DL Open Thread Tuesday May 23 2023
Phew… busy day for news nerds yesterday. Does anyone know if Buckson used the cover of Carper’s press conference to secede? No? Jesus, what’s the hold up?
DelawareLive is a real shithole. Get a load of how they frame SB2 public comments:
Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 2, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth Lockman, D-Wilmington, would require a person to acquire a permit before they can purchase a handgun, but exempting active or retired police officers, and people with concealed carry permits.
William Sharp of Sussex County said that all the lawmakers who vote for the handgun bill are traitors to the country.
“At this time, I have no other options but to charge these individuals who have submitted this legislation with crimes against the people of Delaware and the Constitution of the United States,” Sharp said. “The first charge is treason. The second is…violation of oath of office.”
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Russia being attacked by Russians while Russia is attacking another country is just so Russian
A group of anti-Putin Russian nationals – who are aligned with the Ukrainian army – has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russian’s southwestern region of Belgorod, as Moscow said it was fighting a group of saboteurs there.
Shelling damaged an administrative building, several residential buildings, and a kindergarten in the area, according to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, who said there were no fatalities.
In a Telegram post, groups calling themselves the “Freedom of Russia Legion” and “Russian Volunteer Corps” said they had “liberated” a settlement in the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine.
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Lie, Deny, & Move on.
Viral Story About Homeless Vets Kicked Out of Hotels to House Migrants Was a Lie
Fox News is too woke now. Hopefully this means they are entering the “terror” phase of the MAGA revolution where they all kill each other for not being sufficiently revolutionary.
In mild defense of Delaware Live, their reporters are like 12. That kind of thing sounds cool if you have little to compare it to.
Unfortunately, sites like that and First State Update are often the first places my coworkers go to for news. Well, after Facebook.
Seems like an opportunity for some industrious liberal.
DeSantis to announce candidacy ‘in a live audio conversation on Twitter with Elon Musk, the platform’s polarizing owner, according to people with knowledge of his plans.’
Not exactly ‘coming down that escalator’:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/us/politics/desantis-elon-musk-twitter.html