DK Quilt Guild: Fanfare 2013, a photo diary
DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleStates rushing to offer incentives to lure Boeing 777X facility
In an attempt to force Seattle machinists to accept an 8 year contract that cuts pensions, health care, and eliminates striking and negotiating inflation adjustments, Boeing has threatened to move...
View ArticleLocation, location, location.
Not much of a diary. Headline & Lede from today's Detroit News:Medicaid expands but 5M fall in gap in coverage. About 5 million people will be without health care next year that they would have...
View ArticleThe slurring continues.
Saw this in the news today.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and a California online journalist have filed separate petitions in St. Louis County Family Court to determine whether Brown had past legal...
View ArticleFun with surveys
I received the RNC's 2016 Presidential Platform Survey today. Yeah, I know: I was bad in my youth. But I've seen the errors of my way. However, I'm not a candidate for sainthood yet, so I decided to...
View ArticleAL Police Assault case: Officer charged
On Fri, 6 Feb, Sureshbhai Patel was assaulted by a Madison, AL police officer. Mr. Patel's injuries required hospitalization and surgery. He is still in hospital after spinal surgery and has limited...
View ArticleColumba Bush: Tax cheat
The Washington Post has an article online telling us that gasp Mrs. Bush has expensive taste in jewelry. We know the Bush's have money; where does the Post think we think she buys jewelry- from...
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DK Quilt Guild: Leaders & Enders - How to piece 2 quilts at once.
You’re probably familiar with the “thread buddy” - that scrap of fabric you use at the beginning and end of chain piecing. It has 2 purposes - it keeps thread tails tidy/reduces thread waste and it...
View ArticleDon Blankenship defense: The Feds & Dems are out to get me
When we last met Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, he had been indicted on criminal charges over the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster. There wasn't much news post-indictment, as U.S....
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Split 9 Patch block
DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: Split 4 Patch & Bird in the Air blocks
DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: The Rotary Antique Quilt Show, a photo diary
DK Quilt Guild: A place for quilters to gather, share ideas, projects, and to make the world a better place, one quilt at a time. Join us and share your thoughts, projects, questions, and tips....
View ArticleHRC's speech to SC DWC
While Laura Clawson covered Carly Fiorina's press event outside the Marriott, I thought there might be some interest in what was said by Hillary inside the hotel at the SC Democratic Women's Council...
View ArticleHRC, her Iraq war vote & what it might tell us about her eventual position on...
Hillary's position, or lack thereof, on TPP has been the source of much comment here on DKos. When it came up again in a totally unrelated diary I wrote, it got me thinking - can I learn anything...
View ArticleSanders & Employ Young Americans Now Act
From Bloomberg.Sander's co-sponsered Conyer's Employ Young Americans Now Act. On Thursday morning, Sanders joined Conyers on a visit to the H.O.P.E. Project in southeast Washington. The presidential...
View ArticleSanders addresses minority issues
Just up on Sanders' Facebook page:It is time to declare once and for all: Black lives matter — on the streets, and on the job too. And a link to an essay he wrote.
View ArticleDK Quilt Guild: AQS Paducah 2015, a photo diary
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View ArticleClinton & Sanders: The numbers are in
July 15 filings of Quarterly fund raising are in. Totals:Sanders: $15.2M. $1.5M of which was transferred from his Senate campaign funds. Clinton: $47.1M ($46M primary money). More numbers below the...
View ArticleDiary Followup
Whoda thunk it that a late evening diary dealing with "boring numbers" would generate 207 & counting comments. There are a few things that came up in the comments that I'd like to answer, clarify,...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: Dallas Live blog
Since no one is doing this, I guess I will.Be kind; I've never done this.Joined in progress.Opening: Bernie mixed things up. Started with why going to red state? Clearest statement of 50 state...
View ArticleHe said her name
He said her name (10+ / 0-) When we look at things like Sandra Bland," we understand we want a nation where young black people are safe."Thank you for saying her name!" audience member then shouts...
View ArticleBernie Sanders' Houston Livefeed & Liveblog
I've found this link, for those who want to watch. It's periscope, so not the greatest.https://www.periscope.tv/...=Since there are issues with the feed, I'll try to liveblog.
View ArticleLiveblog: Sanders Rally in Greensboro
I know there are several Kossacks at the rally. Here's a place for those of us who can't be there to hang out, share our reaction.The following feeds seem to be working. Bernie2016 tv feedWRAL.com...
