US Police Forces - Racketeers and Thugs
Being a police officer means becoming part of an exclusive culture which has become increasingly hostile, violent, vindictive, and arrogant. On any given day you will find multiple stories about police...
View ArticleMost Still "Think" It's A Luxury
I'm sitting in front of a nicely matured fire, my feet warming on the hearth, sipping a glass of hot cocoa (with baby marshmallows - yum!). Outside, the wind has picked up a bit, the temperature is...
View ArticleIt Takes Practice
When I was but a wee lad, I worked as a waiter for a restaurant chain that, interestingly enough, has been in the news lately - apologizing for doing the right thing. It seems they think they shouldn't...
View ArticleNow, Where'd I Park My Flying Car?
Walking out of the grocery store today, I happened to see the headline of our local paper."Durbin Pushes Bill Passage"My first thought on seeing this was, "Cool. We need that transportation bill." My...
View ArticleScared? You Should Be.
You are in your car one evening, you see blue and red lights flashing behind you, so you pull over to find out what the police want with you. What do you think your chances of driving away alive and/or...
View ArticleAnn, Rush, & Sean Finally Got Their Wish
So, we now know what America looks like when Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity are calling the shits. I mean shots. And for real, this time, not like when Bush was in office, and they just...
View ArticleSo...This Happened...
Yup. We got to see every word, every tawdry detail, every conclusion drawn, and how they were drawn. And we got to see President Clinton’s response to the report.How last century…The thing is, we got...
View ArticleBarr Is No Mystery. He Is Simply A Zealot.
It is a question seemingly without an answer: Why is William Barr risking his legacy, his credibility, and his reputation, in support of Donald Trump? This question dovetails into a larger question —...
View ArticleIs it 2003? Because it feels a lot like 2003...
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t come around here very much anymore. In fact, its been almost 7 years since she last graced the pages of Daily Kos. But she did come around here once in a while, publishing diaries...
View ArticleThe Thinnest Line
My wife is a registered nurse. She has been a nurse for more than 25 years. She is on the front line of this fight.As a culture, we tend to take nurses for granted, venerating the doctors who make us...
View ArticleThe Conceit Is Breathtaking
Remember a couple of years ago, when cell phones across the country started receiving PRESIDENTIAL ALERT texts? Like a child finding a new toy, Trump sent out several of these things, just because,...
View ArticleThe Army You Have
Just a short note to paint a picture of the battle armor nurses, doctors, and other health care workers have left for waging this war.When she got home tonight, after wearily handing me her lunch...
View ArticlePlease Help Me Refute My Maga-Loving Brother
Sadly, my brother is a Limbaugh/Hannity/Fox News/Trump loving whacko. Recently, we have been arguing about his views on the Covid-19 crisis, and predictably, he doesn’t believe it is a true crisis.My...
View ArticleThis Russian Bounty Has Triggered Me - Update
I am a soldier, and a disabled vet. I served my country proudly, was wounded, and suffer not only physical effects, but PTSD as well.I did not really sleep, after I read about the Russian bounty on our...
View ArticleTrim The Mark - Don’s Final Con
A historic landslide!That is the promise Trump has been making to his lapdog followers over the past few weeks. Ultimate victory over the corrupt Democrats! Like the carnival barker he is, Trump has...
View ArticleThe Democratic Janitorial Services of America
Seems like modern Democrats have become America’s janitorial service. Republicans take over, trash everything, then laugh as Democrats go in and clean up the mess they’ve left while “governing.”This...
View ArticleWhite Couple Pulled Over, No Trailer Lights, No Insurance Card - Not Shot....
In January, my wife and I moved about five hours north of our old home. As so often happens with big moves, we ended up having a final, relatively small, load of stuff left to move. So we rented a...
View ArticleIf Mozart Were Alive Today, He'd Be A Rocker
I've been a head banger, pretty much my whole life. I grew up playing music in band (percussion), in the orchestra (violin), and piano, just for fun. But I've been listening to rock music constantly,...
View ArticleHe Went Digging For Dirt, And Found Plenty
Back when George W. was President, I suspected him (well, actually, Cheney) of using our intelligence agencies to dig for dirt on those who opposed their war. I don't know that it didn't happen, but as...
View ArticleSigh. Time To Mask Up. Again.
So, I heard today that 90% of U.S. counties have aggressively increased transmission rates of the Delta varient. Which means it is pretty much everywhere.My wife is a cardiac nurse, and she has seen a...
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The Crazy Years
I'm sure I am not the first to observe this, but it seems Robert A. Heinlein was on to something when he conceived of “The Crazy Years” as a condition American society found itself in as it absorbed...
View ArticleVigilantism Works Both Ways. Any Texan Can Sue Greg Abbott. Right Now.
So, Texans. These Republicans think they have outsmarted liberals, Democrats, and people of conscience, once and for all.I don't think so.The new law allows any Texan to sue any other Texan who they...
View ArticleIt's Suicide.
Ours would not be the first culture to kill itself.History is littered with dead cultures, some dead in ways we can define, and others disappear without reasons we can determine. The Roman Empire died...
View ArticlePerhaps Republicans Are Begging Democrats To Do It
Imagine you are a Republican. Specifically, Mitch McConnell.Yeah, I know, it makes me feel icky, too. But follow me along here.Suppose you didn't really want to do all the crazy things you're currently...
View ArticleIt Is The Promise Made
Waiting in line to checkout at the grocery store today, I was casually conversing with a soldier home on leave for his grandmother's 99th birthday. Nice young man, starting his 8th year in the Army....
View Article"You are the enemy." Disabled Vets Face Retaliation For Complaints
My friend, pictured above, is a 100% disabled veteran, as am I. The picture above was taken six days ago.Trigger warning — vets who have suffered at the hands of VA doctors, you might want to skip this...
