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Tad Stoermer is a public historian and teacher in the mold of Howard Zinn with TikTok and YouTube. One of Stoermer’s latest videos discusses Reconstruction and how the South’s defeat in the war created a sliver of space for Radical Republicans to push...

Sunken Gardens in St Pete FL is one of my favorite places to spend an afternoon. They are always rotating plants in and out, so there is something blooming at every time of year. I come here at ...

There are over 80,000 Somalis in the US, 42,000 in Minnesota with 700+ having Temporary Protected Status threatened. Most Somali immigrants in Minnesota are U.S. citizens, yet residents have been pulled over, asked for their passports and detained by...

The Daily Mail has an exclusive on the rampaging incompetence of the hiring process going on at ICE. The nicest thing that can be said about the new applicants at ICE is they are misfit toys. The truth is that most are mentally, morally, and physically...

Here is a quick poem that came to me this morning, when I should have been doing serious work… Trump's $2000 "Legal" Bribery Check Will I take your $2000 bribery check, sure, it's just a refund on my sales taxes from your tariff tyranny, who cares...

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, after calling Trump out at a stop in New York, California...

Because crony capitalist weasels are now more open about their scams, and Secretary of State Rubio talks at a sleeping Trump. BREAKING: Jared Kushner gets caught performing illegal “diplomacy” on behalf of Trump in a shady backroom overseas. In the...

A Ukrainian drone takes out a Russian Mig-29 at a Crimean airfield. Behind the scenes European leader have had their fill of Donald Trump and his Merry Band of Incompetents. They need to start saying some of these things publicly. Maybe Ukraine could...

Continuing on with our state wrapups where we’ve ended canvassing. � Hope Springs from Field PAC � [website ] came to � in our second year to organize for the Senate race and redistricting.� We ...

“Humans are not rational animals, but rationalizing ones.” Trenz Pruca I. Introduction: America’s Favorite Fairy Tale America loves to pretend it came into the world already dressed for the costume ball—powdered wig straight, Declaration crisp as...

The Daily Bucket is a regular series from the Backyard Science group. Here we talk about Mother Nature in all her glory, especially the parts that live nearby. So let us know (as close as you are ...

This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To receive TomDispatch in your inbox three times a week, click here. It’s strange. I take long walks to keep this 81-year-old body of mine in some kind of half-decent shape, and the truth is that you...

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 ...

Some of the projects that I work on involve spending time on Google Street View. I marvel at how they’re able to stitch millions of images together to create an immersive view of the area ...

UPDATE: Friday, Dec 5, 2025 · 12:54:23 AM +00:00 · PvtJarHead INSIDENOVA D.C. pipe bomb suspect Brian Jerome Cole Jr. lived with his mother in a five-bedroom house outside Dale City and worked as a bail bondsman in a family business. (snip) Cole's...

The Tlingit are an Alaska Native people whose aboriginal homelands stretched along the Pacific coast for more than 400 miles. The Tlingit were 18 distinct and autonomous groups. Each group felt that ...

Congressman� Gabe Amo �won the 2023 September Democratic Primary� in an upset, defeating 11 other Democratic candidates�vying to succeed� David Cicilline �in the special election to represent� ...

Should I Read This: Yes Book Seller Link (non-affiliate, but I do know the owner): Every Galaxy a Circle a book by Chloe Clark - Bookshop.org US Author’s Website: ...

We Dems often suck at messaging, but now we have the perfect opportunity: The Epstein class. With this simple phrase, it connects so many dots. The Epstein class means the oligarchs who are OK with kidnapping, trafficking and raping children, with...

We begin today with� Lucy Campbell �of The Guardian reporting on new ICE actions in the city of New Orleans. Masked agents patrolled a heavily Latino suburb in marked and unmarked vehicles, and a ...

Welcome to Morning Open Thread , a daily post with MOT hosts, who choose the topic for the daily posting. We support our community, invite and share ideas, and encourage thoughtful, respectful ...

The Programmed Implosion: The Inevitable American Economic Collapse The American debt exceeds trillions of dollars and continues to rise due to high public spending, low interest rates, and pressure for economic stimulus. Investor confidence reinforces...

US plans to return Russia’s frozen assets once a peace agreement is signed, — Politico. The US has informed EU sanctions chief David O'Sullivan of its decision to return frozen Russian assets to Russia after a peace plan is finalized. ︀︀ ︀︀Trump's...

