Daily Kos Staff Picks

Daily Kos Staff Picks Daily Kos staff looks back at some of their favorite posts from the past week. Alaska's Republican governor targeted for recall by broad cross-section of political 'heavy hitters'  North Carolina Republican's response to shootings: Embrace 'clown' slur pushed by white supremacists  Donald and Melania gleefully pose with the baby whose parents were murdered in El Paso shooting  Major media outlets have laid off more than 3,100 writers, editors, and support staff so far this year. Support independent, progressive media: Chip in $5 to Daily Kos now. Trump White House rebuffed efforts by DHS to prioritize fighting domestic terrorism  Here are the top politicians getting cash from the NRA and standing in the way of gun law reforms  We deserve to know which idiot decided 'video games' would be the Republican response to mass murder  Immigrant workers in Mississippi were targeted by ICE after fighting back against sexual harassment and unsafe working conditions. Please chip in $1 each to groups organizing humanitarian efforts. Republicans fake outrage after Democrat tweets publicly available information, and the media bites  Barack Obama calls out racism and hatred. Donald Trump takes personal offense  Rep. Steve King keeps defending white supremacy. This Democrat is ready to oust him in 2020  100,000 Signatures needed: Protect Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security! In absence of presidential leadership, Rep. Escobar becomes a comforter in chief for El Paso  The cost of conspiracism: FBI memo examines how theories fuel lethal terrorism  This Week in Statehouse Action: Second Nature edition