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| 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 |
| Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention. Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after her daughter’s difficult birth. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE.
By� Mel Leonor Barclay �and � Shefali Luthra �... |
The19th | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| Trump’s ‘Golden Age’ is tarnishing fast Republicans were forced on the defensive this week after a slew of new economic data confirmed what regular Americans already know: President Donald Trump’s economy is a mismanaged disaster.�
... |
Max Burns | 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 |
| Sean Duffy once defended Congress’s power of the purse. Now he defies it. As a congressman, Duffy made an impassioned legal case against executive overreach. A decade later, judges have used those same arguments to rebuke him for withholding billions in transportation ... |
ProPublica | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Sekrit Armee Sundai — Kownt on Da Mureenz!
A gentle reminder of how we do things: 🐱🐶🐦
Do not troll the diary. If you hate pootie diaries, leave now. No harm, no foul.
Please do share pics of your fur kids! If you have ... |
FosterMomInCA | 12/09/2025 | 1 |
| Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop 'terrorists' A quiet battle has played out in court over money that “sanctuary” states say is needed to fight true extremist threats from both ends of the political spectrum.
by � Tony Schick ,� Oregon ... |
ProPublica | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| 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 |
| What Tennessee’s special election tells us about 2026 Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture.
Republican ... |
Alex Samuels | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| Even apparent war crimes won’t stop the GOP from defending Hegseth Congressional Cowards is a weekly series highlighting the worst Donald Trump defenders on Capitol Hill, who refuse to criticize him—no matter how disgraceful or lawless his actions.
Republicans ... |
Emily Singer | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Black Music Sunday: Lead Belly, the virtuoso who told us to 'stay woke' � Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 290 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope ... |
Denise Oliver Velez | 12/09/2025 | 0 |
| PWB Peeps Caturday Open Thread: Oh, Those Cats!
fully charged, ready for ... |
strawbale | 12/06/2025 | 4 |
| 📚 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 |
| Why conservatives are obsessed with this bad college essay Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know.
Conservatives have spent the last week ... |
Oliver Willis | 12/06/2025 | 45 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Caribbean Matters: The heinous boat bombings continue 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 ... |
Denise Oliver Velez | 12/06/2025 | 118 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Trump's approval slide continues apace New York Times:
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
The shift, while small, is notable after months of stability in President Trump’s approval rating. |
Greg Dworkin | 12/06/2025 | 338 |
| 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 |
| 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
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Egberto Willies | 12/05/2025 | 20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| GNR for Friday, December 5, 2025: Hope makes a difference Welcome 🌻 to Fridayâs Roundup of Good News! Several other GNR authors have brought up a fairly study showing how important it is to have hope in our lives. Hereâs another article about it (Andy ... |
chloris creator | 12/05/2025 | 145 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Trump losing both independents and his own voters POLITICO :
Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis
Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The ... |
Greg Dworkin | 12/05/2025 | 404 |
| Mad about the economy? Trump toady says you're just in a bad 'mood' National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett was confronted on Fox News, of all places, with polling that shows most Americans have a negative view of the economy and blame it on President ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/04/2025 | 82 |
| Republicans still spouting bullsh-t about imaginary health care plans GOP Rep. Chip Roy of Texas appeared on Fox Business Thursday, delivering a nonsensical word salad about the GOP’s health insurance plans— none of which would actually reduce the skyrocketing ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/04/2025 | 67 |
| You’ll want to hear Mark Kelly’s latest take on Pete Hegseth Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona isn’t done wiping the floor with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. During a Center for American Progress event in Washington Thursday, Kelly was asked how he ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/04/2025 | 84 |
| Minneapolis mayor tells Trump what the real 'garbage' is Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey clapped back to President Donald Trump’s racist tirades against Somali immigrants in his city. Trump has recently taken to slandering Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/04/2025 | 28 |
| Sean Duffy vows to make America smoggy again Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy appeared on CNBC on Thursday to defend the White House’s announcement that it would reverse fuel economy standards set during the former Biden administration. ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/04/2025 | 114 |
| 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 |
| Don't threaten us with a good time, Mike Johnson Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson faced questions Wednesday over his party’s disastrous underperformance in Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District—one that ... |
kos | 12/03/2025 | 118 |
| Trump doubles down on his latest racist obsession Apparently unsatisfied with his original racist rant against Somali immigrants, President Donald Trump doubled down on it during a Wednesday press conference in the Oval Office. He launched into a ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/03/2025 | 90 |
| 'Time is out’: Democrat rips GOP’s health care shenanigans Democratic Sen. Patty Murray of Washington excoriated Republicans during a Wednesday Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing.� ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/03/2025 | 32 |
| From Bigotry to Billion-Dollar “Trump Accounts”: Exposing Power and Defending Democracy A president fuels hate, billionaires seed “Trump Accounts,” Congress moves to block a Venezuela war, and Van Hollen calls for Medicare for All. A sweeping look at power, justice, and democratic resistance. From Bigotry to Billion-Dollar “Trump... |
Egberto Willies | 12/03/2025 | 1 |
| Commerce secretary has great excuse for Trump’s gruesome jobs numbers Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick appeared on CNBC on Wednesday, where he tried to massage Americans’ growing concerns over the economy. When asked by host Sara Eisen about the godawful jobs ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/03/2025 | 83 |
| Watch Trump’s treasury secretary get schooled on inflation numbers Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was interviewed by Andrew Sorkin Wednesday at The New York Times DealBook Summit. And when Bessent attempted to spin President Donald Trump’s poor inflation ... |
Walter Einenkel | 12/03/2025 | 71 |
| 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 |
| Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: A weak Mike Johnson attacked by his own leadership team TN-07 comes in strong for Democrats. No upset, not strong enough to overcome a 22 point Trump district with the Republicans winning by single digits, but an excellent showing for Aftyn Behn (D) and an embarrassing one for Matt Van Epps (R). Good news... |
Greg Dworkin | 12/03/2025 | 276 |
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