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Trump administration approves plan to export more water out of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
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...
Dan Bacher 12/05/2025 9
Why the GOP’s ‘affordability’ message flops
Republicans are in disarray as they begin to realize that they may lose the House in ...
Emily Singer 12/05/2025 95
The World Cup sucks up to Trump, and it sucks
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 ...
Lisa Needham 12/05/2025 156
Cartoon: Leaked MRIs
Support � my � Patreon � for early access and exclusives. Follow me on � Mastodon ,� ...
BrianMcFadden 12/05/2025 9
The 'Trump Corollary' to the Monroe Doctrine is more about Teddy Roosevelt
Sadly, Trump’s viewing of the Sicario movie sequel has not left his lizard brain. He confuses movies and reality. and he’s lazy Remember when he ordered the pardoning of J6 insurrectionists en masse because he simply got tired of looking at individual...
annieli 12/05/2025 4
Black Kos, Week In Review - The Inventor of the Potato Chip
By dopper0189, Black Kos Managing Editor As a world food, potatoes are second in human consumption only to rice. And as thin, salted, crisp chips, they are America's favorite snack food —�the ...
Black Kos 12/05/2025 172
Trump FREAKS OUT Over a Democratic Plan to Add 12 New Supreme Court Justices - That Doesn't Exist
The frequency with which Donald Trump deliberately lies in order to keep his glassy-eyed flock of MAGA disciples both dumbed down and fired up is really pretty impressive. It's a machine gun style of disseminating disinformation that his fellow...
News Corpse 12/05/2025 17
The Calvinball 6 Agreed to Review Tr*mps Birthright Citizenship Order. Let the Games Begin.
"All person born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside." Amendment XIV Section 1. A child born in the United States, of parents of Chinese...
commander ogg 12/05/2025 131
Trump’s revenge plot unravels as another grand jury shuts him down
President Donald Trump’s plans for revenge against his political enemies were disrupted yet again on Thursday after a grand jury declined to pursue charges against New York Attorney General ...
Oliver Willis 12/05/2025 46
Street Prophets Friday: Castle Malbork, Poland, Part II (open thread/photo diary)
Greetings and welcome to another wee bit of open-threaded fluff. This week I'll be continuing my series of diaries featuring photos from my Summer trip to Poland with part two of my tour of Castle ...
Marko the Werelynx 12/05/2025 30
The Recap: Trump’s ballroom breakup, and Kash Patel’s reported FBI taxi service
A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump releases racist blueprint for the world The “great replacement” theory is now getting echoed in national policy. Out of step: Trump...
Daily Kos Staff 12/05/2025 2
Kagro in the Morning podcast (AUDIO): Friday, December 5, 2025
Listen to our archived episodes: Pandora|LibSyn|YouTube Support the show: Patreon|PayPal: 1x or monthly|Square Cash * David Waldman presses the kinks out of the chaos one more time this week before we briefly part company. The newly released “Donald K...
Scott Anderson 12/05/2025 1
Ex-MAGA Activist Reveals the Fear Machine That Radicalized Millions—and How He Escaped
He escaped MAGA after years inside. His apology reveals how fear, conspiracy, and isolation fuel the movement. Ex-MAGA Activist Apologizes x ...
Egberto Willies 12/05/2025 20
FBI agents now reportedly acting as Kash Patel’s personal Uber
FBI Director Kash Patel is once again under scrutiny for allegedly bending the bureau’s resources to support his personal life, this time involving his girlfriend’s social outings. According ...
Alex Samuels 12/05/2025 50
Cartoon: I'm with stupid
A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Hegseth blames scapegoat for apparent war crimes he bragged ...
Jack Ohman 12/05/2025 16
Trump finally gets his ‘peace prize’
President Donald Trump received a made-up peace prize from the International Federation of Association Football ahead of the 2026 World Cup, ...
