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I hate being here. I ca.e in 4 weeks ago a few days after my stroke. I was sent to rehab where I was for 3 days. Some how I got a copd flare so I was put on high dose iv steroids which shoosted up my blood sugar levels which meant a move off floor to a...

— File this little noticed news under the category of Hard Evidence of Trump’s Guilt: [...] In the wake of their arrest for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws, President Trump repeatedly said he did not know either Parnas or Fruman....

What accomplishments. Trump seems incapable of staying focused… surprise. Impeachment has been the answer to tyranny. And yet the second the Democrats’ arguments end, there will be swift action by the GOP to end the trial. Trump’s circle is waking up...

Daily Kos’ Jen Hayden has a more complete rundown of Mike Pompeo’s interview with Mary Louise Kelly, in which the secretary of state got his arse handed to him on the air. But this seemed, well, pertinent, to say the least: Well, to be fair to Pompeo,...

Shaka Zulu’s Rise From Unwanted Illegitimate Son, To Great Zulu Warrior King — by dopper0189, Black Kos Managing Editor He is Shaka the unshakeable, Thunderer-while-sitting, son of Menzi He is the bird that preys on other birds, The battle-axe that...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was backed into a rather uncomfortable corner during an interview with Mary Louise Kelly on NPR’s Morning Edition. Although Pompeo wanted to stick to the topic of Iran, Kelly pivoted to the Ukraine scandal and...

I’m a liberal and Bernie Sanders is a Democratic Socialist. Both of us have our roots in good old FDR blue collar pragmatism. I thought, way back in 2011, when I wrote glowingly about him, that if he ever decided to run for president I would be first...

At long last, Da Freidai Gang Gathers!!  Many thanks to all who helped keep things floating along while I was taking care of my wretched ol’ carcass!  My carcass is still wretched, but at least ...

Over the Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie and his fellow New York Democrats have unveiled a bill that they'...

It’s the final day of the House managers’ opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff delivered a closing argument for the ages on Thursday night, and now we get to find out what he left...

Donald Trump’s speechwriters really pulled out all the rhetorical flourishes for his remarks at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Mr. “Grab ‘em by the pussy” was spouting line after line about “the majesty of God’s creation” and “the...

For the past two years, the nation's opioid crisis has been deemed a national public health emergency. That ended last week, temporarily, because no one in Health and Human Services bothered to renew it when it lapsed. They're calling it a "clerical...

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According to Axios, who spoke to someone “familiar with the campaign’s fundraising,” Warren hit the three million donations mark this week, a week before Sanders did in 2016. This represents a recent surge in donations to the Warren campaign. Link to...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set on deporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the Trump administration this year and end the program, the agency’s acting director, Matthew Albence,...

by Angelina Newsom When 16-year-old Selena Not Afraid disappeared from a Montana rest area on New Year’s Day, local indigenous communities launched into the tragically familiar work of rallying ...

Senate Republicans are using Donald Trump’s obstruction of Congress as an excuse for letting him get away with obstruction of Congress and abuse of power. Trump would assert executive privilege to prevent former national security adviser John Bolton...

The U.S. State Department released a new rule on visas Thursday, scheduled to be published on Jan. 24, aimed at decreasing so-called birth tourism. “Birth tourism,” according to the administration, is the action of a person traveling to the U.S....

On Thursday, House managers of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump shifted gears from the chronology of events as laid out on Wednesday to the corrupt intent behind Trump’s actions. The entire day was focused on just the issue of abuse of power and...

The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel ...

Can one say “Woo” too much? Another Friday and another “OMG we made it” comment from me. I have resigned myself to the fact that although the impeachment stands — the removal won’t ...

In   WAYR? , I note what I’m reading and comment...you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books…mostly focused on the Ellison and ...

Welcome 😄 to Fridayâ��s Roundup of Good News! I admit I havenâ��t been watching or listening to every minute of the impeachment trial. I have decent excuses! I have a big project that will take ...

Yes, Democracy died Tuesday night. The vote was along party lines. The Founding Fathers’ formula for keeping American democracy running, strong, and independently, requires a Senate where ...

Mobster doing mobster shit: In case you can’t read that tweet, it says, “A @POTUS confidant tells CBS News that GOP senators were warned: ‘vote against the president & your head will be on a pike.’” So how is this different from any scene in The...

Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week Lia Russell at The New Republic writes—The Silicon Valley Economy Is Here. And It’s a Nightmare. Low pay, soaring rents, and cities littered with e-scooters. Welcome to the...

Republican hypocrisy knows no bounds. It is hard to write this in new ways every few minutes, but it is the job of any honest person to acknowledge it. With Donald Trump’s impeachment trial ...

"Reshape economy to fight climate crisis" Davos 2020 Reshape economy to fight climate crisis, says Prince Charles Davos delegates told what good is extra ...

Smack dab in the middle of his impeachment trial for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, Donald Trump is shamelessly grifting off the taxpayer, spiking room rates at his Doral Resort just ahead of a Republican National Committee meeting there,...

Senate Republicans are united again in saying they've heard absolutely nothing new in the House impeachment managers presentation against Donald Trump. That's after they voted en masse, as a unified bloc, against 10 amendments from Democrats to provide...

My very very well connected Ukraine source, that I trust, just gave me this different and new perspective on the whole Ukraine situation and I believe we should all understand it. The Big Lie: “All Trump Wanted Was For Ukraine To Announce An...

The Abbreviated Pundit Round-up is a daily feature at Daily Kos. Juan Cole at Informed Comment writes—Did Saudi prince Bin Salman personally Hack Jeff Bezos’s Phone, Vacuuming up Secrets? What about Jared Kushner? We’ve long known that Amazon CEO Jeff...

Donald Trump promised to be an avid fighter for Social Security & Medicare. All told, he was just lying to the vulnerable. He made that clear at Davos. Trump on Social Security & Medicare Common Dreams reported Trump's Davos unmasking on CNBC....

— And Moscow Mitch just nods and smiles … Trump Brags About Concealing Impeachment Evidence: ‘We Have All the Material, They Don’t’ bu Peter Wade, Rollingstone.com — Jan 22, 2020 The president continued, “So, we’re doing very well. I got to watch [the...

Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and...

Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and...

The D.C. press corps is filling in where the cameras that Mitch McConnell refused to allow into the impeachment trial are absent. So we know just what a farce Republicans consider this exercise to be. And precisely why McConnell made sure the American...

Susan Collins is damned if she does stick with Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump on impeachment and damned if she doesn't. The filing deadline for the primary for her Senate seat is March 16, and while she's got the backing of the state's rabid...

The World Economic Forum’s annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, opened this week with the 15th edition of its Global Risks Report. The top 2 risks on the list are the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, two matters inextricably bound up with each...

Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, with overwhelming evidence despite his obstruction that has blocked investigators from access to key witnesses and documents. But now it’s in Mitch McConnell’s Senate, and...

Swing-district House Democrats with military and national security backgrounds are teaming up to help flip some more congressional districts in 2020. Reps. Mikie Sherrill, Chrissy Houlahan, Jason Crow, and Max Rose will co-chair the “Second Service...

He avoided Vietnam thanks to bone spurs and later said that trying to avoid sexually transmitted diseases was “my personal Vietnam,” but Donald Trump knows about war injuries. He says. Trump on Wednesday morning dismissed the injuries to 11 U.S. troops...

Behind the scenes of the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, some Democrats are reportedly pondering a deal that could go wrong in about a dozen ways. With Republicans blocking witnesses while yelling about Hunter Biden, these Democrats are considering...