Open Thread

A Deep Dive Into Why Sufjan Stevens Dislikes "Carrie And Lowell".  Meaning, a deep dive into his life and his (non?) relationship with his mother: I think this album is…

Yes, He's A Psychopath.  Not even a borderline psychopath: Let me start by observing that Trump certainly is a unique character — flamboyant, politically incorrect, and enthralling to his supporters.…

Get Back, Taco Cat.  Always Backing Down Just Isn't Where It's At: TACO has the potential to hurt Trump. (1) It’s simple. Trump Always Chickens Out. You can put that…

Trump Pardons Everyone Bad.  Nary a bleat from a Democrat: A gang leader who built a powerful criminal enterprise,an ex-congressman from New York who underreported earnings from his Manhattan restaurantand…

When Will Those Gazans Learn To Stand In Line Properly?  Israeli troops mete out justified discipline b/c being starved for months is no excuse: Chaos and confusion broke out at…

Has Absolute Corruption Been Normalized Now?: The Trumps are hardly the first presidential family to profit from their time in power, but they have done more to monetize the presidency…

Reading Recommendation:  Just finished 'Gone Girl' by Gillian Flynn.  I hear they made a movie of it, but I never saw it.  If you like the twisted fiction of Patricia…

Don't feel guilty about not reading the Open Threads during this holiday weekend.  Oh, sure, I slave relentlessly over every syllable, trying to provide you with the finest DL Open Thread…

A Plane, And Now This: President Trump gathered Thursday evening at his Virginia golf club with the highest-paying customers of his personal cryptocurrency, promising that he would promote the crypto…

Worst Bill In History Passes House.  C'mon, you knew they'd find the votes, didn'tcha?: The House early Thursday narrowly passed a wide-ranging bill to deliver President Trump’s domestic agenda, after Speaker…

Israel Has Almost Finished The Job.  Gaza has just about been cleared, perhaps for a Trump luxury resort: After more than 19 months of brutal war, the patience of some…

Political Arrests Becoming The Norm: The Justice Department charged a New Jersey congresswoman with assaulting federal agents during a clash outside a Newark immigration detention center and dropped a trespass…