Community Quilt for Puddytat
Yesterday, the community was devastated to hear that Puddytat has been in treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Chemo is very, very rough — as she said in her diary:I’m finally home, kidneys back to...
View ArticleZenTrainer, Post Surgery, Needs Help
The community did a small fundraiser for ZenTrainer last month prior to her reconstructive surgery. We raised $4000 of the $7500 that we were seeking — now we need to raise the rest. Our friend needs...
View ArticleI am running for Assembly District Delegate, CA AD41
I am running for Assembly District Delegate in California’s District 41. The hyperlink will take you to a district map — this is the northeastern portion of L.A. County. The District extends from La...
View ArticleSolar prepares to dislodge coal as the cheapest source of energy
Some 60 million years ago, a fantastic forest in what is now eastern Wyoming and Montana was capturing solar energy in the leaves and trunks of trees. Those trees accumulated in vast mats of peat, and...
View ArticleThe Fine Arts Dept (Painting, Drawing, Digital Art, Photography, Sculpture) *...
“Morning at the Sand Dunes”, Little Sahara UT, by snoopydawg Welcome to the Departments of Kos Katalog series! Click on that link to see all the departments written up as the series progresses....
View ArticleI predicted this: Republicans freaked by Daily Kos. Thanks to David Nir.
Great article in the Virginian-Pilot today, picked up by BlueVirginia.us, run by Daily Kos user lowkell, which is where I read the article. Cheryl Turpin...
View ArticleStreet Prophets Sharing Saturday 1-7-17
Here we are again — it’s Saturday — the first of 2017. This time of year shelter and warmth are not just “nice” — they are critical to life itself. Many of us are just managing to keep our own...
View ArticleAs cool as the underside of a pillow
One of my friends was talking about the wall he must not be named wants to build. Being me, a song came to mind, Fred Neil and Vince Martin doing “Tear down the walls” off the album of the same name...
View ArticleJust Wow: Street Prophets Sunday Coffee Hour
Welcome to the Sunday edition of the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, an open thread conveniently located at the intersection of Religion and Politics. I thought that today I would continue giving us some...
View Article"Indivisible" can work positively too, let's not forget that.
In the last 10 days or so, I have written a couple of different diaries about the wonderful online document “Indivisible”, a blueprint on how to fight Trumpenstein and his agenda. There have been...
View ArticleKentucky unions vow to fight on against the union-busters
By BERRY CRAIGAFT Local 1360Kentucky unions vow to fight on after the Republican-majority legislature passed a “right to work” law and repealed the prevailing wage.“The labor movement is needed in...
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...
View ArticlePresident Obama: "The Best Is Yet to Come." With Update Re: Farewell Address...
The Mayor of Minneapolis, R.T. Rybak, attended a going away party at the White House last week. Nancy Tourneau, of Washington Monthly, made his Facebook post available. I give you the entire thing...
View ArticlePresident Barack Obama's farewell address
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryPREPARED REMARKS/EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERYJanuary 10, 2017Farewell Address by the President – As Prepared for DeliveryMcCormick Place, Chicago, IllinoisIt’s...
View ArticleStreet Prophets Helping Hump Day 1/11/17
Here we are again, the ordinary passage of days that bring us back to Wednesday. It’s the ordinary things that keep us grounded. Time is the road that goes ever, ever on. It is the moving finger that...
View ArticleObamaCare is Saving My Life
Many of you know that I’ve been sick for over a year and recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's’ Lymphoma. Sure, I have Medicare as well as a secondary insurance plan to form Medicare Advantage, but even I...
View ArticleNot a dry eye in the room as Pres. Obama surprises VP Biden with the...
Not a single dry eye in the room as President Obama gave a speech thanking Vice President Joe Biden for his service in the White House and for a lifetime of civic duty. After saying it was his belief...
View ArticleWhen your Congressman Tries to Kill You
And then sends you a perky email asking you to tell him how you feel about it, I think it only courteous to respond. So I did. Below is the text of my email of this morning to Congressman Randy...
View Article89-year-old inauguration parade announcer fired by Trump is offered better gig
This is a lovely story. Well, the ending is lovely. Getting there is somewhat heartbreaking.On Monday, MSNBC shared the disturbing news that 89-year-old Charlie Brotman, who has been the official...
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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