YouTube suspends OANN for violating COVID misinformation policy
OANN is Donald Trump’s new favorite teevee network, and that makes a ton of sense — because it’s basically Fox News on bath salts, chewing away at America’s jowly face … Read More
Month: November 2020
OANN loses its place on YouTube because of COVID-19 misinformation, not its disinformation
You’d think they’d be penalized for all that disinformation, but in regard to the Trump de-election campaign, that will continue. You take what you can get in the marginally deregulated media universe, … Read More
We need a huge stimulus to prevent disaster – Comic Relief using “It’s Worth It,” and more
Today we discuss the necessary stimulus package to prevent economic catastrophe. We also have some comic relief and videos. The stimulus is a must now x YouTube Video Chat – … Read More
A “kraken of biblical proportions” ain't happening as Trump hopes his turkey pardon spreads
Trump celebrated a month and 26 days of asshat amateurism left by having a one minute briefing and taking no questions at the White House, but claiming credit for the stock … Read More
MSNBC Hallie Jackson destroys Trump enabling Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) for election charade.
MSNBC Hallie Jackson did not allow Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) to get away with seeding misinformation about the Joe Biden win. Hallie Jackson destroys enabling senator's rhetoric x x YouTube … Read More
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Trump: 'If [Biden is] elected the stock market will crash' (through the ceiling to Dow 30,000)
So today, Donald Trump called an impromptu press conference in order to swiftly take credit for the rising stock market. After the Dow cleared 30,000 for the first time ever, Trump … Read More
John Kerry declared war on climate change deniers in an effort named World War Zero.
In 2019 John Kerry was awarded and accepted the Arctic Circle Prize in a speech to an assembly of climate scientists and other Arctic stakeholders in Reykjavik, Iceland. In his dramatic speech, … Read More
This is what happens when the protagonists of misinformation believe it themselves.
Could Ted Cruz be this inept, or is it pure politics? This is what happens when the protagonists of misinformation believe it themselves. Ted Cruz got caught! x x YouTube … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D. MA) Refuses To Let Moscow Mitch Obstruct President Biden
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D. MA-04) in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Raphael Warnock (D. … Read More
GOP's PA certification last stand: “bad faith, dilatory motive, prejudice, or futility”
There's a slight delay in the PA certification announcement if only because “This is not at all frivolous.” Now 1-36 in lawsuits, the Trump campaign tries to claim again on … Read More
Trump reportedly concerned his lawyers are 'fools that are making him look bad'
Noooooooooooo! That is some prodigious perspicacity on the part of BLOATUS. (Sorry, alliteration aficionados. I prefer “BLOATUS” to “POTUS.” So suck a sack of silly string.) NBC News: The president … Read More
Michael Nigro: COVID-19 long hauler state talks deniers & more.
Film director & journalist Michael Nigro, a long hauler talks about COVID-19 deniers and how do we move them to the real world. Michael Nigro, a long hauler speaks x … Read More
Remember that Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary can address some of the Trump sweetheart deals
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen will be nominated as Treasury Secretary. Remember that Trump though Mnuchin lifted some Russian sanctions during the Mueller investigation on one Russian oligarch in particular, … Read More
No shirt, No shoes, No service!
For years, I have been looking for the perfect rebut to the idea that the private sector is always better than the government, and Donald Trump may have given me … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: President Obama Keeps Up Momentum To Give President-Elect Biden A Senate Majority
Wanted to share this Tweet with you all: x The balance of power in the Senate is at stake in Georgia’s runoff election. We’ve got two great candidates—@ReverendWarnock and @Ossoff—who … Read More
Red Alert: Even if you just voted in Georgia, check your status now!
A state committee member for the Georgia Democrats Association is claiming that there is a shocking voter purge going on right now in Georgia. People who recently voted in the … Read More
This Ted Cruz COVID prediction from July really did not age well
Usually when Ted Cruz “guarantees” something, it’s more along the lines of “I guarantee you no one can hear you scream from the basement of this abandoned warehouse in Arkansas.” Or … Read More
Laptev and East Siberian sub-sea methane activated.
