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Top Comments: My Nephew's Wedding edition
My nephew’s extra tasks in marrying an Australian citizen, 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...
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Forget about the Grinch who Stole Christmas -- Cuz we now Got the...
— —Just because he bought himself a Presidency, the guy now thinks that earns him last-minute Veto power over both Chambers of Congress. With a line-item sharpie pen to boot.Meet Leon — the Grinch who...
View ArticleLies from 'President' Musk lead to cuts for cancer research
Multibillionaire Elon Musk may not be elected to office, but it hasn’t stopped him from leading Republican opposition to the bipartisan spending bill meant to fund the government before a possible...
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Street Prophets Friday: Muckross Traditional Farms (photo diary/open thread)
Greetings and welcome!Deep in the Christmas season and I'm still posting diaries about my trip to Ireland last summer. Perhaps next week I'll take a break and post some more recent photos of how the...
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Caturday Pootie Diary: Holiday magic
Freddie watched as the human made her final preparations for whatever was happening the next day.“What is happening tomorrow?” he asked.The human looked up from her task, then down at him. “It’s...
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View ArticleWhite House Picture of the Day for December 24th 2024 𐂂
Welcome to White House Picture of the DayShowcasing a photo from the White House Photography staff, led by Adam Schultz.Feel free to join us anytime and share with us what is happening in your life...
View ArticleTrump's deportation goon is giddy to bring back family separations
Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan plans to reinstate controversial family detention centers as part of the upcoming administration’s mass deportation efforts. Homan told the Washington Post...
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What are your New Year's Goal(s)?
What, if any, are your goals for the new year?I prefer to call them “goals” rather than “resolutions”.For me:To make it to January 1, 2026AliveLiving indoorsIn better health than I am nowResume...
View ArticleSpecial Request
I have a special request. I am having a very bad time emotionally. I have been writing here since 2008. I know many of you follow me. You know I spent a good portion of my life as a caregiver. I lost...
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IAN: January 3, 2025 Mummer's New Year!
Happy Friday! Bit is off tomorrow so Saturday will be grocery day, so I’ll be around today as soon as I get up, probably around 9:30, 10 am EST. Fenna has one ear that’s trying to stand up. Rhenn’s is...
View Article2024 White House Christmas Ornament Honors Jimmy Carter
The 2024 White House Christmas ornament honors Jimmy Carter. It is very nice and comes boxed with a multi page brochure. It has peanut plants and his submarine on the back side with the dates of his...
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Abbreviated Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Fortnight?" poll)
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Top Comments: 2025 Vignettes and Updates edition
Something old, something 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 comments daily that are...
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Street Prophets Friday: On the Road to Cloghane
Greetings and welcome to another open thread from your fuzzy-headed friend and tour guide, Marko the Werelynx. Yes, I'm back to kicking off my weekly open thread post with photos from my trip to...
View ArticleMore LA donation organizations
I watched this clip on Katy Tur this morning. It’s intense. So many have lost so much. Here are links where you can donate. There are 6 million Dkos members. $5 or more from many would go a long way!...
View Article“A complicated place;' a NW Georgia family prepares for Trump-led deportation...
A mid-December article in the New York Times focused on a Rome, Georgia family soon to be ripped apart by a looming second Trump presidency and the promies of mass deportations. Jaime Cachua has...
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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...
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