As a Bernie guy (I am too old to have ever been a Bernie Bro) and leader in Maryland’s chapter of Our Revolution, I get a lot of stick from my comrades-in-arms about my ongoing support for and my deep involvement in the Democratic Party. I am on the...

Please read and follow instructions before opening. Or consult your physician. This is a no flame zone. This vent-hole (hereinafter known as IVH), if lost or stolen will not be replaced or purchase price refunded. Violation of IVH rules will result in...

As I listen to President Trump ramp up the rage engine against Somalian American Citizens. I think about my contributions to the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society which has helped immigrants from around the world and not just Jews. I believe that ‘never...

Also: Degenerate President spews racist invective against U.S. Somali community ahead of planned federal immigration thuggery... Not that I hope to tip off our degenerate authoritarian oligarchy on today's BradCast. But if the Republican Party still...

I’m having some arm pain from bad ergonomic choices, so open thread tonight. Rumors that�I developed tendonitis from stripping gold off the White House and replacing it with painted tinfoil, are ...

Might as well get ahead of it, since we all know where this is heading. The asshole fell asleep while Marco Rubio was kissing his ass during a meeting the President televised on purpose. Like, you don't need to have three cabinet meetings a week, they...

This is the 3rd 4th in a series. The first two three were: Origami therapy. Part 1 Origami II Origami Basics I threatened to do a series of origami posts and by gum I’m gonna. i think it’s magical to take a 2 dimensional sheet of paper and watch it...

According to Salesforce, every business should be using “artificial intelligence.” And that A.I. should of course be Agentforce from Salesforce. Without Agentforce, your business makes such ...

Economist Paul Krugman and I are very worried. He titled a recent Substack post, “Getting Ready to Party Like It’s 2008,” the last time there was a global financial meltdown. Putting foxes in charge of the hen house is a recipe for economic disaster....

I’m sure most folks here remember this Politico story from October about a group of Young Republicans exchanging Signal chats about their admiration for Hitler, wanting to shove their opponents into gas chambers and making virulently antisemitic,...

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 ...

When you sit in the bleachers, you can praise or�criticize all the players on the team, even the greatest stars. You can tell everyone within earshot what you would do if you were the coach. What ...

This cartoon is by me and Nadine Scholtes. TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels. They all so two people - BOB, a white guy with glasses, and JOE, a Black guy wearing a tan zip jacket - talking as they walk on a suburban sidewalk. PANEL 1...

“Kill Them All”: Theme Song of Pete Hegseth and the tRump Admin (To the WWII Song "Bless Them All") - Kill Them All / Kill Them All / The long and the short and the tall - Kill all the fishermen in their little boats Call them all drug lords though...

One of the things one tries to do when relating current events or news stories is to keep a distance from one’s feelings that compromise the truth. Anger can take your stories to a place of unfair or biased commentary. When I write something, a lot of...

The battle against biased media is a continuing and exhausting ordeal during the administration of Donald Trump, who frequently refers to the press in Stalinist terms as "the enemy of the people." No American president has been more hostile toward the...

A president fuels hate, billionaires seed “Trump Accounts,” Congress moves to block a Venezuela war, and Van Hollen calls for Medicare for All. A sweeping look at power, justice, and democratic resistance. From Bigotry to Billion-Dollar “Trump...

Hegseth shared classified information On Tuesday, sources revealed that an investigation by the Pentagon's Inspector General had determined that Pete Hegseth had shared CLASSIFIED military information on a commercial messaging app. This contradicts the...

Has anyone with legal expertise reviewed the newest lawsuit against Trump, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk for $310 million plus? I read about it yesterday on RawStory and have been hoping that someone on here could explain the possibilities and the ins and...

Good day, Peeps. How’s December treating you? Are your pets doing okay? A gentle reminder of how we do things: � Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries,

Timing is everything along with location, location, location. Either way, thanks for being around, Woody. You served well and are an inspiration for truth seekers and humans trying to advance beyond war you experienced in Korea and towards nonmilitary...

There is a certain kind of pride that lives in the bones of families like mine. The kind shaped by fathers, cousins, and uncles who put on a uniform not for glory, not for applause, but because duty meant something. Because service meant something....

Election Day December 2, 2025– A Pyrrhic Victory in Tennessee for “Team Red,” An Overwhelming Win for “Team Blue’s” James Solomon in Jersey City Mayor’s Race, and a Deep South Triumph December 3, 2025 A “Pyrrhic victory.” Do any of you recall that term...

Just released. WTF are the masks and chair for? Like something out of a horror movie.