“It’s gotten so out of whack that we are now looking at survival for our children, not survival of our grandchildren.”, Peter Carter, M.D., – reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read More
Siberia's Laptev and Kara sub-sea methane activated.
“It’s gotten so out of whack that we are now looking at survival for our children, not survival of our grandchildren.”, Peter Carter, M.D., – reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate … Read More
Color of Change Heather McGhee has a poignant message to the White Trump supporter.
Heather McGhee nails the pathology that allows a large percentage of white Trump supporters to fall for the voter fraud lie by communities of people-of-color. Heather McGhee gets to the … Read More
Winking and Nod: Tony Blinken may be the Biden Secretary of State
Nearly anyone would be better than the Dominionist nutlog, Mike Pompeo. Robert Wright (New Republic) and Connor Echols wrote an article last week grading Tony Blinken, the apparent choice by Joe … Read More
rear-kicking coming: will @GSAEmily Murphy appear before Katie Porter's Congressional committee
The only stunt that saves Emily Murphy from historical ignominy is to sign something after this request and during the hearings that recognizes the Biden-Harris victory. The real question is … Read More
Democratic Analyst Karen Finney outlasts a frazzled bully, Former GOP Governor Chris Christie.
Democratic Analyst Karen Finney would have none of it as she challenged former GOP NJ Governor Chris Christie to knock sense into their Party. Karen Finney checks Chris Christie x … Read More
This is an actual headline from Detroit Metro Times ( I can't put it in the headline) Banworthy.
http://www.metrotimes.com/…www.metrotimes.com/… Lock the MF up. Wow. The headline reads, “ Lock the motherfucker up”. Click the link and see. For all the nefarious crap Florida Republicans pulled in 2000 — there … Read More
Florida man endorses alleged murderer for Congress
Republicans sure have some odd ideas about who should serve in Congress. They’ve backed alleged pedophiles, QAnon weirdos, and — because there’s simply no limit to the depths of indecency … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: AOC & Julián Castro Mobilize Latino Voters To Say “Adiós” To Moscow Mitch
Received two e-mails from prominent Democratic politicians helping mobilize Latino voters in Georgia for the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff elections on January 5th. The first one is from Rep. Alexandria … Read More
a melting-down Trump looks for more excuses to poison the well, or drive off a cliff
Trump’s hope continues to be that he can somehow negate legal votes and substitute electors in at least three states. Trump’s “investigators” seem to be the same ones who went … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: Tom Steyer Helps These Grassroots Organizations Mobilize Black Voters
Received this e-mail from former Presidential candidate, businessman Tom Steyer (D. CA), in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Jon Ossoff … Read More
Mike Kelly (R-PA) files suit to stop PA from certifying postal ballots so the GOP can swap electors
Arguing against his own law, Rep. Mike Kelly throws another nuisance suit at the Federal court system. Act 77 legalizing mail-in voting was voted in by the GOP house and senate … Read More
Federal judge in PA dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit argued by Rudy Giuliani. Now 2-34 in lawsuits
Total Landscape losing with “strained legal arguments”, free of factual proof. x Judge in the Pennsylvania case really took the Trump team to the woodshed. https://t.co/IXyeyjuiM0 pic.twitter.com/JIbS9OwRbU— Ryan J. Reilly … Read More
Trump skips G20 pandemic-preparedness event to … uh, you know where he went
This fucking guy. I mean, really. CNN: It does not appear President Trump will participate in a side-event at the G20 virtual summit focused on pandemic preparedness. The event — … Read More
Texas Lt. Gov. stiffs Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. of $2 million for finding voter fraud, by Republicans
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman wants to collect his $2 million from Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for finding voter fraud. Texas Lt. Gov. got the wrong voter fraud x x … Read More
RNC Chair Tries Catch-22 in Michigan
RNC Chair Ronna [formerly Romney] McDaniel and the Michigan Republican chair are trying more chicanery in Michigan today: they want certification put off until an audit is done. But under … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps Put An End To Moscow Mitch's Obstruction
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Jon Ossoff (D. … Read More
No, Florida is not a red state. Democrats there are just remarkably inept
As the election postmortem fight begins, Democratic leaders are consoling themselves with the narrative that Florida was already lost. It’s really a red state, Democrats are being told, which is … Read More
Brian Williams breaks sarcasm meter over suggestion that vaccine should be named for Trump
So yesterday, Geraldo Rivera, whose career has run the gamut from dreadfully embarrassing to off-the-charts mortifying, had a great idea. Let’s name the vaccine after Donald Trump, because, well … we want the … Read More
Ivanka gets angry because Dad reduced his tax exposure
More of the same criminal behavior as Ivanka gets hit with a connection to Trump tax fraud. What else seems new. Darn nepotism. Then again her father did take a … Read More
WI GOP desperately trying to throw out ballots in Democratic districts
To be perfectly clear, there is only ONE party trying to throw out people’s votes. Democrats can play this game too—we could go to North Carolina and try to play … Read More
some Georgia Trumpists vow to destroy the GOP if Trump doesn't win. Like that's a bad thing?
