Enough.
Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough. Enough.Enough lies. Enough dead. Enough time. Enough polls. Enough tables. Enough protests. Enough blogs.I've had it. I...
View ArticleThe Shocking Ignorance of Kos about Daily Kos
In his latest front-page diary, Markos exposes his shocking ignorance about DKos. There has lately been an alarming rise in diaries and comments that seek to impugn (without evidence) the motives of...
View ArticleThompson inadvertently exposes the truth
"Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson said yesterday that he wishes [Philip J. Martin,] one of his key fundraisers had told him earlier about past drug trafficking and bookmaking arrests...
View ArticleDemocratic Ethics: Racism and the History of Campus Voter Intimidation
In a recent diary about Obama's pamphlet reminding out-of-state Iowa students they may vote in Iowa, one of my comments received the following response:Get some ethics. It's not my intent to call out...
View ArticleSenator Clinton, please listen to me
UPDATE: Hypatica points out that Sen. Clinton does plan to expand Medicaid to cover poor adults without children, which allays many of the concerns I've voiced in this diary.I grew up when your husband...
View ArticleRecommend this diary NOW!! (Updated, with more Burma aid links)
No, not this one! This one!There are aid workers on the ground in Burma right now and they need your help! Please rec the linked diary, and donate if you can - to the site linked there or to other...
View Article(Update) Democratic Ethics: Apologies and Empathy
This: I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation and in particular the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. I certainly had no intention of that whatsoever. is not...
View ArticleSen. Obama, Just Say "No" To The Shock Doctrine
Have you seen this movie? It starts out with a situation that everybody can agree is not good. How bad it is is a subject for debate, but it's a problem, and most people seem to think we should work on...
View ArticlePlease join me in fighting a potential Summers appointment
As many of you know, our President-elect is currently engaged in choosing his cabinet, and one name that has been floated as part of the "short list" for Treasury secretary was one Dr. Lawrence...
View ArticleSOAKING: Massive Flooding in Western Washington (and how you can help)
WCBD reports:High winds, heavy rain and warmer temperatures have combined to cause widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures. There has been rapid melting of recent heavy snows....
View ArticleMath Kos I: Introduction
Welcome to the first episode of Math Kos! Pull up a chair, grab your beverage of choice, and relax :) There will be no homework, no tests, and no grades. This series will be for fun and learning; the...
View ArticleI wanted to invite in a Jewish family to live with me, side-by-side
And last September, I was in Paris, and I was talking to French astrophysicists, the professors who are teaching in Paris universities, and I told them I built a new house, two-story house. I wanted to...
View ArticleMath Kos II: Logic Part 1
Welcome back to Math Kos! Today's entry is the beginning of a series on logic, the winner of the poll in the previous installment.Logic is a wonderful interdisciplinary field, and I hope those of you...
View ArticleAction Diary: Two causes close to my heart
Thank you for clicking. I'd like to alert you to a way that you can support two causes that are very important to me personally and to progressives in general: math education and the future of Native...
View ArticleUnderstanding Military Base Culture
I don't want to address today's tragic events at Fort Hood directly; I have no first- or second-hand knowledge about the incident. But I would liek to address some of the misconceptions many Kossacks...
View ArticleHaiti Bloggers: Don't run with the "looting" stories
Once upon a time, a major natural disaster struck an area densely populated by a poverty-stricken, majority-dark-skinned population. A city was very nearly destroyed, in part because of the severity of...
View ArticleWant to see Canadian live Olympic coverage?
This will be short - I'm watching women's hockey, and Canada is rocking. But I want to share. As many of you know, NBC monopolizes American olympics coverage, and this year even northern cities that...
View ArticleComing Out Trans
The essence of this diary is really contained in the title: I'm trans (male), and I'm coming out. Also, I'm gay. If you find either of the above statements offensive, immoral, or in any way bothersome,...
View ArticleGates to Congress, Servicemembers, and Gays: F*ck you
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton:Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to change this policy prior to the completion of this vital...
View ArticleBREAKING: Gays Not Pedophiles
Ok, apparently this is news to some members of the DKos community. How, I'm not entirely sure, but clearly there's a need for a public service announcement. So here it is:Liking men is not the same as...
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