DL Open Thread Wednesday January 18 2023

Filed in National by on January 18, 2023

This headline sums up the end of the Republic

Sinema and Manchin high-five at Davos over blocking filibuster reform

Conservative ‘Freedom Phone’ Going Pretty Much as You Might Expect

In Addition to Terrorists, MAGAt Loser Also a Cheapskate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Documents show what led to the arrest of the failed Republican candidate, Solomon Peña, who is accused of organizing multiple shootings against Democratic lawmakers in Albuquerque.

Criminal complaints and arrest documents reveal Peña paid four men $500 each for the drive-by shootings. Albuquerque police say at least four Democratic lawmakers’ homes were shot up.

 

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  1. bamboozer says:
    January 18, 2023 at 8:21 am

    Enjoyed the “Freedom Phone” scam, as in as thou shalt scam the foolish so shalt thy be scammed, ripped off and take for a ride. At $500 a pop for an el cheapo Chinese phone!

  2. Alby says:
    January 18, 2023 at 9:42 am

    What strikes me about the tits-up status of virtually every conservative alternative enterprise — social media, banks, you name it — is that the media never stops to consider the implications.

    What it means should be obvious: There aren’t nearly so many nutjobs out there as the media would have you believe. I’ve seen this over and over — big headline about RWNJs protesting something, then you see the “demonstration” and it’s maybe 20 people. Lots of people might share their views, but not to the extent that they’ll turn off the TV and get off their asses.

    Perhaps you saw a headline last week about some sort of anti-trans rally MTG was supposed to be involved with, but probably not — it was a total dud, as are a lot of the Washington rallies the RWNJs announce but fail to organize. The ones that are well-attended are the ones that are promoted by shadowy groups with deep pockets.

    To me, the implication is that these MAGAts aren’t self-motivated to express reactionary views — they’re recruited and goaded into it. Without the constant prodding from the media — and not just the right-wing media — I think they’d eventually get over having to share the world with the Blahs, the browns, the gay and the trans.

  3. Andrew C says:
    January 18, 2023 at 1:55 pm

    A familiar face back in the news: https://www.rawstory.com/christine-odonnell-unpaid-campaign-taxes/

  4. puck says:
    January 18, 2023 at 4:34 pm

    Nevertheless, she persisted:

    The right-wing judge nominated to NY’s highest court by Dem Gov. Kathy Hochul was voted down 10-9 by the NY Senate Judiciary committee, with Dems providing all 10 No votes. But Hochul is going to the mat for her nominee:

    Even with the committee’s rejection of Justice LaSalle, there’s a chance that the clash over his nomination could end up in the courts. The governor and some of her supporters have argued that a committee vote is irrelevant and that, in their view, her nominee must be subject to a full vote on the Senate floor.

  5. puck says:
    January 18, 2023 at 8:07 pm

    Irénée Du Pont, Jr. died Monday at age 103. guess I’m a poor excuse for a Delawarean because I don’t have any stories to share about him.

  6. Nancy Willing says:
    January 19, 2023 at 6:52 am

    Coons grabbed a Davos headline –

    CNBC: Manchin, Sinema and Coons meet with CEOs at private Davos luncheon for World Economic Forum — U.S. lawmakers quietly took part in a private ritzy lunch atop the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Monday featuring dozens of influential business leaders.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/16/world-economic-forum-manchin-sinema-attend-davos-luncheon-with-ceos.html?fbclid=IwAR27OGE1iYlbQEN4MC5WaOPxEo8yeome3HIT7_JrmZVpMI6q1SGCHYyYn8U

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