DL Open Thread Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Trump and Biden both won most of the Super Tuesday delegates, but with enough hiccups to give the media something to talk about. Trump lost Vermont to Nikki Haley and picked up only about 75% of the GOP votes cast, while Biden lost American Samoa to some nobody from Baltimore. As a barometer, Samoa leaves something to be desired. They went for Mike Bloomberg last time.
Trump might have found a solution to his money problems: He’s courting Elon Musk, demonstrating, with apologies to Flannery O’Connor and Ernest Hemingway, that the scum that also rises must converge.
Kyrsten Sinema announced that she won’t run for reelection, and there was much rejoicing.
AIPAC intends to spend $100 million this election cycle to primary Democrats who are insufficiently pro-Israel. I have no idea where people get the idea that Jews are some sinister global force bent on world domination.
North Carolina Republicans have nominated for governor a guy who, no shit, believes in lizard people, among a long list of bonkers conspiracy theories.
I have no idea where people get the idea that the GOP is composed of grifters and morons.
If you ever wonder who the GOP works for, this should be a hint: Defunding the IRS is a big priority. The IRS, for its part, announced last week that its sending notices to 25,000 million-dollar earners who haven’t filed tax returns, in many cases for years. And that’s not even counting the Russians.
Interesting news on the labor front. Starbucks has agreed to negotiate with unions, who withdrew their slate of board candidates in response. If there’s no quid pro quo there, the union people are dumber than I think. Meanwhile the Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize. It’s hopefully a first step toward getting higher education out of the minor league sports business.
The floor’s yours.
The fact that this person is allowed to continue posting here, smearing people who don’t want Palestinian children to be murdered, is an indictment of Delaware Liberal’s moderation policy.
What happens when March 9 comes and goes and Trump doesnt pay his first legal settlement to Carroll?
Musk pays it for him?
To Whom It Does Concern: You have worn out your welcome when it comes to snide posts about the War in Gaza.
We will moderate your posts going forward, and if you step across the line again (you know what it is), you will be banned.
The rest is up to you.
Here’s a hint: If you call people protesting Israel’s activities in Gaza “pro-Hamas,” you’re over the line.
By the same token, I have low tolerance for calling those who fail to protest it “pro-genocide.”
Basically, putting words in other people’s mouths, or saying shit like “by extension, you support Hamas/genocide,” will get comments spiked once we see them. Repeat offenders get banned.
You want to fight each other, take it outside.
That’s a fair line that is fine with me. I’ll be looking for it to work both ways as laid out here. I’ve been posting too damn much here anyway and ought to cut back.
https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2024/03/how-many-starving-children-does-it-take-to-make-up-for-10-7