Open Thread

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…

Just Another Day In Amerika.   Guess who gets to see the child support database: The Department of Health and Human Services has granted associates of the U.S. DOGE Service…

Fascists Take Over.  Dems Fret About--Decorum.  Why Dems Suck: Item Infinity Plus Two: Ten Democrats joined with House Republicans on Thursday to censure Rep. Al Green for his protest during…

Gavin Newsom Announces That 'Teh Trans' Won't Get In The Way Of His Presidential Ambitions.  Cynical political calculation at its worst, announced by Newsom on a right-wing show, BTW: Gavin…

Why Dems Suck:  Item Infinity Plus One.  Have you ever noticed that, when Dems select someone to respond to a Trump speech, they find someone so inoffensive that nobody could…

Didn't watch the speech.  If any of you subjected yourselves to that unpaid commercial, please comment. Russia: America Is No Longer The Evil Empire.  Gee, wonder what brought about that…

Dems Suck. Third Way Dems Really Suck.  Because they're not Dems: A group of centrist Democrats is being mocked and criticized for their new strategy to defeat Donald Trump and…

Canceled my Delaware Online subscription, divvied up the monthly cost, and started sending it monthly to Friendship House and Ministry of Caring.  My wife's idea, and a great one.  Tried…

I'm BACK, be-yotches!  Ya miss me?  Big props to Al, Our Man In France, for keepin' youse guys in line during my absence. I'm glad I did Spring Training--once.  Especially…

Sometimes, the thread writes itself.  As in, people send me stuff that belongs here.  Starting with this 2021 article that explains Trump's Putin fixation: Donald Trump was cultivated as a…

Fascism On The March.  Trump does Putin's bidding, because he's, as always, doing his own bidding: The Trump administration has begun dismantling the nation’s defenses against foreign interference in voting, a…

Fascism On The March.  You didn't think that Trump would comply with court orders to resume funding programs, did you?: The Trump administration is systematically exploiting loopholes to effectively keep much…