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A Home for Wings and Aji
We gather in support of our friends, and friends of this site, Aji and Wings, as they try to raise funds to replace their lost home and move out of the old and dangerous travel trailer that's been their shelter for seven years.
2019-02-15 01:20:52
Abolish the Death Penalty
Committed to Abolition of the Death Penalty in the United States and Around the World.
2025-08-08 13:41:49
Adalah — A Just Middle East
Adalah ("justice" in Arabic) is a diary series about the Middle East, with special (but not exclusive) emphasis on the conflict in Palestine-Israel. The authors of this series believe in the right of self-determination for all the people of the Middle East and that a just resolution respecting the rights and dignity of both Palestinians and Israelis is the only viable option for peace.
2024-05-01 19:01:02
America Latina
For discussion of the politics, economy, environment and culture of Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and other Latin American countries.
2025-10-10 13:05:23
Barriers and Bridges
Created to facilitate conversations about race and racism. We invite people to share their personal experiences and perspectives. We will also be providing links to interesting articles and teaching tools. We plan to republish relevant posts from other groups and writers at Daily Kos.
 2025-12-06 14:23:04
Black Kos community
Black Kos community group. This group publishes diaries that cover a broad range of topics including black history, the arts, politics, and the culture of peoples of African descent worldwide.
2025-12-06 14:22:30
Bloggers Against Torture
Discussion of human rights abuses, indefinite detention of individuals in the "war on terror" and US criminal justice system, discussion of legislative changes, in an effort to increase public awareness and document candidates' positions on human rights in upcoming elections.
2018-02-27 16:41:36
Bring Home our Girls
On April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Nigeria. Since then, some of the teenagers have managed to escape; the vast majority of them, however, are still being held captive. The mission of this group will be to seek out and publicize efforts to bring home our girls. This group may or may not be dismantled once the girls are returned to their loved ones.
2021-09-21 21:46:26
ClassWarfare Newsletter: WallStreet VS Working Class Global Occupy movement
(THE WORKING CLASS OCCUPY MOVEMENT HAS MOVED BEYOND JUST WALL STREET)! Our group was Co founded by METEOR BLADES and DEMOCRATS RAMSHIELD. Meet our blog editors which are some of your favorate writers: teacherken,slinkerwink,X,Laurence Lewis,boatsie,LaFeminista,Eclectablog, MinistryOfTruth,xxdr zombiexx,Barbara Morrill,JekyllnHyde,Jake McIntyre, Eclectablog,Ojibwa,icebergslim,BruinKid,CityLightsLover,Mentatmark to name but a few. As members of the MOST PROLIFIC AND LARGEST GROUP AT THE DAILY KOS...
 2025-09-07 16:40:27
Climate Change SOS
Launched in 2012 to promote engagement and provide information on climate change.
2025-12-05 12:01:12
Community Quilt Project
Community Quilts are a way of sharing care, compassion and support for community members who are facing illness or other hardships.
2024-08-17 17:54:01
Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight is dedicated to finding great writing by little-known or unknown Community members whose work hasn't gotten the visibility it deserves. We rescue and promote their stories based on the original vision set out by Susan Gardner, who single-handedly began our mission in 2006.
 2025-12-06 15:00:07
Community Transcripts Project
We create transcripts of important progressive speeches and interviews which would otherwise not be transcribed. Our purpose is to support many individuals and groups. We crowd-source funds to pay our skilled Kossack transcriptionists more than a living wage. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me an email at 2thanks.dkos@gmail.com.
2018-10-29 19:57:03
Cranky Grammarians
A grammar thingy group for the talking and speaking and writing and whatnot. - Julie Waters
2025-08-08 20:52:12
Cranky Users
The Cranky Users group was founded in 2011 for DKos users who thought DK4 was scary or weird or hard to figure out. We made our way through DK4 and DK5, and now we're back! We're still gonna hold hands, help each other out, ask dumb questions, and laugh ourselves silly, this time as we navigate the jump to WordPress. Follow the group or the #CrankyUsers tag.
 2025-11-19 17:39:11
Criminal InJustice Kos Community
Criminal InJustice Kos is a weekly series devoted to exploring the myths of "crime", "criminals", and criminal justice and the intersection of race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, and disability in policing and punishment. Criminal Injustice Kos (CIK) is committed to furthering action towards reducing inequity in the US criminal justice system. Look for Criminal InJustice Kos every Wednesday at 6 CST. Criminal InJustice Kos Community also republishes related diaries of note that are n...
