Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 23, 2021
Trump Tried To Engineer Coup At DOJ In Order To Flip Georgia. This stuff is so much more enjoyable now that he’s out of office. This just has to be–criminal, doesn’t it?: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s top leaders listened in stunned silence this month: One of their peers, they were told, had devised a […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 22, 2021
Biden Issues Sweeping Pandemic Orders. Yes, you need a subscription to see it all. It doesn’t hurt to subscribe to invaluable news sources, of which the NYTimes is one. In fact, I think you should. Support quality journalism. Here’s the bare-bones list of orders: Ramp up the pace of manufacturing and testing. Require mask wearing […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Perhaps Joy Reid said it best…a return to ‘aggressive normalcy’. Sure felt different. Proud Boys To Sad Boyz. He summoned them to Washington, lit the fuse, and abandoned them: As Mr. Trump departed the White House on Wednesday, the Proud Boys, once among his staunchest supporters, have also started leaving his side. In dozens of […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 15, 2021
A couple of idle thoughts: I still can’t get over the fact that six out of seven Rethuglican state senators voted against a resolution congratulating Delaware’s first elected President. Did those two Laurel rioters ride to (and maybe from) DC on a bus chartered by the Delaware Rethuglican Party? If I were a reporter, I’d […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 10, 2021
Trump Fired Federal Prosecutor In Georgia Because He Wouldn’t Investigate Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ Claims. That was the ‘unforeseen circumstance’ the prosecutor cited for leaving. Trump Pushed Georgia Elections Investigator To ‘Find The Fraud’ In Separate Call. Paging Mike Pence… ‘Our President Wants Us Here.’ Those weren’t dog whistles he was blowing, they were clarion calls […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 9, 2021
The Incoming Senate Environmental Chair Is–Tom Carper. Incremental change awaits. Rethuglican Party Embraces Denialism. Does anything about this gathering seem in touch with reality to you? Rethuglican State Attorneys General Funded The Mob. Making them criminals…along with the surviving Koch Brother. To (half)-wit: RAGA is a 527 political organization that helps elect Republican attorneys general […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 8, 2021
Capitol Police Officer Dies. Beaten by a thug wielding a fire extinguisher. Trump should be tried for murder. ‘Reckless disregard’, I know, I’ve watched way too much Law & Order. Police Were Complicit In Riot. Capitol Police had more than enough resources to handle this, but didn’t. It’s True: Law Enforcement More Than Twice As […]
DL Open Thread Non-Coup (Sorta) Edition: Thursday, January 7, 2021
BTW, Biden Is Officially The President-Elect. You would have had to stay up until 5 am or so to know it. But, it happened. This IS Who We Are. The notion of the ‘United States As Example’ is dead. Highly-recommended read. A sample: Over the past four years, that example has been badly damaged. We […]
DL Open Thread: Trump-Incited Coup Edition
Trump brought ’em to DC, lit the fuse, incited them, and pointed them in the direction of the US Capitol. An assault on democracy to keep a despot in power. Only 52 arrests? There would be at least 52 dead if this was a BLM rally…not to mention a storming of the Capitol would not […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 6, 2021: Non-Georgia Edition
Trump Prepares To Throw Pence Under The Bus. The coup officially fails today. Will poor Mike be OK? Doctors fear he might have to undergo a lipunsuction procedure. Won’t Stop The Troglodytes, Though. The Head Trogg will be there to air his grievances. The myth of his invulnerability has crumbled. I’m calling it: Feel free […]
Dems March Through Georgia Open Thread
Make no mistake: They’ve won ’em both. Ossoff has a 16,000 vote lead, more than what Biden won Georgia by. The remaining smattering of outstanding votes are in strong D areas. So Many Heroes, Stacey Abrams First Among Them. It is impossible to overstate how hard it is to build a coalition the way that […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Trump’s Stoopid Lawyer Trix. Sidney Powell. Cleta Mitchell. Wonder if Trump will pay Powell’s legal fees if she’s sued. Trump’s Sources? QAnon And 4Chan. Guess Fox and even Newsmax are too mainstream for him now… EPA Approves ‘Secret Science’ Rule Limiting Use Of Research In Policy-Making. One more ‘gift’ from Trump on his way to […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 4, 2020
All Living Defense Secretaries Argue Against Involving Military In Election. This is neither an academic exercise, nor is it taking a place in a vacuum. They have at least some reason to believe that Trump is considering a military coup to keep himself in power. After yesterday, do you have any doubt that their concern […]
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