A Letter To Those Who Don’t Do Politics
Since around age sixteen, I have had friends and adults in my life who have said to me more than once, ‘no, no, I don’t do politics.’ Well, to those … Read More
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“One of the many Marx toys, have you all of them?” part #16 Ricky and Lucy
This is the sixth set of notes for a reading group on Marx’s Capital, and includes a Volume I refresher for further reading of Volume II. There are links to … Read More
Disagreements cancel Monday's main event commemorating the Tulsa race massacre of 1921.
Critical Race Practice. Organizers have canceled plans for an afternoon of speeches and performances commemorating the centennial on Monday of the Tulsa massacre. This reminds us that the early 1920s was a … Read More
Yeah, I’m Pro-Life. Quote Me.
Repost: Fordham Political Review. No one issue in politics today causes greater polarization than the issue of abortion. I remember sitting down with my mother in high school, nerves fluttering … Read More
Former Obama ethics czar: Giuliani raid is 'a red flag for Trump'
I’m not a vindictive person. I’m really not. Certain things I’ve endured in my life I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy, such as depression, debilitating flu, and the Carrot Top … Read More
Tennessee Pushing to Make Bible the State Book
Tennessee is at it again. State Rep. Jerry Sexton is trying for the third time to get the legislature to say that: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE … Read More
Ted 'Cancun' Cruz got “mariachied”
Aside from not putting himself in quarantine upon return from Mexico, Ted Cruz continues to lose the PR battle of abandoning his Texas constituents. Because he’s a populist, he also got … Read More
As Ted Cruz vacation in Cancun, Texas and the US suffer from Republican policies that harm
As Texas froze and water shortages abounded, Ted Cruz flew off on a warm vacation to Cancun. The election cannot come soon enough. An entitled Ted Cruz See full episodes … Read More
like the Trump health plan coming out in two weeks, he'll be inaugurated on 4 March 2021
We’re not even at the Silly Season yet, even as we’re reminded of the predictions of Harold Camping about the end of the world in 2011. But DHS has taken … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: Stacey Abrams Boosts Early Voting GOTV Efforts Ahead Of The Runoff Elections
Received this e-mail today from former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D. GA) on behalf of her organization, Far Fight, in support of Jon Ossoff (D. GA) & Rev. … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: These Grassroots Groups Need Help Boosting Black & Latino Voter Turnout
Received a few e-mails for upcoming GOTV event to help Jon Ossoff (D. GA) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) win their runoff elections. Received this e-mail last night from … Read More
GA-Sen A & B: DFA Launches Huge Text Out The Vote Initiative To Help Flip The Senate Blue
Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America: Have you signed up to text Georgia voters yet? On Friday, at 6pm Eastern/3pm Pacific, we'll kick off our Georgia Text Out … Read More
Mysterious robocalls tell millions of voters to stay home, with news of suspicious texts in Michigan
More damn mischief. GOTV, dammit. Fortunately the FBI is on the case. x https://t.co/b9Ak1VMZnI— Forbes (@Forbes) November 3, 2020 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on Tuesday alerted voters in Dearborn about a … Read More
NC-Sen: NYT/Siena Poll Has Cunningham (D) Beating Tillis (R) 46-43, Biden Beating Trump 48-45
Big news today out of North Carolina courtesy of the New York Times/Siena College latest poll: Joe Biden leads in North Carolina, according to the final Times/Siena poll of the … Read More
NC-Sen: New Poll Has Cal Cunningham (D) Beating Thom Tillis (R) 49-42
Some more good news today out of North Carolina: In North Carolina, Democrat challenger Cal Cunningham leads incumbent Republican Thom Tillis in the race for Senate. The latest PolitialIQ poll … Read More
Triggered Trump storms out of 60 Minutes interview as victory odds decrease
“Trump's odds of victory will decrease rather quickly, absent a sharp increase in his poll numbers.” Trends will out, and then there’s this bit of unhingery, as Trump bails on … Read More
NC-Sen: Monmouth Poll Has Cunningham (D) Beating Tillis (R) 48-44, Biden Beating Trump 49-46