 2011-09-12 02:30:45
Daily Kos Labor
 2023-03-18 22:55:09
Daily Kos Phazebook Progressive Social Networking Group
Welcome to the Daily Kos Phazebook social networking group. We are destined to become the Daily Kos largest social networking site. Are you interested in having a virtual phaze to phaze meeting with your favorite Daily Kos author or commentator? If so check out their personal DKos phazebook diary because now they and you have an opportunity to make a diary introducing yourself and your interests and you're not restricted to a few sentences or a single graphic. This is Daily Kos social networkin...
 2014-02-24 10:35:33
DeepKos
An RRT of skilled social media networkers, investigators/researchers, photographers, reporters/writers, and subject matter experts collaborating to design best practices and to share findings, team members and research with liveblogs on developing major news stories. This series is NOT designed to serve as a LiveBlog in itself but rather aims to have an expert rapid response team at the ready to provide assistance at request. Please read the introductory diary for more detailed information on D...
 2014-10-19 16:28:45
Discussing Race At Daily Kos
I am creating this group for civil, non name calling discussion of race issues at daily kos. I will moderate the group and will insist on the following of these ground rules. It is my hope that the boycott called last weekend will end and that the kossacks who made the decision to boycott will return. I'd like to discuss the issues raised by the boycott in a civil space. If you are interested, please join the group.
2013-11-29 17:25:32
DK Fans of 90 for 90
Voter registration and getting out the vote (GOTV) are critical to positive change in legislative bodies, from the very local level to the national level. Dr. Fergie Reid, Jr., and Brenda Hill started a movement in Virginia called 90 for 90, in honor of and inspired by Dr. Fergie Reid, Sr., who was the first black person elected to the Virginia legislature since Reconstruction, who served there for many years with distinction, and who recently turned 90 yea...
 2025-12-06 22:04:32
EcoJustice
The EcoJustice series discusses environmental justice: the disproportionate impacts on human health and all living things as a result of climate change, extreme weather, and pollution. A key focus of our writing is the environmental impacts on minority communities in countries around the world. A key tenet of Environmental Justice is that all living things have a right to clean, healthy and sustainable communities. Today, the concept of Environmental Justice extends to include such related issu...
 2025-12-06 22:04:22
GOTV 2024
A series to spur Democratic turnout in 2024
 2025-07-16 16:12:49
Gulf Watchers Group
Gulf Watchers started as a liveblog to cover the BP Macondo blowout, including live coverage of the ROVs not available elsewhere. GW continues to bear witness to the devastating aftermath even as the story has faded from the forefront of traditional media attention.
We also cover current and developing issues related to all oil companies.
Click on the heart next to FOLLOW just above to get Gulf Watchers diaries in your stream. Click on the SEND MESSAGE TO GROUP link to request a ...
 2020-08-09 14:34:23
Hurricane Kos
A group devoted to covering hurricanes from formation to dissipation, and everywhere in between. Be sure to follow Severe Weather Liveblog for information on tornadoes or severe thunderstorms, as well as the severe weather caused by the remnants of tropical systems after landfall.
2024-09-25 17:43:30
I Vote for Democrats
Voting for Democrats will ensure that the Randian "Utopia" envisioned by the 1% and their Republican lackeys will never come to pass. Really.
2015-07-15 14:11:34
In Support of Labor and Unions
A group devoted to tracking and fighting attacks on all workers and organized labor, and expanding unionization...
 2025-11-27 03:15:34
Invisible People
A series about the invisibility of People of Color, women, LGBTQI, homeless, immigrants, farm workers, the working middle class/underclass, religious/spiritual minority groups, people with disabilities, etc. and the tools used to keep us invisible. Understanding and fighting against invisibility in all contexts can help build a stronger, larger coalition.
 2025-12-07 02:12:56
Japan Nuclear Incident Liveblogs
Ongoing coverage of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster - From Day one onward.. Analysis, Translation, Expert Sources. 24x7 ongoing coverage.
