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Flag of the Day #4 – Angola
For me, the national flag of Angola is the most stridently revolutionary. It is elegantly split horizontally into a lower black half signifying mother Africa, and an upper red half signifying the blood of the MPLA (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola) revolutionaries who wrested the country from Portugal and defeated capitalist proxies in an ensuing civil […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, October 7, 2021
If you’re paying close attention to the latest Debt Limit Ceiling Crisis, well, I pity you — you’re an all-day sucker. Last I checked Republicans were offering to move the standoff to December, but frankly, I don’t give a flying fuck. It will happen or it won’t, and nothing you or I do will make […]
Flag of the Day #3 – Denmark
The flag of Denmark or “Dannebrog” as the Danes call it, has the distinction of being the oldest national flag in continuous use. It also has the distinction of being literally handed down by God from his heavenly throne during battle to help the Danes rally and beat the (then) pagan Estonians at the battle Battle of […]
This fundraising letter from the “Longhurst/Poore team” landed in my mailbox today.
Here is the PDF: Dear Friend.pdf I’m not in the Longhurst/Poore team’s district, but must have been added to their marketing list because I am on the 9th RD committee.
The Corporate State of Delaware
The tiny state has long been a hotbed for corporations. Can mounting public pressure push the state to change its centuries-old ways? Bookmark this from The American Prospect. It catalogs all of Delaware’s corporate sins, and exposes some of the Delaware Way to a reality check.
Flag of the Day #2 – Nunavut
Nunavut is the Canadian territory that you’ve never heard of. That is, you’ve never heard of it unless you were paying attention in 1999 when it was separated from the Northwest Territory and ceded to an independent Inuit government. Occupying over 787,000 sq miles, Nunavut is vast but very thinly populated. Around 39,000 call Nunavut […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday October 6th 2021
About fucking time…
Biden broaches nuclear option in standoff with McConnell
The president said it was a “real possibility” as Democrats weigh more drastic measures to address the debt ceiling.
How much bad faith does the GOP have to demonstrate until Democrats understand that they are acting in bad faith? If this happens Coons will provide the maudlin “deep regrets and sadness” to the Morning Joe crew.
I find it very shocking that an organization which makes being a tortured pedophile a requirement for entry is full of tortured pedophiles.
What ever happened to the Kathleen K McGuiness Story?
Last week there were rumors flying around that KKMcG was being investigated for the very types of financial misdeeds you’d expect a State Auditor to be investigating. What ever happen to that story?
Song of the Day 10/5: Eddy Grant, “Electric Avenue”
Has anybody in history lost in court more often than Donald Trump? He was at it again last week, when a judge ruled against his effort to dismiss a lawsuit brought against him by Guyanese-British singer-songwriter Eddy Grant over Trump’s use of “Electric Avenue” in a campaign ad. Such cases typically get settled, usually with […]
Flag of the Day #1 – Kiribati
Vexillology is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags. That is much introduction to this series as I’m interested in making. So, here is flag #1 – Kiribati.
Kiribati is an independent island nation in the central Pacific Ocean south of Hawaii. The permanent population is…
DL Open Thread Tuesday October 5th 2021
Coons Shamelessly Laments McConnell’s Lack of Bipartisan Spirit
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a close Biden ally, said McConnell’s position “has to stick in the president’s craw. This is something that’s been routinely done. There’s been bipartisan cooperation about working together to raise the debt ceiling, dozens and dozens of times.”
Other than Biden, has anyone come up smaller than Coons over the past month?
McConnell crashing the economy and establishing himself as Acting President seems like a good time to ask, where is the Super Secret Bipartisan Caucus that was supposed to rise up when Coons gave the signal? Where indeed. Might as well ask, where is Coons’ shame? Where is Coons’ self-respect to go around still lamenting McConnell’s lack of bipartisan spirit? I mean, really Chris. C’mon, Man.
Taliban Kills Several ISIS Fighters in Raid After Mosque Bombing Kills 5 in Kabul
I guess I’ll have to tune into Rick Jensen’s show to see which side Sean Hannity wants us to take in this Taliban vs ISIS thing.
Here are some headlines from Norway, Sweden, and Estonia.
Norway takes climate change seriously.
DL Open Thread Monday October 4th 2021
Feeling tired is a common experience. It can be caused by disrupted sleep habits, a change in routine, or late stage capitalism. I think there are enough dots of paint on the canvas now to make out the painting.
Pandora papers, Trump-ified republicanism, anti-science, Glorious Moderation, debt-limit roulette, the so-called labor shortage, old incurious politicians, the burning planet… these scourges are all wind-chimes being rung by the same ill-wind. That wind is the death throes of western capitalism.
How long will it take to die? Too long. What will replace it? Who the fuck knows?
Happy Monday.
The leaked files reveals that Tony and Cherie Blair saved £312,000 in property taxes when they purchased a London building partially owned by the family of a prominent Bahraini minister.
The former prime minister and his wife bought the £6.5m office in Marylebone by acquiring a British Virgin Islands (BVI) offshore company. While the move was not illegal, and there is no evidence the Blairs proactively sought to avoid property taxes, the deal highlights a loophole that has enabled wealthy property owners not to pay a tax that is commonplace for ordinary Britons.
Song of the Day 10/3: Elaine Paige, “Memory”
Stephanie Grisham’s tell-all tome about her time in the Trump White House contains lots of anecdotes that would be dismissed out of hand if they were about anyone other than Trump. They usually contain more than a kernel of truth, of course — for example, nobody doubts that Trump would go into towering rage tantrums. […]
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