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On Tuesday's show, Rachel Maddow stated that There was no al Qaeda presence in Iraq when we invaded in 2003. But in 2004, "al Qaeda in Iraq" was formed by Jordanian Militant Abu Musad al Zarqawi The ...
by Sarge in Seattle
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Heard a very interesting piece today on the ineffectiveness of torture today on NPR's Morning Edition . Quotes and ...
by bartct
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In part one I presented evidence that the bush Administration, for the value of one more phony reason to start a war, ...
by Sarge in Seattle
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- With righteous outrage and humor, Rep. Jared Moskowitz calls out MTG as Putin's envoy to US CongressBack 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...52 comments 202 Recs
- 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...72 comments 228 Recs
- 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...60 comments 259 Recs
- 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...127 comments 328 Recs
- 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 ...234 comments 448 Recs
- 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...149 comments 304 Recs
- 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...18 comments 131 Recs
- 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...374 comments 342 Recs
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- One of the many things I’ve learned here on DK is that there is a rule (of thumb)�about asking a question with your title.� Basically the rule says you already know the answer to the question.� ...270 comments 169 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...193 comments 498 Recs
- I am no fan of religion but will acknowledge there are some benefits to churchlife. My Mom loved church music and looked forward to choir practice and Sunday mornings I was always taken to Sunday school. Dad prefered the Church of the 18 holes when...191 comments 125 Recs
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- 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...1 comments 0 Recs
- 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...1 comments 5 Recs
- 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...4 comments 1 Recs
- 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/...16 comments 12 Recs
- 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...1 comments 0 Recs
- 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...4 comments 10 Recs
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- 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...4 comments 3 Recs
- 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...4 comments 7 Recs
- 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...20 comments 5 Recs
- 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 ...74 comments 25 Recs
- The horse race isn’t really relevant right now. For one thing it can change, for another swing states are what matter, but there’s a lot more to polling that is of interest. Last week Kerry Eleveld, a DK staffer here made a post showing how polling...13 comments 15 Recs
- ALICE — Acronym for Assist Limited, Income Compromised, Employed. Hopefully ALICE becomes a “thing”. Here’s why; many people make just over poverty levels of income but just enough which eliminates them from receiving any government assistance. That is...5 comments 18 Recs
- Hi, fellow scribes! At the request of mettle fatigue, who excels in diligence and ubiquity, but whose superpowers should never be taken for granted, I'm for once stepping in to host this evening. The downside, for you: I'm not qualified to teach, guide...34 comments 13 Recs
- The Daily Brooklyn Bugler’s editors have so far been pleased with the courtroom sketches I’ve supplied for Donald Trump’s Hush Money Trial. In case you didn’t know, this trial is actually about Trump fraudulently altering financial reports in order to...3 comments 22 Recs
- Zog Marano: a modern Yiddish poet's Passover questions to Marranos centuries before. Welcome to A Song of Zion , our weekly check-in and virtual minyan for Jews on Daily Kos. This is an ...5 comments 8 Recs
- With righteous outrage and humor, Rep. Jared Moskowitz calls out MTG as Putin's envoy to US CongressBack 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...52 comments 202 Recs
- I hope you’re sitting down for this. Take a deep breath. OK, ready for this shocking news? It looks like a senior director at Turning Nazi Point USA and an Arizona state representative has resigned for his “job” at TPUSA and ended his reelection...10 comments 23 Recs
- 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...72 comments 228 Recs
- Palestinian paramedics said Israel gave them safe passage to save a 6-year-old girl in Gaza. They were all killed. Nick Kristof: “One of the most heartbreaking stories from Gaza was of 6-year-old Hind who was sole survivor when her vehicle was hit. Her...18 comments 38 Recs
