Kevin McCarthy can't get it right on who's responsible for Capitol attack, poor guy
24mHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is finding out that it’s tough to strike the right balance between supporting leaders of your party who incited a violent insurrection and criticizing the violent insurrection. It turns out that there’s no “right…Morning Digest: Three pro-impeachment Republicans have landed primary challenges—and more could soon
54mThe Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Carolyn Fiddler, and Matt Booker, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, Daniel Donner, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar.…Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The face of the GOP is the face of intolerance (aka QAnon)
1hAlex Burns/NY Times:…'Left are just mad': More than 30 cops linked to Trump-incited Capitol riot
1hAt least 31 law enforcement officers in 12 states are being investigated after being linked in some way to the attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, according to an Associated Press review. Nine of the law enforcement officers are from a…State Republican parties are lurching even farther rightward after failure of violent coup
1hThe attempted Republican coup against our democracy is not over. It is changing form, now that Joe Biden has been formally sworn in as the nation's new president, but not abating. State Republican parties, in particular, are continuing to aggressively embrace…Watch Florida Republican try to explain why he thinks Trump impeachment trial is 'stupid'
1hAppearing on Fox News Sunday to chat with host Chris Wallace, Sen. Marco Rubio delved into his feelings on former President Donald Trump. What about Trump, specifically? Oh, just the articles of impeachment against him. In a word, Rubio said he finds the trial…Sen. Rand Paul lies about election 'fraud,' continuing Republican delegitimization of our democracy
1hThere are true believers, inside the Republican Party, and then there are the pretenders. The ones willing to say anything, for a bit of publicity or applause, and to say the opposite a few weeks or months later when the circumstances change. Sen. Rand Paul…Dr. Deborah Birx claims someone gave Trump 'parallel' data on coronavirus pandemic
1hIf you followed along with Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus task force coordinator, you might have experienced some frustration at what the White House was (or more accurately, wasn’t) doing in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Some…Sunday Night Owls: Besides a bailout, Postal Service needs to expand its services innovatively
1hNight Owls is a themed open thread appearing at Daily Kos seven days a week.…Cartoon: Life in the liminalverse
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2hAnd They All Lived Something Something Ever After…Nuts & Bolts: Inside the Democratic Party: Don't be chicken
Sun 9:30pmIt’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up any time: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle…
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