“Dadirri listens and knows, witnesses, feels, empathizes in the pain under the anger, and, if the anger is accompanied by action, seeks to understand the thoughts and feelings behind the action. Dadirri then seeks to […]
Category: Trauma
The most viewed death in the history of humankind had its Rodney King moment
“Today, a jury did the right thing. But true justice requires much more.“ x Opinion | Caught on camera Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all three counts of murder and […]
Carnage: previous guy said “China virus” the same night of the Atlanta spa shootings
Carnage could be a permanent condition, but Trump made it a brand. Between April 10, 2020 and January 3, 2021, Donald Trump either tweeted (or retweeted) the term “China Virus” 44 times. Like Trump’s claim […]
A great feel good post for me that I found after looking foryears.
Ok, this is Sunday and I try to stay away from political posts on Sunday. Something happened yesterday and took me back 30 years and I smiled. My car had just stopped and would not […]
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: Beef & Broccoli, Asian Blackness, and a Trappist Monk Gap
“The universe has been to them.” (Resident Alien) 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 […]
“An incompetent coup, a clown coup, a ludicrous coup, a ridiculous coup – these are all still coups”
Elizabeth Warren: A Great Public School Education for Every Student
I attended public school growing up in Oklahoma. After I graduated from the University of Houston, a public university where tuition cost only $50 a semester, my first job was as a special education teacher […]
PDA Works To Combat The Crisis In Health Care For Indigenous People
In solidarity, Dr Bill Honigman and Debra Schrishuhn for Alan, Mike F, Janis, Mike H, Dan, Kimberly, and Bryan—your PDA National Team Healthcare Is A Human Right! Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, also called […]
Reuters Reports Trump Voting Farmers Blame Bureaucrats and Embrace CTs to Explain Farm Woes.
I should have seen this coming, but I don’t live in a rural community. Many U.S. farmers fume at Washington, not Trump, over biofuel, trade policies Instead of directing their anger at Trump, dozens of […]
Not strong enough? The chickenhawk opines on PTSD combat vets. I am very angry over this.
He has really crossed the line here. I don’t have a curse word strong enough for this stupidity and he may have just caused more vets to commit suicide describing them all but weak. He […]
Advisory: Progressive Democrats of America Endorses Eva Putzova for Congress
Alan Minsky, Executive Director and Mike Hersh, Communications Director | Progressive Democrats of America The influential Federal PAC Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has endorsed Democratic Candidate Eva Putzova to represent Arizona’s 1st Congressional District. […]
From an advocate: Too much attention on past wars is not good for disabled vets.
This is just my opinion but for over 30 years, I have observed and attended many traditional holidays honoring our veterans and special occasions such as D Day. As the wife of a disabled PTSD […]
Sayonara, Mike Pence?
”Don’t you recognize me?” “Ummm, gimme a hint.” “I’m your WIFE, dumbass!” Ash vs Evil Dead You know, even in the current more progressive, affluent, and permissive age we live in today, most people still […]
Shutdown Offers Taste of Suffering the Poor and Vulnerable Know Too Well
Furloughed federal workers and area elected officials hold a protest rally in front of Independence Hall on January 8, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The government shutdown, now lasting 18 days, marks the second longest in […]
2018 MoveOn Year In Review
In 2018, MoveOn members helped power spectacular victories at the ballot box, fought back against attacks on our democracy, and provided critical aid to those facing humanitarian crises at home and abroad. Millions of MoveOn […]
Another kid dies in custody. This will end badly for you, and 'following orders' won't cut it
Under Trump, we went from a few dozen in shelters to 14,300 toddlers, children and teens being packed in detention centers. The centers are so horrifying that public officials aren’t allowed to see their conditions. […]
ME-Sen: “Susan Collins (R) Delivered 2018’s Most Shameful Hijacking Of Feminism”
First off, I hope all of my fellow Kossacks had a Merry Christmas and/or a Happy Hannukah. As we get ready to close out 2018, Lauren Sandler’s op-ed in the Huffington Post gives us a […]
OR-Sen: Jeff Merkley (D) Keeps Up The Fight To Shut Down Trump's Child Prisons
Playing some catch up here today. Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley’’s (D. OR) re-election campaign: Over 15,000 immigrant children are locked up in prisons across America thanks to Donald Trump. But today […]
The anti-Semitic history of Fox News' 'War on Christmas'
This year, unlike previous years, it feels particularly egregious to suffer Fox News and their moronic flock’s annual persecution complex over f-ing Starbucks red cups (or whatever) after what they did to promote the actual persecution […]
Did Nikki Haley resign over Trump's mockery of Dr. Ford?
It would make sense — or a lot more sense, anyway, than Haley’s own tortured explanations for stepping down. (She believes in term limits? She’s been on the job for two years!) Haley’s resignation came […]
BREAKING: Nationwide Protests Against Family Separation Announced
Pantheon of organizations plan massive June 30 mobilization against Trump administration’s family separation policy WASHINGTON — During a television appearance on MSNBC’s ‘All In With Chris Hayes’ this evening, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) denounced the […]
Publix Just Went All In With the NRA and Bigotry. Parkland Survivor Calls Them Out.
If you live in Florida, you know Publix. It’s a large, regional grocery chain with the overwhelming majority of its stores located here in the Sunshine State. It’s typically more expensive than other grocers, and […]
Why 'America First' really means America last
To say that the slogan “America First” has a checkered past in the United States is an understatement of epic proportions. Launched in the spring of 1940 on the eve of Hitler’s conquest of France, […]
MSF Kunduz Etc
Yes, more on this story, although little in the media since the 25th of November After two months of in-depth investigations following the US airstrikes that destroyed the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) trauma centre in […]
