Marketing the Democratic brand
This is an edited/abridged version of a diary I wrote following the Democratic Party’s very poor results in the 2014 midterms.*** November 9, 2014 In his diary The electoral boom-bust cycle, and why...
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As we head into the weekend lots of activity at Oceti Sakowin Camp.The cover picture is from a story by Montana Public Radio, Despite Evacuation Orders, Pipeline Protesters Hunker Down For Winter. It...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.ART NOTES — more than 90 paintings...
View ArticleMy 'identity' can get me killed
During the last couple of weeks, following the election of an openly white supremacist-endorsing man to the highest office in our land, I’ve been listening to and reading people’s comments and...
View ArticleA Lake for Lin: A Community Fundraiser for an Eco-Warrior In the Fight of Her...
Joy is a lake.Grief is a river.You can lose yourself in one; be lost in the other.I wrote those words on the first day of this month. Then, I had no idea how soon I would have reason to understand, yet...
View ArticleSherrod Brown goes nuclear on the GOP: 'We're going to help them confirm...
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, one of the most ardent progressive warriors in Congress, is not about to accept the utter bullshit that Republicans think they’re going to shove in our faces:“They’ve been...
View ArticleA huzzah and thank you to the heroes and allies of the resistance against the...
Celebratory fireworks explode above the Oceta Sakowin Camp Sunday. There was understandable joy in the Oceti Sakowin Camp Sunday after the Army Corps of Engineers announced what will be, at the very...
View ArticleWe interrupt your daily Trumperdink outrage for a life or death message....
Look. I’m as furious, disgusted, and frightened as you all are about Trump’s election and what it means for everyone.But right now there is something that worries those of us trying to help a friend of...
View ArticleWith Biden in the chair on Jan. 3, the Senate can confirm a renominated...
Campaign ActionHere’s an idea to ponder as a sort of closing act for the Obama administration and/or and opening salvo from Senate Democrats: a mechanism for confirming Merrick Garland to the Supreme...
View ArticleGiving back to those who give: ZenTrainer
Welcome all, and thanks for reading.If you’ve frequented Daily Kos much in the last few years, you’ve no doubt run up on at least one diary by ZenTrainer, or (for those who’ve met her in person) Tracy...
View ArticleDem senator slags Trump's EPA pick as 'science-denying, oil-soaked, climate...
Yes! This is exactly the kind of backbone we want to see from congressional Democrats! Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey, a longtime leader on the environment and a member of the Senate’s Environment and...
View ArticleGOP preps to overhaul food stamp program under Trump
Republicans are eyeing changes to the the food stamp program that will surely be designed to trim the number of people eligible for the assistance. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
View ArticleDonald Trump just attacked a local union leader for telling the truth
Chuck Jones is the president of United Steelworkers Local 1999, which represents the workers at the much-discussed Indiana Carrier plant. That put him in the spotlight when he had to be the person to...
View Article♥Children's Toy Drive♥
I Met This Beautiful; Lady Activist, On Facebook, Deana DeHaven.FB message or friend, her, if you have questions.She’s Collecting, Toys For The Standing Rock Sioux, Children.♥Standing Rock...
View ArticleA Veteran Needs a Coat
It’s winter in Chicago. With the temperature of 22 the cold must be intense and with the wind chill factor, it just plain hurts to be outside.As many of you know, I live in a subsidized building where...
View ArticleTrump wants to read your messages. Download Signal to thwart him
When President Barack Obama won, conservatives stocked up on guns and ammunition which were never taken away. Now, with big-time popular-vote loser Donald Trump headed to the White House thanks to our...
View ArticlePresident Obama, You've Been Given the Tools
Use them. You've been sworn to protect this country from enemies foreign and domestic. You have powerful tools given to you by your Republican predecessor. If there is one man I trust to use them...
View ArticleHelp me pass along some holiday cheer!
I haven’t posted a diary on DailyKos in quite some time, but the purpose of this one is three-fold: 1) give an update about myself, 2) share a story about an act of corporate kindness, and 3) solicit...
View ArticleImportant Update With Chase Iron Eyes and Water Protectors (Video) Human...
x YouTube Video Dec 11, 2016 Message From Chase Iron Eyes We are not leaving. The warriors of all nations are here. Until the pipeline that's in the ground is gone, until the law enforcement,...
View ArticleOdds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week?" poll)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers...
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