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US employers added a solid 199,000 jobs in November in sign of a still-sturdy labor market
The nation’s employers added a solid 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell, fresh signs that the economy could achieve an elusive “soft landing,” in which inflation would return to the Federal Reserve’s 2% target without causing a...
Associated Press 12/08/2023 1
Kagro in the Morning is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
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David Waldman 12/08/2023 1
Hunter Biden is indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in a special counsel investigation
Hunter Biden was indicted on nine tax charges in California as a special counsel investigation into the business dealings of President Joe Biden's son intensifies against the backdrop of the 2024 election. The new charges filed Thursday — three...
Associated Press 12/08/2023 2
Morning Digest: Georgia Republicans are playing a dangerous game with their new maps
The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast ...
Daily Kos Elections 12/08/2023 1
Cartoon: Bad Santa
A cartoon by Clay Jones.
Clay Jones 12/08/2023 3
What are you reading? December 8, 2023
In WAYR? , I note what I’m reading and comment...you note what you are reading and comment. Occasionally, I may add a section or a link related to books…got no reading done this week but I do ...
Chitown Kev 12/08/2023 5
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 129
White House Picture of the Day for December 8th, 2023
Welcome to White House Picture of the Day (Formerly known as MF Daily and before that, Mojo Friday’s Weekly Open Thread) Showcasing a photo from the White House Photography staff, led by Adam ...
bsegel 12/08/2023 5
Notes from South Asia: BJP Wins State Elections, India, Counteroffensive, Myanmar, Justice in Nepal
Hello, everyone! Welcome to this edition of Notes from South Asia. You can find the previous edition here. Today, we will cover the Indian National Congress’s (INC’s) failure in three state elections in India, The 1027 counter offensive against Myanmar...
AVeng 12/07/2023 13
Special Coverage (For Some Reason) of the 4th GOP 2024 'Primary Debate': 'BradCast' 12/7/2023
Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'ProLeft Podcast'... It was debate number four for all of the eligible GOP 2024 primary candidates who decided to show up. And, for reasons best left to one of our guests to explain on today's...
TheBradBlog 12/07/2023 2
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 72
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
At tribal summit, Biden to sign order on funding, support Indigenous lacrosse team in 2028 Olympics
President � Joe Biden � will sign an executive order on Wednesday during a tribal nations summit that aims to make it easier for � Native Americans � to access federal funding and have greater ...
Associated Press 12/07/2023 2
Donald Trump returns to court as his defense expert asserts there’s no evidence of accounting fraud
Former President Donald Trump returned to his � civil fraud trial � Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor'...
Associated Press 12/07/2023 38
UNLV shooting suspect had list of targets at that campus and another university, police say
The suspect in the deadly shooting at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, had a list of targets at the school and at East Carolina University in North Carolina, police said Thursday. Three faculty members were killed and a fourth was wounded by the...
Associated Press 12/07/2023 29
Fake electors everywhere are indicted with Chesebro's help, next week he visits Arizona
The 2020 fake electors in Michigan and Georgia have been charged, the team in Wisconsin just admitted their crimes, and six fake bozos in Nevada were indicted this week. When Democrat Kris Mayes was running for Attorney General in Arizona last year, a...
Mother Mags 12/07/2023 35
Georgia lawmakers send redrawn congressional map keeping 9-5 Republican edge to judge for approval
For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.” State ...
Associated Press 12/07/2023 3
Democrats tap George Santos' predecessor in race to fill Santos' seat
Democratic leaders unsurprisingly announced on Thursday that they'd chosen former Rep. Tom Suozzi to be the party's nominee in the closely watched Feb. 13 special election to replace Suozzi's successor, expelled GOP Rep. George Santos. Suozzi has spent...
Jeff Singer 12/07/2023 3
Far-right Republicans are furious after anti-abortion measure dropped from defense bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson has—gasp!— compromised again . The latest version of the $886 billion National Defense Authorization Act, unveiled late Wednesday, does not include Republican measures ...
