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Joe Biden has some tough words about Trump today: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called Trump's actions “half-baked.” “This is no art of the deal,” Biden said in a … Read More
Presser started at 536pm ET. It ended at 613pm. Trump needed another faux-campaign speech opportunity today — he should be trying to clarify his criticism of Birx — perhaps there’ll be some … Read More
Part of my preparation for becoming a teacher, at my MAT program at Johns Hopkins, was to take time to reflect on what I was doing. Further, since my mid-teens, … Read More
I wrote a diary on my memorable encounter and conversation with Congressman John Lewis . I woke up around 2:00 AM this morning to see headlines of John Lewis’s passing. … Read More
Kudos to Emily Singer at The American Independent for capturing this: x After several positive ads, Montana U.S. Sen. @SteveDaines (R) re-election campaign with a contrast ad against @SteveBullockMT (D) … Read More
From The New York Times: As Representative Doug Collins went booth to booth at a recent Republican jamboree in northeast Georgia’s Rabun County, he was a hero, not an insurgent. … Read More
from the perspective of someone who has taught every grade from 7 through 12, in public, charter, and private (both religious and secular) schools. CLASSROOMS — It is impossible in … Read More
< p class=”is-empty-p”> # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths World 11,630,451 +79,909 538,161 +1,716 1 USA 3,000,469 +17,541 132,665 +96 And of course, we only … Read More
This morning the Supreme Court refused to expedite a case brought by the Texas Democratic Party suing to remove absentee ballot restrictions. Right now, in Texas, you can request an … Read More
This is going to be a mess. Worse than it is. I noticed Teacherken http://www.dailykos.com/… had an informative post up. We are becoming the hot spot, literally for the Covid-19 Pandemic … Read More
Former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), endorsed a whole slate of down ballot Democrats today. Two of them are for the U.S. Senate: x .@MikeEspyMS will fight … Read More
Forgive me if this has already been shared, but it’s a must-see: x Donald Trump is apparently losing his mind on twitter over this ad so watch it and retweet … Read More
This is what Republican social distancing looks like: Iowa's junior senator, Joni Ernst, said Wednesday that while she would “love to rub a little Iowa nice off” on President Donald Trump, his … Read More
that means tomorrow I turn 74. I have now been home for 9 weeks. My seniors have all finished their work as of last week (with a few struggling a … Read More
Some good news today courtesy of Fox News’ latest poll: In the 2020 ballot test, Biden leads Trump by 48-40 percent. Biden’s 8-point advantage is outside the poll’s margin of … Read More
Where to start with when it comes to the results of Sweden’s COVID-19 response? Sweden decided to tell their seniors to stay at home, and they essentially left most of … Read More
Received this e-mail from Slate Magazine’s The Surge that emphasizes the top seven battleground states that Joe Biden’s campaign should heavily focus on in order to win over 270 electoral … Read More
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
Unless Ivanka or the inventor of the Egg McMuffin happens to be reading this, it’s a good bet Donald Trump doesn’t give a shit about you. If Trump could kill … Read More
Asshole: If a Supreme Court vacancy opens up this year, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says the Senate has a “responsibility” to consider a nomination from President Donald Trump. But in 2016, Cornyn joined the … Read More
Some big news today out of Iowa courtesy of PPP: x Our new Iowa poll finds a tightening Senate race. Joni Ernst leads Theresa Greenfield just 43-42. Our previous poll … Read More
Live Blog below It wound up being the same as the COVID Taskforce briefing, turning into a campaign speech with the same talking points, mentioning Biden more, and lying about … Read More
Trump both condemned and supported contradictory positions today during his presser. Nothing new, but unlike his campaign rallies, he gets refuted in real time. What national biowarfare suicide looks like. Trump … Read More
and that’s okay with me. Nevertheless I will take the time to write it. Yesterday completed 5 weeks since I last was in school with my students (March 13). … Read More
Kudos to Brad Reed at Raw Story for bringing this to our attention: x #CoronavirusCornyn doesn't mention 26,211 Americans are dead. I guess that's not important. He also doesn't mention … Read More
