Open Thread

"What do ye call a wee Irish person who's always complainin' of their aches and pains?" "A leprechaundriac." Santos Plans Reelection Bid!  The exclamation point is meant to be ironic.…

How AI Algorithms Routinely Reject Medicare Advantage Claims:  Just something else that the intellectually-incurious John Carney will never read: The STAT investigation found artificial intelligence is increasingly driving denials by…

'I Got Your Oil Slick Right Here'.  Biden to Alaska: The Biden administration has decided to authorize a mammoth ConocoPhillips oil project in northwest Alaska, despite arguments by opponents that…

Flooding Ravages Merle Haggard's California. Much of the rest of Cali as well.  Haggard was born and raised in Oilville, which is in Tulare County.  Both Tulare and Kern Counties…

Rep. Connolly Exposes The Jim Jordan Klown Show.  Just skip down and watch the video of Connolly's destruction of two so-called 'independent journalists'.  You're welcome. More Fun With Matt Taibbi:…

Cali To Walgreen's: "Drop Dead".  I'm with Cali.  Walgreen's corporate has bowed to threats from Red State assholes and has unilaterally decided not to distribute abortion pills in 20 states:…

Florida vs. Education: Florida legislators have proposed a spate of new laws that would reshape K-12 and higher education in the state, from requiring teachers to use pronouns matching children’s…

Biden Chooses Reelection Over DC Self-Rule.  Once a politician...: President Joe Biden changed course on Thursday, informing Democrats that he will not veto a Republican-sponsored resolution overturning a new Washington,…

Medicaid Expansion Comes To--North Carolina!  Heretofore only one of 11 states to not embrace the Affordable Care Act.  A rare bipartisan political deal that's worth embracing: The agreement from Senate…

'Woke' Banks Fight Back--And Win.  The good news?: Even in conservative states, the proposals went down.  The bad news?: It's because the banks did the fighting back: Conservatives have long…

First, a little personal note:  Our 7th RD Democratic Committee cooked the meal for the Arden Dinner Gild last night.  About 120 dinner reservations.  It was a bleepload of fun.…

Northern Idaho: The Home Of Christian Nationalism?  I'm jiggy wid it. They can have northern Idaho: North Idaho has long been known for its hyperlibertarians, apocalyptic “preppers” and white supremacist…