Mitch McConnell has a Flake in his hair.
I hate when this happens. I've been obsessing over this for like, 20 hours now, it even woke me up at 2:30 this morning. But when you spend as much … Read More
Category: Writing
Read Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's Letter Recounting Sexual Assault By Brett Kavanaugh.
It’s worse than you’ve heard. CNN July 30 2018 CONFIDENTIAL Senator Dianne Feinstein Dear Senator Feinstein; I am writing with information relevant in evaluating the current nominee to the Supreme … Read More
MN-01 & 08: Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) Helps These Democrats Flip These Trump Districts Blue
Received this e-mail today from U.S Senator Amy Klobuchar (D. MN) in support of Dan Feehan (D. MN-01) & Joe Radinovich’ s (D. MN-08) campaigns: I’m writing to ask you … Read More
Scott Walker vows to save the preexisting conditions protections he's trying to kill
Once again, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is talking out of both sides of his rectum. Like nearly every other Republican governor, Walker has been hatin’ on Obamacare for a long, … Read More
Why is Feinstein hiding a document that *may* implicate Kavanaugh in a sexual misconduct scandal?
Ryan Grim of The Intercept recently wrote this report on the fact U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is refusing to release a letter, for whatever reason, that may implicate Brett … Read More
VA-Sen: Khizr Khan Helps Tim Kaine (D) Get Ready To Defeat White Supremacist Corey Stewart (R)
Received this e-mail today Khizr Khan in support of U.S. Senator Tim Kaine’s (D. VA) re-election campaign: Tim Kaine is my Senator and I am grateful for that. I trust his wisdom … Read More
FL-Sen: Cory Booker (D. NJ) Helps Bill Nelson (D) Get Ready To Defeat Trump & Rick Scott (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) in support of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson’s (D. FL) re-election campaign: Sen. Bill Nelson (D. FL) I'm writing … Read More
Giuliani's estranged wife is writing a tell-all book
It’s hard to imagine how one could find a way to embarrass Rudy Giuliani that’s more cruel and underhanded than simply putting him on TV, but his estranged wife, Judith Nathan … Read More
FL-Gov: Bernie Sanders Helps Andrew Gillum (D) Defeat Racist Dog Whistler Ron DeSantis (R)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT) in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: I am writing to tell you that last night was … Read More
FL-Gov: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Refuses To Let Trump Take Down Andrew Gillum (D)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support of Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) gubernatorial campaign: Team — I am writing you this afternoon to tell … Read More
Republican Senators Should Heed the Lesson of the Communists Under Stalin.
Stalin had this nasty little trick he played on those who supported the Russian Revolution and were part of the political establishment. Stalin would single out a faction of the … Read More
'Art of the Deal' ghostwriter: Weisselberg flip will end Trump — equivalent to Nixon tapes
When Tony Schwartz and Tim O’Brien speak about Donald Trump, you best listen. In the mid-’80s, Schwartz spent 18 months voluntarily embedded in Trump’s web of half-truths, lies, and outright … Read More
I gotta hand it to AMI's David Pecker. Even I'm not THIS funny!
OK, game over. I give up. I spent years making a living as a comic, ridiculing reality, but come on, reality can't be this stupid. The only thing left for … Read More
OH-Sen: Richard Cordray (D) Helps His Fellow Populist, Sherrod Brown (D), Win Re-Election
Received this e-mail today from the gubernatorial candidate, Richard Cordray (D. OH), in support of U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D. OH) re-election campaign: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) When … Read More
Murfini the Mystic predicts: Trump WILL shut down the government in September.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. Who gives a fat rats ass what I predict? What was I on the secret Manafort witness thingy, 50%? But tell me this, what in … Read More
Letter to the CJ Editor from Toyota Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. President about Tariffs.
While I was writing my latest diary about Trump’s plan to place a 20% tariff on auto parts imports from the EU, I had wondered if those proposed tariffs would … Read More
Daily Kos Unmasked as Top Purity Tester
A diary has been sitting around on the rec list all evening, and anyone just looking at the rec list would be given the impression that Elon Musk is a secret … Read More
Collins and The Media Are at It Again.
Here we go again with Collins and the malfunctioning Media: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) said Sunday that she would not support a Supreme Court nominee who had “demonstrated hostility” toward Roe … Read More
Trump's SCOTUS shortlist is an American nightmare
I’m sure everyone will be very surprised to know that Trump’s shortlist of SCOTUS candidates is not exactly everything we’d like to see in a replacement for Kennedy. Or anything we’d like … Read More
Sessions' DOJ Gets Victim Deported for Providing “Support” to Terrorists–Because She Was a Slave!
