Talking about sick, deranged people …
A cartoon by Pedro Molina. Related | Trump deflects from Reflecting Pool failure by arresting ‘vandals’…
Why the right’s attack on ‘socialism’ is a failure
Explaining the Right is a weekly series that looks at what the right wing is currently obsessing over, how it influences politics—and why you need to know. This past week, after Democratic socialists swept a slate of primaries in New York City, Republicans launched a rerun of one of their most well-worn lines of attack: communism. President Donald Trump turned to Truth Social to…
Small differences
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It’s too hot in Europe—again
Europeans are experiencing their second heat wave this summer. One climate scientist called the weather event a “sad inevitability.” By Lauren Dalban for Inside Climate News Europe is in the midst of its second big heat wave of the year, and it’s breaking more records. France just recorded its hottest day ever, with temperatures exceeding 44 degrees Celsius in some places.
Trump hates cops—and reminds the DOJ they are at his command
Injustice for All is a weekly series about how the Trump administration is trying to weaponize the justice system—and the people who are fighting back. It’s the kind of week where you can see just how much Trump has captured and warped the Department of Justice, and it does not feel good at all. Sure, President Donald Trump likes the idea of cops, viewing them as hyper…
Green with envy
A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related | Trump deflects from Reflecting Pool failure by arresting ‘vandals’…
A voice for change: How Woody Guthrie keeps resonating with new generations
A new documentary connects the life and music of the Depression-era singer-songwriter to today’s struggles for social justice, equality and immigrant rights. By Steve Appleford for Capital & Main During his lifetime, Woody Guthrie saw America at ground level, riding boxcars, singing in taverns and on street corners, and even living for a time in a California migrant camp.
Even in blue states, hospitals have continued to drop gender-affirming care for youths
By Karen Brown, New England Public Media, for KFF One afternoon in late 2024, a sixth-grader nicknamed Bug came home from school with an announcement to make. Bug, who was assigned female at birth, told his parents he was a boy — and would be using he/him pronouns. “OK, cool,” his mother, J, remembered saying. (J asked to be identified by only her first initial, and Bug by his…
A fiercely divided debate over Democrats’ future
This week, I blew up Daily Kos with two stories that generated fiercely divided responses. The first was the perhaps too-provocatively titled “Why Democrats need their own Trump,” followed by a bit of a cleanup piece, “Yes, there is plenty that Democrats can smash.” Too many people never got past the headline to engage with the substance, which I understand. We don’t need our own Donald Trump.
Recognizing Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s Caribbean American allyship
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. Welcome! This is the first time I am celebrating a Caribbean American ally in this series, applauding the work of Barbara Lee, mayor of Oakland, California, and former U.S.
Grab ’em by the cookies
A cartoon by Drew Sheneman. Related | Trumps find tacky new way to profit from White House cage fight…
Will ‘shy voters’ boost Democrats in the midterms?
In recent days, Democrats’ lead has shrunk in the congressional generic ballot, which asks respondents if they would vote for the “Democratic candidate” or the “Republican candidate” if the election were held today. On June 1, Democrats led by 7.1 percentage points on the generic ballot, but that has since fallen to 6.1 points, according to election analyst Nate Silver’s polling average.
Tucker Carlson curses out Trump, plus Trump’s Great American State Fail
A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Trump’s ‘Great American State Fair’ is a flop All Maine’s booth had was two empty chairs—and it got worse from there. Trump’s ‘teleporting’ FEMA official vanishes from agency The title for Most Absurd Guy in the Trump administration has a front-runner.
Reflecting pool party!
A cartoon by Brian McFadden. Support my Patreon for early access and exclusives. Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, or at my website. Related | Trump threatens to sue over reporting on Reflecting Pool scandal…
‘Get out!’: Megyn Kelly adds Haitians to her racist enemy list
Conservative pundit and podcaster Megyn Kelly responded to the Supreme Court’s recent anti-immigrant ruling in the Mullin v. Al Otro Lado case with her latest bigoted rant. The decision in the 6-3 case, decided by the conservative majority, allows the Trump administration to deport people who have legally lived in the U.S. after seeking asylum to be deported, even after living here in peace…
Disagreements between Supreme Court justices bubble into public view as major rulings loom
The Supreme Court is handing down major opinions at a rapid clip, but even with some of the biggest decisions yet to come there are signs of tension between the justices. One highly unusual exchange for the restrained and traditional atmosphere came Thursday, as the members of the nation’s highest court took the bench as usual to read a short summary of their decisions.
Mike Johnson just made a great case for electing Democrats
House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday tried to issue a warning about what’s at stake if Democrats win control of Congress in the November midterms—an outcome that at this point is more likely than not. But his warning was inadvertently a great case for why voters should hand Democrats the reins. “If we were to lose the midterms, heaven forbid, … y’all, impeachment’s not even the biggest…
Devil’s game
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Trump’s ‘teleporting’ FEMA official vanishes from agency
The Trump-appointed Federal Emergency Management Agency official, who made international headlines with the claim that he had the ability to teleport, has been quietly removed from his position. Gregg Phillips was picked by Trump to lead the disaster response agency’s Office of Response and Recovery last December, but his time at that position has ended. The Washington Post, citing their sources…
Trump’s attorneys keep screwing up, Chicago edition
The fallout from the implosion of the “Broadview Six” prosecutions lingers on, and it doesn’t look like it’s stopping any time soon. After the grand-jury shenanigans by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Illinois caused the comical collapse of the case against a group protesting a federal immigration detention facility in Broadview, Illinois, the office is scrambling to hide…