Rep. Eric Swalwell Reveals Key Reason He Avoids Lauren Boebert
It’s definitely not because she’s intimidating.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Biggest Donor Believes Aliens Are Among Us
Robert Bigelow donated $10 million to the Florida governor on July 7.
Trump Is Driven To Run To Salvage His ‘Deplorable’ Legacy, Conservative Pundit Says
Trump “understands that if he doesn’t run, he instantly becomes irrelevant, and an embarrassing and deplorable artifact of political history,” writes Charlie Sykes.
Museum announces it has discovered a hidden Vincent van Gogh self-portrait
The National Galleries of Scotland have announced quite the find. A previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh, arguably the most famous painter in history, has been discovered on the back of another van Gogh painting, hidden behind cardboard and layers of glue.
Ohio Girl’s Abortion Doctor Once Targeted In Vicious Kidnapping Threat: Report
Dr. Caitlin Bernard is also currently listed on the website of a militant anti-abortion group with ties to Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
California becomes first state to implement Universal Meal Program for all children
by Lily Levine
This article was originally published at Prism.
When Erin Primer first heard the news that California was implementing a Universal Meal Program, she didn’t think it was true. For Palmer, the director of food and nutrition services at San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) and a long-time advocate of universal meals, the announcement came as a colossal victory.
I’ve booked a trip to my Trumpy ancestral homeland, and I could use your help
A month from now, if all goes as planned, I’ll be in Northeast Wisconsin celebrating my niece’s wedding. And by “celebrating” I mean refusing to do the Chicken Dance, patiently explaining to the caterer that “vegan” does not simply mean “less Velveeta,” and trying to keep pace with a horde of professional drinkers (aka Wisconsinites) who were gradually weaned off Jägermeister as babies before being moved onto solid food.
New York rapper Styles P stands up for woman allegedly being violently detained by police
Rapper P Styles, a member of the group The LOX, is making headlines after a video of him has gone viral for his attempt at protecting a woman who was being detained by the police. The video, first posted to TikTok and then reshared to Instagram on July 12, depicts the woman being taken down to the ground by two police officers in Yonkers, New York.
Connect! Unite! Act! The beauty in our own backyards
Welcome back to Connect! Unite! Act! When I started writing Connect! Unite! Act! again last year, I wanted to take time to highlight the ways Daily Kos users interact with each other, build communities, and form strong relationships. During COVID, we’ve had a lot of strain put on our systems. It is easy to feel out of touch, or to miss relationships that transcend the digital.
Uyghur Poems From a Chinese Prison
For many Uyghurs, poetry is less a niche literary exercise than a vital part of everyday life. Uyghur culture has become a target of the Chinese government’s crackdown in the northwestern province of Xinjiang, a persecution of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities that the United States has said amounts to genocide. The authorities have destroyed Uyghur holy sites, censored Uyghur books, and suppressed the Uyghur language in schools.
Abortion foes move to block online ads for reproductive services
Digital ad platforms consider their legal risk in a post-Roe U.S.
You’ve Never Seen Anything Quite Like The Rehearsal
A certain video by the comedian Nathan Fielder has never failed to make me laugh. In it, he’s dressed as a pharmacist and prepares a prescription—except instead of pills, he’s using raisins.
Russia’s Invasion Is Making Ukraine More Democratic
On a recent trip to a village near Ukraine’s border with Russia, during a break between the seemingly constant explosions and skirmishes taking place nearby, a teenage Ukrainian soldier told me of how he did not want to live under a leader like Vladimir Putin, someone “who believes he may tell others what they should do.
Indiana AG eyes criminal prosecution of 10-year-old rape victim’s abortion doc
“Certainly, it’s an intimidation tactic,” said Fabiola Carrión, the director of reproductive and sexual health at the National Health Law Program.
Texas sues Biden over new abortion guidance as conservative groups mull more challenges
The suit targets a Monday memo in which the the government warned health workers and hospitals that refusing to treat patients who need an abortion could put them in legal jeopardy.
