Open Thread
DL Open Thread Monday, March 11, 2024
I realize that most opposition to immigration stems from tribalism and protectionism, but something anti-immigration warriors rarely appreciate is simple economics: More people equals more economic activity. That’s why the Congressional Budget Office estimates increased immigration will add $7 trillion, with a T, to the U.S. economy over the next decade. Trump’s vow to deport […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 10, 2024
Elon Musk’s Largest (Only?) Charitable Beneficiary? You have to ask?: At the same time, (Musk) runs a charity with billions of dollars, the kind of resources that could make a global impact. But unlike Bill Gates, who has deployed his fortune in an effort to improve health care across Africa, or Walmart’s Walton family, which […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Leftover thought from yesterday’s column, courtesy of Dorothy Parker: Katie Britt’s performance ran the gamut of emotions from A to B. Oh, that rape story she told? It’s false: Britt continued: “The cartels put her on a mattress in a shoebox of a room, and they sent men through that door, over and over again, […]
Song of the Day 3/8: Elton John, “I’m Still Standing”
Joe Biden is yet another day older, but this is the rare day when that’s not the lead story about him. Even the mainstream media had to concede that the guy who delivered the State of the Union speech didn’t look or sound like the guy they’ve been describing for months. Elton John is five […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 8, 2024
He Gave The Speech He Needed To Give. A ‘Give ‘Em Hell, Harry’ speech, with a dose of ‘You think I’m too old, let’s see Trump do this’ thrown in for good measure: President Joe Biden’s fourth and possibly last speech to a joint session of Congress on Thursday night was the feistiest and most […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 7, 2024
Biden And D’s Should Target North Carolina. Even in a world of fascist nutjobs now deemed acceptable within the Rethug Party, this guy is over the line: The Republican Party under Donald Trump has habitually elevated extreme right-wing candidates who can’t find enough support outside of hardcore partisans to win elections. But Mark Robinson, who […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, March 5, 2024
The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can stay on the ballot in all 50 states, but the supposedly unanimous decision actually wasn’t. This is how you introduce bananas into a republic. A growing chorus is calling for Sonia Sotomayor, who is 70 and in poor health, to retire now while the Senate remains in […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 3, 2024
What’s With The NYTimes? Basically megaphoned the Biden Is Too Old Meme, polled on it, won’t focus on Trump’s dementia: Widespread concerns about President Biden’s age pose a deepening threat to his re-election bid, with a majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now saying he is too old to lead the country effectively, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 2, 2024
NC Rethugs About To Choose A RWNJ For Governor. Man, this guy: Surrounded by fans at a beach town bar, Mark Robinson addressed his absent critics. “Mark Robinson is not running to be governor to be a bully over anybody,” he said. Left unmentioned: The deluge of offensive comments that made such a declaration necessary. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 1, 2024
Turmoil At Chemours: Can The ‘Forever Chemicals’ Company Survive? Perhaps the Business Giveaway Fund can pause before trying to bail it out with taxpayers’ money?: Wilmington-based chemical giant The Chemours Co., a spinoff of the DuPont chemical empire, is in apparent tumult at the uppermost levels of management. Three senior executive officers, including the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024
It Was The Best Of Days For Trump. It Was The Worst Of Days For Trump. Both stories illustrate how Trump has avoided being held accountable throughout his career. Run out the clock. Offer to settle for pennies on the dollar. One court bought it: The Supreme Court that former President Donald J. Trump helped […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024
Rep. James Comer, dumbest man in Kentucky, isn’t going to let a little thing like a lying Russian stooge derail his impeachment of Hunter Biden. No sirree, he’s gonna keep fucking that chicken until its feathers fall off. Some Republicans are on the Russian payroll; others, like Comer, are just following along. Israel and Hamas […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission sued to stop the grocery mega-merger between Albertson’s, parent company of Acme, and Kroger’s, on the grounds that it would be bad for workers and consumers. I don’t know when that became the standard, but I hope they keep applying it. Not that it will change the narrative – “Biden old” […]
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