A 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...
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Thank you for all the recommends, shares and tweets for the diaries in this series!If you’re new to this, it’s the 3rd in a series of diaries with action items specific to addressing the threat of...
View ArticleMy Take, On The 2016 Election.
Invictus Unconquered Captain Of My SoulOut of the night that covers me, Dark as the pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstance I...
View ArticleEPA study confirms what many said all along—fracking can sometimes...
From almost the first moment that drilling companies began using hydraulic fracture to extract previously unrecoverable deposits of oil and gas, those who lived near the drill sites began to complain...
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Over four years ago, I dedicated a Top Comments diary to Hugh Thompson, the leader of an Army helicopter trio who helped stop the My Lai massacre. For his efforts, they were ostracized, received hate...
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Shop Small Business, This Year! ie New Kos Katalogue!✰Joyous Holidays✰Free Letters From Santa / Facebook / GooglePrintable Gift Tags / More-Printable Holiday Gift TagsHoliday Decorations You Can Make...
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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...
View Article'O Holy Night'—a gift to us from a Christian, a Jew and an abolitionist
Every Christmas Eve, as our family gathered together around the tree we would sing carols. My mom’s contribution was to sing “O Holy Night” in French, which she had learned at Girl’s High in...
View ArticleKate McKinnon - Did SNL Hit a Home Run!
USA Today has picked Kate McKinnon as Entertainer of the Year. I can’t remember when I agreed more strongly with such a pick. If there is a greater talent in present-day entertainment, I don’t know who...
View ArticleIAN: Tuesday, December 27, 2016: Merry Xmas From An IAN Seekrit Hideout
Tuesday! A day to extend the celebration. As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK,...
View ArticleThe Midwife of Bethlehem
I read it on the Internet, so it must be true.This year the Pope sent a Christmas card that illustrates the “nativity” with two birth scenes. One is of the divine birth — no midwife. The other of a...
View ArticleOur "P*ssy-Grabber" President Is Going To Get A Real Eye Opener At The...
The Women's March On Washington takes place January 21, 2017 and the ladies are going in style. The marchers are making a bold and unmistakeable statement with their choice of headgear, a knitted...
View ArticleOur Anthem: The Global Women's March 1/21/17
I pretty much gave up on marches years ago — anti-Vietnam Conflict, anti nuke. I have the ridiculously small T-shirts as reminders.The January 21, 2017, now global women’s march against those who are...
View ArticleTop Comments: Christmas Week Birthdays edition
Our latest holiday birthday bash, 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...
View ArticleDecember White House Photo Diary
I am winding down this diary series, it’s been a fun run for the past 8 years. Please note that I have been doing a “Looking Back” series of diaries this month and will continue putting them together...
View ArticleFinal open thread of 2016: It was a very tough year. But here are a dozen...
It’s mighty tempting to say good riddance, 2016, don’t let the door hit you on the way out of here. But the past 366 days weren’t a total loss. Some great things happened and we shouldn’t forget them....
View Article#Stop The Sabal Trail-Pipeline!
Marcellus Shale Reality TourSabal Trail Natural Gas, Transmission PipelineSabal Trail Pipeline ProtestDanger In The Making; The Sabal Trail Pipeline, is a proposed 515-mile fracked natural gas...
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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