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| House speaker has jaw-dropping defense of Trump's use of slur House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to cover for Donald Trump after the president called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “ seriously retarded " during a Thanksgiving Day rant online. Johnson was asked about ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/02/2025 | 126 |
| TN 7th Congressional District: GOP Meltdown in the Special Election? (Updated with Results Links) UPDATE #1, 7:15 pm EST — For Analysis and Live Results Analysis — Voting Trend, begins LIVE at 7:15 pm EST — MS Now, Steve Kornacki — begins LIVE at 7:45 pm EST Live Results (Polls close in TN at 7:00 pm CST, or 8:00 pm EST) — Tennessee Secretary of... |
JekyllnHyde | 12/02/2025 | 161 |
| #RogueAutoPen strikes: "Stop me before I do absurd things again!" Trump's 150 manic posts last night Epstein distractions continue now with oldies-but-goodies meant to keep the MAGAs in line, considering his murdering screw-ups and deflections from Epstein. The well is drying up, even as he continues his lethal scamming. The unhingery of 150 posts in... |
annieli | 12/02/2025 | 18 |
| Truth about killing survivors of alleged drug boat could be obtained with answers to two questions 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... |
Meteor Blades | 12/02/2025 | 199 |
| Delirious president goes on manic posting binge President Donald Trump went on a manic late night social media posting binge on Monday night, reinforcing concerns about how abnormal his behavior has been during this presidency.
Between the hours ... |
Oliver Willis | 12/02/2025 | 246 |
| New Day Cafe: Things to Ponder Good morning Newdists and Quiet Friends! Grab a cuppa and join us for a bit, eh? |
The Marti | 12/02/2025 | 147 |
| Hegseth blames scapegoat for apparent war crimes he bragged about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday blamed a military commander for the apparent war crime the U.S. military committed in September in the Caribbean Sea, saying that it was Admiral Mitch Bradley, |
Emily Singer | 12/02/2025 | 148 |
| Time for the main event: The Midterms. Donate *directly* to Democrats today! Note: I plan on reposting my diary daily/near-daily until next November. If you have a problem with that, you could simply, y’know, ignore the diaries. As many of you may know, for the past several election cycles I’ve been running a Democratic... |
Brainwrap | 12/02/2025 | 9 |
| How you’re paying for Trump’s latest attack on the media President Donald Trump has long been all for bullying and demeaning the media and individual reporters, but since taking office it has become an administration-wide affair.
In its latest attack on ... |
Alix Breeden | 12/02/2025 | 35 |
| More people are caring for dying loved ones at home. A New Orleans nonprofit is showing them how. By � Halle Parker, Verite News, �for� KFF
Liz Dunnebacke isn’t dying, but for a recent end-of-life care workshop in New Orleans, she pretended to be.
Dunnebacke lay ... |
KFF | 12/02/2025 | 12 |
| Cartoon: Couples therapy A cartoon by Mike Luckovich.
Related |� Mike Johnson looks like an idiot after the Epstein ... |
Mike Luckovich | 12/02/2025 | 16 |
| For SecWar Hegseth, Signalgate was nothing compared to Admiral Bradley pushed in front of... Will Admiral Bradley get keelhauled with a steam catapult? IT’S STILL HEGSETH’S ORDERS and the WHITE HOUSE gets its firewall. Pete Hegseth: "[Trump] changed the rules of engagement [and] untied the hands of war fighters…We don't need burdensome rules... |
annieli | 12/02/2025 | 130 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Why Latin America and why now? We begin today with� Greg Sargent �of The New Republic and his many doubt about the Congressional Republicans willingness to investigate the Caribbean boat strikes.
To be sure, this does look like ... |
Chitown Kev | 12/02/2025 | 331 |
| The White House Vulvacollum* is still about Epstein (and scandal) The end of civilization appears on the horizon in decades of the usual scams mostly vaporware globally applied. For example, if you don’t have a REAL-ID or its equivalent you might not be able to travel, and even if you are, it’ll cost you $45 USD. In... |
annieli | 12/02/2025 | 13 |
| Insomniacs' late night venthole 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 expulsion without refund. A copy of IVH rules can be obtained from one or more members wearing tie-dyed... |
dsb | 12/01/2025 | 17 |
| Ukraine Invasion Day 1,382: darn 'moral clarity' - citizen Kushner involved in Moscow 'peace' talks? Witkoff, Kushner and Rubio shaking down Ukraine for Trump money is not new. Trump has been trying to mess with Ukraine since Manafort was pitching the same "Peace Deal" in 2016. "3 times Trump has tried to bounce Ukraine into conceding to Russian... |
annieli | 12/01/2025 | 47 |
| Overnight News Digest: Who has access to footage of Flock surveillance cameras? Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI Wired An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to ... |
maggiejean | 12/01/2025 | 21 |
| Ho, Ho, Ho! It finally feels like Winter. A Colorado State Open Thread, December 1, 2025 When I get to stand in for the Jolly Old Elf himself, I do what I can to make everyone feel happy, welcome and special, no matter how they might otherwise be feeling in this hustle-bustle holiday world. I think I mostly succeed, but there are some kids... |
ColoTim | 12/01/2025 | 6 |
| Trump tariffs gut manufacturing as jobs shrink for 9 months straight The Institute for Supply Management released the results on Monday of its most recent survey of the manufacturing industry, revealing a loss of jobs for the ninth month in a row.
