Open Thread

Kentucky Senate Outlaws Saying Something That Might Hurt Cops' Feelings: Kentucky’s Republican-majority Senate on Thursday moved forward a bill that would make it easier to arrest protesters for insulting a…

Dominion Just Might Win All Those Lawsuits.  Can you say 'proof of damages'?  In case you're wondering who Dominion is suing, wonder no more.  There will be more. Sen. Rick…

Manchin Has Mini-Snit, Holds Covid Relief Hostage For Nine Hours.  He may not be President, but he sure exercises power--against Democratic constituencies. Biden Dumps Another Trump Appointee.  Good: The White…

Biden Goes To Bat For Amazon Warehouse Workers.  Issues strong support for unionization: For a few minutes on Sunday night, President Biden sounded a little like a union leader. “Unions…

House Passes Stimulus Bill.   All Rethugs voted against it. So did two 'moderate' D's--Jared Golden of Maine and Kurt Schrader of Oregon.  The D's don't have the votes, even if…

Not All Suicides Are Unfortunate.  Serial exploiter of female gymnasts commits suicide after being charged.  I really think the entire sport of female gymnastics needs to be reconsidered. Sexual abuse,…

State Rethugs Push Voting Restrictions To Protect Fantasies Of Angry White Guys: GOP state lawmakers across the country have proposed a flurry of voting restrictions that they say are needed…

Time To Face It: Carney & The General Assembly Aren't Gonna Do SHIT About Police Reform.  Buried somewhere in this absolute mess of a story (Subscription required, not worth a…

Trump Defense Goes Trumpian.  Bellicosity and falsehoods in equal measure. Although shorter than the average Trump campaign event. Designed to appeal to one person: Former President Donald J. Trump’s legal…