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‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: September 2020
Month finished up strong. Turned into a great musical month. The rare A to Z month. Something for everybody, as usual: Woo-hoo! I beat Alby to this one. Sure it’s from about 27 years ago. However, I had never heard it before. Just released in a boxed collection. To me, it’s one of the best […]
DL Biden-Trump Debate Open Thread: Tuesday, September 29
Here we go…just hope the caffeinated Joe shows up.
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Looks Like Biden’s Winning Pa. When you look at the breakdowns in this poll, it’s hard to see how Trump overcomes his slippage since 2016. Especially with voters already voting. Trump Tried To Force CDC To Minimize Risks Of Sending Kids Back To School. Went in search of ‘alternate facts’. Courts View Rethugs’ Claims Of […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, September 28, 2020
Brad Parscale Threatens To Harm Himself. Ex-Trump campaign manager hospitalized after barricading himself with a gun in his Florida home. Rethugs blame, wait for it, Democrats. How Donald Trump Sought Control Over His Father’s Estate. He hasn’t done a decent thing in his life. ‘Smells Like Mortgage Fraud’. Bills coming due. Both financially and legally. […]
BREAKING: NYTimes Releases Trump’s Tax Returns…
…and they’re not pretty. Deeply in debt with payments coming due. Paid no taxes in 10 of the past 15 years. To put it mildly, he’s neither a billionaire nor a brilliant businessman.
DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 27, 2020
Computer issues fixed, coffee at the ready, let’s go. Rethugs Plot Swift Confirmation For Coney Barrett. Right around Halloween. Voters oppose the move. Will the power play impact the election? Yes, I think so. Judge Removes Trump’s Director Of Public Lands. He had served beyond the legal limit for ‘acting’ directors. Montana Governor Steve Bullock […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Sept. 25, 2020
Delaware Rethugs Sue To Have Mail-In Ballots Tossed. A 50-state strategy that may end up in the Supreme Court. Judge not buying it: Glasscock asserted that Republicans do not appear concerned about disenfranchisement, given their remedy is to toss out “100 percent” of ballots sent through the new vote by mail system. “What you’re concerned about is not […]
Cathy Cloutier ‘Can’t Be Bought And Won’t Be Bossed’. Nope. Just Extorted
For a ‘nice lady’, she sure prevaricates a lot. The quote above is from her latest lit piece. Time for a shot of the truth. Fact: Cloutier voted to bury some pretty modest gun safety bills in the Senate Executive Committee. Fact: Cloutier confided that she had to do vote that way, or she would […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020
Democracy In Peril. Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power: “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation,” the president said. That was an apparent reference to mail-in ballots, which for months he has railed against, without evidence, as […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., September 23, 2020
Rethugs Unite To Destroy Obamacare, Roe V. Wade. Any name will do. Purists vs. ‘Pragmatists’. Coons reaches across the aisle to do nothing. Possibly the worst D senator in the entire body. Which reminds me… Feckless Dems–Feck. They won’t even get rid of the filibuster. Which the R’s already got rid of. Covid-Denier, Former Legislator, […]
A Great Man Just Died. You Never Heard Of Him
I wouldn’t have known of him either but for…wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. His name was Robert S. Graetz. He was a white pastor to an all-Black congregation. He was a civil rights champion, and willingly risked physical harm to make a difference. Fair use prevents me from quoting the entire NYTimes obituary, but […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Rethugs Have Votes To Confirm Supreme Court Justice. Cory Gardner signs his political death warrant rather than doing the right thing. Biden Doesn’t Mention Supreme Court Vacancy At Campaign Stop. Most feckless Democrat of all the feckless Democrats. More proof of his fecklessness. Need Encouraging News? Absentee Ballot Requests Is (Are?) Your Manna. Explains why […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, Sept. 21, 2020
The Stark Difference Between US And European Energy Companies. Euro companies divest themselves of oil fields, reduce emissions, and commit themselves to renewable energy. US companies? Oil oil oil. The Two Most Likely Trump Supreme Court Choices: Barbara Lagoa. Amy Coney Barrett. My imaginary money’s on Lagoa. Why? Florida. She may have an ethical issue, […]
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