GOP lawmaker who called COVID-19 a 'hoax' is sued by ex-staffer for endangering employees

With the new mask guidelines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released Thursday, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like it’s nearing an end for many of us. I get my second Moderna … Read More

'Trump has never actually been wrong': The MAGA cult has eaten the Republican Party

I used to occasionally argue with MAGAs before I realized I’d have better luck trying to convince Wile E. Coyote not to jump off the cliff in his Acme Batman Suit. … Read More

Hey, hey, the DOJ is suing Roger Stone for tax he (probably) didn't pay

I thought Schaden-Friday might slip away without a good dose of bad news for a bad, bad person. Ah, but it came through in the end to bite one of … Read More

Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Lady Death, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Woody Guthrie

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

When They Go Subterranean; We Go…

In May of 1996, my middle son graduated high school. I had been hospitalized the Tuesday before his ceremony, because of a hereditary bleeding disorder, I have suffered from since … Read More

A mini-lesson in how media treat Black victims and white perpetrators

Needless to say, this is appalling. https://twitter.com/ParkerMolloy/status/1298820170891362304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw See? Kyle Rittenhouse simply wanted to help. He’s a good (i.e., white) boy deep down. I mean, we can understand Rittenhouse, right? He’s … Read More

Do Not Send your kid to school. Find another way to educate them other than public arenas.

There is a diary on here which is very good about Betsy No nothing and it is good. http://www.dailykos.com/… I am a parent, grandparent and great grandparent.  I know kids.  … Read More

Columbus statues toppled… It's an iconoclasm of indigenous days and knights

So much iconoclasty, so little time to election day. Darn all those racist targets and their problematic cultural frames, constructed from their siting and historical context, all with social and … Read More

Why President Trump will not Wear a Mask

Reportedly, Donald Trump declines the wearing of a protective mask because either it will make him look silly, or he believes it will give the wrong message to the American … Read More

BAM!, ZONK!, WHAM!

It may be irony, schadenfreude or coincidence but we are crossing paths at the intersection of politics and  Marvel or DC Comics.  We have a blustering Joker as Head of … Read More

New GOP argument against impeachment: It will ruin Christmas

You may remember Matt Whitaker as the bald dude who was Trump’s acting attorney general for a couple of months for some reason. No one really knew why. It sure remains … Read More

If Trump were Superman…

If Donald Trump were Superman, Lois Lane would be in the hands of kidnappers.  One of the recurring themes in the plot line of superhero movies is their discretion and … Read More

Chris Christie blames Trump's staff — not Trump — for disastrous overseas interviews

Last week in the U.K., Donald Trump gave two crackers interviews that drew a tremendous amount of criticism. First, he sat down with former America’s Got Talent judge and purported … Read More