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Dec. 13 Open Thread: James Bond, Meet Maria Butina

By Alby December 13, 20184 Comments

A team of Australian public health officials at what must be Sherlock Holmes University issued a report that sounds like parody: After studying the cinematic evidence, they concluded that James…

Dec. 12 Open Thread: Cohen Gets 3 Years, Pelosi Pwns Trump

By Alby December 12, 20187 Comments

Donald Trump's claim that Michael Cohen's payoff of two paramours was a "civil" rather than a criminal offense just clanged into the iron bars of reality, as Cohen was sentenced…

Whatever Happened to Murdertown?

By Alby December 11, 20182 Comments

I posed a question in the panhandling thread asking if anyone could figure out why Mike Purzycki gets virtually no positive press for the receding Wilmington murder rate. I flashed…

Dec. 11 Open Thread: Plenty of Coal This Christmas

By Alby December 11, 20184 Comments

In news that will seem much more important years down the line than it does now, a global climate confab is being held in Poland, the climate-denier capital of Europe,…

Dec. 10 Open Thread: The Wheels Have Come Off, Trump’s Driving on the Rims

By Alby December 10, 20185 Comments

When Richard Nixon's presidency fell apart, he was at least enough of an old political hack to keep up the outward appearance of a functioning administration. Chalk that up as…

Dec. 9 Open Thread: Liberal Bias? If Only

By Alby December 9, 201816 Comments

I don't make a habit of whining about media malfeasance -- it's just too common to get worked up over. But a glut of minor sins made for annoying reading…

Dec. 8 Open Thread: So What Do We Do With Him Now?

By Alby December 8, 20181 Comment

The overnight analyses are coming in, and the consensus is that the story is going where we always knew it would: Trump likely committed all the bad acts we have…

Dec. 7 Open Thread: Beto’s the One to Beat, and the Beatings Have Begun

By Alby December 7, 201824 Comments

If he isn't, why are rhetorical knife fights already breaking out over him? Ben Mathis-Lilley surveys the skirmish that's starting to shape up as the Battle of Bull Run in…

Dec. 6 Open Thread: Is Beto the One to Beat?

By Alby December 6, 201820 Comments

Sure seems that way. I've seen headlines saying he met with Obama and that he hasn't ruled out running, which has roused sharp-eyed progressives. RE Vanella beat her to it,…

Dec. 5 Open Thread: Republicans Now Undermining Democracy Openly

By Alby December 5, 201810 Comments

The pending collapse of Trump, and the party that tied itself to his mast, has flushed out the rats from belowdeck, carrying only what they can stuff into their cheeks.…

Another Old Warhorse, Uncle Joe, Is Acting Frisky

By Alby December 4, 201812 Comments

With Bernie making campaign noises, don't you forget about Joe. As if he'll let you. WDEL has an article drawn from Biden's book tour appearance in Montana, and he sure…

Dec. 4 Open Thread: Ready for Another Bernie-Brawl?

By Alby December 4, 201860 Comments

If Donald Trump had to face a united Democratic Party in 2020, he'd have little chance of re-election. Trouble is, he won't, at least not if Bernie Sanders runs agains…

In Which It Is Shown That Progressives Can Be Just as Hostile to Truth as Republicans

By Alby December 3, 201829 Comments

The first post I wrote for Delaware Liberal back in January 2017 was about my suspicion that Trump was, in addition to his many character defects and possible psychopathy, showing…