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📚 The Inoculation Project 12/7/2025: Science in Texas and Montana
This week, we’re helping two classrooms get materials they need for a variety of science investigations: a Texas first grade, and a Montana sixth grade in the Blackfeet Nation. �We hope that ...
belinda ridgewood 12/09/2025 1
Cartoon: Okay, grandpa ... let's get you to bed
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |� Watch this Trump Cabinet meeting devolve into ass-kissing ...
Clay Jones 12/09/2025 1
Trump’s anti-climate policies are driving up insurance costs for homeowners, say experts
Tariffs, extreme weather events and the president’s funding cuts are contributing to increasing rates, sometimes by double digits. By� Marcus Baram �for Capital & ...
Capital and Main 12/09/2025 0
Bezos thinks big donation makes it okay to poison a lagoon
How many billionaires does it take to fill a lagoon with millions of gallons of industrial wastewater?� Apparently, just one.� Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has caused quite a stir in Florida’s ...
Alix Breeden 12/09/2025 0
Street Prophets Sunday Coffee Hour: Small Bites
Welcome to Street Prophets Sunday Coffee Hour. This is an open thread so grab something to drink and let us know what is new with you. With Christmas rapidly approaching I thought I would share some ...
michelewln 12/09/2025 1
10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 184
Hello, my sanity-starved friends!
belinda ridgewood 12/09/2025 1
Cartoon: Naughty to nice list
A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Related |� Nothing says 'tough on drugs' like Trump pardoning a ...
Mike Luckovich 12/09/2025 0
Sunday Morning Open Thread with Snowy Music
Good morning, folks. I don’t know if you have seen snow yet this season—or even if you typically�do—but I just came in from traipsing through about eight inches of�white stuff�when it’s ...
Ice Blue 12/09/2025 1
New Day Cafe: Things That Appeal, But Are Not Bananas
Good morning, Newdists!� Aren’t you lot cold, going around all Newd and such?� Get yer clothes on, grab a cuppa and warm up with us for a bit!
The Marti 12/09/2025 1
Cartoon: Tick, tick, tick ...
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� 'Time is out’: Democrat rips GOP’s health care ...
Clay Bennett 12/09/2025 1
Cartoon: Too tired for a third term
A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Why can't Trump remember why he had an MRI?
Jack Ohman 12/09/2025 1
Cartoon: Pete's boats
A cartoon by Tim Campbell. Related |� Hegseth blames scapegoat for apparent war crimes he bragged ...
Tim Campbell 12/09/2025 1
10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 185
ZenTrainer 12/09/2025 1
12/08 Open Thread - Diego Rivera's Birthday
Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886. He is probably best known for his murals and or being Frida Kahlo's husband. An assortment of his works, mostly parts of various murals can be found on ...
enhydra lutris 12/09/2025 1
📚 The Inoculation Project: Success List VIII
In our new success list diary, The Inoculation Project (TIP) � will track science and math projects #1201+ that have been fully funded through DonorsChoose after being featured by our group and ...
nomandates 12/06/2025 7
Kitchen Table Kibitzing 12/6/25
it’s been a�busy couple weeks here at casa del plumber...TLO married...grandma getting a new knee. very well could be at the hospital when this is posted...but will be checking in regardless “...
Glen The Plumber 12/06/2025 58
This Week in the War on Women: Open Thread
Open thread this week. Please put links in comments. Anytime you hit a paywall on articles linked in diaries or comments (or anywhere online) try using   Archive.Today   to see if you can get free ...
Tara the Antisocial Social Worker 12/06/2025 31
Another Saturday Night: Captain Jack will get you high tonight
I’m a rookie when it comes to these diaries so I am not sure what themes have already been used and which ones haven’t. I don’t remember this one but it was probably used before. Hopefully it was long enough ago that y’all don’t mind doing it again....
quaoar 12/06/2025 106
Cartoon: No survivors
A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |� Hegseth blames scapegoat for apparent war crimes he bragged ...
