Virginia 8th District: Who are you voting for in tomorrow's primary?
Tomorrow, June 10, will see the Democratic Primary for Virginia’s eighth Congressional district, to choose the successor to retiring Rep James L. Moran. This district, which snakes through the...
View ArticleStephen Gaskin dies - founder of Tennessee commune "The Farm"
My Sunday newspaper contained an obituary that awakened some long-dormant memories. Stephen Gaskin, the founder and guru of “The Farm,” one of the longest-lived and most successful communes to emerge...
View ArticleP.D. James, Crime Fiction Giant, Dies at 94
The contingent of mystery fans here on Kos will be sad to learn that one of the giants of the field, P.D. James, has passed away at age 94 today (Nov 27) in...
View ArticleTwo-year old kills mom at Wal-Mart - what is happening to our country?
There was a previous diary on this incident, but it seems to be flying a bit under the holiday radar, so it’s worth reading this updated account in the Washington Post....
View ArticleThe Dark Soul of Conservatism: "End Obamacare, and people could die. That’s...
For an unvarnished look into the dark, dreary soul of American conservatism circa 2015, it would hard to top this opinion piece that was given a prominent place in the Washington Post's Sunday Outlook...
View ArticleWhat that flag stands for: South Carolina's 1860 Secession Declaration
For today's history lesson, let's delve into what that Confederate flag at the South Carolina capitol building actually represents.Here is the key portion of S.C.'s declaration of secession, adopted by...
View ArticleStrangest "separated at birth" story ever: one twin a Jew, the other a Nazi
Sunday’s Washington Post carried a fascinating obituary of Jack Yufe, 82, the surviving member of the most amazing story of separated twins ever. Born in Trinidad in 1933 to a Jewish father and a...
View ArticleRead this story: How Trump acquired his Virginia winery
I call your attention to a fascinating piece of journalism that appeared in the November 2015 issue of Washingtonian magazine. (Link to story)The piece describes how Donald Trump came to be the owner...
View ArticleThe Reason Rally is today in Washington - Lincoln Memorial
Atheists, secularists, freethinkers, supporters of separation of church and state:If you are in the Washington area, be sure to make it down to the Lincoln Memorial for the second Reason Rally — today,...
View ArticleThis is weird: Chandra Levy case takes a bizarre turn
In the midst of the amazing political events going on, there comes a truly bizarre turn in the much-publicized Chandra Levy murder case that dominated the news media fifteen years ago, in the summer of...
View ArticleSucky political column of the week: Charles Lane on Sanders
My opinion of Charles Lane, not that high to begin with, dropped several notches after reading this truly lame column in this morning’s Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com/…Leaving aside the...
View Article60 Reasons to vote FOR Hillary Clinton
The estimable Kevin Drum of Mother Jones recently posted a list of reasons progressives and liberals should be supporting Clinton enthusiastically. It’s a fine response to all those folk who say they...
View ArticleThe man is insane. He attacked Machado - AGAIN!
I truly can’t believe this. Donald Snake went on O’Reilly tonight and again gratuitously attacked a Latina woman. He just can’t help himself. talkingpointsmemo.com/…TRUMP: No, not much. I hardly...
View ArticleI voted for Hillary in Virginia today
Today was the first day of early absentee voting at the satellite offices located throughout Fairfax County, Virginia. My spouse and I voted at the McLean location at the government center on Balls...
View ArticleHilarious Dutch satire: Don and Hillary croon together on "Time of My Life"
Some Dutch friends pointed me to this video from Lucky TV, a popular comedy website in the Netherlands associated with the VARA television network.It’s fall-out-of-your-chair hilarious. Don and...
View ArticleAmerican Exceptionalism is Dead - thanks to Trump
We can thank Donald Trump for one thing — that hoary conservative cliche, American Exceptionalism, is now dead, dead, dead.The world, and history, have seen the truth. There’s nothing special about...
View ArticleObama MUST pardon Clinton for her Secstate tenure.
Republicans like Chaffetz have said that they will continue to harass Hillary Clinton with more investigations in the next Congress, and of course Donald Trump has famously promised to appoint a...
View ArticleHillary's biggest mistake: Accepting the job of Secretary of State
Everything becomes clear in hindsight, right? Well, one thing that is crystal clear is that Hillary Clinton made the biggest mistake of her life and career when she accepted Barack Obama’s offer of...
View ArticleThe Wall: Anyone ever think about who owns the land?
I was delighted to pick up my Washington Post this morning and see, for the first time, a piece that homes in on the elephant in the room, re: the border wall. Who owns the land and how does the...
View ArticleDC Climate March: Be aware of Metro disruptions
Just a quick tip for those in the D.C area who may be planning to attend the climate march today, April 29. As DC area residents know well, the metro system has been undergoing a disruptive series of...
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