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This is just...beneath pathetic. As reported by Chris Cameron and Maxine Joselow, writing for the New York Times: The Trump administration will raise prices and add new fees next year for international tourists visiting national parks, the latest...

Rest In Peace and Power, Mrs. Viola Ford Fletcher by Chitown Kev Yesterday, it was announced that the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher, passed away. She ...

I posted this essay on my site yesterday, and the response/comments have been amazingly moving to me. I’m not sure if it works as a DK diary, but I’m going to repost it and see what you think. Here goes! ~ I read this troubling, illuminating, and...

The Four Reasons Why Kelly Is Fine 1. Kelly is Not in the Military Anymore Kelly’s a civilian. The Uniform Code of Military Justice doesn’t touch him here. Once you’re out, you get your full First Amendment rights back. Simple as that. (See notes at...

from NPR this morning: “U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'” Pentagon Pete doesn’t seems to think Scouting teaches “masculine values” any more, and lost its way when it became coed a few years ago, and...

Randall Munroe, creator of the XKCD comic strip, published this comic yesterday titled “Fifteen Years.” This comic is the fourth one in a series since 2012 - 2012: Two Years, 2017: Seven Years 2020: Ten Years 2020: Fifteen Years Parts of the previous...

What if every state did the Transparent Election Initiative to negate the pernicious effects of Citizens United and its political action committee grifting down by the dental floss bush. Every state, whether via legislators or ballot initiatives, has...

Ukraine says it agrees with much of the provisions of the revised peace plan that Europeans have developed. Russia says Ни за что. It seems to me that Ukraine agreeing to limit the size of the armed forces to 800k is not much of a concession since...

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency has reportedly died a quiet death after months of generating havoc throughout the federal government, costing taxpayers millions of dollars, and ...

UPDATE TACO MONDAY: White House postpones Monday’s expected unveiling of new health care cost proposal Trump Embraces Democrats' ACA Extension after causing a shutdown to end it. Trump is expected to propose Two-Year ACA Subsidy Extension as people are...