Jack Ohman 12/06/2025 6
The Top Ten Reasons Why Donald Trump Received the FIFA Peace Prize
Trump Deserved It, Too! In case you missed this story. Trump was also up against some tough competition. The Top Ten Reasons Trump Deserved the FIFA Peace Prize #10 — For Trump’s Grace Under Pressure #9 — Well… Because #8 — Trump Likes Getting...
JekyllnHyde 12/06/2025 23
Has Trump Already Pardoned the DC Pipe Bomber?
It has been nearly five years since Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection against the United States, exhorting his MAGA cult followers to storm the Capitol in order to undermine democracy and retain his authoritarian grip on power. On that day...
News Corpse 12/06/2025 19
Sudan The Forgotten War(s).
The history of conflict in Sudan ...
rebel ga 12/06/2025 6
HHS and its brain-wormed boss 'deadnamed' former Assistant Secretary for Health Rachel Levine
Lacking imagination, bigots and transphobe trolls ‘deadname’ trans people on social media by misgendering them or using their pre-transition name. They think they’re being clever, much like the close of drag shows or in older media when the wig is torn...
annieli 12/06/2025 4
Cartoon: Off duty
A cartoon by Clay Bennett. Related |� Why can't Trump remember why he had an MRI?
Clay Bennett 12/06/2025 11
The quiet part out loud before Red States become Confederate States of America, Part Deux
You don’t need to know the difference between Eros and Thanatos to perceive Trumpism as a death cult beyond its current rendition as a personality cult. One doesn’t even need to watch the still unreleased Hegseth kill shot of the two persons waving at...
annieli 12/06/2025 21
Clips of the week: Mark Kelly hits back at Hegseth, and Trump's drug price doozy
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 ...
Walter Einenkel 12/06/2025 19
Trump's birthday a free-admission day for national parks while canceling free admission for MLK day
Dear Orange Leader Day must be celebrated as US official history gets whitewashed. In 2026, Americans will get free admission to national parks on President Donald Trump's birthday but no longer on Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, according...
annieli 12/06/2025 12
Russian stuff blowing up: IAEA says Chernobyl needs urgent repairs
Damage from Russian bombings to the Chernobyl site will require extensive repair. The containment building had already passed its supposed lifespan before the Russian attack. In February a drone strike blew a hole in the “new safe confinement”, which...
quaoar 12/06/2025 37
This caller to our radio show has the recipe to defeat Trump. It's not protest only.
Tom CZarnik, a member of the PDR Posse, called into our Politics Done Right morning show recently to detail what we need to do to defeat Trump and Trumpism. Caller with a recipe to defeat Trump. ...
Egberto Willies 12/06/2025 19
Rattner Destroys Trump’s False Claims About Inflation, Tariffs, and Drug Prices
Steve Rattner dismantles Trump’s lies about inflation, tariffs, and healthcare, exposing the economic fiction behind his political messaging. Rattner Destroys Trump Watch Politics Done Right T.V. here. Podcasts (Video — Audio) Summary Rattner...
Egberto Willies 12/06/2025 6
Vampire Billionaire Attacks Pope
Shortly after American-born Robert Prevost was elected Pope, J.D. Vance and his wife stopped in to visit with the new pontiff. In addition to a Chicago Bears shirt, Vance brought the American Pope two books by St. Augustine. This gift represented a...
Mark Sumner 12/06/2025 217
Photo Diary: Crescent Lake, St Pete FL
Our winter birdie visitors are arriving. There are flocks of several species which spend the winter here at Crescent Lake Park. Some photos. Crescent ...
Lenny Flank 12/06/2025 6
Samantha Fulnecky is the Riley Gaines of Charlie Kirks
A set-up by reactionaries who believe that sex is biological, gender is ideology, and that if they ask people what women are, they will advance Christian Nationalism. This “pre-med” student wrote a reactionary rather than a reaction paper to an...
annieli 12/06/2025 98
Saturday Morning Garden Blogging Vol. 21.49: The Final Straw
Good morning, Saturday Morning Garden Blog-Friends old and new! �This cheerful long-running tradition appears every Saturday morning at 9am Eastern, and lasts well into the week as conversations ...