The trend under ... |
Oliver Willis | 12/01/2025 | 83 |
| Cartoon: Feeling thankful Consider supporting my work so I can continue creating it: Substack: � https://nickanderson.substack.com/ Patreon: � |
Nick Anderson | 12/01/2025 | 16 |
| Trump rushes to rescue GOP in surprisingly tight special election President Donald Trump threw his weight behind Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps on Monday, calling into a Nashville rally for the special election that has grown uncomfortably tight for the GOP. “The whole world is watching Tennessee... |
Alex Samuels | 12/01/2025 | 67 |
| Watch Mark Kelly drop a few bombs of his own on pathetic Pete Hegseth Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona held a press conference on Monday, taking� President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/01/2025 | 74 |
| Can things get any worse for Alina Habba? How was your long holiday weekend? Nice? A good time to chill with friends and family, right?�
Well, what if the day before your four-day vacation kicked off, you found out that you and your boss ... |
Lisa Needham | 12/01/2025 | 96 |
| White House gives weird new spin on Trump's mysterious MRI The White House is claiming that there’s nothing at all weird about the mysterious MRI that President Donald Trump underwent in October , with press secretary Karoline Leavitt claiming that it was ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/01/2025 | 160 |
| Why can't Trump remember why he had an MRI? President Donald Trump is pretty sure he just had the most perfect MRI of all time , but he can’t quite seem to remember what part of his most perfect body was scanned.�
This, of course, raises ... |
Lisa Needham | 12/01/2025 | 148 |
| The Recap: Kash the Clown turns FBI into a 'circus,' and Trump pardons a drug trafficker A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Nothing says 'tough on drugs' like Trump pardoning a trafficker Heartwarming: A “two-faced politician hungry for power” gets a second chance.... |
Daily Kos Staff | 12/01/2025 | 6 |
| YUCK! Pete Hegseth's Disgusting, Bloodthirsty, 'Christmas Wish' Will Nauseate You As the American people recover from their Thanksgiving feasts, Donald Trump and his Republican MAGA cult in Washington are demonstrating their ability to sink lower in morality, legality, and even holiday spirit, than anyone previously thought... |
News Corpse | 12/01/2025 | 23 |
| Abortion, Venezuela, and NHS Profiteering: The Crisis Uniting Democracy and Gender Justice A deep dive into abortion rights, Venezuela narratives, global manhood reform, and a Trump-Starmer deal that would raise NHS drug prices—democracy is on the line. Abortion, Venezuela, and NHS Profiteering Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts... |
Egberto Willies | 12/01/2025 | 1 |
| Yet another red state weighs passing an extreme gerrymander Republicans in the Indiana state House on Monday introduced a new congressional district map that seeks to oust the two Democrats in the state's nine-member delegation, heeding President Donald Trump’s demand that state Republicans help him rig the... |
Emily Singer | 12/01/2025 | 38 |
| Cartoon: Jealousy A cartoon by Drew Sheneman.
Related |� Mamdani tames ... |
Drew Sheneman | 12/01/2025 | 9 |
| Trump literally phones in rally appearance During a Monday rally for Republican Matt Van Epps, whose Tennessee spe cial election is on Tuesday, House ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/01/2025 | 70 |
| PWB Peeps: Moonday Wiff Da Furbutts 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 Marti | 12/01/2025 | 84 |
| Another Texas Republican abandons ship as GOP retirements pile up Texas Rep. Troy Nehls announced over the weekend that he won’t seek reelection next year, becoming the sixth Republican in Texas’ congressional delegation to bow out this cycle, and adding to the steady churn inside a party still struggling to navigate... |
Alex Samuels | 12/01/2025 | 41 |
| GOP senator calls Democrats ‘dangerous’ for obeying Constitution GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri appeared on Fox News on Monday, where he claimed that Democrats’ |
Walter Einenkel | 12/01/2025 | 95 |
| At the center of the Dark Heart of MAGA delusions I’m certain you seen stories similar to this, a single family half MAGA, half not. Two kids, a son (Chad) and a daughter (Haley) who are essentially progressives living in LA and New York(?) while their parents in Oklahoma are both hard-core full-on... |
Frank Vyan Walton | 12/01/2025 | 119 |
| 'Imperial Blowback' or PTSD? DC shooter part of CIA death squad in Afghanistan? Too soon to tell. The GOP and the White House may be hoping Rahmanullah Lakanwal is a Marinus van der Lubbe? Too soon to tell, as long as he’s not dead, because the ICE cosplay death squads need their continuing anonymity in the service of mass deportation and migration... |
annieli | 12/01/2025 | 14 |
| Nothing says 'tough on drugs' like Trump pardoning a trafficker President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he plans to pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic drugs within the United States ... |
Oliver Willis | 12/01/2025 | 53 |
| Cartoon: Kill him A cartoon by Clay Jones.
