unhingery continues in the White House aided by OAN and FoxNews

A desperate Trump is trying to signal to his armed followers like the boogaloo boys that something needs to be done to free Seattle from those “anarchists”. If disinformation can be … Read More

Slate Magazine's The Surge Lists These 7 States That Could Be The Path For Joe Biden's Victory

Received an e-mail update from Slate Magazine’s The Surge and they have released the top seven states that are now the most competitive for Joe Biden to reach electoral victory. … Read More

One of my senators just called Trump's speech fascist; I couldn't be more proud

Thank you, Ron Wyden — my senator — for calling out the ocher abomination in the strongest terms. x The fascist speech Donald Trump just delivered verged on a declaration of war … Read More

Trump: I'm the worst thing to ever happen to Russia, but Putin likes me

The Trump Crazy Train never stops, so if you want to get on, understand you’ll have to risk your life to do it. This isn’t some snowflake cult where you … Read More

AZ-Sen: Martha McSally (R) Skipped Coronavirus Hearing To Hang Out With Trump On Air Force One

Kudos to Dan Desai Martin at The American independent for highlighting this: Sen. Martha McSally (R-AZ) did not attend a Senate hearing Tuesday on the federal government's coronavirus response so … Read More

now 95,000 deaths are OK for Thurston Howell and his three-hour tour

Because every “transition to greatness” wants you to assume you’re going to die soon. 80,000 deaths so far, on pace for 130,000 deaths by August, as Trump now promises a … Read More

Obama Told GOP To F*** Off With Their Attempt To Boost Russian Disinformation To Smear Joe Biden

Fuck yeah: The office of former president Barack Obama privately blasted a congressional investigation into former vice president Joe Biden and his son, as well as alleged Ukrainian election interference, … Read More

US needs to triple the number of COVID tests to 500-700,000 per day before any “reopening”

A new Harvard report shows that testing needs to be immediately ramped up by at least three times beyond its current level. The difficulty of raising the level of testing … Read More

Meat Packing Towns Are Hotspots for Virus Endangering Workers and Food Supply

http://www.bloomberg.com/… (April 17) Meat packing centers in the Midwest are some of the fastest growing pandemic centers, according to Bloomberg News, the New York Times, and other news media. Workers in some plants … Read More

More lives could have been saved if Trump administration did social distancing guidelines earlier

Will Trump fire Dr. Fauci this week. More importantly will Trump even acknowledge the death toll other than saying “it’s a bad week” and babble some happy talk. He will … Read More

TX-Sen: GOP Moron Says A Nationwide COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Order “Seems Like An Overreaction”

Fucking idiot: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) deemed a potential national shelter-in-place order amid the COVID-19 pandemic an “overreaction” on Thursday. An increasing number of public health experts have recommended residents … Read More

Mega-church pastor, who packed his church Sunday, arrested 'for a reckless disregard for human life'

Lock him up! TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Tampa Bay area pastor has been arrested following two large services at his church over the weekend. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister … Read More

The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. Trump doesn't care

America “First” It’s going to get worse before it gets better, really. x Trump: “Nobody would have ever thought a thing like this could happen.” Again, many people thought a … Read More

Trump remains part of the problem of US COVID-19 testing failure.

The usual “anti-government” dismantling of the state preached by Trumpists rationalized their inability to contingency plan for testing failure. It started even before they took office. x There were 3 … Read More

Elizabeth Warren Renews The Call For Corrupt Attorney General William Barr's Resignation

Yep: x Congress must act immediately to rein in our lawless Attorney General. Barr should resign or face impeachment. And Congress should use spending power to defund the AG’s authority … Read More

Landmines and the roll back under Trump and Co. I guess it is kill em all and let God sort em out.

I got an email from a devoted Kossack yesterday.  She does so many IGTN diaries.   This is what she was so upset about and I understand.  Civilians get killed by Landmines.  … Read More

1st Coronavirus P-to-P Xmission in US [Update*5: State Dept Puts All China on Level 4 Status]

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

Political CessPool Report From KY: Payoff to Pardon Sodomizer and Thomas Massie Has Primary Fight.

