Trump pardoned Sheriff Arpaio, but the court just refused to erase his crimes...
Only days after Gold Star family attacker Donald Trump pardoned former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on August 25, the sheriff’s attorneys filed a motion to erase Arpaio’s criminal conviction from...
View ArticleHillary Rodham Clinton Book Signing: I'm a Selfish Person Also
Today was/still is the Hillary Rodham Clinton book signing at RJ Julia, our new indie bookstore in Middletown, CT. It is associated with Wesleyan University but is a great anchor for Main Street which...
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 ArticleNFL's Chris Long will be donating all of his 2017 football salary to...
While presidents and their enablers shake their impotent fists at the peaceful protests of Americans, NFL linebacker Chris Long has been doing some real patriotic work. About a month ago, Long and his...
View ArticleShe Would Have Been 29 Years Old Today . . . The Celtic Lassie, 1988 - 2015.
Her name was Brandi Nicole Stanley. Please remember her. THEY SAID When she was seven months old, they said she had no chance of surviving the cancer. She survived two major surgeries, spending five...
View ArticleA New Green Power Grid For Puerto Rico?
With Puerto Rico’s power grid completely knocked off by hurricane Maria, people have been wondering whether PR should rethink whether to restore it’s aging, expensive, fossil-fuel-powered power grid or...
View ArticleShe's getting married...to Puerto Rico.
I got a phone call from my friend and compañera Mariposa Fernandez the other day and she said, “Guess what? I’m getting married!”I was elated, and then thought to ask her — “To whom? Who’s the lucky...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Dave Roberts edition
A look at one of the World Series managers … and his life-changing moment thirteen years ago, after the jump ….. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily...
View ArticleOperation Dream Act Now! Updated
Operation Dream Act Now! November 9 2017-March On Washington DC Walk Out For Dream Act 11-9-17Immigrant Youth, Allies, Business Leaders, And People Of Faith are gathering, at the US Capitol, to resist...
View ArticleCritically ill Puerto Rican children pay the price for incompetent disaster...
One of the informal rules that may come to mind during disasters is that women and children get saved first. This is an old myth around a particular code of conduct which dates back to the mid- to...
View ArticleCheers and Jeers: Wednesday
Hispanic Federation Fund for Puerto Rico Relief Link-From the GREAT STATE OF MAINE…Short and SweetThe Trump administration is sabotaging the Affordable Care Act by slashing money for promotion of the...
View ArticleDemocrats eye government shutdown if Republicans fail to protect Dreamers
Democrats are weighing an option of last resort if Republicans fail to protect some 700,000 Dreamers from deportation by year's end—forcing a government shutdown. Politico writes:Sen. Kamala Harris...
View ArticleAttention Kossacks Our Beloved, bfitzinAR Has Been Bojo'd!!! We Must All Do...
WHAT? BFITZINAR. BOJO’D. TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!!!!! Bfitz is such a good friend to everyone.This is fking outrageous!! She never does anything wrong or breaks any rules. What is going on, here at DKos?We...
View ArticleTues Nov 7th As NJ Goes To The Polls, You All Better Get Out And Vote...
Unless You Want; More Of The, Same, Old, Same Old.What's at stake in today's NJ 2017 election / nj.comFrom A NJ DREAMer-The Stakes Couldn't Be Higher On Election Day.New Jersey's Governor's RaceOn...
View ArticleVa. exit polls: Racist attacks on blacks, Latinos backfired bigly, driving...
Two of the big questions heading into Tuesday's gubernatorial race in Virginia centered on how people of color and college-educated whites would respond to Republican Ed Gillespie's naked appeal to...
View ArticleDemocrats kept kicking butt in legislative special elections, too, with five...
In addition to all the regularly scheduled elections that took place on Tuesday, nearly three dozen special elections to state legislatures in 10 states were also held—and Democrats kicked some serious...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Once Brothers edition
A look at how rising ethnic tensions in Europe are not new, after the jump ….. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come across...
View ArticleAL-Sen: Sen. Kamala Harris (D. CA) Helps Doug Jones (D) Who Took On The KKK...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support of Doug Jones’ (D. AL) U.S. Senate campaign:Hi, Team —This week, Democrats won incredible victories by embracing our...
View ArticleSo this is Christmas......and the ACA.... America...We are all Florida now....
I love Brother Robert. He attends out meetups. He is so giving and caring. He has a little AME Church up the road. His congregation has dwindled down to about 4 or 5. Just too much truth...
View ArticleTHE VILLAGE RESISTANCE - TGIF 11/10/17 “TIME FOR A BREATH OF FRESH AIR” -...
SPOTLIGHT HELPER: Like a lot of fellow kossacks, I started out as a lurker. I started getting the Kos email (I’m guessing some charity sold their mailing list) and would go read the top stories. During...
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