DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 24, 2020

Trump Signs Executive Order To Destroy Civil Service.  While nobody was looking.  Pure evil.  Biden had better have his transition team prepare about a thousand Executive Orders for him to sign on Day One.

Whether He’s Reelected Or Not, Trump’s Debt Collectors Are Pounding At His Door.  His post-presidency could well be a living hell for him. Sad.

Trump’s ‘Charitable Giving’, Um, Wasn’t.  It was mostly getting tax breaks for land he promised not to develop:

But the long-hidden tax records, obtained by The New York Times, show that Mr. Trump did not have to reach into his wallet for most of that giving. The vast bulk of his charitable tax deductions, $119.3 million worth, came from simply agreeing not to develop land — in several cases, after he had shelved development plans.

Three of the agreements involved what are known as conservation easements — a maneuver, popular among wealthy Americans, that typically allows a landowner to keep a property’s title and receive a tax deduction equal to its appraised value. In the fourth land deal, Mr. Trump donated property for a state park…

…In response to questions from The Times, Amanda Miller, a spokeswoman for the Trump Organization, said: “President Trump gives money privately. It’s impossible to know how much he’s given over the years.”

We can all take a pretty good guess.

Does Trump Have The Long Knives Out For Lindsey Graham?  If Lou Dobbs says it, it must’ve come from his Puppetmaster.  Interesting.

How Houston And Harris County Ensured That Everyone Could Vote Safely.  And vote they have. This is great.  Maybe Texas can flip after all…

29 Different Ways Rethugs Are Making It Harder To Vote This Year.  The blatant voter suppression is, IMO, the single most underreported story of the election.  Here’s some great reporting on it.

Finger-Pointing In Trumpworld.  That’s a ‘dog-bites-man’ headline if ever there was one.

Somebody’s Making $$’s Off Of Trump’s Ad Budget.  Too bad it’s not resulting in all that many…ads.

A Hotel For The Homeless?  New Castle County is exploring the option.  Who greenlighted the original hotel project?  It made no sense then, and it inevitably failed.

What do you want to talk about?