19+ hour, 38+ min ago   (539+ words) The 2026 midterm elections are now less than two months away. And every day as it approaches Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican Party are descending ever deeper into the Mariana Trench of disapproval. Trump’s polling is already worse than at…...

1+ day, 33+ min ago   (170+ words) Trump’s low popularity ratings give Democrats hope of Blue Wave Midterm wins. But a President with unlimited powers could claim midterm victory, even if achieving it required massive voter disenfranchisement, intimidation, fraud, and violence. And no matter how egregiously corrupt…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (225+ words) Welcome to the 13th as the triskadekas (“13s”) again breathe a sigh of relief at dodging a Friday landing. (The 13ths are touchy about that combo.) In sheer relief, then, they are bustling morning drinks at the Beverage Bar, and Griddle-Toasting-Oven-ing(?) day-starting food....

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1702+ words) Welcome to Democratic Voices, a series that features elected Democrats speaking out on Bluesky. Sunday we spotlight a group of Dems. Today we cover 7 Democrats considered part of the “squad”. Rep Tlaib does not have a Bluesky presence and so…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (348+ words) We make our choices, and then our choices make us – (multiple attributes) A few days ago, a kos member posted a link to a commentary titled “Israel’s Grip on American Politics Is Finally Being Questioned.” The argument circled around and…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (318+ words) Let’s free “them” from modern slavery A fascinating aspect of the US (and other first world countries) is the fixation of their citizens on “freeing” workers from poor countries of what they call “modern slavery”. You know, people working for…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (49+ words) dailykos.com A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. We'll get straight to the point: The financial hardships that Daily Kos is facing this year are tough. Was this story worth reading? Recommending and sharing stories helps us decide which stories are…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (56+ words) Good evening, writers and readers! In this diary/article/story series, you’re invited to use the comment thread for chapters, excerpts, and requests for help/feedback on your writing. (In Write On! posts we do theory & practice.) Sept 10 WO dconrad....

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (443+ words) President Donald Trump’s months-long war in Iran has cost lives and economic stability. But Fox News has a solution to the problem: Just stop talking about it. Media Matters for America analyzed coverage of the war between March and August…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (609+ words) Derrick Cleveland’s livelihood depends as much on thousands of workers in Canada as it does the 100 colleagues he works shoulder-to-shoulder with at the Welded Tube mill in Lackawanna, N.Y. Derrick and the other Lackawanna workers, all members of United Steelworkers…...