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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Just because we’re into the Holiday Doldrums Week on the blog doesn’t mean that Trump’s destruction of everything we hold dear is slowing down. Take yesterday, for example. Please: Trump Goes After Greenland Again. Trump To Shut Down Center For Climate Research. Trump Shuts Down Wind Projects. A quote: “President Trump has been clear: wind […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 22, 2025
$2 Billion Buys You Quite A Lot–From Trump. Here’s why I keep my NYTimes subscription: Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects. That total, which was confirmed by four people involved in the fund-raising, likely eclipses the […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 21, 2025
The Best Wildlife Photos Of 2025–Be sure to check out the giant Japanese mantis. 10 Fave Books Of 2025: I chose this list because ‘The Antidote’ by Karen Russell was my favorite fiction of the year. Although–for sheer gruesome pleasure, it’s hard to go wrong with S.A. Cosby’s ‘King Of Ashes’. A List Of ‘Best’ […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 20, 2025
Of Course They Didn’t Release All The Epstein Docs. Released a photo of Clinton in a bath, though: Lawmakers from both parties on Friday accused the Justice Department of failing to comply with a law requiring the release of all of its material on Jeffrey Epstein, citing extensive redactions and the department’s acknowledgment that it […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 19, 2025
Trump’s Pardons Wiped Away Mandatory Restitution For Victims. You just know that Trump was thinking of himself when he did this: At least 20 people who have received clemency from Trump so far this year — cutting their sentence short, restoring their civil rights after imprisonment or allowing them to avoid prison altogether — were […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 18, 2025
‘They Pre-Empted Survivor For This?’ Trump delivered a campaign speech to the nation last night while in a race against time with the Teleprompter: Mr. Trump, always more comfortable with what he calls his “weave” of free association rather than reading from a teleprompter, raced through his talk as if he was late to an important […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Redding Consortium Proposes Merging Four NCC School Districts Into One Mega-District: The state task force charged with drawing plans to redistrict Wilmington schools recommended combining Delaware’s four northernmost school districts – representing a seismic shift in public education in Delaware that could have far-reaching effects, if ultimately approved. The affected districts would include the Brandywine, […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
You’ve all seen Trump’s response to the Reiner murders. I will say that Trump is the only person in America with Trump Derangement Syndrome. As in Arch De Drumpf? With just days remaining until millions of Americans will have to pay dramatically increased health care insurance costs unless Congress and the White House can agree on […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, December 15, 2025
BREAKING: Rob Reiner and Wife Stabbed To Death: Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead Sunday afternoon inside their Brentwood mansion, according to officials. The Los Angeles Fire Department said a man and a woman were found deceased inside, approximately 78 and 68 years old, around 3:30 p.m. A source close […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: December 14, 2025
If you live in an area with lots of trees, you might want to check out some spectacular winter sights this morning. The heavy snow has clung to the trees, creating some gorgeous tableaux. How Do You Lose 110 Billion Pounds Of Pig Poop?: More than a thousand hogs grow fat in the enclosed shed-like […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, December 13, 2025
Trump To Veterans: Drop Dead Sooner: The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to abruptly eliminate as many as 35,000 health care positions this month, mostly unfilled jobs including doctors, nurses and support staff, according to an internal memo, VA staffers and congressional aides. The cuts come after a massive reorganization effort already resulted in the […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, December 12, 2025
Circle yesterday on your calendar. I think it might mark a bounce off the bottom. I also think it might be a turning point. Not because of anything that Democrats did, but because Rethugs have (a) finally realized that they are an endangered species en masse; and (b) some have simply had enough of Trump’s bullying. Indiana […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Trump Seizes Venezuelan Oil Tanker. Um, why? Chris, you’re on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Care to hazard a guess? Or say anything?: The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, a dramatic escalation in President Trump’s pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela. Speaking at the […]
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