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With righteous outrage and humor, Rep. Jared Moskowitz calls out MTG as Putin's envoy to US Congress
Back in 1954, when Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anticommunist campaign was at its peak, the Wisconsin senator picked a fight with the U.S. Army, claiming there was lax security at a top-secret army facility. The U.S. Army hired Boston lawyer...
by Charles Jay 70 comments 281 Recs
What the HELL is Going On in Louisiana?
Today, the state of Louisiana managed to do something I didn’t think possible — they found a new low. Once Jeff Landry, a far-right acolyte, was elected governor I knew the place was going to be in rough shape. The state legislature is hopeless, with...
by bilboteach 88 comments 278 Recs
Russian stuff blowing up: More Patriots may be on the way for Ukraine
This is the best news of the day. As Dark Brandon might say, trashing an over-the-horizon radar is a big fucking deal. Is that the silhouette of Ammo Dump Jesus in the ball of flame blessing the bavovna? Run away! Run away! Russians try an assault with...
by quaoar 79 comments 295 Recs
Another legend has left
Dickie Betts has passed, now jamming with Duane. The Allman Bros were a major part of my life’s soundtrack. Not because I was into them but my little brother was. Donnie had them cranked all the time, Southern Rock was his genre. Donnie also recently...
by Vintner13 128 comments 343 Recs
Trump Violates Judge Merchan's GAG Order By Attacking Jury Members Already Selected.
Today should be an interesting day in Judge Merchan’s court room.� Donald Trump reposted an attack by Fox’s Jesse Watters on the jury members selected for Trump’s current trial in NYC on ...
by Merlin196360 235 comments 452 Recs
Stand in NYC Fraud Trial Diary Update: We Have a Jury of 12 so far!
I’m hoping Mark Sumner will be up with a live blog but there’s a load of stuff already happening: All from WaPo Liveblog: Justice Juan Merchan dismissed Juror No. 2, a nurse who said she had concerns after people she knew identified her as a juror and...
by gchaucer2 383 comments 347 Recs
Breaking: Israel Retaliates Against Iran
ABC news and Reuters report that Israel has struck a site in Isfahan, Iran near an airport. Currently, information is still coming in and we do not know if there are casualties or serious damage. Read here: abcnews.go.com/… www.reuters.com/...
by AvoidAmnesia 206 comments 50 Recs
Cartoon: Who To Blame
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by Barry Deutsch 40 comments 213 Recs
Desperately Needed Reinforcements Finally Coming For Ukraine??
Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine, my heart has been heavy at the suffering of so many innocent people in Ukraine. War is always a tragedy, but this war is particularly touching to me because of its David vs. Goliath, good vs evil quality. The bravery...
by WaryLiberal 153 comments 318 Recs
I'll Just Leave This Here...
GET OUT THE VOTE BIG TIME! HERE ARE THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DO THAT! Hope Springs from Field PAC (background in this DKos story). Voters of Tomorrow (younger voters) led by Santiago Mayer Leaders We Deserve (younger voters) led by David Hogg The...
by Yosef 52 25 comments 159 Recs
Fed Chair Jerome Powell reveals the cause of persistent inflation - economy is becoming uninsurable.
Jerome Powell, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was nominated by Donald Trump in 2018 and confirmed by the US Senate. President Joe Biden renominated him when he entered office in January of 2021. The job of the Fed...
by Pakalolo 195 comments 504 Recs
The 6th largest economy in the world is hitting 100% solar periods on a daily basis
From Electrek (Industry blog) : In a major clean energy benchmark, wind, solar, and hydro exceeded 100% of demand on California's main grid for 30 of the past 38 days. Stanford University professor of civil and environmental engineering Mark Z....
by umbra 169 comments 679 Recs