Received this e-mail today from former Governor John Hickenlooper’s (D. CO) U.S. Senate campaign: Hello — The coronavirus outbreak is forcing all Americans to adapt to new at-home routines, from … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’s (D. OR) re-election campaign: Elections are the core of our democracy. And in this time of crisis and pandemic, it's more … Read More
Live Blog below COVID Taskforce briefing Livestream (5pm) x If @presssec tries to override the @whca decision, then its members should boycott the briefing and refuse to broadcast it. They can … Read More
I like the sounds of this: Joe Biden’s campaign is mounting an aggressive behind-the-scenes effort to address the biggest weakness of his candidacy: A lack of enthusiasm among the liberal … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) in support of Gina Ortiz Jones’ (D. TX-23) congressional campaign: Gina Ortiz Jones (D. TX-23) Hello, it’s Senator Kirsten … Read More
Let me start by backing up. One week ago, at midday, I had to go to the emergency room 2 blocks away from my house. I won’t go into the … Read More
Could it be any clearer that the Trump administration is more concerned about perception and Trump’s reelection than the health and lives of our citizens? According to the AP, the … Read More
Received this e-mail from the Progressive Change Campaign Committee just now in support of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign: Polls show Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden competing neck and neck for … Read More
This is why I fully support U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in this primary: Sen. Elizabeth Warren wrapped up a three-day swing through southeast Iowa Monday, focusing on rural … Read More
Medicare For All activist, Ady Barkan, who is dying from ALS, released an op-ed piece for The Nation explaining not only why he's endorsing U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) … Read More
Stop your search for the Top Anti-Trump Communities on Facebook. The Politicus has you covered! If we are missing one of your favorites. Please add them in the comments and we … Read More
Trump had a Cabinet meeting today and said more nonsense, repeating his campaign rally talking points, as well as using the Cabinet meeting to make other announcements. This is the Pool report … Read More
which is the longest I have ever gone silent here since joining this site during the 2004 cycle in December, 2003. Given how visible I have been here, I thought … Read More
As I wrote in June in So here's my new teaching gig, I am now employed by DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville MD. I am, besides teaching 6 (of … Read More
FUCK YEAH!!! x YouTube Video The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State has set its sights on five secretaries of state offices it wants to flip in 2020 in an … Read More
As the 2020 election season heats up, voters’ priorities are coming into sharper focus. As in years past, there is a great divergence in what each party ranks as its … Read More
So let me give some background. On May 15 I saw a posting on DC Craigslist for a private high Catholic high school in Hyattsville MD looking for a 12th … Read More
One way to reliably signal that our country doesn’t care a whit about human rights or international law is to go out of our way to pardon war criminals. It’s beyond idiotic, … Read More
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin’s (D. IL) re-election campaign: For too long, quality, affordable health care could only be accessed by the healthiest and wealthiest Americans. The … Read More
Gross: Governor Matt Bevin hosted a round table discussion on healthcare and Medicaid reform this afternoon. The discussion centered on a current proposal known as the Health Care Choices Act. … Read More
Elie Mystal, editor of Above The Law and clear thinker has something to say on Twitter about the Virginia Governor Ralph Northam sh*t storm that Northam’s few remaining apologists aren’t gonna … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Last night Trump said that this country faces a national emergency – and … Read More
Received this e-mail today from CREDO Action: They clean houses. Care for seniors. Nurse the sick. Raise children. But the reward for the hard work of our nation's more than … Read More
Eight years ago, Republicans steamrolled their way to an overwhelming victory in the 2010 midterms. Powered by demonstrable falsehoods about a “government takeover of health care,” Obamacare “death panels,” and Americans … Read More
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) in support of her colleague, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s (D. FL) re-election campaign: Here’s what I’ve been reminding myself … Read More
