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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: A close race is a winnable race
Mark Murray /NBC News: Too many are misreading the 2024 polls. Here’s a better way. Analysis: Whether Biden or Trump is up by a few points, almost every survey is saying the same thing — the ...
Greg Dworkin 12/08/2023 92
IVH: Lush / Gala
Tonight’s selections from Lush’s first album, 1990’s Gala (a compilation of their UK EPs). For a too-brief moment, Lush were the platonic ideal of an underground college band turning their ...
Al Dorado 12/07/2023 24
Kitchen Table Kibitzing: Back to Yoga For First Time Since Covid
When the news came Monday that the small quiet gym I’d been attending for the past year was closing, I decided it was time for me to move across the street to The Studio in Mill Valley and sign up ...
boatsie 12/07/2023 64
A Song of Zion: Chanukkah, oh, Chanukkah!
Ninalyn of the DailyKOS community presents a songfilk: I have a new menorah, I got it just this year I’ll put it in my window to spread Chanukkah cheer! Menorah, my menorah, I got it just this year I’ll put it in my window to spread Chanukkah cheer! I...
Ninalyn 12/07/2023 70
For those who think just one vote won’t make a difference
Every vote counts — and it’s okay to vote for yourself. What Roth didn’t know was that he was casting the decisive ballot in a race that would be determined by one vote. His opponent, Damion Green, had chosen not to vote for himself in the election,...
thehecticdialectic 12/07/2023 3
Heading into Week 2 @COP28: US Taking Scalpel to Negotiating Text.
As COP28 enters its second and final week, the hard work of determining what the participating nations are going to do about fossil fuels begins. The comments of COP President Sultan Al Jaber questioning the science correlating fossil fuels to global...
boatsie 12/07/2023 4
I was scammed and lost everything, don't let it happen to you.
So we decided to flee Indiana. For background, my name is Alexis, I'm a nonbinary trans person, married to my trans husband Ian, and we have 2 kids, Felix, aged 12, and Zinnia age 9. Indiana is currently attempting the "Florida Speedrun" insofar as it...
A Bleeding God 12/07/2023 95
Loyal, angry, and ready to break the law: How Trump plans to staff his Cabinet
In a lot of ways, it’s a dream job: good pay, great benefits, lots of power, and the ability to break the law with impunity. All it requires is surrendering your soul to Donald Trump. Axios ...
Mark Sumner 12/07/2023 55
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thurs Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​ Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump ‘will do whatever is necessary for him to...
justiceputnam 12/07/2023 1
Pioneer farming
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. The ...
Ojibwa 12/07/2023 8
Unholy Moses: Mike Johnson claims God chose him to lead America to a Republican promised land
House Speaker Mike Johnson, whose grand vision for America includes transforming every uterus in the country into a Pez dispenser, is convinced he’s the North American Moses who will lead his people to the Promised Land. What Promised Land does he...
Aldous J Pennyfarthing 12/07/2023 142
Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Thursday, December 7, 2023
Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman awoke from his long winter’s nap this Hanukkah Eve morning to activate the mighty KITM World Headquarters bank of...
Scott Anderson 12/07/2023 1
Today in Congress: Johnson’s inexperience showing; Ukraine stalemate continues
House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a major defense and national security policy bill, the National Defense Authorization Act, on Wednesday. It’s likely to be the only legislative ...
Joan McCarter 12/07/2023 44
Indians 101: Northwest Coast Killer Whale crests (museum exhibit)
The First Nations of the Northwest Coast have a way of life which is oriented toward the sea.� These peoples lived in permanent villages with complex social organizations. Northwest Coast art, like ...
Ojibwa 12/07/2023 4
New report unsurprisingly shows that profiteers have raised prices well above the rise in costs
A new report from progressive UK.-based think-tanks IPPR and Common Wealth says profiteering played a major role in jacking up prices far above the rise in costs, reinforcing a previous but narrower study showing such an impact. Among other things, the...
Meteor Blades 12/07/2023 148
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays 8am PT/11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump ‘will do whatever is necessary for him to take power.’ Then, on the...
justiceputnam 12/07/2023 1
Latest letter to Hunter Biden is a prime example of Republican hypocrisy
Republicans provided another textbook example of massive hypocrisy on Wednesday with a letter ordering Hunter Biden to appear for a hearing on Dec. 13. The letter to Hunter’s attorney says that he has no choice. He must appear for a closed-door...
Mark Sumner 12/07/2023 154
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David Waldman 12/07/2023 1
Caribbean Matters: Understanding Venezuela's efforts to seize two-thirds of Guyana
While most U.S. media has its international news attention trained on events taking place in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Mohamed Irfaan Ali of Guyana is making Caribbean and South American headlines. I doubt that most Americans would...