National Right to Life official: 10-year-old should have had baby
The story has sparked a national conversation over the consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and how far some states are willing to go to prohibit abortions.
There’s one hopeful sign for the Fed on inflation. Really.
Slower wage growth could help bring down prices and ultimately mean less sting for the average worker.
U.S. inflation reached a new 40-year high in June of 9.1 percent
Lower-income and Black and Hispanic Americans have been hit especially hard.
No recession here: Hot jobs market tames fears of slump
Biden officials have repeatedly touted the jobs numbers as evidence of the economy’s underlying strength, but slowing the labor market is essential to helping tame consumer prices.
Failure ‘not an option’: Fed vows all-out fight on inflation
Fears have mounted that the central bank might trigger a recession sometime in the next year with its aggressive rate action.
“Reinfection Wave”: Ed Yong on BA.5 Omicron Variant Spread Amid Mask Mandate Rollbacks, Funding Cuts
COVID-19 cases are rising as the BA.5 Omicron variant puts more people in the hospital amid high rates of reinfection, which is the focus of a new piece by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ed Yong in The Atlantic that is headlined “Is BA.5 the ‘Reinfection Wave’?” Yong warns the premature rollback of protective policies, like mask mandates and public health funding, has left people more vulnerable to reinfection.
“Shameful”: Biden’s Trip to Saudi Arabia for More Oil Ignores Human Rights Abuses, Khashoggi Murder
President Biden is set to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday as part of a four-day visit to restore key relationships and build security cooperation in the Middle East. Human rights activists are outraged that the U.S. is willing to support a leader responsible for human rights violations including in the brutal war in Yemen, the state-sanctioned killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and more.
Doesn’t Add Up: Gov. Ron DeSantis Rails Against ‘Woke Math’
He claims mysterious “woke math” is “2 + 2 equals: Well, how do you feel about that?” Florida must teach kids the “right” answer, said DeSantis.
Next Jan. 6 Hearing Will Examine 187 Minutes When Trump Did Nothing To Quell Capitol Riot
Rep. Zoe Lofgren has said former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has already told the House select committee about Trump’s “dereliction of duty” that day.
Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Secret Service For Erased Texts
The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol attack has subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted around Jan. 6, 2021.
Good vibes only! Fox News guest complains of having to hear about slavery during Monticello tour
One of the many museums dedicated to American history is Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello estate. This was the estate designed by Thomas Jefferson, built and worked by African American slaves. Monticello is one of the most famous slave plantations because it was home to one of the “Founding Fathers,” and a very important and powerful American historical figure. About half a million people visit the 5,000 acre Monticello every year in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Ukraine update: Data shows Russia lying about advances in east, but Kherson situation looks worse
By now I think everyone is tired of looking at maps of the Kherson area in which few things seem to change from day to day. So you may be excited to see that the map has changed today. Until you see that none of those changes is for the good.
Kherson area update reverts much of the ‘disputed’ area to Russian control.
It’s not that Russia has conducted a major offensive, or even that a number of past calls turned out to be wrong.
‘Donald’s’ Mental Health Is ‘Deteriorating’ Even More Under Attacks, Says Mary Trump
Reports that he’s attempting to influence witnesses is a sign of desperation, she said, and that he is grossly “overestimating” his hold on power.
After ticket violation, Texas mother argues her unborn baby should count as passenger in HOV lane
A pregnant woman has gone viral on social media after receiving a ticket for driving in the HOV lane. Brandy Bottone was pulled over after an officer noticed she was driving alone in the HOV lane meant for carpoolers. When questioned, Bottone replied that following the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe v. Wade, her fetus now qualified as another person. Her story quickly went viral, with scores of people both praising and criticizing her actions.
‘I don’t know why you’re here’: New York man charged with hate crime after attacking Asian women
New York and California continue to be the hot spots with alarming rates of hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. While data show that barely any hate crimes led to convictions, hope remains as more arrests and charges are presented to those who commit such acts of violence.