International Women's Day - A Celebration in Tweets
Today is International Women's Day, a day of celebration and a day for action on women’s rights, around the world.The day is an official holiday in Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Burkina Faso,...
View ArticleParkland student Sarah Chadwick creates a fearless parody mocking the...
This past week, NRA’s spokesmodel Dana Loesch put out a threatening video ad that was pretty much against anyone who wasn’t supportive of the National Rifle Association—and Trumpism. In response,...
View ArticleTop female comedian of all time.
Ranker lists the top female comedians from people that have voted on their site…..of course it is based on people who have visited the site so it is not a random sample of people nor even a reflective...
View ArticleIt's International Women's Day! Trump Stone-Age ushers in new, worldwide wave...
The Trump presidency ignited a new ‘battle of the sexes’ that has reverberated throughout the world. In the U.S., Republican policies that degrade women’s health, sabotage access to abortion,...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Barnes Museum - Palestra edition
A weekend trip to visit something (relatively) new and something old, after the jump …. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come...
View ArticleDACA recipient business owners and their employees continue living in...
Campaign ActionIt’s not just Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients who are living in limbo as the Trump administration is hellbent on challenging the recent court decisions that have...
View ArticlePublic Lands: The Views from Norton Gulch (Photo Diary)
Located near Coos Bay, Oregon, the Norton Gulch Group Use Area can be reached by a trail from the Sunset Bay State Park or by road for those less inclined to walk. The trail starts at Sunset Bay and...
View ArticleProgressives Seeking to Fund Digital Billboard at Border Crossing for Trump...
As I’m writing this post on Saturday morning, there are a half-dozen protests, press conferences, and rallies announced in anticipation of a Presidental visit to San Diego. Number 45 is coming to town...
View ArticleThe NRA Thinks I'm Dangerous? Good! VA-02
The first major NRA assault on a congressional challenger has been launched. And guess who they chose to go after? Me! A teacher who took a strong stance in support of the kids in Parkland and...
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 ArticleJoe Biden caught on camera when no one was Looking
Character is something you have when no one is watching. After a trip with granddaughter to probably see Peter Rabbit ( just guessing on the movie)..Look at what a bystander snapped. Amazing !...
View ArticleIf Free Speech Is Litter Then The Blood Of Patriots Is Nothing More Than...
Someone recently left a comment under one of my sign pictures that said “If you did that in Wisconsin you’d get arrested for littering.” Perhaps, if I was slow or wanted to get caught. But I’d most...
View ArticleStudents stage nationwide school walkouts over gun violence: Photos
Students nationwide walked out of school to protest gun violence on the one-month anniversary of the massacre of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida....
View Article2018 Is Not An Election. It's A National Emergency.
In the commentary regarding Conor Lamb’s brilliant (and increasing verified) defeat of Republican Rick Saccone in the blood-red 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, there has been no shortage...
View ArticleMarch For Our Lives Rallies March 24th
Saturday-March 24th, Be There! Frequently Asked QuestionsIn Washington DC-Between Third And 12th Streets,Beginning, At Noon. Or; March In, Your Town, Or City.Join-Find; The March For Our Lives Event,...
View ArticleNeed proof the teen activists are winning? Watch the NRA do an about-face in...
The NRA is feeling the heat from the uprising of teen activists and groups like Moms Demand Action. In a newly released video, NRA spokesman Chris Cox expresses support for “risk protection orders.”...
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 ArticleHigh School Students Penalized for Anti-Gun Walkout – Turn Penalty Into a...
Pennridge High School is located in Perkasie, PA, a small borough about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. Last Tuesday, 225 Pennridge students participated in a walkout to mark the one month anniversary...
View ArticleToday’s My Birthday. Join Me, As I Celebrate.
♥It’s Also, My 10 Year Anniversary At Daily Kos. I Joined March 15th, 2008♥My Mother told me; that, the day I was born, it rained, it snowed and the sun shone.Today NJ is having a blizzard. A...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Eamonn Coghlan edition
A look at an Irish track star (with roots in the US) .. who came into the news for a different reason in the past few years, after the jump ….. But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of...
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