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President Donald Trump has a malevolent preference for red states, throwing money at them while ...

Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la, etc. That is, unless you are among the majority of Americans who suffering under the burden of Donald Trump's disastrous economic agenda that places the interests of regular people below those of Trump's wealthy...

The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden" 🌑 🌕 🌕 *This group's aim is polite philosophical debate* 🌑 KosAbility: Remembering wilderness voice by...

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In this story we will briefly explore why originalism is complete BS. [At the end we will hear from Sir Matthew Hale, creator of the ‘marital rape exemption’ 350 years ago, who was cited in the Dobbs decision. Stayed tuned.] Originalist theory asserts...

Many Native women promote�the true story of Thanksgiving:� Ramona Peters : The Real Story of the First Thanksgiving: After Squanto’s aid with corn and other planting, the pilgrims had a ...

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 ...

The notoriously inflated, yet painfully fragile ego of Donald Trump is once again dominating the stage at the annual White House presidential Thanksgiving pardoning of the turkeys. And no, that doesn't mean Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, Robert F. Kennedy...

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Constitutional amendment would end Election Day drop-offs, gut active early voter list for 80% of Arizonans. By Caitlin Sievers for� Arizona Mirror Republican legislators who have pushed for ...

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A diplomatic snafu came from Kushner and Witkoff having a secret meeting with Kremlin minions that regurgitated the same Russian ‘maximalist demands’, with Trump ‘acting tough’ demanding that Ukraine agree by Thursday as though turkey pardoning...

I stopped paying much attention to Trump’s delusional social media rants long ago, but the headlines about his Thanksgiving tirade against immigrants made me pay attention to this one. It is telling, more about what the people around him are thinking...

A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� Marjorie Taylor Greene, former Trump loyalist, says she's resigning from ...

Please Read This I’m going to post at least 8-10 editorial cartoons (more in the comments section) as manual updates to the diary. Look for these toons in a few minutes by scrolling all the way down just above the diary poll. 12:07 am ET — I have...

“In the workplace women can get away with giving compliments without getting accused of sexual harassment. A female can tell coworker that I like that shade of lipstick on you. A male could not say that to a female coworker in most cases without...

I’m wondering if Democratic politicians and their representatives in the media need to stop making reference to the “Trump Administration.” And begin referring to the “Trump/Vance Administration.” Because JD Vance will become President. I don’t believe...

The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft was successfully launched yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan; it transported NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev to the International Space Station...

Yeah, surprise, surprise… According to a report from the Washington Post’s Ellen Nakashima, Warren P. Strobel and Alex Horton, Donald Trump’s CIA director John Ratcliffe busily began planning the attacks via a variety of methods but then butted heads...

… The simple fact of a formal investigation has power, something Senator John Parker Hale (N.H.) appreciated as far back as 1850. On April 17 of that year, during a debate on what would become the Compromise of 1850 over free and slave states, Senator...

Russian forces conducted a series of missile and drone strikes against Ukraine on the night of November 25 and 26. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles from Rostov Oblast and 90 Shahed-type,...

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...

In 2017, members of Congress Mike Johnson and Charlie Crist introduced a resolution marking July 12th of each year National Day of Civility. The date was in reference to the Biblical passage from Mathew 7:12: "So in everything, do to others what you...

The Daily Bucket is a regular series from the Backyard Science group. Here we talk about Mother Nature in all her glory, especially the parts that live nearby. So let us know (as close as you are ...

This is for all social platforms And I will keep repeating this shit until I’m dead. It is not okay to insult Trans folks on the right with transphobic insults/jokes because “they deserve it” It is not okay to insult Black folks on the right with...

I just heard Jeannine Pirro say, of the two National Guard members who were shot yesterday: “They were sworn in less than 24 hours before they were shot in the street.” I’m still listening to the news conference, and so far no one has followed up on...

