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It’s safe to say that Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) is not the brightest bulb on the marquee. While a member of the Wisconsin state Senate, Grothman proposed putting an end … Read More
We have all experienced remotely-located call centers, whether from US prisons or foreign countries. “Minerva at Midnight” (I’m usually posting a story at midnight so I might as well make it … Read More
Ted Cruz tried to slither around the coverage of his holiday in Cancun, including an interview on Hannity to offset a series of lies once social media caught him at … Read More
I’ve never been a motorcycle guy. As a supercilious, navel-gazing, elfin twerp of a snowflake liberal (to borrow liberally from the written feedback on my Match.com profile*), I don’t like … Read More
Trump is trying to scare suburbanites perhaps on the basis of race (low-income housing signifying more diversity) but today he suggested that middle class PoC would agree because Trump probably believes, … Read More
Peter Nicholas throws cold water on the gaslight that is building up, anticipating stunts galore before November’s election day. Jobless numbers, 151,000 dead, and basic incompetence could still be tolerable for … Read More
What a fucking moron: Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Hispanics in his state have higher rates of coronavirus and are less likely to social distance and wear masks. “Wear … Read More
From The Houston Chronicle: Not even the worst pandemic to hit Texas in a century was enough to stem the surge in voter registrations that has remade the state’s electorate … Read More
It sure looks like Arizona is going for another shutdown to deal with the coronavirus, but I suspect that Republican Governor Ducey would prefer to call it a “de-reopening” of … Read More
Well that’s nice: I’ve fought many times in Congress to provide a legal status for DACA recipients while enhancing border security, closing loopholes in our laws, and modernizing our legal … Read More
The Wall Street Journal has a good piece out about the Montana U.S. Senate race and how an effective governor’s response to a pandemic can make a great candidate for … Read More
If I hear that phrase uttered one more time, I will not need a haircut after three months of a stay-at-home order, I will pull out what hair I have … Read More
Trump continued to tweet today, stuck in the White House. He aligned himself with “law and order” and the military. He whined about how his schemes have gotten thwarted. x … Read More
Seems the Media attention is all on Brian Kemp of Georgia and his reopening experiment with with the lives of his fellow Georgians during a viral pandemic. And DeSantis gets … Read More
Rough weekend as Trump did some ceremonial duties among the golf trips to Virginia. President Trump’s struggles to stand still during a Memorial Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery lit … Read More
This fucking guy: Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis has joined a growing list of litigants challenging the Walz administration over the Minnesota governor’s shutdown orders to curb the spread … Read More
The other half are also pretty dangerous… “A lot of disinformation is done through innuendo or done through illogical statements, and those are hard to discover,” https://twitter.com/KatyQ82600832/status/1262403028440793088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw “Because [the pandemic … Read More
Some big news out of Wisconsin: WISCONSINBiden 51% (+9)Trump 42%@GlennHodas/ @restorationpac (R) 5/6-8https://t.co/oFKSAai8YR — Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) May 21, 2020 Donald Trump’s standing against Joe Biden slipped again this month … Read More
The stupid, it burns! A Washington Post reporter has found a correlation between the people protesting shelter-in-place orders and people who refuse to get vaccinated or refuse to vaccinate their … Read More
Scene is now secure. Two people shot, one suspect in custody. Suspect may have posted a video identifying himself and discharging rounds seemingly at random. x I saw 2 victims … Read More
Lifelong Montanan & New York Times columnist, Sarah Vowell, has a great piece out about Democrats like U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D. MT) and Governor Steve Bullock (D. MT) have … Read More
How strange will it be that Trump will do things to attract reactionaries regardless of age grouping especially white ones at least until he can betray them after 3 November. … Read More
Follicular justice warriors at Michigan Capitol on Wednesday, likely armed. Because defying a stay-at-home order to propagate a viral contagion is patriotic, something, something. Darn those 77-year old rebels. Neck-beards ruin … Read More
According to Texas Governor Greg Abbot’s communication John Wittman, Texas has doubled its rate of testing for the coronavirus: Gov. Greg Abbott’s communications director John Wittman told ABC News that … Read More
