Open Thread

Rethug-Led States Giving Unemployment Comp To Unvaccinated.  Of course they are. Anything to undermine a national pandemic response. The five states?: Arkansas, Kansas, Florida, Iowa and Tennessee. 'Half-Earth' Solution To…

RIP: Desmond Tutu: As leader of the South African Council of Churches and later as Anglican archbishop of Cape Town, Archbishop Tutu led the church to the forefront of Black…

A Christmas Miracle? The James Webb Telescope Takes Off.  It's quite the undertaking: Astronomers around the world will be watching (and perhaps biting their nails) as the Webb telescope undergoes…

RIP: Joan Didion.  Not only was she America's greatest essayist, her methodology was beyond reproach: I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I…

Shop-Rite To Deep-Six Cashiers.  Most of them anyway.  You know, to 'improve the customer experience'.  Not quoted in the article? Anybody from the Kenny family.  Pretty weak article, TBH. Amazon…

'Bloodless' Air Strikes Were Anything But Bloodless.  'The promise was a war waged by all-seeing drones and precision bombs.  Documents show flawed intelligence, faulty targeting, years of civilian deaths--and scant…

'Ye's Campaign Run By GOP Operatives Attempting To Siphon Off Votes From Biden.  Some damn good reporting from The Daily Beast. Kanye was a GOP plant.  Looks like a lot…

Top HS Football Player Signs With--Jackson State. Big $$ Cheater Schools Go Apoplectic: Players, coaches and administrators from Florida’s state universities have for months encouraged him and other legislators to…

Face It, Joe. Manchin's Playing You And All The Democrats.  He's never gonna support the package.  He is a Republican. He's loving every second of his slo-mo betrayal, and the…

Trump 'Orders' Underling To Boycott Jan. 6 Hearings. Underling 'Complies'.  Huh, didn't think the Last Guy could issue such orders.  Or, didn't think he had the power to issue such orders:…

Trump Supporters Face Little Opposition As They Move To Steal Elections: Mr. Lindemuth’s victory in November in this conservative rural community is a milestone of sorts in American politics: the…

Some Good (Temporary) Drought Relief News?  I've recently found myself scanning the weather maps in hopes of seeing some relief from the west/mountain west's ongoing drought.  Looks like we're finally…

TransPerfect Music City Bowl, Anyone?  No, we're not talking an enlightened LGBTQ sponsor tie-in. We're talking the batshit-crazy company that seems to exist only to lament their fate in front…