Why in the world is the GOP so PRO-Putin?
I get being anti-war. I get being blackmailed by Putin would make Trump pliable. But being adamantly pro-putin to the point of being anti-Ukraine, seems like a strange space…
Song of the Day 3/14: Toad the Wet Sprocket, “Fall Down”
The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank shouldn't surprise anyone. The bank, like the valley, was built on silicon chips, and silicon chips are made of sand. Castles made of…
DL Open Thread Tuesday March 14 2023
When employee headcount gets to zero, everyone wins. (If by "everyone" you mean a very narrow slice of stakeholders.)
. Also, another day, another Youth Pastor.Uber, Lyft Score Victory as California Court Affirms Right to Treat Drivers as Contractors
Senator Coons statement on Silicon Valley Bank [Annotated]
WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement on Silicon Valley Bank: [After a 48 hours campaign of harassment by some dumb blogger, I have decided to…
DL Open Thread Monday March 13 2023
I just knew SVB gamblers were going to made whole. (Heck of a job, Coonsie.) Privatized Gains & Socialized Losses Washington, DC -- The following statement was released by Secretary…
Lt Gov Poll Results & Next Week’s Poll
Concerning the question - Who do you want to be Delaware's next Lt. Governor? Kevin Hensley wins! 26% of poll takers want Hensley which is probably 13% Republicans happy to…
Song of the Day 3/12: Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Who’ll Stop the Rain”
After three years of drought, California this winter has been inundated with rain -- an "atmospheric river" dumped 13 inches on the central part of the state in the past…
36 year old grandmother, Lauren Boebert, continues to be a walking advertisement for comprehensive sex-ed
These white people just can't control themselves. They are like animals, just fucking and creating wingnut welfare babies, day and night. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) announced this week at the…
Russian officials being told to surrender their passports
As for me, nothing would make me want to flee Russia like being told "You may not flee Russia." Russian officials and employees of state-owned companies are increasingly being told…
Coons & Carper Votes to Repeal Dodd-Frank Directly Linked to Bank Failures
Who could have predicted it? THE COLLAPSE OF SVB AND THE PARTIAL REPEAL OF DODD-FRANK Remember when Trump and the Republican leadership, in collaboration with a critical group of moderate…
Biden’s Budget Heresy – Tax the Rich
"Democrat" Chris Coons is going to fucking hate this budget proposal. That's good news for America. The real message of Biden’s budget The president is picking a fight with Republicans…
Highlands Bunker Podcast – RISE Delaware (w/ Karen Peterson)
Is your blood in need of boiling? If so listen to Karen Peterson break down how John Carney and his posse of the putrescent worked diligently and sneakily to really fuck over Delaware retirees.
Former State Senator Karen Peterson joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the state's attempts to privatize Medicare for public sector retirees and how RISE Delaware has been working to push back.
Show Notes:
Fox News Staffer: I think no regular person could read this and look at Fox like a news organization at this point.
Chris Coons: I'm no regular person.
In the wake of bombshell legal filings showing that Fox News executives and stars seemingly sought to pacify their disgruntled MAGA viewers by airing election lies, while punishing and censoring the employees attempting to deliver the actual truth, the above observation has become commonplace within media circles.According to nine Fox News staffers and insiders, the pre-trial filings in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News further impugn and sully the reputation of the network’s “straight news” journalists, especially since they show Fox was “operating out of fear” over losing viewers to smaller right-wing competitors following its Decision Desk’s early (and accurate) Arizona election night call for President Joe Biden. “We are not happy,” one reporter told The Daily Beast.