8+ hour, 27+ min ago   (1680+ words) WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE, A SANCTUARY OF SANITY AFTER A LONG HARD DAY OF FIGHTING FASCISM. The big story this week is serious concern over threats posed by AI. One AI researcher said plainly that AI could destroy all…...

5+ hour, 10+ min ago   (402+ words) Only a stable Genius like President Trump could accomplish with a map and some crayons what Congress, previous dum dum presidents, courts and immigration reformers have failed to accomplish for decades. By extending the United States across Mexico, Canada, Greenland…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago   (226+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. But if you have time I would recommend the Torshi Seer. This was served to us at our recent dinner with our Iranian neighbor....

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (933+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. While perusing The Guardian this evening, I saw the essay by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, which makes sense of why of the so-called…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1551+ words) Daily Kos This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff prior to publication. Lower Manhattan on the evening of 9/10/01 A former student of mine was in New York on business in September 2001, took the Staten Island ferry…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (782+ words) Survey Says is a weekly series rounding up the most important polling trends or data points you need to know about, plus a vibe check on a trend that’s driving politics or culture. The word gerontocracy, meaning a government run…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1647+ words) The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response. Such deaths typically occur…...

10+ hour, 57+ min ago   (357+ words) Or will we have another day living in infamy alongside the Jan. 6 insurrection? Any legal eagles here able and willing to chime in? I know that Marc Elias and numerous Attorneys-General will stand ready to take this to the Supreme…...

11+ hour, 40+ min ago   (266+ words) So much information..so many dire situations. I bring you some thoughts and starting points for discussion today. Nepal: After weeping, my bit to remember is from Emily Atkin, who wrote on Aug 29: the moral clarity of what Jaweria Baig…...

14+ hour, 24+ min ago   (1501+ words) September 11, 2001 always raises anger as much as horror in me. One of the elements of that project was that the president would need something like a Pearl Harbor to rally the country and exert unfettered power. But, to disguise and…...