Denise Oliver Velez 12/07/2023 207
An “early” Song of Zion: Revised Biblical Archeology: Parsha Vayeishev
I am posting early but at the usual time later today, expect a posting from Ninalyn who signed up for this week’s posting. As I was working on a post about some archeology articles from Ha’Aretz I noticed a few parallels with this week’s Parsha and one...
thewavethatiam 12/07/2023 14
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​ Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Speaker of the House, MAGA Mike Johnson, admitted...
justiceputnam 12/06/2023 1
Kerry @ COP28 Halfway Point: "It's crunch time!"
US Climate Envoy John Kerry says he is aware of a sense of urgency in Dubai as delegates from nearly 200 nations convene for COP28. “People will measure who steps up and who doesn’t,” he said .
boatsie 12/06/2023 9
Helping out ahead of the winter holidays. Helping Humpday at Street Prophets
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour, the place where politics meets up with religion, science, nature, art, and life. Come in, have a cuppa and a cookie (or three!) and join us. Helping ...
Aashirs nani 12/06/2023 6
Justice Samuel Alito isolated in tax case he refused to recuse from
The Supreme Court heard what could be a radical challenge to the nation’s tax laws Tuesday, with the majority of justices—including most of the conservatives—seemingly looking for a way to rule as narrowly as possible, demonstrating restraint at a time...
Joan McCarter 12/06/2023 111
Taylor Swift is Time's person of the year and the far right is big mad about it
Taylor Swift is Time Magazine’s person of the year, a choice that makes perfect sense. Swift’s Eras Tour is on track to break global records for tour earnings. A concert film also smashed ...
Laura Clawson 12/06/2023 298
Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * Against all odds, David Waldman and Greg Dworkin have returned for Wednesday’s KITM. (The odds were actually pretty good.) Donald...
Scott Anderson 12/06/2023 1
Big Media create ads helping greenwash the fossil fuel industry and hurting reporter credibility
If you’re unaware of Drilled, an award-winning website dedicated to focusing on climate accountability, you would do well to add it to your collection of substacks to read and support. It was founded six years ago by veteran climate reporter Amy...
Meteor Blades 12/06/2023 22
Jim Jordan's selective outrage: Document demands and dismissals
It sometimes seems Republicans are intent on testing the differences between irony, satire, and plain old hypocrisy. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan provided a prime example on Wednesday morning when he sent a letter demanding that Fulton...
Mark Sumner 12/06/2023 89
Ukraine Update: Trump, Putin prevail with Republican senators
UPDATE: Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023 · 5:58:23 PM +00:00 · Joan McCarter Biden just spoke, slamming Republicans for “playing chicken with our national security.” Senate Republicans stormed out of a classified briefing about Ukraine on Tuesday in a...
Joan McCarter 12/06/2023 103
From Capone to dictatorship: Trump's troubling interview with Hannity
During an interview on Tuesday evening, Fox News’ Sean Hannity asked Donald Trump whether he would abuse power if he was returned to office and noted that Trump has been using the line “I am your retribution” in his campaign. Trump responded by...
Mark Sumner 12/06/2023 175
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Smothered Benedict Wednesdays 8am PT/11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials, � Smothered Benedict Wednesdays!
justiceputnam 12/06/2023 1
Special counsel's revelations: Trump's long-standing election fraud plan unveiled
In a nine-page court filing made public on Tuesday, special counsel Jack Smith shed some light on what facts will be entered into evidence at Donald Trump’s upcoming federal trial for election fraud. The document makes clear that Smith will not...
Mark Sumner 12/06/2023 134
Kagro in the Morning is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
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David Waldman 12/06/2023 1
Sexual Predator Was Associate Pastor At My Catholic School And Parish.
A Louisville Courier-Journal Op Ed piece ran the other day about how Kentucky law does not really allow victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests to file lawsuits because of statute of limitations ...
Merlin196360 12/06/2023 30
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Reasons for hope in these bleak times
Greg Sargent /The Washington Post: Enough with all the fatalism about a Trump dictatorship Are you afraid of a � Donald Trump � dictatorship? Well, know this: The only thing you have to fear is ...
Greg Dworkin 12/06/2023 361
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump is facing renewed scrutiny from former January 6...
justiceputnam 12/05/2023 1
Atheism Is Not a Religion
Theists claim that atheism is a religion. Compare some of the key markers of religion to atheism: Religion involves worship. Atheists do not worship anything. No gods, no demons, no ancestors, no animals, no celestial objects, no kings or other humans,...
Sarajen 12/05/2023 758
Donald Trump is so thrown by his own shaky performance that he thinks it’s AI
The latest ad from The Lincoln Project is titled “ Feeble ,” and it strings together a collection of Donald Trump’s “greatest hits” when it comes to stumbling over words, lurching around ...
