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A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Hegseth blames scapegoat for apparent war crimes he bragged ...

By � Amy Maxmen �for KFF The United States is poised to lose its measles-free status next year. If that happens, the country will enter an era in which outbreaks are common ...

Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. It’s another bleak week in the courts, ...

Florida, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio agreed to aid the Trump administration as part of a legal settlement. By Jonathan Shorman for Stateline Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump ...

President Donald Trump’s billionaire-focused economy is not improving, the Epstein files are not disappearing, and every distraction the administration throws out is meeting far more scrutiny and ...

Good morning, beloved Newdists. I’ve spent the whole week guzzling soup and sleeping, and occasionally reading abject trash as a palate cleanser. It’s mostly worked. In fact, has helped prodigiously. I’m even feeling human, instead of feeling like wet...

Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ...

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

The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case that may redefine who is a citizen. The Trump executive order that is being challenged stated that children born on US soil to non-citizens are not US citizens, even though the 14th Amendment says they are....

The Rivals Mark Van Doren (1894-1972) On a night of whirling snow When every twig and star is dead There is a house where I can go � And ...

The Trump administration yesterday released a draconian plan to divert more Delta water that will go into effect today, posing an extreme threat to already imperiled salmon, steelhead and other fish populations and Delta and tribal communities in...

Remember when we learned in 2018 that the United States would host the 2026 World Cup along with Mexico and Canada? Back then, it seemed like an amazing opportunity to be part of an inherently ...

Hello! I’m among those filling in for the intrepid Oz Perspective while he’s indisposed. Here we go!

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...

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...

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 ...

Since The Washington Post’s Nov. 28 report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second missile strike to kill survivors of an alleged drug-smuggling boat coming out of Venezuela, there’s been plenty of coverage throughout the legacy media and...

Good morning Newdists and Quiet Friends! Grab a cuppa and join us for a bit, eh?

November 30, 2025 Salish Sea, Pacific Northwest The Harbor seals who live in my nearby bays sometimes employ a feeding strategy easily visible from shore. I call it shore-feeding since it depends on proximity to land. The seals are feeding on very...

The first story I ever posted on Daily Kos was written for World AIDS Day 2006. I’ve posted another one almost every year since then. This year the Trump regime has decided there should be no federal observance of World AIDS Day, saying... ...the...

Happy Moonday, Peeps!!� Hope everyone had a safe and healthy Fangsgibbing!� After a short week, this one might seem a bit longer, but….nahhhh.�� We can haz funz!� All ob uz! ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, , annetteboardman, Besame,and jck,. Alumni editors ...

Sleep Maybe it’s my age, but I�hear complaints about sleep problems from most of the people with whom I speak. It’s recommended that adults get 7-8 hours of sleep per day. Cats should get ...

The Google A.I. Gemini sucked up to me as I applied it to this page. That's an insightful connection, and the web page you are viewing directly addresses both Karl Marx's concept of General ...

conditioning As this administration violates norms nearly every day, what matters most is its consistency. Each new transgression adds to a body of anti-democratic moves that condition us to accept aberrance and become inured to it. What was once...

This week, we’re helping a kindergarten in a Texas border town get some computer-based learning games, and a 6th grade on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana get supplies for science projects. We hope that readers who support quality public school...

When we last left our intrepid hero, he was crossing the Nefud Desert of Saudi Arabia. However, unlike his pseudo-namesake, Lawrence of Arabia, who crossed the Nefud on a camel (at least according to the movie), our hero did it on Saudia Airlines…and...

The mind can be a fickle monster. A chemical imbalance, some faulty wiring, and things can happen. Any recovering addict will tell you that they’re still an addict. Ask a neurodivergent person how ...