The Best Sam Bankman-Fried/FTX Explainer Ever
Song of the Day 12/15: Eugene Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Musk’s Twitter Debacle Spreads to Tesla – Who could have predicted this?
Trump-y Minnesota Town Discovers Socialism – End of World Nigh
Song of the Day 12/14: Johnny Marks, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Not Exactly Breaking News – Texts Show GOP Efforts To Overturn 2020 Results!!
DL Open Thread Wednesday December 14 2022
Kevin McCarthy Still Wants to Be Speaker for Some Reason
The House Republican Conference is still entrenched in an internal war over whether to reinstate an arcane rule that would empower any member to bring up a vote to oust a speaker at any time.
The bitter divide is only heating up and has emerged center stage in House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s quest for 218 votes to win the position. For McCarthy’s backers, the so-called motion to vacate is seen as little more than a promise of hostage taking, a tool that could be used by the right flank to hamstring McCarthy’s ability to lead the conference and effectively govern.
Good. Now Do Roe v Wade & Gun Safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered by the backdrop of an ongoing conservative backlash over gender issues.
“This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms,” Biden said on the South Lawn of the White House. “And that’s why this law matters to every single American.”