DK5 Tutorial: Writing a diary, embedding images, navigating comments
x Vimeo VideoI made the above tutorial video back in July to help people get oriented on the beta, and to show off some of the features of the new DK5 editor. It’s slightly out of date, but it holds...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Sports in the News Edition
Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, wader, Doctor RJ, rfall, JML9999 and Man Oh Man...
View ArticleBNR - 'Sanders Speaks To Thousands In Vegas' & 'Do Not Underestimate Bernie's...
Sanders Calls out Old Fashioned Racism In front of more than 2,800 people at the Cheyenne Sports Complex in North Las Vegas, a dozen mariachi musicians played galloping harmonies and sang Spanish...
View ArticleThese 16 Dems Think that $3B a Year in Military Aid to Israel is Too *Little*
Yesterday, a group of 16 Democratic senators wrote to President Obama asking him to prioritize a new, strengthened Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on “security assistance” with Israeli Prime Minister...
View ArticleHillary Clinton explains how the charter school agenda puts public schools in...
Asked if a poll showing interest in charter schools among African American parents unhappy with public schools made her support expanding charter schools and voucher programs, Hillary Clinton had the...
View ArticleHow Quick We Forget: Trans Exclusion and the Betrayal of Queer Acceptance
A few days ago, I was disturbed to hear of a petition on Change.org started by gay and bisexual men calling on LGBT groups to “drop the T” being circulated. ThinkProgress has called it a “Devious new...
View ArticleDK5 update, Day 2
Several comments about the switchover:“This font makes my eyes bleed.”“There is a practical limit to how much an individual is willing to scroll on a website before getting frustrated, and the DailyKos...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: A View From Texas
You know the story. Polls are giving Hillary Clinton a huge advantage over Bernie Sanders. On Daily Kos, Hillary Clinton is catching up to Bernie in Kos’ straw polls. The vast majority of endorsements...
View ArticleTrump: The TPP Is Insanity
Strange new lines are starting to be drawn between what used to be thought of as clear cut right and left on economic issues.Look at Donald Trump's comments today on the TPP (and no, I'm not going to...
View ArticleThird Way has a point, Democratic Socialism is HORRIBLE for Business
Or is it? My apologies in advance for the shameless clickbait title, or in this case perhaps "clickbait-and-switch" would be a more appropriate term. I did some research yesterday as a result of an...
View ArticleBNR - 'Bernie's Fiery Defense Of Politics' & 'Sanders Expands On His...
Dont Let Anyone Tell You Politics Is Bullshit: Bernie Sanders used fiery language at a rally Sunday to fight against the attitude that "politics is bulls---," and urged his supporters to push back...
View ArticleThe massive real estate bubble that no one is talking about
The real estate bubble was so 2007. It burst and a lot of people lost their homes, the banks went bust, and the financial system nearly collapsed, but home prices came down, right? What if I was to...
View ArticleI now know why Rupert Murdoch bought National Geographic...
The timing of Rupert Murdoch’s / Fox takeover of National Geographic had Climate Activists on high alert that he would ‘dumb down’ the Science department of the historic Magazine.Or as James Cooper put...
View ArticleThe End Game for Humanity
This is a solemn moment in America. Things have gotten quite serious. We're on the verge of losing not only democracy but the battle to leave a viable ecosystem for future generations. And I'm talking...
View ArticleDr. Ben Carson is Not Smart
I’ve followed the phenomenon of Ben Carson’s popularity among the GOP base with a mix of bemusement, irritation, and, like most of you, disbelief. What prompts me to submit my first blog entry is the...
View ArticleWhy Bernie Sanders Was Right To Ignore Question On Religion [Religious Test]
http://on.msnbc.com/1Sht5jCI am so tired of candidates of all stripes being asked about religion, all bar one trumpets their faith, Bernie Sanders, he argues more on what their religious...
View ArticleAfter new discriminating policy aimed at kids of gay parents, Mormon members...
Last week a new policy from the Mormon Church was leaked that was a hurtful step backwards for gay LDS members and their families. The church announced it would no longer baptize children who live with...
View Article5 Cool New DK5 Things For Your Diaries
Okay. There are some teething pains with the new DK5 transformation of our beloved blog home, but I’m sure they’ll get worked out just like was done with past versions of the Daily Kos. Eventually,...
View ArticleMizzou Students Note Racist Rally on Campus; Publish Violent Threats for...
While the NY Post was reporting on the idea of “Safe Space Facists”, the university of Missouri was undergoing a reported rally on campus which told students they may face violent retribution tomorrow...
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