View ArticleThe Trump-Putin Love Affair Now Makes Sense
Imagine you’re Vladimir Putin. Former KGB big shot. You’ve got ambitions, and you’re smart, methodical, and ruthless enough to make yourself autocratic president for life of the largest country on...
View ArticleWhy Fox Won’t Be Showing the Jan. 6 Hearings
I would make this a longer diary, but it truly isn’t necessary.Fox cannot show the hearings, because to do so would expose ALL OF THEIR LIES they have been telling to their glassy-eyed viewers.So — no...
View ArticleActionable Outrage
So, I’ve been on this site for a long time — like 17 years — and as such, I’ve had sufficient time to notice trends, and the way emotions ebb and flow across the site. I am also 17 years older now, and...
View ArticleStop. Just…STOP.
Media, politicians, pundits: Stop saying this court is “conservative.”There is NOTHING conservative about this court.This court is RADICAL.As a woman in this country, you now have a RIGHT to be shot...
View ArticleThere May Be A Wrinkle In Enforcing Abortion Laws - HIPAA Is Still The Law Of...
Under HIPAA, protected health information is considered to be individually identifiable information relating to the past, present, or future health status of an individual that is created, collected,...
View ArticleHmm…I wonder…
I’ve seen some reports leaning into the idea that the “rat” who gave the Feds the info they needed to search Mar-A-Largo, might have been a Trump family member. Process of elimination would suggest it...
View ArticleOh, They’re Going To Riot In The Streets? LMFAO!
Jeez, do these Trumpers crave violence, or what? All these calls for “civil war,” all these threats against politicians and public servants, promising death and destruction for them, their families,...
View ArticleMan, I Am Absolutely Terrified Of These Republicans
Never in my life have I experienced the level of fear I am currently struggling against as I weigh how these Republicans, at all levels of government, are positioning themselves to...
View ArticleStepped Into Some Racism At Walmart Today
The election makes it unlikely this diary will be seen by many, but I still wish to relate this experience as I believe we all have a responsibility to stand up to racism when we see it. The best way...
View ArticleOh. My. God. She Is So Mavericky!
When I heard the news that Krysten Sinema had changed her party status, I was shocked! Shocked, I tell ya…until I realized I was actually not shocked at all. I mean, who didn’t see this move coming?...
View ArticleMonday Night Football Game Suspended
Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin was injured so severely during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals tonight that the game has been suspended.I have been a long time football fan, and in 40+ years...
View ArticleDon’t Be Fools.
Just a short note — I read that Democrats are quietly considering a Speakers deal with Republicans. All I can say to this is — don’t.Republicans have demonstrated over and over again, both before and...
View ArticleHow did we get here? The well is poisoned.
I’ve seen several stories since the right wing wackos took over the House suggesting it is somehow mysterious as to how we ended up here. Between TFG, and this oily Santos dude, things seem entirely,...
View ArticleA Complete List Of Billionaires Throughout History That Are Also Victims
I decided, after hearing TFG’s latest tantrum, to compile a list of billionaires throughout history, who have also been victims of…stuff. See, I figured a billionaire really can’t be victimized, as...
View Article“Hillary Clinton Belongs In The White House. Donald Trump Belongs On My Show.”
Rest in peace, you crazy, amazing man…Longtime TV personality Jerry Springer, who helped pioneer the high-energy, often-profane genre of confrontational daytime television, died Thursday after a bout...
View Article“It Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Happen In Our Country.”
Riiigghhttt…so this human garbage, this walking crime spree, this evil man, thinksIt’s a disgrace that [someone can seek justice against me for one of my many crimes, and that this is] allowed to...
View ArticleCivil War II? I Don’t Think So - America Is So Not the Weimar Republic.
A couple of recent diaries suggesting we are on the brink of a second civil war have made the rounds here lately, and I started to comment on one of them, but decided I had more to say on the subject....
View ArticleFunny, Yet Also Kind Of Scary, Spam Call
I received an automated spam call early this morning as I was trying to wrap my brain around a cup of coffee and a muffin. Normally, I just hang up, or don’t even answer such calls, and I don’t...
View ArticleHey Democrats - You. Are. NOT! Diplomats.
Over the years, I’ve taken Democrats in Congress to task several times, mostly for not being tougher on Republicans. Lol, looks like it’s time for a trip to the woodshed again. Now, here’s the thing —...
View ArticleTrump is Soooooo Fearless. Sooooooooooooooooo Fearless.
Just look at him.Let your eyes roll across his picture (I know it hurts, but try), and see before you the visage of a fierce predator. With bone spurs.So Trump is telling his cult that the government...
View ArticleCONCLUSIVE Exoneration Report Finally??
Just a quick question for TFG:Why are you just now putting out your report which will CONCLUSIVELY exonerate you?WHY DIDN’T YOU PUT IT OUT 2.5 years ago???
View ArticleI Wonder How Long He Practiced For His Mugshot
Must have been a long while, to mimic the look of Vigo from Ghostbusters II, for the accused felon — I’m talking hours in front of the mirror with the TV frozen on the painting of Vigo in the movie,...
View ArticlePlease, Mr. Biden: Be Partisan!!!
I just watched Nicolle Wallace freak out on MSNBC because everyone is afraid of Trump, of Fox News, and of MAGA cultists. She said she wants to ask republicans in Congress what they want to tell their...
View ArticleThe Question Every Democratic Candidate Should Ask Their Opponent
I saw a yard sign with a phrase that I believe we should, and likely will, see a lot more of before November. Here is the pitch on the sign:Your support matters. By electing me as County Coroner,...
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