Stunning: Rick Scott tells DOJ to stuff it
The arrogance of Gov. Rick Scott of Florida has no bounds. Florida will defy a federal warning that it is possibly in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1964 and the National Voter Registration...
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Mitt rising
Word is that Mitt is becoming more frantic by the moment, and utterly overcome by anxiety. So he finally listened to Ann's increasingly insistent advice, and just today, he secretly consulted the only...
View ArticleThis is how far conservatism has sunk: 2nd grade insults. & Poll.
Posted shortly after tonight's debate: I highly approve of Romney's decision to be kind and gentle to the retard. — Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) October 23, 2012 Yes, Coulter is vulgar and disgusting,...
View ArticleNot yet viral, but it should be: "You Don't Own Me" -- inspired GOTV
This video was passed on to me by a good friend. "Thought you'd like to see (and maybe pass on) what we women in binders are up to, these days," she wrote. It is absolutely wonderful. It was the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Concern over uncertified election software in Ohio appears unwarranted.
When I read about this yesterday, alarm bells went off. Could this be the Ohio surprise that steals the election for Romney? I can't find a diary here that addresses it.* I can't believe it's not...
View Article67 or T&L? We save Schrödinger's Medicare Cat with a poll.
As anyone who is even semi-conscious knows, the Cliff standoff, besides making for political theater that keeps the punditocracy well fueled on cappuccino, creates the very unnerving opportunity for a...
View Article#TodayIsTheDay I am making a pledge: NOT ANOTHER DIME.
I have always donated generously to politicians I believe in. I have always operated on the principle that the greater good is to elect the best possible people. I'm a practical kind of guy. I have...
View ArticleThank you, President Obama. FU, Charles Krauthammer.
President Barack Obama's speech tonight in Newtown was superb. I won't attempt to quote any of it; it was eighteen minutes long, and every American should watch it, in its entirety (now embedded...
View Article#kt2 : Kossacks Tweet Too! Let's follow each other!
The ultra-short version:A new group, and a new diary series: #kt2 : Kossacks Tweet Too! Our diaries will be dedicated to publishing "follow-me" buttons for one-stop follows, and promoting the hashtag...
View Article#kt2 - Kossacks Tweet Too! Follow us.
Thursday greetings -- this is the second diary in the new series of our new group, #kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!, where we make it really easy to follow each other on twitter right from the diaries, and...
View Article#kt2 - Kossacks Tweet Too! Diary #3
Greetings! This is the third diary for our new group, #kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! We will continue to post diaries every Wednesday.The goal is to make it very easy for kossacks with twitter accounts to...
View ArticleA growing list -- Kossacks Tweet Too!
There are now nearly 100 of us on this list. This is our 4th diary -- maybe we'll break the century mark today*. So, out of the shadows, ye tweeting Kossacks!The goal: amplify our voices by making it...
View ArticleKossacks: A veritable twitterforce
This is diary #5 in our Wednesday series. The twitter button listing below has grown to over 100 names, and more of us are regularly using the hashtag #kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!Our goal: amplify our...
View ArticleT-Mobile: Pregnant? Toxemic? You're fired.
AlterNet:May 1, 2013. T-Mobile forced a pregnant employee to clock out every time she used the restroom, even after she obtained, by company request, a doctor’s note urging her to drink more water......
View ArticleFollow Kossacks on Twitter: Right Here
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!Our goal: amplify our voices by making it very easy for kossacks with twitter accounts to follow each other on twitter, and to find and respond to each other's tweets by...
View ArticleGreat Glittering Globs of Twittering Kossacks
Well, not really twittering, of course. "Tweeting". But I liked the way the title rolled off my fingers :-)#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!!Thanks for dropping by for #7 in our diary series. The goal is...
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too -- Have you joined The List?
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!! - Weekly diary #8.Our goal: amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow each other on twitter, and to find and respond to each other's tweets by using the...
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too: The Permanent List, with Buttons
Greetings! This diary is being published on May 29, 2013, and the plan is to have it remain as a permanent reference list that will not be republished, but will always be kept up to date as we add more...
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too -- The Weekly List (#9): longer, faster
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too!! - Weekly diary #9.Longer, because we are now rapidly approaching 200 kossacks on The List.Faster, because the weekly diaries will now show only follow links, not buttons....
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too -- The #kt2 Weekly Twitter List
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! This is the tenth diary in our weekly series.Our goal: amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow each other on twitter, and to find and respond to each other's...
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too! -- The #kt2 Weekly Twitter List
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! This is the 11th diary in our series, which has been weekly except for last week -- I was traveling, sorry!Our goal: amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow...
View ArticleBREAKING: Snowden leaves Hong Kong, on commercial flight to Moscow
This just out a few minutes ago, as reported by the South China Morning Post:US whistleblower Edward Snowden has left Hong Kong on an Aeroflot flight to Moscow, credible sources have confirmed to the...
View ArticleTwitter gone wild -- The #kt2 Weekly Kossacks Tweet Too List!
#kt2 -- Yes Virginia, Kossacks Tweet Too! Welcome to diary number 12 in our weekly series.With the monumental events of the past week, Twitter truly has gone wild, and Kossacks are increasingly in the...
View ArticleThe #kt2 List: Kossacks Tweet Too, July 4th Edition
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! Welcome to diary number 13 in our weekly series.Here's our goal: amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow each other on twitter, sharing and promoting the...
View ArticleThe #kt2 List: Kossacks Tweet Too, Bastille Weekend Edition
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! Welcome to diary number 14 in our weekly series.The goal: amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow each other on Twitter, sharing and promoting the best of...
View ArticleKossacks Tweet Too, August Doldrums Edition. Are you on The List?
