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Who is Tom Abate and what does he write about?
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Satire, fiction, humor, and advice from the Dead Blogger’s Society.
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If you live in 37 of the 50 states, that’s what you’ll experience. The only question is which party controls which state
The remarkable thing about Alameda County’s June 29th special election was that social justice attorney Jani Ramachandran qualified for an August 31st runoff against Alameda school board member Mia Bonta. Surprisingly, she failed to get the 50 percent required to win outright the seat vacated by her husband, Rob Bonta. The special election became necessary after Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Bonta’s husband to fill the post of state Attorney General office. Xavier Becerra had vacated the AG’s office after Newsom...Read More
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