2018-12-06 21:02:54
Kamala2020
This group is created to promote news and information about Senator Kamala Harris and inform readers of her historic 2020 campaign's positions and events. *This group is not affiliated with the Kamala Harris Campaign.
2023-07-12 03:15:12
KosBusters!
The KosBusters! group was formed by a collection of intrepid participants in DK4 beta-testing. We will continue squashing bugs at DK4.
2023-10-08 19:31:18
KosLit
A group for the sole purpose of republishing (and, perhaps, occasionally directly publishing) particularly literary, well crafted, non-news related Daily Kos posts, in order that they may receive more views -- and, one hopes, more recommends. Exceptions will be made, but primarily this group seeks to promote carefully written and edited pieces outside the ordinary political fare of this site.
2023-07-08 19:59:16
Kossacks for Julian
This group is meant to collect and discuss diaries related to Secretary Julian Castro's candidacy for Dem nomination.
2019-11-14 23:40:17
LatinoKos
LatinoKos is a community for the discussion of Latino politics, history, and cultures here in the US, in Latin America and the Caribbean. There is no "singular" Latino/a community in the US. Latinos/Hispanics who are the nation's largest minority group, will according to census projections make up 29% of the U.S. population in 2050. As Democrats we need to focus more attention on these communities and the issues that affect them.
 2025-12-06 14:22:42
Mad Men on Daily Kos
A place created by and for men to offer mutual support in our effort to combat the madness of sexism and other oppressive forces in our society, and their negative effects in our own lives and relationships.
2016-03-24 16:56:54
MeteorB Personal Blog
Random Thoughts and Links
2011-06-18 18:47:03
Mojo Friday = Musings for Friday
For all the followers of TexDem and the lovers of all things mojo. And now, just for thoughts.
 2025-12-05 15:30:14
Moose On The Loose
Moose On The Loose is a Group formed to share both diaries and recommendations by Moose and Friends of the Moose. A place to display and share diaries on dKos. Sort of like Mom's refrigerator for Moose and Friends. The views presented will be as varied as the members of the group and no single view should be attributed to the group as a whole.
2025-08-08 13:40:01
Moral Movement Forward Together
Readers of Daily Kos supporting Reverend William Barber's Moral Movement. This group is not about endorsing candidates. We deal with issues, such as voter suppression and immoral legislation. The Moral Movement is a fusion coalition that unites black, white, and brown, rich and poor, employed and unemployed, gay and straight, documented and undocumented, religious and secular.
2020-08-28 11:45:22
Muslims at Daily Kos
Group for muslims on Daily Kos (but not limited to muslims - anyone is welcome to join or follow) for discussion of Islam and other muslim issues
2016-08-13 22:31:27
Native American Netroots
A forum for the discussion of political, social and economic issues affecting the indigenous peoples of the United States, including their lack of political representation, economic deprivation, health care issues, and the on-going struggle for preservation of identity and cultural history
2025-12-04 15:15:04
NetrootsNation
The official gathering place for all things Netroots Nation, http://www.netrootsnation.org. We're rocking Minneapolis - June 16-19, 2011. Register now at http://regonline.com/nn11
2015-07-27 19:54:30
New Diarists
The New Diarists group republishes some (non-troll) first diaries and also posts tutorials about how to post diaries. One important New Diarists tutorial: Formatting, tagging, publishing, editing: https://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/02/09/1482008/-New-Diarists-tutorial-for-formatting-drafts-adding-tags-publishing-options-and-editing
 2025-08-09 21:39:01
New Diary Writers
This group is for those who have not written or have only written a few diaries for fear that they do not have the skills to write an effective diary. It is also for those who are experienced and wish to assist us in our attempts to learn to write effectively. Positive support is highly encouraged! So, if you are new or if you have been here for a while, but are only commenting; please join in!
2014-04-16 00:37:30
No Longer In Use
Trying new name
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Obama Nightly News
Go to ObamaEveningNews
2016-07-12 15:17:43
Occupy Wall Street
This is a clearinghouse of all posts related to the grassroots effort to return this country to Democracy.
