Remember these guys? They spent some time in the Black Hills of South Dakota. wapo.st/4tBnyNG

Invoking the Insurrection Act was Miller's plan from the start.

Cartoon by Adam Zyglis

"Reopen the government, and then we can negotiate health care." Is anyone surprised they were lying? Hopes fade for renewal of health care subsidies rapidcityjournal.com/article_04d9...

When Trump does or says something offensive and outrageous -- "piggy," for instance -- it's important to pay attention to the headline he's trying to bury.

One step closer to a military dictatorship? "Defense Secretary Hegseth requires new 'pledge' for reporters at the Pentagon." flip.it/i9sR52

Previous generations fought fascism in nearly every corner of the earth. Today it’s on our streets, silencing opposition and attempting to control the airwaves. The GOP has declared all out war on free speech. It’s up to us to fight for it.

Trumps says he is declaring antifa a terrorist organization. Also will prosecute anyone who gave money. Looks like Charlie Kirk is Trump's Reichstag.

Important history lesson: In 1933, the Nazis and their coalition partners used the Reichstag fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. Their response: Abolish constitutional protections and pave the way for Nazi dictatorship. encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/a...

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

All the rhetoric regarding Charlie Kirk's murder -- one post dubbed the Democratic Party a terrorist group, another called for war -- makes me think the killer hopes to spark a civil war.

Food for thought, especially in South Dakota. When the political pendulum swings, those Trump flags could be replaced by foreclosure signs. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/o...

GOP Rep. Robert Bresnahan of Pennsylvania voted for Trump’s budget on Thursday, conveniently after he dumped his shares of stock in a Medicaid provider. https://trib.al/CK9QB3k

Shouldn't and couldn't.

Great column from Dana Milbank. Features Kristy FUBAR Noem. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Both of Trump's biggest moves of the past week entail the evisceration of a constitutional role the Framers very plainly and expressly wanted Congress to play.

Kristi wants a new private jet, which should surprise absolutely no one in South Dakota. GAO should keep a close eye on her DHS credit card. wapo.st/4mhWJui

President Trump won't even bother to vouch that his staff isn’t engaging in insider trading.

Meanwhile, Russia jailed four Russian journalists for working with an anti-corruption group founded in 2011 by the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny. Is that where we're headed here?

“I’m looking for an economist who isn’t on Trump’s payroll to agree with the outcome that Trump foresees, an outcome where trillions of dollars of foreign investment in industrial infrastructure come into the U.S. in order to avoid American tariffs.” www.sdstandardnow.com/home/why-is-...

Big crowd at the Founders Park protest. Good on ya, Rapid City.

"When the range of factors that can get a person arrested stretches from political speech to a paperwork error, we are in territory described by the Russian saying, “Give us a person and we’ll find the infraction.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

Discussions about federal spending in the U.S. are difficult because the numbers are so large that they can be difficult to grasp. Our reporters explore what it spends its money on. nyti.ms/3RuWVYS

Maybe it's time for Democrats to take a new tack.

So now our lawmakers have been reduced to lobbyists.

Trump’s betrayal of Ukraine has emboldened Putin and pulled the rug from under Nato allies | Simon Tisdall

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance.

I can't believe you're using the deaths of 67 people to score political points. These people are dead, man, and you don't know why. Stop pretending you do.

Not sure why Republicans are so afraid of DEI. No danger it will replace nepotism, cronyism as the primary way less qualified applicants to get jobs. Yes, Kristi, you can still hire your daughter.

Whenever I see one of these, I'm reminded of the great Robert Sharp tv ads from several years ago: "Don't You Buy No Ugly Truck."

John Tsitrian's column is worth a read. Always.

Has anyone confirmed Noem's numbers re spending per capita? How does SD compare with ND, Wyoming, Alaska, other low-population states?