A Salvadoran woman and her husband were kidnapped by a militant group. The terrorists forced her husband, an Army Sergeant, to dig his own grave, and then brutally slaughtered him in front … Read More
Huge problem for Democrats in 2020: We really don't have anyone who speaks at a fourth-grade level
I’m not exactly a fan of political pundit Chris Cillizza by anyone’s imagination, although his piece for CNN’s website about a recent interview Trump did for the Fox “News” Channel … Read More
Syria Conflict Liveblog: Decision to strike taken; US attack underway. Explosions across the country
I’ll start this out relatively empty but update it quickly. Trump has approved strikes on Syria. White House briefing starts in one minute. 21:02 EST: He’s already ordered the launch. … Read More
Democrats proven right—again—on tax cut windfall for the rich
Campaign Action During the run-up to the passage of the “Republican Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” late last year, one technical paper from the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Analysis suddenly … Read More
How to Hatch a Republican leader
“If you had gone into a chemical laboratory to concoct a politician whose background and manner would sound liberal alarms,” Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief and Bill Kristol son-in-law Matthew Continetti … Read More
GOP tax plan delivers double dose of pain to blue states
Thursday’s release of the House GOP tax plan will be greeted with a flurry of “hot takes” about its “winners and losers.” So, for everyone’s sake, let’s keep this simple. … Read More
Elections in Iceland Liveblog: On The Head of a Pin
Saturday, October 28th: it’s election day here in Iceland. Always a Saturday, because what sort of country would schedule elections on a working day? Seriously, people! 😉 Some background information: … Read More
Catalonia/Spain: On track for the crisis to escalate by Monday
The situation in Spain isn’t exactly getting better. And now it looks like the first real deadlines may have been set in the escalation of the Catalan push for independence. … Read More
Jesus Christ can we not put Dana Milbank at the top of the recommended list!
Enough with the credit where credit is due stuff. Enough with, well he’s got a great platform. Dana Milbank is an a**hole. He always was an a**hole. He always will … Read More
The Kurdistan situation, part I: History
While I’ve spent the last couple days writing about events in Spain, it’s important to remember the other major separatist/independence news story: Kurdistan. So, while Catalonia engages in am organized … Read More
In any functioning political system, this letter alone would kill the Republican health care bill
As pictured above, a significant portion of the U.S. health insurance market has chosen to write a joint letter to Senators Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, explaining that the current Republican health insurance … Read More
Why are Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump and the Republicans destroying the State Department?
The title question is fairly straight-forward and of crucial importance. I am inspired to ask this question after reading the recent Politico article: “PRESENT AT THE DESTRUCTION: HOW REX TILLERSON … Read More
I genuinely believe that I may have found something important and “hidden” in Comey's testimony
And it needs to be asked about by Democrats in tomorrow’s hearing. Comey’s direct testimony can be found here (or near anywhere). It obviously has been carefully crafted and edited. … Read More
HuffPo Writer (Jim Moore) Gets Pence Commencement Protest Entirely Wrong
Jim Moore, writing at the Huffington Post, chastises the Notre Dame graduating students who turned their backs and walked out as VP Mike Pence began his commencement address: No point … Read More
GOP Rep. Tim Walberg (MI-07) makes public “men-only” appearance during Women’s History Month
Cross-posted from Eclectablog.com For weeks and weeks now the Indivisible group in Dexter, Michigan (“Indivisible Dexter”) and other residents of Michigan's 7th Congressional District have been asking Republican Congressman Tim … Read More
I would like to ask Markos a favour
I have left my diaries [a couple of thousand] intact and for the record, I still stand by what was written. There is one small thing that bothers me, a … Read More
Republicans set to pass law defining the burning of wood for energy as “carbon neutral”
A new law called the Energy Policy Modernization Act is on the fast track to being sent to President Obama to sign into law. Inside this bill is a small … Read More
Rules are for Fools: CAN the GOP Dump Trump?
So, one of the questions that is on a lot of people’s mind lately is whether there’s any way that the Republican Party could somehow divest themselves of Trump at … Read More
M198 rules !! Coalition occupies Tikrit for a dozen casualties. 200 ISIS dead, no in-city prisoners
Of course the Department of Defense claimed this is “with American help.” A handful of smart missiles hit targets, but the big help was the old M198 155mm field guns. … Read More
I got a ride in a Time Machine !! Back to when CIA re-pitched Iran as “Ming the Merciless”
CIA needed a substitute for Naziism and Communism. Wahhabi Islam, al-Qaida are financed out of Saudi/GCC. They wouldn't do. Even later as ISIS and all the lovely Muslim Brotherhood death … Read More
Day Three: Media pass on GOP47 ignorance of United Nations, nuke deals, and Non-Proliferation Treaty
Al Jazeera gets it right !! Bottom of this diary. – – – First the obvious: negotiations with Iran are a multinational process. This is not an American treaty. No … Read More
NOT BREAKING: Media omit GOP47 ignorance of U.N. Security Council and 1968 Non-Proliferation Treaty
First the obvious: Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) The NPT is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons … Read More
Please Support Michigan House Bill 4147 And Radically Change Our Public Schools
Originally published on Up North Progressive. Every week the Up North Progressive's email inbox receives a list of bills introduced to the Michigan state legislature. This week the Michigan House … 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
Democratic Congressional Candidates Callis, Gollin, Green Talk Climate Change, Fracking (IL-13)
The three Democrats running in Illinois' 13th Congressional district primary recently answered my questions about climate change and energy issues. It's one of the hottest Congressional races in the nation … Read More
Religious Freedom in Michigan Public Schools
Have you heard the wonderful news? Today the state senate in the great state of Michigan passed a bill that would provide religious freedom in schools! That's right, now everyone … Read More
Why, As A Liberal, I Hate Paying Taxes.
Who likes paying taxes? I write as committed liberal social democrat and Obama supporter. I care about humanity, and I have devoted my writing and volunteering life to advocating on … Read More