2021-08-04 13:50:22
Original Fiction, Poetry & Memoir, for Fun & Progress
''Something familiar, something peculiar...'' from the 'pens' of kosaks, with a touch of originality, diversity, progressive outlook . . . our light and sometimes darker tales of life, myth, adventure, romance, nature, history, parody, society, pastiche, science fiction, epic poetry, lyrical saga, legend, ballad, cat&doggerel, satire, farce, fantasy, homage or mash-up of literature, familial or personal memory and musings, children's tales born of elsewhen or otherwhere, in prose or in ve...
 2025-11-30 22:00:37
Police Accountability Group
The police are creating more problems than they are solving. In incident after incident they escalate situations and create injury to persons in many cases persons that have done no wrong. The problem needs to be fixed but to do so light must be shined upon these incidents.
2025-03-02 18:29:01
Polyglots Linguaphiles and Word Parsers
A group for those steeped in language; their own, acquired ones, nuance, general linguistic hairsplitting and all manner of linguistic nerdity.
2012-03-05 01:22:01
Prison Watch
The Prison Watch group is dedicated to educating the Daily Kos community on the brutality inside America's prisons.
2022-02-04 17:50:23
Progressive Hippie
Progressives who believe that the hippies got it right back in the day and today. We have a Facebook presence. Here's the URL to our Facebook group: facebook.com/groups/progressivehippies/ And here's the URL to our Facebook community page: facebook.com/pages/Progressive-Hippies/341828275978781
2014-11-29 12:10:53
Protest Music

Protest and topical music including comedy. We're interested in the history of protest music, for instance labor songs, civil rights songs, anti war songs. We also feature contemporary protest music and we particularly want to hear your protest songs.

This is an open group. Please join and post your diaries. If you want to help manage the group message me and I'll make you a BlogEditor.

Of course Protest Music is on topic. But it doesn't have to be both. Protest or Music. Prote...

 2025-12-05 14:44:35
Readers and Book Lovers
Where readers, writers, bibliophiles, and lovers of all things literary find their favorite series and one-of-a-kind diaries, including "Bookflurries," "Write On!," and "Books So Bad They're Good." Plus newer series like "Indigo Kalliope," "Contemporary Fiction Views," "LGBT Literature," and "Books Go Boom!" We hope you'll visit Readers & Book Lovers for the same reasons you get together with a friend -- for the community of like-minded people who share your passion for the written word in all i...
 2025-12-07 02:12:38
Realistrati
A positive and realistic group of Democrats who support President Barack Obama and his ability to deliver change in the face of a hostile Congress and unprecedented financial opposition.
2013-08-04 20:27:16
SciTech
The SciTech group is dedicated to the exploration of Science and Technology. We welcome all diaries, essays, and discussions that teach or explain the wonders of the universe.
 2025-12-07 02:12:45
Slavery in the United States - History
This purpose of this group is to review the historical record without revisionism about the inhumane institution of Slavery in the United States.
2025-11-14 22:01:52
Small Business Administration of Kossackistan
In an attempt to better the lives of those in the middle and poverty classes, we the small business owners of American and Kossackistan should brainstorm together and find ways to balance profit while promoting the greater good for our fellow man. All those who currently own or operate small businesses (or even large ones) are encouraged to join and network together.
2014-05-01 18:15:28
SOS Puerto Rico
Awareness and action for the crisis in Puerto Rico.
2025-11-29 14:18:15
SpiritSisters
We are a group of women from all walks of life sharing our stories and discussing women's issues and rights with intersectionality to prevent erasure and preserve identities of all women. We are sisters in spirit, and we are taking back our narratives. Dominant culture narratives do not represent our lives; they elide, alter, and erase. We discuss the harms women experience when the dominant culture does not accurately consider, believe or hear women's voices. We will also celebrate the strengt...
 2025-08-18 18:51:49
State & Local ACTION Group
This group is dedicated to taking actions that inform, educate and mobilize voters in every state to increase involvement their in state and local elections. Federal elections are important but it's the elections at the state and local level that have the greatest impact on the largest number of voters, many of whom don't follow them closely enough. Join this group if you want to see major change in your state and local governments. We're doing things, not just talking about doing things.
2018-04-16 21:32:45
Street Prophets
Street Prophets is the forum that mobilizes progressive people of faith to name, discuss and take action on critical political and religious issues. So come on in and make yourself at home. We believe that most, if not all topics touching on faith and politics are appropriate on Street Prophets. While this forum represents people of widely differing (and often directly conflicting) theologies, our goal here is to focus on forwarding the progressive political discussion that our shared values mak...
