DL Open Thread 1/20/21: Inauguration Day
It is almost equal parts “Fuck off, Trump, you piece of shit DAY!” and Inauguration Day. It is too bad that Trump was able to fuck up the transition as much as he did. But when you look at his track record of fucking things up, the over the top level of fucked-upedness wasn’t at all surprising.
Anyway, Trump threw everything he had at the Democracy envisioned by the founders and the Democracy held (for now). That is worth celebrating and I’m going to celebrate by using this space to highlight the excellent work of the Delaware Call and REV’s Highlands Bunker. So here are a couple of podcasts and stories that you may have missed that really deserve your attention and thoughtful consideration.
Beyond the Super Voter
Karl Stomberg pulls back the curtain and reveals how Democrats can win in unexpected places by changing how they think about who votes and why. This should be required reading in every campaign from here on out. www.beyond-the-super-voter
Delaware’s Most Secretive PAC
Jordan Howell looks into how lack of oversight and loopholes in campaign finance regulations allowed New Castle County Chamber of Commerce PAC to not reveale the identity of a single donor over the past ten years, Delawares Most Secretive Pac
Anyone wary of State Senator Sarah McBride’s close connections to Jack Markell and worried what that connection might signal in terms of McBrides approach to politics and policies should listen to this podcast.
You think Drew Serres is a Delaware Progressive MVP? You think the Eugene Young campaign had some downstream impact? You don’t know the half of it. Listen to Maria Beauchamp talk about the rising left-wing political movement in Puerto Rico, and how it was partially inspired by Network Delaware.
Highlands Bunker: Capriotti’s For Everybody (w/Dave Weigel)
I haven’t listened to this one yet, but Weigel is an interesting guy. I’ sure is it pretty great.
Will Delaware Dissolve Trump Corporations?
Lawmakers are divided on role Delaware should play in response to Trump’s calls for insurrection. Attorney General Kathy Jennings says “no question” that Trump businesses deserve “complete investigative scrutiny under the law.” Will Delaware Dissolve Trump Corporations/
Will Delaware dissolve Trump corporations? Nope, it would cost a few bucks and throw a chill on the incorporation racket. More to the point will the idiots that ransacked congress be back, suspect not since serious effort has been made to keep them away and make them behave, cowards are like that. Playing at soldier or not.
Thanks for the boost here. Just a quick note. The Delaware Call will be having its first annual (virtual) fundraiser via Zoom on Thursday 28 January.
Access is available for as little as a $3/month subscription.
Details and invitation are here:
https://donorbox.org/delaware-call-virtual-fundraiser