The Gates Of Grief
This is a story about us. All of us, really, but mostly, about those of us who carry the DNA from a very, very small group of people from about 90,000 years ago. Geneticists, archaeologists and...
View ArticleRobocalls in your voicemail - last chance to act.
This is a follow-up for the story Laura Clawson posted last week: Republicans claim that spamming your voicemail is their First Amendment right. Briefly, the issue is that telephone spammers want to...
View ArticleNew Jersey Gubernatorial Primary Elections Tuesday June 6, 2017
Online Voters Guide - vote411.orgNew Jersey Gubernatorial Election, 2017-WikipediaBallotpediaDemocratic Primary For New Jersey Governor Tuesday June 6th 2017DemocratsBill Brennan; is a former...
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 ArticleTheResistance #StrongerTogether Live Blog Evening Edition 06|07|17
The resistancE LOTS of great practical resources on actions you can take to enact change. Activism works, and it works best when organized and united. RESISTANCE RESOURCES Contact list - USA...
View ArticleStreet Prophets Helping Humpday 06/07/2017
12 Kossacks in Need. Please Help. (Also Kos Katalogue links for Kossack Vendors/Artisans — Fathers Day is the 18th. )
View ArticleICE set to deport another 'bad hombre' undocumented dad with no criminal record
Jesus Peraza, an undocumented immigrant dad who was arrested by ICE after dropping his son off at school, lost his bid to stay in the U.S. and will be subject to “immediate deportation” to his native...
View Article'Silent raids': Immigrants are walking into routine ICE check-ins but not...
The AP highlights this huge shift from Obama-era immigration policy—the “silent raids” targeting undocumented immigrants who, after years of regularly checking in with ICE, are suddenly getting cuffed,...
View Article39th President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with every passenger on...
He was a ‘People’s President’ while in office—and he remains so today. This is one of the gazillion reasons the world remains in love with Jimmy Carter. On Thursday, James Parker Sheffield (@JaySef)...
View ArticleWSJ: Trump's ICE Hurting Pennsylvania Orchard Town. “They Took Her to York”
The Wall Street Journal has an article up that illustrates perfectly how Hair Twitler’s immigration policies are hurting small town America, especially those with an Ag based economy. Titled “Fiestas...
View ArticleSenate Trumpcare bill as devastating for people with pre-existing conditions...
Campaign ActionThe Senate version of Trumpcare was supposed to fix the problems in the House bill for people with pre-existing conditions by dropping a provision that allows states to waive enforcement...
View ArticleVoting in Virginia tomorrow, Tuesday, squeee!!
In one of those odd things that happens to me several times a day, a guy from Virginia woke me up with a phone call today. He wanted to know if he could buy my website (no); I wanted to make sure he...
View ArticleTrump's secretary of the Interior suggests we 'trim' down national monuments
Utah’s Republican Renfield Jason Chaffetz has already made it clear that the Republican agenda, when it comes to privatizing public lands, knows no bounds—and can even begin in his state. Specifically,...
View ArticleToosdai Critters: Sirius #10
Q) Sirius, does that really famous album have evil messages if you play it backwards?Q.) What are some great songs, Sirius?Q) What are some great musicians, Sirius? Igor Stravinsky Billie Holiday Louis...
View ArticleBreaking Pawlitics: AHCA Update Edition
We slowed down AHCA in the House. Now it’s time to eliminate it in the Senate! Pressure them over the summer, the Senate swine may give up.
View ArticleHave you called your senators yet? [POLL]
Have you? McConnell is slithering into a vote on a secret health care bill that no one has read. If your senator is waivering, call and encourage him or her. If your senator is a Democrat, call and ask...
View ArticleDakota Access Pipeline ruling favoring Standing Rock Sioux a victory, but the...
“When we first entered into this, we understood the history, we knew the facts, we knew the laws. We still have to bring it all up. [...] Just because [the situation] is legally right, it’s morally and...
View ArticleMy city hurt my friend, and I am angry. #StDD #Justice4Baba #PoliceBrutality...
My city, Detroit. My friend, Baba Baxter Jones. How I Met Baba Baxter Jones As I have mentioned in comments at Daily Kos, I am on the Disability Committee of the 13th Congressional District of the...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Trust A Hippie, You, Can’t Trust Anyone?
So Many Posers Out There, Hard To Tell.With a sociopath one doesn’t have to do anything wrong. All one has to do; is, have something, they want.This new neighbor guy; still, thinks, he’s going to...
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