Speak out against hate in the checkout line!
This is a repost of a previous diary in response to a new Diary today about the National Enquirer. There are many good suggestions in the comments section for combatting this dangerous propaganda....
View ArticleSmall actions work: Publix Market agrees to cover National Enquirer hateporn
Half-kudos to Publix Markets for agreeing that this HatePorn mag needs to be covered up, just like other porn that they are forced to stock in their checkout lines. Not a total ban, but a...
View ArticleRachel Maddow did a great show last night on the emerging resistance...
Last night, Rachel Maddow did one of the most uplifting shows I've seen since the Trumpocalypse. Worth watching in full.www.msnbc.com/…Rachel interviewed one of the authors of Indivisible, the popular...
View ArticleFind local resistance groups on Indivisible
These guys are working overtime to create the resource we’ve been waiting for. Local groups are forming and listing on this site. They will have search capability within the next week. How awesome is...
View ArticleWhat?! No guns allowed at the inauguration?! Call the NRA quick.
UPI has just released the schedule of events for the inauguration. They have also published a list of things attendees cannot bring, such as...aerosols, alcohol, firearms, ammunition, animals (except...
View ArticleSupport Democrats tonite as they make the case for ACA
Crossposting from PoliticusUSA (They deserve some KosLove): www.politicususa.com/…Senate Democrats are going to hold the Senate floor late tonite to protect Obamacare. They will apparently be...
View ArticleRepubs claim to have a "#BetterWay" than ACA. After 7 years, SHOW ME THE PLAN!
#BetterWay needs some good responses. What a load of S#$T.twitter.com/…
View ArticleFEC releases 250-page list of Trump campaign violations.
Trump has some ‘splainin’ to do. Not that it will happen, but just sayin….docquery.fec.gov/...
View ArticleWhat if they gave an inauguration and nobody came? Live cam of the mall
Crowds are looking mighty thin for the manbaby’s inauguration — take a look. EarthCam's live streaming webcam embedded in the Washington Monument's pyramidionwww.earthcam.com/...
View ArticleHoaxy website lets you track fake stories as they are disseminated - brilliant
Researchers at Indiana University Network Science Institute (IUNI) and the School of Informatics and Computing’s Center for Complex Networks and Systems Research (CNetS) have developed “Hoaxy”, an app...
View ArticleFocus on Steve Bannon, Alt-President
Trump does not really have a “very good brain”. Steve Bannon is his brain, and our defacto president — Trump just does what Bannon tells him to do. We need to focus resistance on him. Totalitarians...
View Article"Life" is winning again, according to Pence.
The irony of Pence’s statement yesterday at the “prolife” rally, and today’s executive order against refugees is heart-rending. Pence is despicable to claim to be “pro-life”, knowing what was about to...
View ArticleGoFundMe campaign for torched Islamic Center in Victoria, TX
The Victoria Islamic Center in Victoria Texas was burnt to the ground around 2 a.m. on Saturday, just hours after Alt-Pres Bannon issued an executive order restricting migration from Muslim-majority...
View Article#StopPresidentBannon exploding on Twitter, protests erupting
Alt-president Bannon’s ascension to the National Security Council is not going over all that well on the Twitter. Check local listings for your neighborhood protests.
View ArticleJerry Falwell Jr to head up Department of Education task force? WTF?
Marketwatch is reporting tonite, via Wall St Journal, that Jerry Falwell Jr, head of fundamentalist Liberty University, has been tapped to lead a “task force” on how to reform the US Department of...
View ArticleDivest stocks to protest dismantling of banking regulations. Let your broker...
With Alt-pres Bannon’s latest move to destabilize the economy by removing regulations on banks, mining companies, oil companies, etc., your long-term investments may be at risk. Mass protest...
View ArticlePlease support the Military Religious Freedom Foundation in their fight...
We’ve been discussing Dominionism and their “Seven Mountains Strategy” a lot lately in some diaries. Dominionism is a stealth Christo-Fascist movement to take over the seven power centers of United...
View ArticleListen to Elizabeth Warren read the banned Coretta Scott King letter...
After being banned from reading this letter tonite, Warren read it on Facebook. It’s worth hearing in full, and retains remarkably powerful relevance today.www.huffingtonpost.com/...
View ArticleThanks in advance to today's Melbourne, FL resisters!
From those of us who cannot make it to today’s Melbourne, FL resistance festivities, thanks to all who will be there. So proud of you! Edit: Do not fall for the propaganda to avoid the rally....
View ArticleDK has slowed to a crawl. Anyone else having probs?
Other sites seem to be OK, but I suspect I have picked up a virus of some sort that doesn’t like DK. Is anyone else having this issue on Kos? Thanks
View ArticleKudos to the Democrats who fought for our healthcare in last night’s all-nighter
I want to extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to the intrepid Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee who pulled an all-nighter to try to save healthcare from the disastrous GOP...
View ArticleSnowflakes to descend on Washington
This is what it can look like when we stand together against the criminals in Washington! Proud to be a snowflake.
View ArticleFunniest meme on the internet today
xpic.twitter.com/9MEArrN4Yd— Lars Rasmussen (@Rasmussen2018) March 14, 2017
View ArticleYoung journalists talking like Kardashians
Is it just me, or are more of our newest on-air journalists talking like Kardashians? And if so, why?I just finished watching Chris Hayes who had a guest from the Washington Post doing the Kardashian....
