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After Thanksgiving … � � �Furrst � our gentle reminder: Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul. Please do share pics of your fur kids! �If you have ...

American society hates its kids. A strong position, granted, but one that is harder and harder to refute. �We have the big things, of course. Jeffery Epstein was given a sweetheart deal despite ...

“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...

As the Trump administration enters its eleventh month pushing aggressive immigration crackdowns, public sentiment appears to be shifting. A new YouGov survey finds growing discomfort with the broad and aggressive methods being employed by the U.S....

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....

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...

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

Old Brick Farm, where Larry Doll raises chickens, turkeys and ducks, was fortunate � this Thanksgiving season . Doll's small farm west of Detroit had no cases of � bird flu , despite an ongoing ...

We have “the big 3” Holidays coming up…�The season kicks off with Thanksgiving…� But first, the rules… You are all welcome to join us! Here are few not-too-onerous PWB rules ...

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...

The Myth of “Lost National Innocence” The assassination of John F. Kennedy is often remembered as the moment America “lost its innocence.” That phrase has become a fixture of white middle class liberal Baby Boomer memory. Yet as history, it collapses...

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 ...

it’s good when someone cares.

I will be busy hanging out with family today. Rather than writing a long diary, I will go through my photo archives and select pictures taken in November, in various years and locations. Happy ...

Commentary by Black Kos editor JoanMar I once met a young blond, blue-eyed music exec from Germany who told me that his favorite movie was The Harder They Come . To say I was shocked would be an ...

Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread. If you’re worried about your Thanksgiving meal being perfect, never fear. It could always be worse.

$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...

From fossil fuel politics to state-level climate action and intelligence monitoring, American influence remains deeply woven into the global climate talks. By Bob Berwyn for Inside Climate News ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS...

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 ...

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 ...

Chief Black Kettle, I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace, that we may not be mistaken by them for enemies. A Cheyenne cemetery is in the same direction as where my...

A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. DOGE is put out of its misery Good riddance. Marjorie Taylor Greene's departure is a canary in a coal mine for MAGA The GOP’s majority is so...

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, ...

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

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 �...

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...

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 CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS...

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...

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 ...

On a cold foggy morning, my bird club toured the�California Raptor Center (CRC) at the University of California,�Davis. �This unique facility�only works with raptors: �eagles, hawks, falcons, owls ...

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)...

By � Richard A. Webster � for ProPublica,�and � Bobbi-Jeanne Misick �for � Verite News One by one, the ...

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...

The endless flow of gushing adoration for Donald Trump by his devotees at his Ministry of Propaganda, Fox News, is one of the best indicators of an emerging authoritarian state wherein the aspiring dictator exerts total control over a compliant press...

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 ...

Reagan used to get up at the crack of noon Still, nearly a year into his second term, Americans see Mr. Trump less than they used to, according to a New York Times analysis of his schedule. Mr. Trump has fewer public events on his schedule and is...

TAKE ACTION Write, Email or CALL Capitol Switchboard (202) 224‑3121 to tell your elected officials to stop dropping sh*t on our cities. CLICK HERE to find your officials’ contact information. We must stand up and speak out, not because something is...

Trump’s formal designation of Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization will go into effect on Nov. 24, escalating tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela. Maduro is simply not Noriega, much like the Fentanyl crisis comes from...

Good morning, Cafe!� The week is off to a good start, I hope.� It’s going to be a balancing act for many of us-- This is how our week will go:

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...

Campaigning for President, Donald Trump promised to end inflation and lower prices on necessities. In a lead-up to Thanksgiving, he announced that he had succeeded and that the proof was that the 2025 Walmart Thanksgiving dinner basket was 3% cheaper...

This piece is also appearing this coming weekend in newspapers in the very red Virginia congressional district (VA-06) in which I was the Democratic nominee for Congress in 2012. ************************** The American people need to understand that...

Are we at Peak Carbon? Probably. Are we at Peak Denial? Long past the worst, but still plenty bad. Did COP30 promise the end of Fossil Fuels? Sort of, without using the words. When can we talk about ...