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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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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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
Barbados to become a republic and remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state
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On the eve of Barbados’ 55th anniversary of its independence, the island is celebrating. Tuesday marks the first day of Barbados leaving the clutches of the British monarchy and finally operating as a republic. It’s a decision that received bipartisan sup
The hiccup in bridging the digital divide is going to be the government's bad maps
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One of the cornerstones of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law this month, is the $65 billion it includes for broadband infrastructure, with $2 billion earmarked for rural communities. That money is intended to go to states and com
Anti-mask parent attacked school board chair by outing her 8-year-old trans daughter
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As Daily Kos continues to chronicle, school board meetings across the nation have been steadily picking up both local and national media attention, and for an important reason. Why? If it’s not people protesting mask mandates, it’s people speaking up for
Anti-vaxx Chronicles: He was too tough and macho and pure-blooded to worry about COVID
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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
House Republican comes out and says it: Forcing tax cheats to pay up would 'cost' them billions
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Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, inflicted on us by the state of South Carolina, has been running a bold new online ad condemning Democratic plans to boost funding for the Internal Revenue Service. Why, you might ask?
«Biden's policy will double th
Rep. Nancy Mace opposes IRS reform because it would 'cost' tax cheats 'billions of dollars'
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Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace, inflicted on us by the state of South Carolina, has been running a bold new online ad condemning Democratic plans to boost funding for the Internal Revenue Service. Why, you might ask?
«Biden's policy will double th
Another contempt charge may be impending for Trump official
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The Jan. 6 Committee will vote Wednesday on whether it should refer Jeffrey Clark, a Trump-era official, to the Department of Justice for criminal contempt of Congress after he—for weeks—failed to comply with a subpoena from the investigatory body.
'Has lost his driver’s license and his job': USCIS faces lawsuit over months-long work permit delays
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While the number of immigrants who have more recently become U.S. citizens climbed compared to the 2020 fiscal year, the federal immigration agency responsible for handling this paperwork has seen other service delays that have notably affecte
'They're all begging me': Trump boasts about the many 2024 VP candidates vying for a seat on his lap
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It isn’t easy at this moment, or any other for that matter, to contemplate who former twice-impeached, one-term President Donald Trump may pick as his potential running mate for 2024. But these remain difficult times, and the speculation over Trump’s futu
White House: Omicron variant is 'cause for concern, not panic'
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Upon researchers in South Africa first spotting the omicron variant of the coronavirus last week, the global race to contain the latest strain is on, prompting President Joe Biden on Monday to urge Americans to remain vigilant in safeguarding their health.
There're just hours left to leave a public comment in support of the DACA program. Do it now
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The Biden administration has had its proposed rule strengthening the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program open for public comment for the required 60 days—but now there are just hours left to have your voice heard. Today, Nov
No more sneaking around to steal elections for Republicans, they’re doing it in plain sight
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When Republicans started laying the groundwork for widespread, institutionalized voter suppression back under President George W. Bush—when then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales fired a U.S. attorney for refusing to manufacture voter fraud cases to prosecu
Prosecutors say they are onto Steve Bannon's attempted manipulation of his own case
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Steve Bannon is trying to game the justice system and have his criminal contempt of Congress case tried in the media instead of in court, a manipulation that prosecutors say will lead to an “absurd” carnival-type atmosphere that could jeopardize potentia
Prosecutors: Steve Bannon is manipulating the system, wants to try his case in media
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Steve Bannon is trying to game the justice system and have his criminal contempt of Congress case tried in the media instead of in court, a manipulation that prosecutors say will lead to an “absurd” carnival-type atmosphere that could jeopardize potentia
The Patriot Movement’s creep into the GOP mainstream formed the war on democracy’s nexus
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You’ll often hear hardcore right-wing Trumpists refer to themselves as “patriots.” Repeatedly. Donald Trump himself regularly refers to his devoted followers the same way. And because the word has a common, generic meaning, most of us glance over its us
'We’ve effectively turned housing into a luxury': Kevin McCarthy takes eight hours to fight change
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It is with great pride that I can say I am finally a homeowner—pride for all of the obvious reasons, from the opportunity to build generational wealth to simply having a place for my family to retreat to in hard times generation after generation. But as rew
Omicron update: Latest variant tests to see if the planet has learned a #@$%ing thing in two years
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Earlier this week, scientists in South Africa and Botswana identified a small cluster of cases involving a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The high number of mutations on this variant, now officially labeled as “omicron,” generated immediate con
A Pandemic Guide To Anime: Fantasy, magic, and tea-time with spirits
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Welcome back to our impromptu and sporadically scheduled pandemic guide to anime. If you've missed any of our earlier entries, you can find them all here:
(Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6)
That housekeeping out of the way, we'll quickly get t
This George Clinton-approved Detroit children's choir will funk you up this holiday season
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The Detroit Academy of Arts & Sciences (DAAS) choir is a reason to be happy this holiday season. Angela Kee is their fearless leader and, under her direction, the choir has performed at tourist conventions, opened Pistons and Lions games, and even sa
Nuts & Bolts—Inside a Democratic campaign: Why don't we take these races more seriously?
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Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. A few months ago, I wrote a Nuts & Bolts diary about the lack of solid representation in local offices, particularly law enforcement. Sheriff’s offices and District att
