the truth of power: Adjunct law professor fired for “reprehensible” comments about Black students (video)

We haven’t gotten past the angst-ridden discourse of privilege and buoyancy even in law schools. Then again E. Jean Carroll really wants that DNA sample from Trump and only good lawyers … Read More

Discussing Sen. Joe Manchin with Benjamin Dixon & Rebecca Azor, Texas Grid Fraud, BIG LIE contin

Like It Or Not with Benjamin Dixon & Rebecca Azor discussed Senator Joe Manchin. Texas Electric Grid fraud and the BIG LIE continues. Minimum Wage & Democrats? Politics Done Right … Read More

MO-Sen: Another One Bites The Dust! Sen. Roy Blunt (R) Announces That He Won't Seek Re-Election

Big news today out of Missouri: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO): "After 14 general election victories, three to county office, 7 to the US House of Representatives, and four statewide elections, … Read More

Chuck Todd schools Senator Manchin: Filibuster was never an idea of the Founding Fathers.

Chuck Todd schools a willfully naive Senator Joe Manchin about the filibuster. He reminded the Senator of something many may not know or realize. The filibuster has nothing to do … Read More

The Grift is back: former POTUS's campaign becomes 'Make America Great Again PAC'/MAGA-pac

The anticipated Trump 2024 grift begins as he also gets closer to real prosecution in New York. Remember that “the biggest story today should be the fact that every House … Read More

Republicans said $2.3 trillion for wealthy’s OK but $1.9 trillion for you It’s too much. READ THIS!

Sadly too many Americans allow the con from Republicans on spending. Ali Velshi exposes what is hidden in plain sight that should give us pause. Ali Velshi exposes Republicans, Mitch … Read More

Betsy DeVos Backed Candidate For WI Superintendent Busted For Black Racial Slur Twitter Blunder

Here’s the first big campaign of 2021: A white candidate to be Wisconsin's top education official deleted her Twitter account and apologized after posting a message that she had been … Read More

WI-Gov: Gov. Tony Evers (D) Helps Provide Voters Voting Information On Primary Election Day

Received this e-mail today from Governor Tony Evers’ (D. WI) re-election campaign: Today is Primary Election Day, and I want to make sure you have all the information you need … Read More

MI-Gov: GOP Senate Leader Busted On Video Saying He Wants To “Fistfight” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)

Wow: Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R) was caught on tape making cracks about physical violence against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), who last year was the target of a … Read More

10% of US Population Now Vaccinated

In the first 19 days since Joe Biden took office about 26.7 million Covid-19 vaccinations have taken place. Altogether, more than 32.9 million Americans had received at least one shot of … Read More

Will the Republican Party ever return to reality? UK's Boris Johnson may hold a clue.

We analyze the Republican Party for what it is as opposed to what they imply they are. It’s why they are losing registered members. This is the Republican Party Politics … Read More

Fox News contributor blames Barack and Michelle Obama for COVID school closings

Rachel Campos-Duffy is a former reality star … and some other things. Her husband, Sean, is a former GOP congressman from Hayward, Wisconsin, which is way, way up north. I’ve been to … Read More

Vaccinations Exceed 2 Million for Second Straight Day; 67% Approve of Biden's Efforts

Vaccinations for Covid-19 were reported as 2,172,973 for yesterday by the Center for Disease Control.  The number of Americans who have received at least one shot approaches 10% of the population (or … Read More

MD-Sen: Sen. Van Hollen (D) Turns Up The Pressure On The Senate To Make D.C. Statehood A Reality

Playing catch up here. Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign: For far too long the people of the District of Columbia have been … Read More

Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – comparing Butte Montana and Chuqui Chile

​ 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 … Read More

Scenes from the bunker: Trump plans unironic trip to Alamo, Texas; still furious about Twitter ban

Donald Trump is ending his presidency the way he began it—as a squishy wad of id that just can’t get over how unfairly it’s been treated. Because he has the … Read More

