Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Sat., Feb. 11, 2023
Guess Who Wanted Guns Banned At Event In Florida. Hint: it was at a victory celebration for–himself: As Gov. Ron DeSantis prepared for an election night party in downtown Tampa last year, city officials received a surprising — and politically sensitive — request. The Republican governor’s campaign wanted weapons banned from his victory celebration at […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 10, 2023
US Navy Seeks To Inflict ‘Spiritual Readiness’ On Sailors. Because, without spiritual readiness, sailors might realize just how foolhardy some missions are. Under the new requirement, commanders ‘own’ their charges’ spiritual readiness. Here is the new policy: (2) Spiritual Readiness. Spiritual Readiness is the strength of spirit that enables the warfighters to accomplish the mission […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023
Did The Civil War Even Take Place? Gotta wonder after this happened in Mississippi: A white supermajority of the Mississippi House voted after an intense, four-plus hour debate to create a separate court system and an expanded police force within the city of Jackson — the Blackest city in America — that would be appointed […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Feb. 5, 2022
Last Remaining Koch Bro Back In The Game. Will used his ill-gained billions to stop Trump: The network of donors and activist groups led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch will oppose Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination, mounting a direct challenge to the former president’s campaign to win back the White House. “The best […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 3, 2023
How RWNJ ‘Court Shopping’ Works In Real-Time. We’re talking the 5th Circuit Court Of Appeals in Texas: The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in Texas just ruled that law enforcement cannot temporarily remove firearms from a person subject to a domestic violence-related restraining order. They reached that decision because the founders would have rejected domestic violence as a concern. […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
World War III Has Begun. I think. Weapons being moved around like pieces on a chessboard. Want me to give you more? I will anyway. Not to mention, the war in Ukraine has become a proxy for nations on both sides of the conflict. We’ve even seen some wavering in Germany, perhaps here’s why. College […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Have I Written This Before? Israel Is Dead To Me: The main reason is a new ultranationalist, hard-right religious coalition government in Jerusalem that includes racist, anti-Arab ministers determined to annex all the Palestinian territories. Yet the response to this alarming, destabilising development from Israel’s western allies has been strangely muted. A few have issued […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 28, 2023
The Killing Of Tyre Nichols Is America’s Shame: The spectacle of a televised countdown to the showing of the video in which Tyre Nichols was savagely beaten by Memphis police officers doesn’t just theatricalize Black death; it is a damning indictment of American perversion. It was horrific, as promised, but unfortunately not singularly so. It […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 27, 2023
The Phony Investigation Into The Alleged Russian Witch Hunt Discovered A Possible Criminal–Trump. But they kept that buried: It became a regular litany of grievances from President Donald J. Trump and his supporters: The investigation into his 2016 campaign’s ties to Russia was a witch hunt, they maintained, that had been opened without any solid […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 26, 2023
DeSantis’ Plan? Run Against ‘Wokeness’: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting backlash regarding his administration’s decision to prohibit an Advanced Placement high school course on African American studies, with Black leaders rallying in the capital, a prominent civil rights lawyer threatening to sue and state lawmakers urging him to reverse the decision. Attorney Ben […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 22, 2023
10 Killed In Monterey Shooting During Lunar New Year: Just the way the Founding Fathers intended: Ten people were killed and at least 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park on Saturday night, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The mass shooting, one of […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
Daily Kos–Union-Buster?: Daily Kos Management (DKM) informed the Daily Kos Guild (DKG) on Thursday, Jan. 12, that they plan to lay off employees represented by DKG. These proposed layoffs are focused in our Activism and Content departments—responsible for leading campaigns that advance human rights, equity, and justice, and for creating the news you read on […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 20, 2023
Krugman: ‘Don’t Appease Economic Terrorists.’: No, raising the debt limit doesn’t give the president free rein to spend whatever he wants. It simply allows the government to honor its promises, which include everything from paying interest on its debt to sending checks to Social Security recipients. These promises, duly authorized by Congress, exceed the expected […]
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