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DL Open Thread Sunday, August 15, 2021
One of them finally spilled the beans. A congressional aide told journalist Julia Ioffe the reason Republican politicians are getting their own constituents killed: About a month ago, I was talking to a pretty senior Hill aide on the Republican side. Vaccinated, everybody in his shop was vaccinated. I said, ‘What is the deal, why […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, August 12, 2021
Legal experts are saying the evidence piling up against the Previous Guy makes an indictment of the pretend president inevitable. This means it has less than a 50-50 chance of coming to pass. You know how they say alcoholics are never “cured,” they’re just in recovery? I have to assume the same applies to crackheads […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, August 11, 2021
One certainty about the Trump coup is that this lumbering mound of seething resentment and ignorance — Trump, that is — isn’t smart enough to have done all this himself. Though the news-consuming public doesn’t seem to care, there are people at work determining who provided that help, and the most interesting facet is where […]
How ‘Good Republicans’ Let Fascism Capture Their Party
I have to disagree with my esteemed colleague on the subject of so-called “good” or “moderate” Republicans. They do exist — not in Congress, which is why Chris Coons is pissing up a rope, but they are out there. I know more than a few myself. They’re the sort of people who have a decent […]
Breaking: Rep Madinah Wilson-Anton to File Ethics Complaint Against Brady
The political consequences facing disgraced state House Representative Gerald Brady (D-RD4) continue to mount as the Delaware Call has learned that an official ethics complaint will be submitted in the Delaware General Assembly.
Yesterday evening, the Members of the Boards of Directors of both the Delaware Chinese American Association (DCAA) and the Chinese American Community Center (CACC) signed an email which said in part:We believe that Mr. Brady is no longer fit for office as a state legislator, and we call for his immediate resignation. (Snip)In reply to the joint DCAA/CACC email, which was addressed to all 41 Members of the Delaware House of Representatives, Rep Madinah Wilson-Anton (D-RD26) wrote, “I agree with you and stand with you. I am in the process of filing an official ethics complaint.”
DL Open Thread Tuesday August 10th 2021
The Last Guy:
The last guy’s attempt to sabotage the infrastructure bill has been a miserable failure. Mcconnell is now Biden’s bitch. Republicans in disarray. Everything is dumbed down “horse race coverage” but as long as “team blue” is putting up runs …I’m ok with it, I guess.
“Are you betraying the Republican base?” Bartiromo asked some GOP back bencher who defied Trump
Delta V:
Ron “Little Trump” DeSantis is waging a war on school mask mandates, and is threatening to withhold the paychecks of school board members who defy his mask ban.
How To Keep Your Child Safe From DeSantis… I mean from The Delta Variant.
Once Avoidable Climate Disasters:
In climate news…Today’s song of the day should be Carole King’s – It’s Too Late Major U.N. climate report warns of “extreme” and “unprecedented” impacts
Funny headlines:
Texas State Rep. Steve Toth Says Mike Lindell Is Being ‘Set Up by the Left’
…as if Lindell needs setting up.
Good Question:
Judge asks why Capitol riot damage restitution is $1.5 million when cost to taxpayers is $500M
Tech No
Finally, I have to admit I felt a little queasy when I heard about Apple’s plan to scan phones for child porn.
Thousands sign open letter arguing against Apple plan to scan US iPhones for child sexual abuse images
All the “good” Republicans
It is funny* to think about how much time and energy Coons has put into promoting the idea that some Republicans are the “good” ones.
For years this fantasy has allowed him to utterly ignore all crimes, the voter suppression, climate change denialism, the greedy-shitheadedness that is central to modern Republicanism.
None of that terrible anti-American stuff matters because the silent majority of “good” ones will reveal their goodness in due time.
*sad funny, not haha funny
DL Open Thread Monday August 9th 2021
Bipartisanship and denial: Democrats react to news about the Trump regime’s crimes against democracy and the American people.
This indifference to Donald Trump’s crimes and the growing power of neofascism can also be explained by willful denial. When a society is in crisis, people find ways to convince themselves that somehow everything will be fine, because to face the dire reality of the situation is too painful.
Meanwhile…
“He’s in” The Last Guy’s onetime press secretary, Sean Spicer, said his former boss would run for the presidency again in 2024.
The head of the Republican National Committee (RNC) says that former President Trump “still leads the party,” even as the RNC has vowed to remain neutral if Trump runs again in 2024.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel touted Trump’s fundraising abilities in an interview on WABC 770 AM in New York, with Trump recently reporting more than $100 million available on hand entering the second half of 2021.
Does Ron DeSantis work for Covid-19?
A federal judge in Florida issued an order Sunday allowing Norwegian Cruise Line to require passengers to prove they’ve been inoculated against Covid-19, despite a state ban that prohibits companies from adopting such measures.
Climate Change is Real
PEFKI, Greece — Pillars of billowing smoke and ash turned the sky orange and blocked out the sun above Greece’s second-largest island Sunday as a days-old wildfire devoured pristine forests and encroached on villages, triggering more evacuation alerts.
DL Open Thread Sunday, August 8, 2021
Alexander Pope was right: A little learning is a dangerous thing. He put it more poetically, but his observation was spot on. People who know a lot usually know how much they don’t know, whereas people who learn only a little tend to overestimate their knowledge. A perfect example played out yesterday at Christiana Hospital, […]
Song of the Day 8/7: George Harrison, “Cosmic Empire”
A remastered box set of George Harrison’s “All Things Must Pass” is out to commemorate, one year late, the 50th anniversary of its initial release. The original three-LP set is accompanied by a number of the 40 demo recordings Harrison made, singing alone with just his acoustic guitar, on his first two days in the […]
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