Mark Sumner 12/05/2023 119
Black Kos: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. They didn't have social media; they had a mimeograph machine
Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver-Velez Today we celebrate the history, and success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott which began December 5, 1955 with a call for a one-day boycott of buses ...
Black Kos 12/05/2023 170
Greetings From Krampus.
For many Christians tomorrow is the feast of Saint Nicholas. Today, however- particularly in Germany, Austria, and parts of eastern Europe- belongs to his less jolly and far less benign counterpart. ...
A Pagan in Arizona 12/05/2023 57
Tommy Tuberville raises the white flag of surrender
The Senate can finally confirm the promotions of hundreds of senior military officers that have been held up for 10 months by Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville. He announced Tuesday that he was finally dropping his hold on most promotions after...
Joan McCarter 12/05/2023 289
Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman counts down the days… and doesn’t find a lot. 2015! That’s when I signed my million-dollar contract to write summaries...
Scott Anderson 12/05/2023 1
Global Stocktake @ COP28 Portends Horrific 2.5C to 2.9C. Temp Rise
With 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists attending COP28, the 24-page negotiating text circulating Tuesday represents the first time in almost 30 years of meetings that the role of fossil fuels in driving global warming is mentioned. Way too late in the...
boatsie 12/05/2023 23
Ukraine Update: Zelenskyy lobbies Republicans blocking aid to Ukraine
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is providing a classified video briefing to senators Tuesday in a bid to convince them to support the supplemental funding bill coming to the floor as soon as Wednesday that includes $60 billion in aid for Ukraine....
Joan McCarter 12/05/2023 68
Conservative Supreme Court justices let Leonard Leo do their homework
The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats can add a few questions to the list for conservative Supreme Court fixer Leonard Leo, if they can get him to comply with the subpoena they approved last week.
Joan McCarter 12/05/2023 41
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays 8am PT / 11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Special; � Tarrytown Chowder Tuesdays! Starting off in the Bistro C ...
justiceputnam 12/05/2023 1
Indians 201: An Indian victory in Eastern Washington in 1858
In the 1850s, the policy of the United States regarding the Indian nations in eastern Washington was to force Indians onto a few reservations and open up the land for the railroad, for farming and ...
Ojibwa 12/05/2023 2
Kagro in the Morning is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
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David Waldman 12/05/2023 1
Save Jackson State Forest/Indigenous Sites on agenda Dec. 5, 6 at CA Board of Forestry meetings
After a long struggle to get their voices heard, the Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest is finally on the agenda at the State Board of Forestry that regulates all timber lands in California. The Coalition to Save Jackson State Forest, led by the...
Dan Bacher 12/04/2023 4
Palestinian, Israeli, Arab & Jewish Women speak and act for peace while men make war.
JTA - November 24, 2023 ‘We will choose a new path’: How Israel’s peace activists are responding to the war in Gaza __________________________________________________________ TheGuardian — Oct 31Violence rages in Gaza, but a meeting of Jewish and...
mettle fatigue 12/04/2023 32
The Timeless Way of Building
For Coffee Hour today I would like to share with you some of the philosophy found in The Timeless Way of Building by noted architect, Christopher Alexander. Specifically, his concept of Timeless Building. Beyond the fold lets share our thoughts about...
linkage 12/04/2023 3
Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Monday, December 4, 2023
Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * A relative of David Waldman makes it out to 104! Congratulations! That is quite an achievement, Donald Trump won’t be 104 until the...
Scott Anderson 12/04/2023 1
Palestinian students shot in Vermont last week
Three Palestinian college students walking last week in Burlington, Vermont were shot at close range by a man who had been sitting on his front porch and walked off to shoot them. The New York Times, which has the story in detail, says that while two...
ybruti 12/04/2023 16
It's been a while, but I wanted to say thank you to my Daily Kos family
What a year this has been. What a past several years this has been, actually, and what a large part of my life it has been to share with the Daily Kos community. It feels like it has been a long time since I’ve said anything, and coming into the...
Christopher Reeves 12/04/2023 61
Commander projects Mikey Weinstein on screen at unit gathering, calls him “anti-Christian terrorist“
That time of year is upon us once again — that joyful season when crusading Christian military commanders bent on bringing all of their subordinates to Jesus abuse their authority to compel all to have a merrily mandatory Christmas. Often, this is done...
ChrisRodda 12/04/2023 225
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David Waldman 12/04/2023 1
Cartoon: The bad place
As always, if � you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, � Sparky’s List! � You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...
Tom Tomorrow 12/04/2023 53
IAN: Be Grateful for Modern Kitchens
I’m always interested in ancient recipes, and how they were prepared. *I*�wasn’t prepared for�Sally Grainger,�pointed out by Max Miller of Tasting History. Here she demonstrates a sort of proto-...
Youffraita 12/03/2023 90

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