Man injured during 'Unite the Right' rally takes witness stand and is cross-examined by Nazis
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A man who sustained life-altering injuries in 2017 from being violently struck by a car driven by the man who ultimately murdered Heather Heyer took the witness stand in Charlottesville on Thursday as part of an ongoing trial against “Unite the Ri
Voting Rights Roundup: Election wins give Virginia Republicans a chance to roll back voting rights
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Leading Off
● Virginia: In a major setback for voting rights, Republican Glenn Youngkin narrowly defeated former Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the race to become Virginia's next governor, giving Youngkin the power to discontinue a practice begun by Mc
Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The day that mattered most this week was Friday
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Greg Sargent/WaPo:
A dangerous myth about those big Democratic losses is threatening Biden’s agenda
Did Democrats take a big drubbing on Tuesday because they are trying to accomplish too much on behalf of our country?
To some centrist De
News Roundup: Biden's DOJ sues Texas; Florida's DeSantis is a coward; Biden's infrastructure plan
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It is Friday. It has been another week filled with names like Manchin and Sinema, along with words like “conservative” and “blame.” But we are on the precipice of having our government accomplishing something! It has been a tough week for progressive
White mom hires attorney after Southwest Airlines crew said she was trafficking biracial daughter
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When will people learn that families come in all different colors? Well, someone needs to start by teaching Southwest Airlines employees before a major misstep evolves into a major lawsuit.
The most recent gaffe by the airline took place a month a
After weeks of striking and 15 days without food, New York City’s taxi drivers were served a crucial victory as Mayor Bill de Blasio finally agreed to a debt restructuring plan building off an initial program that already eliminated $21.4 million
Immigrants go through hell trying to access legal help while in ICE detention—and it's on purpose
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When detained immigrants are able to access legal help and gain representation, they are up to 10 times more likely to be able to stay in the U.S., the Vera Institute of Justice said earlier this year. “Lawyers make a big difference.” Maybe that
Trans teen sues Tennessee over discriminatory anti-trans sports bill that's keeping him on sidelines
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As Daily Kos has continued to cover, Republicans have been more than happy to jump into anti-trans hate as a way to distract people from their failures in office. While some state-level legislation has died in committee, some has made its way through both th
Black Stanford professor harassed in Facebook promoted ad, while CRT continues to be weaponized
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How far will white parents go to fight against educators teaching race and racism in America—or as people of color and anyone with a shred of common sense calls it, American history?
A Facebook ad paid for by (this is not a joke) the&
Project Veritas 'journalists' reportedly caught up in stolen Ashley Biden diary investigation
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The scumbag crew over at right-wing private dirt machine Project Veritas is in the news again. The New York Times has an explosive report tying the Justice Department’s investigation into a burglary of President Joe Biden’s daughter, Ashley’s&
The October jobs report was a burst of good economic news. Not only did job creation exceed expectations in October with 531,000 new jobs added, but the previously disappointing jobs reports from August and September were revised upward by a combined 235
Trump sank GOP trust in U.S. elections by more than 40 points
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It's now standard practice for Donald Trump and his henchmen to declare a «stolen» election in advance of every big contest with national implications. And a recent NBC News poll shows that Trump's incessant and baseless lying about 2020 has prime
Job creation rebounds in October, with good signs (finally) for women
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The October jobs report was a burst of good economic news. Not only did job creation exceed expectations in October with 531,000 new jobs added, but the previously disappointing jobs reports from August and September were revised upward by a combined 235
Election official says voter fraud lies caused two heart attacks in suit against Trump and Giuliani
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Days after it became clear that President Joe Biden had wiped the floor with Donald Trump in the 2020 elections, the Trump campaign began suing everybody—or at least trying to. With the Trump campaign saying, “The election is not over!” in Pennsylv
Death threats, heart attacks cited as fallout from Trump’s Big Lie in lawsuit from election official
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Days after it became clear that President Joe Biden had wiped the floor with Donald Trump in the 2020 elections, the Trump campaign began suing everybody—or at least trying to. With the Trump campaign saying, “The election is not over!” in Pennsylv
Stocks soaring, record job growth, pandemic receding—Biden is succeeding as Democrats falter
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As Republicans scrambled to pass a tax giveaway to the wealthy in late 2017, Donald Trump developed a slogan: «How's your 401(k) doing?»
Trump floated the inquiry at fundraisers, campaign rallies, and White House events. While less than half of p
Biden's accomplishments are many. Democrats should start selling them
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As Republicans scrambled to pass a tax giveaway to the wealthy in late 2017, Donald Trump developed a slogan: «How's your 401(k) doing?»
