Democratic voters are depressed, demoralized, and tuning out — and there's no use in denying it. Amanda Marcotte In a couple of weeks, the world will come together in Glasgow, Scotland, in what is yet another attempt […]
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Climate Brief: China's cities begin to darken as warming enhanced rainfall floods their coal mines
… and, winter is coming. China, already in a significant energy crunch, has been experiencing energy shortages due to extreme weather, a surge in demand, and a fledgling effort to reduce CO2 emissions. It is […]
Climate Brief: China's cities begin to darken as warming enhanced rainfall flood their coal mines
… and, winter is coming. For those just scrolling by while whistling past the graveyard, you might want to read this story and prepare yourself while you watch your wallet because the shit just might hit […]
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugliest
Not since, Tuco, Blondie, and Angel Eyes formed a triangle, within a circle, has greed, corruption, and self-interest intersected so destructively. Politics in America, for nearly 250 years has boiled down to money, policy, and […]
I Have a (Olympic) Dream
Women and people of color had a unique experience that ended yesterday in Tokyo, Japan. The controversial Summer Olympics closed with America at the top of the medal leader board despite some members of the […]
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: Hawks and Doves on Mars, complete with trolls
“A GIANT PULSATING MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE” 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 […]
Calgary Cruz heads south, admits he's a corporate lackey. Matt Gaetz falls under that party bus.
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Ted Cruz admits he’s a corporate shill but like Matt Gaetz’s procurer, Joel Greenberg, prior crimes don’t count if you can get a pardon, even from the press. But hey […]
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: prison break art and flat-earth theory
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. Drop by to talk about […]
Pennsylvania Democrats Launch Two New GOTV Phone Banks To Register 125K New Voters
Received this e-mail today from the Pennsylvania Democratic Party: This Saturday and next, we're teaming up with our friends from Turn PA Blue to call thousands of likely new Democrats and help them register to […]
As the Rate of Vaccinations Peaks, Biden Pushes for Employee Incentives
With over half of American adults now vaccinated with at least one Covid shot, President Joe Biden is acting to keep the momentum rolling by offering employers tax credits if they will give their employees incentives to […]
False equivalences cause harm. Bill Maher irresponsibly used New Rules to slap the left about COVID
Sadly, @BillMaher severely erred with the false equivalences he created between the Left or Right on how they handled COVID. Bill Maher strikes out badly on this one on COVID equivalences x x YouTube Video […]
Concurrent extreme hydroclimate events will pummel the Colorado river basin.
“Concurrent extreme events of more than one kind, rather than isolated events of a single type, will be the ones that actually harm people, society, and the economy.” Katrina Bennett, Los Alamos National Laboratory hydrologist and lead […]
Minerva @ Midnight: Economy Deficit Disorder
More attention should be paid to an economy that might be in trouble this summer especially as there will be something, something military that will require US attention somewhere, somewhere. That increased military activity might […]
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday: 432 Park and the Other Guys' parody as meta-criticism
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. Drop by to talk about […]
Tax The Rich! Buttigieg slams Texas, Jackson Lee for Court expansion, Medicare for All GOP fail
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg slammed Texas. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee supports Supreme Court Expansion. GOP ignores the M4A vote. It is time to tax the rich. Pete Buttigieg slams Texas Chat – Join Politics Done […]
Pete Buttigieg slams Texas 'Ideological experiments are catching up with them' 'Not befitting '
After Stephanie Ruhle pointed out that the Texas Electric Grid collapse was a deregulation event and not a weather event, Pete Buttigieg had choice words. Pete Buttigieg insults Texas tactfully See full episodes here. President Joe […]
Chuck Todd gets rolled by the Republican Senator allowing the justification of voter suppression.
Sadly, once again, Chuck Todd allowed a Republican to visit his show to fool Americans. Senator Toomey made voter suppression OK. Chuck Todd allowed Toomey to mislead Americans See full episodes here. Many ask if it […]
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 […]
ex-POTUS* now put into a position to lose in places not even related to elections
Insurrection part Deux may be coming, but it’s a distraction from an emerging Raw Story report about Russian mobsters and Trump that includes money laundering in Kazakhstan. This doesn’t even touch the tax fraud prosecution. Thank […]
Anti-Capitalist Meet-Up: the Climate Crisis has weak carbon markets and lagging technology
The sparse number of actual carbon capture and sequestration projects plus weak carbon markets amplify the problems of the climate crisis yet to be revisited, post-Trump. Two heartland examples in North Dakota and Texas show how there are several interlocking […]
Kitchen Table Kibitzing Friday “she's warm, like a giant ham”
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. Drop by to talk about […]
Many Developments in Covid Vaccination Efforts, Mostly Positive
Despite the sad benchmark of half a million Americans dead from Covid-19, many developments in the war against Covid-19 are happening daily with most being positive. The CDC is reporting that more than 16 million […]
