DL Open Thread 9/24

The impeachment watch is on, so mainstream media will relegate all other stories to the back burner for the foreseeable future. Pundits, even those who previously advocated caution, are falling over each other to post “it’s time” columns. So expect this site to see more trolls than usual as Trumpkins get nervous about the joyride coming to an end.

Freshman Democrats in swing districts are supposedly the people Nancy Pelosi is protecting by not calling for impeachment. But seven of them, including Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania’s nearby 6th District, just wrote an op-ed calling the Ukraine scandal an impeachable offense.

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg gave an emotional speech at the U.N.. Fox News responded by airing a commentator who repeatedly called her “a mentally ill Swedish child.”

The British Supreme Court ruled PM Boris Johnson’s suspension of Parliament unlawful, but passed on the chance to declare his hair a disgrace.

Harvard needs to offer a new class on the Myth of Meritocracy. Turns out that 43% of the white students it admits are legacies, jocks, or the children of donors and faculty.

What do you want to talk about?