Trump floated the inquiry at fundraisers, campaign rallies, and White House events. While less than half of p
Trial for Ahmaud Arbery murder begins with brutal video one defendant thought would prove his case
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After a delay, the opening statements in the murder trial for the three men who killed Ahmaud Arbery were heard Friday morning. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was chased, attacked, and killed while on a run in the Satilla Shores neighborhood of Brunswick, G
Tucker’s gaslighting campaign is about more than just justifying the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection
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It’s always tempting to dismiss the reality-inverting rants of right-wing ideologues like Tucker Carlson—even as they furiously scramble to dismiss culpability for the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol from the right-wing extremists wh
Dem Florida senator getting racist, anti-semitic, threatening calls—DeSantis refusing to speak up
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When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ new surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, strolled into Sen. Tina Polsky’s office two weeks ago and refused to wear a mask, who’d have thought that the senator would be the one at the center of hate calls and death thr
House squad of conservative Democrats sabotaging Biden's agenda to the last moment
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The House is ready to vote on President Joe Biden’s signature care economy and infrastructure proposals Friday. Maybe. While the first vote of the day (a Republican nuisance motion to adjourn) was ongoing, Speaker Nancy Pelosi was still whipping for co
Richard Spencer digs his own grave on the witness stand during 'Unite the Right' trial
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In a shock to absolutely no one, Richard Spencer serving as his own lawyer has proven pretty terrible for, well, Richard Spencer. The glass-jawed Nazi known for barely being able to take a punch (among other undesirable traits) was forced to represent hi
There's no such thing as a bad day in court for Donald Trump when it comes to Jan. 6
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If it seems that things are proceeding slowly when it comes to the House select committee on Jan. 6, that’s because they are. It took until June for the committee to be formed. Document requests went out in August. The first subpoenas were issued
Liz Cheney's revelation on Jan. 6 committee interviewing 150-plus witnesses should terrify McCarthy
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Imagine for a moment House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy leisurely sipping on his morning coffee when he suddenly sees the news that the select committee investigating Jan. 6 has interviewed more than 150 people already in their probe.
Fun, right? Tha
Justice Department sues Texas over 'unlawful and indefensible' provisions in voter suppression law
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The Justice Department is suing Texas over the voter suppression law signed by Gov. Greg Abbott in September, following its lawsuit against Texas for the punitive abortion ban that went into effect in September.
“Our democracy depends on the right of eligi
Schumer's message to Manchin and Sinema on filibuster: 'To debate and never vote is imbecile'
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“This is a low, low point in the history of this body,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer declared Wednesday afternoon, after Senate Republicans again blocked voting rights legislation. On this vote, only Alaska’s Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Morning Digest: New GOP gerrymander could elect 11-3 GOP majority in swing state North Carolina
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Introspection is the word of the day
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EJ Dionne/WaPo:
Democrats have only themselves to blame
There was only one good thing for Democrats in Tuesday’s elections: A defeat so comprehensive and disastrous does not leave room for excuse-making, blame-shifting or evasion.
President Biden
As their union vote looms, these Amazon distribution center workers are looking to make history
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by Lakshmi Gandhi
This story was originally published at Prism.
Last week, activists and organizers from Amazon’s Staten Island distribution center traveled to their regional National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) office to deliver the signatures neede
Frightened white woman tries to explain what's scary about school lessons on racism, fails badly
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No matter how worthless a white person’s opinion is, the media will eventually seek it out. On a recent episode of CBS News Originals’ Reverb series, the network sent a reporter to find out what the fuck is up with critical race theory.
Because we white
In the news today: Proving again that even participating in an orchestrated attempt to topple constitutional government isn't enough to sour Republican voters on you, eight Republicans who attended Trump's January 6 rally to nullify his election loss won elec
Right-wing media outlets wrote false reports on this Muslim prosecutor, conservatives threatened her
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One of the first Muslims to be elected to public office in Virginia has come under attack after right-wing media outlets chose to target her and create false narratives around her work. Elected in 2019, Buta Biberaj unseated a Republican incumbent for L
Hey, how are you?
I know Tuesday night might have been kinda rough.
To say that Election Day 2021 didn’t turn out the way Democrats and progressives hoped is … a bit of an understatement.
Are you confused? Bummed? Scared? Ambivalent? Numb? Apathet
PFAS are important because they can kill you and the ones you love. Only one party gives a damn
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Have you ever heard of “Forever Chemicals”? These chemicals—their technical name is per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS—have earned that name because, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explained, they “do not break dow
Caribbean Matters: Barbados' Mia Mottley stuns the world again, this time at COP26
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After her forceful presentation at the United Nations on Sept. 24, previously covered in Caribbean Matters, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has made global and social media headlines again. This time, it’s for the fiery speech she deliver
Police reform measure fell short in Minneapolis, but this is why we still won
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On Nov. 2, Minneapolis residents voted on an innovative proposal to reshape community safety: de-center police in public safety, employ more capable first responders, and only deploy police when absolutely necessary. Nearly 45% of voters supported this bold c
Newsmax reporter reassigned after saying COVID vaccines track you with ‘bioluminescent marker’
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Emerald Robinson is to ultra-conservative propaganda machine Newsmax what Steve Doocy is to ultra-conservative propaganda machine Fox News. She is one of two (occasionally three) people in the White House press briefings who ask truly oblique q
In Maryland community 'made for Black people,' homeowners report appraisal discrimination
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A Maryland realtors' association is investigating after homeowners in a majority Black community reported multiple cases of alleged appraisal discrimination, leaving home values in the area thousands of dollars lower than what similar properties in nearb
