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With 58% of the vote counted, Republican Matt Van Epps leads Democrat Aftyn Behn by 0.74% (47,288 to 46,585) Election Results: www.nytimes.com/...

Good evening, Kibitzers! I hope everyone had a lovely holiday weekend! I was unusually organized (maybe because I’m retired now and I don’t have to cram every single thing into a few “days off”), so now I have a ton of food made from Thanksgiving...

This week's big fiction release is the latest translated into English from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk. House of Day, House of Night is a collection of loosely connected portraits of people ...

The demolition of the East Wing of the White House is symbolic of Trump’s impact on America. Our political climate, our democracy, and our moral standing in the world have all suffered crippling body blows. One way to measure the damage Trump has...

Here is the link to track election results. I know a lot of people on here have been following this election closely. The runoff election for the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey is today, and it seems election watch parties have been springing up all...

WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE A SANCTUARY OF SANITY AFTER A LONG HARD DAY OF FIGHTING FASCISM YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS (Or NOT As the CASE MAY BE) AND EVEN MORE CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS...

Don’t get me wrong. After some hesitation, I’ve taken to AI as a duck takes to water. I seldom use “normal” online searches anymore. Most “normal” online search results now appear in the order for which for-profit providers of goods or services have...

You must be a republican if you believe that: Public schools are an unnecessary government expense but prisons are not. A minimum wage is a governmental intrusion in the private market but the oil depletion allowance for corporations to drill for oil...

Wayne County, NY — On December 2, 2025, a judge in Wayne County, New York ruled that Wafler Farms, a major apple producer and nursery in upstate New York, must implement the UFW contract it had been refusing to implement for months on end. The long...

Two new active regions on the Sun's surface are now rotating into view. Region 4294 emitted an M5.9 (R2-Moderate) solar flare on Friday. Region 4299 emitted a 2x more energetic X1.9 (R3-Strong) ...

Tina Peters is the one-time Mesa County (CO) clerk who was convicted in August 2024 on three counts of attempting to influence a public official; conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation; official misconduct; violation of duty; and failure to comply...

[after reading and perhaps seeing the video links, please participate in the polls at the end of this post] Only a month ago, the premise of the #ImmediateFlipMovement would’ve been naive at best, excessively optimistic. But now we’re on the verge of a...

My notes from the AI generated "Something Horrifying Just Happened In the "White House" YouTube video: Remember that power is not a gift to be wielded instead it is a responsibility to be honored. The White House wants "Every order from President Trump...

“Remembering and honoring John Brown” Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver Velez While scrolling through my Bluesky feed yesterday I saw this post:

Dickens and the Common Good BAH. HUMBUG. ‘But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,’ faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself.” Missed and misused opportunities to work kindly to help those with less:that was the message the...

Now is the perfect time for the United States to elect a female president. We have more females in positions of authority today then ever before. Women have shown they are more than capable of running businesses, speaking about sports, being of service...

In September, TN Secretary of State Tre Hargett sent letters to the state's public libraries ordering them to review their children's books for LGBTQ themes or characters. His benchmark? Content the Trump administration deems harmful to kids. Tre ain't...

Many, if not most, people cannot relate to cat owners finding preciousness and other qualities in their beloved pets, including a non-humanly innocence, that make losing them someday such a horrible heartbreak. I grew up around cats and sometimes their...

Just as the Cold War was beginning, China, Taiwan and the United States found themselves tangled in a military situation which threatened to go hot. "Hidden History" is a diary series that ...

Last week my son brought home a special surprise- a book of poetry by Dorothy Parker.� Death and Taxes� was first published in 1931; this edition was dated 1939.� The title page.