Trump pandemic killed a lot of Santas last year, Fox News desperate to blame Biden
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! When ding-dongs (ding-dong!) over in the right-wing-o-sphere tell you how the war on Christmas is going. Spoiler alert: It has been going terribly for white baby Jesus-loving conservative Christians f
Dr. Oz inexplicably fails to mention Pennsylvania or state issues in Senate run announcement
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Where to begin with Dr. Mehmet Oz, who’s been sued by olive oil companies for libel, sued and scolded by lawmakers over alleged “miracle” weight loss supplements (take your pick), violated American Medical Association guidance by assessing the heal
Trump tested positive for COVID-19 before the first debate with Biden, then lied about it
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A new memoir from former chief of staff Mark Meadows admits what many suspected all along—Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19 before his first debate with Joe Biden in 2020. Then Trump lied about that result, got on a stage with Biden, and continued t
Lauren Boebert’s Islamophobia and incompetence on display in yet another video
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Since being sworn into Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar has consistently faced criticism and hate, solely because of her identity as a Muslim. Not only have individuals across the country targeted Omar—calling her a terrorist and other slurs—but her own colleagu
Morning Digest: Illinois Republicans will face a matchup between two incumbents—but which ones?
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Focus on the immediate future of Republican anti-democratic policy
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How Democrats Learned to Expect the Worst
I’ve written several times about how Republicans interpreted their 1994 midterm-election landslide as a consequence of their obstruction strategy in Congress during 1993-1994. That l
Capitol rioter enters Texas GOP primary, because this is what Republicans are now
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I was warned ages ago that violence is not a solution to any problem, and that if I wanted Carrot Top to stop doing prop comedy I should just bide my time. Did it work? I’m scared to look. Can someone at least let me know if Jeff Dunham is still at large?
Peter Jackson's new eight-hour opus on the Beatles is revelation, but not for the faint of heart
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The reviews are in: “[S]o aimless it threatens your sanity” declares The Guardian. “A mesmerizing feast for the eyes,” reports Salon. ”Isn’t something we needed;” pronounces NBC news. “An addictive look at who the Beatles were,”&nb
Dozens more NYC convictions tossed because of three dirty former ‘top’ cops
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Law enforcement agencies across the country have spent the last year lying about being defunded while enjoying a cooked up false narrative—with the complicity of traditional news outlets and pundits—that crime is scary out of control now that the police h
Rep. Debbie Dingell's Michigan office was heavily vandalized, late husband's memorabilia destroyed
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While not much information is available at this time, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell reported her office in Dearborn, Michigan, was broken into and vandalized on Monday, Nov. 29. A spokeswoman from her office, Mackenzie Smith, released a statement regarding the inc
As Texas faces another winter, organizers focus on keeping people safe in case of another blackout
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by Delilah Alvarado
This story was originally published at Prism.
In February, severe winter storms sweeping across the U.S. caused an extreme power crisis in Texas. People across the state went without power for an average of two days, and some lo
If not for his supporters, a wrongfully convicted man would get nothing after 43 years in prison
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Kevin Strickland, a Black man convicted of triple homicide in 1978, was exonerated this month after spending 43 years in prison. But the state of Missouri does not have to pay him one cent for forever changing the course of his life, thanks to state law. That
Actual journo turned FOX News conspiracist, Lara Logan, smacked after comparing Fauci to a Nazi doc
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Former hailed 60 Minutes journalist and CBS News war correspondent, turned Fox News ratings-chaser, Lara Logan, is stepping up her COVID-19 conspiracy theories and comparing top infectious-disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci to Nazi sociopath Jose
It was always clear family separation policy would result in trauma. This new study confirms that
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While it had always been clear that the previous administration’s family separation policy at the southern border would result in enduring trauma, the first-ever qualitative analysis of the mental health effects of the “zero tolerance” policy
Red state lawmakers already denouncing universal pre-K in Biden's Build Back Better
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One of the cornerstones of President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan for families and children is universal pre-K—the opportunity for young children in every household to attend public preschool. “We’re going to make sure that every three- and four
Far-right radicalization interwoven with COVID conspiracist organizing as it spreads globally
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One of the peculiar realities of conspiracism is that people who believe in conspiracy theories rarely ever believe just one; most conspiracy theories are interconnected by the nature of their afactual grounding, and often this forms a web of theories that le
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: A wedding and a funeral, just weeks apart
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Facebook is a menace. COVID-19 is a menace. Conservatism is a cesspool. Together, those three ingredients have created a toxic stew of malevolent death and devastation. We can talk about all those things in the abstract, look at the numbers and statistics, an
If the Supreme Court won’t act to protect abortion, we can
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In yet another week without a Supreme Court decision on Texas’ six-week abortion ban, SB 8, abortion justice advocates aren’t taking our eyes off the ball just yet.
