The Martyr King
Two quick things. 1) The notion that Trump would suffer some momentary discomfort to help anyone is laughable. 2) If you believe Trump when he says, "They aren't really coming…
DL Open Thread Wednesday March 22 2023
Tom Carper and Josh Gottheimer sold stocks totaling $1,460,000 on February 15th. Carper is a very very wealthy man and a very smart investor. When he makes these big…
Song of the Day 3/21: Classics IV, “Stormy”
Donald Trump might finally face some consequences today for his life of crime. He would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for that meddlesome porn star! The…
DL Open Thread Tuesday March 21 2023
Nice prep work! Trump called in to ‘Pastor’s for Trump’ for a National Prayer on the eve of his possible indictment. When the host asked him to name a specific…
Tennessee to make drag performers register and wear pink triangles
Ok. No pink triangles yet. But this makes it seem inevitable. You thought the Tennessee drag ban was bad? wait til you see TN 841. This bill would force REGISTRATION…
Delaware GOP asked “12 business leaders” ?
Delaware GOP asked "12 business leaders" for their thoughts on how the state can "support economic growth and improve the lives of workers" That's great. Whatever. But just check out…
Song of the Day 3/20: Traffic, “Medicated Goo”
If you thought idiots dosing themselves with cattle dewormer would stop being a thing now that COVID is receding, you don't know the persistence of idiots. You might have seen…
Why White Christian Nationalists Are Doomed
It's inevitable. Because Demographics Are Destiny: The white Christian portion of the U.S. adult population includes 14% who are white evangelical Protestant, 14% who are white mainline (non-evangelical) Protestant, 13%…
DL Open Thread Monday March 20 2023
We have a very exciting week in store for you news nerds. A Trump perp walk? Or a David Koresh style apocalyptic last stand? Or, more likely, neither? Is It…
Poll Results and This Week’s Poll – Who is worse?
61% of DL lurkers and commenters chose "Fuck No" when asked, "Do you think Carper or Coons will admit that the votes they lent to Trump's vandalism of Dodd-Frank were…
…by threats or force, or by any threatening letter or communication…
As Trump threatens violence and every Republican is trying to intimidate Bragg in various ways, one wonders why "obstruction of justice" isn't on the lips of every reporter. Is a…
Coons’ vote to destabilize American banking still destabilizing as Midsize banks seek FDIC protections
When Chris Coons voted to support Trump's vandalism of Dodd-Frank he probably knew he was voting to put taxpayers on the hook for very predictable losses and bank failures. That's…