This is what Resistance Looks Like: Massive #OurFirstStand SaveHealthCare...
In a massive display of resistance against the GOP agenda to destroy the ACA and one of unity among Democrats, tens of thousands of Union leaders, Healthcare advocates, rank and file Democrats and...
View ArticleNYC WOMEN'S MARCH - Post-march meetup 1/21 - Spitzer's here we come!
Hello everyone!As most of you know by now, Saturday Jan. 21 is the day of the Global Women’s March and we expect a fabulous turnout for the NYC version! Our group will be among the first to march,...
View ArticleJoin the Women's March on Washington, even if you're hundreds of miles away
I just wanted to pass on that, if you cannot get to Washington for the Women’s March, there are hundreds of others around the country and even internationally, that will be marching at the same time....
View ArticleThe press is fighting back!
In case you hadn’t seen this yet, Kyle Pope of the Columbia Journalism Review posted an open letter to Trump. Please read the whole thing at www.cjr.org/….Some highlights:But while you have every...
View ArticleBuy workout gear and support women candidates
I admit that I’m a wuss when it comes to exercise, beyond water aerobics. But this has been going around social media, and it’s legit.According to a story on Yahoo Finance, this women’s apparel and...
View ArticleThe Zen of Art, and the Art of Giving Back to ZenTrainer
Asterkitty here, reporting for community duty. As a recipient of ZenTrainer’s extreme thoughtfulness in a time of need, and along with fundraising to help her recover (see below), I am offering five...
View Article♥Solidarity♥ Woman's March On Washington And More. Have Computer; Will, Cyber...
I actually; don’t, have a hat.But; I’ve got a cute little plastic Hello Kitty with pink bows, sitting next to me, on my computer tower, a diary and an agenda. I think I’ve got it covered.I cannot be...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Facing the Future edition
Some thoughts on what the future might hold, 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...
View ArticleThe former VP gets a hero's welcome at the Joseph R. Biden station as he...
This is just too sweet. Watch former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden arrive at the Wilmington Amtrak station in Delaware. In 2011 the station’s name was officially changed in honor...
View ArticleOn the Ohio (now Penna.) Turnpike to D.C.
All right, enough with the randomly-placed comments. Since I'm not driving, I can supply the first installment of this travelogue. If I get the chance for more photos, I'll update the post.Until...
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...
View ArticleText these professors if you marched yesterday, and join the next phase - 10...
Updated. Two professors have been gathering crowd size data and keeping a Google spreadsheet of the information. Jeremy Pressman (U of Connecticut) and Erica Chenoweth (U of Denver) are the people...
View ArticleMedia offer wide range of opinions on how to cover Trump
No question: The media love to write about the media. And the incoming administration of Donald Trump offers an opportunity for fresh fodder from journalists to give advice to other journalists on how...
View ArticleWhy I took my kids to the women's march yesterday...
I grew up southern baptist, which means that most of the people I know are republican, in the past I have rarely posted politics or discussed it, but the past is over...I now confront it head on, that...
View ArticleDan Rather goes viral: The media must end GOP interviews—unless Republican...
Facts and the truth are not partisan. They are the bedrock of our democracy. And you are either with them, with us, with our Constitution, our history, and the future of our nation, or you are against...
View ArticleVirginia's House is the most important legislature up this year, and Clinton...
While most state legislatures aren’t up for election until 2018, all 100 members of Virginia’s House of Delegates will go before voters this November. Here at Daily Kos Elections, we’ve been hard at...
View ArticleWhy did you march?
It’s a good question. I’ve seen it going around, but I’ve never really given it the appropriate amount of thought until now. This is my attempt to say why.I marched because when my grandmother, a woman...
View ArticleTRUE BLUE REPORT: Spy the Lie 101--how to enjoy watching Rcon spokesbot...
Q: How can you tell when a Republicon spokesbot is lying?A: Her lips are moving.I used to get insensibly crazed whenever I watched certain Rcon campaign spokesbots and GOP pundits.Then I stumbled...
View ArticleEight Democratic senators propose 10-year trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
America’s infrastructure suffers from decades of reckless neglect, what bureaucrats and policymakers conceal behind the euphemism of “deferred maintenance.” Decrepit describes the consequences. Myopic...
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