Here’s the latest news today out of North Carolina courtesy of Monmouth University’s latest poll: The Monmouth University Poll finds North Carolina’s U.S. Senate election has shifted in the Democrat’s … Read More
NC-Sen: Divorce Documents Highlights Thom Tillis' (R) “Cruel & Inhuman Treatment” Of Ex-Wife
With all the news that’s going on, this has resurfaced: According to court filings obtained by American Ledger, North Carolina Republican Senator Thom Tillis’ ex-wife alleged “cruel and inhuman treatment” … Read More
TX-Sen: Houston Chronicle, “How down-ballot candidates could help Democrats flip Texas”
The Houston Chronicle has a must read piece out right now about Texas: Texas remained the country’s largest red state in 2018. Republicans have won every statewide race in Texas … Read More
The Michigan State Supreme Court Just Reminded Us We Need A Second Huge Blue Wave To Hit Michigan
So this bull shit just happened: The Michigan Supreme Court issued a split decision late Friday that ruled against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a battle over her power to extend … Read More
Beto O'Rourke, “Texas is Joe Biden’s to lose”
From The Houston Chronicle: “This is a state that perhaps better than any other understands the costs and consequences of Donald Trump,” O’Rourke said during a pre-debate press call hosted … Read More
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I. VT) Gives GOTV Organizations In PA, WI, MI, TX, & IA A Boost
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): This election, and possibly the future of the Supreme Court, will likely be won or lost … Read More
IA-Sen: New Selzer Poll Has Theresa Greenfield (D) Beating Joni Ernst (R) 45-42
Some very good news today out of Iowa: With just over six weeks to Election Day, the new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows Greenfield leading 45% to 42% among … Read More
Beto O'Rourke Launches “Beers With Beto” Virtual Fundraiser To Flip Texas Blue
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rouke (D. TX) and his organization, Powered By People: With Election Day just weeks away, our volunteers have been working … Read More
ironic Kushner warns of “overconfident idiots” close to Trump being dangerous
Trump’s 18 interviews with Bob Woodward demonstrate the usual charm offensive that failed to work. To Trump, foreign policy is like selling white elephant properties, especially when he’s getting paid … Read More
new Lincoln Project: “Daughters”
with images and texts of the affirmative things females can do, contrasted in part with the words of Donald Trump where he demeans women in various ways and in passing, … Read More
Yo' semites! Consarn it, I haz the best words!
Rootin’ — Tootin’ Sam is a member of antifa, despite his penchant for firearms. “Now say your prayers!” x Right-wing extremists have killed 329 victims in the last 25 years, … Read More
Beto O'Rourke Expands GOTV Operation To Now Target All 254 Counties To Flip Texas Blue
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D. TX), on behlaf of his organization, Powered by People: I'd like to share some news with you. As … Read More
Trump's Rose Garden presser turns into campaign speech with more lies and few questions
Today’s Trump WH presser apparently repurposed his canceled NH campaign speech of 50 minutes, and took 10 minutes of questions. Waste not, want not. Who wants that hour back: Trump produced … Read More
No Schvitz: “the president himself posed a danger to the national security of the United States”
Trump’s phone calls with world leaders has probably been a source of much entertainment for the SIGINT community, considering how leaky his channels of communication have been. The current revelations … Read More
National Security Officials Are Concerned About Trump's Phone Calls
New reporting from CNN: From pandering to Putin to abusing allies and ignoring his own advisers, Trump's phone calls alarm US officials In hundreds of highly classified phone calls with … Read More
CO-Sen: HuffPost, “Coloradans Are Getting Mysterious Texts Bashing John Hickenlooper (D)”
From The Huffington Post: Colorado residents have reported getting mysterious anonymous text messages bashing John Hickenlooper, the Democratic Senate candidate seeking to oust Republican Sen. Cory Gardner this November. The … Read More
I Committed “Election Fraud” on Friday. Also, What Is Happening in the Kentucky Primary?
