Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 2, 2025
I’m BACK, be-yotches! Ya miss me? Big props to Al, Our Man In France, for keepin’ youse guys in line during my absence. I’m glad I did Spring Training–once. Especially enjoyed talking to fans of other teams in such a laid-back atmosphere. By the 5th inning, though, the starters have left the game and you […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Sometimes, the thread writes itself. As in, people send me stuff that belongs here. Starting with this 2021 article that explains Trump’s Putin fixation: Donald Trump was cultivated as a Russian asset over 40 years and proved so willing to parrot anti-western propaganda that there were celebrations in Moscow, a former KGB spy has told […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 21, 2025
Fascism On The March. Trump does Putin’s bidding, because he’s, as always, doing his own bidding: The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a sweeping retreat that has alarmed state and local election officials. The administration is shuttering the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force and last week cut more […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Fascism On The March. You didn’t think that Trump would comply with court orders to resume funding programs, did you?: The Trump administration is systematically exploiting loopholes to effectively keep much of the president’s blanket spending freezes in place, accounts by officials and court filings show, despite restraining orders from judges who have told agencies to […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Fascism On The March. Putin To Join The Musk/Trump Regime? Sure looks like it: Senior officials from Russia and the U.S. met in Saudi Arabia Tuesday to begin talks on improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine. As CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports, some felt the Trump administration had granted Vladimir […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Fascism On The March: These massive cuts only make sense if you’re executing a government coup. Examples: Getting rid of a new generation of scientists and public health experts: At the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier biomedical research agency, an estimated 1,200 employees — including promising young investigators slated for larger roles — have […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, February 17, 2025
Fascism On The March. Yo, Rethugs, ya wanna have Elon Musk rooting through your IRS files? You might just be in luck: Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, February 16, 2025
Fascism On The March: Nice country you have there. You can keep part of it if you give us 50% of your minerals: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to relinquish half of the country’s mineral resources in exchange for U.S. support, according […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 15, 2025
Fascism On The March! Massive Purge Of Federal Workers Under Way: The Trump administration’s move to fire thousands of federal employees could have a swift and severe impact on public services, staffers warned Friday, making it harder for veterans to get mental health care and hampering electric service to some rural residents as a beleaguered workforce […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, February 14, 2025
Fascists On The March. Adams Prosecutor Resigns Rather Than Dropping The Case: On Thursday, the interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan, Danielle R. Sassoon, resigned rather than sign off on Mr. Bove’s command to dismiss the corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams of New York. Ms. Sassoon is no member of the liberal resistance: She clerked […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, February 13, 2025
So much grift, so much fascism, so little time: One Way To Boost Tesla Sales: The US Department of State is planning to spend $400m buying new Tesla armoured vehicles, even as the carmaker’s boss, Elon Musk, leads efforts to slash government spending under Donald Trump. A procurement forecast produced by the department showed the […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Another Day In The Life Of A Fascist State. President Musk Claims To Have Uncovered Massive Federal Fraud. Provides no proof: The billionaire Elon Musk said in an extraordinary Oval Office appearance on Tuesday that he was providing maximum transparency in his government cost-cutting initiative, but offered no evidence for his sweeping claims that the […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
A Day In The Life Of A Fascist State: Trump’s DOJ Orders Charges Dropped Against NYC’s Corrupt Mayor. After Eric Adams virtually took up residence at Mar-A-Lago. Trump Orders Consumer Protection Agency Shut Down. More accurately, the co-author of Project 2025 orders it shut down. In theory, it would take congressional action to close the […]
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