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DL Open Thread: Sat., April 4, 2020
Florida Rethuglican Party May Have Blowed Itself Up Real Good. And, no, it’s not what you think. An absolute must-read. Schadenfreude you can enjoy w/o guilt. The Rethugs set up an unemployment system designed to make it extremely difficult for the unemployed to get benefits, and…: Privately, Republicans admit that the $77.9 million system that […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., April 3, 2020
‘Jared Kushner Is Going To Get Us All Killed’. Explain to me again how this guy is in charge of, and has failed at, everything. This, if anything, has been an overlooked story. Price-Gouging Is Commonplace As Hospitals Desperately Seek Supplies. Good thing that Trump is there as ‘backup’. The failure of the Trump to […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., April 2, 2020
America’s ‘Wartime’ President Brags He’s #1 On Facebook, Threatens Military Action Against Iran, And Touts Drug Interdiction Operation–During Coronavirus Briefing. Oh, and tells lie after lie. Hey, if they’re gonna give him close to two hours of TV time every night, he’ll find stuff to fill it. Pull. The. Plug. You’re reelecting him. This Day […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., April 1, 2020
Sorry, not in the mood for April Fool’s Jokes. There’s no fool like an orange fool, and there’s nothing funny about him. UN: Pandemic Worst Crisis Since WW II. FDR ain’t coming through that door. Nor, apparently, are tests, ventilators and protective equipment. Remember, kids, this decentralizing of the Federal government was deliberate and pushed […]
DL Open Thread: Tues., March 31, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. A really bad day in the US. Updated carnage: 164,610 cases, 3170 deaths. The number of cases is way below the real total because of the ongoing lack of testing. We’ll likely have close to 10,000 deaths by Sunday. Feds send wrong masks to Illinois. Trump Blows Up Auto Mileage Standards […]
‘Bulo’s Fave Tunes: March 2020
How’zabout we stream some great tunes while keeping our physical distance? Sounds good to me. Betcha some of them sound good to you: Musta’ missed this one last year. Correcting that error… If we ever get back to doing concerts at the Gild Hall, this guy will be on my short list of artists I […]
DL Open Thread: Mon., March 30, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 143,055 cases and 2513 deaths in the US. No, uh, reopening of the economy by Easter. Guess those pews won’t be packed. Trump moves the goal posts by claiming that a mere 100,000 deaths in the US would be a ‘very good job’. Trump: Healthcare Workers Must Be […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., March 29, 2020
Everything Falls Apart, Ctd. The latest carnage? 124,686 cases in the US, 2191 deaths. Coronavirus comes to Oklahoma, its denialist governor has to do a 180. You remember him, the guy who took his whole family out to eat at a crowded restaurant. Florida’s Governor and the future of scapegoating. Hint-he won’t take the blame […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., March 28, 2020
The Rethugs Created Thomas Massie. The love-child of Newt Gingrich and Rand Paul. An extremely rare good read from Dana Milbank. “We Need Ventilators, We Don’t Need Ventilators, We Need Ventilators. It’s GM’s Fault”. What passes for the Trump ‘policy’ on ventilators. Where there’s a Trump failure, there’s a scapegoat. This time–GM? Hadn’t they already […]
DL Open Thread: Fri., March 27, 2020
Carney Caves To Gun Nuts. I mean, what’s more essential than hoarding guns during a pandemic? You can’t get a stockpile of books, but you can get a stockpile of weapons. Craven Carney caved, pure and simple. John, I’d like to be able to make an appointment to buy some books. (I would, actually). Can […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., March 26, 2020
Senate Passes Disaster Relief Plan. Guess Lindsey Graham decided it wasn’t worth risking payouts to scofflaw corporations in order to screw people who might conceivably abuse unemployment benefits. And, of course, the Trump family stands to benefit, despite language to the contrary in the bill: Even the fine print in a near-final 880-page version of […]
DL Open Thread: Weds., March 25, 2020
We Have A Deal. At first glance, it looks like the Rethugs had no choice but to cave on the $500 billion slush fund and more protection for workers: After complaints from Democrats, a $500 billion fund — $425 billion for the Federal Reserve to leverage for loans in order to help broad groups of […]
Bye Bye Firefly
It’s been canceled for 2020: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/entertainment/2020/03/24/firefly-music-festival-cancelled-due-coronavirus-scare/2908547001/
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