Open Thread

Could Pipelines Be Part Of The CO2 Capture Solution?  It's...complicated: Designed to increase the flow of some of the world’s dirtiest oil, the Dakota Access Pipeline became a poignant symbol…

There's No DeJoy In Gasville.  Although the rogue head of the Post Office could still insist on a modicum of gas guzzlers: The Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed…

How Russian Spies Misread Ukraine And Misled the Kremlin.  Faulty intelligence is not, as it turns out, the exclusive domain of the U. S.: KYIV, Ukraine —In the final days…

Trump Goes After FBI.  Trying to attack the most culturally-conservative, white Christian, Fed agency is kinda ironic: Historically, though, the F.B.I. has been arguably the most culturally conservative and traditionally…

Why Does Mayor Mike Hate Wilmington's Citizens?  I mean, some of its citizens, the ones who don't live in the Highands.  We're taking about selective towing, aka 'takings'. The legal…

Heat 'Blob' To Dominate The Northern Pacific?  Which raises at least a couple of questions: (1) When is an anomaly no longer an anomaly?: Of great interest currently is a…

.Southern Baptist Convention Covered Up Sex Abuse, Being Investigated By DOJ: The investigation is related to a recent bombshell third-party report commissioned by the SBC, a spokesman said late Friday.…

Trump Went--Nuclear?  Did he take classified information pertaining to nuclear weapons, either ours or from foreign countries from the White House?  Could be why the search warrant was granted: Classified…

Trump Schadenfreude: He could be prosecuted under a statute that he made law--in order to go after Hillary Clinton: If Trump is found to have violated federal law in removing…

The Devolution Of The Rethuglican Party Began with--Newt Gingrich?  This piece makes a pretty good case--although I think Nixon was the beginning of the party's descent into pure hatred: Rupert…

Indiana Governor First To Sign Abortion Ban Post-Roe.  Time for a serious economic boycott of All Things Indiana: The law’s passage came just three days after voters in Kansas, another…

The Kavanaugh FBI Investigation That Wasn't.   The FBI just forwarded all the tips to--the Trump White House: WHITEHOUSE: As you know, we are entering the fourth year of a frustrating…

Attention, Dem Officeholders:  I don't care if you just have to reach your fundraising goal--especially when you are either running unopposed or facing negligible opposition--especially when some of the money…