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We use the word “bailout” loosely in this country. Over the past century, it’s been stamped on headlines for numerous industries: banks, railroads, airlines, tech firms, automakers, S&Ls, utilities, insurance companies — and farms. Corporations and...

There’s little precedent or legal authority for what Michigan lawmakers are seeking from the Justice Department. By� Carrie Levine �for Votebeat Earlier this month, a group of Republican state ...

The Me 262 was the world’s first operational jet-powered fighter aircraft. The design of what would become the Me 262 began in 1939. It first flew in 1942 and became operational in mid-1944. It ...

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 ...

It is Evolution Day , whatever that means. Allegedly it is a day to celebrate the publication of Darwin's On the Origin of Species , so it is not rally about evolution, per se. Evolution, at lest in ...

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and FarWestGirl. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...

Trumpian decadence takes many forms, “coherent expression of the right-wing politics of desire” that depends on measuring it with a yardstick. Then there’s Laura Loomer’s lookism, speculating about killer’s identity, and Nick Fuentes proclaiming that...

Song "A" Washington Matthews (1843-1905) translated from the Navajo� Where my kindred dwell, there I wander. Child of the White Corn am I, there I wander. At the Red Rock House, ...

The past repeats, for after the dehumanization and extermination of the American Indian comes denial - that second killing to keep bones in the ground. The timeline along with basic knowledge of the Pilgrims’ and Puritans’ religious beliefs exposes the...

It has gradually become clearer over time. Yes, it can’t be proved except perhaps by a CIA whistle blower. Nor will it ever be admitted by any of our intelligence agencies. But Trump’s behavior pattern is as obvious, at least to me, as a category 5...

60 yards and a cloud of horseshoe dust They died with their boots (and underwear) on, having left their Gatling guns behind. Scalping is associated with American Indians on the Western frontier, but white settlers also performed the gruesome practice....

One of the most successful efforts to unite right-wing voters during COVID was the irrational rejection of face masks in the name of “freedom.” Proud Republicans strongly objected to government suggestions and some institutions requiring masks so that...

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, JeremyBloom, ...

“Loyalty to the Constitution"” —�these are words either foreign to the trump regime or they want to intimidate the nation into submission that loyalty to trump trumps Loyalty to the ...

The Visionary Palestinian Peace Plan for Israel and Gaza That You've Never Heard Of A 51-page document by a group of Palestinian scholars and policy thinkers offers a much clearer path to Middle ...

Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most ...

It is far more informative to follow the media’s pulse than to purview the propaganda it spews. Media created Trump-mania, and it is now in the process of deconstructing the artificial Trump personae of the media’s own fever dreams. www.nytimes.com/...

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 ...

Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition,...

American Psycho satirizes the narcissism, greed and insecurity of the corporate world, and the murders are a metaphor for the frenzy of the territorial male. Trump is turning the nation against him. Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term...

“It’s the economy, stupid!”�Heard that around the block a few times. Let’s take control of the economy. WE are the economy. We ARE the economy! Q: “ How do you put a Betamax store out of ...

Critters seem to be able to rest in the strangest places. yes he is asleep, ...

UPDATE for Thanksgiving Eve (If you didn’t read yesterday’s post, just scroll down) Am I the only one who forgot ONE INGREDIENT and had to go to the store again today (or do without)? I started the day making the herbed olive oil. Just chopped the...

Three weeks ago we looked at  Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum Dulcificum) . Now we have a different fruit, also from China, of similar appearance, showing similar benefits in research on diabetic mice—...

So Trump Truths or whatever we want to say Consider the Airspace around Venezuela Closed! Just a replay of George Carlin’s “Bomb Some Brown People” skit...what’s gonna drop in the news this week? Another fucking diversion from the shame of murdering...

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 their book Abundance, Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argue the Democrats lose elections to obvious MAGA-type fascist idiots because we make government so damn complicated it becomes ineffective. In other words, voters want the things Democrats say...

Ethiopian volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years The Guardian A volcano in Ethiopia ’s north-eastern region has erupted for the first time in nearly 12,000 years, sending thick plumes of ...

The Maastricht Animal, as it was first called, played a significant role in the death of religious dogma in Europe and the advance of biological and paleontological�science. "Hidden History" is ...

I am getting sooo tired .. of intrusive pop-ups on every page I click, even for PAID subscriptions. I am tired of misleading headlines purporting to be about 1 thing or to reveal something that isn’t or doesn’t. Used to be called false advertising —...

What are some of your favorite Thanksgiving memories? Most of my early memories for Thanksgiving center around music, because we would learn Thanksgiving songs at school and maybe do a Thanksgiving/...

A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related |� Hot mic catches Trump's take on ...

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 ...

I have a problem. Have you ever seen one of those “hoarder houses”, which are so full of crap that you can barely walk from the door to a chair? Where the stuff piles up and any cleaning is neglected and simply not done? That’s me. I am not going to...

Sorry, you can’t be a billionaire, or at least a millionaire. But thanks to FanDuel Casino, you can be the next best thing: a “thrillionaire.” That’s a word ad agency Orchard Creative ...

Continuing on with our state wrapups for the ones where we ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [dated � website ] came to � Pennsylvania because, well, SWING STATE.� Duh. We quickly ...

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...

I generally consider origin stories for superheroes to be the best offering from each franchise, and Iron Man, for me, is no exception. Here is an excerpt from Roger Ebert's review: With "Iron Man," you get a glimpse into the depths. You get the...

Reading Moby Dick. Who would have thought that Moby Dick was a religious text? They haven’t even set sail yet and Melville has more than one riff in his text that reads just like A Course in Miracles which I always am harping on. ACIM is one of those...

As a retired STEM professional, I think the information published by NASA on their QFD (Quantum Flux Drive - NASA Warp Drive or Singularity Engine results in displacement not by movement but by geometric reconfiguration) and Navy patents for an...

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Yesterday, the Virginia State Corporation Commission gave Dominion a green light to build a new methane gas plant on an existing, closed coal-fired power plant sight adjacent to the James River in ...

Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments ...

A case brought by four Indonesian fishermen who are survivors of slavery at sea just cleared a major legal hurdle. A San Diego federal judge declined tuna giant Bumble Bee’s request to dismiss the ...

On a recent trip to Geneva, I learned that researchers at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) have discovered the smallest particle in the universe. The particle’s behavior and characteristics call into question everything we thought was...

I know, according to all the Internet buzz, ‘A.I.’ artificial intelligence is probably going to be Time Magazine’s ‘Person/thing’ of the Year this year, but wouldn’t it be awesome if they named Stephen Miller? For one thing, he has been behind every...

Scene from a prior Bread Communion circa 2016 On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the UU church I attend has its annual bread communion, ...

Lewis Carroll redux The story of MAGA America is a 21st-century retelling of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland seen through Orwell's doublethink lens. In this logic-free universe, Trump is the fittest man ever to be President. Tax cuts shrink the...