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DL Open Thread: Sat., June 29, 2019
Judge Halts Work On Border Wall. I guess it all comes down to whether the courts have been packed with enough Trump judges to ignore the law. Biden Supported Constitutional Amendment To Ban Busing. It’s On Tape. Like I said, the Federal version of Tom Sharp. Trump’s Birthers Going After Harris On Social Media. The […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: June 2019
Another monster month, aided and abetted by some songs I’d missed that made NPR’s best songs list for the first half of 2019. I’m cheating on this one, but it’s a classic from the new 25th anniversary re-release of perhaps my all-time fave roots/Americana album: BTW: Here’s a review of the re-release of ‘King Of […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., June 28, 2019
Trump In Japan: Jokes with Putin: “Don’t meddle in the election.” The Story Behind Trump’s Attempts To Screw The Census. I agree with this: Deciding the case on a narrow reading of the Administrative Procedures Act, none of the justices commented substantively, even in dicta, on the bold-faced subtext of the census dispute: that Trump […]
Democratic Presidential Debate: Night Two Post-Mortem
My quick take: The Big Winner: Kamala Harris. She would make Trump look even worse than she made Biden look. Winner: Pete Buttigieg. Unlike Beto. he looked like he belonged. Could you imagine an Indiana face-off with Mike Pence? Definitely could be the Veep with Warren or Harris. Big Loser: Bernie. I’m sorry, I love […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Rules That Citizenship Question Can’t Be Added To Census–At Least For Now
The news wasn’t ALL bad today. From the NYTimes: In a setback for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court on Thursday sent back to a lower court a case on whether the census should contain a citizenship question, leaving in doubt whether the question would be on the 2020 census. Chief Justice John G. Roberts […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court OK’s Partisan Gerrymandering
5-4, of course, with all the Rethugs banding together. R’s now have the right to continue stealing elections and artificially depressing the popular will: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dc/scotus-wont-rein-in-partisan-gerrymandering
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., June 27, 2019
It’s June 27. Do you know where your Bond Bill is? It has not yet been unveiled. There was speculation that it might be run today. If so, it will be run with no time for the public to look at it. For all the self-congratulations surrounding the signing of the Budget Bill, the two […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., June 27, 2019
Welcome to a debate-post-mortem-free edition of Open Thread. While you’re more than welcome to comment on the debate, I had had enough after hearing Chris Matthews’ bloviations last night. Tim Ryan, my bleeping ass. Boeing Had History Of Failing To Fix Safety Problems. Of course, the problems were known to regulators, who didn’t do enough. […]
DL Democratic Debate Open Thread: Weds., June 26, 2019
Tonight’s participants are Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, Beto O’Rourke, Amy Klobuchar, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Julian Castro, Tim Ryan, Bill DeBlasio, and Jay Inslee. Looking for your reactions. If you’re at a watch party, how are others reacting? If you want to engage in pre-debate punditry, feel free. Time’s yours.
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 26, 2019
Whoa. Talk about lack of notice. Check this out from Legislative Council: The Joint Finance Committee will meet Sunday, June 30 in the JFC Hearing room to draft the grant-in-aid bill. Sunday, June 30? The last day of session? That means that the public will not see what goodies are being tucked into this bill […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., June 26, 2019
The ‘She’s Not My Type’ Defense, Deconstructed. Democratic Socialist Next Queens DA? Probably. Tiffany Caban leads by 1100 votes with 3400 absentee ballots left to count. With six candidates on the ballot, her lead will likely hold. AOC and Liz and Bernie supported her. Armed And Misogynistic: The link between toxic masculinity and mass shootings. […]
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 25, 2019
Let’s see…our spies report that Our PAL Val and Nicole ‘No Longer’ Poore have snuck (sneaked?) $6 mill into (presumably) the Bond Bill for a levee to protect the Underground City At Ft. DuPont. And our spies report that Pistol Pete has ordered that the ‘Do Your Fucking Job’ bill aimed at Kathy Kramedas McGuiness […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., June 25, 2019
Our Last Military Standoff With Iran: Not What Trump Said It Was. It was a Navy screw-up, pure and simple. US Subjecting Immigrant Children To Torture. The most disgraceful of all the acts of this administration. Oh, And The Jailers Don’t Take Donations Either. ‘Concentration camps’ sounds exactly right to me. Odyssey Charter On Thin […]
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