paid nearly a half-million dollars in consulting fees to members of his political inner circle, according to tax returns providing the first financial accounting of the presidential hopeful's nonprofit. snip Political...
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December 15, 2005
John Cole finds someone - who Cole suggests should be nominated for stupidest quotes of 2005 - who is frothing at the lack of anti-gay campaigns, as we have against smoking. Cole's response? I hope Cliff and his buddies act...
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December 08, 2005
1. Avoid being Brazilian and riding the subway. 2. Avoid flying, especially if it interferes with regular ingestion of meds. 3. If 1 and 2 are unavoidable, make sure will is up-to-date....
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November 20, 2005
This is the kind of thing that made me kiss the hard sciences goodbye. See Hugo sing. Wearing a broad-rimmed sombrero, Chavez sang Mexican ballads with a mariachi band before thousands of his supporters at the end of a march...
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