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February 8, 2018

Volunteering in a Syrian refugee camp in Greece

I have been presented with the opportunity to volunteer as an ESL, food distributor and also to start an 8 week children's choir in a refugee camp in Greece. I need to get myself over there...I need suggestions for good fund raising sites-thanks

February 3, 2018

I was a stranger and you took me in!

My Foster mom passed away today

we often talk about Christian values because of and in response to the right wing "Christian" voters.
My foster mom was a real Christian and model to me. Her and her husband took me in just when her last child left home. I was a teen age boy (15) and teen age boys are hard to place in the foster system. My dad had died and my mom had a stroke, and was incapacitated til she passed away a few years later.

They took me in and made me a part of their family, teaching me their family history yet still encouraing me honor my original history and to affirm my German roots as an immigrant and the child of a refugee.

She taught me the art and gift of hospitality towards others, instilled in me a love of good sacred choral music and liturgy.

I wil miss her lots...well done good and faithful servant

February 1, 2018

IT'S NOT BEEN A GOOD DAY FOR THE REPUBLICANS

Let's begin:

To start their day, the republican's were involved in both a literal and metaphoric train wreck

The ratings on trumps SOTU speech are the lowest in 20 years

trump's wife is still pissed

The FBI Director has come out strongly advising against releasing the Nunes memo

It appears that the Stormy Daniels (porn star's) signature denying that she had an affair and payoff with trump is not her signature

The former chair of the Colorado republican party was sentenced to 4 years probation and 300 hours of community service for voter fraud

Federal Court ruled that republicans can't restructure Consumer Protection Bureau

GOP Arkansas State Senator has resigned after being convicted of fraud

It looks like Ben Carson has been up to his ears in corruption, so bad that even the trump legal team is alarmed

the FBI agent that republicans have been criticizing was found to have been advocating re-opening Hillary Clinton email probe thus negating the republicans claim of him being anti trump

Reports have it that Dep. Atty Gen. Rosenstein was asked about his loyalty to trump

Trey Gowdy will not seek re-election

Roger Stone got caught trying to visit Julian Assange today

trump's CDC head had to resign today after being outed buying tobacco stock while heading up that agency

trump's South Korean ambassador pick, comes out against trump and thus trump withdraws his nomination

That's a lot for one day. So Democratic and fellow progressives and liberals cheer up!

It sucks to be a republican!!!!

January 20, 2018

that's fucking bullshit

the repukes have not won a national election with out cheating or dirty tricks since 1956 Eisenhower was the last legitimately elected republican president

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Gender: Male
Hometown: Frankfurt am Main
Home country: Germany
Current location: Tacoma, Washington
Member since: Sat Jul 18, 2009, 11:55 AM
Number of posts: 23,756

About gopiscrap

Ran for US Congress from the left. Led a City of Tacoma initiative and won with 64% of the vote. The initiative was a liberal initiative in blue collar town and we were projected to get 29% of the vote, we received 64%. Spent 3 years leading a peace and justice project in Tacoma. Was the original chair of the Tacoma Refugee Choir.
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