Walter Einenkel 12/05/2025 126
Trump tries to revoke all Biden pardons, orders and laws signed by autopen
This is a weird obsession of Drumphfs. He delusionally believes that Biden was so mentally addled while in office that he had no idea what laws, order or pardons were being issued in his name. He has therefore ordered that all documents signed by...
Frank Vyan Walton 12/05/2025 20
PWB Peeps: Krampusnacht!
Hi, Peeps! I can’t believe we’re already at Krampusnacht. Back when Christmas was separate from SantyKlaus (St. Nick — feast day 12/6), this was the guy who punished the naughty children. Our ...
CathyM 12/05/2025 55
Trump is awarded (soccer's) Peace Prize...That plus a dollar buys coffee
As FIFA Prez Gianni Infantino gave Trump a large gold-coloured trophy & a gold-coloured medal hanging from a blue ribbon, Trump responded, "This is truly one of the great honours of my life". Trump received an entirely made-up peace prize on Friday,...
annieli 12/05/2025 23
Judge orders public release of Jeffrey Epstein-related grand jury records in Florida
On Friday, Federal District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the release of the Grand Jury transcripts in Jeffrey Epstein's Florida case. He wrote: In its instant motion, the Government argues that the newly enacted Act overrides Rule 6's prohibition on the...
TheCriticalMind 12/05/2025 35
Trump releases racist blueprint for the world
The Trump administration released its “ National Security Strategy ”� on Thursday night, but the document reads more like a manifesto advocating for white supremacy than a supposed national ...
Oliver Willis 12/05/2025 145
Watch 'wartime' House speaker drop some baffling bullsh-t
Mike Johnson branded himself a “wartime” speaker of the House during a Friday appearance on Fox Business. He also claimed he and President Donald Trump work nearly every hour in the day�doing ...
Walter Einenkel 12/05/2025 97
Russian stuff blowing up: Drone strike damages Chechnya's iconic skyscraper
Ukraine struck a prominent skyscraper in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. There are Chechen security offices in that building, which is pictured on the 50 ruble banknote, but the target might have been a nearby FSB office or Ramzan Kadyrov’s nearby...
quaoar 12/05/2025 118
Newsom Echoes Progressives: Mamdani, AOC, and Sanders Shape the Future Democrats Need
Newsom unexpectedly validates Mamdani, AOC, and Sanders as the voices defining America’s future—and exposes the failures of neoliberal politics in the process. Newsom Echoes Progressives ...
Egberto Willies 12/05/2025 11
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!
justiceputnam 12/05/2025 1
Why Universal Prosperity Is Impossible Under Capitalism’s Exploitative Design
This analysis uncovers the uncomfortable truth: capitalism cannot produce universal prosperity without exploiting workers worldwide. Universal Prosperity Is Impossible Under Capitalism Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts (Video — Audio)...
Egberto Willies 12/05/2025 6
Meet Pete Hegseth, Drunken War Criminal — The Week in Editorial Cartoons (Update #8)
Please Support Editorial Cartoonist Clay Jones “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.” As you know, Editorial Cartoonist Clay Jones is recovering from a stroke, but has started posting again on DK and...
JekyllnHyde 12/05/2025 47
Earth Matters: Fuel economy retreat feeds Trump's energy bonfire; plus a Stewart & Kolbert convo
Crossposted from The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places You can also catch me at meteorblades.bsky.social The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled its plan Wednesday to slash Biden-era fuel-economy standards for passenger cars from...
Meteor Blades 12/05/2025 30
Here's how Virginia Democrats will combat Texas' map-rigging
Virginia Democrats on Thursday night vowed to axe four Republicans from the state's U.S. House delegation, a direct response to the Supreme Court ruling that same evening that Texas' extreme ...
Emily Singer 12/05/2025 47
Cartoon: Under the rug
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Border czar admits ICE sees all immigrants as ...
Pedro Molina 12/05/2025 22
FAFO: US Chamber of Commerce and Small Businesses
Taxes The US Chamber of Commerce membership is 90% small business. They were big supporters of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts that reduced their company taxes, increased their business deductions and reduced their estate taxes. Trump made them richer. Boosters...