View ArticleTrump dining with Republican lawmakers prior to hearings; What could go wrong?
According to an article in today’s Washington Examiner, Trump hosted dinner for Republican lawmakers on Tuesday nite, including some who will be participating in upcoming Russia gate hearings. The...
View ArticleLooks like someone released the Flying Monkey trollbot squad today
Juicy news must be percolating in the background. Deflect, deflect!
View ArticleQuestion for economist-types: What happens when dark money overwhelms economies?
As I read more and more about the extent of money-laundering going on throughout the world, I wonder how it affects economies in general. How does the “dismal science” view this new factor in...
View ArticleEclipse eye safety - FAKE NEWSS!!
Every news outlet in America has warned against looking at the eclipse. What more can be said...
View ArticleThoughts on Trump speech...
He sounds very out of breathHe bleated endlessly about getting out of Afghanistan during his campaign. Now, not so much.9/11, 9/11, 9/11Terrorists, terrorists, terroristsStock futures moving up on moar...
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Hurricanes and Houston's Petrochemical Complex: Why we need effective government
Houston is home to one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the nation. The complex is at risk from catastrophic flooding , making it, potentially, one of the largest environmental disasters in US...
View ArticleHurricane Hate making landfall
I was searching for local Houston news to track Harvey developments — all my family still live there. I ran across a livestream from Peacock Communications of the Houston Fox affiliate. They feature a...
View ArticlePut pressure on Republicans to spell out the REAL reasons for destroying the ACA
Republicans have enumerated a number of “reasons” they want to abolish ACA:To strengthen or preserve the ACAWe cannot afford healthcare for all Americans – only for the wealthy ones.The states can...
View ArticlePlease fight amongst yourselves while we GUT GUT GUT with the GOP tax plan
We don’t have time to have pie fights over Donna Brazile while this hideous tax plan is under consideration, including repeal of the Johnson provision prohibiting religionists from engaging in...
View ArticleDeepest Gratitude to Alabama's African-American voters!
I am so deeply grateful to all of the African-Americans who voted today in Alabama. Your votes made the difference, and give us all the inspiration to keep fighting the appalling mess being perpetrated...
View ArticleHakeem Jeffries is a shining star
Just listening to Mr. Jeffries question Mick Mulvaney about the disastrous 2019 budget proposal. He quotes Mulvaney’s speeches on budget deficits during the Obama era, then contrasts with his...
View ArticleHakeem Jeffries: Master at messaging
Let’s try this again — prior post got off message. We often hear people complain about Democrats being weak on messaging. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is a master at it. I highly recommend checking...
View ArticleWe need "Civility Marches" outside Trump rallies
Over the next few months, Trump will be in full campaign mode, holding hateful rallies across the US. His hate speeches will be amplified by media coverage. The more vicious he gets, the more press...
View ArticleGowdy is making an ass of himself
Strozk, Swalwell, Nadler, etc are heroes.This is a fight against fascism. Godspeed.
View ArticleCampaign fundraising cannot be just another "arms race"
The closer the election, the louder the screeching for money. There has to be another way. I am on Beto’s mailing list, even though I no longer live in Texas. I really, REALLY want him to win. He is...
View ArticleRosenstein story - deflection from Kreepy Kavanaugh hearing
They assume we can be distracted from Kreepy Kavanaugh by the Rosenstein story. We have to walk and chew gum at the same time. I am preparing for my local protest demonstration.
View ArticleChannel your angst: Volunteer for "The Last Weekend"
Groups such as Swing Left, MoveOn, Indivisible, and many more are organizing an all-out push the last four days before the election.You can sign up to volunteer here. thelastweekend.org/…More...
View Article"Friend of the Fetus"
Someone posted an uplifting rally song this morning, “Ain’t Nobody Gonna Turn Me around”. Here’s another good one.xxYouTube Video
View ArticleHow To Protect Yourself From False Rape Allegations (Danielle Muscato)
Can’t remember if this was posted before, but it’s worth republishing. Brilliant.How To Protect Yourself From False Rape Allegations-- (credit to @DanielleMuscato on Twitter/insta/patreon and...
View ArticleCATO Institute propaganda sneaks into Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
Last nite, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) showed a one-hour propaganda program called “Sweden: Lessons for America?” Produced by the Cato Institute, the program extolls Sweden’s move away from...
View ArticleHave you been to Mexico for dental work?
Just read another diary on Democratic Underground about American “caravans” going to Mexico for affordable dental work. Have any DKrs done this? What was your experience? Recommendations? Thanks.
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Religious group in WA state to hold a "healing" involving drinking industrial...
Terrifying story from the Guardian happening this weekend in Leavenworth, WA A group calling itself Genesis II Church of Health and Healing plans to convene at a hotel resort in Washington state on...
View ArticleCreepy Bernie database app - WTF?!
xBernie Sanders' new online BERN program lets you add to a database by logging names & background info from anyone, even strangers you meet on the street. Then it matches them to a voter record,...
View ArticleMy Fun Day at the Democratic Party Booth at the County Fair
I volunteered to take a shift at the local Democratic Party booth at the County Fair here in small town Oregon. It's a very small fair, but there were FFA animals, fair food, and an odd assortment of...
View ArticleSend some love to Russian democracy activists putting it all on the line today
Young people and opposition activists in Moscow and St. Petersburg are protesting in the tens of thousands right now for democracy and the right to vote for candidates of their own choice. The...
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