#kt2 -- Kossacks Tweet Too! Welcome to diary number 15 in our periodic series.Our goal is to amplify Kossack voices by making it very easy to follow each other on Twitter, sharing and promoting the...
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"House of Turds" - Boehner absolutely NAILED by The News! Hail Freedonia!
NY Daily News, front page, October 1, 2013
View ArticleFed judge: Texas abortion limits unconstitutional
BREAKING.Houston ChronicleAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — New abortion restrictions passed by the Texas Legislature are unconstitutional and will not take effect as scheduled on Tuesday, a federal judge has...
View ArticleIt's an honor.
Jimmy Breslin wrote "It's An Honor" for the New York Herald Tribune in November, 1963. It remains one of the finest pieces of journalistic prose ever written.It's most fitting to read it again today....
View ArticleLive Blog: Q&A with Snowden, on now.
Live Q&A with Edward Snowden: Thursday 23rd January, 8pm GMT, 3pm EST. Additional information about Courage, the trust that is sponsoring this, is here.He is answering questions submitted via...
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When you think about SB1062, you get a pig chin.
When you think really hard about SB1062, you get a pig chin. Don't get a pig chin:
View ArticleAuthor of "Last Letter" to Bush & Cheney -- "I hope you face what you have...
Tomas Young, paralyzed by a bullet to the spine five days after being deployed to Iraq in 2004, passed away two days ago, on the eve of Veterans' Day, a few weeks shy of his 35th birthday. He was the...
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DNC uses Bernie Sanders to hit new low in sleazy, misleading grab for $$$$
I was greeted by an email this morning that is copied below, exactly as it appeared in my inbox, including the blaring typography and the large chunk of white space towards the bottom, requiring that...
View ArticleThe most incredibly lucid explanation, by a US Senator, of why the Iran Deal...
A few days ago, I had the exceptional opportunity of attending an event with Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico. Martin is low key, but when you listen to him talk it's immediately apparent that...
View ArticleThe absolute winner of this week's Political Photo Parade
I just about never do "drive-by" diaries, but this just popped up on Twitter, and I had to stand up and cheer (even without a reminder from my Apple Watch). I absolutely love it! I trust that no...
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The Official Illustrated Guide to Tonight's GOP Debate & Poll
As a public service, here is tonight's Official Illustrated Guide to the Third Republican Presidential Debate:
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India's Katrina: a city of nearly 7 million is "a virtual island", death toll...
A confluence of the warmest El Niño ever, the warmest November on record, and poor urban planning and development, has brought disaster to the city of Chennai (also known as Madras), the fifth largest...
View ArticleStill unconvinced about the TPP? Unsure that NAFTA was awful? This just...
Keystone pipeline company files NAFTA lawsuitThe company behind the Keystone XL pipeline has filed a legal challenge to its rejection, contending that President Barack Obama violated the North American...
View ArticleCharles P. Pierce slams Chris Matthews & HRC. Interview was "ahistorical...
Esquire:This Is Not the Way the Democratic Campaign Should Be ConductedChris Matthews had an interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton on the MSNBC channel of the electric teevee machine Tuesday afternoon...
View ArticleDK5 is broken: (Mostly) unable to Rec diaries or comments, for hours.
The “Mostly” in the title is because after trying a few dozen times, I was able to Rec one diary and a couple of comments. I thought the problem was solved! But then went to another diary, and the same...
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Live Blog: Bernie's Event in Las Vegas, Nevada (UPDATE: link to watch the...
Another big Bernie event. Happy to start a Live Blog, since I don’t see anyone else doing it yet. Here’s the live YouTube feed:xYouTube VideoLate addition, just found on Twitter:Line of people,...
View ArticleThe end of Jeb!, or, Why I so love Twitter and Da News
Jeb!’s America tweet:xAmerica. pic.twitter.com/TeduJkwQF3— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) February 16, 2016The coup de grâce:xCold-weather Jeb. pic.twitter.com/tl2y8QyXwf— Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) February 17, 2016
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Two photos that speak volumes about the state of American journalism and...
Once upon a time, I savored the New York Times. The “Paper of Record” once prided itself on journalistic integrity, accuracy, thoroughness and editorial independence. It once was a paper that truly...
View ArticleBREAKING: Arizona elections hearing right now. Amazing, impassioned...
LIVE FEED HERE. (No obvious way to embed. Can anyone do this?)I have to run, so I can’t do commentary. But the SOS ADMITTED that numerous party affiliations were flipped. Just wow. And Arizona...
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Pussy Power, Albuquerque. Amazing home-made signs! Bilingual photo diary....
This was a day of determination, unity, solidarity, and humor. The officially estimated crowd size was ten thousand. We gathered in Albuquerque’s downtown Civic Plaza, the perfect venue with the...
View ArticleThe one question that Senate Dems MUST ask Gorsuch, for which he will not...
Judge Gorsuch, you have said with great forcefulness how important it is to respect not only the Constitution, but to respect precedent. Article II, Section 2 of our Constitution, as you well know,...
View ArticleThe Constant Rehashing of Racial Justice versus Economic Justice Harms Us All
Why are we doing this?What do we gain by promoting, and fighting about, the absolutely false dichotomy between racial justice and economic justice?Equal rights for all, social justice for all, equal...
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A Predator in Paris: Donald Trump almost breaks Brigitte Macron's arm...
Words are hardly necessary. This is beyond embarrassing – it is absolutely disgusting and mortifying. Notice that Brigitte Macron was trying to back away from him and establish some space between them...
View ArticleReally, kos? "The alt-left". Now, of all times? REALLY?
xAnyone still pretending last year's election was about "economic anxiety" anymore? I mean, outside of the alt-left that is.â Markos Moulitsas (@markos) August 13, 2017Really, kos?“the...
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