Open Thread
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Smith Folds. He had to, you can’t try a sitting President. The villain amongst all the villains in the piece: Merrick Garland: A judge dismissed the federal election-obstruction charges against President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, ending a historic investigation that never went to trial but led to enduring changes in the legal landscape over a […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 25, 2024
Nancy Mace Has Done Us All A Favor–Inadvertently, Of Course. She has given Sarah McBride a platform to introduce herself and her message to the nation. We all know how good she is, now everybody else is finding out: Rep.-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.), who made history this month as the first openly trans person elected […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 24, 2024
Will ‘Prosecutors Be Prosecuted’ Under Trump? As good a test as to whether the Republic can hold as any: Again and again, when Donald Trump has faced scandal and scrutiny, Pam Bondi was there to defend him. Bondi said the Justice Department’s special counselinvestigation into whether Trump associates coordinated with Russian interference in the 2016 […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 23, 2024
Hospital Lobbyists Try To Kill Diamond State Cost Review Board. Carney said he supports it–but will he appoint the members?: With about two months until a new executive administration takes over in the First State, Delaware Healthcare Association president and CEO Brian Frazee penned a letter Wednesday urging term-limited Gov. John Carney to defer making […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 22, 2024
‘The Salt Typhoon’: China’s Infiltration Of US Telecom Networks: The Chinese government espionage campaign that has deeply penetrated more than a dozen U.S. telecommunications companies is the “worst telecom hack in our nation’s history — by far,” a senior U.S. senator told The Washington Post in an interview this week. The hackers, part of a […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 21, 2024
Let’s face it: Most of Trump’s Cabinet picks will be confirmed. Including Linda McMahon for Secretary Of Education, despite having lied about having a degree in Education. Or perhaps she got the nomination because she lied. Enjoying Rethug senators having to deal with this shit-show. Matt Gaetz. Pete Hegseth. RFK Jr. Tulsi Gabbard. Still, […]
DL Open Thread: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024
The Ultimate Reality Show Cabinet. Yesterday’s entries: Dr. Oz and Linda McMahon. Before somebody else predicts this, I figured I might as well: Trump is likely negotiating with Fox to give them exclusive rights to that reality show concept. (Oops, too late. Bastard!) Which is why he’s trying to fill his cabinet with people almost […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Nancy Mace: Sub-Human. You knew someone was gonna do it, just didn’t know who: Two weeks after the first openly transgender person was elected to Congress, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace has introduced a bill banning transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the Capitol and in House offices. “Biological men do not belong in private […]
DL Open Thread: Monday, November 18, 2024
The Fault, Dear Brutus, Is Them: Mr. Trump’s election demonstrates how American tolerance for the unacceptable is nearly infinite. There are hundreds of absolutely mind-boggling things I could point to from the past decade — the suggestion of bleach injections to potentially treat the coronavirus and the wild QAnon conspiracy theories infecting millions of Americans, […]
DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 17, 2024
First trip around the usual news resources didn’t reveal much. Gives me a chance to explore the more ‘esoteric’ media side streets. Everything You Wanted To Know About Cow Colostrum. More than I wanted to know, actually: Colostrum is a form of milk that mammals produce in the days after they give birth. What does […]
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 16, 2024
House NDA Disclosed. Courtesy of WHYY: As a general rule, members of the House staff are not permitted to discuss pending legislation, legislative projects or the professional/personal habits of legislators or other staff members with journalists, lobbyists, or members of the public, unless expressly directed to do so by their supervisor or appropriate House Leadership. […]
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 15, 2024
WHYY Adds Yet More Context To The House NDA Story: Delaware House leaders are trying to distance themselves from the revelation that some staffers were pressured to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) over the past year. Three lawmakers and a former staffer say it was newly chosen Majority Leader Kerris Evelyn Harris or former Speaker Valerie […]
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Meet Suck-Up #1: While other Rethug senators’ heads exploded at the idea of having to vote to confirm Matt Gaetz to be AG, one senator said the following: “He’s smart — clever guy,” Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, said of Mr. Gaetz, adding: “I usually support presidential picks to be in their cabinet. […]
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