Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026
Only One Way To Stop Your Party From Going Down The Drain–‘Nationalize The Elections’: President Donald Trump said Monday that Republicans should nationalize elections, continuing to double down on false conspiracy theories about widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The suggestion — which runs contrary to the Constitution’s delegation of election administration to […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, February 2, 2026
Nobody Wants To Perform There? Close The Kennedy Center for ‘Renovations’. For two years: President Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest move to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House. Trump’s announcement on social […]
DL Open Thread Sunday Magazine: February 1, 2026
We lost some icons this week. Let’s salute them. Starting with the absolutely great Catherine O’Hara. O’Hara once said: “I think there’s a bit of the sameness in a lot of the characters I do,” Ms. O’Hara told Vulture. “I think there’s a lot of … insecure delusional.” “I say this a lot,” she added, […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 31, 2026
ICE Thugs Ignore The Memo: On Friday, federal agents arrested Ian Austin, an Army veteran and ICE protester who was featured in a recent viral Mother Jones video. Austin was among the dozens of protesters who, nearly two weeks ago, interrupted a service at a church in St. Paul, where a local ICE official serves […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 30, 2026
Delaware Healthcare Provider Facing Texas-Style (In)Justice Speaks: A Delaware telehealth abortion provider is being sued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The lawsuit accuses Debra Lynch’s telehealth service, Her Safe Harbor, of violating Texas law by routinely sending abortion-inducing pills to women across state lines. Texas has banned most abortions, with medical providers risking decades […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Delaware State Senate Overrides Two Meyer Vetoes. Not sure anybody wants this relationship to be fixed: Longstanding tensions between Delaware’s governor and lawmakers within his own party revealed themselves again on Wednesday. The State Senate voted to override Gov. Matt Meyer’s two vetoes issued on bills last year – one that would close what advocates […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Delaware Senators To Oppose ICE Funding. Although–Chris Coons’ words give him some wiggle room: Delaware’s congressional delegation is calling President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown lawless and vowing to oppose more money for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. U.S. Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware said federal agents are wreaking havoc on all Americans, and […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
I was halfway through my General Assembly Pre-Game Show when I got the sad news: Today’s session has been canceled. It was perhaps my best writing ever. Which will now never see the light of day. Because of my innate generosity, though, if you’d like to read my latest masterpiece, a mere $1000 will get you a […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, January 26, 2026
Here’s How To Cover A Murder By ICE: Federal officials sought to portray a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol agents on Saturday as a domestic terrorist, saying he wanted to “massacre” law enforcement, even as videos emerged that appeared to directly contradict their account. The man, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, was an intensive-care nurse […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, January 25, 2026
It was bound to happen–Trump and the ICEstapo would do something so heinous that we couldn’t even take a break to enjoy a Sunday morning respite. The government-sanctioned murder of Alex Jeffrey Pretti hit me so hard that it was difficult to think of anything else. Here’s a profile of the person who ICE killed in […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, January 24, 2026
Trump’s War Against DEI Officially Dead. Sorta: Nearly a year ago, the Education Department sent universities and K-12 school districts scrambling with a sweeping but vague directive. The “Dear Colleague” letter said schools may be in violation of federal law if they consider race in virtually any way — hiring, discipline policy, scholarships and programming. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, January 23, 2026
Am I The Only One Not Paying Attention To Trump’s Board Of Peace? All I needed to see was ‘$1 billion’ to know it was just another Trump scam. White House Turns Proud Black Woman Into Crybaby: The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman who was arrested on Thursday in a […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, January 22, 2026
The Entire World Sees That Trump’s Insane–Also Racist: Donald Trump turned up in Davos wielding an insult bazooka. He mocked Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses, chided Mark Carney (“Canada lives because of the United States”), asserted that the Swiss are “only good because of us” and had a dig at Denmark for losing Greenland “in six […]
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