Open Thread

Build Data Center, Destroy Water Supply: After Meta broke ground on a $750 million data center on the edge of Newton County, Ga., the water taps in Beverly and Jeff…

50 Years On, Who Ya Got?  'A Chorus Line' Or 'Chicago'?  Back in 1975, or maybe 1976, me and a bunch of my theatre friends went to NYC and saw…

'It Was The Advertising, Stupid'.  Wonder how much the Feckless Dems are spending on this: The Democratic National Committee’s examination of what went wrong in the 2024 election is expected…

Trump On His Way Out?  A conspiracy theory I can get behind: I think Donald Trump and his closest supporters may be laying the groundwork for the option of leaving…

Mic Drop Of The Day.  Thanks to one of my fave tipsters: [takes very deep breath] Pretty weird that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving 20 years for her involvement in a…

Trump Favors Starvation As A Weapon.  Not just food banks in America, but this: Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order…

FASCISM MARCHES ON!: We Don't Need Know Edjicashun: The Supreme Court agreed on Monday that the Trump administration can proceed with dismantling the Education Department by firing more than a…

Why MAGAts 'Think' That DOJ Is Covering Up Epstein Files.  Hey, we think they're hiding proof of Trump's perfidy.  That's not what 'they' think: If you don’t know the fullness of this…

How Netanyahu Decided That Genocide Was How He'd Retain Power.  Great long-form reporting, will no doubt win prizes, which will be well-deserved.  A taste, set aside time to read the…

Y'know, sometimes I put up stuff that I just know will generate conversation.  Take yesterday's Open Thread and Legislative Targets pieces, for example.  Granted, I didn't write anything about Israel's…

'Perhaps We Were A Bit Too Hasty...': For months, President Donald Trump and his homeland security secretary have saidthe Federal Emergency Management Agency could be eliminated. But as the president…

Mediawatch asked the following question about the interim appointment of Julianne Murray to be the Federal Attorney for Delaware: Will Coonsie and LBR have anything to say? This reminds me--'Coonsie'…

Supreme Court To Trump: 'You Can Fire Everybody'.  Fascism On The March: For weeks, thousands of federal employees have been waiting for the Supreme Court to make a decision about…