Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Look Who Got Federal Contract To Provide Food Boxes To The Poor. Are such contracts deliberate, or reflective of incompetence? Yes. GSA Administrator Finally Relents, Approves Transition Process. Begging the question, how did someone this incompetent ever get this position, which is truly an administrative position. Asked and answered. Restoring competence to government is only […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 23, 2020
Blinken Gets Nod For SOS. Biden makes two other appointments. Mainstream all the way. An end to ‘America First’. He will also restore the UN Ambassadorship to Cabinet-level status. I wonder if Biden punted on Susan Rice b/c of ‘Benghazi’. Too Crazy Even For Trump’s Legal Team. They were fine with Sidney Powell until she […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 22, 2020
Trump Supporters Deliberately Jamming Up The Wisconsin Count. This stuff was all planned well in advance. If this election had been closer, Trump might’ve stolen it. Think about that. Trump Appointees Going To Extreme Lengths To Prevent Rollback Of His Legacy: During the past four years Mr. Trump has not spent much time thinking about […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 21, 2020
Mnuchin Moves To Tank Economy–For Biden. The Fed protests. So does the Biden team. Michigan Lawmakers To Honor Voters’ Choice. This would normally be a ‘dog bites man’ story. Not with Trump. Not in 2020. More Casual Corruption From Georgia’s US Senators. Pushed for tax break that would benefit–them. Schumer And Warren Push For Strong […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 20, 2020
Trump’s Attempts To Overturn Election Are Unprecedented. As far from normal as imaginable. Is Trump Hiding Under The Covers? Likely skipping the G-20 summit, can’t even face his sycophants at Mar-A-Lago. To make it even worse, Trump will have to tear down his Mar-A-Lago presidential helipad after Jan. 20. Oh, the indignity. Hugo Chavez Stole […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Tyson Food Managers Had ‘Winner-Take-All’ Bet On How Many Workers Would Get Covid. Hey, why should there be limits on management exploitation of workers? Waterloo, Iowa. Trump Policies In One Word: ‘Meanness’. 40%-plus of Americans just want to hurt people. Judge Orders Halt To One Of Those Trump Policies: A judge has issued an emergency […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Trump Fires DHS Official For Telling The Truth. If you’re paying close attention, he really WAS trying to engineer a coup. Might’ve worked, too, if the election was a little closer. Two Rethugs tried to engineer a coup in Michigan yesterday, then had to walk it back. Y’know, Trump has fired enough public officials that […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Stoopid Rethug Governor Finally Issues Mask Mandate. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds joins North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum in finally facing reality. Months, and many deaths, too late. BTW, North Dakota has reached the highest Covid mortality rate in the world. South Dakota close behind. Give me liberty AND give me death. Lindsey Graham Pushing To […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 16, 2020
Legal Weed Has A Real Shot In Delaware In 2021. Here’s what the guy who is gonna run the Senate says: Sen. Dave Sokola, D-Newark, who supports legal weed and is taking over as the highest-ranking senator who will control if and when bills get voted on, expects that though lawmakers could have a hard […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Suspension Of The DACA Program Is Ruled Illegal. Because The Person Who Suspended The Program Is Illegally Serving In Office. Biden plans to restore the program. NYPD As Judge And Jury: How Cops Charged With Serious Misconduct Escape Serious Sanctions. In NYC, cops are criminals until proven otherwise. The Rethuglican Party Is An Authoritarian Band […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 14, 2020
130 Secret Service Agents Either Infected Or Are In Quarantine. Thanks to Trump’s super-spreader events. They must really hate him: The agency is also examining whether some portion of the current infections are not travel-related, one government official said, but instead trace back to the site where many Secret Service officers report for duty each […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 13, 2020
Trump Destroyed The Federal Workforce, Biden Will Have A Hard Time Rebuilding It. So much to do. 160,000 New Covid Cases Yesterday. Just eight days after breaking the 100K threshold. President is off somewhere licking his wounds. Virtually his entire staff is in quarantine. Q Goes Quiet? Followers starting to fear they’ve been had. Ya […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 12, 2020
First, an administrative note. For mysterious reasons, all comments are going into moderation, even ours. We’re working on the problem, and we are posting the comments as soon as we see them. So, please just be patient. Ragtag RWNJ’s Headed To DC. For a Million MAGAt March this weekend. Betcha the number falls far short […]
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