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Open Thread Nov. 25: Trump Golfs as Mueller Closes In

By Alby November 25, 2017

Long read for a long weekend: Bill Moyers and retired lawyer Steven Harper put together a timeline of known Trump campaign contacts with Russians, resulting in a (relatively) easy-to-follow version…

The Mighty Flynn

By Alby November 24, 2017

A big development in the Trump-Russia story came to light on Thanksgiving: Lawyers for Mike Flynn stopped sharing information with lawyers for others under investigation, widely taken as a sign…

Biden Only Outside Democrat to Campaign for Jones in Alabama

By Alby November 24, 2017

This HuffPo story is about how the Doug Jones campaign is going it without outside party help, a nod to the reality that nationalizing this race would stimulate Republican turnout.…

Black Friday Open Thread

By Alby November 24, 2017

Black Friday isn't called that because stores get "into the black" from all the retail shopping -- it was coined by Philly cops in the 1960s to describe their day-after-Thanksgiving,…

Sussex County, Alabama

By Alby November 24, 2017

Is Sussex County the Alabama of Delaware? It's not hard to make the case. Years before Roy Moore's love of...um, purity hit the news, Sussex produced pious hypocrite Vance Phillips,…

Turkey Day Open Thread

By Alby November 23, 2017

There's something remarkable about that bird you're going to eat today -- it's twice the weight of its ancestors of 50 years ago. Turkeys in 1960 averaged just over 16…

Open Thread Nov. 22: No Recipes

By Alby November 22, 2017

Here's a shocker -- Donald Trump supports Roy Moore. After days of silence on the matter, Trump must have figured out that he and ol' Roy are attracted to the…

Open Thread Nov. 21: Sex and Politics Don’t Mix

By Alby November 21, 2017

With liberals arguing over Al Franken, Bill Clinton and the political power of opposing sexual harassment, here's a reminder that Republicans' Roy Moore problem, which is only partly about sexual…

Tea and Clickbait Nov. 20: Firebugs, Idiots and Stacking the Bench

By Alby November 20, 2017

More "news" that requires no spoiler alert: Donald Trump is a "dope" and an "idiot." That's the opinion of his national security advisor, H.R. McMaster, according to four different people…

Open Thread Nov. 20: Manson, Moore and Trump; UPDATE: Franken Groped Another One

By Alby November 20, 2017

There is literally NO NEWS today worth talking about, unless you consider the death of an 83-year-old boogieman notable. Yes, Charles Mason, the nutcase "hippie" whose murderous mutterings caused the…

Breakfast Links/Open Thread Nov. 19: Joe Biden, Meek Mill and Tom Capano

By Alby November 19, 2017

His book tour has sparked a lot of Biden-for-President speculation. It gets a cold shower from the New Republic's Alex Shephard, who looks askance at the idea. Really askance: To…

Saturday Scrapple: As the Worm Turns

By Alby November 18, 2017

Used to be that people learned how government works and then ran for office. Republicans don't have the brains or patience for that, so they elect loudmouth jackasses who don't…

Tea and Clickbait: GOP Infighting, Court-Packing and a Senatorial Snowflake

By Alby November 17, 2017

While Democrats cast lots to see which justice warrior is pure enough to deserve Al Franken's Senate seat, Republicans are in pitched battle over Roy Moore's candidacy. At least Moore has…