AnnieJo 12/06/2025 114
Cartoon: A MAGA dilemma
A cartoon by David Horsey. Related |� Why the GOP’s ‘affordability’ message ...
David Horsey 12/06/2025 20
Tacky assisted living... when will Vance get TF off the couch and seek 25th Amendment solutions?
Kaitlan Collins' December 5, 2025, post showcased new permanent "Oval Office" signs in the West Wing, part of President Trump's gold-themed renovations that echo his preference for opulent decor in official spaces like Mar-a-Lago. The reply targets a...
annieli 12/06/2025 41
Ukraine Invasion Day 1,386: The White House has become Russia House annex again
Russian forces conducted a series of drone strikes against Ukraine overnight on December 4 to 5. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 137 Shahed-type, Gerbera-type, and other strike drones, of which about 90 were Shaheds, from...
annieli 12/06/2025 37
Morning Open Thread, Saturday, December 6, theme: 'run' or 'running' songs
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, ...
Ozarkblue 12/06/2025 74
Movie Review: Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
SPOILER ALERT! Cast a Dark Shadow begins with a man and a woman in a car ride at an amusement park. They go through a dark interior where scary demons appear to jump up at them, the sort of ride a romantic couple might enjoy. The woman, whose name is...
disinterested spectator 12/06/2025 7
10 Gems of Bluesky Today - Day 183
ZenTrainer 12/06/2025 26
Overnight News Digest
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, JeremyBloom, and doomandgloom. Alumni editors include (but not...
annetteboardman 12/05/2025 6
Thomas Paine & Trmp
… the Treasury Department will give $1,000 to the accounts for children born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028. Those accounts become the property of a child's guardian and "will track a stock index and allow for additional private contributions...
gmoke 12/05/2025 1
Top Comments: Open Thread
Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most ...
Chitown Kev 12/05/2025 6
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
Cartoon: Leaked MRIs
Support � my � Patreon � for early access and exclusives. Follow me on � Mastodon ,� ...
BrianMcFadden 12/05/2025 9
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
I THINK I AGREE WITH THE TN PROJECTIONS
I have kept my mind open about what exactly happened in the TN special house election. I really did not want to make the statement that this is a bellwether but that has changed. We live in a small town on the Easternshore of Maryland. I will state...
BlueCrabby 12/05/2025 78
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
Cartoon: Under the rug
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related |� Border czar admits ICE sees all immigrants as ...
Pedro Molina 12/05/2025 22
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
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
Cartoon: Dozy Don
A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related |� Why can't Trump remember why he had an MRI?
Drew Sheneman 12/05/2025 24
Renewable Friday: I Get E-Mails
I have mostly been getting Global Warming news from Bluesky lately, and I have been preoccupied with COP30. I find that I have a backlog of climate-related e-mails. So today I am giving you the best of what I have received in the last month, with links...
Mokurai 12/05/2025 9
IVH: Television / Marquee Moon
Tonight’s selections from Television’s debut album, Marquee Moon . Originally published May 2022. They came, rewrote the book on guitar rock and then split up, leaving only a pair of seminal ...
Al Dorado 12/04/2025 7
THE TRUMP REGIME Wants to Take America Back - To the 1970s So They Can Buy Crappy Cars and Stuff
One of the most often repeated slogans from politicians of both parties is one that expresses their desire to regain control of government institutions that have been usurped by their opponents. They chant that they will "Take America Back" from the...
News Corpse 12/04/2025 26
Daily Bucket: Birdwing Grasshoppers
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 12/04/2025 37
Cartoon: GUGU GAGA, MAGA sobs “MAMA! : The TACO ruint my FUN” :-( NBF & Buynott!
Cartoon: GUGU GAGA, MAGA sobs MAMA! : “The TACO ruint my FUN” :-( NBF & Buynott! As the monster they’ve loosed on America, turns its lustful, graft sharpened teeth on them, MAGA no longer gets their ‘rocks off’ watching others suffer. But this level of...
mikeymikey 12/04/2025 19
Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, Victory (or Defeat?) Gardens in the Age of Trump
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...
