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July 11 Open Thread: Everything Falls Apart
Trump trashes Germany and NATO in his opening salvo at the NATO summit in Brussels: “Germany, as far as I’m concerned, is captive to Russia because it’s getting so much of its energy from Russia,” Trump told NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in a fiery on-camera exchange that was nearly without precedent in the history […]
Song Of The Day: July 11, 2018
Hey, no list of great bar bands would be complete w/o these cats from Asbury Park, NJ:
July 10 Open Thread: It Could Have Been Worse. Maybe
At least one right-winger wanted an all-out culture war, and so was hoping that Trump would nominate Amy Coney Barrett. I’m sorry, you can read all the tea leaves in search of hopeful signs, but Kavanaugh will push the Court rightward. A good day to call Carper and Coons’ offices, and contribute to Kerri Harris’ […]
Filing Deadline Countdown Thread
Was gonna wait until first thing tomorrow, but a lot happened today. First and, I believe, most important, Nnamdi Chukwuocha has indeed filed to challenge the ethically-bankrupt Charles Potter for Potter’s 1st RD seat. He is a serious and well-qualified challenger. You can learn more about him here. Kelly mentioned that Vincent White had filed […]
July 9 Open Thread: Trump Vs. The Breast-Feeders
Yep, doing the bidding of the formula makers, the Trump Administration sought to deep-six a UN Resolution endorsing breast-feeding. Used ‘gangster tactics’ (threatened trade sanctions) to force Ecuador to drop its sponsorship. Ultimately, the resolution passed when, wait for it, Russia stepped in as the sponsor. No Trump threats there. Local non-profit drops hiring of […]
Song Of The Day: July 9, 2018
I just saw that Pittsburgh’s most legendary bar band played a Free At Noon on ‘XPN. Didn’t hear it, but I betcha they played this one:
July 8 Open Thread: The Return of Rocket Man
Absolutely must-reading about the DuPont Chambers Works plant now owned by Chemours. And remember, DNREC has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of these poison peddlers forever. While we can’t go back in time, we can help to ensure that the victims are fairly compensated. Gee, maybe that FOIA-proof Economic council will hand them truckloads of cash […]
Song Of The Day: July 8, 2018
I know it’s a predictable choice, but this remains my fave Kinks’ song ever, and I know that many others agree. What’s yours?:
Song Of The Day: July 7, 2018
‘Cause celluloid heroes never feel any pain, and celluloid heroes never really die’:
Delaware Political Weekly: June 29-July 5, 2018
1. Actor Lee Murphy To Play Role Of Congressional Candidate. He’s been a candidate before. He’s almost been a candidate a couple of other times. He’s been a teacher, an Amtrak conductor, and an actor who drives a stick shift and has an ‘extensive wardrobe’. He’s always good for comedic relief. And he’s the R candidate […]
Trumpian? No. Lilliputian? Yes.
Much was made (in fact, John Carney made much of) this Executive Order signed by the Governor on June 30, 2018. He did this after the General Assembly declined to consider a hastily-introduced constitutional amendment that would have required the adoption of ‘budget smoothing’ throughout the budgetary process. As opponents of this attempt to railroad […]
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