Another day, another Kentucky criminal’s family pays to have them pardoned from prison.   GOP prosecutor took donations from sex offender's family, then pressed Bevin for a pardon The elected Republican … Read More

Pompeo: Iraqi People Want Us to Stay. Iraqi People: Get Out!

SoS Pompeo claimed on the Sunday shows this morning that the Iraqi people want our troops to stay and help them fight terrorism: Pompeo dismisses Iraqi leader’s call for all … Read More

#MedicareforAll beats Trump

Archives By Dr. Bill Honigman​, Progressive Democrats of America – National Outreach Lead I’m a recently retired Emergency Room physician, and after 37-plus years in the business I should know that #SinglePayer … Read More

Harry Reid, “Democrats running for president need a plan for the Supreme Court”

Former U.S. Senate Majority & Minority Leader, Harry Reid (D. NV), has been coming out of retirement and his presence in the upcoming 2020 Democratic Primary can certainly be felt. … Read More

Mark Penn is advising Trump on impeachment, what could go wrong?

Glasses of water on the Titanic. Nearer my god-emperor to thee. Can Dick Morris be far behind. scoop with @jdawsey1: Clinton strategist Mark Penn counsels President Trump on impeachment. https://t.co/nBDHMBdcB2Read More

Put out your damned plan Pete Buttigieg (and everybody else). Warren has changed the game.

There is currently a great diary on dailykos that was on the recommended list for a few seconds. I really, really hope it makes its way back. It asks intelligent … Read More

Vatican May Allow Married Priests

[This is NOT a Trump or impeachment diary. Everyone needs a break!] From today’s Washington Post: Roman Catholic bishops propose opening priesthood to married deacons in the Amazon region Roman … Read More

US Army finds that the 'military could collapse within twenty years' thanks to climate breakdown.

According to a new report prepared by the US Army and, commissioned by the Pentagon, found that the next couple of decades will be so chaotic due to a warming … Read More

“no turn unstoned” in Arms for Dirt scandal

The road to the bunker seems a lot clearer after William Taylor’s testimony, in which he clearly describes the regular and irregular agenda channels in the Arms for Dirt scandal. Three … Read More

Good God can Pelosiphiles take some time off from spiking the football and dancing in the end zone.

I have just been reading too many diaries about how great and wonderful and brilliant Nancy Pelosi is. Oh she knew exactly when to bring impeachment proceedings. She played the … Read More

Good God can Pelosiphiles take some time off from spiking the football and dancing in the end zone.

I have just been reading too many diaries about how great and wonderful and brilliant Nancy Pelosi is. Oh she knew exactly when to bring impeachment proceedings. She played the … Read More

Kamala Harris on TRMS: At Minimum, House Should Investigate Kavanaugh.

I don’t have the transcript, but the gist of Senator Kamala Harris’s thrust on The Rachel Maddow Show (TRMS) was the following: FBI investigation of allegations of sexual assault by … Read More

WaPo: Trump is extorting Ukraine's president to compel him to investigate Joe Biden

Okay, nothing surprises me with this guy anymore. If you told me Mark Burnett was sitting on Apprentice outtakes of Donald Trump devouring live guinea pigs whole on-set like a pelican swallowing alewives, … Read More

PA-Sen: PA Dems Put Pressure Sen. Pat Toomey (R) To Publicly Call For A Vote On Background Checks

Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: The heartbreak of lives lost in Dayton and El Paso this weekend reminds us gun control can not wait. For every … Read More

Micro-aggressions, Pelosi and Dailykos

There is currently a diary on top of the dailykos that I find troublesome. I worry it is one of the issues,if allowed to fester, that may keep Trump in office … Read More

Micro-aggressions, Pelosi and Dailykos

There is currently a diary on top of the dailykos that I find troublesome. I worry it is one of the issues,if allowed to fester, that may keep Trump in office … Read More

Unusual hailstorm buries low lying areas of Guadalajara with hail and floodwater five feet deep.