 2025-12-06 22:04:42
Support the Dream Defenders
The Dream Defenders are fighting for justice in Florida. Their goal: To enact Trayvon's Law in Florida, which would repeal the Stand Your Ground law, ban racial profiling, and end the school-to-prison pipeline. We are a Daily Kos community with a goal: To promote and support those objectives, online and off. Current project: Improving and promoting the Michael Brown Over-Policed Rights Act, a Daily Kos community crowd-sourced project.
2025-11-27 16:53:30
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This is just a test to navigate through the group features.
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The 99 Percenters Economic Plan
This is an action group to propose and enact a progressive economic plan for the bottom 99 percent of American society. The guiding principle for the plan: an economy that works for all of us. The plan should be coherent, memorable and short; we should be able to boil it down to two or three key points. The plan was originally inspired by Richard Eskow's article on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/why-progressives-keep-on_b_847054.html
2013-07-27 18:21:08
The Yes We Can Pragmatists
Yes we can was a slogan used during Senator Obama's 2008 Presidential campaign that inspired and continue to inspire many Americans from all walks of life. It amplifies hope and pragmatism. The "Yes We Can" Pragmatists group is open to those who wish to participate, contribute and learn about President Obama's agenda, his policy position on the issues, the challenges the Administration faces and its strategy in trying to get things done while highlighting many of the Administration's accomplish...
 2016-08-20 17:12:16
Theatricals
Everything theatrical: from Broadway to off-off-Bway, to touring productions, to small-town "Let's put on a show!" stuff -- feel free to bring it here. Get your greasepaint and prepare to party! And be nice to everybody.
 2025-12-04 12:14:21
Top Comments
The Top Comments diary series was begun on June 14, 2006. It published daily until January 2021 and now runs at 7pm Pacific time as often as we can make possible, generally Monday thru Friday. We aim to publish pointers to the best comments from the previous 24 hours, and also note which comments receive the most recs from users in that period. Please send your pointers to our "TopComments" gmail address (no space) or our internal dkosmail before 9:30pm eastern time daily.
 2025-12-06 03:02:43
Transcripts and Documents
Group publishing transcripts of speeches, briefings, debates, judicial decisions, interviews and any other interesting original source material that strikes the fancy.
2017-10-24 19:34:09
Trial Watch
Discussion of nonpolitical criminal trials* and media coverage, including effects of the internet, Twitter and 24 hour news cycle on change of venue and jury pools. Books and films on criminal trials also. Sorry, but Nancy Grace is not invited. ;) *Not for "war crimes" or rox v. sux, please.
2025-06-13 23:54:09
Trolls
Troll diaries are great fun and do a great service to our community. The best should be preserved and the latest promoted for the greater lolz, TROLL HUNTERS WANTED: please message for membership.
2022-01-16 15:50:20
US - China Forum
The USA and China have a complex and ever evolving relationship that is often difficult, but always important and never boring. The aim of this group is to Diary, Discuss and Debate political, economic, strategic and cultural issues to build mutual understanding and consider how we can cooperate to achieve a better balanced and complimentary relationship. As the world's two largest economies and GHG emitters, the world is depending on us to do better.
2014-11-16 16:30:35
Walking on Eggshells
This blog is a laboratory for learning to bear witness without judgment, blame or shame. Each diary will serve as an experimental Listening space to explore dimensions of blog life and American culture that influence what we think we say and what we think we hear in posts and comment threads.
"Sometimes one has to say exactly how one feels and it is also sometimes necessary for those hearing these sentiments just to listen for a while and take note." -
2025-11-28 18:27:01
Way of Dragon
Building a Chinese American Kossack community
2024-07-26 19:46:21
White House Photo Diaries
I publish a monthly diary of pictures taken by the White House Photography staff lead by Pete Souza. This group is an archive of those diaries along with a few special White House Photo Diaries that I do from time to time.
2023-08-04 17:10:29
White House Picture of the Day
All are welcome to hang out and share what is happening in your life today.
 2025-01-20 08:00:02
White Privilege Working Group
A group for anti-racist activists interested in discussing and producing learning materials about white privilege.
 2025-12-06 14:22:51
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