Open Thread

Let's get this out of the way first:  Wednesday NFL football is bad NFL football.  At least Beyonce was there to save halftime. Israel: Fuck The Civilians.  And you believed…

Been a tough month for those born on December 25.   Rickey Henderson.  Justin Trudeau.  December boys got it bad: Hey, it's December 25.  Howzabout a double shot?: This is what…

Just because we don't get nearly as many readers the next two days as normal, that's no excuse for me to just mail in the Open Thread.  If you're gonna…

Biden Commutes Sentences Of Death Row Inmates: President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of nearly all prisoners on federal death row, sparing the lives of 37 men just a…

Don't forget, kids--DL's 2024 MVP's drops tomorrow! Also my way of saying that I'm not all that confident that I'll find much to write about today.  But you never know. …

Totally Unnecessary Shutdown Averted.  Trump doesn't get his shutdown while Biden is President.: Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would…

Three Notable Trends From This Year: 1.  The News-Journal is no longer an essential newspaper. While the paper broke a couple of stories, most of the big stories were reported…

It takes a person truly comfortable in their own skin to admit when they were wrong. I was...I was...I was... I'm working on it. However, you (and some others who…

I'm putting this out there as a self-enforcing mechanism to get the stuff done: Monday, December 23:  DL's MVP's Of 2024. December 26-30:  'Bulo's Fave Fifty Tunes Of The Year.…

Articles I Won't Read--And Won't Link To: 'The Road Back To Power For Democrats' by Rahm Emanuel.  It's out there.  You'll have to find it for yourselves. Class Action Lawsuit…

ABC To Pay Trump $15 Million.  Because, he didn't 'rape' E. Jean Carroll, he only 'sexually assaulted' her: Trump sued ABC and Stephanopoulos in federal court in Miami days after…

Carney's Final Friday News Dump Of The Year?  Or did the Senate just wait until now? (Update: Nope. Governor made the appointments on Friday, was unavailable for comment.)  Oh, and…