DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 19, 2020
Judges Toss Georgia Voter Suppression Cases. I love the headline. Congrats to ‘Judge Briskly’.
Defense Department Shuts Down Biden Briefings. Lies about it. Gets called out on it.
Conservative Groups Opposed To Federal Aid Got Millions In Federal Aid Targeted For Small Businesses. The absolute corruption of this administration knows no bounds. Great reporting.
Kushner’s Shell Corporation Paid Over $1 Billion To Trump’s Family Members. Hmmm, was that shell corporation housed in Delaware? How the scheme worked:
The real genius of the shell company, called American Made Media Consultants Corporation and American Made Media Consultants LLC (AMMC), was that it evaded federally mandated disclosures that would have provided insights into where Trump’s campaign cash was being funneled. Even some of Trump’s top advisors and campaign staff—who were aware of the company—say they knew next to nothing about its operations. Campaign finance records reveal that more than $600 million was spent through AMMC, but it’s unclear exactly where that money went.
Another Covid-Denying Elected Official Dies Of Covid. After attending a dinner with other Covid-denying Rethugs.
Where Does Everything Go When A Mall Shuts Down? Neon signs and mannequins in high demand by ‘dead mall enthusiasts’. Read it, take your mind off of everything else for a few minutes.
How The Moderna Vaccine Will Roll Out. It will be shipped to 3800 sites starting this weekend.
Delaware Rethugs Urge D’s To Hold ‘Controversial’ Bills. You simply have to read Hocker’s rationale to understand how ridiculous this proposal is. An excerpt:
“It is absurd to eliminate personal contact with citizens and then claim you are doing them a favor by providing the feeble substitute of online access,” Sen. Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, said. “A Zoom session or any other virtual meeting is an inadequate replacement for face-to-face interaction.
Translation: ‘If the corporate lobbyists are denied free reign, stuff we/they don’t like might pass.’ Fuck them. They’re in the distinct minority for a reason.
What do you want to talk about?
Representative from Dover arrested.
Source? Who? Just checked the usual news outlets, didn’t see anything.
Andria Bennett on TV Delmarva web site , Covered up for a week:(
https://www.facebook.com/TVdelmarva/videos/754350208513053/?vh=e&extid=0&d=n
The Deets!
https://www.wboc.com/story/43083589/delaware-representative-andria-bennett-arrested-for-3rd-degree-assault
Misdemeanor assault. Hm.
My link provides the alleged victim and troubling context here’s the print version:
BREAKING NEWS: Delaware State Representative Andria Bennett of the 32nd District has been arrested for 3rd Degree Assault.
TV Delmarva’s Rob Petree was able to confirm that around 2 a.m. Sunday, December 13th, Delaware State Police were called to the home of State Rep. Andria Bennett in Dover for reports of a domestic dispute.
According to the arrest warrant, when police arrived they noticed her husband, former State Rep. Brad Bennett, was noticeably injured with blood running down the left side of his face.
The report goes onto say that the two had been drinking at a holiday party when she left her husband there and walked home. When he got home, the warrant says an argument ensued that turned physical when Rep. Bennett reportedly grabbed her husband around his neck and said she ‘wanted a divorce.’
Rep. Bennett then reportedly escalated the attack when police say she grabbed him on one side of his face while she struck him on the other causing ‘substantial pain.’
According to court documents, the husband never fought back during the altercation.
When police interviewed Rep. Bennett, the report stated that she denied any type of physical altercation. She was then arrested and charged with 3rd Degree Assault and later released on her own recognizance.
We have reached out to Rep. Bennett who has yet to respond to a request for comment.
This comes years after Rep. Bennett ran and won the seat that her husband had to vacate following a DUI conviction where he served time in jail.
Rep. Bennett is scheduled for a hearing on Monday, December 28th in Kent County Family Court.
That fucking family. Two drunks.
Y’know, if she resigns, the chair of that district committee is…Keri Evelyn Harris.
Upgrade, much?