Delaware Liberal

DL Open Thread Wednesday February 1 2023

The Republicans are going to nominate Trump or DeSantis. Both would end American Democracy, but I honestly can’t say which would be worse.

DeSantis Makes 2024 Ambitions Clear As He Pours Gasoline On His ‘Woke’ Education Fire

As he “actively” prepares for a presidential run, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced Tuesday that he plans to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs in every public university in the state.

The plan is part of the Republican governor’s larger plot to remake the Florida public school system into a hub for far-right ideology, which reportedly includes grounding curricula in “the history and philosophy of Western Civilization” and “course correct universities’ missions to align education for citizenship of the constitutional republic and Florida’s existing and emerging workforce needs.”

It’s also seemingly part of a broader scheme for DeSantis to stay in the national news cycle as he riles up the most far-right members of his base ahead of 2024.


Thanks for Nothing!  Delaware’s commercial airline only flies to Florida.  

WILMINGTON, Del. – Scheduled Commercial Air Service is returning to Delaware on Feb. 1, according to the Delaware River and Bay Authority.

According to the Authority, the Avelo Airlines flight will take off Wednesday morning from the Wilmington – New Castle Airport and go to Orlando, Florida.
In the future, the Authority says that Avelo will provide non-stop service from the Wilmington airport to five Florida destinations via a Boeing Next-Generation (NG) 737 aircraft: Orlando, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, and Fort Myers.


The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, that unveils the national, local, and global impacts of the political machinations of wealthy soldiers for Christ.

A revelatory investigation of the Religious right’s rise to political power. Stewart shows that the real power of the movement lies in a dense network of think tanks, advocacy groups, and pastoral organizations, embedded in a rapidly expanding community of international alliances with like-minded, anti-democratic religious nationalists around the world, including Russia. She follows the money behind the movement and traces much of it to a group of super-wealthy, ultraconservative donors and family foundations. The Christian nationalist movement is far more organized and better funded than most people realize. It seeks to control all aspects of government and society. Its successes have been stunning, and its influence now extends to every aspect of American life, from the white house to state house capitols, from our schools to our hospitals.”

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