Drill sergeant who harassed Black man in viral video convicted of assault

[Daily Kos Recommended]( - [Drill sergeant who harassed Black man in viral video convicted of assault]( - [Viral photo shows portion of previous president's wall 'being ripped apart by monsoon floods']( - [First major candidate declares for new Colorado district that doesn't exist yet]( - [Mitch McConnell has been perfectly honest about his intentions: Stop President Biden on every issue. Chip in $1 to each of these six Senate Democratic nominee funds to beat Republicans and expand our Senate majority in 2022.]( - [House Sabotage Squad fails get immediate infrastructure vote, but sets agenda for the fall]( - [FCC hands down $5 million fine against right-wing fraudsters Wohl and Burkman]( - [New poll shows Floridians think Gov. DeSantis is kneecapping efforts to stop COVID-19]( - [Daily Kos relies on thousands of grassroots donations to make ends meet. Please support independent, progressive media by starting a monthly recurring donation of $3 today.]( - ['We have never seen this kind of increase in people wanting to volunteer,' refugee advocate says]( - ['We were the ones that were out there': Black doctor refuses to accept Dan Patrick's lies]( - [Meeting between CIA director and Taliban leader sends a message about deadline to leave Afghanistan]( - [House closer to infrastructure votes as anger against would-be Freedom Caucus Democrats boils over]( - [Sign and send the petition: Pass the Postal Service Reform Act and Save the USPS!]( - [Listen to The Brief, a Daily Kos podcast: Julián Castro on Texas and the fight over masks and vaccines in schools]( - [Sign the petition: Senate committee must hold hearings on FBI mishandling of Kavanaugh investigation]( - [Airbnb to give at least 20,000 Afghan refugees 'a warm welcome home']( - [Homeowners associations are just as problematic as they've always been. Twitter users show why]( - [Cartoon: Ironies of Afghanistan]( - [The sick ruse of GOP governors pretending 'personal freedom' means freedom for everyone]( - [Policies in Texas and Florida are driving higher rates of death during the delta wave]( ICYMI: Here are the top stories of the week so far: - [He and his wife got COVID-19. She died last week. This week, he went maskless to anti-vaxx rally]( - [Texas town closes down after COVID-19 positive rate passes 40%]( - [Real Time with Bill Maher has become unwatchable]( The Daily Kos Recommended email includes our most read and widely shared stories from Daily Kos staff and our community. Want to write your own stories? [Log in]( or [sign up]( to post articles and comments on Daily Kos, the nation's largest progressive community. Follow Daily Kos on [Facebook](, [Twitter](, and [Instagram](. Thanks for all you do, The Daily Kos team Daily Kos Relies on Readers Like You We don't have billionaire backers like some right-wing media outlets. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos keep fighting? [Chip in $5]( If you wish to donate by mail instead, please send a check to Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.