Open Thread

A Case Study In Trumpism: Six years into the grass-roots movement unleashed by Donald Trump in his first presidential campaign, Angela Rubino is a case study in what that movement…

Should Biden Run In 2024?  Of course the answer is no.  Most D's will only speak anonymously.  Not David Axelrod, though: “The presidency is a monstrously taxing job and the…

Five Takeaways From The Jan. 6 Hearings.  First and foremost, Trump was at the center: They made it clear that, for all his ongoing bluster about stolen elections, Mr. Trump…

Will Serial Sexual Predator Be Cleveland's Starting QB This Year?  Cleveland traded for this guy while completely aware of his alleged proclivities.  His former team enabled his behavior, including requiring NDA's…

General Assembly Tries 'Do-Over' On Gun Bills.  You know, after the Kop Kabal destroyed the assault weapons bill and buried the background check bill in committee.  Someone even woke up…

Drink Coffee. Don't Die.  My kind of scientific study: That morning cup of coffee may be linked to a lower risk of dying, researchers from a study published Monday in…

Company That Made The Texas Killer's Assault Weapon Marketed It To Kids.  Hey, it's just like vaping: The Texas shooting, which left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead and more…

Police Were Slow To Engage Because They 'Could've Been Shot': Olivarez said that, while the goal for law enforcement during active-shooter situations such as the one this week in Uvalde…

Stealing This From Jason: The Rev And Karl Discuss WFP.  The Delaware Working Families Party is utterly indispensable when it comes to promoting the progressive cause in Delaware. And, most…

Which Senator Has Taken The Most NRA $$'s?  Pretty much all the R's have cashed in.  Doubt that you can guess #1.  When Rethugs talk about 'politicizing' the issue of…

Finally figured it out: There's no such thing as a 'digression' in an Open Thread.  That's why it's an Open Thread. Which reminds me,  did anybody place a bet on…

Mastriano Was MAGAt Before MAGAt Was Mainstream.  Wrote of left-wing 'Hitlerian putsch' back in 2001: Two decades before he was Republican nominee for Pennsylvania governor, Doug Mastriano warned in a…