Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 14, 2021
Is Louis DeJoy Currently The Most Corrupt Federal Official? Well, consider this: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy purchased up to $305,000 in bonds from an investment firm whose managing partner also chairs the U.S. Postal Service’s governing board, the independent body responsible for evaluating DeJoy’s performance. Between October and April, DeJoy purchased 11 bonds from Brookfield […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, August 13, 2021
House ‘Can’t Say’ Whether Ethics Complaint Has Been Filed Against Brady. Gee, you know they’d just love to tell you, but, unfortunately, their very own rules preclude them from doing so: But the public may not get confirmation for some time because the process of investigating an ethics complaint in the House is so shrouded […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, August 8, 2021
Alexander Pope was right: A little learning is a dangerous thing. He put it more poetically, but his observation was spot on. People who know a lot usually know how much they don’t know, whereas people who learn only a little tend to overestimate their knowledge. A perfect example played out yesterday at Christiana Hospital, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, August 7, 2021
Corrupt Postmaster General Steers $120 Mill Contract To His Former (And No Doubt, Future) Company: DeJoy’s former company, the contractor XPO Logistics, will get that $120 million over the next five years and DeJoy could realize as much as $23.7 million from the company in the next decade. DeJoy and his family foundation, as well […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021
Everyone acts surprised that Republicans “don’t believe in science,” but they shouldn’t be — conservatives have never bothered to support any of their arguments with data that go beyond anecdotes. To pick the most obvious example, they prattle on and on about trickle-down economics yet have never produced any evidence that it works — indeed, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 31, 2021
Trump Pushed DOJ To Overthrow Election. Treason. Sedition. You name it. He broke the law, and threatened the future of the country. “Just say that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the R congressmen”. Betcha some of those R congressmen were on McCarthy’s list of nominees for the Jan. 6 […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 30, 2021
Voter Suppression Continues Apace. In Georgia, they’re trying to take over the Fulton County Board Of Elections. In Pa., they’re engaged in voter intimidation. In Arizona, here’s who’s funding the so-called ‘audit. (Michael Flynn belongs in jail.) In DC, preservation of the time-dishonored filibuster Trumps all. Jim Jordan Is A ‘Fucking…Son Of A Bitch’. According […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, July 29, 2021
I heard this story on WDEL the other day and almost drove off the road — a puff piece about yet another state fund to funnel money to corporations. The story actually praises Middletown’s Ken Branner for tossing zoning and planning out the window to attract business, and its whole tone proves is that the […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, July 25, 2021
Is anyone under the impression that the Democratic Party has moved to the left? If so, please take a look at the vote to increase Pentagon spending by $25 billion, to $740 billion, passed the Senate Armed Services Committee on a 25-1 vote. Elizabeth Warren was the only one to vote against it. Democrats who […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 24, 2021
The Unvaccinated Are The New Villains. As well they should be: The acrimony is only likely to intensify in coming months as vaccine mandates take effect at hundreds of colleges and universities, following a federal judge’s refusal this week to block Indiana University’s mandate. The Food and Drug Administration also is expected to fully approve […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 23, 2021
Gerald Brady Goes National. Congrats to Speaker Pete, Our PAL Val, and Delaware Democratic Chair Betsy Maron for making Delaware even more of a laughingstock than usual. Hey, I’ve got it: Gerald can switch parties and immediately challenge Lauren Witzke to be the xenophobes’ champeen. Better yet, he can run on a ticket w/Witzke. He […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Partisan Judge Declares DACA Unlawful. That’s not just my characterization: There are, unfortunately, many appointed and elected officials across the U.S. who have made a career out of enacting anti-immigrant policy. But as far as activist federal judges go, perhaps none stand out like Judge Andrew Hanen of the United States District Court for the […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, July 15, 2021
Nobody wants to hear it, but the pandemic is not over. Global cases rose last week for the first time in 10 weeks. We’re shaping up to have a truly nasty outbreak in the fall in Dumbfuckistan. Democrats — why can’t they do the right thing? Latest example: SCOTUS Justice Stephen Breyer, 82, who’s under […]
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