Republican politicos put terror investigation at risk in effort to take shot...
The end of the week brought a much-publicized pair of arrests of Iraqi-born Palestinian refugees who were charged with terror-related crimes (both, in different manners, are accused of attempting to...
View ArticleTed Cruz failed to disclose six-figure loan from Goldman Sachs that boosted...
In an explosive new piece, the New York Times reports that Republican Sen.Ted Cruz failed to disclose a six-figure loan from Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment bank where his wife Heidi works,...
View ArticleCruz's Senate Campaign Financed by $500,000 Loan From Goldman Sachs He...
This is breaking from the New York Times.What a sweet, endearing story he told on the campaign trail:As Ted Cruz tells it, the story of how he financed his upstart campaign for the United States Senate...
View ArticleCSGOPOTD: David Dewhurst
For the 430th new “Crazy/Stupid Republican of the Day” profile, we’ll be talking about former Texas Lieutenant Governor and candidate for U.S. Senate from Texas, David Dewhurst.Dewhurst served as...
View ArticleStudy claiming only developing nations will be hurt by climate change gets it...
Joe Romm at Climate Progress points out that a new study rightly reiterates what we already know—that people in poorer, developing countries will suffer disproportionately from global warming even...
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This week at progressive state blogs: Shelby County TN Dem Party moribund;...
This week at progressive state blogs is designed specifically to focus attention on the writing and analysis of people focused on their home turf. Let me know via comments or Kosmail if you have a...
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CDC expects Gulf Coast to be ground zero for Zika this summer. GOP doesn't...
The first U.S. Zika-related death was confirmed by health officials in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The man who was in his seventies died due to a rare Zika complication known as Thrombocytopenic purpura, an...
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Whoops: Texas Republican Party accidentally says the majority of Texans are gay
Rarely is the question asked...is our Texas Republicans learning?Last week, Texas Republicans gathered in Dallas to hold their convention, and inevitably, part of that process is hammering out what...
View ArticleVote in Texas with a gun permit? Sure! All you have is a student ID? Sorry,...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals began hearing a case Tuesday on the legality of the Texas voter ID law. It’s viewed as the most restrictive such law in the nation and the circuit court’s ruling...
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IA, KS, ME & TX-Sen: EMILY's List Wants A Repeat Of 2018 But This Time With...
Received this e-mail from EMILY’s List:In 2018, we flipped the House with just pro-choice Democratic women. This year, we can flip the Senate, too. Democrats need to flip at least four seats to take...
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Castro Country!!! Mi Gente Marchan!
Hubby and I voted and as also our daughter and son in law. We have to trade Madeline back and forth to do it. It we usually would take Madeline with us to vote but in these COVID times, NO. When...
View ArticleClimate change: Small Community Action
A few years ago I started a garden project in my friend Ann’s large yard in San Antonio. The yard was previously mostly dead Bermuda grass lawn and a few struggling shrubs. My friend wanted something...
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