DL Open Thread: Fri., May 29, 2020

Trump Vs. Twitter.  Twitter flags tweet for promoting violence.  Trump Signs Toothless Executive Order That Could Hurt–Trump:

Kate Ruane, senior legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, called the order an attempt to punish social media companies for posts that displease the president.

“Ironically, Donald Trump is a big beneficiary of Section 230,” Ruane said. “If platforms were not immune under the law, then they would not risk the legal liability that could come with hosting Donald Trump’s lies, defamation and threats.”

In Minneapolis, It’s The ’60’s All Over Again. If you want to understand the longstanding racial divide in Minneapolis, read this. Having said that, Trump has been handed a gift, courtesy of the reaction to the shooting of George Floyd. He will weaponize this just like R’s have been doing since Nixon.  Everything old is new again.

Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. US. Global. The latest carnage: 1,721,926 confirmed cases and 101,621 deaths in the United States.

Rethugs Seek To Slash Voter Rolls In Pa.  There’s more than one way to steal an election.  Voter suppression remains at the top of the list to enable the ongoing criminal conspiracy that is the Republican Party to maintain power.

Nursing Home Operators Aren’t Victims, They’re Enablers.  Fought federal rules for years, then refused to implement them.  Now, they’re begging for money.

Ghouliani Still At It.  Looking to finance a ‘documentary’ on the Bidens and Ukraine. Featuring Rudy’s latest gang of undesirables, with a cameo appearance by Delaware:

According to the documents, a company named SeeView Media, which was incorporated in Delaware in February, has been set up to finance the film. Two key principals of the project are Yale and George Dickson III. In 2016, Yale was on the advisory committee of a super PAC formed to help Trump, once Trump became the likely Republican presidential nominee. Prior to that, he raised money for a separate pro-Trump super PAC established by Roger Stone, the longtime Trump adviser and political trickster who this year was convicted of lying to Congress related to the Trump-Russia scandal.

Dickson is the founder and CEO of Cannasortium, which is based in Scotts Valley, California. “Launching from the heart of California’s cannabis industry and with a global reach,” the firm’s website says, “the Cannasortium combines proven business models with proprietary industry expertise to create the world’s premier seed-to-consumer cannabis organization. Cannasortium represents the next-generation of cannabis companies—strategically positioned and uniquely diversified across every major sector of the industry.” Dickson has also been the CEO and president of Seismic Warning Systems, which boasted it “manufactures systems and services that provide reliable earthquake detection.” (Giuliani’s previous partners in skulduggery—Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, who each were indicted for campaign finance violations related to Ukraine scandal-chasing—were also pursuing deals in the cannabis business. When Giuliani was mayor of New York City, he presided over a massive increase in marijuana arrests.)

The Historic ‘Megadrought’ In US Southwest.  It’s lasted 20 years, with devastating consequences. Yes, the cause is global warming.

What Will Happen When Retail Reopens/Doesn’t Reopen In Delaware On Monday.  Looks like a fairly timid opening, which is all to the good.

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