DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 8, 2023
The Sham That Is Trump-Style Populism: This crisis is entirely of the party’s own making. For decades it has whipped its base into a righteous fury by promising radical policies…
Gun Nutism Running Riot in Maryland – OK to bring guns to school provided you don’t shoot anyone
The fallacy that animates all gun-nutism is that gun owners are all perfectly rational and reasonable up until the moment they pull the trigger.
Under new Maryland law, student doesn't face charges after bringing gun to school
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A 12-year-old boy escaped legal consequences after he brought a gun to school earlier this week, according to Anne Arundel County police. On Thursday, police say the school resource officer at MacArthur Middle School was notified of a 12-year-old student who had a handgun, loaded magazine, and loose ammunition in a bag at the school. The school says an investigation found that a handgun and magazine were found inside the fanny pack, but the gun was not loaded with bullets inside of the chamber; only a magazine with ammunition was found inside of the gun.
If this Trans Rights Map Holds Up, Biden Wins by 2 EC Votes
I plotted the states with Trans Protections vs Trans Antagonism on the Electoral College map and if Trans views correspond to Presidential preference, Joe Biden holds a very narrow lead. …
Song of the Day 1/7: J. Geils Band, “Give It to Me”
Matt Gaetz admitted that he finally voted "present" to allow Kevin McCarthy to become Speaker of the House because he had run out of things to ask for. McCarthy failed…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 7, 2023
McCarthy Completes Blow Job Just In Time For Gaetz To Cum To His Rescue. I'm not the most scatological contributor on here, but no other metaphor will suffice. This could…
MCCARTHY AGREES TO SUPPORT PUTIN’S WAR AGAINST UKRAINE AND TO DEFAULT ON THE DEBT IN ORDER TO BECOME SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
That headline is from LGM. I don't think it is hyperbole. He gave away a lot. It looks like Putin and people who want the United States to default and crash the world economy (because that is bad for Biden) won. Of course President Manchin (WV) could have taken the debt ceiling thing off the table, but empowering shitheads and creeps is the new big thing in Washington.
Song of the Day 1/6: The Beach Boys, “Do It Again”
We all know Kevin McCarthy isn't the brightest bulb on the GOP Christmas tree -- to be fair, a lot of those lights don't work at all -- so I'm…
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 6, 2023
Remind me again--who were the Rethug House members who voted to throw out the Presidential election results from 2020? Never mind. Here they are. Gee, sure seems like it's a…
Highlands Bunker Podcast – Legislative Precap (w/ Tizzy Lockman, Bryan Townsend)
Ed Note: I have not listened yet, so for now I am voting "present"
Senate Majority Whip and Leader Tizzy Lockman and Bryan Townsend join Rob in the bunker to talk about the priorities of the upcoming legislative session and some of the barriers that stand in the way.
Song of the Day 1/5: The Eagles, “Witchy Woman”
Christine O'Donnell was merely ahead of her time. An alleged Republican witch, one Anna Paulina Luna, has been elected to Congress from Florida. Like O'Donnell, she denies it. This all…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 5, 2022
McCarthy Gives Away Everything. Will It Net Him The Speakership?: During late-hour negotiations Wednesday, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) made fresh concessions to a group of 20 lawmakers in hopes of ending…
Song of the Day 1/4: Lit, “My Own Worst Enemy”
This one's for Kevin McCarthy, whose capacity for self-embarrassment appears limitless. Like McCarthy, Lit hails from California, though from Orange County, not Bakersfield. This track, a single from their 1999…