Archive for June, 2017
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 21, 2017
Let’s talk Coastal Zone, shall we? HB 190 (Osienski), The Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act, passed the House by a 34-7 vote. There were several amendments adopted in the House, and I think they made the bill more palatable. Here are the substantive amendments that were adopted. HA1, which adds reporting requirements from DEDO and […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 20, 2017
First some rare good news. The committee that tracks Delaware’s revenue (DEFAC) has upped its prediction by $27 million. Meaning that balancing the budget just got a little bit easier. Of course, with a projected $400 million deficit, the General Assembly’s work is hardly complete. But every $27 mill helps. That might be the end […]
Open Thread For June 20, 2017
Has Mike Flynn Been Flipped? Signs point to a strong maybe. How Rethugs Revealed Your Personal Info: Data Mining and Russian Bots. This is democracy? Dems Find Challenger For Sen. Dean Heller: Rep. Jackie Rosen, recruited by Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer. A Horrible Supreme Court Ruling. Government officials can’t be sued for abusive treatment. […]
Kushner fired by his lawyer
As you may recall, the popular vote loser appointed his son-in-law to settle the Israel/Palestinian conflict and to solve the opioid crisis. He is going to do all of that while getting a new legal team, having been fired by his current lawyers.
Open Thread For June 19, 2017
Over 1100 Animals Adopted At Bellevue. Best wishes to all the adopters and adopted. What an incredible job by the Brandywine Valley SPCA. There may not be a cooler event in Delaware all year. How Trump Used Digital Disinformation (And Russian Bots?) To Win the Election. It could all come tumbling down. Ever heard of […]
Republican scumbags acting scummy
As much as I don’t like “centrists” Democrats, it is important to keep in mind that many of them are decent folks who earnestly want the best for the country. They are just wildly wrong about how to get there. Republicans, on other hand are loathsome scumbags who are not bound by any sense of decency.
The television spot (attacking Ossoff), which was produced by the Principled PAC, shows House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) on a stretcher after the shooting, along with the sound of gunshots.
“The unhinged left is endorsing and applauding shooting Republicans,” the ad’s narrator says.
“When will it stop? It won’t if Jon Ossoff wins on Tuesday,” the narrator continues.
The spot then shows several images and videos including one of comedian Kathy Griffin holding a fake severed head that looks like President Trump, as well as a letter that reads “Resist the Facist takeover. String up the collaborators.”
The ad then claims “these same leftists are all for Ossoff, and if he wins, they win.”“Stop Jon Ossoff. Stop Nancy Pelosi. Vote Karen Handel for Congress,” the narrators concludes.
Racist, Sexist Idiot is an Idiot
Dewey Beach Police and employees of the Town of Dewey Beach, in the form of a letter signed by multiple police officers, have accused Town Manager Marc Applebaum of sexual harassment towards female employees, abusive conduct towards all employees, suggestive drug use, racial discrimination, interfering with law enforcement, jeopardizing public safety, interfering with the office of building inspection, and dishonest dealings.
The letter, attached below, alleges Applebaum would frequently wear pajama bottoms into the office without underwear underneath to show off his erect penis to female employees, and on one occasion was caught doing so by a male employee where he shouted “get out, shut the door.”
Open Thread For June 18, 2017
Russia Does Trump A Solid. Renews expiring Trump trademarks. On Election Day. Meaning Trump has at least something to do with Russia. Civil Rights Commission Launches Probe Into Trump/Sessions Evisceration of Protections. Who knew that naming an Alabama racist as Attorney General would lead to this? (Hey, if somebody wants to challenge me on this, […]
Comment Rescue – Bernie Sanders
In 2016, the Democratic Party lost the presidency to possibly the least popular candidate in American history. In recent years, Democrats have also lost the Senate and House to right-wing Republicans whose extremist agenda is far removed from where most Americans are politically. If these results are not a clear manifestation of a failed political […]
The GOP paraphrased: “If you are poor, just fucking die already”
Atrios is sure right about this: The London apartment tower fire was a council (public) housing tower in a rich (and getting richer) part of London. Rich councils have been pushing out such things in various ways, both to get rid of the icky poors and to make real estate developers rich. They put some […]
Open Thread For June 17, 2017
Rhode Island Teacher of the Year Has Photo Taken With Trump. And what a photo it is. You have to check this out. The Witch Hunt Is Due to Trump’s Deputy Attorney General. Or so Trump says. He’s gonna try to get Rosenstein fired to get someone in there who will agree to fire Mueller. […]
WHYY Featuring Delaware’s foremost expert on Leg Hall machinations
Carney gets a charitable “D” as Professor El Somnabulo breaks it all down on local TV.
Open Thread For June 16, 2017
D’s Give Delaware’s Wealthiest Another Break. Yep, those who inherited obscene wealth will now be able to keep all of it in the (DuPont) family. Although not on the Senate Agenda, both the corporate tax increase and repeal of the estate tax passed the Senate and heads to the Governor. The Estate Tax repeal says […]
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