What you might not know about Lucianne Goldberg
Posted By: Magnante, 11/2/2022 4:46:26 AM
Lucianne would have laughed uproariously at what is happening in San Francisco and at what Elon Musk is doing with Twitter. (snip) the Lucianne I knew for the past 27 years was probably the most discreet person in public life. She knew just about everybody in politics and the media. She knew lots of the nitty gritty embarrassing details in the lives of the rich and famous but she never publicized them. She had a bawdy sense of humor and might have been outspoken in private discussions (snip), but she was not a malicious gossip. Only the Clintons brought out her knives.
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A Santa Clara driver suffered fractures to his ribs and back after a mob of bicyclists brutally assaulted him following an accident involving one of them.
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Venezuela is free!
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personnel to NATO bases in the US, Canada,
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personnel to NATO bases in the US, Canada,
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A history of violence
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British voters still are asleep
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House Passes Resolution to End War with
Iran – These FOUR Republicans Voted
with Democrats 13 replies
Iran – These FOUR Republicans Voted
with Democrats 13 replies
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Four Republicans voted with the Democrats: Thomas Massie, Brian Fitzpatrick, Tom Barrett and Warren Davidson.
The resolution is likely dead on arrival in the Senate. If it passes the Senate, Trump will veto the resolution.
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facility with rows of empty desks despite
$336M budget 12 replies
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$336M budget 12 replies
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