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Donald whines about cold courtroom and brings props to the 'falsifying business records' trial.
So we won’t pay attention to his courtroom antics, Trump brings lots of printouts for his mini-presser after Thursday’s trial session.
by annieli 1 comments 0 Recs
Countdown With Keith Olbermann, S2E161: Trump Must Go To Jail For Ignoring The Gag Order
Episode 161 has been uploaded. iHeartRadio this podcast all podcasts Omny.FM this podcast all podcasts ivoox this podcast all podcasts Apple this podcast all podcasts Preview: YouTube, later A-Block SPECIAL COMMENT: Justice Juan Merchan MUST put...
by Proginoskes 2 comments 2 Recs
Oil and Gas Lease Final Rule is good for the country!
The Bureau of Land Management has announced new regulations for 245 million acres of public property. Important modernization includes conservation measures and increased bonds and royalties. BLM itself says this will concentrate exploitation, thus...
by RosyFinch 2 comments 3 Recs
IAN: April 19, 2024 FND Awareness Month
Happy Friday! April is awareness month for a bunch of different medical disorders and illnesses. Today we’re going to talk about FND, or Functional Neurological Disorder.� I have had FND for ...
by FloridaSNMOM 1 comments 1 Recs
Israel strikes back !
I saw this all over MSNBC www.msnbc.com/… It looks like Israel has begun its retaliatory strikes tonight in central Iran . No news on what they attacked or casualties or if its the beginning on a bigger strike or a one an done so they can say they did...
by lightarty 5 comments 1 Recs
Burkina Faso Update #7 - "Human-Induced" Heat Wave
A “human-induced” heat wave struck Burkina Faso and Mali in early April resulting in many deaths, with temperatures topping out above 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat lasted for 5 days and occurred during Ramadan, when Muslims do not eat or drink...
by GatheringTribes 1 comments 2 Recs
Ukraine Invasion Day 786: RU offensive will likely start in June
CIA Director Bill Burns warned that unless US sends more military support, Ukraine could “lose” the war against Russia by the end of the year. There is a very real risk that the Ukrainians could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024, or at least...
by annieli 3 comments 20 Recs
IVH: The Jesus and Mary Chain / Darklands
Tonight’s selections from The Jesus and Mary Chain’s moody sophomore album, Darklands . This diary was originally published in January 2022. Slightly updated and revised. For those excited by ...
by Al Dorado 22 comments 6 Recs
Overnight News Digest: Biden administration makes conservation an equal to industry on BLM lands
Tonight’s news awaits your comments. Everyone is encouraged to share their 2¢ or articles, stories, and tweets. This is an open thread.
by Magnifico 16 comments 20 Recs
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thurs Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Jared Kushner has made forty million dollars a...
by justiceputnam 2 comments 1 Recs
Trump Intimidates Juror #2--she flees. Everyone twiddles their thumbs: 12 Jurors selected anywayz
Trump and Jesse Watters, as well as conservative influencer media, just bullied a juror into leaving Trump’s Manhattan Criminal trial. I have read Democrats raging against the poor woman, calling her a coward, but really, can anyone blame her? Juror...
by sepiasiren 15 comments 47 Recs
Two ways to avoid traffic tickets
When I see a car with bumper stickers that let everyone know that the car owner fawns over all police, I wonder if that car owner is sincere or if those bumper stickers are simply being used as a tactic to butter up the police so that they won’t write...
by Perlinator 15 comments 8 Recs
Breaking: Israel Retaliates Against Iran
ABC news and Reuters report that Israel has struck a site in Isfahan, Iran near an airport. Currently, information is still coming in and we do not know if there are casualties or serious damage. Read here: abcnews.go.com/… www.reuters.com/...
by AvoidAmnesia 206 comments 50 Recs
Bad Climate News for Home, Car Owners; Good Labor News for Workers in the South: 'BradCast' 4/18/24
Also: 12 jurors now seated in Trump's NY criminal trial NV Supreme Court approves ballot measure to protect 'reproductive freedoms' OH Republicans still refusing to put Biden on the 2024 ballot... You may be happy to know we don't begin today's...
by TheBradBlog 1 comments 2 Recs
Top Comments: springtime Grab Bag edition
Assorted serious and (mostly) humorous items, after-the-jump. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across comments daily that are perceptive, apropos and .. well, perhaps even...
by Ed Tracey 4 comments 12 Recs
PWB Peeps Open Thread: Animal Crackers
crackin’ jokes, that is.
by strawbale 9 comments 36 Recs
Impoverishing of the American Indian continues...
Wiping out tribal economies has been a colonial tactic that remains in place today to undermine the first people of America. Native American reservations are overwhelmingly poverty stricken because of disproportionate oversite and regulations. Federal...
by Charles Micheaux 5 comments 6 Recs
MTG and her new space lasers on the border.
Please go read thecriticalmind story on MTG and space lasers she wants to place on the southern border. As I live less than 30 miles from the southern border I thought I would put my insights on the border and how Customs and Border Protection and the...
by triumph110 4 comments 10 Recs
Why is no one discussing the Columbia protests and fascist response?
Today at Columbia University the NYPD was called to execute a fascist raid against college students…exercising their right to protest…. www.nytimes.com/… I haven’t seen anything about this here..,.but this is a police state type action. These young...
by meowmeowmeow 37 comments 11 Recs
Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Returning Home
I decided to celebrate my�birthday Monday by returning to Bolinas. It may have been�two years since I� drove over Mount Tamalpais to visit my old�home. A friend accompanied me for the afternoon. We ...
by boatsie 80 comments 29 Recs

	"I don't personally see the leak, so it it doesn't exist."
0%	0 votes
	"There is no leak. In fact, this ship is more seaworthy than ever."
0%	0 votes
	"Water pouring into a ship is a common occurrence that requires no remedial action."
0%	0 votes
	"Patching the leak will take too much time and cost too much money."
6%	2 votes
	"The Captain and the crew are hysterical left-wing crazies trying to alarm us for their own agenda."
17%	5 votes
	"A little bit of water doesn't concern me. When it's up to my head, then let me know."
0%	0 votes
	"The children on the ship can deal with this sometime in the future, not me."
10%	3 votes
	"I was a junior lifeguard once and my experience tells me we are in no danger."
6%	2 votes
	"I need more evidence there's a leak other than water on the boat and the word of the captain. Until then, I'll sit tight."
6%	2 votes
	"All ships get leaks. What's the big deal?"
0%	0 votes
	"You can't connect hitting the rock with the leak!"
6%	2 votes
	"There's no consensus from the crew whether there's a leak or not."
0%	0 votes
	"This is all a ruse by the patch-making industry."
6%	2 votes
	"The effects of this leak have been predicted by the Bible. I will not stand in the way of God."
6%	2 votes
	"Water is naturally occurring, so cannot kill us."
31%	9 votes

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