In congressional testimony, Dr. Birx says Trump's negligence likely led to 130,000 COVID-19 deaths
During interviews earlier this month with the House select subcommittee on the pandemic, Dr. Deborah Birx conceded that the Trump administration was “distracted” from its...
Alabama Councilman Uses Racial Slur To Refer To Black Colleague, Stuns Colleagues
Speaking to a colleague this morning who asked if I was tired of writing about racial ‘strife.’ The answer was—no—I am tired of living it....
The backlashes to critical race theory leave scars: racism is never funny, even if ignorance is.
Florida bans its schools from teaching critical race theory On Thursday, Florida's State Board of Education unanimously voted in favor of an amendment banning the...
Godwin’s Law, MTG and the GOP
The simplest explanation for lawyer Michael Godwin’s law is that the longer a debate or disagreement extends, it will eventually devolve into an unfounded comparison...
John Oliver tricks three local TV stations into airing segments about fake Venus love blanket
I’ve spent some time in newsrooms, so I feel like I’m a savvier news consumer than most. While watching the local news, I’ve occasionally said to...
The Truth is an Easier Master to Serve
Voter rights legislation is winding its way through Congress with the foregone conclusion that Senate Republicans will scuttle it. Equitable voting rights legislation for blacks...
I/P Bernie Sanders sets the recent record straight.
Bernie Sanders opinion piece in the NYT is an important read. It is also important to recognize who sparked this latest round of murder. Palestinian...
I/P Bernie Sanders sets the recent record straight. Updated
Bernie Sanders opinion piece in the NYT is an important read. It is also important to recognize who sparked this latest round of murder. Palestinian...
White racist swings at kamona young, a black woman, pushes attorney lee merritt
#RacistAttacksProtesters #MarvinScottIII #JusticeForMarvin During a peaceful protest and demonstration at the intersection between the cities of Plano and Frisco in North Texas, a racist white...
Our 'Fraidy of Perpetual Toadying, Mike Pence, is *still* sucking up to Trump
No one has ever tried to have me killed before (that I know of), but if someone did, I doubt I’d sing hosannas and paeans...
WI-Sen: Dr. Fauci Goes After Another Idiot Anti-Vaxxer, RoJo The Traitor
Dr. Anthony Fauci is on a roll. First, he went after this clown: x“You can get infected, and will get infected, if you put yourself...
Man who seemed to blame Daunte Wright on MSNBC for his death responds after taking a beating online.
Brian Dunn, Managing Partner at the Cochran Firm California, appeared on MSNBC, seeming to blame Daunte Wright for his death. Tiffany Cross, among many of...
Well, That Solves the Problem…?
Much like with the election of Barack Obama, after the Derek Chauvin conviction, America was quick to congratulate itself. The fallacy of a post-racial America...
Almost Half of Republicans Say Chauvin Verdict was Wrong
CBS News/YouGov conducted a poll this weekend, and there is some disturbing news: CBS News poll: Widespread agreement with Chauvin verdict Three in four Americans...
Minerva @ Midnight: GOP states want to suppress protests by deputizing civilian vehicular assault
Only Republicans would encourage running over demonstrators by indemnifying and pitting RWNJs and their vehicles against peaceful crowds. Because who knew that the “unintentional” weaponizing of personal...
Man blames Daunte Wright for his death: Tiffany Cross: oppressed adopting oppressor's talking points
A black man, Brian Dunn, appeared on MSNBC, blaming Daunte Wright's death on the kid. Tiffany Cross dispatched the Stockholm Syndrome sufferer. Tiffany Cross did...
VA-Gov: GOP's Leading Candidate For Governor Says Derek Chauvin Verdict Makes Her “Sick”
Friendly reminder, there’s a big Governor’s race in Virginia this year: Virginia Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase is no stranger to making provocative statements, and...
Ted Cruz decries “Democrats' violence” because of his failed violent GQP insurrection
The usual Cruz hypocrisy, the pot calling the kettle violent. Because the final term of Ted Cruz will feature more nonsense serving corporate energy interests...
Knee on the Throat, Foot on the Gas?
I watched the celebration of former police officer Derek Michael Chauvin’s conviction of three various counts of murder yesterday, and my feelings were mixed. No,...
Tucker “soup plutocrat” Carlson even further unhinged
If Tucker Carlson brags about beating up a gay man and/or liked junk food in high school, shouldn’t he clear that up among other strange...
The most viewed death in the history of humankind had its Rodney King moment
"Today, a jury did the right thing. But true justice requires much more." xOpinion | Caught on camera Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is...
He did not comply, had a gun, threatened the cop, drove off, wasn't shot, is white. He lived!
Here are the perfect examples that show how cops react to real threats from those they treat as human beings. The white gun owner legitimately...
Chauvin is guilty of assassinating George Floyd. It shouldn't be this difficult.
It should not be this difficult. If George Floyd would have been alive absent from his encounter with the police, it is clear then that...
LIVE: San Luis Obispo, California Officials Give Update on Kristin Smart Disappearance
(Apr. 13 ) The “prime suspect” was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the 25-year-old disappearance of California college student Kristin Smart. Paul Flores,...
“Your air freshener is blocking your window” driver pulled over, shot, killed.
