Prison Rape & Sexual Assault: The Overlooked Epidemic
People talk about criminal justice reform left and right today (yes, pun was intended). It's true that today's penal system is better suited for the high crime wave of decades ago, but that time period...
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This diary was published just before the system went down for the new DK5 software, so I republished it in that environment. Please ignore this diary. If you want to make comments, please use the...
View ArticleDon't Take the Bait
Note to all my fellow Bernie supporters:Don’t take the bait.Yes, Hillary has in the past couple weeks taken the opportunity to use terms that can be legitimately seen as attempting to pin sexism and...
View ArticleChris Matthews excoriates Presidential Candidate Ben Carson for good reason
Chris Matthews excoriated Ben Carson for much of the nonsense he says on the campaign trail. From DailyKOS' Laura Clawson Ben Carson still believes that the Egyptian pyramids are ancient granaries,...
View ArticleKentucky Democratic Party still baffled by what it's doing wrong
The past two election cycles, the Kentucky Democratic Party has gotten its butt kicked. In both election cycles, the head of the ticket (Alison Lundergan Grimes in 2014; Jack Conway in 2015) tried to...
View ArticleThe Daily Show's Trevor Noah rips U.S. healthcare system after his medical...
Trevor Noah rips American healthcare Trevor Noah said when he got Jon Stewart's job at The Daily Show many asked him how was he going to be able to comment on American experiences given that he is...
View ArticleRIP HIP: 2005-2015
With the announcement of DK5's arrival this Saturday, it's time to say goodbye to the High Impact Posts series I started ... uh ... 10 years ago? Damn.The tabular format that I use doesn't play well...
View ArticleLast night on her show Rachel Maddow said it feels like the Democratic Party...
Today we left the voters of 4 House districts with no Democratic choice to vote for.That is conceding nearly 1% of US House on the first day of the first state’s congressional filing deadline.We are...
View Article#BenCarsonWikipedia
The Intertubes is onto him.Twitter Invents #BenCarsonWikipedia Facts To Mock His Ongoing Battle With Reality https://t.co/...pic.twitter.com/yXJHNlSJjh— Liberal America Org (@LibAmericaOrg) November...
View ArticleSo I listened to the candidates' forum
you read that right. I listened. I did not watch. About half an hour before it started the tube on our tv set died, but I still had sound.So I was listening to content and to tone of voice.I also...
View ArticleThe Democratic forum rocked!
That was beautifully done! Rachel Maddow was spot on, friendly and personable, but willing to dig in and shake the bone when necessary to get the answers to the actual question she asked. The...
View ArticleFYI, found by googling "bernie sanders mlk"
25 Things You May Not Know About Bernie Sanders *Bernie Sanders entered into politics through the civil rights movement, more than a half century ago. He organized with CORE (the Congress of Racial...
View ArticleClinton Calls For Removal of Marijuana From Schedule 1 Status
The times they are a-changin'. Seriously.In a move that's as logical as it is politically savvy, Hillary Clinton has just come out in support of the rescheduling of marijuana at the federal level:"What...
View ArticleSekund Caturdai Pootie Diaree
Those of you who already either know me or know of me know that I am a massive pootie person. I grew up with both cats & dogs and I love both. I do not discriminate against any animal & love...
View ArticleConfused Christian staff members dismissed from Texas Learning Center
There is a six-year-old boy in Katy, TX who is transgender. His parents, who happen to be a gay couple, informed the Children's Lighthouse Learning Center that their child now should be referred to as...
View ArticleLarry David shouts 'Trump's a racist' during his monologue on SNL
x YouTube Video This is pretty funny:thehill.com/… Larry David yells 'Trump's a racist' during 'SNL' monologue By Bradford RichardsonComedian Larry David claimed a $5,000 bounty by calling Donald...
View ArticleAdjust your butt-hurt-O-meter
Please.Adjust it.This place has gone from silly to ridiculous to downright stupid.Right now there's a diary called "Cribbing the "War is a Last Resort" line from Senator Sanders."I shit you not. People...
View ArticleLooks like we made it!
So here we are, welcome to DK5. Beta is still open if you want a place to try things out, but I expect the next couple of days are going to be full of experimentation in any case. So, write your...
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