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When I heard some Pee Wee Herman-looking moron, Raymond Arroyo, was on FOX News gushing about how Trump’s gawd awful gold-painted sneakers were going to win TFG the Black Vote, all I could do was blink-blink. Lawd, I wish I was joking. A Fox News...
by sepiasiren
on Sat Feb 24, 2024 at 03:40 PM PST
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Time certainly flies these days. I don’t know if that’s true for everyone though any number of friends and acquaintances have asked me recently “Doesn’t it seem as though 2023 has gone by really fast?” so it’s not just me. For myself I attribute it...
by sfbob
on Fri Dec 01, 2023 at 07:21 AM PST
with 46 Recommends
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by Justice Putnam, Black Kos Poetry Editor Being the son of a professional Historian, having a degree in History myself,�I am both, amazed and appalled, by the blatant historical revisions and ...
by Black Kos
on Tue Sep 12, 2023 at 02:00 PM PDT
with 53 Recommends
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Obscenity
A comment by Chitown Kev
I have a�quote�from Florida Gov.�Ron DeSantis generally about changes in the way the state of Florida will teach African American history and, specifically, ...
by Black Kos
on Tue Aug 01, 2023 at 02:05 PM PDT
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I officially joined Daily Kos in July of 2006. Ever since then I’ve posted at least one story per year about my participation in AIDS/LifeCycle, a charity bike ride that raises money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT...
by sfbob
on Fri May 26, 2023 at 07:05 AM PDT
with 26 Recommends
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Welcome to what is the 1169th original profile here at “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day”, where we’re profiling Neil Parrott, who has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates since winning office back in the 2010 Tea Party Wave, and...
by republicinsanity
on Tue Dec 27, 2022 at 06:14 AM PST
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A college student who was deemed unfit for military service after being diagnosed with HIV has won his legal case, advocates announced this week. Eddie Diaz, a student at Vermont’s Norwich University, challenged the discriminatory action after testing...
by Gabe Ortiz
on Thu Sep 29, 2022 at 12:45 PM PDT
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A physician long active in the New York Metropolitan Area has written a candid and remarkably honest book titled 50 Years A Doctor, The Journey of Sickness and Health, Four Plagues and the Pandemic. Ronald Halweil, M.D., has practiced in New York City...
by KarlHGrossman
on Thu Sep 08, 2022 at 09:06 AM PDT
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You read that title correctly. Supposedly someone taking medication to protect their own personal health is a violation of someone else’s religious freedom. And make no mistake: this affects way more than LGBTQIA+. It is a public health issue that...
by Brubs
on Wed Sep 07, 2022 at 11:52 AM PDT
with 359 Recommends
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On Monday, Aug. 22, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease expert who heralded the COVID-19 response for the United States amid the ongoing global pandemic, announced he will retire by the end of the year. In a statement, Fauci clarified he is...
by Marissa Higgins
on Mon Aug 22, 2022 at 08:37 AM PDT
with 85 Recommends
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In 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, as well as 2021, “Fanatical Republican Extremist of the Day” published profiles of Art Robinson, the former Chairman of the Republican Party of Oregon who going into 2016, had challenged Democratic Rep....
by republicinsanity
on Sat Jul 16, 2022 at 02:42 PM PDT
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As most of us have figured out by now, the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was likely just the beginning. If the court can reverse the hands of time on millions of Americans and their much-needed reproductive health care, they...
by Rebekah Sager
on Fri Jul 15, 2022 at 12:03 PM PDT
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Assuming I get this story published when it should be published, today is my birthday. I pretty much always post a story on my birthday and that story is always for the most part a fundraiser. Last year I turned 70; I think the piece I wrote then did...
by sfbob
on Thu May 26, 2022 at 03:40 PM PDT
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Ever since I was a kid, and before, m blood was not welcome in the US. Now I admit he hospitals, due to my many illnesses, have sampled more than enough of it, but if I was a willing donor I would be disallowed. We are now in a huge blood shortage and...
by CameronProf
on Fri Apr 29, 2022 at 11:34 PM PDT
with 63 Recommends
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In today’s world there seem to be many instances where doctors and sound medical judgement based on scientific evidence are being overridden by the moral judgement of those who should not be making the decisions. One very poignant example of this is...
by VeteransHealthAdvocate
on Tue Apr 12, 2022 at 12:27 PM PDT
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As much as conservatives would love to see LGBTQ+ people quietly dissolve into dust, we’re only getting more and more open about our identities. According to recent findings from a Gallup study, the percentage of adults in the United States who...
by Marissa Higgins
on Thu Feb 17, 2022 at 10:44 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame and jck. Alumni ...
by Chitown Kev
on Tue Feb 15, 2022 at 08:59 PM PST
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Former CBS war correspondent Lara Logan continues her descent into MAGAness. Recently, Logan has been creating a “documentary” series for Fox News’ streaming service Fox Nation, called “Lara Logan Has No Agenda.” She has also been appearing on Fox News...
by Walter Einenkel
on Tue Jan 18, 2022 at 01:40 PM PST
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Last week, Gov. Tate Reeves (R-MS) appeared on Meet the Press on MSNBC to lie to the nation. (See Gov. Reeves Lies to the Nation from last week.) But, of course this is part of a campaign to ...
by Liberal Thinking
on Sun Dec 05, 2021 at 04:00 PM PST
with 8 Recommends
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In the middle of October, right-wing radio host Dennis Prager told his audience that he had contracted COVID-19. He told his audience that he had purposely “engaged with strangers, constantly hugging them, taking photos with them knowing that I was...
by Walter Einenkel
on Tue Nov 09, 2021 at 10:41 AM PST
with 73 Recommends
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