Happy Openly Secular Day!
Kind of a quick diary, but wanted to put this out there. Today, 4/23 is Openly Secular Day. This is the day all closeted non-believers are encouraged to tell at least one person in their life that they...
View ArticleNPR freaks out over Seattle's coming $15 Minimum Wage
Saw this article on NPR this morning on how the $15/hour minimum wage will impact Seattle's thriving restaurant industry. You can read the whole thing if you want I am going to focus on the money...
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Malala Turns 18 - Gives present to Syria's refugee girls
The story this blog is based on from NPR is actually a week old. I first read it last Sunday and figured surely someone at DK would blog about it as I was just too busy, but, it's been nagging at me...
View ArticleAbout that Fracture, let's poll it
Just a quick poll diary to find out how bad this supposed fracture is...
View ArticleTHIS Is What Institutional Racism Looks Like
There has been a lot of talk about institutional racism recently with most of the focus being on the strong and important #BlackLivesMatter movement, but that's not the only way our society...
View ArticleI am over it...
Take the guns. Take them all. Take them now. I can no longer justify allowing anyone to own one anymore. If you are that fearful then get over it. I’m sorry. I don’t have anything else. Near as I can...
View ArticleWhoever wins... Unite the ticket... Unite the party
Kind of a short diary here. I’ve been thinking this way for a while but the answers in tonight’s debate have cemented my position. These two are both such awesome candidates with areas of expertise...
View ArticleThe Cold Hard Facts: What it's going to take to enact Bernie's agenda
I want to start by saying openly that I am planning on voting for Hillary. I’ve made no bones about that point. I also have stated clearly that I think Bernie is a great candidate and it’s awesome to...
View Article"HOLD THE DOOR! HOLD THE DOOR!" *Warning* GOT Book spoilers but not about GOT
It’s my birthday and so I’m receiving lots of good wishes through the usual channels today. This led to a discussion with my nephew who is a few years out of college and not enchanted with any of the...
View ArticleDonald and Hobbes
I have no idea who created these but it deserves a wider audience. just click the link you won’t be disappointed. At first you might be offended by the affront to a cherished memory. I was. Then I...
View ArticleWhy I'm Voting for Hillary
Found the above image on a friends page on Facebook. I admit it surprised me as she appeared to be one of the “Never Hillary” Bernie supporters. I have subsequently asked her if she is actually voting...
View ArticleI'm sorry...
Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jim. I’m 53. I’m white and I’m from a Protestant background though I’m a practicing Atheist now. That’s right, even given my lack of religious beliefs, I’m as...
View Article12 Days of Drumpfmass
On the first day of ChristmasThe orange one gave to me:Some white supremacyOn the second day of ChristmasThe orange one gave to me:Two pipelines buildingand some white supremacyOn the third day of...
View ArticleHow To Help Keep The Free Press Free
Well it won’t be free for you because you will be subscribing to help keep major newspapers and websites that are helping fight Trump alive. Yes I realize they aren’t all perfect but the ones with the...
View ArticleDear John...
Dear John,Not really sure where to begin this letter. I see you went all ragey feely on the orange one while visiting in Germany. I want to say thanks, but there’s a big part of me that simply doesn’t...
View ArticleBREAKING: Belgian exit polls say Macron will earn 62-64% of French vote
Quick diary., wanted to share the news. Reuters is reporting that Belgian exit polls are showing Macron will earn a decisive win with 60%+ of the vote.www.reuters.com/...
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How to protest the NFL's Decision
You want to express displeasure with the NFL and Trump? Don’t boycott, do the opposite. Buy a ticket to the games and when they play the anthem, #takeaknee. You don’t have to worry about whether your...
View ArticleI seek no fight, but I'm not backing up anymore...
Watching the news over the last week has been disturbing and I am pretty cynical about this stuff. I expect to read about people being killed. I expect to read about Trump’s latest hate-filled rant. I...
View ArticleClickbait Posts
Just a quick note. I don’t understand why posters — some of them respected regulars — feel the need to make blog posts based on old articles or incorrect information and then post headlines making...
View ArticleF*** Gordon Sondland
I’m sorry all this handwringing and pearl clutching over Sondland being fired is just silly. He’s a tool. He’s a wealthy jackass who bribed his way into a ambassadorship and then when he realized his...
View ArticleVoter turnout in South Carolina +40%+ from 2016
Not really a lot to say, Just wanted to point out that a little over 527K voters voted in South Carolina this primary season. In 2016 only ~369K people turned out. That’s a net difference of about 158K...
View ArticleIt's the Turnout...
Just a quick diary detailing turnout so far in 2020 from Super Tuesday. All totals are rough estimates. 2020 is not done counting yet in many of these states. Totals will go up. Some mitigating or...
View ArticleSenator Elizabeth Warren for Senate Majority Leader
One thing we’ve learned about Senator Elizabeth Warren in the last 6+ months it’s that she’s got lots of great ideas and detailed plans on how to enact them. After her impressive run in the primaries,...
