Jon Stewart Returns To TV In A Triumphant Takedown Of Republicans
Last night, in a special live episode of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart made another special appearance. Unlike Monday, where he appeared in a sketch, this time he got behind the desk...
View ArticlePolitical Advertising The Way It Should Be
Gerald Daugherty is a Republican who is a County Commissioner in Travis County, TX—Austin. He is currently running for re-election and just released one of the ads of the year. Guaranteed to make you...
View ArticlePaul Ryan Wants Your Opinion On Obamacare
Paul Ryan's office is conducting a phone poll, hoping to hear overwhelming opposition to the Affordable Care Act. Here's how you can participate:Call (202) 225-0600....Press 2 to weigh in on the issue....
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Deuce Bigalow Whitesplains MLK to John Lewis On MLK Day
From the “You can’t make this up" department:On Monday, Rob Schneider, that guy in that one Adam Sandler flick, decided to explain the historical significance of Martin Luther King Jr. to civil rights...
View ArticleHelp Some Great Kids Express Themselves
It seems to have been my lot to be “that teacher”—the one who is always hired to teach in urban high poverty districts. Perhaps it’s why I’m such an advocate for equitably funded community public...
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Top Comments: Trump-ku Edition
Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd...
View ArticleAlan Grayson Was Wrong
We all remember Congressman Alan Grayson’s succinct explanation of the Republican Health Care Plan back in 2009:xYouTube VideoIt turns out he was wrong. The Republican Health Care Plan introduced as...
View ArticleMy Students Need Help UPDATED: I'M FUNDED!!!
My kids need ukuleles for their classroomMy students are a diverse group. They come from different social and cultural backgrounds, but you wouldn't know from the way they act towards each other.My...
View ArticlePie Is For Eating, Not Flinging
So this happened. Markos has thrown down another gauntlet. The main theme of today’s diary was Priorities. That is, what we as a Party and Progressives prioritize. He breaks it down into two...
View ArticleBen Carson Says Poverty Is All In The Mind
xYouTube VideoSupposed “Christian” Ben Carson believes a lot of things. Like the Pyramids were used to store grain. Like Jesus actually likes him. Evidently he also believes in Jedi Mind Tricks:Housing...
View ArticleFifth Circuit Upholds Legalized Discrimination
Shit. As if we don’t have enough to fight, yesterday a three judge panel of the notoriously conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned a lower court ruling blocking Mississippi’s...
View ArticleHow To Troll Trump Supporters, Ancestry.com Style
Everyone knows of John Trumbull’s famous painting of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence. Well, ancestry.com just trolled the Hell out of Trump supporters who want to Make America White...
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Top Comments: On Accomplishment
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans”So the quote says. I guess I never really thought of life until I found out how close my life was to ending. In our lives, we all...
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Breaking: Texas A&M CANCELS Richard Spencer Nazi Rally
This just in from The Hill:Texas A&M has canceled a “White Lives Matter” rally that was set to be held on its campus in College Station, Texas, next month.“After consultation with law enforcement...
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Top Comments: Immigration And Education
I teach in a public school with a population that is about 80% Hispanic/Latinx. Many of these students, including some of mine, have close family members that are undocumented. Needless to say, there...
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Top Comments: In Redemption, There Is Hope
This is a story of two Americans. One, born into poverty; the other, a refugee without a country. As a poor student in the high school on the wealthier side of town, Abraham [Davis] often felt like an...
View ArticleBREAKING: Federal Court Overturns Texas Law Banning D&E Abortion
Brace yourselves and pray.A federal judge on Wednesday overturned Texas’ ban of a common second trimester abortion procedure, setting back the state's latest effort to limit abortion.U.S. District...
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Top Comments--Messiah Edition
Here at Top Comments we welcome longtime as well as brand new Daily Kos readers to join us at 10pm Eastern. We strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd...
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