White People Are Snowflakes
David Roberts, a writer at Vox, came across a poll by the Public Religion Research Institute that contained a telling question and answer. The question was whether the increasing demographic…
July 27 Open Thread: Cleanup in Aisle Trump
Trumpworld's seams haven't come apart, but they're getting looser now that Trump Co.'s CFO has been subpoenaed. Mike Pompeo and John Bolton apparently see their job the same way their…
Housekeeping Shit – Comments
Sometimes even my brilliant comments go into moderation, or the trash. Unless you've been banned for cause, your comments should appear the second you post them. However, they may end…
Song Of The Day: July 27, 2018
There was some pretty good stuff on MTV in the '80's. Always liked this one:
July 26 Open Thread: Media Falls for Yet Another GOP Stunt
Media fecklessness has been on full display since yesterday as outlets fell over each other to breathlessly report that the Freedom Caucus moved to impeach Rod Rosenstein. Very few of…
Song Of The Day: July 26, 2018
More noir from Chris Isaak:
Florida ‘Stand Your Ground’ Killer a Native of Delaware
This account by Florida TV station WFLA affirms that Michael Drejka, the armed dickhead who gunned down a black man for pushing him in a convenience store parking lot, is…
Why Isn’t John Atkins In Jail?
After allegedly strangling a woman earlier this month, Atkins was arrested again this week for harassing the same victim and for breaching the conditions of his release: www.wdel.com/news/ex-state-lawmaker-atkins-charged-with-harassing-victim His punishment?:…
July 25 Open Thread: The Same Letters That Spell ‘Coward’ Also Spell ‘A Crowd.’
Do Republican senators like tariffs? No! What will they do about them? Nothing! A number of Republicans who support America's idea of "free trade" have questioned Trump's call for $12…
Most Intriguing Primaries: New Castle County Council Districts 1, 4 & 6
We have two insurgent candidacies challenging back-benchers, and we have an outlier. Let's start with the outlier. Perpetual candidate and realtor Vincent White is challenging Penrose Hollins in Council District…
Song Of The Day: July 25, 2018
A wonderfully-noirish song from Chris Isaak. Combines the Secret Agent Man theme w/Isaak's Orbisonesque vocals:
Green Delaware: Carper’s Environmental Record Has Always Sucked
Alan Muller of environmental watchdog Green Delaware read Tom Carper's claim last week that Delaware's environmental problems come from upwind coal-burning power plants and smelled revisionist history. So he penned…
Fox Scares Viewers With ‘Radical Agenda’ of Health Care, Education and Living Wages
Every timid Democrat needs to see this segment of "Fox & Friends." For the second time in two days, the propaganda operation tried to scare its viewers with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's…