Open Thread

Total 'Victory' Over Climate Change.  As in 'no more pesky regulations': In the summer of 2022, Democrats in Congress were racing to pass the biggest climate law in the country’s…

Anecdotal Becoming The Empirical, Ctd.  There's only one reason, and it's not the quality of D candidates, and it's not that people love the Democratic Party: Democrats successfully defended a…

He's In-SA-A-A-A-A-NE.  Trump says portraying Obamas as monkeys wasn't a mistake: President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip portraying former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle…

How Capitalists Killed Capitalism.  A 'Guest Essay', and I like it: Since Mary Poppins’s day (I spared you the 'Mary Poppins' analogy), the financial sector as a whole — investment…

For those who missed it, Al (not A I) alerted us to this comment from Sen. Stephanie Hansen re data centers: “Given the growing emphasis on technology and artificial intelligence,…

Judges Blister Trump's Thugs For Blatant Extra-Constitutional Violations: Judge Richard Leon: "A federal judge appears likely to side with Mark Kelly in the Democratic senator’s case alleging the Pentagon is…

Only One Way To Stop Your Party From Going Down The Drain--'Nationalize The Elections': President Donald Trump said Monday that Republicans should nationalize elections, continuing to double down on false…

Nobody Wants To Perform There?  Close The Kennedy Center for 'Renovations'.  For two years: President Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for…

We lost some icons this week.  Let's salute them.  Starting with the absolutely great Catherine O'Hara.  O'Hara once said: “I think there’s a bit of the sameness in a lot…

ICE Thugs Ignore The Memo: On Friday, federal agents arrested Ian Austin, an Army veteran and ICE protester who was featured in a recent viral Mother Jones video. Austin was…

Delaware Healthcare Provider Facing Texas-Style (In)Justice Speaks: A Delaware telehealth abortion provider is being sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The lawsuit accuses Debra Lynch’s telehealth service, Her Safe…

Delaware State Senate Overrides Two Meyer Vetoes.  Not sure anybody wants this relationship to be fixed: Longstanding tensions between Delaware’s governor and lawmakers within his own party revealed themselves again…