Open Thread

If you read only one Open Thread today, make it this one!  Because the tides are turning (in one case, literally), and it's beginning to feel like Watergate Summer.  As…

The Family That Rules Montana.  As in, the man who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee; his daughter, who chairs the House Judiciary Committee; and his son, who is the Speaker…

How George Mason Became The Federalist Society's Go-To Law School: In the fall of 2017, an administrator at George Mason University’s law school circulated a confidential memo about a prospective…

Just Another Texas Mass-Killing.  He got pissed off when his neighbors told him to stop shooting his AR-15 in his front yard.  So he killed five of 'em: The suspect…

Montana Legislator Barred For Being Transgender.  Merely one of several precursors-if good people don't step forward: The Montana House of Representatives took the extraordinary step on Wednesday of blocking a…

Biden Running. Again.  The D's had better hope that Trump is his opponent.  I mean, he's really showing his age.  His announcement is sure to galvanize the electorate.  Sorry, that's…

Rethugs Say It Out Loud: Save Party By Stopping Students From Voting.  People of a certain age (mine) no doubt recall how Rethugs used this tactic to keep kids who…

SpaceX Launchpad Escaped Unscathed?  Not So Fast, My Friend: Big rockets emit tremendous amounts of energy — and none more than SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket in the world,…

Fox To Pay For Dominion Settlement With--Higher Cable Fees?  If they can get away with it, yes: These fees are the majority of revenue for Fox, more even than advertising,…

Senate Democrats Give Away Power To Rethugs.  Dick Durbin could simply announce the end of the blue slip in response to the Rethug refusal to seat a replacement for Dianne…

Anti-Abortion Judge Hid Off-The Wall Screed From Senate During Confirmation: In 2017, Matthew Kacsmaryk, then deputy general counsel at the right-wing First Liberty Institute, criticized protections for transgender people and…

Have you figured out that, if John Carney does nothing on the pot bills, HB 1 will become law next Saturday?  Quietly becomes law as Carney does what he does…

How This 21-Year-Old Guy Leaked US Military Secrets To The World: A friend who spoke with The Post described Teixeira as patriotic, a devout Catholic and a libertarian with an…