Take a Little Time to Avoid the View

During her second appearance on the leader of the genre in daytime talk, The View (1/5/21), following her maternity leave, Meghan McCain was told in no uncertain terms by one … Read More

“Marty, you're not thinking four-dimensionally”

M-i-c-k-e-y, Why because we like it. M-M-MMT. “We collectively decide just what counts as a resource, economic base, or productive work.” OTOH, it could all be trippin’ on bong hits. … Read More

“Everybody knows who he is, but they don't know what to do with him” Ole Miss fires a professor

As with most faculty politics, there is a subtext to the story of a professor fired for specious reasons. Garrett Felber was fired for failing to “communicate face-to-face” with his … Read More

Oh, nothing. Just Ivanka Trump overruling scientists at the CDC. That's all.

Whoever stuck the Tin Man funnel in my head and power-blasted a veritable Niagara of DMT into my brain, please just stop. I get it. Nothing makes sense. And if I … Read More

My Son the Science Teacher–Back in Quarantine again

A young boy goes to the school nurse’s office, complaining of a sore throat.  The nurse gives him a cup of ice and sends him back to class. My son … Read More

Joe Scarborough slams Trump for being a ‘rich white billionaire’ playing the victim.

Joe Scarborough really went at Trump's attempt to be a victim. He called him a “Rich White Billionaire” playing the victim. Joe Scarborough strikes Trump again x x YouTube Video … 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

GA-Sen A & B: Joe Biden Is Coming Back To Georgia To Get His Senate Majority

I’m all in for this: President-elect Joe Biden will join the lineup of influential Democrats involved in Georgia's ongoing senatorial campaigns, according to his recently-named forthcoming chief of staff. Ron … Read More

Meet us halfway.

I have republican family members and I know right-wing fellow workers.I researched for the unions in the South for a decade.   I’ve done collective bargaining to protect the health … Read More

ME, IA & KS: GOP PACs Busted For Using The Same “Voter” In Ads For 3 Different Senate Races

From The Huffington Post: x YouTube Video Two Republican super PACs used the same supposed voter in newly released ads for at least three different Senate races, including those in … Read More

1962 was no picnic either. 2020 is bad . The beat goes on.

The song written by Sonny Bono and was a hit for Sonny Cher had a song called The Beat Goes on.  The song was released in 1967 but applies to … Read More

Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Living close to the 50%

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

It’s sick, and it is evil: Chris Hayes & fmr. HHS Sec. on Trump’s herd immunity policy.

Chris Hayes gave a dire description of Trump's herd immunity policy that will send chills down the spine of most Americans. Elections matter. Herd immunity raises it's head again x x YouTube … Read More

MO-Gov: “Emails show Parson was warned about virus outbreak before visit to state office building”

From The St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Gov. Mike Parson proceeded with an event at a state office building last month after staff warned his office of a cluster of COVID-19 cases … Read More

Gov. Tom Wolf (D. PA) Helps His Fellow Democrats Flip The Pennsylvania State Legislature Blue

Received this e-mail today from Governor Tom Wolf (D. PA) on behalf of the Pennsylvania House Democratic Campaign Committee: Pennsylvania neighbor, Across Pennsylvania, people are voting as we speak for … Read More

Florida Mayor posts Facebook survey to find out if masks 'should continue to be required at schools'

This is why Florida’s COVID-19 cases are surging: These are the people we elect as leaders.  Instead of listening to medical experts, or the teachers who are risking their lives to teach … Read More

'Awaiting to Exhale'

Some of you may disagree, but the idea that the United States Constitution is not a living, breathing document is absurd. Were it not imbued with the capacity for expanding … Read More

MO-Gov: Can We Please Get Rid Of Missouri's Racist Dog Whistling, Superspreader Governor

There aren’t a lot of Governor races for me to cover this year. Governors Roy Cooper (D. NC) and Jay Inslee (D. WA) are looking good heading into re-election and … Read More

Miami Dolphins appalled after Ron DeSantis tells them to pack the 65,000 seats at Dolphin Stadium.

