Open Thread

The Trumpiest Item Of The Day.  Yep, he's negotiating with the Saudis for them to underwrite at least two yu-u-u-ge golf tourneys at his ailing clubs.  The golfers? Multi-millionaires who…

Trump's MAGA PAC Subsidized Empty Office Space In Trump Towers.  The $$'s were supposed to go to Junior Trumps: “It’s a huge scam,” said one former aide with direct knowledge…

Putin Facing A Personality Crisis?  Is he rational, or has he undergone a fundamental change?: In Moscow, many analysts remain convinced that the Russian president is essentially rational, and that…

Lawyer With Too Much Time On Her Hands Files Stoopid Lawsuit.  No, not Ted Kittila this time: Attorney Janice Lorrah of Hockessin, the mother of a 6-year-old daughter, has filed…

Doesn't Look Like Sarah Palin Starred As Star Witness.  How did this case even make it to trial?: No one who has even casually followed the former governor’s career would…

Department Of Corrections Ignored Allegations Against Serial Abuser/Correctional Officer. Hey, Claire DeMatteis' job wasn't ever to stop this stuff, it was to keep it under wraps: For years, men imprisoned…

The (Allegedly) Human Paper-Shredder: President Donald Trump tore up briefings and schedules, articles and letters, memos both sensitive and mundane. He ripped paper into quarters with two big, clean strokes…

Trump-Incited Coup Attempt 'Legitimate Political Discourse', According To Rethuglican Party.  Censures Cheney and Kinzinger while they're at it. I know that Jason has posted this, but, if that doesn't wake…

Time To Crack Down On Methane 'Ultra-Emitters'.  Satellite technology now enables us to spot these polluters.  We have the technology to do something about it. A growing constellation of methane-detecting…

Did NFL Owners Try To Bribe Coaches To Throw Games?  Perhaps I should have written Black coaches.  We now have two credible allegations, and the NFL has immediately denied it--as…

Delaware Finally Does The Right Thing On Human Trafficking.  The General Assembly, led by Sen. Patti Blevins, had already done their job and had passed landmark legislation on the issue.…

Good Enough For The Confederacy, Good Enough For Madison Cawthorn.  Several of North Carolina's leading jurists are trying to remove Cawthorn from office because of his seditionist behavior. They just…

National Butterly Center Shut Down By RWNJ's.  QAnoners believe it's a front for sex trafficking: Center director Marianna Wright “was advised by [a] former state official (whose daughter is the…