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I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers & Jeers". OK, you've been warned - here is this week's...

Good morning, Newdists! I’ve been on a “journey” as of late...a journey with beans. If my self-care was a train, that train derailed sometime around November 2024. I wonder if anything ...

How much property does Donald Trump own in New Your city and how much money and aggravation could Mamdani create and cost Trump? Actually, I’m kind of amazed that the news organizations haven’t figured this out yet? If you think MTG is simply going...

While writing has been around for several thousand years, and movable type has been used in printing European languages since Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, the typewriter—...

In recent weeks, Washington has witnessed one of the clearest displays of congressional passivity in the face of an unchecked expansion of executive power. During his second term, President Donald Trump has not only pushed the boundaries of his...

This week, we’re helping two Texas classrooms — a first grade needs books, and a kindergarten needs interactive educational games that can work with a tablet or phone. We hope that readers who support quality public school education will help by...

It has been a tough couple of weeks for Donald Trump. After the GOP getting trounced in various elections around the country, an unruly Congress demanding to see the Epstein files, and legal disasters on every front, his regime was looking for a win....

I was flabbergasted when Trump welcomed Mamdani to the oval office and was actually civil to him, even “honored” to meet him. That was not on my bingo card. But Mamdani played nice too. As I thought about it this morning, it seems that he didn’t run...

Note: I plan on reposting my diary daily/near-daily until next November. If you have a problem with that, you could simply, y’know, ignore the diaries. As many of you may know, for the past several election cycles I’ve been running a Democratic...

Donald Trump, too, will pass, and we will find ourselves in a post-Trump world faced with the question: What can we do to prevent this from ever happening again? What changes must be made – in the Presidency, the other branches of government, the...

The link between affordability and healthcare coverage is one that Democrats have thought important enough to stake a good portion of their 2026 midterm platform. The affordability issue was broadly tested in the 2025 elections across the country, with...

CW: Discussion of suicide loss Over the past year, birding has become a source of emotional healing. I lost my friend Robin to suicide on March 3, 2024. Her loss left me broken and empty in a way in which I had never experienced. I’m on the board for a...

Just heard the perfect answer to how Dems are different from the GQP. Majorie Taylor Green has been hated by the left for more than 5 years; she has been hated by the right for three days. She has now had to hire security for death threats from the...

As we speak, U.S., Ukrainian and European officials are meeting in Geneva to discuss the disastrous "28-point peace deal." From www.nytimes.com/… Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s special envoy, were meeting on Sunday with...

To those who don’t know who Clay Jones is: Clay Jones is a great political cartoonist whose work appears regularly here at Daily Kos. He is recovering from a stroke; and so far, has managed to ...

You’re the ones who tell the children That happiness comes from things You taught them achievements Were better than sentiments You forced them to follow your dreams Recycled dreams that were once your own Forcing them to put aside their own Until they...

Effusions from the pen(keyboard?) for your enjoyment. The Shocking Truth About Gen Z Voters Is That They’re Pretty Great | The New Republic : �The kids aren’t terrible. How to find music you ...

Tax Wealth NOT Income.

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