View ArticleExcellent statistical analysis of Coronavirus spread
This is an excellent and easy to follow statistical analysis of where we've been, where we are and what might be coming. Future estimates start with worst case scenario and then shows why things might...
View ArticleNBA suspends season
It’s only on Twitter so far, but apparently Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz has tested positive for Coronvirus. He was not in the arena but the game was canceled and then the NBA suspended all games going...
View ArticleWhat if it's on purpose?
I’ve been having a scary thought recently. Maybe it’s just me being naturally cynical about the GOP and Trump and their motives. It’s not that they are merely incompetent, they are also recklessly...
View ArticleOfficial CDC statement on counting of Coronavirus Deaths
More and more people morons are expressing their disbelief at the veracity of the reported number of deaths due to Coronavirus. It’s actually “becoming common knowledge” that hospitals are getting...
View ArticleWaPo and Yale researchers - Coronavirus deaths likely significantly higher...
The only way to really understand the reach and damage from Coronavirus is to study it. Data is our friend, even when the results are not what we hope for. Data has no bias. It just is, and without it,...
View ArticleThe Coward In The People's House
Donald Trump is a coward. It really should be obvious by now, but it bears repeating over and over again. Donald Trump is a coward.A man who had peaceful protesters gassed and attacked so he could walk...
View ArticleHow big of an incompetent loser can he possibly be?
I know… I know.. the title is redundant. We’ve known for a long time there is no bottom to how bad things can get when it comes to respect to Trump and his enablers. But this… this… story about Putin...
View ArticleNFL Washington Franchise to Retire Racist Name
Later today the long reviled Washington R****** name will finally be no more. A source has revealed the team will officially “retire” the affront to Native Americans and everyone with a functional...
View ArticleB1G Cancels Fall Football
The Big 10 conference (yes there really are 14 teams) has voted to cancel fall football. All but two of the University Presidents voted to postpone until hopefully spring. Iowa and Nebraska were the...
View ArticleFinally Spending The Stimulus Money
I got the check like everyone else back in April. Actually it was direct deposit. I announced on Facebook I’d be putting the money toward electing Democrats. by donating it all. Well the process is...
View ArticleAnd this is why we vote...
The 2016 election will go down as the worst in the history of the United States. It will have ramifications that will affect every person on this planet long after Trump has left office (assuming he...
View ArticleHappy Birthday to my "Little Sister"
Happy Birthday, Denise! Happy birthday indeed. Election always happens around your birthday and I know it can be a stressful time. These last 4 years haven’t been easy and it’s not going to magically...
View ArticleFor the Media a Guide on How to Cover Trump's Rallies
Don’t…It really is that simple. Send a reporter to confirm it’s all lies and innuendo then spend a minute covering that fact. Something like:“President Trump held a campaign style rally today at which...
View ArticleDelicious Irony: The Repercussions of Sedition
The butcher’s bill will be coming due for all the treasonous MAGAts who stormed the Capitol and attempted to violently overthrow the government and overturn the will of the people. As they get...
View ArticleAn open letter to Senators Manchin and Sinema
Dear Joe and Krystin, Recently there has been much debate about whether the Democrats should do away with the filibuster. You are the two most prominent Democrats arguing against eliminating it. You...
View ArticleDominion now has proof of Damages
NPR is reporting that the Stark County Ohio Board of Commissioners has rejected the purchase of 1400 Dominion voting machines that were recommended by the local Board of Elections.The county's Board of...
View ArticleCalifornia Democratic Recall Candidates
Getting ready to vote in the California Recall election. Obviously I’m voting no, but at the same time I want to hedge my bets, so I’m picking a Dem candidate from page two. There are nine of them I...
View ArticleOur Flag at Half Staff
Driving for work in the distance I seeOur flag at half mast a waft in the breezeThinking dead kids… dead kids… dead kids…American guns make the world sigh and frownYet nothing is done while old glory...
View ArticleA multi-billion dollar media company is fighting with me over $6.
I’m a sports fan. I follow sports from Chicago teams most, because that’s where I grew up and that’s how sports fandom work. Since I left Chicago in 2004 I’ve been forced to find ways to follow my...
View ArticleRunoff in Georgia?
I don’t know if I’m bungling the math here or since they’ve already announced the runoff it doesn’t matter, but on a lark I went and looked at the current counts in the Georgia Senate race just...
View ArticleOh shut up already...
Dear Kyrsten (and all the rest of you “independent” voters)… We get it. We hear you. We understand your angst…No wait.. we don’t.At least I don’t. I don’t understand your incessant need to cry about...
View ArticleThe science of Spillover viruses
NPR has an interesting article this morning on new tools and ways to find, track and combat spillover viruses and hopefully prevent the next pandemic. There are obviously scientists who are always...
View ArticlePie
I’ve been half paying attention to all the religious pie fights on the board recently and I thought I’d throw in my $0.02.You see, I’m an atheist. Dad was an atheist. Dad is the reason I am an atheist...
View ArticleShooting at White Sox Park (GRF)
I’m a Chicago White Sox fan. I have been for most of my life. It’s not easy being us, We are often the butt of jokes and historically we’ve had our share of scandals and nationally embarrassing news....
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