Laura Clawson 12/07/2023 49
It's high time: 6 Democratic governors urge Biden to push DEA to reschedule marijuana by end of year
Six Democratic governors have sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging the administration�to push the Drug Enforcement Administration to “reschedule”�marijuana as a less dangerous Class III ...
Charles Jay 12/07/2023 59
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
ICYMI: Alito won’t do what’s right and Taylor Swift triggers the right
Justice Samuel Alito: A refusal of recusal As plaintiffs seek to fundamentally alter U.S. tax law, Justice Samuel Alito stands as the justice most sympathetic to their case—even more so than the far-right stalwart Clarence Thomas. Could it be that...
Jen Hayden 12/07/2023 13
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 99
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 56
Trump appeals ruling rejecting immunity claim as window narrows to derail federal election case
Former President Donald Trump is appealing a ruling that found he is not immune from criminal prosecution as he runs out of opportunities to delay or even derail an upcoming trial on charges that he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election....
Associated Press 12/07/2023 20
Cartoon: Musk to Earth
Elon Musk wont take the abuse anymore! He told advertisers (fleeing “X” or “Twitter”) to “go fuck themselves,” but in the end it is Musk who has fucked himself.
laloalcaraz 12/07/2023 7
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
Do Biden and Harris need to propose "Radical Change?"
I got a shock a few weeks ago around a Thanksgiving table that my family and I did not get to share. Our plans for a happy turkey meal together had been dashed by the hosting family getting COVID only a few days before. Trying to make the best of a bad...
rflctammt 12/07/2023 23
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 146
Sen. J.D. Vance demands Justice Department investigate Trump-critical Washington Post editorial
On Nov. 30, Washington Post Editor-at-Large Robert Kagan wrote an extended opinion piece arguing that Donald Trump is on a "clear path" to establishing a dictatorship in this country, and that ...
Hunter 12/07/2023 254
Georgia GOP shreds diverse districts, defying court order to remedy discrimination
Georgia's Republican-run legislature has passed new maps for Congress , the state Senate , and ...
Stephen Wolf 12/07/2023 18
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
Retracted
Admin note: this story, originally titled "Could it be that the Hamas October 7 attack was "provoked"?," has been retracted due to multiple violations of our Rules of the Road, including disinformation and inadequate evaluation of sources.
Frank Vyan Walton 12/07/2023 151
Another lackluster GOP debate fails to upend dominance of absent front-runner
Republicans held their fourth presidential primary debate, and once again, the likely nominee wasn’t on stage. Let’s be clear: Donald Trump is at nearly 60% in the national polling average, well over 40 percentage points ahead of Florida Gov. Ron...
Laura Clawson 12/07/2023 80
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
Kagro in the Morning is LIVE at 9 AM ET!
Listen to our archived episodes:
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
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The early legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic
We begin today with David Wallace-Wells of The New York Times, citing a rather obvious underlying reason for continuing American economic pessimism: the COVID-19 pandemic. But in fishing for causes, an obvious contributor is often overlooked: the...
Chitown Kev 12/07/2023 286
White House Picture of the Day for December 7th, 2023 - 🕎
Welcome to White House Picture of the Day (Formerly known as MF Daily and before that, Mojo Friday’s Weekly Open Thread) Showcasing a photo from the White House Photography staff, led by Adam Schultz. Feel free to join us anytime and share with us what...
bsegel 12/07/2023 9
Newly elected school board president sworn in on stack of banned books
Pennsylvania’s Central Bucks School District was one of the places where Moms for Liberty lost big in the 2023 elections, with a right-wing school board majority swept out and replaced with ...
Laura Clawson 12/06/2023 65
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
ICYMI: McCarthy taps out
Kevin McCarthy bids Congress adieu Less than three months after Rep. Kevin McCarthy brashly told reporters that he would “never quit,” the former speaker announced that he is, in fact, quitting. This is a stunning development from the man who was...
Jen Hayden 12/06/2023 27
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
Who does The Atlantic hope to reach with its 'If Trump Wins' issue? Hint: It’s not MAGA World
The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg recalls a short-lived period when it seemed impossible to imagine that Donald Trump would once again be a candidate for president. That moment lasted from the night of Jan. 6, 2021, after the attack on...