My elderly Mom and I committed election fraud Friday. I sent in our absentee ballots by mail instead of voting in person with everyone in the city of Louisvlle at … Read More
Pennsylvania Dems Are Crushing It With Their Vote By Mail Efforts & Trump Should Be Terrified
Received this e-mail yesterday from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: Through Pennsylvania’s first ever Vote By Mail campaign, PA Dems are building a HUGE advantage that could make all the difference this fall. … Read More
GA-07, OH-03, NY-03, 15, AZ-01, MO-01, WA-06, MA-08 & 04: Matriarch PAC Expands Our Dem Majority
Received this e-mail from the group, Matriarch PAC, in support of these female Democratic candidates: When each of our Matriarch candidates decided to courageously enter the arena and run for … Read More
BREAKING! EMILY's List Officially Endorses Elizabeth Warren In The Democratic Primary
Some big news just now: x We are thrilled to announce that we are endorsing @ewarren to be president of the United States! pic.twitter.com/2eFWVnlqXN— EMILY's List (@emilyslist) March 2, 2020 … Read More
Slate, “You Can Still Vote for Elizabeth Warren if You Think She’d Be the Best President”
Slate has a great piece out about why you shouldn’t count Elizabeth Warren out: Her careful, defensive debate performances and introduction of a hedged phase-in M4A plan succeeded only in … Read More
Elizabeth Warren Launches Huge Dial Out The Vote Initiative On The Eve Of Super Tuesday
I just received this e-mail from Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign With only 1 day until Super Tuesday, we want you to know how we’re planning for the fight ahead. We’ll be … Read More
Roger Stone gets 3.3 years. With IMPOTUS acquittal, Congress's GOP declared themselves “Trumpocrats”
Justice gets done, despite the tweet-bleating of Trump and the intervention of Barr. The Trumpocracy’s court jester is sentenced to 40 months in prison (three years, four months, $20,000 fine, … Read More
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday – Saint Sebastian's arrows aren't like Saint Valentine's
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
Coming Soon… FBI LoveBirds play at Cpac. Strzok/Page texts to entertain deplorables.
This is absolutely sickening. thehill.com/… The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) will host a performance later this month of a play based on the texts sent between a former … Read More
Dersh gets it wrong
Not to be confused with Leeroy Jenkins, and with much arm-waving Alan Dershowitz affirmed that the House has charged IMPOTUS* with impeachable offenses, despite declarations to the contrary. He also tried … 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
NYT obtains shocking testimony against SEAL Trump pardoned: 'The guy is freaking evil'
Donald Trump hosted convicted (and subsequently pardoned) war criminal and former Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher at Mar-a-Lago recently, because he’s Trump, and war crimes are kind of his jam. Today, … Read More
DOJ actually found strong anti-Hillary bias at the FBI
Donald Trump has gone on and on about the “insurance policy” supposedly undertaken by the FBI that was allegedly meant to keep him out of office. In the process, he’s made … Read More
Boom! if there were an FBI coup d'etat in 2016, we'd surely know it
Ben Wittes of Lawfare outlines some questions in advance of the Monday’s release of the IG report on the Russia investigation. Advance reports indicate exoneration. href=”https://twitter.com/benjaminwittes/status/1203307823926595585? (1) It is important to … Read More
Two of Three Amigos: Volker/Sondland transcripts from House depositions
The Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker transcripts from House depositions are available: Read Gordon Sondland’s testimony here: intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/… Read Kurt Volker’s testimony here: intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/… (CNN) House Democrats on Tuesday released … 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
The first thousand days of Trump ends with his meltdown in front of the Democratic leadership
Dude gotta go. These words on White House stationary should embarrass all Americans, but Trump's "confidential" enclosure of the SDF Commander's letter will give our allies even less reason to … Read More
Besides Being Late To The Impeachment Party, Biden Is Still Missing The Bigger Target: The GOP.
It only took two weeks for Joe Biden to finally say that Trump has committed an impeachable offense. “To preserve our Constitution, our democracy, our basic integrity, he should be … Read More
