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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, November 11, 2020

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Not One Scintilla Of Evidence Of Voter Fraud.  None. Yet, save for a handful of senators, most Rethug elected officials refuse to recognize that Biden won.   What country are we in? Trump Dumps Loyalists Into Defense Department Positions. Is he planning something, or is it just vengeance?  This Anthony Tata is really something. Guess […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Georgia Senators Demand Resignation Of Georgia SOS.  Why? Because the Republican official didn’t cheat to throw Georgia to them and Trump. Supreme Court To Consider Obamacare Today.  Do they kill it, or just screw it up even more? Trump Removes Scientist In Charge Of Climate Reports. UD climate-denier David LeGates waits in the wings. Private […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, November 9, 2020

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Biden Has A Lot Of Leeway To Exert Economic Power.   Based on the work of his advisors, it looks like he intends to use it. Biden Announces Covid Panel.  Highly-qualified and quite diverse.   His team has laid the groundwork for this. It’s clear that the work started long before the election. Trump Rolled Back Obamacare […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 8, 2020

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Who Are The Favorites For Biden’s Cabinet?  I don’t think Biden should hesitate on the more ‘controversial’ choices.  (A) They’re not controversial.  (B) I don’t think R senators will unify against these picks.  Rethugs may have the long knives out for Susan Rice b/c ‘Benghazi’. Biden To Sign Several Executive Orders To Undo Some Of […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 7, 2020

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The Election Isn’t Close.  Biden has over a 4 million vote edge.  The Electoral College has to go.  All it does is hold open the very real possibility that we will be ruled by presidents who were swamped in the popular vote.  Take the last 4 years. Please. Stacey Abrams-Unsung Hero No More.  Sometimes you […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, November 6, 2020

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Kushner Company Moves To Evict Low-Income Residents.  What, you thought he’d see the light? Trump Thugs Plot To Attack Ballot Counting Center In Philly.  Also in Detroit and elsewhere. Taking their marching orders from the President. Why Cunningham Lost North Carolina.  He basically went into hiding after the ‘sexting’ scandal surfaced. The Battle For The […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 5, 2020

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NYC Cops Do What NYC Cops Do.  Go after protesters. Fuck Mayor DiBlasio.  He’s done nothing to go after the criminals-in-blue. US Covid Cases Top 100,000 For First Time.  Even if Biden wins, we presumably have to wait for his Inauguration to do anything about it. Oregon Passes Sweeping Drug Decriminalization Bill: Oregon will be […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, November 2, 2020

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How Trump Plans To Declare ‘Victory’ On Election Night.  What, you didn’t think he’d plan for that? Relax. Canada’s AI Bot ‘Polly’ Predicts… How Trump Plans To Declare That Election Was ‘Stolen’.  Somehow, votes counted after midnight aren’t real votes.  But they are, and they favor D’s. Trump MAGAts Snarl Traffic.  Betcha THEY didn’t get […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 1, 2020

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The Consequences Of Trump’s Serial Dishonesty.  Distrust in government could be long-lasting. How Many People Have The Trump Rallies Killed And Infected?  According to a Stanford study, at least 30,000 infections and 700 deaths.  That’s only through September 12.  Natural selection, anybody? Rethugs Could Invalidate 120,000 Votes In Texas.  After the fact, no less.  A […]

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DL Open Thread: Saturday, October 31, 2020

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Largest One-Day Total Of Coronavirus Cases Ever In US.  It didn’t disappear, the heat didn’t kill it, and it’s worse than ever.  Nobody can wish it away. Nobody can pretend it away. Rethugs Aim To Stop Counting Of Ballots.  The courts just might help them. I’ve said it before, there has been historic voter suppression […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

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Bernie Wants Labor. Elizabeth Wants Treasury.  I’m all for it. Except–not only would D’s have to navigate ensuring D replacements for the two, but where would the progressive leadership come from in the Senate?  However, they could both promote progressive policies more effectively in the Cabinet than in the Administration.  The banks, in particular, fear […]

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DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 29, 2020

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Wanna See What Your Least Favorite Delaware Rethugs Have Been Up To?  Brilliant stuff from the Delaware Democratic Party. Share with friends.  This has been fact-checked to death.  It’s all true. Trump’s Four-Year War On Civil Servants.  Only autocrats do stuff like this. How Trump Is Trying To Suppress The Vote In Pa.  He knows […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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Biden And Obama Give Great Speeches.  Obama.  Biden.  I watched Biden’s Atlanta speech.No sign of ‘low-energy Joe’.  It was a speech about reunification, and I loved it. Trump’s Omaha Rally, OTOH….  Elderly supporters left freezing for hours.  So much for clinching that one electoral vote. Who Will Replace Kamala In Cali?  If the D’s win […]

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