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DL Open Thread: Thursday, October 1, 2020

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‘Suddenly, He’s Not Half The Man He Used To Be’.  Trump 2020 vs. Trump 2016.  BTW, didja know that perhaps the most common side effect of snorting adderall in men is–erectile dysfunction? Now you do. ‘I Refuse To Recuse’.  Amy Coney Barrett on considering cases related to the 2020 election. How Trump Is Using ‘Voter […]

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DL Open Thread: Wednesday, September 30, 2020

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Trump Blows Up Debate.  Trump Blows Up Debate.  Trump Blows Up Debate.  He may not have had a strategy, but if voters throw up their hands and stay home, it could redound to his benefit. Don’t think it will, though.  Guy’s insane.  Proved it.  Quick polls indicate that Biden ‘won’ the shit show. Trump Boosts […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 29, 2020

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Looks Like Biden’s Winning Pa.  When you look at the breakdowns in this poll, it’s hard to see how Trump overcomes his slippage since 2016.  Especially with voters already voting. Trump Tried To Force CDC To Minimize Risks Of Sending Kids Back To School.  Went in search of ‘alternate facts’. Courts View Rethugs’ Claims Of […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, September 28, 2020

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Brad Parscale Threatens To Harm Himself. Ex-Trump campaign manager hospitalized after barricading himself with a gun in his Florida home. Rethugs blame, wait for it, Democrats.  How Donald Trump Sought Control Over His Father’s Estate.  He hasn’t done a decent thing in his life. ‘Smells Like Mortgage Fraud’.  Bills coming due. Both financially and legally. […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, September 27, 2020

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Computer issues fixed, coffee at the ready, let’s go. Rethugs Plot Swift Confirmation For Coney Barrett.  Right around Halloween.  Voters oppose the move.  Will the power play impact the election? Yes, I think so. Judge Removes Trump’s Director Of Public Lands.  He had served beyond the legal limit for ‘acting’ directors. Montana Governor Steve Bullock […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, Sept. 25, 2020

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Delaware Rethugs Sue To Have Mail-In Ballots Tossed.  A 50-state strategy that may end up in the Supreme Court. Judge not buying it: Glasscock asserted that Republicans do not appear concerned about disenfranchisement, given their remedy is to toss out “100 percent” of ballots sent through the new vote by mail system.  “What you’re concerned about is not […]

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DL Open Thread: Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020

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Democracy In Peril.  Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power: “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very peaceful — there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There will be a continuation,” the president said. That was an apparent reference to mail-in ballots, which for months he has railed against, without evidence, as […]

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DL Open Thread: Weds., September 23, 2020

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Rethugs Unite To Destroy Obamacare, Roe V. Wade.  Any name will do. Purists vs. ‘Pragmatists’.  Coons reaches across the aisle to do nothing. Possibly the worst D senator in the entire body.  Which reminds me… Feckless Dems–Feck.  They won’t even get rid of the filibuster. Which the R’s already got rid of. Covid-Denier, Former Legislator, […]

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DL Open Thread: Tuesday, September 22, 2020

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Rethugs Have Votes To Confirm Supreme Court Justice.  Cory Gardner signs his political death warrant rather than doing the right thing. Biden Doesn’t Mention Supreme Court Vacancy At Campaign Stop.  Most feckless Democrat of all the feckless Democrats.  More proof of his fecklessness. Need Encouraging News? Absentee Ballot Requests Is (Are?) Your Manna. Explains why […]

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DL Open Thread: Monday, Sept. 21, 2020

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The Stark Difference Between US And European Energy Companies.  Euro companies divest themselves of oil fields, reduce emissions, and commit themselves to renewable energy.  US companies? Oil oil oil. The Two Most Likely Trump Supreme Court Choices:  Barbara Lagoa.  Amy Coney Barrett.   My imaginary money’s on Lagoa. Why? Florida.  She may have an ethical issue, […]

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DL Open Thread: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020

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Trump To Announce Supreme Court Nominee This Week.  The process makes it very difficult to even reach a vote by Election Day. Meaning, the process must be done away with. There’s no point in pointing out hypocrisy and inconsistency.  The rules are whatever Trump and McConnell want. As well as….  David Frum offers a glimmer […]

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Our RBG Has Died

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She tried so hard to make it through to the end of the Trump years.  Some of the most salient writing on her passing: Justice Ginsberg’s History Of Striking Dissents. RBG’s Thwarted Vision For America. The Stakes For America. Dems’ Choice: Go Nuclear.  Yes. This. Rethugs: It’s All About The Supreme Court Now.  Yep, get […]

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DL Open Thread: Friday, September 18, 2020

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Trump Thugs Literally Rewrote CDC Covid Guidelines.  Then dropped it onto the CDC website. One more independent government agency destroyed. NJ To Approve ‘Millionaire’s Tax’.  If they did, we should be able to.  The impediment, I suspect?: John Carney, although he might be more receptive to it than Markell was.  But I think the new […]

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