The driver Daunte Wright was pulled over for a traffic violation by Brooklyn Center, MN police, and in the process of being arrested for an...
'Gutfeld!' is hiring comedy writers for its atrociously unfunny train wreck of a show
Weed o’clock struck early today. Not sure why. Something to do with daylight saving time, I think. Or the Maya calendar? Fuck if I know. It...
There is no defense in pulling an apprehended suspect out of a squad car once in custody.
I am watching the murder trial and I am flabbergasted as what I am witnessing as a former police dispatcher. Witness #1 KNEW there was...
the previous guy said, “I like taking the guns early”
Concealability had nothing to do with Monday’s massacre in Boulder, Colorado, but the details tell us more about the marketability of semi-automatic firearms using high-capacity magazines. Discussing...
Minerva @ Midnight: another US spree shooting
Still early and a far too familiar pattern has been repeated today in Boulder, Colorado. 10 are dead including one first responding police officer. More...
Political Reality?
I could spend a lot of time making statistical comparisons about the influx of immigrants at the border starting with the George W. Bush administration...
Meet The Press discusses anti-Asian violence without any invisible model minority… ground Chuck
So much thick-headed media activity this past week. OTOH Chuck Todd panders to the center again, or perhaps it's the college drop-out demographic. xA @MeetThePress...
Sheriff says spokesman who claimed Atlanta killer 'had a bad day' had, well, a bad day
So you saw this yesterday, of course. While describing alleged killer Robert Aaron Long’s heinous Atlanta-area crime spree, Cherokee Sheriff’s Office spokesman Capt. Jay Baker...
He didn't park his privilege at the door when he decided to have a bad day
Prosecuting hate crime is another thing some prosecutors might not want especially when a Bible Belt jury might want to condone violence against the victimless(sic)...
Alleged Georgia killer had 'a really bad day,' according to sheriff's department spokesman
Not sure where they took him for ice cream after his (alleged) murder spree, but they sure do seem understanding. I’m all for getting at...
Neanderthal governor, Democratic insanity, The Age of Social Murder, and much more.
We discuss the Neanderthals that are harming their citizen. Additionally, we examine Democratic insanity. Is this the age of social murder? Democratic Insanity x x...
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday “she's warm, like a giant ham”
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...
You Can’t Have it Both Ways
If you listen to Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and conservative media silos, like Fox News, black Capitol police officer Harry Dunn, who was called the...
PA-Sen: Fetterman (D) Keeps On Defying PA GOP “Banned Flags” Order With Bigger Weed, LGBTQ Flags
From The Hill: https://twitter.com/JohnFetterman/status/1364601280161869824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a Democratic Senate candidate, has replaced the pro-weed and LGBTQ rights flags hanging from his office balcony...
Racism is the Connective Tissue
In 2008 when former President Obama was thrust into one of the biggest financial messes since the depression of 1929, his stated goal was to...
PA-Sen: John Fetterman (D) Signs Pledge Rejecting Donations From The Fossil Fuel Industry
Here’s the latest news today out of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D), who announced a 2022 Senate bid earlier this month, said in a statement...
Who is Donald Trump's most gutless toady?
The result of the latest Trump impeachment trial was a fait accompli when Mike Pence was pulled from his mother’s womb, saw his shadow, and...
“Trump left everyone in the Capitol for dead” as mob hunted for victims like VP Pence
The impeachment managers drew a straight line from Trump to the insurrection and harm’s way for Mike Pence. The march to the Capitol seemed spontaneous but...
Disorganized Castor and Schoen blow their unconstitutionality defense, admit Trump lost election
Jim Acosta of CNN reports that a Trump advisor says that “Trump is F’ed if further criminal proceedings happen after this impeachment trial”. Bad lawyering...
Will insurrection trial let Trump off the hook?
Club rules seem to apply and Democrats don’t have the Senate votes to convict, perhaps wishing to settle for impeaching Trump twice, despite the insurrectionist attack on...
The Real Trial of the Century
From November 1994 to October 1995, the so-called trial of the century took place. It centered around murder, race, sex, athletics, and hero-worship. America was...
Joe Scarborough ridicules Kevin McCarthy & his Democratic list: The 4yrs of McCarthyism are over
Kevin McCarthy was talking retribution for Marjorie Taylor Greene's committee removal. Joe Scarborough excoriated him. Joe Scarborough went off https://youtube.com/watch?v=BDYc9PcSkgI See full episodes here. Joe...
The Un-Civil War
Living, working, and surviving as a black man in a national community that sees you as an inferior, from time to time the question is...
Stock Market Casino continues, as “Americans should be able to work one job to take care of things”
Lots of manipulation today, but the House always wins even in the case of GameStop. Elizabeth Warren on the GameStop surge on @CNBC:"The billionaires and...
Marjorie Taylor Greene believes a laser beam from space caused the 2018 California Campfire.
When California’s deadly and worst wildfire struck the state of California, intense drought provided the fuel necessary when a PG&E Pacific Gas and Electricity sparked the...
Marjorie Taylor Greene believes a laser beam from space caused the 2018 California Camp Fire.
When California’s deadly and worst wildfire struck the state of California, intense drought provided the fuel necessary when a PG&E Pacific Gas and Electricity sparked the...
