Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 17, 2022
Shout-out to the State Senate. Other than Colin Bonini. They had to bite the bullet yesterday, and they did. They stayed in session until at least 10 pm Thursday while Bonini pulled his delaying-tactics shenanigans. They didn’t work. Vote-by-mail passed the Senate 13-8. One D voted no. No, it wasn’t Sen. Ennis. It was Mayor […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 16, 2022
Ginni Thomas Acted As John Eastman’s Cheerleader: The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol has obtained email correspondence between Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and lawyer John Eastman, who played a key role in efforts to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to block the […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, June 12, 2022
A Case Study In Trumpism: Six years into the grass-roots movement unleashed by Donald Trump in his first presidential campaign, Angela Rubino is a case study in what that movement is becoming. Suspicious of almost everything, trusting of almost nothing, believing in almost no one other than those who share her unease, she has in […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, June 11, 2022
Should Biden Run In 2024? Of course the answer is no. Most D’s will only speak anonymously. Not David Axelrod, though: “The presidency is a monstrously taxing job and the stark reality is the president would be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term, and that would be a major […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 10, 2022
Five Takeaways From The Jan. 6 Hearings. First and foremost, Trump was at the center: They made it clear that, for all his ongoing bluster about stolen elections, Mr. Trump had knowingly spread claims about election fraud that people closest to him knew were false, tried to use the apparatus of government and the courts […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 9, 2022
Will Serial Sexual Predator Be Cleveland’s Starting QB This Year? Cleveland traded for this guy while completely aware of his alleged proclivities. His former team enabled his behavior, including requiring NDA’s from victims: The accusations have been frequent and startling: more than two dozen women have said the football star Deshaun Watson harassed or assaulted them […]
DL Open Thread Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Say what you like about Liz Cheney, she has more balls than 90% of Washington’s Democrats. She told CBS News that the Jan. 6 conspiracy was broad and well-organized. Funny, I don’t see Chris Coons rushing to applaud her bipartisan spirit. A bunch of Proud Boys were indicted for seditious conspiracy, which hardly seems fair […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, June 3, 2022
General Assembly Tries ‘Do-Over’ On Gun Bills. You know, after the Kop Kabal destroyed the assault weapons bill and buried the background check bill in committee. Someone even woke up John Carney, who had been characteristically AWOL on the issue, to make a statement. Or maybe they just wrote it and sent it out, figuring […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, June 2, 2022
Drink Coffee. Don’t Die. My kind of scientific study: That morning cup of coffee may be linked to a lower risk of dying, researchers from a study published Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine concluded. Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, even with a teaspoon of sugar, were up […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, May 29, 2022
Company That Made The Texas Killer’s Assault Weapon Marketed It To Kids. Hey, it’s just like vaping: The Texas shooting, which left 19 schoolchildren and two teachers dead and more than a dozen wounded, has put a national spotlight on Daniel Defense, a family-owned business in Georgia that has emerged as a trailblazer in an […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., May 28, 2022
Police Were Slow To Engage Because They ‘Could’ve Been Shot’: Olivarez said that, while the goal for law enforcement during active-shooter situations such as the one this week in Uvalde is to stop the killing and preserve life, officers did not initially know where Ramos was located when they were shot at. “At that point, […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, May 27, 2022
Stealing This From Jason: The Rev And Karl Discuss WFP. The Delaware Working Families Party is utterly indispensable when it comes to promoting the progressive cause in Delaware. And, most importantly, helping to elect progressive candidates in Delaware. Listen to the podcast, then get involved. Chickenshit Cops Let Kids Die. They knew how dangerous the […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, May 26, 2022
Which Senator Has Taken The Most NRA $$’s? Pretty much all the R’s have cashed in. Doubt that you can guess #1. When Rethugs talk about ‘politicizing’ the issue of gun massacres, they’ve already been totally politicized. As in ‘in their pockets’. Annnd, Right On Cue, NRA To Convene In Texas. Yes, Trump will appear […]
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