Open Thread

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…

Does This Have The Faint Aroma Of Kathleen McGuiness Stench To It? No, it has complete and total McG stench affixed to it. A PAC was registered with the Delaware…

Bloody Rethug Primary Set For Georgia: The looming Republican primary opens a new front in the Georgia GOP’s civil war, which traces back to Trump’s loss in Georgia in November.…

C'mon, folks, get your nominees for 2021 MVP's (Most Valuable to the Progressive Cause in Delaware) in.  Time's running short. The thread's a little late this morning.  Last night's Twisted…

'Her Snowless Mountains Majesty Above The Barren Plains'.  Snowless mountains (literally) loom large in Mountain West: A new study provides a glimpse into the future of Western U.S. snow and…

Rethugs Will Pay The Price When Roe v Wade Is Overturned.  Here's why the Democratic 'gloom-'n-doom' narrative perpetuated by Politico and (oxymoron alert) centrist think-tanks can be obsolete almost overnight:…

BREAKING: Auditor's Office Has Spent $262,000 On Attorney's Fees Since 2019: Nobody's Talking.  Articles like this are why I subscribe.  From Xerxes Wilson's piece: In the same time period during…

Federal COVID Relief Has Been Unfairly Maligned.  It's doing a lot of good: To date, the federal government has allocated $4.52 trillion in response to Covid-19 — a staggering figure,…

Lin-Manuel Miranda's Interview With Sondheim.  Sondheim was a sounding-board for Miranda during the creation of Hamilton: Sondheim was one of the first people I told about my idea for a…

In case you were wondering: The first recorded use of the term “Black Friday” was applied not to post-Thanksgiving holiday shopping but to financial crisis: specifically, the crash of the…