View ArticleUpdate on mistrial in Madison, al
About a week ago, a mistrial was declared in the case of a police officer charged federal civil rights violations when he used excessive force on an Indian grandfather in Madison, al.All we knew about...
View ArticleDon Blankenship Trial, Week 1
Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, is on trial for charges related to the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mining disaster that killed 29 miners. The charges include three felony charges for...
View Article3rd Q financials are in. Some numbers.
The official 3rd quarter campaign finance filings are in.Here are some interesting numbers:- of the 650,000 individuals who have contributed to Sanders's campaign, only 270 have maxed out. (This...
View ArticleQuick update on Don Blankenship/UBB mine disaster trial
After about 3 weeks of testimony, the jury has been deliberating for 8 days. They have periodically indicated that they are deadlocked & been instructed to keep deliberating as it is a complex,...
View ArticleSanders & WMUR Workers
The other day, a Kossack wrote a diary critical of Bernie for scheduling an interview with WMUR, given that WMUR management was refusing to negotiate with its workers who had just formed a union. The...
View ArticleMy experience with political training for Bernie
My local Bernie group hosted a political training event Saturday. Here’s my take on it. My local Bernie group has been working with a political consultant who is a Bernie supporter. They arranged to...
View ArticleI got an email from Hillary too.
Since the data breach a number of kossacks have commented that they've received emails from Hillary when previously they had not. Add me to the list. And I've never gone into her website, since you...
View ArticleRepublican news re Iowa
from the Washington Post:- Jeb! Just cancelled $1M of advertising in Iowa & $2M in SC. His super pac will be picking up some of the slack, though.- instead, he is redeploying staff &...
View ArticleQuestion how Bernie can get things done? His leadership? Read on.
Two of the biggest concerns with people re Bernie are (1) how will he be able to accomplish what he wants to do. And (2) does he have enough leadership experience. You may have read that he’s known...
View ArticleBernie in Birmingham, AL on 1/18/13
Just got an email from the campaign. Bernie will be holding a rally in Birmingham Mon, 1/18. Dr West & Nina Turner will also be speaking.Program starts at 7. Is being held at the Boutwell...
View ArticleDebate ratings up.
SourceSo, it looks like not everybody watched Downton Abbey or The Good Wife. Seems 10M people (for a 7.2 rating) watched the debate. The best audience since the October debate.
View ArticleThere are more ways to get things done than through legislation.
Ever wonder why, when Ma Bell was broken up and we could finally buy our phone instead of having to rent it, we have to rent our cable top boxes and pay many times over for them?Well, some Democrats in...
View ArticleThe BNR New Hampshire live blog & open thread #6
Someone suggested this, since #5 is over 400 comments & bogging down.
View ArticleBNR substitute/Open Thread
I don't see a BNR in my stream, and from what LD has said previously, he must be at work already.consider this an open thread. We have a lot to talk about post debate.
View ArticleIt's my fault that Sanders raised so much money from Alabama & the US Army.
I admit it. I'm so ashamed. All the investigative bloggers that are going through the pages and pages of small donor records for Bernie sanders. I'm the reason the numbers look so wrong, fraudulent...
View ArticleBNR open thread: Tulsa rally
The Tulsa rally starts in about an hour. I thought I'd put this diary up now, to get the word out.bernie 2016 tv is streaming; when it goes live I'll had the link.heres a link to a local station that...
View ArticleShaun King on last night's #BLM protest
Shaun King’s take on the #BLM protest at hillary’s fundraiser last night.www.nydailynews.com/...
View ArticleNew Marquette poll of WI
Sanders & Clinton essentially tied.primary is April 15.www.wiscnews.com/...
View Article#BLM's Ashley Williams interview with CNN
CNN interviewed Ashley Williams, the young woman who protested Hillary’s fundraiser last night.The interview also includes a bit of Hillary's interview with Jonathan capehart, and a portion of an...
View ArticleBNR SC results open thread
I thought LD’s rally diary might be our open thread, but there doesn't seem to be much activity in it.i know we all hoped that Bernie’s message would be received better than it was. but there’s one...
View ArticleBNR 3/6 Democratic Debate open thread
Fellow Berners, I have a favor to ask. Yesterday this blog suffered a great loss with the passing of Tricia Wyse aka The Pootie Queen. I mostly lurked there, but Tricia’s Pootie Diaries and the...
View ArticleBNR 3/6 Democratic Debate & Maine caucus results open thread #3
Hope the popcorn supply is lasting.
View ArticleFavorite songs on a Wednesday morning
My favorite has to be this.xYouTube VideoBut this is pretty good too.xYouTube Video
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