Open Thread

Mississippi Goddam: Remember when the El Supremos eviscerated the Voting Rights Act b/c they didn't see any deliberate non-compliance on the part of the southern states?  Guess they overlooked Mississippi:…

All In The Timing.  Looks like the DC case is gonna go first.  No-nonsense judge, no pesky co-conspirators on trial with him, trial date to be set on August 28. …

Fox Begs Trump To Show Up At Their Debate.  Maybe he'll agree if Fox makes its 'fair and balanced' coverage even more fair and balanced: Shortly after learning he was…

How Congress Armed The NRA--And America.  Worst offender? John Dingell.  Investigative reporting at its best: Long before the National Rifle Association tightened its grip on Congress, won over the Supreme…

Trump Support Softening.  I'm not much of a believer in polls, especially this far out from the election.  But I think this one's worth watching: Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying…

Lawrence O'Donnell Explains The Latest Trump Indictment To You.  He makes it so easy to understand.  This one's serious b/c it puts the final nail in the coffin of his…

The Judge Got It Right.  When the prosecution and defendant can't agree on what they had agreed to, you can't sign off on something like that: The hearing started to…

The 'Kansas Two-Step':  Classic cop tactic no doubt employed all the time here in Delaware: Kansas trooper Brandon McMillan pulled Bosire over for driving seven miles per hour over the…

'Bama Rethugs Defy Supreme Court.  Refuse to create court-mandated second Black Congressional district: Republicans, long resistant to creating a second Democratic-leaning district, proposed a map that would increase the percentage…

BREAKING: Trump Judge Sets Classified Docs Trial For May Of 2024.   Don't think Trump will like this...even though it's depleting his war chest: Any distinction between the former president’s White…

Speaker McCarthy Makes Another Promise He Can't Keep.  Because--Trump: After House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested on national television last month that Donald Trump may not be the GOP’s best presidential…

Saudis Bled Arizona's Aquifers Dry? Legally?  It appears so: BUTLER VALLEY, Ariz. — A megadrought has seared Arizona, stressing its rivers and reservoirs and reducing water to a trickle in…

What Could Be More Dangerous Than Drag Queens Launching ICBM Missiles?  Um, this guy? (Watch the video): U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale worries that drag queens at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force…