Charles Jay 12/06/2023 55
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
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
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
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
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
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Security Exchange Commission...
justiceputnam 12/04/2023 1
White House warns of impending crisis in Ukraine assistance funding
The White House sent an urgent appeal to congressional leadership Monday, warning that both time and U.S. assistance to Ukraine are running out and pleading for urgent action. “I want to be clear: without congressional action, by the end of the year we...
Joan McCarter 12/04/2023 76
MAGAs complain that the border is open and "People who hate us" are coming to Destroy America
Reposted from my Substack. The first question is "Why don't these people just come legally?" And the answer to that is simple. It's not possible. There are legal Visas available for students, tourists and people with exceptional job skills or those...
Frank Vyan Walton 12/04/2023 21
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy, River City Hash Mondays 8am PT/11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; � River City Hash Mondays!
justiceputnam 12/04/2023 1
On Brand, MAGA Rep. Crane Decorates Office with "Border Patrol Elves" Only Decor
The Congressman who referred to African Americans as “colored” people on the House floor, has stayed true to his borderline (pun intended) White Nationalist leanings by posting Christmas decor that is blatantly political and inconsistent with the more...
Roadrunner65 12/02/2023 15
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, unsealed texts from GOP Congressman Scott Perry...
justiceputnam 12/01/2023 1
The moment of reckoning: When DeSantis realizes Newsom just cleaned his clock
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ill-fated candidacy received a series of body shots Thursday night as California Gov. Gavin Newsom took the Republican to the mat repeatedly during a Fox News’ moderated debate. One particularly devastating moment was an...
Walter Einenkel 12/01/2023 144
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays 8am PT/11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � No w Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits Fridays!
justiceputnam 12/01/2023 1
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’s prison fears mount as Jack Smith wins...
justiceputnam 11/30/2023 2
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, Me tro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays! Starting off in the Bistro C afe , Trump��
justiceputnam 11/30/2023 1
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, Jack Smith is going on the offense with Pence’s...
justiceputnam 11/29/2023 1
Senate Republicans do Trump's bidding on Ukraine, immigration
Ukraine aid is among the most pressing (of many) issues Congress is grappling with in the remaining weeks of 2023, and Senate Republicans are digging in on their efforts to poison it with anti-immigration demands. Democrats see the influence of Donald...
Joan McCarter 11/29/2023 55
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 11/29/2023 1
'Democracy on a Knife's Edge': 'BradCast' 11/28/2023
Warning from a top conservative federal judge Far-right electoral victories in Argentina, Netherlands Trump threatens use of Insurrection Act Biden invokes DPA to save climate... The warning signs continue to blink bright red after the holiday on...
TheBradBlog 11/28/2023 1
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, the Republican threat to Fani Willis ran into a legal wall at...
justiceputnam 11/28/2023 1
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 ...
justiceputnam 11/28/2023 1
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, River City Hash Mondays is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, a New York Times opinion piece written by conservative lawyers...
justiceputnam 11/27/2023 1
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy, River City Hash Mondays 8am PT/11am ET
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy � is � Now Open! � 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our � especially special Daily Specials; � River City Hash Mondays! ...
justiceputnam 11/27/2023 2
The Vermin are Infesting Our Land
The Vermin are Infesting Our Land I once lived in a good land. A great era of America and now no one can make it great again. Only one but he’s dying breathless from the uphill climb. All the extremists and haters are preventing the right thing from...
Grey Panther 11/26/2023 12
Ukraine Update: Ukraine aid was complicated, now it's tangled up in border security
You can read � more great Ukraine coverage � by both staff and community members � here . WASHINGTON (AP) — As war and winter collide, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ...
Associated Press 11/25/2023 77
West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays Podcast (Audio)
Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Blue Moon Spirits Fridays, is now available on the Spreaker Player!​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​ Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the new federal appeals court ruling that...
justiceputnam 11/24/2023 1

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