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DL Open Thread: Friday, October 8, 2021
Two From The Times: Optimist. Pessimist. Would it surprise you to learn that Krugman is (sorta) the optimist? Yeah, me too. The Ezra Klein piece is must-reading, and it’s not (all) gloom-and-doom. Elon Musk Heads To Anti-Choice Country. Here’s a prediction worthy of being cut-and-saved: “We’re going to create an ecological paradise here because we’re […]
To Whomever Would Challenge Val Longhurst: There WILL Be Trumpets!
OK, kids, you’ve seen the results of our poll on which Dem House member should be challenged. Tops on the list is Val Longhurst. Even moreso than toppling Speaker Pete, defeating Longhurst with a progressive would kause the kollapse of the Kop Kabal. Which reminds me, how long would she keep her job with the […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Can’t We Just Trade Manchin For Murkowski? Not saying she’d be a ‘better’ D, but I doubt she’d revel in the role of gumming up the works like that fucking hillbilly. The ‘Least Bad’ Ways To Cool The Planet? Carbon Removal. Social Geoengineering. Or Both. Doesn’t fill me with confidence. But well worth reading: To […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, October 1, 2021
Killings By Police In America Undercounted By More Than Half. According to the British medical journal Lancet: Researchers compared information from a federal database known as the National Vital Statistics System, which collects death certificates, with recent data from three organizations that track police killings through news reports and public records requests. When extrapolating and […]
My Fave Tunes For September 2021
And the months dwindle down to a precious few. September…: Will this be Nathan Arizona’s fave of the month? Maybe he’ll tell us…: Oh, snap! Personal to the Tubs: Please change your name. The Tubes pop up, but not the Tubs. Change the name of The Name Song. All I get is Shirleyshirleybobirley. Song’s on […]
Fun With Maps
False advertising–of a sort. Consider this a redistricting hot-stove league thread. Timely because the General Assembly will hold a Redistricting For Dummies session tonight. Since I fit that profile, I plan to attend the virtual meeting. You can, too. Right here. With that out of the way, let’s look at what might ultimately happen during […]
Read This, Then Sign The Petition!
It’s finally dawned on people just how corrupt the supposed development at Ft. DuPont actually is. As you know, I’ve written about it since its inception. This article provides all the backstory you’ll need. Read it. (I need the page hits.) Delaware’s two least ethical legislators, joined by a legislator who got out of Dover […]
Andrew C, You Say You Want A Poll, I’ll GIVE You A Poll!
Because I’d love to hear what everybody’s answer to this would be: If you could only volunteer to challenge one House incumbent D this year, which of the following would it be, and why?: Stephanie Bolden Larry Mitchell Pete Schwartzkopf Valerie Longhurst Franklin Cooke Lumpy Carson Andria Bennett Bill Bush No doubt there are others […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 25, 2021
Rethug Gerrymanders All The Rage These Days. Not to mention, conservative courts ready to step in when the legislators won’t. Also, more proof that these so-called ‘non-partisan’ commissions are nothing more than fig leafs. Karen Bass To Run For Mayor Of Los Angeles. A great development. Progressive member of Congress, beloved by the Black community […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, September 24, 2021
Cyber Ninja Arizona Audit Shows Biden Got More Votes, Trump Less Votes Than Previously Recorded. Biden with 99 more votes, Trump with 261 fewer votes. Which is not stopping Trump and Texas Rethug Governor Greg Abbott from, well: Eight and a half hours after former President Donald J. Trump made a public demand for Gov. […]
‘Nobody Likes Me, Everybody Hates Me, Guess I’ll Go Take Worm Medicine’
If, that is, a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim and (bum-)steered by, of course, yet another failed Republican candidate who just happens to practice law, is affirmed. Here’s the story from WDEL (an El Som tip of the sombrero to an intrepid tipster): A lawsuit filed in Delaware Chancery Court seeks to force a […]
‘Freedumb’ Self-Selection Continues Unabated
If anything, perhaps the degree to which the MAGAts are placing their lives in danger has been understated. Here are the ten counties in the US that experienced the greatest percentage growth in COVID cases over the past seven days according to the NYTimes, and the percentage of voters who went with Trump in these […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 18, 2021
Rethugs Play Russian Roulette With Debt Ceiling. Because they can, and because everything they do is purely and solely for political gain: McConnell has declared that Senate Republicans will not vote to increase the Treasury’s authority to continue borrowing, which is the same as voting to allow a default. As he has done before, McConnell […]
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