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DL Open Thread: Sunday, March 5, 2023
Florida vs. Education: Florida legislators have proposed a spate of new laws that would reshape K-12 and higher education in the state, from requiring teachers to use pronouns matching children’s sex as assigned at birth to establishing a universal school choice voucher program. The half-dozen bills, filed by a cast of GOP state representatives and […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Biden Chooses Reelection Over DC Self-Rule. Once a politician…: President Joe Biden changed course on Thursday, informing Democrats that he will not veto a Republican-sponsored resolution overturning a new Washington, D.C., criminal-sentencing law. It’s a decision that annoyed many D.C. statehood and home-rule advocates, as well as their House Democratic allies, while relieving electorally vulnerable […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, March 3, 2023
Medicaid Expansion Comes To–North Carolina! Heretofore only one of 11 states to not embrace the Affordable Care Act. A rare bipartisan political deal that’s worth embracing: The agreement from Senate leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore won praise from Democrats and advocates alike, who argue it’s long past time for North Carolina to […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, March 2, 2023
‘Woke’ Banks Fight Back–And Win. The good news?: Even in conservative states, the proposals went down. The bad news?: It’s because the banks did the fighting back: Conservatives have long held that the government should avoid interfering with private business decisions. But over the last two years, Republican state treasurers and attorneys general in Texas, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023
First, a little personal note: Our 7th RD Democratic Committee cooked the meal for the Arden Dinner Gild last night. About 120 dinner reservations. It was a bleepload of fun. Great committee involvement. Jeff Politis was our lead cook, and was perfect for the role–organized, assigned tasks really well, fed and thanked us, and had […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023
Northern Idaho: The Home Of Christian Nationalism? I’m jiggy wid it. They can have northern Idaho: North Idaho has long been known for its hyperlibertarians, apocalyptic “preppers” and white supremacist groups who have retreated to the region’s sweeping frozen lakes and wild forests to await the collapse of American society, when they’ll assert control over […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 24, 2023
“This Is Evil. We Condemn It In The Name Of Christ.” This kind of push-back by religious leaders is all too rare. Let’s celebrate it when it happens: (RNS) — The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod has called for the excommunication of unrepentant white supremacists in the church’s ranks, rebuking an extremist effort […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023
Does Water Have An Expiration Date? Bottled water? Trump Ice water, to be precise?: Former President Donald Trump heads out of the East Palestine Fire Department next to his son, Donald Trump, Jr., as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
The Shroud Of Plankton: ‘God’, in the form of a massive seaweed blob, is coming to exact His/Her/Their revenge on Florida. It’ll Be Good Vs. Evil In Wisconsin Supreme Court Run-Off. We’ve got six weeks. You might want to start here. If Judge Protasiewicz wins, it’s a huge victory for justice, as the Wisconsin Supreme […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, February 18, 2023
A Few Intrepid Delaware Citizens Challenge The Ft. DuPont Land-Grab: Attached is a lawsuit filed pro se in Chancery Court by plaintiffs Erica Lindsey and Jack Guerin to return Grassdale to the State of Delaware. The Summons was served on defendant Shawn Garvin, Secretary of DNREC, on February 2, 2023. Mr. Garvin has 20 calendar […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 17, 2023
I’m determined, DETERMINED, to improve on my miserly output from yesterday. Let’s see where the news and my muse take us… Anyone Else Worried About John Fetterman?: Sen. John Fetterman (D., Pa.) checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Wednesday night to receive treatment for clinical depression, his office said Thursday, adding […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023
‘Wicked Wisdom’. What if DeSantis Knows What He’s Doing? Brandon Wolf, who was catapulted into activism in Florida after surviving the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre in 2016, told me that effective coalitions are emerging to oppose DeSantis, but he acknowledged how formidable an opponent the governor is: “DeSantis’s strategy tries to pull us apart,” he […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023
Saudi Murderer Rescues Trump & Kushner From Financial Ruin: In early 2021, as Donald Trump exited the White House, he and his son-in-law Jared Kushner faced unprecedented business challenges. Revenue at Trump’s properties had plummeted during his presidency, and the attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters made his brand even more polarizing. Kushner, […]
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