Wait for it. Dumbass is causing distractions ( more and loonier than usual) usually means he is wanting big distractions from what is about to hit headlines. I say it is Epstein files. If not, then it is a biggie because he is throwing all kinds of...

Has anyone else here on DailyKos spent the past few months clutching their temples in outrage and disbelief and incipient fury at the fact that Donald J. Trump is still squatting behind the Resolute Desk in the White House, and not sitting in his third...

Greetings everyone and welcome to another instalment of mayhem, madness, fun, and insightfulness from the good place. We start with a not so bright mascot..

Over a dozen years ago I done got me a new hip. Now that I am approaching Ironman status with four joint replacements and fusion I have had a lot of physical therapy in the intervening years and lots short term disability too recover. the first time I...

A couple of families in West Virginia are going to have considerably less to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. They are the families of the two National Guard troops who were tragically shot on Wednesday and are now in critical condition in a District...

Let TruthAngel Cut Through the Spin I didn’t set out to build a “tech project.” I set out to solve a very old political problem: Voters are drowning in noise while power operates with perfect clarity. Every election, we’re told to “do our own...

Would you believe me if I said kid’s cartoons helped elect Donald Trump? I’ve been watching a kid’s cartoon series called Codename: Kids Next Door. It’s about a team of five secret agent kids who go on adventures to fight against the tyranny of teens...

…. Fiction writers are invited to post chapters and excerpts as comments at Fiction Works-in-Progress diaries like this one. At the top of yr comment, use the header button — it has an H on it — for your WIP title so its clear to the readers. If you’d...

Greetings, beer lovers!��‘Tis (Black) Friday, and after a long hiatus (not that anyone noticed or cared), ‘tis chingchongchinaman as your guest FNBB blogger tonight, with esquimaux taking a very ...

This week I'll discuss the Lovers card of the tarot major arcana. Most people are pleased when this card appears in a reading and it's easy to see why. A beautiful, peaceful scene of two people in ...

Even goat rodeos need clowns. “If enacted in its current form, this type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt,” the Louisiana Republican added. “Not by my...

$1 million FBI overtime only cost a third of his weekend golf trips to Florida. and the cover-up continues. With the shooting of two National Guard troops in DC, Trump doubles down to move 500 more potential targets into DC making an unlawful situation...

So COP30 just wrapped up. Those of us who were expecting next to nothing are unsurprised. Here’s a quick quip from the BBC, from a piece published just before the shindig wrapped up: Host Brazil had hoped countries would agree to set out how to move...

After all, he does wear red…�I’ve always thought of him more like a generous old soul who is older than all of the political parties that exist in the world and has seen them come and go. He ...

www.statnews.com/… First, bit of history: In 2018, Congress passed language that legalized hemp products up to a specific and low concentration of marijuana’s naturally occurring, high-inducing compound: delta-9 THC. But the cannabis industry pounced...

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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...

Republican lawmakers say state officials should stay out of the way of federal law enforcement. By� Jonathan Shorman � for Stateline A day after ...

The most interesting strategic plan to save the nation from a complete political takeover by the wealthy lies in each state’s control over its corporations. Corporations and corporate charters are primarily state entities and are governed by state...

Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, the mainstream spent a long time just presenting it as something that was done with no preceding history. Over time, at least some of the mainstream has expressed disagreement with over-reaction by Israel. I would like...

Sometimes a book comes along that garners a great deal of public attention, even getting noticed by pop culture. Buckeye by Patrick Ryan is such a book, chosen for one of the celebrity book clubs (...

In late February of 1933, a confused Dutch drifter named Marinus van der Lubbe stumbled into world history by setting fire to the Reichstag building in Berlin. His motives were debated, his politics uncertain, and his mental stability questionable. But...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what I have to be thankful for recently. I’ve been through a lot recently, and a year ago, it was not at all certain that I’d still be here today, nor is it certain that I’ll be here next Thanksgiving. I’m thankful that I...