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Live Blog below. (Why yes, doing this is getting tiring, and I may give it up soon if only because the lies and campaign talking points are increasing. My interest … Read More
Today was the first time in the COVID daily briefings that Trump has mentioned the 2018 “Right to Try” as the reason for insistence on untested treatments, confabulating them with … Read More
Woeful Response To Pandemic Highlights Need For More Progressives In Congress By Donna Smith, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America Pitch In Time And/Or Money To Help Us WinMake … Read More
Oh, why oh why would anyone ever get the idea to do something this foolish? I can’t even imagine where such a preposterous idea would ever come from. NBC News: … Read More
I was sitting outside on the patio tonight and boy did I have a huge reflection hit me. I hear a lot of young folks complain about boomers. This is … Read More
Apparently, this guy has known all along that Donald Trump is, as he calls him, “deranged” — but he voted for the ocher abomination in 2016 anyway. He reasoned that … Read More
Help Elect Two Great Progressives To Congress In solidarity, Mike Hersh for Alan, Mike F., Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Dr. Bill, Dan, Donna, and Janis—your PDA national team. Pitch In To … Read More
The Nation endorses Sanders, if only because of the coalescing of so-called moderates around Joe Biden. #BlueNoMatterWho not because Ivanka Trump has finally registered as a Republican, but if only … Read More
Received this e-mail from Democracy for America: We’re entering the final three weeks before the Illinois Democratic primary and it’s our last shot at building the grassroots support needed to replace fake … Read More
Even during the struggle with having Dixiecrats in its midst, the modern Democratic party has stood for social justice, however compromised because of the nation’s conflicted constitutional history. The “social … Read More
I’m liking this: Last month, a Fox News reporter trumpeted a “SCOOP” on Twitter — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was “withholding” $250,000 in dues to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Ocasio-Cortez confirmed the … Read More
Lawlessness continues as Trump commutes a sentence and pardons others prior to the Thursday sentencing of Roger Stone. Trump’s celebrity pardoning of Bernard Kerik and Eddie de Bartolo Jr. is an … Read More
Happy Valentines Day—Unless You’re One Of Trump’s Targets In solidarity, Dan O’Neal and Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F., Janis, Mike H., Donna, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA National … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Council for a Livable World in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: One of the country’s first important congressional primaries of 2020 will take … Read More
We’re Already Early Voting in Illinois—Help Progressives Win! In solidarity, Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F., Mike H., Janis, Dan, Donna, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA National Team Early … Read More
I’m editing this so as to start with the most important information: The best prevention advice is to WASH YOUR HANDS. FREQUENTLY. See the diary and comments for more details. … Read More
Usually, when the word ‘just’ is used it is often seen as a reductive descriptor of one’s character, in this case, the word just made Kobe Bryant closer to us. … Read More
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Marie Newman’s (D. IL-03) campaign: You remember that DFA-endorsed progressive candidate Marie Newman is challenging a Democratic establishment incumbent who’s notoriously … Read More
American Jews and Blacks have a long complicated history. Jews have always been at the forefront of the civil rights movement, risking and sometimes losing their lives to help Blacks … Read More
Surprising that it’s not connected to the Shreks’ company, “Fraud Guarantee”, and yet sanctions got removed from related Russian companies. Individual-1 Trump obeys his masters, even if there are a … Read More
Archives In solidarity, Alan Minsky for Mike F., Dr. Bill, Dan, Janis, Deb, Kimberly, Bryan, Mike H., and Donna—your PDA national team. Join PDA Supporting ProgressiveLeader Eva Putzova For Congress! … Read More
(Trigger warnings) The boss of Donald Trump’s personal banker at Deutsche Bank has committed suicide. x In case you missed the breaking news from late last night: A former Deutsche … Read More
Once the tax documents become available, the entirety of the Trump financial empire could unravel with Chicago Unit Acquisition LLC. No different than the LLC that Trump directed Michael Cohen … Read More
Baghdadi-Bob apparently lapsed into fantasy as he turned a solemn announcement about killing a terrorist chieftain into a campaign speech complete with ad-libs. Trump’s next speech in Chicago used the mission as … Read More
