DL Open Thread Monday April 10 2023

i>This is sickening on many levels.  One of those levels is knowing that  Texas Gov Greg Abbott is Tucker Carlson's prison bitch.   Of course we now know that Carlson is only pretending to be the prison yard shot caller. In reality Carlson is the braying wingnut mob's bitch. They've set up a self-justifying, internally re-enforcing rubegoldberg contraption of doom.

On this date in 1970 Paul McCartney officially announces the split of The Beatles. And on April 10th 1869 Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9.

Poll Results – DL Readers and Lurkers REALLY want Trump to be the GOP’s nominee

It was a blow out.  57% in favor of Trump being the nominee.   His loser credentials are undeniable.  He is immensely unpopular.  He is extremely polarizing.  He is a transparent fraud.  And his criminal past is (at long last) catching up with him.   He makes the race entirely about his sore-loser, butthurt idiocy.  He gives voters a stark choice between continuing as a democracy or not. Of course Democrats want to run against Trump.   PLEASE make it so, Republicans.    

Those Zany Christians

Christian zealotry takes many forms. Here in the United States we have zealots taking healthcare away from women to make Jesus smile. In the Philippines.... SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines >>…

Smug and assured, ignorant and shameless

There are many necessary responses to Matthew Kacsmaryk’s misogynist lawlessness, and Jessica Valenti’s too-hot-for-Elon visceral reaction is certainly one of them: There’s no real way to prepare for the feeling of despair…