DL Open Thread: Mon., Oct. 14, 2019
‘Mayor Rudy’ Was Always A Fraud. How his no-bid contract cost firefighters’ lives on 9-11.
The Corruption Of The Trump Kids. In this episode, Trump sells out Tibet for Ivanka’s Chinese trademarks. Why the D’s aren’t hammering that scummy family while Trump hammers Hunter Biden is beyond me.
Yes, a Quid Pro Quo. It legally doesn’t matter whether or not there was a quid pro quo when Trump asked for dirt on the Bidens from the Ukraine president. But there was a quid pro quo, and public testimony this week will verify it.
‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ Challenging Columbus Day. Governments all over the country are replacing one with the other.
“Digital Dystopia: How Algorhythms Punish The Poor”. Today’s must-read, at least for policymakers. First of a series.
What do you want to talk about?
Some salient thoughts on satire:
“The idea is you’ve got to draw blood. If people can appreciate the way that you’re satirizing them then you’re not doing it correctly. And by ‘people’ I mean the people in power. You don’t need to satirize people who don’t have power because it’s largely irrelevant.” -Sam Seder
“If you can’t punch up, punch sideways, or punch yourself in the face over and over. Both tried and true comedy approaches.” -Marc Maron