Then we ask ourselves if climate change is real. These are never-before-seen natural phenomena. State governor Enrique Alfaro Local media is reporting that a powerful rain and hailstorm wreaked havoc in … Read More

Local baseball team includes AOC among 'enemies of freedom' in Memorial Day tribute video

Yup, she’s sandwiched right between Fidel Castro and Kim Jong Un. What do these three figures have in common? Well, our pr*sident hates two of them — but, bizarrely enough, … Read More

NYT: Deutsche bank employees flagged 'suspicious activity' in Trump's and Kushner's accounts

Oof. So much smoke — everywhere. Maybe Trump needs to rake his offices to prevent these wildfires from spreading. The New York Times: Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank recommended in … Read More

USA Today analysis shows just how ridiculously lenient Manafort's initial sentencing was

When Paul Manafort appeared before Judge T.S. Ellis last week, he was facing up to 24 years in prison, so the 47 months he actually got seemed like a slap … Read More

GOP Gaslighting Ilhan Omar, Meanwhile Steve King Retweets an Actual Anti Semite… Again.

As the GOP gaslights Rep. Omar for criticizing the state of Israel for it’s policy positions vis-a-vis its treatment of the Palestinian people, and democrats in the House apparently moving … Read More

Trumpster Tom Barrack Lauds MBS, Says of Khashoggi “the atrocities in America are equal, or worse”

Tom Barrack plays a central, if somewhat unheralded role in all of our Trump troubles, as you can read in his Wiki bio… It was Barrack who, in 2010 pulled Jard … Read More

Taking the “high road” is fine, but…

just remember one thing, the higher the road, the steeper the drop off at the edge of the shoulder. Everybody agrees, believing in God is a perfectly acceptable personal choice, … Read More

Court Overturns Ban on Trump's Transgender Ban.

We know that the Trump and the GOP have and are continuing to fill judicial vacancies with conservative cuckoos.  This decision is thus just a likely harbringer of many more … Read More

In response to the NYT's congressional reform proposal, here's my own proposal to reform Congress

In response to soon-to-be-former U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R-NY) losing re-election to U.S. Rep.-elect Max Rose (D-NY), The New York Times (the NYT) editorial board issued a pair of editorials: … Read More

Trump Appeals Transgender Ban Ban to Supreme Court.

Another day, another attempt by Trump to enforce bigotry, hatred and stupidity upon the country. x BREAKING: The Trump Administration Just Asked The Supreme Court To Let It Enforce Its … Read More

OH-Gov: Mike DeWine (R) Exposed For Tanking A Sexual Harassment Case To Protect His Political Allies

The Huffington Post has a must-read piece out today regarding the Republican nominee in the upcoming Governor’s race in Ohio: Mike DeWine, the attorney general and Republican nominee to replace … Read More

Daily Kos Unmasked as Top Purity Tester

A diary has been sitting around on the rec list all evening, and anyone just looking at the rec list would be given the impression that Elon Musk is a secret … Read More

How can liberal NYT subscribers mock Trump supporters? In the end isn't it the same puerile loyalty?

There is a devastating article from Jezebel up about Laura McGann, one of the true heroes of the #metoo movement. She is the woman who wrote the article about Glenn … Read More

Trump Issues New Ban on Transgender Individuals Serving in Military

“Transgender person who require or have undergone gender transition are disqualified from military service.” x Trump revokes August 2017 memo, issues new ban on transgender individuals serving in military. pic.twitter.com/AuWtZdEBn0— … Read More

Have you heard this about the Republicans' tax bill?

Two years ago, I had a highly recommended post excerpting various pundits on both sides of the aisle forthrightly describing the increasing insanity of the Republican party.  The point was that … Read More

Jesus Christ can we not put Dana Milbank at the top of the recommended list!

Enough with the credit where credit is due stuff. Enough with, well he’s got a great platform.  Dana Milbank is an a**hole. He always was an a**hole. He always will … Read More