Tomorrow, Dec. 1, the court will hear arguments regarding a Mississippi 15-week abo
Talking to the guy who has been tracking COVID for Daily Kos from the very start: Mark Sumner
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Mark Sumner
We at Daily Kos were prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic from the very start thanks to comprehensive and relentless coverage by Mark Sumner. He wrote his first story on the emerging pandemic on Jan. 23, 2020, and has since written 382 additi
Arkansas Republican introduces hideously transphobic bill that could put youth in legitimate danger
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If you’re following the ongoing Republican battle against trans people having even a shred of dignity and protection in the United States, you’ve noticed the phrase “parental rights” being tossed around lately. We’ve covered conservative effort
This year's Atlantic hurricane season was more costly than the last
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The final day of the Atlantic hurricane season has come quietly as no named storms formed after Sept. 25. The season, which runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, was once again incredibly active and—for the second year in a row—resulted in all 21 storm n
Omicron update: Among a sea of concerns, there's one hopeful sign
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As many suspected from the outset, travel bans against South Africa and neighboring countries could turn out to be little more than a case of punishing the whistleblower. As CBS reports, Dutch health authorities are now reporting that the omicron variant was
Huge amounts of drugs have been seized at the border and Republicans are very mad about it
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U.S. officials have seized a lot of drugs being smuggled into the U.S. through ports of entry, including a “record-breaking” seizure of meth and fentanyl earlier this month. That smuggler is now facing federal charges, the Justice Department ann
Let's admit it: It's fun to watch the train wreck as deplorables begin eating their own
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When you find yourself siding with one GOP deplorable over another, catch yourself. Because, as captivating as it is to watch a rodent eat its own, reading how Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace over racist and Islamoph
It’s the most awful time of the year in the Senate, and McConnell and Manchin are making it worse
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The Senate returned from the Thanksgiving break Monday afternoon to start work right away on the pile of things they’ve got to accomplish by the end of the year. Republicans started their week by embarking on the chaos they intend wreak to preven
Thousands—including many from Daily Kos community—comment on proposed DACA rule ahead of deadline
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Over 9,300 responses were submitted ahead of Monday’s deadline for public comment on the proposed rule strengthening the Obama administration program that has allowed hundreds of thousands of young immigrants to work legally and live with some pea
McConnell's annual War on Christmas begins, kicking off a long, miserable congressional month
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The Senate returned from the Thanksgiving break Monday afternoon to start work right away on the pile of things they’ve got to accomplish by the end of the year. Republicans started their week by embarking on the chaos they intend wreak to preven
Trump-appointed judges are pushing a huge right-wing lie in order to block vaccine mandates
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In July, President Joe Biden issued a series of rules requiring that federal workers, and workers at companies that receive federal contracts, must be vaccinated. That included health care workers who work for hospitals that receive Medicare or Medicaid
Commerce secretary pushes CHIPS Act to ease semiconductor shortage and hit electric vehicle goals
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A massive semiconductor chip shortage has led to an estimated $210 billion in lost sales in the automotive industry alone this year as carmakers struggle to meet the needs of consumers. Just yesterday, Toyota announced that the month of October saw a 26% dro
Trump-appointed judges are killing Americans by blocking vaccine mandates, and that's just the start
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In July, President Joe Biden issued a series of rules requiring that federal workers, and workers at companies that receive federal contracts, must be vaccinated. That included health care workers who work for hospitals that receive Medicare or Medicaid
As artful a politician as she is shrewd in chess, Abrams silence on Georgia bid is freaking Dems out
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If you’re like most of us, maybe you don’t lose sleep over it, but you may chew your nails worrying about when and if Stacey Abrams will run for governer in 2022.
She’s been as furtive about announcing her run as she is said to be shrewd as a ches
Trump's legal battle to keep Jan. 6 records hidden kicks off in appeals court
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There are more than 750 pages of records that former President Donald Trump wants to keep out of the hands of investigators on the January 6th Committee. On Tuesday, a panel of federal appeals judges will hear oral arguments in that legal fight, potentially s
NYPD investigates incident in which an Asian woman was attacked with a large rock
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We’re almost two years into the pandemic and hate crimes against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community members are still increasing nationwide at an alarming rate. Major cities across the country are seeing reports coming in daily, that too amid
Morning Digest: New York congressman makes second try for governor after disastrous first bid
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News Roundup: Clark may face criminal contempt charges; GOP retools as party of the Big Lie
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In the news today: Trump ally Jeffrey Clark may be the latest to face criminal charges for defying a House subpoena. Then a Department of Justice official, Clark allegedly sought to boost Trump's claims of «election fraud» despite those claims bei
NBC News finds gentlest way possible to say Donald Trump will try to steal 2024 election
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Why does it seem like the mainstream media isn’t taking the very real danger of America losing its democracy seriously? When Germany invaded France in 1940, did newspapers fret over what those rich pastries were going to do to Himmler’s triglyceride
Boebert botches apology to Omar, releases new video yet again attacking her
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One House Republican is under investigation for trafficking minors. Another helped cover up the molestation of college athletes. A third partners with neo-Nazis and shows «humorous» invented clips of himself killing Democratic colleagues. A f
Scientology actor awaits trial on rape charges, a lawsuit in limbo amid 'religious tribunals'
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Chrissie Bixler, along with several others, alleges that the Church of Scientology waged a war of terror against them in order to make sure they didn’t report a rape or sexual assault at the hands of actor and renowned Scientologist Dann
Former GOP Michigan elections canvasser and big lie supporter spent Thanksgiving in ICU with COVID
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William Hartmann made headlines when he, along with fellow canvasser Monica Palmer, voted to block the certification of Wayne County, Michigan’s 2020 election results. Wayne County encompasses the predominantly Black city of Detroit. Hartmann, an overt
'You guys got the wrong guy': Black man accused of stealing his own Jeep
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A Black man is suing Miami police after body-camera footage the agency released showed officers handcuffing the man and accusing him of stealing his own 2006 Jeep Compass, according to Miami New Times. “Imma read you your rights real quick,” an offic
