Take a moment to say goodbye to fellow Kossack, Prophet-- DJ Rix: Street...
Hi folks,Something a little different tonight. I received word through the interwebby grapevine that our dear DJ Rix who was known to us blue-blooded Street Propheteers as "Asbury Park" has died. From...
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the final word.... from Badgers wife
AFTER DINNER WALK FALL 2013 Badger passed away on Sunday July 13th. In his home as he wished, to Monty Pythons video from the Life of Brian “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”. I wish I could put...
View Article'Think of the wren' - Rest in Peace, Galway Kinnell
The great poet Galway Kinnell died Tuesday at his home in Vermont. His poetry was a large influence on me. I took a few classes from him and he was a warm, generous man, as well as a brilliant...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Edger
It is with a heavy heart that I bring the sad news that kossak Edger passed away on November 28 after a brief illness. As one friend noted Edger was caring, passionate and compassionate and with a...
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Some notable deaths in 2014
Maya Angelou Just some of the notable deaths in 2014 ... Ruby Dee, 91: Award-winning actress and driving force in the civil rights movement.Maya Angelou, 86: Literary and civil rights icon, recipient...
View ArticleUpdated. Kossack bleeding heart has completed her journey
Long-time Kossack bleeding heart has entered hospice care.She has been a tireless fighter for good in Wisconsin, a member of the solidarity singers at the Capital, a thorn in the side of elected...
View ArticleFuneral services for Bleeding Heart / Janet Stonecipher
Many of you have asked about arrangements for Bleeding Heart / Janet Stonecipher. I updated the original diary but thought I should post this in a separate diary so it doesn't get lost.Link to complete...
View Article[Updated]Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright dead at 92
Former House Speaker Jim Wright, who represented Fort Worth in Congress for 34 years before resigning during a storm of ethics allegations, has died. He was 92.Wright was a man of perplexing and sharp...
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In Honor of My Late Brother, kossack Tim DeLaney
Last December when I broke the sad news that my brother Tim DeLaney had walked on I promised a memorial diary but then found myself unable to write it. After attending last weekend's west coast...
View ArticleGrace Lee Boggs Passes Away
Civil Rights Icon Grace Lee Boggs passed away this past weekend. A friend of mine was involved with a recent biography about her. It's a wonderful film, and, even better, PBS is streaming it for free...
View ArticleFighting for Voters and Election Integrity in 2016: 'BradCast' 1/26/2016
GUEST: Myrna Peréz of the Brennan Center for Justice | ALSO: Climate crisis v. Islamic extremism; A new Dem debate?; And the Election Integrity community loses a key contributor...On today's BradCast,...
View ArticleBlack Box Voting's Bev Harris on the IA Caucus Mess and NH Concerns:...
ALSO: 'Hero of Democracy' Tom Courbat, In Memoriam...On today's BradCast, the Des Moines Register joins the fray to declare "something smells" in Iowa's Democratic caucus results and procedures. Bev...
View ArticleJe suis Pootie... change your avatar in memory of the Pootie Queen
Je suis pootie. Whether you were or weren’t a devotee of Pootie Diaries, the dKos community has lost an important member and a gentle soul. As a sign of love and respect, I’m asking everyone to please...
View ArticleWhat do you know about Food Disparagement Laws?
Until last night, I knew nothing about them… but as I attended the F.A.R.M. program (Food Art Revolution Media) last night it was one of the topics that Melinda and Dan Hemmelgarn discussed last...
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In Memoriam: Kossack 'cacamp' Walks On, Tribute to Carter Camp's Life — An...
Carter Camp marked as a warrior at Wounded Knee, S.D., in the late winter of 1973Kossack cacamp created a user ID at Daily Kos on Sep 30, 2006. Who knows how long he had been lurking? He was 65 years...
View ArticleFBI Warns of New Election Hacks; Last Minute Court Battles Over Voting...
Guest: Attorney Ernest A. Canning; Plus: Farewell to Gene Wilder...On today's BradCast: As several polls tighten in advance of the Presidential election, the FBI issues a new warning to states about...
View ArticleKerry Eleveld's father has passed. And what a life he lived, right up to the...
Most of us have our obituaries published — and our life celebrated — only after we pass away.Bob Eleveld wasn’t most of us.Upon learning that his time was coming to a close due to cancer, Eleveld —...
View ArticleUpdated: RIP Keith Pickering
Just saw this in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. DailyKos user Keith Pickering has died. I didn’t know him personally but he was an active member of the DKos community and the local DFL party....
View ArticleKossack ‘native’ has passed.
Long-time kossack ‘native’ has passed, apparently moving on in his sleep on December 14th.www.dailykos.com/...I wasn’t a fan of most of his commentary here, but a kossack in good standing he was. He...
View ArticleWater, Light, and Love. Lin, One Year On.
A year ago today, the water met the light.I said goodbye, from a distance, to one of the dearest friends I've ever known. Her sister Laura, who was far closer to her even than I, lost her North...
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