PA-Sen: Toomey (R) Wants PA To Adopt GA's Jim Crow Laws Because He “Thinks Black People Do Drive”

Can’t wait to see this asshole go: 📹On @FOX43, Sen. Toomey says he wants PA to adopt Georgia's new election laws. I ask what he says to BPOC who say … Read More

Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Is the latest long national nightmare over yet?

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

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

A**hole Gives “COVID Hug” to Random Strangers

Sometimes I really wonder if we deserve to survive as a species. CNN is reporting that this guy walked into a Walmart store in Springfield, MA, walked up to random … Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D. MA) DNC Speech Endorsing The Biden-Harris Ticket Full Transcript

Received this e-mail just now form former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA), in support of the Biden-Harris ticket: I was honored to address the Democratic National Convention … Read More

U.S. issues New Zealand travel advisory because of the country's '23 active cases'

This is like telling Titanic passengers not to get on the lifeboats because someone thought he saw a spider in one of them. Apparently, our State Department has issued a … Read More

curfew's coming … stay safe out there because Trump has authorized “show-of-force missions”

Show of Farce. Peaceful protest in the day, now earlier curfews. x JUST CONFIRMED: Denver Police seized these guns and tactical gear from two men who showed up to the … Read More

MA-Sen: “Donald Trump is scum for fueling racist hate and violence in our country.”

That’s fighting words: x Donald trump is scum for fueling racist hate and violence in our country.— Ed Markey (@EdMarkey) June 1, 2020 Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) lashed out at President Trump on Monday, … Read More

Matt Gaetz needs to hunt Identity Evropa. Day protests versus Night “unrest” as curfews continue

We are at an interesting point, the necessity for socially distanced behavior and the imposition of De Facto martial law. Even as there is peaceful protest during the day time, there will … Read More

AntiCapitalist MeetUp: boogaloos have their Horst Wessel. #BreonnaTaylor is different

(Originally, I had done something on a MMT podcast with some of its major luminaries, but I’ll save it for a future AC chat diary, since Historical events seem more important … Read More

Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Timbuktu and Timbuctoo

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

TN legislator called for ridding US of higher education in order to “end a liberal breeding ground”

In September, State Senator Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield, BS, Lipscomb U.) declared that he wanted to eliminate higher education (presumably only for women, because abortion) which would save America. His excuse: he was … Read More

Boom! Pelosi calls McConnell 'Moscow Mitch'

Careful, Nancy. He really, really hates being called Moscow Mitch. Hates it. The Hill: Pelosi invoked the “Moscow Mitch” moniker while referring to McConnell's embrace of his portrayal as the “Grim Reaper” blocking House … Read More

Another Walmart, another man with loaded weapons

this time in Springfield MO. You can read all the details, and see the relevant video, here. A young man drove into the parking lot, donned body armor over military … Read More

Sinclair-owned TV station loses advertisers over pulling truth-telling meteorologist off the air

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is an update to a previous story I published here. According to the Springfield (IL) Journal-Register, at least four advertisers have pulled their funding from Sinclair Broadcast … Read More

Illinois TV meteorologist RAILS AGAINST Sinclair Broadcast Group's weather hype ON AIR

You may be familiar with Sinclair Broadcast Group as that company that owns a lot of TV stations and forces its stations to run right-wing, pro-Trump propaganda segments like the … Read More

Missouri House Minority Leader accurately describes how horrible anti-abortion legislation is

Missouri State Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield), who is the Minority Leader of the Missouri House of Representatives, issued this brutally accurate statement in response to Gov. Mike Parson (R-MO) signing … Read More

*Sigh* Back in the saddle again.

Something’s happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear   For what it’s worth   Buffalo Springfield Sweet Jesus, doesn’t 30 months just fly by when you’re having fun? It seems like only yesterday, … Read More

CBS affiliate in Champaign, IL pre-empted part of Christine Blasey Ford's testimony

As I type this blog post, Prof. Christine Blasey Ford is currently testifying before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in regards to Brett Kavanaugh’s act of sexual assault against Ford. … Read More

Stop Pro-Torture Kavanaugh Today!

By  Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F., Mike H., Donna, Dan, Janis, Dr. Bill, Bryan, Kimberly and Shayna—your PDA National Team Stopping the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme … Read More

Will Barack Obama Run For Governor of Illinois?

President Obama’s nostalgic speech in Springfield has local Democrats wondering what he has planned after leaving the White House. “I miss you guys,” Obama said during his address in the … Read More

Democratic Candidates Agree on Climate Science, Differ on Solutions (IL-18)

The two Democrats running to replace Aaron Schock in Illinois' 18th Congressional district supported action on climate change in a recent debate sponsored by several news organizations.  Both candidates mentioned … Read More

Hillary Clinton is Taking Democrats Backward on Climate Change

When Barack Obama announced his Presidential campaign in Springfield, Illinois he spoke of climate change. Let's be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil. We can … Read More

Clean Energy Election Victory for Illinois' Largest Public Utility

Illinois' largest public utility will now be overseen by a mayor who pledged to keep renewable energy as part of its energy mix. Springfield's Democratic Mayor-elect Jim Langfelder deserves credit … Read More

America's Fracking Mayor: Rahm Emanuel

When Rahm Emanuel became mayor, the city of Chicago was making lists of top green cities in America. During the election he pledged support to a community movement aimed at … Read More

Media Bias is 25 Sports Writers and Zero Environment Reporters

Any news outlet that distributes information unflattering to Republicans or views out of step with conservative ideology will be hounded with cries of “liberal media bias.” The badgering will continue … Read More

Who Are The Top Five Fossil Fools in Illinois Politics?

Illinois may be more famous for imprisoned Governors, but as a coal state struggling with its energy future, some of our politicians have wacky things to say about fossil fuels. … Read More

An Environmental Justice Agenda from Illinois Coal & Fracking Fighters

Illinois is facing an extraction crisis. Expanded coal mining and the looming threat of fracking will create an unprecedented two-pronged threat to southern and central Illinois. Grassroots groups on the … Read More

Favorite Comments from the Petition to Ban Fracking in Illinois

The MoveOn.org Fracking Fighter petition to ban fracking in Illinois got off to a fast start! It's just shy of the first 500 signatures. The comments people add are fun … Read More

Will Illinois Ban Fracking After Disaster Strikes Or Before?

An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public comment period on Illinois' draft regulations ended … Read More