Open Thread
DL Open Thread Monday Oct. 2, 2023
It takes a lot of dysfunction for the media to notice the GOP is in disarray, but that tipping point has been reached. Matt Gaetz says he’ll try to oust Kave-in McCarthy as speaker, while as-yet-nameless Republicans are expel Gaetz from Congress because, one said, “No one can stand him at this point.” This is […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, October 1, 2023
Feds Look To Shut Down Medicare Advantage Scam. Oh, it’s legal, and the insurers behind Medicare Advantage use it to reject claims: Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023
“Dianne Feinstein Dies. Staff Insists She Can Still Carry Out Her Senatorial Duties.”-Fake headline dedicated to Jason. Kevin McCarthy Could Earn A Profile In Courage. Yes, it would cost him his worthless Speakership, but could remove some tarnish from what remains of his reputation: “I hope the speaker snaps out of the vise grip he’s […]
DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 29, 2023
Considering the pointlessness of the entire spectacle – all the challengers combined don’t reach Trump’s share of the Republican voters – the media sure is spilling a lot of pixels talking about the GOP gabfest. I’m not linking to any of it because I don’t want to encourage them. Besides, only 9.3 million people tuned […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Is Vivek Ramaswamy the first AI candidate? There’s something alarmingly unnatural about him. No real person talks like that. That, and ‘What a buncha morans’ are my only thoughts about last night’s shit-show. The Looming Shutdown. Essential: House staffers working on Biden impeachment. Non-essential: FEMA disaster relief: House Oversight Chairman James Comer said a potential […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023
Trump’s business empire is in legal jeopardy over his constant lying, but lying is all he knows how to do, so he’s still at it. He gave a speech to a bunch of non-union auto workers and scabs last night but had a bunch of them carry UAW signs. But Philip Bump of the Washington […]
DL Open Thread Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023
More evidence that once the fetus is out he’s on his own: Texas’ razor-wired Rio Grande has claimed three more victims, one of them a 3-year-old. The Rude Pundit nails it, as usual: Republicans don’t stand up to Trump because, tough guys that they are, they’re a-skeered of his violent followers. Still won’t lock them […]
DL Open Thread Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023
If you ever decide to hide ill-gotten gains, be smarter than “Gold Bar Bob” Menendez. When stashing cash in the pockets of your jackets, don’t choose one with your name embroidered on it. Also, when googling the price of gold, use “per ounce” in the search field rather than “per kilo.” For his part, Menendez […]
DL Open Thread Friday, Sept. 22, 2023
Republicans are in disarray amid another poo-flinging fight between Team Dumb and Team Dumber. A government shutdown looks all but inevitable. I’m sure it will go as well as it usually does for the party whose mascot is Dumbo. On the other hand, people keep voting for them, proving that the real dumbos number about […]
DL Open Thread Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023
Democrats who base their political decisions on what they think independents and Republicans might do still want to dump Joe Biden, so it probably won’t change their minds that Biden continues to enact more progressive policies than anyone predicted. His latest move: creation of an American Climate Corps by executive order, after Republicans in Congress […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023
Coco Gauff–A Star Is Born. So easy to root for: Gauff was identified as a potential future champion at the age of 15, and she hauled expectations around like a sack of rocks throughout her adolescence and deep into this season, which included a first-round loss at Wimbledon in July that only increased the burden. […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Earthquake In Morocco. A bad one: A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday night, killing more than 800 people and damaging buildings from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. But the full toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, Sept. 8, 2023
700 Years And Counting. The amount of prison time that has been meted out to all those convicted of Jan. 6 crimes: The sentences over the past week — including 22 years for Tarrio, 17 for Biggs and 15 for Rehl — bring the total number of years of incarceration in Jan. 6 sentences to […]
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