Stop the Steal organizer Ali Alexander is ready to lie to the House Select Committee
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Ali Alexander, a far right conspiracy theorist and organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, is scheduled to lie to the House Select Committee on Thursday morning.
That he will lie not a presumption. Al
Anti-vaxx Republican senator wants you to gargle the coronavirus away
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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has a hot new suggestion for stopping the coronavirus in its tracks, and the best thing that can be said for it is … at least he didn’t suggest bleach. No, Johnson suggested mouthwash instead.
“There are things you can
Sen. Ron Johnson's anti-vaxx message could get his supporters killed, but their breath will be fresh
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Republican Sen. Ron Johnson has a hot new suggestion for stopping the coronavirus in its tracks, and the best thing that can be said for it is … at least he didn’t suggest bleach. No, Johnson suggested mouthwash instead.
“There are things you can
A profile on Republican Rep. Peter Meijer raises interesting ethical questions
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A profile on Representative Peter Meijer, a Republican from Michigan, has amplified an ethical crisis with dark implications and not just for the lawmaker—who is often caught between traditional Republicanism and its extremist elements—but also and more i
Morning Digest: No, that Georgia poll showing a 'tied' primary for governor doesn't actually show it
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Perdue confirms he would do anything Trump wanted him to do to cheat his way to victory
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If you're a Georgian looking for a candidate who will gladly cheat on Donald Trump's behalf in spite of the evidence or even the law, former Sen. David Perdue is your guy.
After saying virtually everything except «I will cheat for Trump» in his c
Farhad Manjoo of The New York Times wonders if history will record 2021 as the year that Americans lost their democracy.
As an immigrant to the United States from one of the world’s long-troubled regions, I’ve found myself thinking of Keating’s s
In the news today: The select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol subpoenaed phone records for more than 100 people, even as key potential witnesses are refusing to talk. Elsewhere in government, Republicans continue their
‘Unofficial’ pro-Bannon channel on Telegram ardently promotes fascist Patriot Front marchers
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Ever since Steve Bannon boasted to journalist Sarah Posner—just before being hired as Donald Trump’s campaign manager—that his publication at the time, Breitbart News, was “the platform for the alt-right,” it’s been self-evident what direction hi
Infrastructure bill gives states discretion on spending. They have to prioritize equity
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President Biden’s new hard infrastructure bill—passed with a level of bipartisan support in both houses of Congress that’s almost unheard of these days for a spending package—is quite a major accomplishment. (What, you thought I was going to make a jo
In seven days, Trump showed Americans exactly what kind of human being he is
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Imagine testing positive for COVID-19, then deliberately not telling anyone for a week that you tested positive while continuing to go about your normal routine, knowingly putting others at risk. Then imagine being so cowardly and venal that rather than admit
After his latest pro-Putin rant, it's fair to ask whether Tucker Carlson is an actual Russian asset
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Is Tucker Carlson literally on Vladimir Putin’s payroll? He has to be, right? As the free world attempts to stand up to this ex-KGB thug who brazenly attacked our country and poisons political adversaries nearly as often as Tucky-son poisons minds, Fox
Parents of ex-Saints player who died in police custody in Alabama are demanding answers
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Parents of a former defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints are demanding answers after their son died in custody Monday following a high-speed chase and arrest in Northport, Alabama.
Glenn Foster Jr., 31, was arrested Saturday after off
Food insecurity, price gauging have long been issues on Native reservations. COVID-19 made it worse
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Not surprisingly, for people who live on Native reservations in the U.S.—similarly to those who live in low-income neighborhoods—access to grocery stores can be either severely limited or astronomically expensive.
Reservations are widely known to b
Someone set Fox News' Christmas tree on fire and Fox hosts work themselves into a pretzel of blame
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A 50-foot Christmas tree was set on fire in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. The tree was a part of the Fox News building’s display in midtown New York City. Just after midnight, Dec. 8, 49-year-old Craig Tamanaha was reportedly obser
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: Looks like attending that anti-mask protest was ... ill-advised
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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
Plurality of voters anticipate a more festive holiday this year with few altering their plans
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In an ongoing effort to gauge public views on the state of the nation, this month’s Daily Kos/Civiqs survey asked respondents about their holiday plans, how they compare to last year, and how concerned they are about the spread of the omicron vari
University of Florida researchers destroyed data on COVID-19 to avoid offending Ron DeSantis
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A special panel created by the faculty at the University of Florida has completed a review of the academic environment there, and what it has to say is not flattering. As The Miami Herald reports, the report shows that academics in Florida live in a lit
Fossil fuel companies rake in the profits while Americans overspend on gas
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The top two dozen oil and gas companies in the U.S. are raking in profits as consumers suffer at the pump. According to an analysis from the nonpartisan watchdog Accountable.US, companies like Shell, BP, and ExxonMobil earned over $74.9 billion in Q3 alone th
Florida academics live in fear of DeSantis resulting in censored classes, destroyed data
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A special panel created by the faculty at the University of Florida has completed a review of the academic environment there, and what it has to say is not flattering. As The Miami Herald reports, the report shows that academics in Florida live in a lit
Nearly half of Americans say this holiday season will be more festive for their family than 2020
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In an ongoing effort to gauge public views on the state of the nation, this month’s Daily Kos/Civiqs survey asked respondents about their holiday plans, how they compare to last year, and how concerned they are about the spread of the omicron vari
Maryland lawmakers override GOP governor's anti-immigrant vetoes in historic special session
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Congratulations to Maryland, where the state legislature during a special session overrode two anti-immigrant vetoes by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The Dignity Not Detention Act blocks private detention and phases out existing agreements between local jails
Maryland advocates celebrate as lawmakers override GOP governor's veto of pro-immigrant bills
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Congratulations to Maryland, where the state legislature during a special session overrode two anti-immigrant vetoes by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. The Dignity Not Detention Act blocks private detention and phases out existing agreements between local jails
Roger Stone invokes Fifth Amendment, Meadows courts contempt
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With his deposition scheduled for next week, a longtime ally to former President Donald Trump and self-proclaimed dirty trickster Roger Stone has informed the Jan. 6 Committee that he will invoke the Fifth Amendment, effectively evading scrutiny for now.