https://twitter.com/TwitterMoments/status/1188926810634899457? Malört “tastes like pencil shavings and heartbreak.”[16] I met WWII veteran at protest. Told him that my Papa George was also a WWII vet. I thanked him for all … Read More
We’ve all seen this annoying line of argument from people opposed to us cleaning up our act with respect to the environment: Oh, you FLEW over here, now didn’t you? … Read More
OK. White guy here stepping into a racial issue: police shootings of unarmed black men. According to Politico, Julian Castro has “blindsided” Pete Buttigieg over accepting a donation from an … Read More
photo: Marie Newman and Supporters Gather at a Fourth of July Parade In solidarity, Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F., Mike H., Janis, Dan, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA … Read More
You may have seen the ads; Scorsese, De Niro, Pesci, and Pacino, are all together in a new movie, “The Irishman.” These are my favorite actors and director, and my … Read More
For the past 20 years, Dr. John Lott, Jr. has been the go-to person from the educated elite class who the GOP has used to fight gun legislation. On Sept. 18, Americans … Read More
Finally after Pat-a-cake half the day someone says… Just answer the question, boy. x Barry Berke. This is how you question a fool like Corey Lewandowski. Don’t be nice. Don’t … Read More
Trump has been demanding rate cuts from the Fed ever since he took office. Lately he’s been even more vehement, denouncing Fed chairman Jerome Powell for not dropping rates even … Read More
“When I am president, I will work to ensure that all of our kids are treated equally, and protected equally,” Donald Trump declared on July 22, 2016, as he accepted … Read More
Alan Minsky, Executive Director and Mike Hersh, Communications Director | Progressive Democrats of America, The influential Federal PAC Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has endorsed Democratic Candidate Marie Newman to … Read More
photo: Harriet Ross Tubman • Public Domain • CC BY-SA 4.0 In solidarity, Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F, Janis, Mike H, Dan, Shayna, Dr. Bill, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA … Read More
Even after state legislatures in states like Ohio, Georgia, and Alabama have passed draconian anti-abortion laws designed to criminalize women and attempt to convince a far-right U.S. Supreme Court majority to … Read More
It’s nice when things work out, isn’t it? CBS News: The Cubs have identified and banned a fan who flashed a “white power” hand gesture during the broadcast of Tuesday … Read More
Scene: A rural Alabama living room A stuffed opossum, leaking fluff and with one eye missing, stands menacingly in a corner. A couple of easy chairs and a sofa, with a coffee … Read More
OK, I’ll deal with this right at the top, because I know how y’all absolutely dote on every golden drop that falls from my fingers to the keyboard. Judge Ellis … Read More
That’s a nice merger you got there. Be a pity if anything happened to it. Don Cornholeone The Birdcage Papers The story that Rachel Maddow and David Fahrenthold told last … Read More
So perhaps people are waking up to the news reports that Smollett orchestrated the MAGA attack on him. This will be explosive. Donald Trump Jr. has already tweeted on it … Read More
So perhaps people are waking up to the news reports that Smollett orchestrated the MAGA attack on him. This will be explosive. Donald Trump Jr. has already tweeted on it … Read More
photo: Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez listens to a speaker as he chairs an executive committee meeting at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Summer Meeting in Chicago, August 23, … Read More
When news stories picked up that some lovely, anonymous Samaritan was able to put dozens of homeless in hotels around Chicago while the record polar vortex dropped temperatures to -39 degrees … Read More
I do not know if most of you have heard the latest, but Republican Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin loudly complained about closing some of the schools on Wednesday because of the … Read More
By Donna Smith, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America Help Us Demand Equal Rights For All! Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) is joining with partners across the nation to … Read More
There ya all go, trying to think along with me again. What a waste of time. By now, you should all know that my mind is wired like a telephone … Read More
To say that Donald Trump is a ig is to give offense to fine and upstanding porkers the world over. After all, at least swine don’t try to pretend that … Read More
With apologies to this wonderful website, this is clearly the most robust endorsement Nancy Pelosi has received thus far. And I have to agree with President Obama. To me, the … Read More
Voters Were Inspired By Diverse Slate of Candidates Who Embraced Bold Progressive Ideas, Many Running for First Time CHICAGO — Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn Political Action, had the … Read More