I’m originally from Wisconsin, and I have to say I couldn’t be more embarrassed if I shit a giant kringle in the middle of Lambeau Field. As you may have heard, … Read More
Risky weeks ahead and until vaccines arrive. Meanwhile “Texas Attorney General tells county officials they can’t require face masks or issue stay-at-home orders”. Social distancing didn’t meaningfully reduce the number … Read More
The Hill had a piece this week that goes into how U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham’s (R. SC) full embrace of Trump might be putting his re-election bid in danger: Graham’s … Read More
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
Well it is about time. The orange man only understands lawyers and lawsuit threats. CNN has had enough and it shows. Now it is getting legal. Someone should do something … Read More
http://www.inquirer.com/… http://www.usatoday.com/… A very good read. Tom Ridge: Selfish protests against stay-at-home orders dishonor America’s veterans Tom Ridge, a combat Vietnam Veteran and member of the Bush Administration and the … Read More
Here’s the deal today out of Ohio: President Donald Trump is doing OK among Ohioans for his handling of the coronavirus crisis, but Gov. Mike DeWine is hitting it out … Read More
Trump still refers to the 1918 pandemic as happening in 1917 because he saw the recent war movie, which was not about the flu. Remember how he got the US … Read More
Yesterday, the GOP Death Cult, Wisconsin Chapter swarmed the Wisconsin state Capitol to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order. Madison, Wisconsin was a hotbed of civil disobedience in the ‘60s and … Read More
MSNBC's Katy Tur interviewed Las Vegas mayor Carolyn Goodman, who wants the city and the strip to open with no real plan other than survival of the fittest. Katy Tur … Read More
Shakedowns of materiel like PPEs that demonstrate abuses of federal power are now de rigueur and should not be confused with fiscal policy or even neoliberal austerity. Disaster hides much venality. It’s … Read More
Do political decisions by Trump allies, protesters, and red state governors like Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida negate the IHME model for the coronavirus? For those … Read More
As Trump ridicules social distancing as “politically correct” he reveals how little he respects his “own” guidelines, and continues to believe that his path to re-election is to restart the … Read More
A phalanx of supposed adults assembled in Brookfield, Wisconsin, yesterday to protest Gov. Tony Evers’ Safer at Home policy. They stood shoulder to shoulder, and there appeared to be far … Read More
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D. OR) in support of U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D. MI) re-election campaign: Sen. Gary Peters (D. MI) You've heard me say … Read More
< p class=”is-empty-p”> Trump is using Twitter to encourage those right-wing idiots who want Michigan and Minnesota (and also Ohio and Virginia) to drop their stay-at-home orders. In response, Governor … Read More
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
Oh, Wisconsin. Just when I start to feel a little pride in my home state, you snatch it away from me. I grew out of the rich loam and manure … Read More
Never mind putting food on the table or paying rent — or donating your check to your local food bank if you’re fortunate enough to still be flush. Grifters need … Read More
Received this e-mail from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Harrisburg Republicans just voted to force Pennsylvanians back to work against the advice of doctors, scientists, and frontline labor leaders. They put … Read More
LIVE BLOG below (presser likely will start 30-45 minutes late*) 5:00* 6:15 PM EDT Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing at The White House (in the Rose Garden) … Read More
Here’s the latest news out of Arizona today courtesy of OH Predictive Insights latest poll: As Arizona residents endure a stay-at-home order and thousands of people suffer from coronavirus, President … Read More
The President has adopted a serious tone; it is not political, and Mr. Trump is a wartime President. All the previous statements are being palmed-off to the public as truths … Read More
You remember Ammon Bundy, son of Cliven Bundy. The Bundy family has led armed takeovers of federal land in Oregon and Nevada in 2014 and 2016 because they didn’t want … Read More
Arizona still has golf courses open because they are “essential businesses” as Trump yesterday stated that he’d like Easter services to take place, albeit outside. Trump does seem under the … Read More
Love it: x YouTube Video The Middle Class Fighting to Restore Arizona’s Unity and Decency super PAC’s ad will launch Saturday and run for one week. “Martha McSally has consistently … Read More