CorpFlunky 12/05/2025 57
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! Starting off in the Bistro ...
justiceputnam 12/05/2025 1
Guess what, Dan Bongino? Pipe bomb suspect thought the 2020 election was stolen
In news that is certain to get an FBI source fired by the corrupt clowns who sit atop the Justice Department and the FBI, CNN is reporting that the D.C. pipe bomb suspect, Brian Coles Jr., has told the FBI that he believed the 2020 election was stolen....
Bob Johnson 12/05/2025 154
Musings for Friday - Belle of the Ranch. A Voice of Clarity
I don’t know about you, but I’ve pretty much given up watching any network news. I record Rachel, and occasionally watch Lawrence and maybe catch 30 minutes of Nicole out of her two hour show. So where do I stay informed? Multiple platforms and...
TexDem 12/05/2025 35
New Day CAfé: In the Soup
Does the weather have you craving soup? It does me. Here are some that look tasty. Greek Beef & Barley Soup Recipe. �[3:46] ...
Youffraita 12/05/2025 165
Out of step: Trump breaks up with his ballroom architect
President Donald Trump initially picked a rando architecture firm to build his stupid enormous bribe palace —er, ballroom, but that firm is now dunzo. McCrery Architects, you’re fired.
Lisa Needham 12/05/2025 190
The highly unstable idiot from Mar-a-Lardo attacks Swiss universities
A Necessary Clarification on Swiss Sovereignty in the Face of Imperialist Ambitions Since its foundation in 1291, Switzerland has been built in opposition to the dominant powers of the era, whether imperial, royal, or Napoleonic. Today, in the face of...
Swissman 12/05/2025 23
Stonehenge Air Museum: C-47 and F-5 (photo diary)
Outside of the Stonehenge Air Museum in Ferndale, Montana, is a C-47 Skytrain and an F-5. The museum takes its name from the full-size replica of Stonehenge on the nearby private golf course. All of ...
Ojibwa 12/05/2025 5
Why Vance Could Never Be as Dangerous as Trump
What with Trump showing increasing signs of dementia and general physical deterioration, thought naturally turns to the question of what would happen if he cannot complete the three years remaining in his term? The obvious answer is that the Vice...
AndySchmookler 12/05/2025 205
Failed Writer's Journey: The Cult of Ambiguous Endings, or The Sopranos Blew It
Okay, so this is a bit of a weird one, and just wanders off a bit, so you have been warned. The latests literary kerfuffle (and I will keep using this word until you admit its perfection) is about some poor person who said that they thought ambiguous...
angryea 12/05/2025 8
The Daily Bucket: English Boom
This Bucket takes you on a short walk we did a couple weeks ago on the northern tip of Camano Island. We’d had several days of rain, more like� gray skies with on and off�showers. On a forecasted ...
BrownsBay 12/05/2025 32
Sean Duffy faces pajama protest after playing fashion police
Thanks to Sean Duffy, the airport is turning into something of a slumber party. After the transportation secretary told people to “ dress up ” at the airport as a way to make air travel better ...
Alix Breeden 12/05/2025 109
Holiday shopping boycott fights Trump with the power of the purse
A new campaign against Amazon, Home Depot and Target says diversity is the best value. By Erin Aubry Kaplan for Capital & Main When it comes to struggle, � there are no holidays. But this year ...
Capital and Main 12/05/2025 44
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Racism
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. v. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL. “Texas is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that the District Court committed at least two serious errors. First, the District Court failed to honor the presumption of...
Alan Singer 12/05/2025 6
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David Waldman 12/05/2025 1
Trump to Raise Tariffs On Venezuela to Fund War On Venezuela.
The title was meant to be satirical, but as we know, satire is dead under his nibs. Then I remembered this from March: Imposing Tariffs on Countries Importing Venezuelan Oil- Whitehouse.gov Section 1. Findings. (a) The Tren de Aragua gang, a...
LaFeminista 12/05/2025 8