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DL Open Thread Monday May 16 2022
Whenever you see “White Supremacy” replace it with “Republican Ideology” or “Republicanism” and you’ll get closer to the truth. Chris Coons on Twitter May 14 My heart breaks to hear of the reportedly Republican Ideology fueled mass shooting in Buffalo today. We cannot let extremism and gun violence continue to plague our country like this. […]
Republican kills 10 in Buffalo shooting attack
A gunman embracing Republican ideology opened fire yesterday afternoon at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three more. The mass shooting was the deadliest in the United States this year and among a spate of racist attacks in recent years. The suspect, Payton S. Gendron, 18, had […]
Delaware State University To File Complaint With DOJ Office of Civil Rights Over Liberty County Sheriff’s Office About Lacrosse Team Traffic Stop Turned Search
DELAWARE– Body camera video from one deputy shows many details about the traffic stop turned search. Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen says the video makes the university’s case stronger as it pursues a federal lawsuit. But it may not stop at just one complaint. “We’re also looking to create more avenues if they […]
Pointing and Laughing at Crazy QOP Candidates Isn’t a Winning Strategy for Dems
If laughing and/or ignoring crazy Republicans worked, why did Trump win? A panel discussion Thursday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe raised the prospect that far-right candidates winning Republican primaries could guarantee Democratic victories in the midterm elections. The problem with such an assurance is that there really is no such guarantee, because of the mainstream media […]
Decriminalization Awaits John Carney’s ______
- a) signature
- b) veto
- c) mopey passive aggressiveness whereby he ignores the law and it goes Into effect without his signature.
DL Open Thread Friday May 13 2022
Friday… the THIRTEENTH!? Scary. Especially if you are a POC in Georgia at a “routine” traffic stop. How does a “left lane violation” lead to search? Oh right, racism. I like the folks who are defending the Georgia Cops by noting that nobody was shot. #Professionals! I also like how the George police […]
Why do Delaware Democrats allow Republicans to take part in Democratic Party primaries?
It seems very permissive and libertine for Democrats to allow Republicans to run in their primary elections. Like this Kelly Williams Maresca running against Representative Wilson-Anton for example. She is super anti-science and Pro-Trump. She also appears to be endorsed by the gun fanatics at the “Women’s Defense Council.” Or is this the kind of […]
DEGOP Endorsed Candidates Lose Big in School Board Races
The DEGOP and their MAGA proxies pushed to make this round of school board elections partisan. How did that work out? Not great. The DEQOP candidates lost 9 of 11.
Woodbridge – Corey Grammer – LOST
Capital – Joan Engel (I) – LOST
Colonial – Leo B. Magee, Sr. – LOST
Lake Forrest – Dj W. Silicato – LOST
Laurel – Joe Kelly – LOST
Red Clay – Jim Casper – LOST
Seaford – George W. DelFarno – LOST
Smyrna – Brian Clements – LOST
Smyrna – Donna Austin – LOST
Delmar – Dawn Adkins Litchford – Won
Milford – Matt Bucher – Won
DL Open Thread Wednesday May 11 2022
Pelosi/Coons Elitism – Can the “good” republicans please come back? Coons and Pelosi share a kind of delusional vision of the world where “good” Republicans exists somewhere and they need to return to pubic life. @SpeakerPelosi : “I want the Republican Party to take back the party to where you were when you cared about […]
Queen of Canada said not to pay utility bills. Her followers were shocked when their service was cut
Qanon lunacy is transnational & bottomless: Followers of a QAnon influencer who’s convinced some Canadians she’s the true Queen of Canada are saying their utilities are being cut off because they were told by their sovereign that they no longer had to pay bills. One woman has repeatedly told her fellow QAnon Queen followers she’s “stopped […]
Song of the Day 5/10: Steve Miller Band, “Living in the U.S.A.”
For historical context, musicians like Steve Miller were trashing the emptiness of American culture way back in 1968, when Boz Scaggs was still in the band and Miller still delivered raw San Francisco blues-rock. He wasn’t wrong, so conservatives, rather than addressing the criticism, have been having a hissy fit about it ever since. Our […]
DL Open Thread Monday May 9 2022
May (in Latin, Maius) was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with growth and fertility. I was going to make a connection between the month of May and Justices Barret and Alito referencing the need for abortion restrictions in order to maintain the “domestic supply of infants” available for adoption. I was […]
The pathetic and embarrassing cult of Ruth Bader Ginsberg
This Gawker piece gets it. Hero worship is a big problem for liberals. For 50 years, conservatives have worked tirelessly towards the repeal of Roe v. Wade. While calling for “strict constructivism,” “judicial restraint,” and denouncing “judicial activism,” they trained and deployed cadres of lawyers as right-wing activists. They gradually took over institutions and then the key institution: […]
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