Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024
Trump’s Latest Scam(s). There is no end to his Barnumesque hucksterism: Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear. The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024
Trump Vs. ‘Uppity Black Women’. That context seems to have been absent from reporting on the the brow-beating of Fani Willis by his Georgia attorneys. But, to me, that’s pretty much what it’s all about. Looks like Letitia James will have the $450 mill last laugh: Justice. Speaking of Uppity Black Women or an […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
Aleksei Navalny Dies In Russian Prison. Not as important as Fani Willis’ love life, and will be treated accordingly by the media. I mean, Tucker Carlson didn’t even ask Putin about him: Aleksei A. Navalny, the most outspoken domestic critic of President Vladimir V. Putin, has died in prison, Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service said on […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024
RNC Set To Pay Trump’s Legal Fees? Looks like that’s what’s behind Trump’s choices for RNC leaders: Several senior Republican officials are concerned that Donald Trump’s expected takeover of the RNC will ultimately pave the way for the committee to once again cover his legal bills. Those fears come in the aftermath of Trump endorsing […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024
The special election to replace the Lyin’ King, George Santos, as representative in New York’s 3rd congressional district wasn’t the squeaker predicted by polling. Democrat Tom Suozzi defeated his Republican rival by eight percentage points, 54-46. As is traditionally the case, reporters are falling all over themselves to explain why this isn’t good news for […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024
Today’s top story: Joe Biden turned one day older yesterday, continuing his troubling tendency to age. Worse, he refuses to do anything about it, despite the throngs demanding he step aside so Jane or Johnny Unbeatable could run in his place. That hit job report slagging his memory is being kept alive not by MAGAts, […]
DL Open Thread Monday, Feb. 12, 2024
Joe Biden might be old, but he still has enough juice to rig the Super Bowl. He even got within half a point of nailing the over/under. A PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on the other hand, pissed away $7 million on a 30-second ad – a rerun of a 1960 JFK ad with […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024
Trump’s Gonna Trump: Told NATO Allies To Pay Up, Or…: Former President Donald J. Trump said on Saturday that, while president, he told the leaders of NATO countries that he would “encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that had not paid the money they owed to the military alliance. Mr. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024
Another day, another glitch. I’m thinkin’ solar flares or lunar earthquakes. But, I digress. The press has swarmed on Biden’s age to a degree they rarely have for Trump’s misdeeds. I’m not linking to anything from the pack mentality, which includes beltway Democrats. Suffice it to say that, at some point, the collective press will […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
We’re BACK! Didja miss us? So many great conspiracy theories as to what happened: Feckless Joe forgot to pay the service bill. Jason inserted a poison pill into his Super Bowl prediction. Tucker had Vladimir deep-six us. Puck got Mossad to conduct cyber-warfare against us. Bethany Hall-Long–never mind, she can’t afford to take action against […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024
Netanyahu To Biden: “Fuck You”. Waits until Blinken has almost completed delicate negotiations, then blows them up: Calling Hamas’ position “delusional,” Netanyahu renewed a pledge to destroy the Islamist movement, saying there was no alternative for Israel but to bring about its collapse. “The day after is the day after Hamas. All of Hamas,” he […]
DL Open Thread Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024
The Republican Party had another terrible day Tuesday. Their meritless impeachment of Biden’s Homeland Security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, failed when a few Republicans failed to vote for it, and their stand-alone bill to aid Israel while ignoring Ukraine also went down in flames. If this keeps up even the media might get the impression that […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024
The cannibalistic self-destruction of the Republican Party continues apace, as old-line Senate conservatives like Mitch McConnell and James Lankford learn that their colleagues no longer answer to the Chamber of Commerce. Lankford has been one of the Senate’s hardest-line right-wingers since his election a decade ago, but negotiating with Democrats on a bipartisan immigration bill […]
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