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Judge Tosses Out Massive Gulf Of Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale.  The Biden Administration had been placed in the position of having to go forward with the sale even…

Breyer Foils McConnell's Plans: Those plans weren’t even secret. McConnell baldly stated last summer that he was “highly unlikely” to allow Biden to fill a vacancy in 2024, should the Senate…

Eff You, Aaron Rodgers!  Cue Peaches And Herb: Schadenfreude And it feels so good. Vocal anti-vaxxer (and Green Bay QB) took time out from his prep for the playoff game…

Ginni Thomas: Court Influencer Without The Title.  This article leaves little doubt that the RWNJ wife of Clarence Thomas, and the Supreme Court Justice himself, have consistently violated the purported…

Carney Does Something Right.  Endorses paid family leave. A skeptic would question how much of that endorsement is/was a recognition that Sarah McBride is fast becoming the most popular politician…

As loyal readers know, I am an aficionado of the game of human chess known as pro rasslin'.  With their bloated contracts, WWE is almost idiot-proof.  Which is good, because…

Trump Voters Dying In Droves.  In places where Rethugs can't afford to have them die.  To the tune of between about 1300 and 1900 Trump voters being subtracted from the…

What Democrats Need To Do On Voting Rights Now That Democrats Sabotaged Voting Rights Legislation.  Depressing, I know: With the door slammed shut this week on federal legislation to create…

How The Big Quit Happened. An absolute must-read from Mother Jones: Quits are a Janus-faced piece of economic data—a sign of how bad our work politics have gotten, and also…

No 'Jibby-Jabby' For This Jibber-Jabberer. With the inevitable outcome.  This Super-Spreader event in Texas has been extraordinarily successful in thinning out the herd: Canon had announced on Facebook in November…

More Anti-Vaxx Sadness.  At least this guy ultimately realized what an asshole he'd been.  Too late, though. Amazon Responds To Covid By--Cutting Workers' Sick Leave.  Break 'em up. They're evil:…

Biden's Speech, Annotated.  He realizes how much jeopardy democracy is in.  This was an essential rallying cry.  How Biden Decided To Directly Confront Trump: Throughout the first year of Joe…

Who Was Winnie Spence?  She was a former State Senator here in Delaware.  That's about all I knew about her until one of our great commenters shared the rest of…