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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 ArticleDaily Kos Elections has all the resources you need for election night 2018
At long last, Election Day is here! Daily Kos Elections has been tracking the ins and outs of the 2018 midterms every day all cycle long, and we’re very excited to finally liveblog the results,...
View ArticleLet's savor anti-worker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's sweet, sweet loss for a...
Which is sweeter: to have stayed up late (late late on the East Coast) and gone to bed knowing that anti-worker Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker finally lost, or to have it as a wonderful surprise to wake...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Harvard 29, Yale 29 edition
A look at a celebrated college football game 50 years ago, 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 ArticleEnd of Year Needs for the Community Quilt Makers, Updated with MATCHING FUND...
Recently I wrote about the end of year needs that my sister and I have. November is always a brutally expensive month for us. Not only do all the bills land at once (including the quarterly water...
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 ArticleMarine Toys For Tots ♥ It's That Time Of Year!
Marine Toys for TotsAbout Marine Toys for TotsFB/TwitterThe US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is directed by the Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, with the assistance of his staff, from the...
View ArticleTop Comments: November, 2018 update edition
An update to several earlier stories of mine, 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 ArticleUpdated: Teaching update, Life, Critters, & Thankful for Kossacks
Greetings.Herein I am going to give a brief update on my substitute teaching efforts as well as my progress towards getting a full teaching credential so that I can one day soon get my own classroom.I...
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 ArticleRemembering what it is like to be poor during the holidays
Every holiday season, my family and I celebrate in, well, the typical way of so many Americans — we trade gifts, we give hugs, have a big meal, and then lounge around enjoying a vacation. For millions...
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 ArticleHappy 71st Anniversary Rosalynn & Jimmy Carter, C'mon Down to Plains!
It’s a joy to congratulate this wonderful couple on the anniversary of their marriage, 71 years ago. This year I was fortunate enough to see the Carters in Plains during the annual Peanut Festival,...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Annie Dookhan edition
A case of crime lab malfeasance still in the news six years later, after the jump …... But first: Top Comments appears nightly, as a round-up of the best comments on Daily Kos. Surely ... you come...
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 ArticlePWBPeeps Evening Open Thread: A Woozle Tribute to the Christmas Traditions of...
Hey Peeps, did you know that well before Queen Victoria and her German husband Albert ascended the throne of England, America ‘s own Washington Irving had already popularized some of our best known...
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 ArticleThis holiday season, please support the Community Quilt Project via...
Since 2009, our community members Sara R and winglion (Ann) have created over 150 of these beloved Community Quilts for members of Daily Kos or their family members. Early on, since around 2010, they...
View ArticleTop Comments: the Christmas Birthday Bash 2018 edition
An annual tradition we have carried-on for over forty years, 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 ArticleCoal miners are dying from disease—and deregulation
As of December 11, nine U.S. coal miners had died in accidents during 2018. That’s not a record-low year, but it’s certainly enormously better than it was in the 1980s, when the number was routinely...
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