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We begin today with� G. Elliott Morris �of the “Strength in Numbers” Substack looking at polling data showing that a plurality of American voters are not ideological at all. In this excerpt from ...

Today’s guest artists are the Irish band the Cranberries. Yes, I chose them for today, less than a week before�Thanksgiving, because of their name. But before we get to the music, Morning Open ...

Unhingery continues and Entertainment suffers as Trump consults John Eastman's theories of democracy. Prior to this, in 2020 Trump attempted a coup on 6 January 2021 and now is screwing up the economy with tariffs. No one yet has paid for plotting an...

Welcome to my Picture of the Day. I’m showcasing photographs I have taken over the past 49 years. I hope my images can give your brain a short break from the chaos. You will be able to find ...

In a disappointing decision, the Supreme Court of Canada reaffirms its stance on criminalization of sex work. The ruling of � R. v. Kloubakov � once again silences the very people most affected by ...

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 21 to 22. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched one Iskander-M ballistic missile from occupied Crimea and 104 Shahed-type,...

I do hope we didn’t wake up this morning to find we have always been at war with Venezuela. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people ...

Animals’ intelligence continue to surprise humans, whether the realization arises due to focused study or observational evidence. As the NY Times writes, “evidence of tool use by octopuses, crows, fish, elephants, crocodiles and insects has dislodged...

Seventeen lives were lost in the Washita Flood of 1934, that brought about the flood prevention system for the surrounding area. Little known is this flood with its impact and death toll. Less known than that, is the Cheyenne and Arapaho band that...

recently mentioned that the house unanimously rebuked thune’s subpoena measure (handing out free money to some R senators) he slipped into the ‘clean’ cr. I hoped a Dem would put it up for unanimous consent assuming no R senator would be crazy enough...

The breaking news comes via PBS NewsHour correspondent Nick Schifrin who tweeted it on X.com. According to Schifrin, Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) told him that Rubio called him and other lawmakers to make it very clear that the recently leaked 28-point...

On Thursday, Ezra Levin made his usual announcement of ten new Indivisible groups created in the last week, out of the ever-expanding list. One of those was Indivisible Burnsville, a short drive from home. So today they had a rally in downtown...

Vladimir Putin, aided and abetted by his venal and uncurious minion, Krasnov are at it again .. shoving ransom notes disguised as “Peace Proposals” at Ukraine under the threat of American abandonment(as if there has been any substantive American aid...

A former CDC leader warns the agency now spreads political misinformation about vaccines and autism—endangering kids and undermining science. Former CDC Director Blows Whistle on Vaccine Lies ...

Apparently teaching, engineering, and nursing among others are not professions, they’re just “work”. And how about that Harvard MBA, Mitt? The ‘doge’-ing of education Actually it’s more Epstein distractions, aside from the destruction of the federal...

Open thread this week. Please post links in the comments. Anytime you hit a paywall on articles linked in diaries or comments (or anywhere online) try using Archive.Today to see if you can get ...

This is the weekend before Thanksgiving and like many people across the US we are planning and prepping for the big meal. Over the last 4-5 years my partner Mark has taken the lead on the main dish ...

WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE A SANCTUARY OF SANITY AFTER A LONG HARD DAY OF FIGHTING FASCISM YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS (Or NOT As the CASE MAY BE) AND EVEN MORE ...