Related |� Trump threatened him with death. Now the Pentagon will probe him. |
Clay Jones | 12/01/2025 | 21 |
| Hegseth fired JAG officers because they can't handle the truth: War Crime or Murder on the high seas Was it a traditional wooden Trini fishing boat, not even a “go-fast” boat? So video of strike #1 used for propaganda is unclassified but video of strike #2 is classified? Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is replacing the top lawyers for the... |
annieli | 12/01/2025 | 128 |
| Congress coddles the Supreme Court—all other judges get screwed Lower court judges who rule against the Trump administration have faced a staggering increase in threats, often fueled by President Donald Trump. But thankfully, a huge boost in security funding was ... |
Lisa Needham | 12/01/2025 | 14 |
| FBI is a 'circus' under Kash Patel, says damning report A 115-page report compiled from interviews with dozens of current and former FBI agents found that FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have turned the agency into a ‘circus,’ with agents describing the two men as clowns more... |
Emily Singer | 12/01/2025 | 97 |
| New Day Cafe: Piers Faccini and Balake Sissoko Welcome to the New Day Cafe! This is an open thread.
Via my favorite BBC 6�host, Cerys Matthews, I was introduced to an album I’m loving right now. It’s a collaboration between the British ... |
samanthab | 12/01/2025 | 151 |
| Daily Bucket: A Walk at Sawgrass Lake
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 ... |
Lenny Flank | 12/01/2025 | 46 |
| Habba Disqualified! NJ breathes easier Well this is good news to wake up on a Monday to: https://meidasnews.com/news/unanimous-appellate-court-upholds-disqualifying-alina-habba-as-u-s-attorney Unanimous Appellate Court Upholds Disqualifying Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney A major loss for the... |
CathyM | 12/01/2025 | 87 |
| Republicans can’t escape Trump’s drag on the party New polling paints a grim picture for President Donald Trump, whose standing with the public is slipping across nearly every major issue. The erosion isn’t subtle. It’s steady, wide-ranging, and�� |
Alex Samuels | 12/01/2025 | 67 |
| Blue26.org November 2025 Fundraising update: $17.4K for the month, $541K for the cycle We're now past the halfway mark of the 2025-2026 election cycle. So far I've raised 4.3x as much for Democrats as I had at the same point 4 years ago...and 2.5x as much as I had at this point 2 years ago! In November 2025 specifically, I raised nearly... |
Brainwrap | 12/01/2025 | 2 |
| A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days.
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them.
By� Leslie Rangel, The Barbed Wire,� for The 19th
Maria Garcia ... |
The19th | 12/01/2025 | 57 |
| Cartoon: The war on woke 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 ... |
Tom Tomorrow | 12/01/2025 | 28 |
| Why stop there? Free Felicidad Noriega's hubby. Oh wait, he's dead, Jaime. Manuel Noriega's wife Felicidad was arraigned for allegedly shoplifting buttons, one day after the former Panamanian dictator was convicted of dealing drugs for a cocaine cartel. Much like Nicolae Ceaușescu’s plumbing fetish, there are always... |
annieli | 12/01/2025 | 4 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The high seas murders are not being overlooked New York Times :
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime
Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump ... |
Greg Dworkin | 12/01/2025 | 352 |
| Ukraine Invasion Day 1,381: everywhere and not a drop to drink US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the US-proposed peace plan aims to ensure Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty, and economic development, during the US-Ukrainian talks in Hallandale Beach, Florida on November 30. Other Key Takeaways:... |
annieli | 12/01/2025 | 32 |
| Overnight News Digest November 30, 2025
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 ... |
side pocket | 11/30/2025 | 23 |
| Top Comments: The Universe Is NOT a Computer Simulation Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition,... |
gizmo59 | 11/30/2025 | 58 |
| Pardoning ex-Presidente Jefe because 400 tons of trafficked drugs isn't like trafficking children Short-Attention-Span Security Theatre. Installing a toll plaza on the “cocaine superhighway to the United States” Donald Trump has said he will grant a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison... |
annieli | 11/30/2025 | 36 |
| Kitchen table Kibitzing November 30, 2025
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 ... |
side pocket | 11/30/2025 | 90 |
| GOP goes all-in on culture war—and it's not going great In yet another sign the electorate is rejecting MAGA’s culture-war politics, Democrats swept school board elections in Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. “From Texas to Pennsylvania to Ohio, ... |
kos | 11/30/2025 | 232 |
| Cartoon: Treason! A cartoon by Drew Sheneman.
Related |� Trump threatened him with death. Now the Pentagon will probe him. |
Drew Sheneman | 11/30/2025 | 22 |
| 29 times Fox News made us cringe in disgust this year President Donald Trump is attached at the hip to Fox News, the right-wing propaganda network. The relationship goes back more than a decade, when Fox held a regular commentary slot open for Trump to ... |
Oliver Willis | 11/30/2025 | 15 |
| An incomplete list of Musk’s insane promises for his robots If you believe Elon Musk—though, honestly, why would you ?—he is going to build eleventy billion humanoid robots that will do literally everything , ushering in an unprecedented era of ... |
Lisa Needham | 11/30/2025 | 107 |