Open Thread

Extortionist-In-Chief.  Look who caved today: Columbia University has yielded to a series of changes demanded by the Trump administration as a pre-condition for restoring $400m in federal funding the government…

Ready, Fire, Aim:  What, Exactly, Does Matt Meyer Stand For, And Why Does His Staff Keep Saying Stoopid Things?  To (half-) wit: In a written statement, Mila Myles, a spokesperson for…

Tesla Assets 'Appear To Have Gone Astray'.  To the tune of $1.4 billion: Tesla’s (TSLA) accounting practices are raising red flags as a new report from the Financial Times shows…

Courts To Trump: Pretty Much Everything You're Doing Is Illegal.  Transgender Troops Ban.  Dismantling Of USAID.  Trump Rope-A-Dope On Deportations. We've learned that Democrats aren't coming to the rescue, the…

Israel Does It Again.  The Carnage Quotient had apparently fallen below acceptable genocidal standards: Israeli forces launched large aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday morning, in the first…

In Amerika, You Can't Be A Black Man And A Military Hero: The US defense department webpage celebrating an army general who served in the Vietnam war and was awarded the…

Does Nick Merlino Speak For Gov. Matt Meyer?  I report. You decide: A Delaware lawyer and a state lawmaker have filed a federal complaint that seeks to have the state…

The Schumer Sell-Out:  For those who didn't see the list of turncoats yesterday, here ya go: “Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin (Illinois), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), Maggie Hassan (New Hampshire), John…

We now know what Delaware and national Democratic politicians have in common:  Fealty/fear to/of Elon Musk. BTW, it's easy to predict which D's will cave.  Schumer will give dispensation to…

Senate Democrats (Kinda Sorta) Grow A Spine.  In their pathetically-wimpy way.  Will they, for once, remain resolute?: Senate Democrats haven’t even surrendered yet on a government shutdown — but already…

Just Another Day In Dystopia.  Education Department Fires 1300 Workers.  EPA To Close All Environmental Justice Offices.   USAID Workers Ordered To Shred And Burn All Documents.  USDA Takes $1 Billion…

A major tip of the sombrero to an intrepid reader, who pointed me to this article (it's free, but you have to sign up).  This is what the corporadems seek…

Trump Won't Rule Out Recession.  Because, you know, he's not into making predictions.  Stock market should love this: Referencing “rising worries about a slowdown,” Ms. Bartiromo asked Mr. Trump: “Are…