TomDispatch 12/04/2025 2
Happy Birthday to the Greatest Station in the Nation
Forty-five years ago today, WWOZ went on the air at 90.7 FM, dedicated to promoting the music and culture of New Orleans. Initially the dream of brothers Walter and Jerry Brock (Jerry was also a co-founder of the Louisiana Music Factory store), the...
Crashing Vor 12/04/2025 10
The Epstein Class: the through line
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...
chloris creator 12/04/2025 68
Morning Open Thread Thursday December 4, theme: Naughty songs
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 ...
Ozarkblue 12/04/2025 63
News the felon and GOP don't want us to see! Dec 3, 2025 edition, with poll
In the last month, we have seen significant weakening of the felon and his enablers. A brief summary of some of the evidence of the increased weakness: The elections in November proved that. And,
chloris creator 12/03/2025 36
Morning Open Thread: New Wave Music
Some gems of the New Wave. Please include your own favorites in the comments. Brian Eno & David Byrne, “America Is Waiting” x ...
Youffraita 12/03/2025 62
IAN 12/3/25 - Music for Stargazing, Meditation, and Prayer - Part I
For todayâs music therapy, some simply beautiful poetry and compositions for contemplating the night sky, nature, and inward peace, for all religions, pagans, agnostics, and atheists: 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Tippy and Dad 12/02/2025 23
BL: If music be the food of Boys' Love, play on
My apologies to Shakespeare for shamelessly ripping off his line. You know, I think Will would have appreciated Boys’ Love series. No, I have no idea about his sexuality or anything related to that, but just imagine the incredible stories he could have...
Krotor 12/02/2025 6
Trump's EPA Just Approved What???
There are harmful administrative decisions that have immediate but reversable negative consequences. But what of decisions that are reversable in policy only – those whose effects will almost ...
announ 12/02/2025 116
Tomorrow's Clean Tech News Today: Solar Power In A Jungle Gym
With its sprawling, wide open spaces and energy-sucking communities, the US is tailor-made to support a thriving domestic solar industry. Other nations are not so lucky. Take Japan, for example. Japan is an island 25 times smaller than the US by land...
JerseyDem25 12/02/2025 2
Renewable Tuesday: A COP30 Reckoning is Coming
Far too many around the world consider that if the COP process does not immediately and totally condemn fossil fuels and order the end of their use, then the whole process is a failure. This is not ...
Mokurai 12/02/2025 23
Morning Open thread Tuesday December 2, songs with a female's name in the title
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 ...
Ozarkblue 12/02/2025 142
Krugman's explanation for Trump's pardon of the former Honduran president needs prime time attention
This past Friday, Trump announced he will pardon the former president of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, who in March 2024 was convicted by a U.S. jury and sentenced to 45 years in prison for conspiring to import massive amounts of cocaine into the...
RETIII 12/01/2025 204
Music open thread: Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-flat major
Ludwig van Beethoven admired leaders of free men, and despised despots. I believe Beethoven would admire Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his brave fight against the Russian incursion, and despise Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin. When...
Alonso del Arte 12/01/2025 4
Xi To Trump: Hey Dummy, You Can Be Authoritarian And Love Clean Power, Too
Oh the irony, it burns. The President of the Greatest Nation on Earth is alternately redecorating the White House (or what remains of it), committing war crimes, and dismantling various domestic clean energy industries, while leaving a great, gaping...
JerseyDem25 12/01/2025 24
AntiCapitalist MeetUp - The A.I. Bubble: peak A.I. is not like 'peak oil' or peak tulip
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 ...
annieli 11/30/2025 15
Sunday Morning Open Thread with Music by Franz Schubert
Good morning, everyone. This morning’s artist is the Austrian composer Franz Schubert. Though he was only 31 when he died, he left a vast body of work. This diary only gives you three examples, ...
Ice Blue 11/30/2025 41