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110. I came over from a website known as "Smirking Chimp" where I was largely engaged...

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 10:04 AM

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...in the historical Nader fights involved in the now understood to be disastrous 2000 election outcome that has now led to the disintegration of the United States under a partisan Supreme Court.

My name here is an abbreviation of my name there, which was NaderNadir. People kept calling me "Nader." I hated that. There were a lot of posts over there that were removed for trivial reasons connected with arbitrary rulings (some of which were issues in style) by a figure called "BoardNanny," probably a sock puppet for the owner. Someone there referenced this place so I came over, liked it, and never looked back.

I did for a time post actively at DailyKos, but I was banned there by the owner for making a true statement about energy, which is fine with me. I'm not interested in apologizing for making true statements.

DU has a far better administration, in particular connected with the brilliantly conceived jury system and MIRT on which I'm currently serving.

I have been dinged by juries as a result of my unpleasant personality, but I'm satisfied with the justice of the system.

From my perspective this, DU, is the best political blog on the internet. I'll stay here until I die.

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I came over from a website known as "Smirking Chimp" where I was largely engaged... NNadir Tuesday #110

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