General incompetence
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These church members disagree on politics. Together they’re wiping out medical debt.
By Noam N. Levey for KFF Some issues, like immigration or student loans, are too divisive to unite Trinity Moravian Church. “We’ve got quite a spread of political beliefs,” said the Rev. John Jackman, who leads this 114-year-old red-brick church near Winston-Salem’s old textile mills. Conservative Republicans sit with liberal Democrats. Supporters of President Donald Trump mix with…
Supreme chaos
Unsurprisingly, the Supreme Court handed down several decisions these past couple of weeks that have been nothing but a handout to President Donald Trump in his relentless and racist crusade against immigrants and his perceived enemies. Not only are these rulings disturbingly inhumane, but they also pave the way for Trump to continue inflating his executive power. And as America celebrated…
Here’s how you can help Daily Kos get out the vote
We just celebrated the 250th anniversary of the United States. Like many, I’m sure, I took the time to hang out with my family, eat some BBQ, and watch some fireworks. Typical, but a welcome distraction. Now I’m back to work. Daily Kos not only provides the opportunity to spark and enact change, but to also reflect on what’s next for the betterment of our democracy. It allows me to think…
A sizzling mix for summer listening
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 250 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you’ll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an introduction to something new. Over the years there have been a multitude of musical tributes to the summer and dancing. I have an earworm which won’…
Another perspective
A cartoon by David Horsey. Related | JD Vance gets thankless job of spinning crappy Iran ‘deal’…
Why Republicans hate the Constitution
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. The right has spent decades associating itself with traditional imagery of the Constitution. That means years and years of Revolutionary War cosplay, references to the “original intent” of the Constitution, and right-wing figures…
Burn, baby, burn
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump fails miserably to throw America a birthday party…
One year on, Los Angeles is still living with the fallout of the raids
New analysis and firsthand accounts reveal the toll of the crackdown on immigrant communities in L.A. County and beyond. By Elizabeth Aguilera and Ben Poston for Capital & Main When immigration agents arrived at the Los Angeles car wash where he worked, Giovanni didn’t see them until one was standing beside him. Giovanni’s thoughts turned to his family: How would they get by without…
For Trump, not all constitutional amendments are created equal
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. This week, we’ve got the administration standing up, brave and true, for the Second Amendment, but when it comes to the First Amendment, both the Department of Justice and superstar lawyer and Jeffrey Epstein superfan Alan Dershowitz have…
Estimated attendance
A cartoon by Tim Campbell. Related | Fox News’ lies exposed by weak attendance at Trump’s ‘state fair’…
Supreme Court decision loosening campaign finance rules could be boon for Paxton in Senate race
Now permitted to spend freely in coordination with GOP candidates, national Republican committees can use their flush war chests to help candidates like Paxton close fundraising deficits. By Kayla Guo and Gabby Birenbaum for The Texas Tribune The U.S. Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down caps on coordinated spending by political parties and candidates could boost GOP…
Republicans can’t do anything right, not even throw a party
The Conversation is a weekly dive into the most popular stories on Daily Kos and what it tells us about the national political environment. Republicans suck at governing. That’s not a partisan observation. Objectively, Republicans prioritize ideology over competence and expertise. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the party insisting that government can’t work also can’t run one.
Caribbean cruises, tourism, and the Fourth of July
Not wanting to sound overly critical, I’ve avoided articles on Caribbean tourism for the most part. The Fourth of July weekend is being heavily promoted in spite of warnings about the dangers of contracting an illness aboard ship and the potential damage to the islands visited. Here’s a video critique, though: The tourism industry plays a major role in the Caribbean…
Come on down …
A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Trump fails miserably to throw America a birthday party…
Meet the freaks Trump may tap for the Supreme Court
It’s tough to imagine a Supreme Court with justices worse than the current crop of conservatives, but the folks who are currently vying to replace whichever justice steps down first are definitively, openly, gleefully much more terrible. To be fair, sources have said that neither Justice Samuel Alito nor Justice Clarence Thomas are planning on stepping down, despite recent reporting and then…
Climate exhaustion or denial?
A cartoon by Brian McFadden. Support my Patreon for early access and exclusives. Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, or at my website. Related | Forecasters warn of ‘dangerous’ heat conditions across US…
Mainstream media gets nothing from caving to Trump
The mainstream media treated President Donald Trump’s extremely narrow win in 2024 as if it were a landslide victory. While it was surprising that so many people voted for Trump after his disastrous first term, it wasn’t like had been given a massive mandate from the public. But soon after Trump’s victory, the press—which already spent years normalizing Trump’s racist and corrupt…
11 times Trump and his cronies were unpatriotic as hell
The 250th birthday of the United States is upon us, and the milestone year happens to be falling in the midst of a presidential administration that has made the concept of patriotism … tattered. President Donald Trump and his underlings have carried out, implied, or outright said some things that question just how patriotic their “Make America Great Again” movement really is.
Don’t touch the water
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