Well, this was one helluva week, wasn’t it? Living in this country is absolutely exhausting right now, in ways I don’t think many of us thought we’d ever encounter again. But somehow, day after day, we wake up, and we hope and fight and write and yell and believe a brighter tomorrow will come. We know we have to work for those better days, and that opposing forces are actively rooting for our failure at every turn.
But still we fight. What other choice is there? Daily Kos is a special place in that regard, because it’s filled with thousands of fighters, doing their best to combat the Orange Menace who stole the White House any way they can. Taking action, sharing funds and resources, and writing about those efforts, and shining light on the horrible ways the big baddies keep trying to force a terrible new American way upon us, and preserve the terrible old American ways we thought were behind us.
This week, y’all did some great work, Here’s a dozen diaries that caught our attention this week, and held it. Give these stories a read, and their writers a follow.
Enjoy, and thank you for being here.
Happy birthday, Kos!!!!!
By TexMex
The DK Community salutes the guy who started it all back in 2002. Check out the comments for a trip down memory lane.
‘A federal appeals court just gave both middle fingers to Roe v. Wade!’ Here we go…
By Eyesbright
Republicans are walking America backwards, back to the days of women dying—and they don't care.
N. Carolina hog farmers spray feces around black communities, and Florence will spread it everywhere
By Pakalolo
Pits full of pig waste will likely be upended as a result of Hurricane Florence. As in most environmental crimes, the victims of this foul side effect of the storm will be people of color and the poor.
Give Serena her respect. Please.
By JoanMar
The tennis community has tried, but they have not broken her. You cannot stop her. She will have the last laugh.
Lookit This Goddam Sign! I Mean LOOK AT IT! (25 Signs From Around the US)
By freewayblogger
Our fearless sign-making, fence-hopping hero is back with a plethora of amazing stealth signs (notable for both content AND placement) from coast to coast.
Trust me—you should go look at that goddam sign.
There’s a Fundamental Flaw in Our Thinking
By sfzendog
We are all in this together, like it or not—and we’ve wasted too much time focusing on individual success, while paying no mind to the collective glue which binds us to our country, and our citizens to one another.
New York Times runs an "Op-ed" far more important than anything "Anonymous"could ever tell us.
By Dartagnan
Deliberately suppressing the right of people to vote is an act so un-American that it ought to disqualify the existence of any political Party that promotes it, but here we are.
How did we get here?
The behavior of zealous partisans after disconfirmation
By Neuro Doc
Ever met an openly disappointed, former Trump supporter? Here’s why you probably never will.
Dead SCOTUS nominee walking
By lexalexander
This in-depth analysis of this Kavanaugh circus proves two facts:
This nomination is fatally flawed and should be pulled.
But it won’t be, and they won’t, because the GOP is nothing anymore but a continuing criminal enterprise.
Good News Roundup for Friday, September 14, 2018
By chloris creator
There’s lots of bad news out there — the Republican party is so amazingly nasty, racist, and corrupt — and Trump’s deeds will take a lot of work to undo. Take a break with this roundup of remarkable efforts and positive results of those (including ourselves) who are working so hard to save our country.
Tucker Carlson Gets Creamed By Stormy Daniels' Lawyer, Michael Avenatti in Wild FOX News Throwdown
By News Corpse
Tucker Carlson made two promises in order to get Michael Avenatti to agree to appear on his program.
He immediately broke both of them.
Suspicions Confirmed, Woodward on Trump
By bobburnett
Two new books on Trump paint a terrifying picture of a chaotic White House in crisis. He’s not as dangerous as we think—he’s even worse.
That’s it for this week! Till next time.
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