Donald Trump's Florida lackey has given the states football teams permission to fill their stadiums despite a spreading coronavirus throughout the sunshine state, particularly in South Florida. From Dolphins Talk:  … Read More

TX-Sen: Cornyn (R), “Getting rid of health care for preexisting conditions is not that big a deal”

From Emily Singer at The American Independent: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Thursday that preexisting health conditions are not as big a deal as Democrats are making them seem, using … Read More

“Stand Back and Stand By”

Former Vice-President Joseph R. Biden fought the instinct to punch President Donald J. Trump in the nose last evening. The scowling pruned face expression of disdain displayed by the president … Read More

GA-Sen B: “Ultra-Rich Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s (R) Family Has Taken In $3 Million in Farm Subsidies”

From The American Prospect: Meanwhile, the Loeffler family farm continues to operate, and several of Loeffler’s family members continue to pull in significant sums of money from government agriculture subsidies. … Read More

MN-Sen: New Poll Has Sen. Tina Smith (D) Beating Jason Lewis (R) 45-35, Biden Beating Trump 47-40

Here’s the latest news today out of Minnesota: x Suffolk University/USA TODAY poll of Minnesota likely voters: (9/20-9/24) – SenateTina Smith (DFL) 45%Jason Lewis (REP) 35%Kevin O’Connor (LMN)2%Oliver Steinberg (GLC) … Read More

KS-Sen: KS News Site Calls On Medical Board To Suspend GOP Doctor's License For Campaigning Unmasked

The Kansas Reflector wrote an op-ed to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts asking them to suspend  U.S. Senate candidate and U.S. Representative, Dr. Roger Marshall’s (R. KS) medical license … Read More

ruthless Bill Barr says Bill deBlasio heads an 'anarchist jurisdiction' – who knew?

Now they’re just making things up. US Department of Justice designates #NYC as an anarchist jurisdiction. Seattle and Portland OR are also on the list because a couple of blocks in … Read More

Obama remembers RBG, calls out GOP on blatant SCOTUS hypocrisy

President Obama has weighed in on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the confirmation battle that’s sure to ensue. Here’s his statement in its entirety: Sixty years ago, Ruth … Read More

People in the Villages are Dying from Covid, Scott wants seat filled & Desantis's bloody hands

http://www.villages-news.com/… This is just beyond brutal.   I do not know how many were conservative but this is how it shaped up yesterday in central Florida.    2020 is beyond scary … Read More

Rudy may go to prison despite all that Russian pandering

Rudy Giuliani hasn’t kept his gaslight under a bushel, but may get prosecuted, not for his quasi-espionage or actions supporting Trump’s re-election, but simply for defrauding the US Treasury. x To … Read More

If you voted for Trump, “wollte die Dinge aufrüttel,” to 'shake the system' in 2016, read this…

Trump just hasn’t arrived at getting folks to the boxcars yet. He's attacking things on the basis of race while claiming something, something white male grievance. x In 1932 I … Read More

Trump Attacks the 1619 Project

In August 1619, the first known slave ship arrived from Africa on the American shore. That became the date for the start of slavery in the colonies and later the … Read More

Fox, after confirming #LoserSuckergate, tries cleanup. Mayor Pete stopped them.

I rescind my belief that Democratic politicians shouldn’t go on Fox under any circumstances. Mayor Pete forced their brainwashed viewers to confront reality. Most rightwing outlets have decided to just completely … Read More

KS-Sen: Roger Marshall (R) Has Sad About Facebook Taking Down His COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory Post

Cry me a river: U.S. Rep. Roger Marshall is accusing Facebook of censorship after the social media giant removed a post from his account that promoted a conspiracy theory about … Read More