RW logic at work: They’re so angry at GA Governor Kemp that they might urge a GOP voter boycott of the Senate Runoff in January or even write in Trump’s name. You … Read More
'The transition jokes will continue until morale improves', as Trump now invites PA to another stunt
Failing in Michigan, Trump seems to have moved on to Pennsylvania with the same stunt, meant largely to excite state-level resistance by RWNJs pressuring political institutions in the hope of … Read More
My Pillow guy helps spring alleged killer Kyle Rittenhouse from jail — because it's 2020, yo
Did you have this one on your road to the apocalypse bingo card? A 17-year-old kid brings an AR-15 to a protest, kills two people and wounds another, and eventually … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday… everyone needs a teacup holster at Zoom Thanksgiving
Kitchen Table Kibitzing is a community series for those who wish to share a virtual kitchen table with other readers of Daily Kos who aren’t throwing pies at one another. … Read More
Report: Donald Trump Jr. has the coronavirus
Schaden-Friday never lets me down! SCOOP: Donald Trump Jr., the president's son, has coronavirus, sources tell me and @JenniferJJacobs. — Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) November 20, 2020 Tyler Pager is a … Read More
'Hannity' graphic labels Michigan's UP as Canada. (Sorry, Yoopers, Trump is still your pr*sident)
I’m originally from Wisconsin, and I always wondered why the UP wasn’t part of our state. I mean, look at it. It’s connected and everything. And I’ve been there. To … Read More
“An incompetent coup, a clown coup, a ludicrous coup, a ridiculous coup – these are all still coups”
Counting coup involves winning prestige against an enemy rather than doing serious damage. We’re now way past that point. But the latest gesture in search of a coup is today’s Trump … Read More
Mauro Guillen on 2030, Democrats must engage Trump now, Journalist slams Jim Crow GOP.
Professor Mauro Guillen talks about 2030 expectations. Rep. urges Democrats to engage. Journalist calls out GOP Jim Crow. Mauro Guillen discusses 2030 x x YouTube Video Politics Done Right Live … Read More
Depraved and Different
Back in April, President Trump issued a hollow order that meatpacking plants remain open, with safety restrictions to be fashioned by the plants’ owners. Even though the Covid-19 virus was … Read More
Trump's sedition is a serious matter – he wants one state legislature to be the first domino to fall
We’re not humoring Trump’s father Fred with a Potemkin executive desk to humor delusional derangement. It has always been deadly serious. Whatever his bluff, call it. Trump is leveraging some negotiated … Read More
Guiliani has failed, so Trump is on Stage 2 of his coup. Here's what comes next
We knew he was never going to leave peacefully. Stage 1: Courts Donald Trump has desperately tried to get courts (with his hand-picked judges) to order the secretaries of state … Read More
The Trump administration finally tells the truth about COVID
Never has a Freudian slip been so perfect — or accurate: x “We're working on mass distribution of the virus.” — Treasury Sec. Steve Mnuchin, who we hope is working on … Read More
