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DL Open Thread: Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022
Trump-Incited Coup Attempt ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’, According To Rethuglican Party. Censures Cheney and Kinzinger while they’re at it. I know that Jason has posted this, but, if that doesn’t wake people up, then we’ll be living in a totalitarian state before the decade is out. It’s the only way that the shrinking white population can […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
Time To Crack Down On Methane ‘Ultra-Emitters’. Satellite technology now enables us to spot these polluters. We have the technology to do something about it. A growing constellation of methane-detecting satellites is giving researchers new and disturbing insights into “super emitters” around the globe — from pipelines in Russia to North America’s oil fields. But […]
DL Open Thread: Thurs., Feb. 3, 2022
Did NFL Owners Try To Bribe Coaches To Throw Games? Perhaps I should have written Black coaches. We now have two credible allegations, and the NFL has immediately denied it–as if the Commissioner would know. Before I get into the allegations, first check out exactly who the NFL owners are. 16 of the 32 owners […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022
Delaware Finally Does The Right Thing On Human Trafficking. The General Assembly, led by Sen. Patti Blevins, had already done their job and had passed landmark legislation on the issue. Then, the required follow-up pretty much never happened. Looks like that’s gonna change: The Delaware Department of Justice unveiled Monday the state’s first-ever dedicated Human […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022
Good Enough For The Confederacy, Good Enough For Madison Cawthorn. Several of North Carolina’s leading jurists are trying to remove Cawthorn from office because of his seditionist behavior. They just might have a case: That is because North Carolina’s election statute offers challengers a remarkably low bar to question a candidate’s constitutional qualifications for office. […]
DL Open Thread: Sat., Jan. 29, 2022
National Butterly Center Shut Down By RWNJ’s. QAnoners believe it’s a front for sex trafficking: Center director Marianna Wright “was advised by [a] former state official (whose daughter is the Hidalgo County GOP chairperson) that she should be armed at all times or out of town this weekend,” due to a caravan of attendees at […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 28, 2022
Judge Tosses Out Massive Gulf Of Mexico Oil And Gas Lease Sale. The Biden Administration had been placed in the position of having to go forward with the sale even though they didn’t want to. Why did this judge toss it out?: In his ruling, Judge Rudolph Contreras concluded that the Interior Department’s Bureau of […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 27, 2022
Breyer Foils McConnell’s Plans: Those plans weren’t even secret. McConnell baldly stated last summer that he was “highly unlikely” to allow Biden to fill a vacancy in 2024, should the Senate revert to Republican control in these midterms. He added that he might just refuse to hold hearings in 2023 as well, should a vacancy come […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 23, 2022
Eff You, Aaron Rodgers! Cue Peaches And Herb: Schadenfreude And it feels so good. Vocal anti-vaxxer (and Green Bay QB) took time out from his prep for the playoff game with SF to blister Biden for his vaccine mandates. Played one of the worst games of his career. Social media was–not kind: ‘Aaron Rodgers thwarted […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 22, 2022
Ginni Thomas: Court Influencer Without The Title. This article leaves little doubt that the RWNJ wife of Clarence Thomas, and the Supreme Court Justice himself, have consistently violated the purported neutrality of court deliberations. A must-read: Last fall, Justice Clarence Thomas, in an address at Notre Dame, accused the media of spreading the false notion […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 21, 2022
Carney Does Something Right. Endorses paid family leave. A skeptic would question how much of that endorsement is/was a recognition that Sarah McBride is fast becoming the most popular politician in Delaware. Did I say Sarah McBride? You must read the article to which this is linked. It defies belief: Carney offered his support to […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 20, 2022
As loyal readers know, I am an aficionado of the game of human chess known as pro rasslin’. With their bloated contracts, WWE is almost idiot-proof. Which is good, because they’re run by an idiot. My latest example: When a wrestler, even a well-known popular wrestler, comes to WWE, they must change their name to […]
DL Open Thread: Sun., January 16, 2022
Trump Voters Dying In Droves. In places where Rethugs can’t afford to have them die. To the tune of between about 1300 and 1900 Trump voters being subtracted from the rolls every day. Read this article. It will make you feel better: As of this week, about 1,800 Americans a day are dying of Covid; […]
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