San Antonio-area school district scrubs 400 books, most by Black, brown, LGBTQ authors
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Just like their Puritan brethren, credited with banning the first book in 1637 in the U.S., Republicans in Texas have jumped into the business of book banning and censorship with both feet.
A San Antonio-area school district recently proactively pulle
'Who else was harvesting our food': Ocasio-Cortez says Senate Democrats must deliver for immigrants
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Top House progressives say that it’s not just that Senate Democrats should fight to reinsert a pathway to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants back into the Build Back Better Plan—they also have an obligation to do so.
“We jus
Contorted debt limit process advances, allowing Schumer to move ahead on Build Back Better
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The ridiculously convoluted process cooked up by congressional leadership this week to keep the U.S. from defaulting on its debt advanced Tuesday night when the House passed a bill that gives the Senate permission to pass a debt ceiling hike with a
Over 400 books pulled from Texas school district following demand for review from GOP lawmaker
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Just like their Puritan brethren, credited with banning the first book in 1637 in the U.S., Republicans in Texas have jumped into the business of book banning and censorship with both feet.
A San Antonio-area school district recently proactively pulle
Man who climbed up government-funded ladder endorses burning ladder now that he's safely at the top
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On Tuesday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Summit where he called for the government to end subsidies for something that might seem surprising—electric cars. But that opposition to supporting a pro
Texas cannot handle another cold winter with natural gas. And neither can the planet
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Devastating, freezing weather last winter season from Winter Storm Uri wreaked havoc on the state of Texas, paralyzing a power grid unaccustomed to handling record lows and leading to the deaths of more than 200 people. More than 5.2 million homes a
Far-right trolls promptly game Twitter’s new ‘privacy’ policy to target researchers—and it works
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It’s as predictable as the ocean tides: When Twitter or some other social media giant announces a new rule intended to stamp out abuse of its platform, the very people who specialize in that abuse promptly figure out how to game the rules in a way that targ
Tests show omicron 'incompletely escapes' Pfizer vaccine, but booster should restore effectiveness
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New data from a pair of laboratory tests shows that the level of antibodies produced by the combination of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the omicron variant of COVID-19 is significantly reduced. However, those who have received a booster shot may enjoy about the sa
Thanks for the report. Now expand the Supreme Court
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President Joe Biden’s blue-ribbon commission, stacked as it was with forced birther Federalist Society types, has finally and somewhat surprisingly issued a report that doesn’t argue for the status quo. That’s because it doesn’t argue for an
Early results show that omicron significantly reduces vaccine effectiveness, but booster should help
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New data from a pair of laboratory tests shows that the level of antibodies produced by the combination of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the omicron variant of COVID-19 is significantly reduced. However, those who have received a booster shot may enjoy about the sa
CNN: Jan. 6 committee targets phone records in sprawling request
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On Tuesday, CNN reported that the committee investigating the attack of the U.S. Capitol has formally subpoenaed phone records from over 100 individuals, including a number of officials from the Trump administration, as a part of its probe int
This week on The Brief: Mónica Guzman on communicating effectively across the aisle
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How can Democrats get their message out effectively ahead of 2022? Is it worth having conversations with folks from the other side of the aisle? How can we communicate more effectively with those we don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye with? This week’s episo
New Daily Kos/Civiqs poll: One-half of Americans view racism as a major problem
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The best antidote to hot takes is hard data, and the latest Daily Kos/Civiqs poll is here with your cure. This survey of 1,272 registered voters was conducted online from Dec. 4-7 and finds that 50% of Americans view racism as a
Morning Digest: With Devin Nunes bailing, California could see some major special election weirdness
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: You can't tell your feuding Republicans without a scorecard
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ProPublica:
COVID-19 Hit This County Hard. A Weakened Health Department Still Can’t Get People Vaccinated.
Clayton County has the highest percentage of Black residents in Georgia and the lowest vaccination rate in the metro Atlanta area. Amid widespread
News Roundup: Senate yet again scrambles to avoid federal shutdown; Putin threatens Ukraine
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In the news today: As the Senate's Republicans stonewall each basic task of government, Democrats once again scramble to keep government open despite near-unanimous Republican opposition to doing so. A Senate leader is insisting that the Senate will act to ma
